For other ships of the same name, see HSwMS Gripen.
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| File:Ubåten Gripen hösten 1964 2.jpg HSwMS Gripen on 22 August 1964 | |
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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 |
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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[]
HSwMS Gripen was launched on 31 May 1960 by Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona and commissioned on 28 April 1962. She was decommissioned in 1982 and scrapped in 1989.[2]
Gallery[]
HSwMS Gripen
HSwMS Gripen on 31 May 1960
References[]
- ↑ 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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