HSwMS Uttern (1958)

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HSwMS Uttern in 1962
History
Naval Ensign of Sweden.svgSweden
NameUttern
Namesake Uttern
Builder Saab Kockums
Launched14 November 1958
Commissioned15 March 1960
Decommissioned1 July 1980
Identification
  • Ut
  • Utn
Fate Scrapped, 1981
General characteristics
Class and type Hajen-class submarine
Displacement
  • 720 t (709 long tons), surfaced
  • 900 t (886 long tons), submerged)
Length65.8 m (216 ft)
Beam5.1 m (17 ft)
Draught5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Pielstick Diesels 1660 hp
  • 2 ASEA electric motors
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Complement44
Armament4 × 533mm Torpedo Tubes (bow, 8 torpedoes)

HSwMS Uttern (Ut) (Swedish for "The otter") was the sixth Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy. [1]

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Construction and career

HSwMS Uttern was launched on 14 November 1958 by Saab Kockums, Karlskrona and commissioned on 15 March 1960.

She was decommissioned on 1 July 1980 and later sold for scrap in Odense in 1981. [2]

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References

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