The ''Draken'' class (''Dragon'') was a submarine class built for the

Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy () is the maritime service branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet (), formally sometimes referred to as the Royal Navy () – as well as marine units, the Amph ...

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 Saab Kockums AB is a shipyard headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, owned by the Swedish defence company Saab AB. Saab Kockums AB is further operational in Muskö, Docksta, and Karlskrona. While having a history of civil vessel construction, Kocku ...

. and were from

Karlskrona Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to ...

. 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 Maritiman is a floating maritime museum on the Göta Älv, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The museum's collection comprises 19 vessels, the oldest being HSwMS Sölve, HSwMS ''Sölve'' from 1875. The collection All of the vessels are afloat on the river. ...

in Gothenburg.

References

* Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 Submarine classes {{Sweden-mil-ship-stub