HSwMS Bävern (1958)

	HSwMS Bävern
History
Sweden
Name	Bävern
Namesake	Swedish for beaver
Builder	Saab Kockums
Launched	3 February 1958
Commissioned	29 May 1959
Decommissioned	1 July 1980
Identification	Bv; Bäv;
Motto	Semper in viam; (Always on the go);
Fate	Scrapped, 1981
General characteristics
Class & type	Hajen-class submarine
Displacement	720 t (709 long tons), surfaced; 900 t (886 long tons), submerged);
Length	65.8 m (216 ft)
Beam	5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught	5.0 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;
Complement	44
Armament	4 × 533mm torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes in bow)

NameBävern

NamesakeSwedish for beaver

Launched3 February 1958

HSwMS Bävern (Bv, later Bäv; lit. 'beaver') was the fifth Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.^[1]^{[page needed]}

Hajen-class submarines
Bävern Hajen Illern Sälen Uttern Valen
Preceded by: Kust class Followed by: Draken class
List of submarines of the Swedish Navy

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HSwMS Bävern




Sweden
Name	Bävern
Namesake	Swedish for beaver
Builder	Saab Kockums
Launched	3 February 1958
Commissioned	29 May 1959
Decommissioned	1 July 1980
Identification	Bv Bäv
Motto	Semper in viam (Always on the go)
Fate	Scrapped, 1981


General characteristics
Class & type	Hajen-class submarine
Displacement	720 t (709 long tons), surfaced 900 t (886 long tons), submerged)
Length	65.8 m (216 ft)
Beam	5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught	5.0 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
Complement	44
Armament	4 × 533mm torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes in bow)