For other ships with the same name, see HMS Talent.
HNLMS Zwaardvisch (S814) was the lead ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy's Zwaardvisch-classsubmarine, which was based on the British T class. The submarine was originally ordered as HMS Talent (P322) and built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow. It served mainly in the Pacific against the Japanese during the war, operating under both British and US operational command in Ceylon and Australia. In 1950, the vessel was renamed HNLMS Zwaardvis. She was sold and broken up for scrap in 1963.
HMS Thorn, a British T-class submarine similar to HNLMS Zwaardvisch
Zwaardvisch was 276 ft 6 in (84.28 m) long, had a beam of 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) and a draught of 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) forward and 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) aft. She displaced 1,290 tons surfaced and 1,560 tons submerged. Powered by twin 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW) diesel engines, and twin 1,450 horsepower (1,080 kW) electric motors, the submarine was capable of achieving 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) while surfaced and 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged. She had a range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced, and could submerge 300 ft (91 m). She had a complement of 61 personnel and was armed with six internal forward-facing 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, two external forward-facing torpedo tubes, two external amidships rear-facing torpedo tubes, one external rear-facing torpedo tubes, six reload torpedoes, a single QF 4 inch (100 mm)deck gun and three anti-aircraft machine guns.[1]
Operational history
The submarine was laid down on 13 October 1942 and built by Vickers Armstrong, of Barrow. She was launched on 17 July 1943 as HMS Talent, but was not commissioned into the Royal Navy, instead being transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 23 March 1943, and commissioned into service on 23 November 1943. She was renamed Zwaardvisch, Dutch for "Swordfish". She went on to lead a distinguished career.[2]
Under the command of Lieutenant Hendrikus Goossens, Zwaardvisch moved to Rothesay the following month and began sea trials based out of Holy Loch until February 1944. Throughout late February and into March, the submarine undertook patrols into the Atlantic and then off the coast of Norway. Later, she attempted to find the German battleship Tirpitz before returning to Dundee. A patrol to the Portuguese coast followed in May, after which she put into Gibraltar, where orders transferring the vessel to the Far East were received. Arriving in Trincomalee, Ceylon, in July 1944, Zwaardvisch came under the operational control of the British Far East Fleet, and conducted a patrol through the Strait of Malacca, during which time she attacked several ships, including Kim Hup Soen and two Malaysian sailing vessels, mainly with her deck gun.[3]
Assigned to the British 8th Submarine Flotilla, Zwaardvisch operated out of Fremantle, Western Australia, after September 1944,[4] at which time she was placed under the operational command of the US fleet. In October, she also sank the Japanese guardboat Koei Maru, the Japanese oceanographic research vessel Kaiyō No.2 and the Japanese minelayer Itsukushima. She also damaged the Japanese minelayer Wakataka. On 6 October 1944, she sank the German submarine U-168[5] with a spread of six torpedoes, hitting the U-168 twice, one torpedo detonating in the U-168's forward torpedo room.[6] The submarine had been on a patrol around Java when she received directions via radio to establish an ambush off Surabaya, where she subsequently torpedoed and sank U-168, which had been on its way to Japan to transfer important military technologies.[4]
The final months of the war were spent in the South China Sea attacking Japanese merchantmen, and patrolling the Lombok Strait. In February 1945, Zwaardvisch was attacked and damaged by a Japanese aircraft and had to return to Fremantle the following month for repairs. Once these were complete, she returned to the Java Sea under the command of Lieutenant Jan van Dapperen, where she made further attacks on Japanese merchantmen throughout April and May before returning to Fremantle to repair faulty communications and weapons systems. Following the surrender of Germany in early May, the submarine returned to Britain to undertake further repairs in Dundee before transferring to Rotterdam in August 1945.[3]
Apart from a voyage to the Dutch West Indies in 1947, she had a relatively quiet postwar career, being renamed Zwaardvis in 1950. She was decommissioned on 11 December 1962, and was sold to be broken up for scrap on 12 July 1963.[3]
References
Citations
^"T class Submarines". Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
Hurst, Doug (2001). The Fourth Ally: The Dutch Forces in Australia in WWII. Chapman, Australian Capital Territory: D. Hurst. ISBN9780957925205.
