HNLMS Potvis (S804)

	Potvis
History
Netherlands
Name	Potvis
Namesake	Sperm whale
Builder	Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam
Laid down	17 September 1962
Launched	12 January 1965
Commissioned	2 November 1965
Decommissioned	18 June 1992
Identification	S 804
Motto	Fearsome in battle
Fate	Broken up and scrapped in 1994
General characteristics
Class and type	Dolfijn-class submarine
Displacement	1140 tons standard; 1509 tons surfaced; 1831 tons submerged;
Length	78.3 m (256 ft 11 in)
Beam	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draught	5 m (16 ft 5 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;

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

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