HNLMS Zwaardvis

HNLMS *Zwaardvis* (S806)
	HNLMS Zwaardvis
History
Netherlands
Name	Zwaardvis
Namesake	Swordfish
Builder	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Yard number	RDM-320
Laid down	14 July 1966
Launched	2 July 1970
Commissioned	18 August 1972
Decommissioned	1994
Identification	S806
Motto	Through struggle for freedom
Fate	Scrapped, 2006
General characteristics *
Class and type	Zwaardvis-class submarine
Displacement	2350 tons surfaced; 2620 tons submerged;
Length	66.92 m (219 ft 7 in)
Beam	8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught	7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	3 × diesel engines 4,200 shp (3,132 kW); 1 × 5,100 shp (3,803 kW) electric motor;
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced; 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged;
Complement	65-67
Armament	6 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes

HNLMS Zwaardvis (S806) (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋaːrtfɪs] ^ⓘ; English: Swordfish) was a Zwaardvis-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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