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Hajen class submarine

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Builders
  
Kockums

Preceded by
  
Neptun class

Built
  
1953-1960

Operators
  
Swedish Navy

Succeeded by
  
Draken class

In commission
  
1957-1980

Hajen-class submarine

The Hajen class (Shark class) was a submarine class built by Kockums and used by the Swedish navy. The design was influenced by the German Type XXI submarine class. A total of 6 submarines were built in 1954-1958 and were kept in service until 1980.

The first Hajen class submarine to be built was HMS Hajen in 1954, followed by HMS Sälen, HMS Valen (1955), HMS Bävern (1958), HMS Illern (1957) and HMS Uttern (1958).

References

Hajen-class submarine Wikipedia