Delfinen-class submarine

	Springeren at the Aalborg Maritime Museum, Denmark, 2006
Class overview
Builders	Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen, (Project UB51)
Operators	Royal Danish Navy
Built	1954–1964
In commission	1961–1990
Completed	4
Retired	4
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	573 long tons (582 t) surfaced; 649 long tons (659 t) submerged;
Length	53.9 m (176 ft 10 in)
Beam	4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Draught	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × B&W 1,200 hp (895 kW) diesel engines; 2 × BBC 2,100 hp (1,566 kW) electric motors; 2 shafts;
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced; 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) submerged;
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph)
Complement	33 (7 officers, 26 men)
Armament	4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 8 × torpedoes;

The Delfinen class submarines were the last class of submarines of the Royal Danish Navy designed and built entirely by Danish architects. The first three boats of the class were financed by Denmark. The fourth was financed by the United States (where it was known as SS-554) under the Cost Share program.

Ships

Delfinen, launched 4 May 1956, commissioned 1 August 1961, decommissioned 2 August 1983, sold for scrapping 11 September 1984.^[2]
Spækhuggeren, launched 20 February 1957, commissioned 1 August 1961, decommissioned 31 July 1989, sold for scrapping, 3 December 1991.^[3]
Tumleren, launched 22 May 1958, commissioned 1 August 1961, decommissioned 6 August 1981, sold for scrapping 7 September 1982.^[4]
Springeren, launched 22 April 1963, commissioned 22 October 1964, decommissioned 31 March 1990 and handed over to the Naval Museum in Aalborg.^[5]

References

Notes

^ "Delfinen class (1961-1990)". navalhistory.dk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Delfinen (1961-1983)". navalhistory.dk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Spækhuggeren (1959-1989)". navalhistory.dk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Tumleren (1961-1981)". navalhistory.dk. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Springeren (1964-1990)". navalhistory.dk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Bibliography

"Flådens skibe og fartøjer" 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter, Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)
U-både gennem 75 år - Det danske ubådsvåben 1909-84, by Hans Chr. Bjerg, Hans Chr. Dahlerup Koch and P. B. Nielsen, Forlaget Forum, 1984

[navalhistory.dk-1] "Delfinen class (1961-1990)". navalhistory.dk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Delfinen (1961-1983)". navalhistory.dk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Spækhuggeren (1959-1989)". navalhistory.dk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Tumleren (1961-1981)". navalhistory.dk. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] "Springeren (1964-1990)". navalhistory.dk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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