UC3 Nautilus
UC3 Nautilus was a privately built Danish midget submarine. It was built over a three-year period by Peter Madsen and a group of volunteers, and cost approximately US$200,000 to build (1.5 million DKK). The submarine was Madsen's third submarine design.
UC3 Nautilus in early sea trials | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | UC3 Nautilus |
| Launched | 3 May 2008 |
| Fate | Destroyed (finalized December 2018) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Midget submarine |
| Tonnage | 40 GT |
| Length | 17.76 m (58 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) |
| Crew | 4–8 |
On 11 August 2017, Nautilus sank in the bay of Køge, in what investigators determined was a deliberate act by Madsen. The following day, Danish police had the submarine salvaged and brought onto land as part of the investigation of the death of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who was last seen alive on board. As part of the conviction of Madsen for Wall's murder, the submarine was confiscated and later destroyed by the authorities.
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