HSwMS ''Delfinen'' (De), was the fourth boat of the ''Draken''-class

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of the

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Construction and career

HSwMS ''Delfinen'' was launched on 7 March 1961 by

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and commissioned on 7 June 1962. She was decommissioned in 1989 and scrapped later in

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in 1993.

Gallery

File:HMS Delfinen MM01603.jpg, HSwMS ''Delfinen'' on 7 March 1961 File:HMS Delfinen D-14968.jpg, HSwMS ''Delfinen'' in 1972 File:HMS Delfinen MM06293.jpg, HSwMS ''Delfinen'' in 1982 File:MM06291.jpg

References

Draken-class submarines Ships built in Malmö 1961 ships {{Sweden-stub