HSwMS Valen (1955)
 HSwMS Valen
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| History | |
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| Name | Valen |
| Namesake | Valen |
| Builder | Karlskronavarvet |
| Launched | 21 April 1955 |
| Commissioned | 4 March 1957 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1980 |
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| Fate | Sold to West Germany, 1984 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hajen-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 65.8 m (216 ft) |
| Beam | 5.1 m (17 ft) |
| Draught | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
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| Complement | 44 |
| Armament | 4 × 533mm Torpedo Tubes (bow, 8 torpedoes) |
HSwMS Valen (Va), (Swedish for "The whale") was the third Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.[1]
Construction and career
[edit]HSwMS Valen was launched on 21 April 1955 by Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona and commissioned on 4 March 1957.
She was decommissioned on 1 July 1980 and later sold to West Germany for stationary trials in 1984.[2]
Gallery
[edit]- HSwMS Valen
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HSwMS Valen on 21 April 1955 -
HSwMS Valen in 1956 -
HSwMS Valen on 27 February 1957 -
HSwMS Valen in 1982
References
[edit]- ^ Klintebo, Roderick (2004). Det svenska ubåtsvapnet 1904–2004. Stockholm: Literatim. ISBN 91-973075-3-X.
- ^ von Hofsten, Gustaf; Waernberg, Jan (2003). Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibl. Stockholm: Örlogsfartyg. ISBN 91-9731873-6.
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