Zwaardvis-class submarine

For World War II era class of submarines, see Zwaardvisch class submarine.

HNLMS Zwaardvis (at front) and HNLMS Tijgerhaai, the two Zwaardvis-class submarines
Class overview
Name	Zwaardvis class
Builders	Rotterdam DD
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy ROC (Taiwan) Navy
Preceded by	Template:Sclass-
Succeeded by	Template:Sclass-
Subclasses	Template:Sclass-
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	2
Laid up	2
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	2,408 tonnes surfaced 2,640 tonnes Submerged 2,660 t and 2,376 t for Hai Lung
Length	66.9 m (219 ft)
Beam	8.4 m (28 ft)
Draught	7.1 m (23 ft) 6.7 m (22 ft) in Hai Lung
Propulsion	1 shaft from 3 × diesels, 4,200 hp (3,100 kW) 1 × Holec electric motor 5,100 hp (3,800 kW)
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Range	10,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 9 knots (10 mph; 17 km/h)
Test depth	220 m (720 ft) 300 m (980 ft) for Hai Lung
Complement	67 (including 8 officers)
Sensors and processing systems	radar type 1001 Sonar Elodone Octopus, type 20026 towed array, DUUX-5
Armament	6 × 533 mm Tubes bow 20 torpedoes (28 in Hai Lung)

The Zwaardvis-class submarine (Dutch: "Swordfish") is a conventional attack submarine that replaced the Template:Sclass- in the Royal Netherlands Navy. Zwaardvis is based on the U.S. Navy Template:Sclass- with the teardrop hull design. In September 1981 the Republic of China (Taiwan) ordered two modified Zwaardvis-class submarines, the Chien Lung/Hai Lung class. In 1992 a repeat order for another 4 boats was turned down by the Netherlands government because of pressure from the People's Republic of China. The two Dutch boats have been replaced by the Template:Sclass-.

The two decommissioned Dutch boats, Zwaardvis and Tijgerhaai, were loaded onto a ship and transported to PSC-Naval Dockyard, Lumut, Malaysia in anticipation of purchase by the Malaysian Navy in 1997. However, the Malaysian Navy declined the offer and chose the French Template:Sclass2- instead. The two boats are still in Lumut awaiting a buyer and possible refurbishment.

Boats

The Dutch boats were built by the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij and the Taiwanese by Wilton Fijenoord.

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
Zwaardvis	14 July 1966	2 July 1970	18 August 1972	1994
Tijgerhaai	14 July 1966	25 May 1971	20 Oktober 1972	1995
Template:Sclass-
Hai Lung	15 December 1982	6 October 1986	9 October 1987	In service
Hai Hu	December 1982	20 December 1986	9 April 1988	In service

See also

• Archer-class submarine
• Gotland-class submarine
• Hai Lung-class submarine
• Kilo-class submarine
• Scorpène-class submarine
• Sōryū-class submarine
• Type 039A submarine
• Type 212 submarine
• Type 214 submarine

References

• Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995
• page from Dutch submarines