Tumleren 2000
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Tumleren (ex-Utvær) | S322 | 359 | Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany | 24.3.1965 | 30.6.1965 | 1.12.1965 // 10.1989 | stricken 8.2004 |
Sælen (ex-Uthaug) | S323 | 360 | Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany | 31.5.1965 | 8.10.1965 | 16.2.1966 // 9.7.1990 | stricken 12.2004 |
Springeren (ex-Kya) | S324 | 352 | Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany | 26.5.1963 | 20.2.1964 | 15.6.1964 // 7.1991 | stricken 11.2004 |
Displacement standard, t |
412 |
Displacement normal, t |
459 / 524 |
Length, m |
46.6 |
Breadth, m |
4.60 |
Draught, m |
4.58 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
2 MTU 12V493 AZ80 diesel-generators, 1 electric motor |
Power, h. p. |
1200 / 1700 |
Max speed, kts |
13.5 / 17 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(8) snorkel / 141(6) |
Armament |
8 - 533 TT (bow, 8 Tp61-3) |
Electronic equipment | Scanter radar, PSU-83 sonar suite, Sealion ECM suite, D3 CCS |
Complement |
17 |
Diving depth operational, m | 190 |
Project history: Former Norwegian Type 207 submarines, purchased in 1986, refitted, re-motorized, lengthened by 1.6m and modernized before re-commission under Danish flag.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Sælen sank 3.12.1990 ubder tow without crew, raised 17.12.1990 and returned to service in September 1993.
Sælen 2003
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2019