Najad 1990
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Näcken | Näl | 561/383 | Kockums, Malmö | 11.1972 | 17.4.1978 | 25.4.1980 | to Denmark 8.2001 (Kronborg) |
| Najad | Naj | 562/384 | Örlogsvarv Karlskrona | 9.1973 | 6.12.1978 | 5.12.1980 | decommissioned 1999 |
| Neptun | Nep | 563/385 | Kockums, Malmö | 3.1974 | 13.8.1979 | 26.6.1981 | decommissioned 1998 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
980 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1030 / 1125 |
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Length, m |
44.0 wl 49.5 oa |
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Breadth, m |
5.70 |
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Draught, m |
4.10 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 MTU 16V652 MB diesel-generator, 1 ASEA electric motor |
|
Power, h. p. |
1800 / 1500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
10 / 20 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
6 - 533 TT (bow, 8 Tp 61B or Tp 613 or mines), 2 - 400 TT (bow, 4 Tp 422 or Tp 431), mines |
| Electronic equipment | Terma radar, CSU-83 sonar suite (DBQS-21, FAS-3-1), AR-700-S5 ECM suite, IPDS CCS |
|
Complement |
19 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 300 |
Project history: Voted 1972, contracted 22.3.1973. Submarines were built jointly by Kockums and Karlskronavarv, Näcken and Neptun were launched by cranes.. They had Kollmorgen periscopes, two decks and 'tear-drop' hull shape. Data Saab IPDS system used two Censor 932 computers to give engine and tactical information. Attack submarines, A14 type.
Modernizations: 11.1988-4/1989, Näcken: AIP propulsion was installed (1030/1300t, 57.5x5.70x4.10m, additionally to main machinery 2 Stirling V4-275 AIP generators, 200hp, endurance submerged can be 14 days)
Naval service: Näcken was transferred on leasing to Danemark as Kronborg, returned in December 2014 but Swedish navy refused her recommission and she was laid up till scrapping in 2015-2016.
Näcken 1979
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2018