The Draken class (Dragon) was a submarine class built for the Swedish Navy from 1960 to 1962. A total of six submarines were delivered. 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. Draken, Vargen, Nordkaparen and Springaren were ordered from Kockums. Gripen and Delfinen were from Karlskrona. These boats were decommissioned 1988-90 and were succeeded by the Sjöormen-class and Näcken-class submarines.
One submarine, HSwMS Nordkaparen, was preserved and can today been seen at the Maritiman in Gothenburg.[1][2]
References
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995
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- ^ "Submarines, Svenska ubåtar (1883-1998), Jan-Erik Thoft". www.submarines.se. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
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