Zwaardvis 1945
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| riveted pressure hull | ||||||
| Zwaardvis (ex-Talent) | P322, O29, O3, S814 | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow, UK | 3/1943 | 17/7/1943 | 12/1943 | stricken 12/1962 |
| welded pressure hull | ||||||
| Zeehond (ex-Tapir) | O31, O5, S813 | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow, UK | 3/1943 | 21/8/1944 | 12/1944 // 6/1948 | to United Kingdom 6/1953 (Tapir) |
| Tijgerhaai (ex-Tarn) | P336, O28, O2, S812 | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow, UK | 6/1943 | 29/11/1944 | 4/1945 | stricken 9/1965 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1090 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1319 - 1327 / 1571 |
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Length, m |
83.3 - 83.4 |
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Breadth, m |
8.10 |
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Draught, m |
4.47 - 4.52 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Vickers diesels / 2 electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
2500 / 1450 |
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Max speed, kn |
15.25 / 9 |
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Fuel, t |
Zwaardvis, Zeehond: diesel oil 129 - 132, maximally 215 - 218 Tijgerhaai: diesel oil 129 - 132 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
Zwaardvis, Zeehond: 11000(10) / Tijgerhaai: 8000(10) / |
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Armament |
Zwaardvis: 11 - 533 TT (6 bow, 2 ext bow, 3 ext stern, 17 torpedoes or 12 Ì2 mines), 1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk XII, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Zeehond, Tijgerhaai: 11 - 533 TT (6 bow, 2 ext bow, 3 ext stern, 17 torpedoes or 12 M2 mines), 1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk XXII, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon |
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Sensors |
type 267W radar, sonars |
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Complement |
61 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
Zwaardvis: 95 Zeehond, Tijgerhaai: 110 |
Ship project history: British T-class (3rd group) submarines, transferred to Dutch Navy even before completion. Under reached arrangement, it was planned to transfer three submarines of the given class, but finally only two were transferred, and instead of the third 2 submarines of U class were offered. Two another submarines of "T" class (2nd and 3rd series) were delivered in 1948 but soon in 1953 returned to UK. Zeehond was equipped by a snorkel
Modernizations: 1961, Tijgerhaai: - 5 - 533 TT (2 ext bow, 3 ext stern), 12 torpedoes at all.
Naval service: No significant events.
sister-ship HMS Tireless 1956
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