Neptun-class submarine explained
The Neptun-class submarine was a Swedish submarine class built by Kockums. The first submarine was launched in 1942 and a total of three submarines were built: HSwMS Neptun, HSwMS Najad and HSwMS Nacken. The class was decommissioned in 1966.[1] [2]
Ships
| Name | Marking | Laid Down[3] | Launched | Commissioned | Fate[4] |
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| Näcken | Nä | November 1941 | 26 September 1942 | March 1943 | Stricken 1 April 1966. Sold for scrap November 1970 |
| Najad | Nj | February 1942 | 26 September 1942 | May 1943 | Stricken 1 April 1966. Sold for scrap November 1970 |
| Neptun | Np | March 1942 | 17 November 1942 | June 1943 | Stricken 1 April 1966. Sold for scrap November 1970 | |
References
- Book: Blackman, Raymond V.B.. Jane's Fighting Ships 1960–61. 1960. Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. London.
- Book: Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Chesneau . Roger . Mayflower Books. New York. 1980. 0-8317-0303-2 . Sweden . Westerlund . Karl-Eric. 368–377.
Notes and References
- Web site: Submarines, Svenska ubåtar (1883-1998), Jan-Erik Thoft . 2009-12-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007195548/http://www.submarines.se/index-1.htm . 2011-10-07 .
- Web site: Kockums - 404 . 2009-06-21 . 2012-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220115408/http://www.kockums.se/pdf/modellserien.pdf . dead .
- Blackman 1970, p. 274.
- Westerlund 1985, p. 374.
