UC2 Kraka

*Kraka*
History
Denmark
Name	UC2 Kraka
Builder	Peter Madsen, Copenhagen
Cost	200,000 DKK
Laid down	2002
Launched	2005
Commissioned	7 May 2005
Fate	On display, at Denmark's Technical Museum in Helsingor
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Displacement	5,350 kg (11,790 lb)
Length	12.6 m (41 ft 4 in)
Beam	1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) hull; 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) w/diveplanes;
Propulsion	Diesel–electric 40 kW (54 bhp) (Diesel); 6.0 kW (8.0 bhp) (Electric);
Speed	9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) (Surface); 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (Submerged);
Complement	4

Kraka, or UC2 Kraka was an amateur-built midget submarine completed in 2005, the first diesel–electric amateur sub in Denmark. It was built by Peter Madsen, Claus Nørregaard and several other people. The overall length was 12.6 meters (41 ft), and it displaced 6 tonnes. The propulsion was diesel–electric with a 16 hp diesel engine and an 8 hp electric motor. Kraka can be seen at Denmark's Technical Museum in Elsinore (aka Helsingør). Kraka is named after a woman in Norse mythology known for her intelligence.

History

Denmark
Name	UC2 Kraka
Builder	Peter Madsen, Copenhagen
Cost	200,000 DKK
Laid down	2002
Launched	2005
Commissioned	7 May 2005
Fate	On display, at Denmark's Technical Museum in Helsingor
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Displacement	5,350 kg (11,790 lb)
Length	12.6 m (41 ft 4 in)
Beam	1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) hull 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) w/diveplanes
Propulsion	Diesel–electric 40 kW (54 bhp) (Diesel) 6.0 kW (8.0 bhp) (Electric)
Speed	9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) (Surface) 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (Submerged)
Complement	4