Hajen 1965
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Hajen | Hj, Haj | 383 | Kockums, Malmö | 1953 | 11.12.1954 | 28.2.1957 | stricken 7.1980 |
Sälen | Sä, Säl | 384 | Kockums, Malmö | 1953 | 3.10.1955 | 8.4.1957 | stricken 7.1980 |
Valen | Val | 332 | Örlogsvarv Karlskrona | 1953 | 21.4.1955 | 4.3.1957 | stricken 7.1980 |
Bävern | Bäv | 409 | Kockums, Malmö | 1955 | 3.2.1958 | 29.5.1959 | stricken 7.1980 |
Illern | In, Iln | 334/410 | Örlogsvarv Karlskrona // Kockums, Malmö | 1955 | 14.11.1957 | 31.8.1959 | stricken 7.1980 |
Uttern | Utn | 411 | Kockums, Malmö | 1955 | 14.11.1958 | 15.3.1960 | stricken 7.1980 |
Displacement standard, t |
720 |
Displacement normal, t |
785 / 900 |
Length, m |
64.5 wl 66.0 oa |
Breadth, m |
5.10 |
Draught, m |
5.00 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Pielstick diesels / 2 ASEA electric motors |
Power, h. p. |
1660 / 2300 |
Max speed, kts |
16 / 20 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
4 - 533 TT (bow, 8), mines |
Electronic equipment | radar, sonar |
Complement |
44 |
Diving depth operational, m | 150 |
Project history: First three were voted in 1949; last three in 1952. Swedish design derived from German U3503, a type XXI submarine sunk by own crew outside Göteborg 8.5.1945, and salvaged by the Swedish Navy.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Hajen 1970
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015