HSwMS Gripen (1960)
 HSwMS Gripen on 22 August 1964
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| History | |
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| Name | Gripen |
| Namesake | Gripen |
| Builder | Karlskronavarvet |
| Launched | 31 May 1960 |
| Commissioned | 28 April 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 1982 |
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| Fate | Scrapped, 1989 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Draken-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 69.3 m (227 ft) |
| Beam | 5.1 m (17 ft) |
| Draught | 5.3 m (17 ft) |
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| Complement | 36 |
| Armament | 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes(bow, 12 torpedoes) |
HSwMS Gripen (Gr), was the second boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]
Construction and career[edit]
HSwMS Gripen was launched on 31 May 1960 by Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona. The Minister of Defence Sven Andersson christened the submarine in the presence of, among others, Rear Admiral Sigurd Lagerman and Vice Admiral Gösta Ehrensvärd and County Governor Erik von Heland. Before the launch, the minister of defence inspected a guard of honour from the Karlskrona Naval Schools (Karlskrona örlogsskolor, KÖS). The Royal Swedish Navy Band played and the submarine glided in the water to the tune of the Swedish Navy's parade march. Minister Andersson delivered a long live for the king and the fatherland, and the Kungssången was sung.[2] Gripen was commissioned on 28 April 1962.
She was decommissioned in 1982 and scrapped in 1989.[3]
Gallery[edit]
- HSwMS Gripen
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HSwMS Gripen on 31 May 1960 -
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References[edit]
- ^ Klintebo, Roderick (2004). Det svenska ubåtsvapnet 1904–2004. Stockholm: Literatim. ISBN 91-973075-3-X.
- ^ "Tredje Drakenubåten sjösatt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Karlskrona. 1960-06-01. p. A13. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan (2003). Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibl. Stockholm: Örlogsfartyg. ISBN 91-9731873-6.
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