HNLMS K II

	K II
History
Netherlands
Name	K II
Builder	Fijenoord, Rotterdam
Laid down	20 November 1915
Launched	27 February 1919
Commissioned	28 March 1922
Decommissioned	August 1937
Fate	Decommissioned 1937
General characteristics
Class & type	none
Type	Unique submarine
Displacement	569 tons surfaced; 649 tons submerged;
Length	57.31 m (188 ft 0 in)
Beam	5.29 m (17 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × 900 bhp (671 kW) diesel engines; 2 × 250 bhp (186 kW) electric motors;
Speed	15.5 kn (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) surfaced; 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 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 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged;
Complement	29
Armament	2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes; 2 × 18 inch stern torpedo tubes; 1 x 75 mm gun; 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun;

K II was a unique patrol submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam. The boat had a diving dept of 40 metres (130 ft).

History
K II
Netherlands
Name	K II
Builder	Fijenoord, Rotterdam
Laid down	20 November 1915
Launched	27 February 1919
Commissioned	28 March 1922
Decommissioned	August 1937
Fate	Decommissioned 1937
General characteristics
Class & type	none
Type	Unique submarine
Displacement	569 tons surfaced 649 tons submerged
Length	57.31 m (188 ft 0 in)
Beam	5.29 m (17 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × 900 bhp (671 kW) diesel engines 2 × 250 bhp (186 kW) electric motors
Speed	15.5 kn (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) surfaced 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 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 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Complement	29
Armament	2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes 2 × 18 inch stern torpedo tubes 1 x 75 mm gun 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun