| Potvis 'dressed up' for her decommissioning ceremony, 1992. .(Photo: © Gerard Pennock) |
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1962
17 Sep 1962: Potvis is laid down at the Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard in Schiedam.
1965
12 Jan 1965: Potvis is launched by Mrs. A.C.J.H. de Jong-Bartels. She is the wife of , former Submarine Commander, Secretary of State for Defence and Prime Minister.
2 Nov 1965: Potvis is commissioned to the Royal Netherlands Navy. The submarine is transferred to the Under-secretary of Defence A. van Es by the Director of Wilton Fijenoord, Ir. J.E. Woltjer, at the Wilton Fijenoord shipyard in Schiedam. The Under-Secretary put the ship at the disposal of the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Vice-Admiraal A.H.J. van de Schatte-Olivier, who ordered the appointed commander, to commission the ship. Also present are the Flag Officer Material, Vice-Admiraal P. Cool, and the Captain Netherlands Submarines, and Mrs. A.C.J.H. de Jong-Bartels, Who had launched the ship and given her the name Potvis. She is the wife of , former Submarine Commander, Secretary of State for Defence and Prime Minister.
2 Nov 1965 - 6 May 1966: Potvis is under the command of .
1966
6 May 1966 - 21 Mar 1968: Potvis is under the command of .
1968
Jan 1968: Potvis and Dolfijn (3) depart from Den Helder (home port) for a five-week patrol in the northern Atlantic. For the first time a war situation is simulated as much as possible. The Potvis also visits Halifax (Canada).
26 Jan - 29 Jan 1968: Potvis and Dolfijn (3) visit Lisbon (Portugal).
21 Mar - 18 July 1968: Potvis is under the command of .
1969
14 Jan - 21 Aug 1969: Potvis is under the command of .
21 Aug 1969 - 8 Dec 1970: Potvis is under the command of .
1970
Potvis is being overhauled, so called 4th stage maintenance, at the Wilton Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam.
| Potvis at the Wilton Fijenoord shipyard, 1970 (Photo: © Ruud Groenendal) |
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1972
4 Jan 1972 - 2 Aug 1974: Potvis is under the command of .
1974
Sometime between Feb 2 - Feb 20 1974: Potvis is docked in Curaçao.
| Envelope commemorating Potvis's arrival in Norfolk (1974). |
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1975
3 Mar 1975 - 31 Jan 1977: Potvis is under the command of Ltz. I .
1976
Oct - Nov 1976: Potvis and Mercuur (3) perform torpedo system trials at the AUTEC range (Andros Island, Bahamas).
1977
29 July 1977 - 27 July 1979: Potvis is under the command of .
1978
2 July - 21 July 1978: The Potvis, Dolfijn (3), Zeehond (3) and Zwaardvis (2) conduct a firing exercise.
1980
17 Oct 1980 - 18 Nov 1982: Potvis is under the command of .
1982
19 Nov 1982 - 8 Aug 1983: Potvis is refitted at the Den Helder Naval Yard. This is probably the refit when the M.A.N diesels are replaced by SEMPT-Pielstick diesels.
1983
8 Aug 1983 - 18 Jan 1985: Potvis is under the command of .
1984
?27 Aug - 21 Nov 1984?: Potvis visits Willemstad (Curaçao).
