HNLMS O 13
O 12-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
O 13 was an O 12-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy that saw service during World War II. She was built by the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde of Vlissingen.[1] She was one of many Dutch ships doing convoy duty during the Spanish Civil War. At the time of the German invasion of the Netherlands, O 13 was on patrol off the Dutch coast and was attacked by German planes on multiple occasions. After fleeing to England, the submarine was lost during a patrol on the North Sea.[2]
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Netherlands | |
Name | O 13 |
Builder | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen |
Laid down | 1 December 1928 |
Launched | 18 April 1931 |
Commissioned | 1 October 1931 |
Fate | Missing after 12 June 1940 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | O 12-class submarine |
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Length | 60.4 m (198 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
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Range | |
Complement | 29-31 |
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