NAVYPEDIA

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Sælen 2003 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Tumleren (ex-Utvær)	S322	359	Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany	24.3.1965	30.6.1965	1.12.1965 // 10.1989	stricken 8.2004
Sælen (ex-Uthaug)	S323	360	Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany	31.5.1965	8.10.1965	16.2.1966 // 9.7.1990	stricken 12.2004
Springeren (ex-Kya)	S324	352	Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany	26.5.1963	20.2.1964	15.6.1964 // 7.1991	stricken 11.2004

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	412
Displacement normal, t	459 / 524
Length, m	46.6
Breadth, m	4.60
Draught, m	4.58
No of shafts	1
Machinery	2 MTU 12V493 AZ80 diesel-generators, 1 electric motor
Power, h. p.	1200 / 1700
Max speed, kts	13.5 / 17
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	5000(8) snorkel / 141(6)
Armament	8 - 533 TT (bow, 8 Tp61-3)
Electronic equipment	Scanter radar, PSU-83 sonar suite, Sealion ECM suite, D3 CCS
Complement	17
Diving depth operational, m	190

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Project history

Former Norwegian Type 207 submarines, purchased in 1986, refitted, re-motorized, lengthened by 1.6m and modernized before re-commission under Danish flag.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Sælen sank 3.12.1990 ubder tow without crew, raised 17.12.1990 and returned to service in September 1993.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.