HNLMS Dolfijn (S808)

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Dolfijn.
Dolfijn
History
Netherlands
NameDolfijn
NamesakeDolphin
BuilderRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Laid down30 December 1954
Launched20 May 1959
Commissioned16 December 1960
Decommissioned29 April 1982
IdentificationS 808
MottoI will go first
FateSold for scrap 1985
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeDolfijn-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1140 tons standard
  • 1530 tons surfaced
  • 1830 tons submerged
Length79.5 m (260 ft 10 in)
Beam7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draught4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) surfaced
  • 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
Complement67
Armament
  • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes
  • 4 × 21 in stern torpedo tubes

HNLMS Dolfijn (Dutch: Dolphin) was a Dolfijn-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

  1. ^ "Dutch Submarines: The Dolfijn submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2013.