O 12-class submarine

















































































Hr. Ms. O 12.jpg
HNLMS O 12

Class overview
Name:
O 12
Builders:


  • Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde (3)


  • Fijenoord (1)


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:

  • 610 tons surfaced

  • 754 tons submerged


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:

  • 2 × 900 bhp (671 kW) diesel engines

  • 2 × 310 bhp (231 kW) electric motors


Speed:

  • 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced

  • 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged


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


Complement:
29-31
Armament:

  • 4 × 21 inch bow torpedo tubes

  • 1 × 21 inch stern torpedo tube

  • 2 × 44 mm guns

  • 1 × 12.7 mm machine gun



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

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








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