HDMS Narhvalen (S320)

HDMS Narhvalen (S320) was the lead ship of her class of submarine for the Royal Danish Navy. She was built to the German Type 205 design at the naval dockyard in Copenhagen where she was laid down on 16 February 1965. She was launched on 10 September 1968, and was commissioned into the Royal Danish Navy on 27 February 1970. In 1994, Narhvalen and sister ship Nordkaperen were modified to bring their technical performance more in line with the Royal Danish Navy's newer Tumleren class. Narhvalen was decommissioned on 16 October 2003.

History
Denmark
NameNarhvalen
Laid down16 February 1965
Launched10 September 1968
Commissioned27 February 1970
Decommissioned16 October 2003
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeNarhvalen-class submarine
Displacement
  • 450 long tons (457 t) surfaced
  • 500 long tons (508 t) submerged
Length43.9 m (144 ft)
Beam4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
Range
  • 4,200 nmi (7,800 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h) surfaced
  • 228 nmi (422 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
Test depth100 m (330 ft)
Complement4 officers, 18 enlisted
Armament

References
  • Balsved, Johnny E. (11 February 2005). "Narhvalen Class (1970-2004)". Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  • Balsved, Johnny E. (20 October 2002). "Ubåden NARHVALEN eftersøges (1970)". Retrieved 6 June 2018.



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