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| Tonnage | 982 tons standard surfaced 1491 tons standard submerged |
| Dimensions | 264'10" by 24'4" by 12'8" 80.72m by 7.42m by 3.86m |
| Maximum speed | 19.5 knots surfaced 9 knots submerged |
| Maximum dive |
330 feet 100 meters |
| Complement | 40 |
| Armament | 8 21" torpedo
tubes (14 torpedoes) 40 mines 1 3.5"/45 gun 2 40mm Bofors AA guns 1 machine gun |
| Range |
10,000 nautical miles (18,500km)
at 12 knots 27 nautical miles (50km) at 8.5 knots |
| Sensors |
Atlas
sonar |
The O-19s were
constructed in 1936-1939 as submarine minelayers
for use at home and abroad. They
had a schnorkel system and a partial double hull. The boats were
originally named K-XIX and K-XX but were renamed when the
Dutch abandoned the K designation
for boats intended for use in the colonies. They were loosely based on
a Polish design and were a mixture of obsolete features (such as
external torpedo tubes) and modern technology (such as the schnorkel
and 21" torpedoes.)
| Scuttled 1945-7-10 after running
aground on Ladd Reef in the South China Sea |
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| South China Sea | Sunk on 1941-12-19 off Kota Baharu by Uranami |
References
DutchSubmarines.com (accessed 2008-6-11)
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