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. Their service lives were mostly uneventful and they were retired in the 1980s.
Design
The design was done in Yugoslavia and was vaguely based on Italian Sirena-class submarine, some of which were built at 3. Maj shipyard (formerly known as Cantieri Navali Quarnero). They were already outdated by the time they entered service, however they provided valuable technical experience for future Yugoslav submarine projects. They were equipped with Soviet sensors (radar and sonar). They also went on to be refitted with a modern sonar in the 1970s.
Boats Name Pennant number Namesake Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned FateSutjeska P-811Battle of the SutjeskaUljanik Shipyard, Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia195728 September 195816 September 1960 Deleted during the 1980s Neretva P-812 Battle of the Neretva195719591962Deleted during the 1980s
See also Equivalent submarines of the same era
Draken class
References Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995