| HSwMS Sjölejonet (Sle) | |
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HMS_Sj%C3%B6lejonet_(Sle)_D-14969-67_(cropped).jpg HSwMS Sjölejonet being launched on 29 June 1967 | |
| Career (Sweden) |  |
| Name: | HSwMS Sjölejonet |
| Ordered: | 1965 |
| Builder: | Karlskrona naval base |
| Launched: | 29 June 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 16 December 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | 1997 |
| Motto: | In omnia paratus ("Ready for anything") |
| Nickname: | Sle |
| Fate: | Sold to Singapore in 1997 |
| Career (Singapore) |  |
| Name: | RSS Conqueror |
| Namesake: | Conqueror |
| Acquired: | 28 May 1999 |
| Commissioned: | 26 June 2004 |
| Homeport: | Changi Naval Base, Singapore |
| Status: | Active |
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| Length: | 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
| Draught: | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
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| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 25 officers and enlisted |
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HSwMS Sjölejonet (Sle), Sw. meaning sea lion, was the second ship of the Swedish submarine class Sjöormen, project name A11.[1]
Development[]
The planning of the class included a number of different AIP solutions including nuclear propulsion. However, the ships where finally completed with for the time extremely large batteries. The ship was a single-hulled submarine, with hull shape influenced by the American experimental submarine USS Albacore. The hull was covered with rubber tiles to reduce the acoustic signature (anechoic tiles), at this time a pioneer technology. The Sjöormen class also pioneered the use of an x-shaped (as opposed to cross-shaped) rudder as a standard (as opposed to experimental) feature.[2]
Service in Sweden[]
The submarine served in the Swedish Navy for almost 30 years and was then sold to Singapore in 1997 together with its four sister ships.
Service in Singapore[]
HSwMS Sjöbjörnen was renamed RSS Conqueror and Singapore reacquired the boat on 28 May 1999. She was commissioned into the Republic of Singapore Navy on 26 June 2004 after a major refit and remains in active service as of 2020.
Gallery[]
_D-14969-68.jpg "HMS Sjölejonet (Sle) D-14969-68.jpg (5.87 MB)")
References[]
- ↑ "HMS Sjöbjörnen (Sbj)" (in sv). Wikipedia. 2019-09-18. https://sv.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Sj%C3%B6bj%C3%B6rnen_(Sbj)&oldid=46334081.
- ↑ "CHALLENGER CLASS SUBMARINE". Ministry of Defense Singapore. http://mindef.gov.sg/navy/careers/our-assets/challenger-class-submarine.html.
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