The K XI class was a class

Ship class

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 of three submarine

Submarine

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s, built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam for the Royal Netherlands Navy

Royal Netherlands Navy

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. Used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters. The class comprised K XI, K XII and K XIII. The submarines diving depth was 60 meters. All ships were still in service at the start of World War II

World War II

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. K XIII was scuttled while under repair at Soerabaja to prevent her being captured by the invading Japanese forces.

Construction

Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
HNLMS K XI	9 December 1922	24 April 1924	24 March 1925	11 April 1945
HNLMS K XII	9 Januari 1923	15 July 1924	19 May 1925	May 1944
HNLMS K XIII	15 October 1923	23 December 1924	29 March 1926	2 March 1942 (scuttled)

External links

• Description of class