HSwMS Uppland

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HSwMS Uppland
History
Sweden
Name: Uppland
Builder: Kockums
Laid down: 21 October 1994
Launched: 27 September 1996
Commissioned: October 1997
Homeport: Karlskrona, Sweden
Motto: Prudentia et audacia
Status: Active in service
General characteristics
Class & type: Gotland-class submarine
Displacement: 1526 tons standard, 1647 tons submerged
Length: 60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)
Beam: 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught: 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × 1,300 bhp (970 kW) diesel engines
  • 2 × 75 kW Stirling engines
  • 1 × 1,800 shp (1,300 kW) electric motor , one shaft
Speed:
  • 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced
  • 20 kn (37 km/h) submerged
Endurance: over 14 days submerged without snorkeling
Test depth: 500 ft (150 m)
Complement: 20 officers, 15 enlisted
Armament:
  • 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes
  • 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes with 6 torpedoes
  • 48 external mines

HSwMS Uppland (Upd) is a submarine in the Swedish Navy. It is the second submarine in the Gotland-class. The motto of HSwMS Uppland is "Prudencia Et Audacia".