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HDMS Nordkaperen (S321)

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History
Denmark
NameNordkaperen
Laid down4 March 1966
Launched18 December 1969
Commissioned22 December 1970
Decommissioned2 February 2004
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeNarhvalen-class submarine
Displacement
  • 450 long tons (457 t) surfaced
  • 500 long tons (508 t) submerged
Length43.9 m (144 ft)
Beam4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
Range
  • 4,200 nmi (7,800 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h) surfaced
  • 228 nmi (422 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
Test depth100 m (330 ft)
Complement4 officers, 18 enlisted
Armament

HDMS Nordkaperen (S321) was a Narhvalen-class submarine of the Royal Danish Navy. She was built to the German Type 205 design at the naval dockyard in Copenhagen where she was laid down on 4 March 1966. She was launched on 18 December 1969, and was commissioned into the Royal Danish Navy on 22 December 1970. In 1994, Nordkaperen and sister ship Narhvalen were modified to bring their technical performance more in line with the Royal Danish Navy's newer Tumleren class. Nordkaperen was decommissioned on 2 February 2004.

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References

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  • Balsved, Johnny E. (11 February 2005). "Narhvalen Class (1970-2004)". Retrieved 12 September 2009.