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
Builders: Uljanik Yard, Pula
Operators:  Yugoslav Navy
Preceded by: Osvetnik-class submarine
Succeeded by: Heroj-class submarine
Built: 1957–1962
In commission: 1962–1987
Completed: 2
Retired: 2
Scrapped: 2
General characteristics
Type: submarine
Displacement:
  • 700 tons standard
  • 820 tons full load surfaced
  • 945 tons submerged
Length: 60 m (200 ft)
Beam: 6.6 m (22 ft)
Draught: 4.8 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
Complement: 38
Armament: 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)

Design

The design was done in Yugoslavia and Soviet sensors (radar and sonar) were used. The ships had a refit in the 1970s with modernised sonar.

Boats
Name Pennant number Namesake Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate
Sutjeska P-811 Battle of the Sutjeska Uljanik Shipyard, Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia 1957 28 September 1958 16 September 1960 Deleted during the 1980s
Neretva P-812 Battle of the Neretva 1957 1959 1962 Deleted during the 1980s

References
  • Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995
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