Neptun-class submarine
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Kockums |
| Operators: |
 Swedish Navy |
| Preceded by: | Sjölejonet-class submarine |
| Succeeded by: | Hajen |
| Built: | 1942-43 |
| Building: | 1943-1966 |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Active: | 0 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: | 550 tonnes (Surfaced) 730 tons submerged |
| Length: | 62,6 m |
| Beam: | 6.4 m |
| Draught: | 3.4 |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft diesel electric 2 MAN diesels 1800 hp 2 electric motors 1000 hp |
| Speed: | 15 knots surfaced 10 knots submerged |
| Complement: | 35 |
| Armament: | 5 - 533mm torpedo tubes 1 - 40mm AA gun, 1 - 20mm AA gun 20 mines |
The Neptun class submarine was a Swedish submarine class built by Kockums. The first submarine was launched in 1942 and a total of three submarines were built: HMSwS Neptun, HMSwS Najad and HMSwS Nacken. The class was decommissioned in 1966.[1][2]
Ships
| Name | Marking | Laid Down[3] | Launched[3] | Commissioned[3] | Fate[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Näcken | Nä | November 1941 | 26 September 1942 | March 1943 | Stricken 1 April 1966. Sold for scrap November 1970 |
| Najad | Nj | February 1942 | 26 September 1942 | May 1943 | Stricken 1 April 1966. Sold for scrap November 1970 |
| Neptun | Np | March 1942 | 17 November 1942 | June 1943 | Stricken 1 April 1966. Sold for scrap November 1970 |
References
- ↑ http://www.submarines.se/index-1.htm
- ↑ http://www.kockums.se/pdf/modellserien.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Blackman 1970, p. 274.
- ↑ Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 374.
- Blackman, Raymond V.B. (1960). Jane's Fighting Ships 1960–61. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
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