The ''Draken'' class (''Dragon'') was a submarine class built for the
Swedish Navy
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from 1960 to 1962. A total of six submarines were delivered. Four of the boats were modernised in 1981–82. The design was a modified version of the with only one shaft with a larger 5-bladed propeller for improved underwater performance and reduced noise. Draken, Vargen, Nordkaparen and Springaren were ordered from
Kockums
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. Gripen and Delfinen were from
Karlskrona. These boats were decommissioned 1988-90 and were succeeded by the
Sjöormen-class and
Näcken-class submarines.
The names of the six Draken class are
Draken,
Gripen
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,
Vargen,
Delfinen,
Nordkaparen and
Springaren.
One submarine () was preserved and can today been seen at the
Maritiman
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in
Gothenburg.
References
* Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
Submarine classes
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