HNLMS K III

K III
History
Netherlands
NameK III
BuilderDe Schelde, Flushing
Laid down15 July 1915
Launched12 August 1919
Commissioned9 July 1920
Decommissioned1934
FateDecommissioned 1934
General characteristics
Class & typeK III-class submarine
Displacement
  • 583 tons surfaced
  • 721 tons submerged
Length64.41 m (211 ft 4 in)
Beam5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 16.5 kn (30.6 km/h; 19.0 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
Complement29
Armament
  • 2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 18 inch external-traversing torpedo tubes forward of the conning tower
  • 1 x 75 mm gun
  • 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun

K III was a K III-class patrol submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by De Schelde shipyard in Flushing.

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