The K III class was a class of two patrol submarines, built by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen for the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters. The submarines' diving depth was 40 metres (130 ft). The design for the double-hulled boats came from the American Electric Boat Company.
K III
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Class overview | |
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Name | K III class |
Builders | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen |
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Preceded by | K II |
Succeeded by | K V class |
Built | 1915-1921 |
Completed | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 64.41 m (211 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in) |
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Speed | |
Range | |
Complement | 29 |
Armament |
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Construction
editName | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
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K III | 15 July 1915 | 12 August 1919 | 9 July 1920 | 1934 |
K IV | 30 December 1915 | 2 July 1920 | 27 April 1921 | 1936 |