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DELFINEN (1961-1983)
(In English: The Dolphin)

Undervandsbåden DELFINEN

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

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Classification

Type:

Submarine

Class:

DELFINEN Class

Other Ships
in Class:

S327 SPÆKHUGGEREN
S328
TUMLEREN
S329
SPRINGEREN

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Specifications

Built by:

The Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen

Design:

The Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen, project UB51

Laid down:

July 1, 1954

Launched:

May 4, 1956

Commissioned:

August 1, 1961

Decommissioned:

August 2, 1983

Pennant Number:

S326

Int'l Call Sign:

OUCA

Displacement:

573 tons - surface
649 tons - submerged

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

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53.90 m

4.70 m

4.00 m

Complement:

33 men (7 officers, and 26 ratings and enlisted)

Propulsion:

2 ea B&W Diesel engines 1,200 Hp
2 ea BBC Electro engines 2,100 Hp
2 ea Propellers

Range:

4,000 nautical miles at 8.5 knots

Armament:

4 ea 533 mm Torpedo tubes, fore (8 torpedoes totally)

Speed:

13.5 knots - surface
16.0 knots - submerged

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History

Date:

Military Service:

September 16, 1958

Temporarily commissioned for first sea trial

February 11, 1967

Adopted by the Vejlby/Strib community

October 1972
- December 1972

Became the first Danish sub ever to join the NATO Standing Naval Forces Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT)

July 1974
- September 1974

Joined the STANAVFORLANT

October 1979
- November 1979

Joined the STANAVFORLANT

September 11, 1984

Sold for scrapping

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Commanders

Date:

Commanding Officer:

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n/a

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Notes

None

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More Photos

Ubåden DELFINEN søsættes fra Orlogsværftet

The submarine DELFINEN is launched from the Naval Dockyard May 4, 1956.
(Photo: Archives of the Royal Danish Naval Museum)

Ubåden DELFINEN i Københavns Havn

DELFINEN is here seen in the Copenhagen harbor.
(Photo: Archives of the Royal Danish Naval Museum)

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Sources:

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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

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography

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or other information on this ship?

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please e-mail me, enclosures are welcome.
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INDEX OF
NAVY SHIPS

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B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

Y

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