LAXEN submarines

Name	No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Laxen	L, Lx	Örlogsvarvet Karlskrona		1914	1915	stricken 1935
Gäddan	G, Gd	Örlogsvarvet Karlskrona		1915	1915	stricken 1931

Displacement standard, t

Displacement normal, t

140 / 170

Length, m

26.7 pp 26.8 oa

Breadth, m

3.60

Draught, m

3.00

No of shafts

2

Machinery

6cyl diesels / electric motors

Power, h. p.

700 / 200

Max speed, kn

8.8 / 6.6

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Armament

1 - 450 TT (bow, 3)

Complement

10

Diving depth operational, m 30

Ship project history: 2nd class submarines for archipelago operations, development of Motala-built numbered submarines.

Modernizations: none.

Naval service: No significant events.

Gäddan 1915

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LAXEN submarines

Displacement standard, t
Displacement normal, t	140 / 170
Length, m	26.7 pp 26.8 oa
Breadth, m	3.60
Draught, m	3.00
No of shafts	2
Machinery	6cyl diesels / electric motors
Power, h. p.	700 / 200
Max speed, kn	8.8 / 6.6
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Armament	1 - 450 TT (bow, 3)
Complement	10
Diving depth operational, m	30