HNLMS Tijgerhaai (S807)

HNLMS Tijgerhaai (S807) (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛiɣərˌɦaːi] (listen); English: Tiger shark) was a Zwaardvis-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

HNLMS Tijgerhaai (S807)
HNLMS Tijgerhaai (back) and HNLMS Zwaardvis (front)
History
Netherlands
Name: Tijgerhaai
Namesake: Tiger shark
Builder: Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Yard number: 321
Laid down: 14 July 1966
Launched: 25 May 1971
Commissioned: 20 October 1972
Decommissioned: 1995
Identification: S 807
Motto: Seeks the fight, well prepared
Fate: Planned to be scrapped
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Zwaardvis-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 2350 tons surfaced
  • 2620 tons submerged
Length: 66.92 m (219 ft 7 in)
Beam: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught: 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
  • 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Complement: 65-67
Armament: 6 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes

Ship history

The submarine was ordered 24 December 1965 and laid down on 14 July 1966 at the Rotterdamse Droogdok Mij shipyard in Rotterdam. She was launched on 25 May 1971. 20 October 1972 she was commissioned in the Dutch navy.[2]

In November 1972 Tijgerhaai, Dolfijn and air units of the Dutch navy took part in an exercise.[2] In 1990 the boat made a visit to Scotland. The following year she made a visits to Norway and Scotland.[2] The boat took part in an exercise called TFX in 1993. In 1993 the boat also made a trip to the United Kingdom and Ireland and a trip to the Mediterranean Sea.[2]

In 1994 Tijgerhaai took part in the NATO exercise Isle d'or. Other exercises that year include an exercise called Jolly Roger, an exercise with German submarines and an exercise with English vessels.[2] The boat was decommissioned in 1995. Several countries expressed interest in buying the submarine but eventually no buyer was found and the boat is planned to be scrapped.[2]

References
  1. "Dutch Submarines: The Zwaardvis submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. "Dutch Submarines: The submarine Tijgerhaai". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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