HSwMS Sälen (1955)

HSwMS Sälen (Sä), (Swedish for "The seal") was the second Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Sälen.
HSwMS Sälen
History
Sweden
NameSälen
NamesakeSälen
BuilderSaab Kockums
Laid down1953
Launched3 October 1955
Commissioned8 April 1957
Decommissioned1 July 1980
Identification
  • Sä
  • Säl
Motto
  • Pulchritudo Alque Robur
  • (Beauty And Strength)
FateScrapped, 1990
General characteristics
Class and typeHajen-class submarine
Displacement
  • 720 t (709 long tons), surfaced
  • 900 t (886 long tons), submerged)
Length65.8 m (216 ft)
Beam5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught5.0 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
Complement44
Armament4 × 533mm Torpedo Tubes (bow, 8 torpedoes)

Construction and career

HSwMS Sälen was launched on 3 October 1955 by Saab Kockums, Malmö and commissioned on 8 April 1957.

She was decommissioned on 1 July 1980 and later scrapped in Gävle in 1990.[2]

  • HSwMS Sälen
  • HSwMS Sälen on 3 October 1955
    HSwMS Sälen on 3 October 1955
  • HSwMS Sälen in 1977
    HSwMS Sälen in 1977

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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