Draken 1940
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Draken | 295 | Örlogsvarvet Karlskrona | 1925 | 21.10.1926 | 2.1929 | stricken 10.1948 | |
Gripen | 296 | Örlogsvarvet Karlskrona | 1926 | 21.8.1928 | 3.1929 | stricken 6.1947 | |
Ulven | 297 | Örlogsvarvet Karlskrona | 1928 | 6.3.1930 | 2.1931 | sunk 16.4.1943 |
Displacement standard, t |
667 |
Displacement normal, t |
/ 850 |
Length, m |
66.2 |
Breadth, m |
6.40 |
Draught, m |
3.30 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Götaverken diesels / 2 electric motors |
Power, h. p. |
1920 / 1000 |
Max speed, kts |
13.8 / 8.3 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 5600(10) / 38(5) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 105/39 K/41 M25, 4 - 533 TT (2 bow, 2 stern, 8) |
Electronic equipment | presumably hydrophone |
Complement |
35 |
Diving depth operational, m | 60 |
Project history: Increased version of Bävern class with larger 533mm torpedoes.
Modernizations: 1930s, all: + 1 x 1 - 25/55 K/58 M32.
Naval service: Ulven was lost on German minefield 16.4.1943.
Ulven
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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