HNLMS Dolfijn (1990)

Dolfijn in 1996
History
Netherlands
NameDolfijn
NamesakeDolphin
Operator Royal Netherlands Navy
BuilderRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij
Yard number352
Laid down12 June 1986
Launched25 April 1990
Commissioned29 June 1993
IdentificationS808
Motto
  • Ik zal voor gaan
  • Dutch: I shall go first
StatusIn active service as of November 2023
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General characteristics
Class and typeWalrus-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,350 t surfaced,
  • 2,650 t submerged,
  • 1,900 t standard
Length68 m (223 ft 1 in)
Beam8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Draught7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
PropulsionDiesel-electric (3,132 kW)
Speed
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Test depth300 m (980 ft)
Complement60
ArmamentMark 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]

  1. ^ Defensie, Ministerie van. "Zr. Ms. Dolfijn". www.defensie.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ Defensie, Ministerie van (30 November 2015). "Onderzeeboten". www.defensie.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.