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Designed by:

Johnny E. Balsved

D Class (1926-1946)
(In English: n/a)

6 Danish submarines at sea in the prewar period.
 In front are the two D Class subs, DRYADEN to the right and DAPHNE.
Behind are 2 subs of the C Class (BELLONA in front), and in the background one could catch a glimpse og 2 subs of the B Class.
(Photo: Archives of the Royal Danish Naval Museum)

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Classification

Type:

Submarines

Class:

D Class

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

D1

DAPHNE

12/09/1925

10/04/1926

08/22/1946

D2

DRYADEN

06/03/1926

09/01/1927

08/22/1946

Comments to the Class

The torpedo armament with 6 torpedo tubes was quite heavy for a submarine of this size, and the planed armament raised a lot of skepticism among submarine designers abroad.

The torpedo tubes in the stern where placed outside the pressure hull and could only be reloaded on the surface.

Specifications

Built by:

The Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen

Design:

The Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen

Displacement:

308 tons - surface
381 tons - submerged

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

49.10 m

5.22 m

2.51 m

Complement:

18 men (War time crew: 24 men)

Propulsion:

2 ea Diesel engines - 900 Hp
2 ea Electro engines - 400 Hp
2 ea Propellers

Range:

n/a

Armament:

6 ea 45 cm Torpedo tubes (4 fore and 2 aft)
1 ea 75 mm Gun
1 ea 20 mm Gun
1 ea 8 mm Machine gun

Speed:

13.4 knob - surface
7.0 knob - submerged

Additional Notes

Both subs were shuttled in Copenhagen on August 29, 1943. Later salvaged, but not in service with the Germans.

Located at Holmen in May 1945, but further repair was abandoned. Both subs were sold for scrapping in November, 1946.

More Photos

The submarine DAPHNE.
(Photo: Archives of the Royal Danish Naval Museum)

The submarine DRYADEN.
(Photo: Archives of the Royal Danish Naval Museum)

Sources:

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Da Danmarks Flaade blev sænket, by F. H. Kjølsen, Commander s.g., H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen, 1945

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

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U-både gennem 75 år - Det danske ubådsvåben 1909-84, by Hans Chr. Bjerg, Hans Chr. Dahlerup Koch and P. B. Nielsen, Forlaget Forum, 1984

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Vore orlogsskibe fra halvfemserne til nu, by Kay Larsen, Nyt Nordisk Forlag/Arnold Busck, 1932

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Vore Undervandsbåde gennem 50 år (1909-1959), by Commander s.g. R. Steen Steensen, Marinehistorisk Selskabs Skrift no. 5, forlaget Ejnar Munksgaard, 1960

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography