Hajen III-class submarine

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HMS Hajen B36-15.jpg
HMSwS Hajen.
Class overview
BuildersKockums
Operators Swedish Navy
Preceded by Neptun-class
Succeeded by Draken-class
Built1953-1960
In commission1957-1980
Planned6
Completed6
Active0
Retired6
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 720 tonnes (Surfaced)
  • 900 tonnes submerged
Length65.8 m (216 ft)
Beam5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Pielstick Diesels 1660 hp
  • 2 ASEA electric motors
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Complement44
Armament4 × 533mm Torpedo Tubes (bow, 8 torpedoes)

The Hajen class (Shark class) was a submarine class built by Kockums and used by the Swedish Navy. The design was influenced by the German Type XXI submarine class. A total of 6 submarines were built in 1954-1958 and were kept in service until 1980.[1][2]

The first Hajen class submarine to be built was HSwMS Hajen in 1954, followed by HSwMS Sälen (1955), HSwMS Valen (1955), HSwMS Illern (1957), HSwMS Bävern (1958), and HSwMS Uttern (1958).

References[]

  • Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
  1. ^ http://www.submarines.se/index-1.htm#draken Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Swedish Submarines".


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