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ROYAL DUTCH NAVY (NETHERLANDS)

SUBMARINES

K III submarines

nearly sister-ship K VIII 1939

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
K III   De Schelde, Vlissingen 7/1915 12/8/1919 7/1920 stricken 1934
K IV   De Schelde, Vlissingen 12/1915 2/7/1920 4/1921 stricken 1936

  

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement normal, t

583 / 721

Length, m

64.4

Breadth, m

5.60

Draught, m

3.56

No of shafts

2

Machinery

K III: MAN 8-cyl diesels / electric motors

K IV: Sulzer 6-cyl diesels / electric motors

Power, h. p.

K III: 1800 / 630

K IV: 1200 / 630

Max speed, kts

K III: 16.5 / 8.5

K IV: 15 / 8.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

3500(11) / 25.5(8.5)

Armament

1 x 1 - 75/55 Krupp No.2, 6 - 450 TT (2 bow, 2 stern , 1 x 2, 12)

Complement

29

Diving depth operational, m 40

Ship project history: Holland type. Double-hulled.

Modernizations: late 1920s, both: + 1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Naval service: No significant events.

K III

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