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Draken class submarine

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Builders
  
Kockums

Preceded by
  
Hajen class

Built
  
1957-1962

Operators
  
Swedish Navy

Succeeded by
  
Sjöormen class

In commission
  
1962-1988

Draken-class submarine

The Draken class (Dragon) was a submarine class built for the Swedish navy 1960-1962. A total of six submarines was delivered and kept in service until the late 1980s when the more modern Näcken class submarine replaced them. Four of the boats were modernised in 1981-82. The design was a modified version of the Hajen class with only one shaft with a larger 5-bladed propeller for improved underwater performance and reduced noise.

One submarine (HMS Nordkaparen) was preserved and can today been seen at the Göteborgs Maritima Center in Gothenburg.

References

Draken-class submarine Wikipedia