HNLMS K V

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NameK V
BuilderFijenoord, Rotterdam
Laid down4 April 1916
Launched20 November 1919
History
Netherlands
NameK V
BuilderFijenoord, Rotterdam
Laid down4 April 1916
Launched20 November 1919
Commissioned15 September 1920
DecommissionedAugust 1937
FateDecommissioned 1937
General characteristics [1]
TypeK V-class submarine
Displacement
  • 569 tons surfaced
  • 649 tons submerged
Length57.31 m (188 ft 0 in)
Beam5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced
  • 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface
  • 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Complement31
Armament
  • 2 × 17.7 inch bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 17.7 inch stern torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 17.7 inch external-traversing torpedo tubes forward of the conning tower
  • 1 x 75 mm gun
  • 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun

K V was a K V-class patrol submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam.

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