Dutch naval tugboat Regge (A 875) spotted through the scope of Dolfijn (4). Den Helder, 19xx. (Photo: © Ben Onderwater)

Dutch naval tugboat Regge (A 875) spotted through the scope of Dolfijn (4). Den Helder, 19xx. Note the light house "Lange Jaap" on the left. (Photo: © Ben Onderwater)

Unknown merchant spotted by Dolfijn (4). Date unknown, location probably Norway. (Photo: © Ben Onderwater)

Sailing boat Eala spotted by Dolfijn (4). Date and location ubknown. (Photo: © Ben Onderwater)

Mercuur (4) seen through the periscope of  Dolfijn (4). Date unknown, location probably Norway. (Photo: © Ben Onderwater)

The masts of Dolfijn (4) seen through her own periscope. From left to right: ..... and the Radar. Date unknown, location probably Norway. (Photo: © Ben Onderwater)

 Photographed through the periscope, Dutch Royal Marines launch from the deck of HRMS Bruinvis during the tactical sea phase, 2003. (Photo: © Lt. Cmdr. Todd Cloutier)

 Dolphins seen through the scope of Tijgerhaai (2), early 1990. (Photo: © Collection Ed Schulte).  

East Maiden light house seen through Dolfijn (4)'s periscope. Sept 2003. (Photo: © Official Dolfijn (4) website).

 The Frigate HNLMS Witte de With was one of several ships the Perisher students spotted through the periscope during the six-month long course between March and June 2003. (Photo: © Lt. Cmdr. Todd Cloutier)

  Mercuur (4) seen through the periscope of  Dolfijn (4). Norway, between 5 and 7 Apr 2003. As most periscope shots this photo is taking with a standard digital camera which is held in front of the eye piece of the scope. (Photo: © Official Dolfijn (4) website).

Unidentified target photographed through Zwaardvis (2)'s navigation periscope, 1970s. (Photo: © Collection J.J. Kragten).

Periscope shot of Zwaardvis (2)'s masts. Date and place unknown. Probably 1975-1978 (Photo: © Collection of J.J. Kragten).

Zwaardvis (2)'s spots a Dutch Van Speijk class frigate. Date and place unknown. Probably 1975-1978 (Photo: © Collection of J.J. Kragten).

This undated periscope shot is probably taken by Zeehond (3), possibly during one of the Fish-Play operations. Some sources state it is a Russian sub, but this seems unlikely since it looks like this photo has been taken from the surface and according to several viewer comments the silhouette does not really match any Russian submarine (..or does it?). Some people even suggested the image is a fake, but comparison with images Foxtrot-1 and Foxtrot-2 looks like a match to me........please comment.
Do you have any additional info or opinions on this photo, then please email us at webmaster@dutchsubmarines.com

Mar 2001: A former member of the Netherlands Navy "sectie herkenning" (recognition department) writes that he identifies this submarine as a Russian Foxtrot. He does not see any evidence that this image is a fake.

March 2003: B. Reynolds wrote: "...definitely a Soviet Foxtrot Class SS.  I flew on many of these subs in the 80s as a sensor operator on P-3 aircraft, and that is definitely a Foxtrot..."

Approaching Dutch B-jager, photo taken by Potvis in 1976. (Photo: © J.L. Spoelstra).

Caught in the act... a photo of the Dutch submarine Zwaardvis (2) on the surface. (Photo: © John Doe).

Zwaardvis (2) spots an unknown ship (probably an Italian Pietro de Cristofaro class corvette), 1979. (Photo: © Collection Ed Schulte).

Periscope shot of the Norwegian Svenner (S 309)  as seen from the scope of Tijgerhaai (2), 1987, location unknown. (Photo: © Herk Zieleman).

Surface periscope shot by Tijgerhaai (2) of the British Trafalgar (S 107) during a transit in the Clyde, 1987. (Photo: © Herk Zieleman).

The Dutch destroyer Rotterdam photographed by the Zwaardvis (2) in July 1979. (Photo: © Collection Ed Schulte).

The Dutch destroyer Rotterdam photographed by the Zwaardvis (2) in July 1979. (Photo: © Collection Ed Schulte).

The Dutch navy supplier vessel Zuiderkruis photographed by the Zwaardvis (2) in July 1979. (Photo: © Collection Ed Schulte).

The Dutch Banckert seen through the scope of Tijgerhaai (2), Mar 1990. (Photo: © Collection Ed Schulte).

Another shot of the Dutch Banckert from Tijgerhaai (2), Mar 1990. (Photo: © Collection Ed Schulte).

 

Aircraft carrier USS America (CV 66) photographed by the Tijgerhaai (2), Oct 1993 Mediterranean. (Photo: © Collection J.J. Kragten).

Aircraft carrier USS America (CV 66) photographed by the Tijgerhaai (2), Oct 1993 Mediterranean. (Photo: © Collection Ed Schulte).

Periscope photo of a beautiful sunrise. Taken by an unknown Dutch sub during a patrol off the FRY coast, sometime before 1997 (Photo: © Collection Ed Schulte).

The Dutch Van Nes (Karel Doorman or "M" class frigates). Photographed by the Dutch submarine Walrus (2) during Walrus (2)'s cruise to the west from Feb-June 1999. (Photo: © John Doe).

The Dutch Van Nes (Karel Doorman or "M" class frigates). Photographed by the Dutch submarine Walrus (2) during Walrus (2)'s cruise to the west from Feb-June 1999. (Photo: © John Doe).

The Dutch Van Nes (Karel Doorman or "M" class frigates) photographed by the Dutch submarine Walrus (2) during Walrus (2)'s cruise to the west from Feb-June 1999. Note the Sea Lynx helicopter on the aft deck (Photo: © John Doe).

The Dutch Jacob Van Heemskerck (Jacob Van Heemskerck or "L" class air defence frigate). Photographed by the Dutch submarine Tijgerhaai (2) during an torpedo firing exercise on 14 Feb 1990 (Photo: © John Doe).

This picture is provided by Nick Kuyper. The image could be a periscope photo (probably O 27) of a torpedo wake. But what is the piece of "timber" that is visible ? Do you have more info about this image then please email us at webmaster@dutchsubmarines.com

The Dutch frigate Karel Doorman spotted by the Dolfijn(4) , Bergen (Norway) Apr 5 2000.  (Photo: © Defensie - © Hennie Keeris).