HSwMS Nordkaparen (1961)

57.7092234°N 11.9596974°E / 57.7092234; 11.9596974

HSwMS Nordkaparen on 19 August 2015
History
Sweden
NameNordkaparen
NamesakeNordkaparen
BuilderSaab Kockums
Laid down1959
Launched8 March 1961
Commissioned4 April 1962
Decommissioned1988
IdentificationNor
Motto
  • Semper In Viam
  • (Always On The Road)
StatusMuseum ship in Maritiman
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)
For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Nordkaparen.

HSwMS Nordkaparen (Nor), was the fifth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]

Construction and career

HSwMS Nordkaparen was launched on 8 March 1961 by Saab Kockums, Malmö and commissioned on 4 April 1962.

On 18 September 1980, Nordkaparen was extremely close to colliding with a foreign submarine between Utö and Huvudskär. During a speed test, Nordkaparen operated together with one of the navy's helicopters for anti-submarine warfare. This had its hydrophone immersed in the water. Just as the submarine was about to begin testing, Nordkaparen was called by the helicopter, which wondered if there were two submarines that would perform speed tests. The submarine replied that it was alone and stepped to the surface for safety reasons. Just as Nordkaparen broke the water surface, a submarine passed under the keel of the Swedish submarine by a margin of a few decimetres.[2] The incident was followed by a two-week submarine hunt.

She was decommissioned in 1988 and became a museum ship in Maritiman, Gothenburg.[3]

  • HSwMS Nordkaparen
  • HSwMS Nordkaparen in Maritiman
    HSwMS Nordkaparen in Maritiman

References
  1. Klintebo, Roderick (2004). Det svenska ubåtsvapnet 1904–2004. Stockholm: Literatim. ISBN 91-973075-3-X.
  2. Hellberg, Anders; Jörle, Anders (1984). Ubåt 137 – Tio dagar som skakade Sverige. p. 30. ISBN 91-7486-335-5.
  3. von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan (2003). Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibl. Stockholm: Örlogsfartyg. ISBN 91-9731873-6.


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