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SWEDISH NAVY (SWEDEN)

SUBMARINES

HAJEN submarines (1920)

Hajen 1940

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Hajen H, Hj 124 Kockums, Malmö 1917 8.11.1917 5.1920 stricken 3.1943
Sälen S, Sä 125 Kockums, Malmö 1917 31.1.1918 6.1920 stricken 7.1942
Valrossen V, Wa 126 Kockums, Malmö 1917 16.4.1918 8.1920 stricken 3.1943

 

Displacement standard, t

392 /

Displacement normal, t

422 / 600

Length, m

54.0

Breadth, m

5.20

Draught, m

3.50

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 6cyl diesels / 2 electric motors

Power, h. p.

2000 / 700

Max speed, kts

15.5 / 9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 3300(10) / 54(6)

Armament

1 x 1 - 75/49 K/50 M12, 4 - 450 TT (bow, 8)

Complement

30

Diving depth operational, m 30?

Project history: Increased version of Svärdfisken, Kockums design based on Weser AG drawings.

Modernizations: early 1930s, all: - 1 x 1 - 75/49; + 1 x 1 - 57/50 K/55 M89B.

Naval service: No significant events.

Hajen 1924

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

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