HNLMS Walrus (1985)

HNLMS Walrus (S802) in 1996
History
Netherlands
NameWalrus
NamesakeWalrus
BuilderRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Yard number348
Laid down11 October 1979
Launched28 October 1985
Completed13 September 1989
Commissioned25 March 1992
Out of service12 October 2023
IdentificationS802
Motto
  • Tand om tand
  • Dutch: A tooth for a tooth
StatusDecommissioned
Badge
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeWalrus-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,450 t (2,411 long tons; 2,701 short tons) surfaced
  • 2,800 t (2,756 long tons; 3,086 short tons) submerged
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)
Complement55
ArmamentMark 48 torpedoes Harpoon missiles

HNLMS Walrus (S802) was a Walrus-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. After a long delay following a serious fire during construction, the submarine entered service in 1992. Walrus was deployed both for naval exercises and in combat operations around the world. She was decommissioned in October 2023.

  1. ^ "Submarines". Netherlands Ministry of Defence. 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.