Gotland class submarine

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Gotland class submarine
HMS Gotland
Career Swedish Navy Ensign
Ordered:  ?
Laid down: 10 October 1992 (HMS Gotland)
14 January 1994 (HMS Uppland)
21 October 1994 (HMS Halland)
Launched: 2 February 1995 (HMS Gotland)
8 February 1996 (HMS Uppland)
27 September 1996 (HMS Halland)
Commissioned: 1996
General Characteristics
Length 60.6 m (196 ft)
Beam 6.1 m (20 ft)
Draft 5.6 m (18 ft)
Displacement 1,494 tonnes (surfaced)
1,599 tonnes (submerged)
Propulsion Two single-shaft, diesel-electric MTU engines
Two Kockums V4-275R Stirling air independent propulsion units
Complement 25 men
Armament: Four 53-cm bow tubes equipped with Bofors Underwater Systems Type 613 heavy-weight anti-surface ship torpedoes
Two 40-cm bow tubes equipped with Type 43 lightweight anti-submarine torpedoes
Speed 11 knots surfaced
20 knots submerged
Maximum Depth  ?

The Gotland class submarines of the Swedish Navy are modern conventional submarines. They are the first submarines in the world to feature a Stirling engine air-independent propulsion (AIP) system, which extends their underwater endurance from a few days to two weeks. This capability has previously only been available with nuclear powered submarines. The system is also said to be vibration-free, silent and virtually undetectable.

Three Gotland class submarines are currently in service in the Swedish Navy:

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