| Class overview |
|---|
| Name | Kobben (A-1) |
| Builders | Krupp Germania shipyard at Kiel, Germany |
| Operators |  Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Succeeded by | A class |
| In service | 1909–1926 |
| Completed | 1 |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Displacement | |
| Length | 39.3 m (128 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 × 225 bhp (168 kW) kerosine engines
- 2 × 150 shp (110 kW) electric engines
|
| Speed |
- 11.9 kn (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph) ↑
- 8.9 knots (16.5 km/h; 10.2 mph) ↓
|
| Range |
- 1,450 nmi (2,690 km; 1,670 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) ↑
- 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph) ↓
|
| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft) |
| Complement | 14 |
| Armament | 3 × 18 in (46 cm) torpedo tubes |
|
Kobben (renamed to A-1 in 1913) was the first submarine of the Royal Norwegian Navy.[1] It was delivered on 28 November 1909. The boat was stricken in 1926 and scrapped in 1933. It was succeeded
by the A class.
References
- ^ David Miller (2004). The illustrated directory of submarines of the world. Greenwich Editions. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-86288-613-9.
