HNLMS Dolfijn (S808)

	Dolfijn
History
Netherlands
Name	Dolfijn
Namesake	Dolphin
Builder	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Laid down	30 December 1954
Launched	20 May 1959
Commissioned	16 December 1960
Decommissioned	29 April 1982
Identification	S 808
Motto	I will go first
Fate	Sold for scrap 1985
General characteristics
Class and type	Dolfijn-class submarine
Displacement	1140 tons standard; 1530 tons surfaced; 1830 tons submerged;
Length	79.5 m (260 ft 10 in)
Beam	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draught	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × 1,250 bhp (932 kW) diesel engines; 2 × 2,200 bhp (1,641 kW) electric motors;
Speed	14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) surfaced; 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged;
Complement	67
Armament	4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes; 4 × 21 in stern torpedo tubes;

HNLMS Dolfijn (Dutch: Dolphin) was a Dolfijn-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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