&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Hr.Ms._Dolfijn_in_de_Noorse_fjorden_nabij_Brekke_(2009_199604-01073).jpg) Dolfijn in 1996
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| History | |
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| Name | Dolfijn |
| Namesake | Dolphin |
| Operator |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Builder | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij |
| Yard number | 352 |
| Laid down | 12 June 1986 |
| Launched | 25 April 1990 |
| Commissioned | 29 June 1993 |
| Identification | S808 |
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| Status | In active service as of November 2023 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Walrus-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 68 m (223 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric (3,132 kW) |
| Speed | |
| Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament | Mark 48 torpedoes and Harpoon missiles |
HNLMS Dolfijn (S808) is a Walrus-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She entered service in 1993 as the third submarine of the Walrus class, after HNLMS Walrus and HNLMS Zeeleeuw.[1] Dolfijn has been deployed both for naval exercises and in combat operations around the world. Furthermore, the submarine plays an important role by performing intelligence operations.[2]
- ^ Defensie, Ministerie van. "Zr. Ms. Dolfijn". www.defensie.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Defensie, Ministerie van (30 November 2015). "Onderzeeboten". www.defensie.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.