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Edited and
Designed by:

Johnny E. Balsved

NARHVALEN (1970-2003)
(In English: The Narwhal)

Submarine NARHVALEN
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)

Classification

Type:

Submarine

Class:

NARHVALEN Class

Other Ships
in Class:

S321 NORDKAPEREN (1970- )

Specifications

Built by:

The Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen

Design:

Ingenieurkontor Lübeck, Germany

Laid down:

February 16, 1965

Launched:

September 10, 1968

Commissioned:

February 27, 1970

Decommissioned:

October 16, 2003

Pennant Number:

S320

Int'l Call Sign:

OUCG

Displacement:

453 tons
509 tons - submerged

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

-

44.0 m

4.55 m

3.98 m

Complement:

19 - 21 men (6 officers and 13 ratings and enlisted)

Propulsion:

2 ea MTU Diesel Engines 1,100 Hp
1 ea Siemens Electro Engines 1,500 Hp
1 ea Propeller

Range:

n/a

Armament:

8 ea 533 mm Torpedo Tubes

Speed:

10 knots - surface
17 knots - submerged

History

Date:

Military Service:

September 9, 1970
- September 10, 1970

The submarine is reported missing in the Skagerak during a routine dive.

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November 1971
- December 1971

On a 41 days patrol from the Baltic area to the Faeroe Islands and return, being submerged for 95% of the time. The longest patrol so far by a Danish submarine.

October 1990
- November 1990

Joining the STANAVFORLANT

Commanders

Date:

Commanding Officer:

April 3, 1970
- November 4, 1970

Lieutenant Commander Peer C. H. Rasmussen

September 1, 1971
- September 4, 1972

Lieutenant Commander Peer C. H. Rasmussen

Notes

None

Sources:

&

Danske Søofficerer 1933-1982, edited by S. E. Pontoppidan and J. Teisen, published by Søe-Lieutenant-Selskabet, Copenhagen, 1984

&

Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter,  Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography