| History | |
|---|---|
 Denmark | |
| Name | UC1 Freya |
| Builder | Peter Madsen, Copenhagen |
| Laid down | 2001 |
| Launched | 4 May 2002 |
| In service | 2002 [1] |
| Out of service | 2006 |
| Fate | Sunk as artificial reef, August 2008 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 4 tonnes (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons) [2] |
| Length | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) [1] |
| Beam | 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) [1] |
| Propulsion | 3.1 kW (4.2 bhp) (Electric) [1] |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 2 [2] |
Freya or UC1 Freya[3] (in Danish: Freja)[4] was the first private Danish submarine, and thus first amateur electric sub in Denmark.[1][2] It was built by Peter Madsen and Claus Nørregaard[2] in 2001–2002, as a demonstrator to try submarine technology. Having made over 500 dives, it was decommissioned, as it was not designed for a long service life. It was decommissioned in 2006 after UC2 Kraka had been worked up. The submarine was then docked and allowed to decay. Final decontamination was done, and it was towed out to sea by UC3 Nautilus, in August 2008, and sunk as an artificial reef near Copenhagen.[5][6][7][3] Freya is named after the Norse goddess of fertility and love.[8]
- ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference
Ingeniøren-2005-04-28was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d Martine Lind Pedersen (21 February 2004). "Gør det selv-ubåd nummer to" (in Danish). Politiken.dk.
- ^ a b Jonathan Hepburn (22 August 2017). "Peter Madsen: Did a Danish entrepreneur sink his homemade submarine with a journalist aboard?". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Ingeniøren-2002-10-01was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "UC3 Nautilus Homepage, FAQ". uc3nautilus.dk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Peter Madsen, email notice, "[PSUBS-MAILIST] UC3 Nautilus at sea with UC1 Freya...", 10 Aug 2008
- ^ "Subshop". Go Deep. Season 1. Episode 15. 16 April 2009.
- ^ Tharrsica Kankesan (1 May 2005). "Ubåd med to hjerter" (in Danish). Ingeniøren.