HSwMS Halland (Hnd)

HSwMS Halland (Hnd) is a submarine in the Swedish Navy. It is the third submarine in the Gotland-class.

HSwMS Halland in 2016
History
Sweden
Name: Halland
Builder: Kockums
Laid down: 14 January 1994
Launched: 19 February 1996
Commissioned: July 1997
Homeport: Karlskrona, Sweden
Identification: MMSI number: 265826000
Motto: Virtute Leonis
Status: Active in service
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General characteristics
Class and type: Gotland-class submarine
Displacement: 1526 tons standard, 1647 tons submerged
Length: 60.4 metres (198 feet 2 inches)
Beam: 6.2 metres (20 feet 4 inches)
Draught: 5.6 metres (18 feet 4 inches)
Propulsion: two diesel engines (1,300 brake horsepower each), two Stirling engines (75 kilowatts each), one electric motor (1,800 shaft horsepower), one shaft
Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced, 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Endurance: over 14 days submerged without snorkeling
Test depth: 500 ft (150 m)
Complement: 20 officers, 15 enlisted
Armament: four 533-mm (21-inch) torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes, two 400-mm (15.75-inch) torpedo tubes with 6 torpedoes, 48 external mines
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