Draken II-class submarine

The Draken class (Dragon) was a submarine class built for the Swedish Navy from 1960 to 1962. A total of six submarines were delivered. Four of the boats were modernised in 1981–82. The design was a modified version of the Hajen-class with only one shaft with a larger 5-bladed propeller for improved underwater performance and reduced noise. Draken, Vargen, Nordkaparen and Springaren were ordered from Kockums. Gripen and Delfinen were from Karlskrona. These boats were decommissioned 1988-90 and were succeeded by the Sjöormen-class and Näcken-class submarines.

HSwMS Draken in 1962.
Class overview
BuildersKockums
Operators Swedish Navy
Preceded byHajen-class
Succeeded bySjöormen-class
Built1957-1962
In commission1962-1988
Planned6
Completed6
Active0
Retired6
Preserved1
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 770 tonnes (Surfaced)
  • 950 tonnes submerged
Length69.3 m (227 ft)
Beam5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion
  • 1 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Pielstick Diesels 1660 hp
  • 2 ASEA electric motors
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
  • 22 knots submerged
Complement36
Armament4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes)

The names of the six Draken class are Draken, Gripen, Vargen, Delfinen, Nordkaparen and Springaren.

One submarine (HSwMS Nordkaparen) was preserved and can today been seen at the Maritiman in Gothenburg.[1][2]

References
  • Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
  1. "Untitled Document".
  2. "Submarines, Svenska ubåtar (1883-1998), Jan-Erik Thoft". www.submarines.se. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.



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