| HNLMS O 19 | |
|---|---|
 O 19 | |
| Career |  |
| Builder: | Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
| Laid down: | 15 June 1936 |
| Launched: | 22 September 1938 |
| Commissioned: | 3 July 1939 |
| Fate: | Scuttled on 10 July 1945 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | O 19-class submarine |
| Displacement: |
1109 tons surfaced 1491 tons submerged |
| Length: | 80.7 m (264 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in) |
| Draught: | 3.87 m (12 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × 2,650 bhp (1,976 kW) diesel engines 2 × 500 bhp (373 kW) electric motors |
| Speed: |
19.5 kn (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) surfaced 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface 27 nmi (50 km; 31 mi) at 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 40 |
| Armament: |
4 × 21 inch bow torpedo tubes 4 × 21 inch stern torpedo tubes Mine tubes: 2 x 10 external shafts amidships each side. |
O 19, laid down K XIX was an O 19-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy that saw service during World War II. The O 19, along with her sister ship O 20 were the first submarines in the world to be equipped with a submarine snorkel that allowed the submarine to run its diesel engines while submerged.[1][2]
Ship history[]
O 19 aground on Ladd Reef
The submarine was laid down at the Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam on 15 June 1936 as the K XIX but was renamed the O 19 at some point. The submarine was launched on 22 September 1938 and commissioned in the Dutch navy on 3 July 1939. From 25 July til 13 September 1939, the O 19 sailed to the Dutch East Indies via the Suez Canal.[3]
The submarine performed multiple patrols and missions in the Pacific theater of World War II, sinking multiple Japanese vessels, attacking shipping convoys and laying mines.[3]
On 8 July 1945, the O 19 was en route to Subic Bay in the Philippines at a speed of 16 knots when it struck Ladd Reef in the South China Sea. Unable to pull free of the reef, the crew of the O 19 were rescued by the USS Cod. To prevent enemy capture, the O 19 was scuttled by her crew using explosives, torpedoes and gunfire.[3]
Summary of raiding history[]
Ships sunk by O 19.[2]
| Date | Ship name | Nationality/Type | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January 1942 | Akita Maru | Japanese freighter | 3817 | Sunk[3] |
| 15 January 1942 | Tairu/Taieryu Maru | Japanese ? | 4944 | Sunk[3] |
| 10 September 1944 | Korei Maru | Japanese merchant | 599 | Sunk |
| 16 November 1944 | Kaishin Maru No.2 | Japanese coaster | 150 | Sunk[3] |
| 9 January 1945 | Shinko Maru No.1 | Japanese auxiliary gunboat | 935 | Sunk |
| 10 April 1945 | Hosei Maru | Japanese merchant tanker | 676 | Sunk |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dutch Submarines: The O 19 submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/classes/class_o19.htm. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Helgason, Guðmundur (2013). "HNMS O 19". uboat.net. http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2890.html. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Dutch Submarines: The submarine O 19". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/boats/boat_o19.htm. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
Coordinates: 8°40′N 111°40′E / 8.667°N 111.667°E
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