HNLMS Zwaardvis

HNLMS Zwaardvis (S806)
HNLMS Zwaardvis
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History
Netherlands
NameZwaardvis
NamesakeSwordfish
BuilderRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Yard numberRDM-320
Laid down14 July 1966
Launched2 July 1970
Commissioned18 August 1972
Decommissioned1994
IdentificationS806
MottoThrough struggle for freedom
FateScrapped, 2006
General characteristics [1][2]*
Class and typeZwaardvis-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2350 tons surfaced
  • 2620 tons submerged
Length66.92 m (219 ft 7 in)
Beam8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
  • 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Complement65-67
Armament6 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes

HNLMS Zwaardvis (S806) (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋaːrtfɪs] ; English: Swordfish) was a Zwaardvis-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

  1. ^ "Dutch Submarines: The Zwaardvis submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ^ A.H.A.P. van den Enden, A. Goedhart en P. Hamaker, Herinneringsboek Hr. Ms. Zwaardvis (PDF) (in Dutch), RDM-collectie Johan Journée, p. 4, retrieved 23 April 2018