Ron van Maanen
O 11, on stocks at the Maatschappij Fijenoord at Rotterdam, Netherlands 1922 (Mark 1 December 1923, Jalhay 24 December 1922), building number 297, launched 19 March 1925 (Mark 17 March 1925, Jalhay 19 March 1925) and commissioned 18 January 1926. Of the O 9-class, sister ships O 9 and the O 10. When the Germany attacked the Netherlands 10 May 1940 she lied at Den Helder disarmed and being repaired. She was partly repaired but sunk as a block ship in the outer harbour of Den Helder September 1944. Salvaged 10 December 1947 and sold to be broken up. Dimensions 54,70 x 5,70 x 3,50m and a displacement of 483 tons surfaced and 645 tons submerged. Her engines delivered 2x450 ahp surfaced and 610 ahp submerged making a speed available of 12 miles surfaced and 8 knots submerged. Her crew numbered 29 men. She was armed with 2-53,3 cm torpedo tubes, 3-45cm torpedo tubes, 1-8,8cm gun and 1-12,7mm machinegun. Of the O 9-class, sister ships O 9 and the O 10.
O 12, on stocks at the Kon. Mij. De Schelde at Flushing 20 October 1928, building number 186, launched 8 November 1930 and commissioned 20 July 1931. Of the O-12 class consisting of the O 12-O 15 designed by engineer J.J. van der Struyff. When the Germany attacked the Netherlands 10 May 1940 she was scuttled by her own crew 14 May. Salvaged May-June and repaired at Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands and taken into service 30 January 1941 as the UD 2 with the Uboot-Abwehrstelle at Bergen, Norway. Dec ommissioned 6 July 1944 and destroyed by German naval personnel at Kiel 3 May 1945. Dimensions 60,60 x 5,70 x 3,60m and a displacement of 548 tons surfaced and 715 tons submerged. Her engines delivered 2x900 ahp surfaced and 2x300 ahp submerged making a speed available of 15 miles surfaced and 8 knots submerged. Her crew numbered 31 men. She was armed with 5-53,3cm torpedo tubes, 2-40mm machineguns and 1-12,7mm machinegun.
O 13, on stocks at the Kon. Mij. De Schelde at Flushing 22 November 1928, building number 190, launched 8 November 1930 and commissioned 1 October 1931. Of the O-12 class consisting of the O 12-O 15 designed by engineer J.J. van der Struyff. When the Germany attacked the Netherlands 10 May 1940, she managed to escape 13 May towards the United Kingdom. Departed 12 June 1940 Dundee for patrolling in the Skagerak but probably hit a mine off the Great Fisher Bank and was lost without survivors around 13 June 1940. Dimensions 60,60 x 5,70 x 3,60m and a displacement of 548 tons surfaced and 715 tons submerged. Her engines delivered 2x900 ahp surfaced and 2x300 ahp submerged making a speed available of 15 miles surfaced and 8 knots submerged. Her crew numbered 31 men. She was armed with 5-53,3cm torpedo tubes, 2-40mm machineguns and 1-12,7mm machinegun.
O 14, on stocks at the Kon. Mij. De Schelde at Flushing 29 December 1928, building number 191, launched 3 October 1931 and commissioned 4 March 1932. Of the O-12 class consisting of the O 12-O 15 designed by engineer J.J. van der Struyff. When the Germany attacked the Netherlands 10 May 1940, she served in the Dutch West Indies and departed towards the end of that year to the United Kingdom. British pennant P 14. Mainly used as a Asdic target, seldom for patrolling. Decommissioned May 1943 (Mark and Jalhay 26 June 1943) due to ageing problems and stricken September 1943 (Mark and Mark 20 July 1943). Sold to be broken up. Dimensions 60,60 x 5,70 x 3,60m and a displacement of 548 tons surfaced and 715 tons submerged. Her engines delivered 2x900 ahp surfaced and 2x300 ahp submerged making a speed available of 15 miles surfaced and 8 knots submerged. Her crew numbered 31 men. She was armed with 5-53,3cm torpedo tubes, 2-40mm machineguns and 1-12,7mm machinegun.
O 15, on on stocks at the Maatschappij Fijenoord at Rotterdam, Netherlands 3 March 1930, building number, launched 27 May 1931 and commissioned 28 July 1932. Of the O-12 class consisting of the O 12-O 15 designed by engineer J.J. van der Struyff. When the Germany attacked the Netherlands 10 May 1940, she served in the Dutch West Indies and departed towards August 1942 to the United Kingdom. British Pennant P 15. Used for training and for patrolling in the Atlantic and the Norwegian waters. Since end November 1944 lying as training ship at Dundee being unfit for patrolling to ageing problems. Stricken March 1946 and sold to be broken up at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands 2 October 1946. Dimensions 60,60 x 5,70 x 3,60m and a displacement of 548 tons surfaced and 715 tons submerged. Her engines delivered 2x900 ahp surfaced and 2x300 ahp submerged making a speed available of 15 miles surfaced and 8 knots submerged. Her crew numbered 31 men. She was armed with 5-53,3cm torpedo tubes, 2-40mm machineguns and 1-12,7mm machinegun.
Sources
A.C. van Beers. Periscoop op! De oorlogsgeschiedenis van den onderzeedienst der Koninklijke Marine. London, 1945.
P.C. Jalhay and G.J. Horneman. Periscoop op! Nederlandse onderzeeboten. Amsterdam, 2006.
Chris Mark. Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine in W.O. II. Alkmaar, 1997.
A.J. Vermeulen. De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine en die der gouvernementsmarine 1813-1964.
Note
1. See on this weblog also “Dutch submarines O 1-O 10”, published in 2009 and “The Dutch submarine Hr.Ms. O 15 in 1938”.
