Daphne 1940
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Daphne | D1 | Orlogsværftets, København | 11.1923 | 9.12.1925 | 10.1926 | scuttled 29.8.1943 | |
Dryaden | D2 | Orlogsværftets, København | 12.1924 | 3.6.1926 | 9.1927 | scuttled 29.8.1943 |
Displacement standard, t |
300 |
Displacement normal, t |
308 / 381 |
Length, m |
49.0 |
Breadth, m |
5.22 |
Draught, m |
2.51 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Burmeister & Wain diesels / 2 Titan electric motors |
Power, h. p. |
900 / 400 |
Max speed, kts |
13.4 / 6.8 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 75/32 M24, 1 x 1 - 20/56 Madsen, 6 - 450 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 6) |
Complement |
24 |
Diving depth operational, m |
Project history: Design was developed by Danish Admiralty on the basis of previous class, but with more perfect hull form and other TTs arrangement.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Both submarines were scuttled by crews 29.8.1943 at Copenhagen.
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