January 21, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Talent HNLMS Zwaardvisch S814 was the lead ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy s Zwaardvisch class submarine which was based on the British T class The submarine was originally ordered as HMS Talent P322 and built by Vickers Armstrong Barrow It served mainly in the Pacific against the Japanese during the war operating under both British and US operational command in Ceylon and Australia In 1950 the vessel was renamed HNLMS Zwaardvis She was sold and broken up for scrap in 1963 HMS Thorn a British T class submarine similar to HNLMS ZwaardvischHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS TalentBuilderVickers Armstrong BarrowLaid down13 October 1942Launched17 July 1943FateTransferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 23 March 1943NetherlandsNameHNLMS ZwaardvischCommissioned23 November 1943Decommissioned11 December 1962RenamedZwaardvis in 1950FateSold for scrapping 12 July 1963General characteristicsClass and typeT class Zwaardvisch class submarineDisplacement1 290 tons surfaced 1 560 tons submergedLength276 ft 6 in 84 28 m Beam25 ft 6 in 7 77 m Draught12 ft 9 in 3 89 m forward 14 ft 7 in 4 45 m aftPropulsionTwo shafts Twin diesel engines 2 500 hp 1 900 kW each Twin electric motors 1 450 hp 1 080 kW eachSpeed15 5 kn 28 7 km h 17 8 mph surfaced 9 kn 17 km h 10 mph submergedRange4 500 nmi 8 300 km 5 200 mi at 11 kn 20 km h 13 mph surfacedTest depth300 ft 91 m maxComplement61Armament6 internal forward facing 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 external forward facing torpedo tubes 2 external amidships rear facing torpedo tubes 1 external rear facing torpedo tubes 6 reload torpedoes QF 4 inch 100 mm deck gun 3 anti aircraft machine guns Contents 1 Design and description 2 Operational history 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyDesign and description EditZwaardvisch was 276 ft 6 in 84 28 m long had a beam of 25 ft 6 in 7 77 m and a draught of 12 ft 9 in 3 89 m forward and 14 ft 7 in 4 45 m aft She displaced 1 290 tons surfaced and 1 560 tons submerged Powered by twin 2 500 horsepower 1 900 kW diesel engines and twin 1 450 horsepower 1 080 kW electric motors the submarine was capable of achieving 15 5 knots 28 7 km h 17 8 mph while surfaced and 9 knots 17 km h 10 mph submerged She had a range of 4 500 nautical miles 8 300 km 5 200 mi at 11 knots 20 km h 13 mph surfaced and could submerge 300 ft 91 m She had a complement of 61 personnel and was armed with six internal forward facing 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes two external forward facing torpedo tubes two external amidships rear facing torpedo tubes one external rear facing torpedo tubes six reload torpedoes a single QF 4 inch 100 mm deck gun and three anti aircraft machine guns 1 Operational history EditThe submarine was laid down on 13 October 1942 and built by Vickers Armstrong of Barrow She was launched on 17 July 1943 as HMS Talent but was not commissioned into the Royal Navy instead being transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 23 March 1943 and commissioned into service on 23 November 1943 She was renamed Zwaardvisch Dutch for Swordfish She went on to lead a distinguished career 2 Under the command of Lieutenant Hendrikus Goossens Zwaardvisch moved to Rothesay the following month and began sea trials based out of Holy Loch until February 1944 Throughout late February and into March the submarine undertook patrols into the Atlantic and then off the coast of Norway Later she attempted to find the German battleship Tirpitz before returning to Dundee A patrol to the Portuguese coast followed in May after which she put into Gibraltar where orders transferring the vessel to the Far East were received Arriving in Trincomalee Ceylon in July 1944 Zwaardvisch came under the operational control of the British Far East Fleet and conducted a patrol through the Strait of Malacca during which time she attacked several ships including Kim Hup Soen and two Malaysian sailing vessels mainly with her deck gun 3 Assigned to the British 8th Submarine Flotilla Zwaardvisch operated out of Fremantle Western Australia after September 1944 4 at which time she was placed under the operational command of the US fleet In October she also sank the Japanese guardboat Koei Maru the Japanese oceanographic research vessel Kaiyō No 2 and the Japanese minelayer Itsukushima She also damaged the Japanese minelayer Wakataka On 6 October 1944 she sank the German submarine U 168 5 with a spread of six torpedoes hitting the U 168 twice one torpedo detonating in the U 168 s forward torpedo room 6 The submarine had been on a patrol around Java when she received directions via radio to establish an ambush off Surabaya where she subsequently torpedoed and sank U 168 which had been on its way to Japan to transfer important military technologies 4 The final months of the war were spent in the South China Sea attacking Japanese merchantmen and patrolling the Lombok Strait In February 1945 Zwaardvisch was attacked and damaged by a Japanese aircraft and had to return to Fremantle the following month for repairs Once these were complete she returned to the Java Sea under the command of Lieutenant Jan van Dapperen where she made further attacks on Japanese merchantmen throughout April and May before returning to Fremantle to repair faulty communications and weapons systems Following the surrender of Germany in early May the submarine returned to Britain to undertake further repairs in Dundee before transferring to Rotterdam in August 1945 3 Apart from a voyage to the Dutch West Indies in 1947 she had a relatively quiet postwar career being renamed Zwaardvis in 1950 She was decommissioned on 11 December 1962 and was sold to be broken up for scrap on 12 July 1963 3 References EditCitations Edit T class Submarines Uboat net Retrieved 12 July 2015 HMS Talent Uboat net Retrieved 12 July 2015 a b c Dutch Submarines Zwaardvis dutchsubmarines com Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 12 July 2015 a b Hurst 2001 p 125 HNMS Zwaardvisch Uboat net Retrieved 12 July 2015 Royal Australian Navy German U Boat Operations in Australian Waters www navy gov au Bibliography Edit Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Hutchinson Robert 2001 Jane s Submarines War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day London HarperCollins ISBN 978 0 00 710558 8 OCLC 53783010 Hurst Doug 2001 The Fourth Ally The Dutch Forces in Australia in WWII Chapman Australian Capital Territory D Hurst ISBN 9780957925205 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HNLMS Zwaardvisch P322 amp oldid 1084468658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
