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HNLMS O 1, the first submarine of the Dutch navy at sea . This is a list of submarines of the Netherlands navy. Submarines built before 1940
Pages in category "World War II submarines of the Netherlands" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
O 19, laid down as K XIX, was an O 19-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy that saw service during World War II. 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.
The submarine was laid down in Rotterdam at the shipyard of Fijenoord on 10 June 1931. The launch took place on 27 September 1932. On 23 March 1934 the boat was commissioned in the Dutch navy. [2] From 20 June to 1 August 1934 K XVIII, K XVII, Hertog Hendrik, Evertsen and Z 5 made a trip to the Baltic Sea.
O 24, laid down K XXIV was an O 21-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy that saw service during World War II.The most famous occupant of O-24 was Piet de Jong, who was the commanding officer from 1944 until 1946 and who later became Minister of Defence in 1963 and served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 until 1971.
The submarine was ordered on 9 June 1937 and laid down on 12 October 1937 as K XXIII at the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam. During construction she was renamed O 23 , and was finally launched on 5 December 1939.
World War II submarines of the Netherlands (1 C, 31 P) Pages in category "World War II naval ships of the Netherlands" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The O 21-class submarines were equipped with two seven-cylinder two-stroke Sulzer 7 QD 42/50 diesel engines that each could produce 1,000 shaft horsepower (750 kW) and drive the two screws of the submarine to a maximum surface speed of 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph).