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Thursday 17 August 2017

Swedish diesel-electric submarine Nordkaparen 1959-


Of the Draken-class consisting of the Dolphin, Dragon, Griffin, Springaren, Wolf and Nordkaparen, preceded by the Hajen-class and succeeded by the Näcken- and Sjöormen-classes. General technical class specifications. Displacement 770 (surfaced)-950 (submerged) tons and as dimensions 69,3 x 5,1 x 5,3 metres or 227 x 17 x 17 feet. Speed 17 (surfaced)-22 (submerged) knots. Crew numbered 36 men. Armament consisted of 4-53,3cm/21” bow torpedo tubes for which 12 torpedoes were carried. Built by Kockums, Malmö and navy yard Karlskrona, Sweden. Laid down in 1959, launched on 8 March 1961, commissioned on 4 April 1962, decommissioned in 1988 and since 1993 museum ship at Gothenburg.