HNLMS Zeehond (S809)

Zeehond in the North Sea, 1962
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History
Netherlands
NameZeehond
BuilderRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Laid down30 December 1954
Launched20 February 1960
Commissioned16 March 1961
Decommissioned11 January 1990
FateScrapped 1997
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

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

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