Najad 1954
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Neptun | Np | 257 | Kockums, Malmö | 1942 | 17.11.1942 | 8.1943 | stricken 4.1966 |
Najad | Nj | 258 | Kockums, Malmö | 1942 | 26.9.1942 | 7.1943 | stricken 4.1966 |
Näcken | Nä | 259 | Kockums, Malmö | 1942 | 26.9.1942 | 6.1943 | stricken 4.1966 |
Displacement standard, t |
550 |
Displacement normal, t |
/ 730 |
Length, m |
62.6 |
Breadth, m |
6.40 |
Draught, m |
3.40 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 MAN diesels / 2 electric motors |
Power, h. p. |
1800 / 1000 |
Max speed, kts |
15 / 10 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/40 K/43 M36, 1 x 1 - 20/63 K/66 M40, 5 - 533 TT (3 bow, 2 stern, 10), 20 mines |
Electronic equipment | hydrophone |
Complement |
35 |
Diving depth operational, m | 60? |
Project history: Minelaying submarines created with application of engineering decisions used at Sjölejonet and Delfinen. Normand-Fenaux minelaying system was used.
Modernizations: 1950s, all: + radar, sonar
Naval service: No significant events.
Neptun 1943
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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