O 12-class submarine
 HNLMS O 12 |
| Class overview |
| Name: |
O 12 |
| Builders: |
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| Operators: |
 Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Preceded by: |
O 9 class |
| Succeeded by: |
O 16 |
| Built: |
1928–1932 |
| Completed: |
4 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Submarine |
| Displacement: |
- 610 tons surfaced
- 754 tons submerged
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| Length: |
60.42 m (198 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: |
6.83 m (22 ft 5 in) |
| Draught: |
3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: |
- 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
- 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
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| Range: |
- 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) or 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) on the surface
- 26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
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| Complement: |
29-31 |
| Armament: |
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The O 12 class was a class of four submarines, built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ships, with a diving depth of 60 metres (200 ft), were used for patrols in the Dutch home waters. The class comprised O 12, O 13, O 14 and O 15. O 12 entered German service in 1943 as U-D2.
Construction
The ships were built by two different shipyards. O 12, O 13 and O 14 were built by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen and O 15 in Rotterdam at Fijenoord shipyard.
| Name |
Laid down |
Launched |
Commissioned |
Decommissioned |
| O 12 |
20 October 1928 |
8 November 1930 |
Dutch Navy: 20 July 1931
German Navy: 30 January 1943 |
6 July 1945 (scuttled) |
| O 13 |
1 December 1928 |
18 April 1931 |
1 October 1931 |
13 June 1940 |
| O 14 |
29 December 1928 |
3 October 1931 |
4 March 1932 |
26 June 1943 |
| O 15 |
3 March 1930 |
27 May 1931 |
28 July 1932 |
1 September 1945 |
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