Dolfijn 1942
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Dolfijn (ex-P47) | O1 | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow, UK | 1941 | 27.7.1942 | 10.1942 | training hulk 12.1946 |
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Displacement standard, t |
540 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
646 / 732 |
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Length, m |
60.0 |
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Breadth, m |
4.90 |
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Draught, m |
3.87 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Paxman-Ricardo diesel-generators, 2 electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
615 / 825 |
|
Max speed, kts |
11.25 / 10 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 55 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
4050(10) / 30(9) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 4 - 533 TT (bow, 8) |
|
Electronic equipment |
type 286PW or type 291W radar, type 129, type 138 sonars |
|
Complement |
36 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 60 |
Project history: British U-class (2nd group) submarine, transferred to Dutch Navy 25.9.1942 even before completion.
Transfer of second submarine of this class P66 (later Varne) was scheduled. She has had time to been named Haai but after 29.10.1942 onboard of transport Abosso 29 submariners directed for her acceptance were died, and transfer have refused.
Modernizations: 1942 - 1944: can carry 6 M2 mines instead of torpedoes, - 1 x 1 - 76/40; + 1 x 1 - 76/45 20cwt QF Mk II
Naval service: Dolfijn was stricken in December, 1946 then she was used as training hulk and sold for scrap only in May, 1952.
Dolfijn
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