UC2 Kraka

Kraka
History
Denmark
NameUC2 Kraka
BuilderPeter Madsen, Copenhagen
Cost200,000 DKK
Laid down2002 [3]
Launched2005 [1]
Commissioned7 May 2005 [2]
FateOn display, at Denmark's Technical Museum in Helsingor [1]
StatusMuseum ship [4]
General characteristics
Displacement5,350 kg (11,790 lb) [2]
Length12.6 m (41 ft 4 in) [1]
Beam
  • 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) hull
  • 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) w/diveplanes
[3]
PropulsionDiesel–electric
  • 40 kW (54 bhp) (Diesel)
  • 6.0 kW (8.0 bhp) (Electric)
[3]
Speed
  • 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) (Surface)
  • 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (Submerged)
[3]
Complement4 [5]

Kraka, or UC2 Kraka was an amateur-built midget submarine completed in 2005, the first diesel–electric amateur sub in Denmark.[3] It was built by Peter Madsen, Claus Nørregaard[5] and several other people. The overall length was 12.6 meters (41 ft), and it displaced 6 tonnes. The propulsion was diesel–electric with a 16 hp diesel engine and an 8 hp electric motor. Kraka can be seen at Denmark's Technical Museum in Elsinore (aka Helsingør).[6][7][1] Kraka is named after a woman in Norse mythology known for her intelligence.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Jonathan Hepburn (22 August 2017). "Peter Madsen: Did a Danish entrepreneur sink his homemade submarine with a journalist aboard?". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. ^ a b c Tharrsica Kankesan (1 May 2005). "Ubåd med to hjerter" (in Danish). Ingeniøren.
  3. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Ingeniøren-2005-04-28 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Heiki Suurkask (16 August 2017). "Mida me skandaalsest Peter Madsenist ja tema katsetest rakettide ja allveelaevadega tegelikult teame" (in Estonian). Forte.
  5. ^ a b Martine Lind Pedersen (21 February 2004). "Gør det selv-ubåd nummer to" (in Danish). Politiken.dk.
  6. ^ "UC3 Nautilus". Copenhagen Suborbitals. 2014. Archived from the original on 19 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Subshop". Go Deep. Season 1. Episode 15. 16 April 2009.