HDMS Dykkeren

HDMS Dykkeren was the first Danish submarine built by FIAT San Giorgio for the Royal Danish Navy and commissioned in 1909.^[1] In 1910, Dykkeren was equipped with radiotelegraphy equipment, thereby becoming one of the first submarines in the world to have this.^[2] In 1916, Dykkeren collided with a ship, causing the submarine to sink, everyone apart from the chief, First Lieutenant Christensen, is saved.^[3]

History
Royal Danish Navy
Name	Dykkeren
Builder	FIAT San Giorgio
Launched	18 July 1909
Commissioned	29 September 1909
Decommissioned	13 June 1917
Fate	Scrapped in 1917
General characteristics
Displacement	105 t (103 long tons), surfaced 132 t (130 long tons), submerged
Length	34.65 m (113 ft 8 in)
Beam	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Draught	2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), surfaced 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph), submerged
Range	c. 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi)
Complement	12
Armament	2 × torpedo tubes

Dykkeren before launch