HNLMS Zeehond (S809)

Zeehond in the North Sea, 1962
History
Netherlands
NameZeehond
BuilderRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Laid down30 December 1954
Launched20 February 1960
Commissioned16 March 1961
Decommissioned11 January 1990
FateScrapped 1997
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

Zeehond (Dutch: Seal) was a Dolfijn-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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