| HNLMS K II | |
|---|---|
 K II | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | K II |
| Builder: | Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
| Laid down: | 20 November 1915 |
| Launched: | 27 February 1919 |
| Commissioned: | 28 March 1922 |
| Decommissioned: | August 1937 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Unique submarine |
| Displacement: |
569 tons surfaced 649 tons submerged |
| Length: | 57.31 m (188 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 5.29 m (17 ft 4 in) |
| Draught: | 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × 900 bhp (671 kW) diesel engines 2 × 250 bhp (186 kW) electric motors |
| Speed: |
15.5 kn (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) surfaced 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 29 |
| Armament: |
2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes 2 × 18 inch stern torpedo tubes |
K II was a unique patrol submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam. The boat had a diving dept of 40 meters.[2]
Service history[]
The submarine was laid down in Rotterdam at the shipyard of Fijenoord on 20 November 1915. The launch took place on 27 February 1919. On 28 March 1922 K II was commissioned in the Dutch navy.[2]
18 September 1923 K II together with K VII, K VIII and the submarine tender Pelikaan began their journey to the Dutch East Indies. The ships theater of operations. On board the K II was professor F.A. Vening Meinesz who is to conduct gravity measurements. He left ship in Colombo. The ships where delayed when Pelikaan ran aground at Tunis. 11 December 1923 the ships arrived at Sabang where they stayrd until 7 December. 7 December they set sail for Tanjung Priok where they arrived at 24 Dec 1923.[2]
The boat was finally was decommissioned in August 1937.[2]
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ "Dutch Submarines: The K II submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/classes/class_kii.htm. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Dutch Submarines: The submarine K II". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/boats/boat_kii.htm. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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