Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy
 HSwMS Vargen
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| History |
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 Sweden |
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| Name | Vargen |
| Namesake | Vargen |
| Builder | Saab Kockums |
| Launched | 20 May 1960 |
| Commissioned | 15 November 1961 |
| Decommissioned | 1989 |
| Identification | |
| Motto |
- Lupus primus inter pares
- (The foremost wolf among equals)
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| Fate | Scrapped, 1989 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Draken-class submarine |
| Displacement |
- 770 t (758 long tons), surfaced
- 950 t (935 long tons), submerged
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| 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
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| Speed |
- 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
- 22 knots submerged
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| Complement | 36 |
| Armament | 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes) |
HSwMS Vargen (Vg), Sw. meaning The Wolf, was the second boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]
Construction and career
HSwMS Vargen was launched on 20 May 1960 by Saab Kockums, Malmö and commissioned on 15 November 1961.
She was decommissioned in 1989 and scrapped later in Gävle.[2]
Gallery
- HSwMS Vargen
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HSwMS Vargen
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HSwMS Vargen in 1967
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