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Wednesday 2 September 2020

Dutch submarine O II launched at Vlissingen, Netherlands in 1911

The Dutch magazine De Prins dated 11 February 1911 page 76 published a photo of her launching.


She was laid down at the yard of the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands on 11 October 1909, launched on 30 January 1911, commissioned on 1 December 1911, stricken in 1930 and in 1931 fitted out a training boat. With a displacement of 130 tons surfaced and 150 tons submerged were her dimensions 32,12 x 3,10 x 2,90 metres. The engines provided 300 ahp for a surfaced speed of 11 miles and 200 ahp for a submerged speed of 8 miles. Her crew numbered 10 men. The armament consisted of 2-45cm torpedo tubes.