On 4 December 1990, Sælen sank in the Kattegat off Hesselø while being towed from Copenhagen to Aarhus. On 17 December,[2] she was raised by the German floating crane Roland and taken to Aarhus for repair. On 10 August 1993, diving approval was issued and the boat was recommissioned.
Sælen served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq from May 2002 until June 2003. To speed her return to her homeport of Frederikshavn after 385 days of deployment in the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, she was transported on board the heavy-lift ship Grietje.
Museum shipEdit
Sælen at Holmen, Copenhagen
After her return from the Persian Gulf, Sælen was decommissioned and handed over to the Royal Danish Naval Museum. Sælen is now on the hard at the old navy headquarters at Holmen in central Copenhagen where she is open to visitors.
hdms, sælen, s323, other, ships, with, same, name, hnoms, uthaug, s304, sælen, three, tumleren, class, small, coastal, submarines, royal, danish, navy, sælen, lifted, aboard, grietje, transporthistorydenmarknamesælenlaid, down31, 1965launched3, october, 1965co. For other ships with the same name see HNoMS Uthaug S304 HDMS Saelen S323 or KDM Saelen is one of the three Tumleren class small coastal submarines of the Royal Danish Navy Saelen lifted aboard Grietje for transportHistoryDenmarkNameSaelenLaid down31 May 1965Launched3 October 1965Commissioned10 October 1990 Danish navy Decommissioned2004 1 FateMuseum at Holmen CopenhagenGeneral characteristicsClass and typeTumleren class submarineDisplacement370 tons surfaced 435 tons submergedLength47 20 m 154 9 ft Beam4 70 m 15 4 ft Draught3 80 m 12 5 ft Propulsiontwo MTU 1 100 hp diesel engines one 1 700 hp electric motorSpeed10 knots 19 km h surfaced 17 knots 31 km h submergedComplement24 officers and menArmamenteight 533 mm 21 inch torpedo tubes eight torpedoes Contents 1 History 2 Museum ship 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditShe was built as a Type 207 submarine by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke of Emden Germany in 1965 for the Royal Norwegian Navy and served for 25 years as HNoMS Uthaug before being purchased by Denmark in 1990 and renamed after the seal Her international call sign is OUCJ On 4 December 1990 Saelen sank in the Kattegat off Hesselo while being towed from Copenhagen to Aarhus On 17 December 2 she was raised by the German floating crane Roland and taken to Aarhus for repair On 10 August 1993 diving approval was issued and the boat was recommissioned Saelen served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq from May 2002 until June 2003 To speed her return to her homeport of Frederikshavn after 385 days of deployment in the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf she was transported on board the heavy lift ship Grietje Museum ship Edit nbsp Saelen at Holmen CopenhagenAfter her return from the Persian Gulf Saelen was decommissioned and handed over to the Royal Danish Naval Museum Saelen is now on the hard at the old navy headquarters at Holmen in central Copenhagen where she is open to visitors nbsp Saelen at Holmen Copenhagen close viewSee also EditHDMS Peder Skram F352 List of submarine museumsReferences Edit Ubaden Saelen Nationalmuseet Sea Accidents and Losses Danish Naval History Retrieved 24 December 2019 55 41 13 N 12 36 20 E 55 6869 N 12 6055 E 55 6869 12 6055 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HDMS Saelen S323 amp oldid 1172903026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
