HNLMS O 24
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O 24, laid down K XXIV was an O 21-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy that saw service during World War II. The most famous occupant of O-24 was Piet de Jong, who was the commanding officer from 1944 until 1946 and who later became Minister of Defence in 1963 and served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 until 1971.[4]
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O 24 in 1946 | |
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Name | HNLMS O 24 |
Builder | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam |
Laid down | 12 November 1937 |
Launched | 18 March 1940 |
Commissioned | 13 May 1940 |
Decommissioned | June 1955 |
Stricken | 1962 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1963 |
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Class and type | O 21-class submarine |
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Length | 77.7 m (254 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in) |
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Complement | 39 |
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Operations: | 24 war patrols |
Victories: | 8 ships sunk totalling 15,598 tons |
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