HSwMS Sjölejonet (Sle)

For other ships with the same name, see HSwMS Sjölejonet.
HSwMS Sjölejonet being launched on 29 June 1967
History
Sweden
NameSjölejonet
NamesakeSjölejonet
Ordered1965
BuilderKarlskrona
Launched29 June 1967
Commissioned16 December 1968
Decommissioned1997
Motto
  • In omnia paratus
  • (Ready for anything)
Nickname(s)Sle
FateSold to Singapore in 1997
Singapore
NameConqueror
NamesakeConqueror
Acquired28 May 1999
Commissioned26 June 2004
Decommissioned25 November 2024
HomeportChangi
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement
  • 1,130 t (1,112 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,210 t (1,191 long tons) submerged
Length50.5 m (165 ft 8 in)
Beam6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Hedemora Diesel generators
  • 1 × electric motor
  • 1 shaft
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement25 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes

HSwMS Sjölejonet (Sle), (Sw. meaning sea lion), was the second ship of the Swedish submarine class Sjöormen, project name A11.[1]

Development

The planning of the class included a number of different AIP solutions including nuclear propulsion. However, the ships where finally completed with for the time extremely large batteries. The ship was a single-hulled submarine, with hull shape influenced by the American experimental submarine USS Albacore. The hull was covered with rubber tiles to reduce the acoustic signature (anechoic tiles), at this time a pioneer technology. The Sjöormen class also pioneered the use of an x-shaped (as opposed to cross-shaped) rudder as a standard (as opposed to experimental) feature.[2]

Service in Sweden

The submarine served in the Swedish Navy for almost 30 years and was then sold to Singapore in 1997 together with its four sister ships.

Service in Singapore

HSwMS Sjöbjörnen was renamed RSS Conqueror after Singapore acquired the boat on 28 May 1999. She was commissioned into the Republic of Singapore Navy on 26 June 2004 after a major refit. As of 25 November 2024, she was decommissioned after 20 years of service.

References

  1. ^ "HMS Sjöbjörnen (Sbj)", Wikipedia (in Swedish), 2019-09-18, retrieved 2020-07-29
  2. ^ "CHALLENGER CLASS SUBMARINE". Ministry of Defense Singapore. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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