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| Tonnage | 715 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 211'3" by 18'4" by 11'8" 64.39m by 5.59m by 3.56m |
| Maximum speed | 16 knots surfaced 8 knots submerged |
| Complement | 31 |
| Dive |
164' 50 meters |
| Armament | 4 17.7" (45cm) torpedo
tubes (10 torpedoes) 1 3.5"/45 gun 1 machine gun |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (1800 hp) or electric (400 hp) |
| Range | 3500 nautical miles (6500km) at 11 knots 25 nautical miles (46 km) at 8 knots |
The K-VIIIs
were
built from 1922-1923 and differed from the previous K-VIIs
in having the two external torpedo tubes removed
because of their vulnerability to depth
charging.
| Decommissioned 1942-7-18 |
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Under repair at Surabaya
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Decommissioned 1942-7-15 |
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| Scuttled at Surabaya 1942-3-2 |
References
DutchSubmarines.com (accessed 2008-4-11)
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