Draken II-class submarine explained

The Draken class (Dragon) was a submarine class built for the Swedish Navy 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.,, and were ordered from Kockums. and were from Karlskrona. These boats were decommissioned 1988-90 and were succeeded by the and submarines.

One submarine, HSwMS Nordkaparen, was preserved and can today been seen at the Maritiman in Gothenburg.^{[1] [2]}

References

• Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995

Notes and References

1. Web site: Untitled Document.
2. Web site: Submarines, Svenska ubåtar (1883-1998), Jan-Erik Thoft. www.submarines.se . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007195548/http://www.submarines.se/index-1.htm . 2011-10-07.