HNLMS O 20
O 20 | |
| History | |
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| Netherlands | |
| Name | O 20 |
| Builder | Wilton-Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
| Laid down | 15 June 1936 |
| Launched | 31 January 1939 |
| Commissioned | 28 August 1939 |
| Fate | Sunk on 19 December 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | O 19-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 80.7 m (264 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.87 m (12 ft 8 in) |
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| Range | |
| Complement | 40 |
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O 20, laid down as K XX, was a O 19-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy that saw service during World War II. O 20 along with her sister ship O 19 were the first boats in the world to be equipped with a submarine snorkel that allowed the submarine to run its diesel engines while submerged.