The K V class was a class of three submarines, built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters. The submarines diving depth was 40 metres (130 ft). Only K VII was still in service at the start of World War II. She was bombed by the Japanese in the harbour of Soerabaja.
class, submarine, class, class, three, submarines, built, fijenoord, shipyard, rotterdam, royal, netherlands, navy, used, patrols, dutch, colonial, waters, submarines, diving, depth, metres, only, still, service, start, world, bombed, japanese, harbour, soerab. The K V class was a class of three submarines built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam for the Royal Netherlands Navy Used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters The submarines diving depth was 40 metres 130 ft Only K VII was still in service at the start of World War II She was bombed by the Japanese in the harbour of Soerabaja Class overviewNameK V classBuildersFijenoord RotterdamOperators Royal Netherlands NavyPreceded byK III classSucceeded byK VIII classBuilt1916 1922Completed3General characteristicsTypeSubmarineDisplacement569 tons surfaced 649 tons submergedLength57 31 m 188 ft 0 in Beam5 6 m 18 ft 4 in Draught3 82 m 12 ft 6 in Propulsion2 600 bhp 447 kW diesel engines 2 200 bhp 149 kW electric motorsSpeed13 5 kn 25 0 km h 15 5 mph surfaced 8 kn 15 km h 9 2 mph submergedRange3 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 submergedComplement31Armament2 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 gunConstruction EditName Laid down Launched Commissioned DecommissionedK V 4 April 1916 20 November 1919 15 September 1920 August 1937K VI 4 April 1916 23 December 1920 11 October 1921 August 1937K VII 25 July 1916 8 March 1921 5 September 1922 18 February 1942 Bombed External links EditDescription of class Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title K V class submarine amp oldid 1075469781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
