List of submarines of the Swedish Navy

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Ships of the
Swedish Navy
Capital ships
Coastal defence ships
Corvettes
Cruisers
Destroyers
Frigates
Mine warfare vessels
Monitors
Patrol vessels
Gunboats
Sloops of war
Submarines
Torpedo boats

This is a list of Swedish submarines since 1904.

Active service

Gotland class (1992-1997) [1]
Västergötland class (1983-1990) (Sold to Singapore
Södermanland class (2003-2004)

Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle

Decommissioned

Svärdfisken class
Laxen class
Abborren class
Hajen class
Bävern class
Valen class
Draken class
Delfinen class
Sjölejonet class
Neptun class
Kust class (1941-1944)
Hajen class (1954-1958)
Draken class (1960-1961)
Sjöormen class (1967-1968)
Näcken class (1978-1979)
Södermanland class (2003-2004)

Other

Citations

  1. Saunders, p. 698

Bibliography

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HSwMS <i>Västergötland</i> (Vgd)

HSwMS Västergötland (Vgd) was the lead ship of the Västergötland-class submarines, named after Västergötland, Sweden. The submarine was launched on 19 July 1986 and entered service with the Swedish Navy on 20 October 1988. Västergötland served with the Swedish Navy until 1997 when the submarine was decommissioned. In 2005 Västergötland and sister boat HSwMS Hälsingland were sold to Singapore, where Västergötland was renamed RSS Swordsman and entered service on 30 April 2013.

HSwMS Hälsingland (Hgd), was the second submarine of the Västergötland class. The vessel was named after Hälsingland, Sweden. The submarine was launched on 31 August 1987 and entered service with the Swedish Navy on 20 October 1988. Hälsingland served with the Swedish Navy until 1997 when the submarine was decommissioned. In 2005 Hälsingland and sister boat HSwMS Västergötland were sold to Singapore, where Hälsingland was renamed RSS Archer and entered service on 2 December 2011. Archer remains in service.

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Two warships of Sweden have been named Valen, after Valen:

Seven warships of Sweden have been named Gripen, after Gripen:

Two warships of Sweden have been named Nordkaparen, after the North Atlantic right whale:

Two warships of Sweden have been named Springaren, after Springaren:

Two warships of Sweden have been named Sjöbjörnen, after Sjöbjörnen: