HNLMS Dolfijn (S808)

Dolfijn
History
Netherlands
NameDolfijn
NamesakeDolphin
BuilderRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Yard numberRDM-279
Laid down30 December 1954
Launched20 May 1959
Commissioned16 December 1960
Decommissioned29 April 1982
IdentificationS 808
MottoI will go first
FateSold for scrap 1985
General characteristics
Class & typeDolfijn-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.