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| A Zwaardvis class boat in action, picture from the web. |
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| A Zwaardvis class boat in action, picture from the web. |
| Class | Zwaardvis |
| Build | 1966 - 1972 |
| Length | 66.9 m |
| Width | 8.4 m |
| Maximum depth | 200 m |
| Displacement (surface/submerged) | 2370/2655 ton |
| Crew Size | 67 |
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| Loading of a torpedo, picture taken from the Dutch web site www.dutchsubmarines.com. |
| The Zwaardvis class boats were built after
the Dolfijn class boats. Due to better welding techniques and improved
steel quality, the triple hull design of the Dolfijn class was abandoned.
The Dutch Navy had two Zwaardvis class boats in service (Hr.Ms. Zwaardvis,
Hr.Ms. Tijgerhaai) and two boats were exported to Taiwan (Hai Lung class:
Sea Dragon and Sea Tiger). The two Dutch boats are currently decommissioned
and have just been sold to Malaysia.
Below are some Zwaardvis pictures taken by Ronald Swart in September 2000. Many thanks Ronald! (rjaswart@hotmail.com) |
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| A Zwaardvis class boat at the dock of RDM in Rotterdam, picture by Ronald Swart, September 2000. |
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| Control station inside a Zwaardvis class boat, picture by Ronald Swart, September 2000. |
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| The torpedo room of a Zwaardvis class boat, picture by Ronald Swart, September 2000. |
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| The Zwaardvis being towed to the transport ship that will take it to Malaysia. Picture from the NRC. |
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| One of the Zwaardvis boats inside the transport ship, picture by Ronald Swart, October 2000. |
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| Plans of the Zwaardvis. Drawings taken from the Dutch modelers association. Please buy the original drawings when building this boat!!!! Large picture (8395 x 2845 pixels, 571 kBytes) here. |
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