Hajen-class submarine (1954)
Swedish Navy post-WW II submarine class
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The Hajen class, also known as the Hajen III class, was a series of submarines built by Kockums and operated by the Swedish Navy. The design was influenced by the German Type XXI submarine. A total of six submarines were built between 1954 and 1958 and were kept in service until 1980.[1][2]
HSwMS Hajen. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Kockums |
| Operators |  Swedish Navy |
| Preceded by | Neptun class |
| Succeeded by | Draken class |
| Built | 1953–1960 |
| In commission | 1957–1980 |
| Planned | 6 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Active | 0 |
| Retired | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 65.8 m (215 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Complement | 44 |
| Armament | 4 × 533 mm Torpedo Tubes (bow, 8 torpedoes) |
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).[citation needed]
See also
Equivalent submarines of the same era
