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Royal Norwegian Navy / Sjøforsvaret
Kobben class (Type 207) Submarine
(undervannsbåt)
 

kobben class type 207 submarine royal norwegian navy sjøforsvaret knm hnoms nordseewerke 03x
 
 
Units:
 
S 315 HNoMS Kaura | S 316 HNoMS Kinn | S 317 HNoMS Kya | S 318 HNoMS Kobben | S 319 HNoMS Kunna
S 300 HNoMS Ula | S 301 HNoMS Utsira | S 302 HNoMS Utstein | S 303 HNoMS Utvaer | S 304 HNoMS Uthaug
S 305 HNoMS Sklinna | S 306 HNoMS Skolpen | S 307 HNoMS Stadt | S 308 HNoMS Stord | S 309 HNoMS Svenner
 
 
Specifications:
 
Builder:
Nordseewerke Emden GmbH, Emden, Germany
 
Length:
47,2 meters (155 feet)
Beam: 4,7 meters (15 ft)
Draft: 3,8 meters (12 ft)
Displacement: 435 tons (surfaced) / 485 tons (submerged)
Speed: 10 knots (18 km/h) surfaced / 17 knots (31 km/h) submerged
Range: 4200 NMI (7800 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h)
Complement: 24

Propulsion:
Diesel-Electric

2 x
MTU 1100 hp (820 kW) diesel engines
1 x 1700 hp (1300 kW) electric motor
1
shaft / 1 propeller
 
 
Armament:
 

8 x 533mm (21") torpedo tubes
for
T1, Mk-37 Mod.1/2, Tp61, Tp612, Tp613 heavy-weight torpedoes

 
 
 
 
Systems:
Kelvin Hughes 1007 radar
sonar

  
 
The Kobben class (also known as Type 207) is a customized version of the German Type 205 submarine. Fifteen vessels of this class were built for use by the Royal Norwegian Navy in the 1960s. The class later saw service with Denmark and Poland. The boats have since been withdrawn from service in the Norwegian and Danish Navy. The Polish Navy still operates four Kobben-class submarines, as of 2016.

Along with the rest of the Royal Norwegian Navy, the submarine fleet was to be modernized according to the Fleet plan of 1960. After the war, Norway needed a navy more suited for coastal operations rather than large, seagoing vessels. This made the choice of a new type of submarines rather slim, not many NATO submarines being suited for this type of operations. A German Type 201 submarine was lent to the Royal Norwegian Navy for evaluation and adaptation. The result was the Type 207, of which 15 vessels were delivered to Norway in the period 1964-67. All Kobben-class submarines were built by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke GmbH in Emden. Between 1985-93, six boats were lengthened by 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and modernized, most notably with new sonar equipment.

During that period, four others were sold to the Royal Danish Navy (known there as the Tumleren class), three operational (modernized) and one for spare parts. HDMS Sælen served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq from May 2002 until June 2003.

In 2001, the Kobben class was completely phased out in Norwegian service, replaced by the newer Ula class. Five modernized vessels were given to the Polish Navy, four as operational units and one for spare parts. Before they were transferred, the Polish crews were trained and the boats were overhauled.

During 2004, all of the operational Danish boats (Tumleren, Sælen and Springeren) were decommissioned. They were mothballed as of 2005, waiting to be scrapped or transferred to another nation.

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NOTE: In Norwegian, Royal Norwegian Navy vessels are given the prefix "KNM", short for Kongelige Norske Marine (Royal Norwegian Ship)
           - or in English 'HNoMS' for His Norwegian Majesty's Submarine
 

S 315 HNoMS Kaura

Laid down: May 19, 1964
Launched: October 16, 1964
Commissioned: February 5, 1965
Decommissioned: May 31, 1990
Fate: sold for spare parts to Danmark / hull scrapped in 1992
 

S 316 HNoMS Kinn

Laid down: March 18, 1963
Launched: November 30, 1963
Commissioned: April 8, 1964
Decommissioned: February 20, 1980
Fate: sunk (scuttled) in Bjornafjord
 

S 317 HNoMS Kya

Laid down: May 26, 1963
Launched: February 20, 1964
Commissioned: June 15, 1964
Decommissioned: September 7, 1989
Fate: modernized and sold to Danmark - renamed S 324 KDM Springeren - decommissioned 2004
 

S 318 HNoMS Kobben

Laid down: December 9, 1963
Launched: April 25, 1964
Commissioned: August 17, 1964
Decommissioned: 1999
Fate: sold for spare parts to Poland (ORP Kastrup)
 

S 319 HNoMS Kunna

Laid down: March 3, 1964
Launched: July 16, 1964
Commissioned: October 29, 1964
Decommissioned: May 2001
Fate: given to Poland  renamed 297 ORP Kondor
 

S 300 HNoMS Ula

Laid down: August 21, 1964
Launched: December 19, 1964
Commissioned: May 7, 1965
renamed S 316 HNoMS Kinn in 1987
Decommissioned: October 26, 1990
Fate: hull scrapped in 1998 / conning tower preserved in Trondheim
 

S 301 HNoMS Utsira

Laid down: October 30, 1964
Launched: March 11, 1965
Commissioned: July 8, 1965
Decommissioned: December 12, 1991
Fate: scrapped in 1998
 

S 302 HNoMS Utstein

Laid down: January 8, 1965
Launched: May 19, 1965
Commissioned: September 15, 1965
Decommissioned: November 23, 1990
Fate: museum boat at Horten Naval Museum
 

S 303 HNoMS Utvaer

Laid down: March 24, 1965
Launched: July 30, 1965
Commissioned: December 1, 1965
Decommissioned: October 30, 1987
Fate: modernized and sold to Danmark - renamed S 322 KDM Tumleren - decommissioned 2004
 

S 304 HNoMS Uthaug

Laid down: May 31, 1965
Launched: October 8, 1965
Commissioned: February 16, 1966
Decommissioned: December 16, 1987
Fate: modernized and sold to Danmark - renamed S 323 KDM Saelen - decommissioned 2004
 

S 305 HNoMS Sklinna

Laid down: August 17, 1965
Launched: January 21, 1966
Commissioned: May 27, 1966
modernized in 1989
Decommissioned: 1999
Fate: scrapped 2001
 

S 306 HNoMS Skolpen

Laid down: November 1, 1965
Launched: March 24, 1966
Commissioned: August 17, 1966
Decommissioned: ? 1989 / 2002 ?
Fate: given to Poland in 2002 renamed 295 ORP Sep
 

S 307 HNoMS Stadt

Laid down: February 1, 1966
Launched: June 10, 1966
Commissioned: November 15, 1966
Decommissioned: May 12, 1987
Fate: scrapped in 1989
 

S 308 HNoMS Stord

Laid down: April 1, 1966
Launched: September 2, 1966
Commissioned: February 14, 1967
Decommissioned: ? 1987 / 2001 ?
Fate: given to Poland renamed 294 ORP Sokol
 

S 309 HNoMS Svenner

Laid down: September 8, 1966
Launched: January 27, 1967
Commissioned: June 12, 1967
Decommissioned: October 9, 2003
Fate: given to Poland renamed 296 ORP Bielik
 
 
images

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S 302 KNM Utstein

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S 302 KNM Utstein


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S 304 KNM Uthaug


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S 306 KNM Skolpen

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S 306 KNM Skolpen


kobben class type 207 submarine royal norwegian navy sjøforsvaret knm hnoms s308 stord 02
S 308 KNM Stord


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S 309 KNM Svenner

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S 309 KNM Svenner
 
 
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