HNLMS Bruinvis
HNLMS Bruinvis (S810) is a Walrus-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She entered service in 1994 as the fourth and final submarine of the Walrus class, after HNLMS Walrus, Zeeleeuw and Dolfijn.[2] Bruinvis has been deployed both for naval exercises and in combat operations around the world. As of December 2015 the submarine was in active service.
 HNLMS Bruinvis (S810) in at Quay 15 in Tallinn 18 October 2014 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Bruinvis |
| Namesake | Harbour porpoise |
| Builder | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam |
| Yard number | RDM-353 |
| Laid down | 14 April 1988 |
| Launched | 25 April 1992 |
| Commissioned | 5 July 1994 |
| Identification | S810 |
| Motto |
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| Status | In active service as of 2015 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Walrus-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 67.179 m (220.40 ft) |
| Beam | 8.4 m (28 ft) |
| Draught | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric (3,132 kW) |
| Speed | |
| Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Complement | 55 |
| Armament | Mark 48 torpedoes Harpoon missiles |
Ship history
Bruinvis was laid down on 14 April 1988 at the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij ("Rotterdam Dry Dock Company") yard in Rotterdam.[2] The christening and launching took place four years later on 25 April 1992 by the wife of the Secretary of State for Defense at the time, Mrs. J.M. baroness van Voorst tot Voorst - Bloys van Treslong. Bruinvis—like sister ship Dolfijn—was built in the Scheepsbouwloods, transported to the ship lift and launched via the boat lift. On 5 July 1994 the ship was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy and put into service.[3]
A fire on board sister ship Walrus during her construction delayed the construction of the other three submarines of the Walrus class, which meant that Bruinvis went later into service than expected.[3]
In 2016 Bruinvis docked in Gibraltar as part of a mission, it also marked the first docking of a Dutch submarine to Gibraltar in over a decade.[4]
Bruinvis took part in Operation Ocean Shield alongside HNLMS Rotterdam in 2011 and 2012.[5]
HNLMS Bruinvis
HNLMS Bruinvis name plate
References
- "Submarines". Netherlands Ministry of Defence. 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- Defensie, Ministerie van (2018-04-09). "Zr. Ms. Bruinvis". www.defensie.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- "Bouwnummer RDM-353, Hr. Ms. "Bruinvis", 1994, onderzeeboot". www.rdm-archief.nl. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- "A rare Dutch visitor sails into port". www.chronicle.gi. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- "Hr. Ms. Rotterdam en Hr. Ms. Bruinvis terug in Den Helder (fotoserie)". www.rd.nl. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
Sources
- de Bles, Harry; Boven, Graddy; Homburg, Leon (2006). Onderzeeboten!. Zaltbommel/Den Helder: Aprilis/Marinemuseum. ISBN 978-9059941304.
- Nooteboom, S.G. (2001). Deugdelijke Schepen: marinescheepsbouw 1945-1995. Europese Bibliotheek. ISBN 9789028826373.
- W.H.E., van Amstel (1991). De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine vanaf 1945. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 978-9060139974.