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HNoMS Kobben (1909)

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Class overview
NameKobben (A-1)
BuildersKrupp Germania shipyard at Kiel, Germany
Operators Royal Norwegian Navy
Succeeded byA class
In service1909–1926
Completed1
General characteristics
Displacement
Length39.3 m (128 ft 11 in)
Beam3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Draught3.0 m (9 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 225 bhp (168 kW) kerosine engines
  • 2 × 150 shp (110 kW) electric engines
Speed
  • 11.9 kn (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph) ↑
  • 8.9 knots (16.5 km/h; 10.2 mph) ↓
Range
  • 1,450 nmi (2,690 km; 1,670 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) ↑
  • 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph) ↓
Test depth50 m (164 ft)
Complement14
Armament3 × 18 in (46 cm) torpedo tubes

Kobben (renamed to A-1 in 1913) was the first submarine of the Royal Norwegian Navy. It was delivered on 28 November 1909. The boat was stricken in 1926 and scrapped in 1933. It was succeeded by the A class.

References

  1. David Miller (2004). The illustrated directory of submarines of the world. Greenwich Editions. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-86288-613-9.
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