Springeren
Springeren is a submarine from the 1960s now serving as a museum ship in Aalborg. The hull measures 54 meters long and 4.7 meters wide, with two propellers and a snorkel for underwater operation.
The submarine was launched in April 1963 and officially joined the Danish Navy in October that year. It served until 1989 and was part of a Danish-American program to replace older vessels.
The submarine name comes from the Danish word for jumper and belonged to the DELFINEN class built for shallow waters. Visitors walking through the narrow interior see where sailors lived and worked during the Cold War era.
The vessel sits near Aalborg harbor and is open to visitors year-round. You can walk through narrow passageways on board and explore compartments where the crew once worked.
The submarine could dive to a depth of 100 meters during peacetime and up to 200 meters in wartime. It was one of the last of its type built in Denmark and carried no guns, designed instead for operations below the surface.
Location: Aalborg Kommune
Inception: January 1, 1963
Reference: S329
Accessibility: Nicht rollstuhlgerecht
Address: Vestre Fjordvej 81, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
Opening Hours: Montag-Sonntag 10:00-16:00
Phone: +4598117803
Website: http://springeren-maritimt.dk
GPS coordinates: 57.05845,9.89241
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:18
These preserved submarines open their hatches to visitors who want to see where sailors lived and fought beneath the ocean surface. From World War II patrol boats that hunted across the Pacific to the first nuclear-powered vessel that changed naval history forever, each submarine reveals the cramped reality of underwater service. You walk through narrow steel corridors, peer into bunks stacked three high, and stand where officers once studied charts and gave orders in near silence. The collection includes vessels from harbors across the United States and around the world, each one a working museum where the instruments, torpedo tubes, and engine rooms remain as they were during active duty. Some of these submarines sank enemy warships and rescued Allied prisoners during the Second World War. Others served through the Cold War, carrying crews on patrols that lasted weeks without seeing daylight. A few pushed the limits of technology, proving that nuclear reactors could power a vessel across thousands of miles and even under the polar ice. Whether docked in a busy port or resting beside a quiet lake, these submarines bring you face to face with the men who descended into the deep, closed the hatch, and did their work in spaces smaller than a city bus.
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