 HNLMS O 12
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| Class overview |
|---|
| Name | O 12 |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Preceded by | O 9 class |
| Succeeded by | O 16 |
| Built | 1928–1932 |
| In commission | 1931–1945 |
| Completed | 4 |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement |
- 610 tons surfaced
- 754 tons submerged
|
| Length | 60.42 m (198 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 6.83 m (22 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
- 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
- 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
|
| Range |
- 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) or 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) on the surface
- 26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
|
| Complement | 29–31 |
| Armament | |
The O 12-class submarine consisted of four submarines built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ships, with a diving depth of 60 metres (200 ft), were used for patrols in the Dutch home waters. The class comprised O 12, O 13, O 14 and O 15. O 12 entered German service in 1943 as UD-2.
Construction
The ships were built by two shipyards. O 12, O 13 and O 14 were built by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen and O 15 in Rotterdam at Fijenoord shipyard.
| Name
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Laid down
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Launched
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Commissioned
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Decommissioned
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| O 12
|
20 October 1928
|
8 November 1930
|
Dutch Navy: 20 July 1931
German Navy: 30 January 1943
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6 July 1945 (scuttled)
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| O 13
|
1 December 1928
|
18 April 1931
|
1 October 1931
|
13 June 1940
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| O 14
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29 December 1928
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3 October 1931
|
4 March 1932
|
26 June 1943
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| O 15
|
3 March 1930
|
27 May 1931
|
28 July 1932
|
1 September 1945
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Dutch naval ship classes of World War II
