O 12 class submarine
Encyclopedia
The O 12 class was a class
of four submarine
s, built for the Royal Netherlands Navy
. Used for patrols in the Dutch home waters. The class comprised O 12, O 13, O 14 and O 15. The submarines diving depth was 60 meters. O 12 enter German service in 1943 as U-D2.
Ship class
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of four submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
s, built for the Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. Used for patrols in the Dutch home waters. The class comprised O 12, O 13, O 14 and O 15. The submarines diving depth was 60 meters. O 12 enter German service in 1943 as U-D2.
Construction
The ships were built by two different shipyards. O 12, O 13 and O 14 were built by the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Flushing and O 15 in Rotterdam at Fijenoord shipyard.| Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNLMS O 12 | 20 October 1928 | 8 November 1930 | Dutch Navy: 20 July 1931 German Navy: 30 January 1943 |
6 July 1945 (scuttled) |
| HNLMS O 13 | 1 December 1928 | 18 April 1931 | 1 October 1931 | 13 June 1940 |
| HNLMS O 14 | 29 December 1928 | 3 October 1931 | 4 March 1932 | 26 June 1943 |
| HNLMS O 15 | 3 March 1930 | 27 May 1931 | 28 July 1932 | 1 September 1945 |