Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Service
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The Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Service (Onderzeedienst) was the department of the Royal Netherlands Navy
dealing with submarine
s. It was set up on 21 December 1906, out of the Torpedo Service
, and merged with the Mine Service
on 15 July 2005.
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...
dealing with 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. It was set up on 21 December 1906, out of the Torpedo Service
Torpedo Service
The Torpedo Service was the branch of the Royal Netherlands Navy dealing with torpedoes and mines. It was set up in 1870 and originally manned all the navy's small ships, including the submarine Hr. Ms. O 1 , accounting for 1000 personnel in 1914...
, and merged with the Mine Service
Mine Service
The Mine Service is the wing of the Royal Netherlands Navy dealing with mine-laying and minesweeping. It was established in 1907 from the Torpedo Service ....
on 15 July 2005.