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Friday 28 April 2017

K-class submarines were the largest US Navy submarines according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1913-1914 no. 5

Largest Dutch submarine Hr. Ms. K-I

An item reported that the K-class submarines were to become the largest in the US Navy with a displacement of 390 (surfaced)-520 (submerged) tons and a speed of 14,5-20,5 miles.(1)

Note
1. The Netherlands were building at the same time an ocean going submarine Hr. Ms. K I with a displacement of just 333 (surfaced)-358 (submerged) tons and a speed of 17 (surfaced)-8 (submerged) knots. Laid down at Kon. Mij. De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands on 16 September 1911, launched on 20 May 1913, commissioned on 5 July 1914 and decommissioned in 1829. She served in the Dutch East Indies. Her submarine Hr. Ms. O-2 who served in European (coastal) waters had a displacement of ""just 134 (surfaced)-149 (submerged) tons and was built between 1909-1911.