HDMS Sælen (S323)

Sælen lifted aboard Grietje for transport
History
Denmark
NameSælen
Laid down31 May 1965
Launched3 October 1965
Commissioned
  • 10 October 1990
  • (Danish navy)
Decommissioned2004
FateMuseum at Holmen, Copenhagen
General characteristics
Class & typeTumleren-class submarine
Displacement370 tons surfaced, 435 tons submerged
Length47.20 m (154.9 ft)
Beam4.70 m (15.4 ft)
Draught3.80 m (12.5 ft)
Propulsiontwo MTU 1,100 hp diesel engines, one 1,700 hp electric motor
Speed10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced, 17 knots (31 km/h) submerged
Complement24 officers and men
Armamenteight 533 mm (21-inch) torpedo tubes, eight torpedoes

HDMS Sælen (S323) (or KDM Sælen ) is one of the three Tumleren-class small coastal submarines of the Royal Danish Navy.