HSwMS Bävern (1958) explained

HSwMS Bävern (Bä), (Swedish for "The beaver") was the fifth Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.^[1]

Construction and career

HSwMS Bävern was launched on 3 February 1958 by Saab Kockums, Karlskrona and commissioned on 29 May 1959.

On 19 August 1961, while in Lysekil, she was involved in a bizarre collision with a Volvo P544 car which rolled downhill onto a pier.^[2]

She was decommissioned on 1 July 1980 and later sold for scrap in Odense in 1981.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Klintebo, Roderick. Det svenska ubåtsvapnet 1904–2004. Literatim. 2004. 91-973075-3-X. Stockholm.
2. Web site: Kollision mellan bil och ubåt. . 2023-10-10 . digitaltmuseum.se . sv . Collision between car and submarine..
3. Book: von Hofsten, Gustaf. Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibl. Waernberg. Jan. Örlogsfartyg. 2003. 91-9731873-6. Stockholm.