HSwMS Delfinen (1961)

For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Delfinen.

HSwMS Delfinen (De), was the fourth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.^[1]

HSwMS Delfinen
History
Sweden
Name	Delfinen
Namesake	Delfinen
Builder	Saab Kockums
Launched	7 March 1961
Commissioned	7 June 1962
Decommissioned	1989
Identification	De Del
Fate	Scrapped, 1993
General characteristics
Class & type	Draken-class submarine
Displacement	770 t (758 long tons), surfaced 950 t (935 long tons), submerged
Length	69.3 m (227 ft)
Beam	5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught	5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion	1 shaft diesel-electric 2 Pielstick Diesels 1660 hp 2 ASEA electric motors
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced 22 knots submerged
Complement	36
Armament	4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes)

Construction and career

HSwMS Delfinen was launched on 7 March 1961 by Saab Kockums, Malmö and commissioned on 7 June 1962.

She was decommissioned in 1989 and scrapped later in Gävle in 1993.^[2]

Gallery

• HSwMS Delfinen
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  HSwMS Delfinen on 7 March 1961
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  HSwMS Delfinen in 1972
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  HSwMS Delfinen in 1982
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