Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy
 HSwMS Valen
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| History |
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 Sweden |
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| Name | Valen |
| Namesake | Valen |
| Builder | Karlskronavarvet |
| Launched | 21 April 1955 |
| Commissioned | 4 March 1957 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1980 |
| Identification | |
| Motto |
- Fortiter rem ago
- (Forward with force)
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| Fate | Sold to West Germany, 1984 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Hajen-class submarine |
| Displacement |
- 720 t (709 long tons), surfaced
- 900 t (886 long tons), submerged)
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| Length | 65.8 m (216 ft) |
| Beam | 5.1 m (17 ft) |
| Draught | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 shaft diesel-electric
- 2 Pielstick Diesels 1660 hp
- 2 ASEA electric motors
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| Speed |
- 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
- 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
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| Complement | 44 |
| Armament | 4 × 533mm Torpedo Tubes (bow, 8 torpedoes) |
HSwMS Valen (Va), (Swedish for "The whale") was the third Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]
Construction and career
HSwMS Valen was launched on 21 April 1955 by Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona and commissioned on 4 March 1957.
She was decommissioned on 1 July 1980 and later sold to West Germany for stationary trials in 1984.[2]
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