HNLMS Potvis (S804)

Potvis
History
Netherlands
NamePotvis
NamesakeSperm whale
BuilderWilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam
Laid down17 September 1962
Launched12 January 1965
Commissioned2 November 1965
Decommissioned18 June 1992
IdentificationS 804
MottoFearsome in battle
FateBroken up and scrapped in 1994
General characteristics
Class & typeDolfijn-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1140 tons standard
  • 1509 tons surfaced
  • 1831 tons submerged
Length78.3 m (256 ft 11 in)
Beam7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draught5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) surfaced
  • 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
Complement67
Armament
  • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes
  • 4 × 21 in stern torpedo tubes

Potvis (Dutch: Sperm whale) was a Potvis-class submarine (a modified Dolfijn-class submarine) of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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