HSwMS Nordkaparen (1961)

57°42′33″N 11°57′35″E / 57.7092234°N 11.9596974°E / 57.7092234; 11.9596974

HSwMS Nordkaparen on 19 August 2015
History
Sweden
NameNordkaparen
NamesakeNordkaparen
BuilderSaab Kockums
Laid down1959
Launched8 March 1961
Commissioned4 April 1962
Decommissioned1988
IdentificationNor
Motto
  • Semper In Viam
  • (Always On The Road)
StatusMuseum ship in Maritiman
General characteristics
Class & typeDraken-class submarine
Displacement
  • 770 t (758 long tons), surfaced
  • 950 t (935 long tons), submerged
Length69.3 m (227 ft)
Beam5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught5.3 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
Complement36
Armament4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes)

HSwMS Nordkaparen (Nor), was the fifth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.

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