History
Royal Danish Navy
NameDykkeren
BuilderFIAT San Giorgio
Launched18 July 1909
Commissioned29 September 1909
Decommissioned13 June 1917
FateScrapped in 1917
General characteristics
Displacement
  • 105 t (103 long tons), surfaced
  • 132 t (130 long tons), submerged
Length34.65 m (113 ft 8 in)
Beam3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Draught2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph), submerged
Rangec. 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi)
Complement12
Armament2 × torpedo tubes
Dykkeren before launch

HDMS Dykkeren was the first Danish submarine built by FIAT San Giorgio for the Royal Danish Navy and commissioned in 1909.[1] In 1910, Dykkeren was equipped with radiotelegraphy equipment, thereby becoming one of the first submarines in the world to have this.[2] In 1916, Dykkeren collided with a ship, causing the submarine to sink, everyone apart from the chief, First Lieutenant Christensen, is saved.[3]

References

  1. ↑ København før og nu, og aldrig: Holmen og Orlogsvaerftet (in Danish). Fogtdal. 1993. pp. 174–. Den første dansk-byggede undervandsbåd Havfruen, som her ses under sejlads ud for København i juni 1914 sammen med søsterskibet ... Søværnets Fotoarkiv. godkendtes, og i 1908-10 blev kasernen bygget med sydfløjens gavl op til Arresthuset, og med en ... På grundlag heraflod ministeriet i 1907 undervandsbåden Dykkeren bygge i Italien med henblik på prøver og forsøg i danske farvande.
  2. ↑ Balsved, Johnny. "DYKKEREN (1909-1917)". navalhistory.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Første Verdenskrig (Danmark neutralt)". Arma-Dania.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 October 2018.

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