HSwMS Delfinen (1961)

HSwMS Delfinen (De), was the fourth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Delfinen.
HSwMS Delfinen
History
Sweden
NameDelfinen
NamesakeDelfinen
BuilderSaab Kockums
Launched7 March 1961
Commissioned7 June 1962
Decommissioned1989
Identification
  • De
  • Del
FateScrapped, 1993
General characteristics
Class and typeDraken-class submarine
Displacement
  • 770 t (758 long tons), surfaced
  • 950 t (935 long tons), 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)

Construction and career

HSwMS Delfinen was launched on 7 March 1961 by Saab Kockums, Malmö and commissioned on 7 June 1962.

She was decommissioned in 1989 and scrapped later in Gävle in 1993.[2]

  • HSwMS Delfinen
  • HSwMS Delfinen on 7 March 1961
    HSwMS Delfinen on 7 March 1961
  • HSwMS Delfinen in 1972
    HSwMS Delfinen in 1972
  • HSwMS Delfinen in 1982
    HSwMS Delfinen in 1982

References
  1. Klintebo, Roderick (2004). Det svenska ubåtsvapnet 1904–2004. Stockholm: Literatim. ISBN 91-973075-3-X.
  2. von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan (2003). Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibl. Stockholm: Örlogsfartyg. ISBN 91-9731873-6.


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