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TUMLEREN
(1961-1981)
(In English:
The Porpoise)
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The submarine TUMLEREN.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy)
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Specifications |
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Built by: |
The Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen |
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Design: |
The Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen, project
UB51 |
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Laid down: |
May 22, 1956 |
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Launched: |
May 22, 1958 |
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Commissioned: |
August 1, 1961 |
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Decommissioned: |
August 6, 1981 |
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Pennant Number: |
S328 |
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Int'l Call Sign: |
OUCF |
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Displacement: |
573 tons - surface
649 tons - submerged |
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Dimensions: |
Length: |
Beam: |
Draught: |
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53.90 m |
4.70 m |
4.00 m |
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Complement: |
33 men (7 officers, and 26 ratings and
enlisted) |
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Propulsion: |
2 ea B&W Diesel engines 1,200 Hp
2 ea BBC Electro engines 2,100 Hp
2 ea Propellers |
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Range: |
4,000 nautical miles at 8.5 knots |
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Armament: |
4 ea 533 mm Torpedo tubes, fore (8 torpedoes
totally) |
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Speed: |
13.5 knots - surface
16.0 knots - submerged |
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History |
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Date: |
Military Service: |
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January 15, 1960 |
Temporarily commissioned for first sea
trial |
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November 1962 |
First Danish sub to perform a 3 weeks
submerged patrol |
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September 7, 1982 |
Sold for scrapping |
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Commanders |
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Commanding Officer: |
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n/a |
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More Photos |
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During the launch May 22, 1958 the TUMLEREN
had nearly capsized, making un unplanned dive.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy) |
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Sources: |
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Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by
Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske
skrifter, Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2) |
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U-både gennem 75 år - Det danske ubådsvåben
1909-84, by Hans Chr. Bjerg, Hans Chr. Dahlerup Koch and P. B. Nielsen,
Forlaget Forum, 1984 |
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44You
are also referred to the
Naval Bibliography |
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