HNLMS Dolfijn (S808)

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Dolfijn
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameDolfijn
Namesake Dolphin
Builder Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Laid down30 December 1954
Launched20 May 1959
Commissioned16 December 1960
Decommissioned29 April 1982 [1]
IdentificationS 808
MottoI will go first
FateSold for scrap 1985 [2]
General characteristics [3]
Class and type Dolfijn-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

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

Ship history

Dolfijn in 1960 Proefvaart onderzeeboot Hr.Ms. Dolfijn (S808) (2158 016716).jpg
Dolfijn in 1960

The submarine was laid down on 30 December 1954 at the Rotterdamse Droogdok Mij shipyard in Rotterdam and launched on 20 May 1959. 16 December 1960 she was commissioned in the Dutch navy. [4]

In March 1962 the boat and Zeeleeuw where send to the west coast of the US to show the flag. After this Dolfijn, Zeeleeuw and a number of destroyers were sent to Netherlands New Guinea because of rising tension between the Netherlands and Indonesia. [5] When the situation calmed down, she returned to the Netherlands. [4] In 1963 Toulouse was visited for testing of a new type of torpedo tube. [4] In May 1964 Dolfijn participated in an exercise called Long Look held between Canada and Greenland. [4] In January 1968 Dolfijn and Potvis left the port of Den Helder for a war simulation in the northern Atlantic Ocean that would last 5 weeks. [4]

In May 1970 an international exercise called Rusty Nut is held where the boat participated in. Later that year in September she participated in the NATO exercise Northern Wedding. [4] In early 1971 she practiced with her sister Zeehond in the Bay of Biscay. [4] In September 1976 she participated in the NATO exercise Team Work. In July 1978 Dolfijn, Zeehond, Potvis and Zwaardvis practiced firing exercises. [4]

Aerial view of Dolfijn De onderzeeboot Hr.Ms. Dolfijn (S808, 1960-1982) (2097 039 076857).jpg
Aerial view of Dolfijn

In July 1976 Dolfijn, together with the frigates Tromp, Van Nes, Van Galen, the destroyers Holland, Zeeland and the replenishment ship Poolster visited New York in commemoration of the city's 200 years anniversary. [6]

On 29 April 1982 the boat was decommissioned. [1] On 22 July 1985 the boat was sold to be scrapped at the yard of the Heuvelman in Puttershoek. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jaarverslag 1982 - De Onderzeedienst" (PDF). Klaar Voor Onderwater (in Dutch). No. 8. Den Helder: Onderzeedienst Reünistenvereniging. May 1984. p. 6.
  2. ↑ "Afscheid van Hr.Ms. "Dolfijn"" (PDF). Klaar Voor Onderwater (in Dutch). No. 12. Den Helder: Onderzeedienst Reünistenvereniging. October 1985. p. 5.
  3. ↑ "Dutch Submarines: The Dolfijn submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Dutch Submarines: The submarine Dolfijn". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Jan Willem van Waning, J. (September 2006). "Rond de wereld in 10 maanden - Met Hr.Ms. "Dolfijn" naar Nieuw Guinea in 1962" (PDF). Klaar Voor Onderwater (in Dutch). Vol. 29, no. 97. Den Helder: Onderzeedienst Reünistenvereniging. pp. 4–8.
  6. ↑ "Poolster bevoorradingsschip". www.marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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