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Watch This Wild Ride Through the Guts of a Secret Submarine
You've never seen an attack sub from this vantage before.
BY KYLE MIZOKAMI
JAN 27, 2021
The video, uploaded by the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN), shows the inside of a Walrus-class diesel electric submarine. These subs aren't large—they're only 222 feet long with a beam of 28 feet and a crew of up to 55. The Walrus class has been among NATO’s most effective non-nuclear powered subs, often used for intelligence collection duties.
There are four Walrus-class submarines in the RNN, all named after marine mammals.
Cross section view of the Walrus-class submarine in the video.
DEA PICTURE LIBRARYGETTY IMAGES
The drone video shows off a number of important spaces in the sub, starting with the torpedo room. Each submarine has four 533-millimeter torpedo tubes. A typical load of ammunition includes 20 torpedoes and missiles, including American-made Mk. 48 heavyweight general purpose torpedoes and Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
In this video, the weapon storage racks are empty, and the missiles and torpedoes have been offloaded while the boat is in port, but the drone does give a closeup of the hatches leading to the torpedo tubes themselves.
A rigid hull inflatable boat approaches the Netherlands Royal Navy submarine HNLMS Dolfijn (S808) during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2013.
U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS JOSH BENNETT/RELEASED
The drone then does a whirlwind tour of other important spaces, including the combat information center (with periscope), galley, and engineering spaces. The Walrus boats are about 30 years old, so there’s nothing really gee-whiz to see here, but it's really impressive how well-maintained the vintage submarine is.
The submarine appears cramped, but not too cramped—with the exception of the crazy-tight engineering section that’s certain to unnerve some people. Claustrophobes, beware: If you enlist, you can't say the Royal Netherlands Navy didn't warn you.
You've never seen an attack sub from this vantage before.
BY KYLE MIZOKAMI
JAN 27, 2021
- A new video shows a camera-equipped drone doing a high-speed run through a Dutch Navy submarine.
- This is a Walrus-class submarine.
- The video is part of a recruiting effort designed to scrounge up more submariners for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s four submarines.
The video, uploaded by the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN), shows the inside of a Walrus-class diesel electric submarine. These subs aren't large—they're only 222 feet long with a beam of 28 feet and a crew of up to 55. The Walrus class has been among NATO’s most effective non-nuclear powered subs, often used for intelligence collection duties.
There are four Walrus-class submarines in the RNN, all named after marine mammals.
Cross section view of the Walrus-class submarine in the video.
DEA PICTURE LIBRARYGETTY IMAGES
The drone video shows off a number of important spaces in the sub, starting with the torpedo room. Each submarine has four 533-millimeter torpedo tubes. A typical load of ammunition includes 20 torpedoes and missiles, including American-made Mk. 48 heavyweight general purpose torpedoes and Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
In this video, the weapon storage racks are empty, and the missiles and torpedoes have been offloaded while the boat is in port, but the drone does give a closeup of the hatches leading to the torpedo tubes themselves.
A rigid hull inflatable boat approaches the Netherlands Royal Navy submarine HNLMS Dolfijn (S808) during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2013.
U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS JOSH BENNETT/RELEASED
The drone then does a whirlwind tour of other important spaces, including the combat information center (with periscope), galley, and engineering spaces. The Walrus boats are about 30 years old, so there’s nothing really gee-whiz to see here, but it's really impressive how well-maintained the vintage submarine is.
The submarine appears cramped, but not too cramped—with the exception of the crazy-tight engineering section that’s certain to unnerve some people. Claustrophobes, beware: If you enlist, you can't say the Royal Netherlands Navy didn't warn you.
