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Class overview
BuildersKockums
Operators Swedish Navy
Succeeded byVästergötland
Planned3
Completed3
General characteristics
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980 tonnes (Surfaced)
1150 tonnes (Submerged)
Length44 m
Beam5.7 m
Draught5.5
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1 shaft 2 × MTU diesel
1 × Jeumont-Schneider electric motor
Speedlist error: <br /> list (help)
20 Knots Surfaced
25 knots Submerged
Complement19 (5 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
FAS
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6 × 533mm Tubes
2 × 400mm Tubes
bow mounted

The Nacken class submarines, also known as the A14 type were built for the Swedish Navy in the late 1970's. The boats were authorised in 1972 and the programme was completed in 1981. All biats were built by Kockums in Karskrona. The boats had a teardrop hull and diving depth was 150m. IN 1987-88 The Nacken was converted to Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) using a closed cycle Stirling Engine. This technology increased underwater endurance to 14 days and has been adopted in subsequent Swedish submarines.

Ships

Ship Launched Commissioned Current status
Nacken 17 April 1978 25 April 1980 Leased to Danish Navy 2001-2005, in storage in Karskrona
Neptun 6 Dec 1978 5 Dec 1980 in storage in Karskrona
Najad 13 Aug 1979 26 June 1981 in storage in Karskrona

References

  • Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
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