HNLMS K II

K II
Career (Netherlands)
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 metres (130 ft).[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]

On 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 K II was professor F.A. Vening Meinesz who conducted gravity measurements. He left the ship in Colombo. The ships where delayed when Pelikaan ran aground at Tunis.

On 11 December 1923 the ships arrived at Sabang where they stayed until 7 December. On 7 December they set sail for Tanjung Priok where they arrived at 24 December 1923.[2]

The boat was decommissioned in August 1937.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dutch Submarines: The K II submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Dutch Submarines: The submarine K II". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

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