HSwMS Valen (1955)

	HSwMS Valen
History
Sweden
Name	Valen
Namesake	Valen
Builder	Karlskronavarvet
Launched	21 April 1955
Commissioned	4 March 1957
Decommissioned	1 July 1980
Identification	Va; Val;
Motto	Fortiter rem ago; (Forward with force);
Fate	Sold to West Germany, 1984
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 (bow, 8 torpedoes)

NameValen

NamesakeValen

Launched21 April 1955

HSwMS Valen (Va), (Swedish for "The whale") was the third 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 Valen




Sweden
Name	Valen
Namesake	Valen
Builder	Karlskronavarvet
Launched	21 April 1955
Commissioned	4 March 1957
Decommissioned	1 July 1980
Identification	Va Val
Motto	Fortiter rem ago (Forward with force)
Fate	Sold to West Germany, 1984


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 (bow, 8 torpedoes)