Moray-class submarine

Class overview
NameMoray class
BuildersRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Preceded byZwaardvis class
Costƒ220 million per unit (1989)[1]
Planned2[2]
Cancelled2[2]
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
Length
  • 55.7 metres (183 ft)
  • 64 metres (210 ft)[3]
  • 75.9 metres (249 ft)
Beam6.4 metres (21 ft)[3]
Draft5.5 metres (18 ft)
Propulsion
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[3]
Endurance65 days[4]
Test depth>300 m (980 ft)
Crew26 to 41
Armament6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes

Moray[a] was the name of a proposed new class of submarines developed by the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM).[5][6] While a Moray class submarine was never actually built, the detailed design of the submarine class was fully completed.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Knoop2241989 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Karremann1622016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d Darman (2004), p. 33.
  4. ^ van den Pol (1989), p. 358.
  5. ^ Martijn Delaere (9 June 1989). "De Nederlandse onderzeedienst wordt met opheffing bedreigd". Het Parool (in Dutch).
  6. ^ Schoonoord (2012), p. 291.
  7. ^ Jaime Karremann (14 February 2019). "'Voor nieuwe onderzeeboten zou Defensie nu keuze voor één partij moeten maken'". Marineschepen.nl (in Dutch).


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