Walrus-class submarine (1953)

Walrus and Zeeleeuw
Class overview
NameWalrus class
BuildersManitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc
Operators Royal Netherlands Navy
Succeeded byZwaardvis class
In service1953–1971
General characteristics [1][2]
TypeDiesel-electric Submarine
Displacement
  • 1,840 t (1,810 long tons) surfaced
  • 2,425 t (2,387 long tons) submerged
Length93.6 m (307 ft 1 in)
Beam8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
Draft4.6 metres (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 propellers
  • 6,500 hp (4,800 kW) surfaced
  • 2,700 hp (2,000 kW) submerged
  • 4 x GMC diesel engines
Speed
  • 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) surfaced
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) submerged
Crew79
Armament

The Walrus class was a class of two submarines that served between 1953 and 1971 in the Royal Netherlands Navy.[3][4] They were former Balao class submarines that were loaned to the Netherlands by the United States under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP).[5]

  1. ^ van Amstel (1991), p. 56.
  2. ^ Jalhay (1982), p. 127.
  3. ^ Raven (1988), p. 179.
  4. ^ Schoonoord (2012), p. 318.
  5. ^ Nooteboom (2001), pp. 36–38.