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SÆLEN (1990-2004)
(In English: The Seal)

SÆLEN is here seen in Bahrain, June 2003.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

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Classification

Type:

Submarine

Class:

TUMLEREN Class

Other Ships
in Class:

S322 TUMLEREN (1989-2004)
S324 SPRINGEREN (1991-2004)

Specifications

Built by:

Rheinstahl-Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany

Design:

Ingenieurkontor Lübeck, Germany - Type 207

Laid down:

May 31, 1965

Launched:

October 3, 1965

Commissioned:

October 10, 1990 - ex. KNM UTHAUG

Decommissioned:

December 21, 2004

Pennant Number:

S323

Int'l Call Sign:

OUCJ

Displacement:

370 tons
435 tons - submerged

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

-

47.20 m

4.70 m

3.80 m

Complement:

24 men

Propulsion:

2 ea MTU Diesel engines 1,100 Hp
1 ea Electro motor 1,700 Hp
1 ea Propeller

Range:

n/a

Armament:

8 ea 533 mm Torpedo tubes

Speed:

10 knots - surface
17 knots - submerged

History

Date:

Military Service:

1965-1990

Commissioned in the Royal Norwegian Navy

July 11, 1990

Purchased by the Royal Danish Navy (RDN)

October 10, 1990

Entered active service in the RDN

December 4, 1990

Sank during a towing from Copenhagen to Aarhus

December 17, 1990

Salvaged by the German floating crane ROLAND and brought to Aarhus for repair

August 10, 1993

Diving approval issued and the sub is recommis-sioned

December 21, 2004

Handed over to the Royal Danish Naval Museum

Commanders

Date:

Commanding Officer:

 -

n/a

Notes

None

More Photos

The submarine SÆLEN is here seen departing Naval Base Frederikshavn enroute to join the NATO Task Force in the Mediterranean area in 2002.
In the background you could see the mine layer MØEN.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

The submarine SÆLEN is here seen entering Holmen in Copenhagen.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

Sources:

&

Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter,  Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography