HSwMS Gripen (1960)
HSwMS Gripen on 22 August 1964
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History | |
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Sweden | |
Name | Gripen |
Namesake | Gripen |
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Launched | 31 May 1960 |
Commissioned | 28 April 1962 |
Decommissioned | 1982 |
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Motto |
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Fate | Scrapped, 1989 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Draken-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 69.3 m (227 ft) |
Beam | 5.1 m (17 ft) |
Draught | 5.3 m (17 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Complement | 36 |
Armament | 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes) |
HSwMS Gripen (Gr), was the second boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]
Construction and career[]
HSwMS Gripen was launched on 31 May 1960 by , Karlskrona and commissioned on 28 April 1962.
She was decommissioned in 1982 and scrapped in 1989.[2]
Gallery[]
HSwMS Gripen on 31 May 1960
References[]
Categories:
- Draken-class submarines
- Ships built in Karlskrona
- 1960 ships
- Sweden stubs