HSwMS ''Gripen'' (Gr), was the second boat of the ''Draken''-class

submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...

of the

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Construction and career

HSwMS ''Gripen'' was launched on 31 May 1960 by Karlskronavarvet,

Karlskrona Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Swed ...

and commissioned on 28 April 1962. She was decommissioned in 1982 and scrapped in 1989.

Gallery

File:HMS Gripen V21023.jpg, HSwMS ''Gripen'' on 31 May 1960 File:HMS Gripen V21021.jpg File:HMS Gripen MM01571.jpg File:HMS Gripen V21015.jpg

References

Draken-class submarines Ships built in Karlskrona 1960 ships {{Sweden-stub