Walrus-class submarine
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The Walrus-class submarine is the only submarine class currently in operation in the Royal Netherlands Navy. The boats have been in service since 1990 and are all named after sea mammals.
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The Walrus-class Zeeleeuw under construction at Rotterdam in 1987
Inside the conning tower
Operations compartment aboard Zeeleeuw, 1998
Zwaardvis-class submarine
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The Zwaardvis-class submarine is a class of conventional attack submarines that were built to strengthen the Royal Netherlands Navy. The Dutch government opted for the choice to not replace the two Zw
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…the construction of the second boat to commence the following year. Soon, RDM noticed that the new submarines could not be built the same way as the Zwaardvis-class submarines; it had to use new techniques to build the submarines. Furthermore, the design was constantly modified to incorporate new developments in the submarine…
Zwaardvis, lead submarine and namesake ship of her class
Launch of Zwaardvis in July 1970; sister ship Tijgerhaai can be seen on the right.
Construction of the torpedo tube launchers for ships of the class
Operation of the periscope inside of the operations compartment aboard the Zwaardvis.