K V-class submarine

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 overview
Name	K V class
Builders	Fijenoord, Rotterdam
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded by	K III class
Succeeded by	K VIII class
Built	1916-1922
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	569 tons surfaced 649 tons submerged
Length	57.31 m (188 ft 0 in)
Beam	5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × 600 bhp (447 kW) diesel engines 2 × 200 bhp (149 kW) electric motors
Speed	13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range	3,500 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) submerged
Complement	31
Armament	2 × 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 gun

Construction

Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
K V	4 April 1916	20 November 1919	15 September 1920	August 1937
K VI	4 April 1916	23 December 1920	11 October 1921	August 1937
K VII	25 July 1916	8 March 1921	5 September 1922	18 February 1942 (Bombed)

External links

• Description of class