HNoMS Kobben (1909)

Class overview
Name	Kobben (A-1)
Builders	Krupp Germania shipyard at Kiel, Germany
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy
Preceded by	No preceding class of submarine
Succeeded by	Norwegian A-class submarine
In service	1909–1926
Completed	HNoMS Kobben (A-1)
General characteristics
Displacement	206 t (203 long tons) ↑; 259 t (255 long tons) ↓;
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

The 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 Norwegian A-class submarine.

References

^ David Miller (2004). The illustrated directory of submarines of the world. Greenwich Editions. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-86288-613-9.

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[directory-1] David Miller (2004). The illustrated directory of submarines of the world. Greenwich Editions. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-86288-613-9.

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