Draken 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Draken | Dra | 430 | Kockums, Malmö | 1957 | 1.4.1960 | 4.4.1962 | stricken 7.1981 |
| Gripen | Gri | 347 | Örlogsvarv Karlskrona | 1958 | 31.5.1960 | 28.4.1962 | stricken 7.1981 |
| Vargen | Vgn | 431 | Kockums, Malmö | 1958 | 20.5.1960 | 15.11.1961 | stricken 1989 |
| Delfinen | Del | Örlogsvarv Karlskrona | 1958 | 7.3.1961 | 7.6.1962 | stricken 1989 | |
| Nordkaperen | Nor | 432 | Kockums, Malmö | 1959 | 8.3.1961 | 4.4.1962 | stricken 1988 |
| Springaren | Spr | 463 | Kockums, Malmö | 1960 | 31.8.1961 | 7.11.1962 | stricken 10.1987 |
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Displacement standard, t |
770 |
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Displacement normal, t |
835 / 950 |
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Length, m |
67.5 wl 69.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
5.10 |
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Draught, m |
5.30 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
2 Pielstick diesel-generators / 2 ASEA electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
1600 / 2280 |
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Max speed, kts |
17 / 22 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
4 - 533 TT (bow, 12), mines |
| Electronic equipment | radar, sonar |
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Complement |
36 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 150 |
Project history: First three were voted in 1956; last three in 1957. The class were an improved Hajen type with only one, larger 5-blade propeller, giving reduced noise and higher speed.
Modernizations: 1970, Delfinen, Nordkaperen, Springaren; 1971, Draken, Gripen, Vargen: - old radar, sonar; + PS819 radar, new sonar
Naval service: No significant events.
Delfinen 1976
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015