| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | K V |
| Builders: | Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
| Operators: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Preceded by: | K III class |
| Succeeded by: | K VIII class |
| Built: | 1916-1922 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: | 569 tons surfaced 649 tons submerged |
| Length: | 57.31 m (188 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in) |
| Draught: | 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 600 hp (447 kW) diesel engines 2 × 200 hp (149 kW) electric motors |
| Speed: | 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 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 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 31 |
| Armament: | 2 × 17.7 inch bow torpedo tubes 2 × 17.7 inch stern torpedo tubes 2 × 17.7 inch external-traversing in front of conning tower (1x2) |
The K V class was a class of three submarines, built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters. The class comprised K V, K VI and K VII. The submarines diving depth was 40 meters. Only K VII was still in service at the start of World War II. She was bombed by the Japanese in the harbour of Soerabaja.
| Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
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| HNLMS K V | 4 April 1916 | 20 November 1919 | 15 September 1920 | August 1937 |
| HNLMS K VI | 4 April 1916 | 23 December 1920 | 11 October 1921 | August 1937 |
| HNLMS K VII | 25 July 1916 | 8 March 1921 | 5 September 1922 | 18 February 1942 (Bombed) |
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