O 12-class submarine
HNLMS O 12 | |
Class overview | |
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Name: | O 12 |
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Operators: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
Preceded by: | O 9 class |
Succeeded by: | O 16 |
Built: | 1928–1932 |
In commission: | 1931-1945 |
Completed: | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Submarine |
Displacement: |
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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) |
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Complement: | 29-31 |
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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 UD-2.
Contents
1 Construction
2 References
2.1 Bibliography
3 External links
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 |
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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 |
References
Bibliography
Jalhay, P.C.; Wijn, J.J.A. (1997). Ik nader ongezien! De onderzeeboten van de Koninklijke Marine. Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 9067074624..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
- Description of class