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HSwMS Uttern (1958)

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Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Uttern.
HSwMS Uttern in 1962
History
Sweden
NameUttern
NamesakeUttern
BuilderSaab Kockums
Launched14 November 1958
Commissioned15 March 1960
Decommissioned1 July 1980
Identification
  • Ut
  • Utn
FateScrapped, 1981
General characteristics
Class and typeHajen-class submarine
Displacement
  • 720 t (709 long tons), surfaced
  • 900 t (886 long tons), submerged)
Length65.8 m (216 ft)
Beam5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Pielstick Diesels 1660 hp
  • 2 ASEA electric motors
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Complement44
Armament4 × 533mm Torpedo Tubes (bow, 8 torpedoes)

HSwMS Uttern (Ut) (Swedish for "The otter") was the sixth Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.

Construction and career

HSwMS Uttern was launched on 14 November 1958 by Saab Kockums, Karlskrona and commissioned on 15 March 1960.

She was decommissioned on 1 July 1980 and later sold for scrap in Odense in 1981.

Gallery

  • HSwMS Uttern
  • HSwMS Uttern on 14 November 1958 HSwMS Uttern on 14 November 1958

References

  1. Klintebo, Roderick (2004). Det svenska ubåtsvapnet 1904–2004. Stockholm: Literatim. ISBN 91-973075-3-X.
  2. von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan (2003). Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibl. Stockholm: Örlogsfartyg. ISBN 91-9731873-6.
Hajen-class submarines


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