Sutjeska-class submarine

The Sutjeska class was a class of two diesel-electric submarines built for the Yugoslav Navy during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Built by the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, the two boats were the first class of submarines to be built in Yugoslavia.

Class overview
BuildersUljanik Yard, Pula
Operators Yugoslav Navy
Preceded byOsvetnik-class submarine
Succeeded byHeroj-class submarine
Built1957–1962
In commission1962–1987
Completed2
Retired2
Scrapped2
General characteristics
Typesubmarine
Displacement
  • 700 tons standard
  • 820 tons full load surfaced
  • 945 tons submerged
Length60 m (200 ft)
Beam6.6 m (22 ft)
Draught4.8 m (16 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2-shaft diesel electric
  • 2 × Sulzer diesels (1,800 hp (1,300 kW))
  • 2 × electric motors
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Complement38
Armament6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
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