De Dutch shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde was around 1904-1906 building the first Dutch submarine Luctor et Emergo on her own costs and risks. The design the yard used was a American Holland-design. She was commissioned in the Royal Netherlands Navy on 21 December 1906 as the Hr.Ms. O 1.(1) There is quite a lot of correspondence between the yard and the Holland firm preserved. Among this is a letter dated Paris 6 June1906 received by board member J. van Raalte.
Official trials of the first Japanese boat, speed 8,91 (surfaced)-6,89 (submerged), during the torpedo trials missed a torpedo fired from a distance of 600 metres a sampan with just 5 metres, unknown time needed from surfaced into submerged condition, trials complete success.
General Specification 7P boat, speed 8,00 (surfaced)-6,75 (submerged), within 8 minutes from surfaced into submerged condition, during trials
On 17 November 1905 wrote Rice of the Electric Boat Company to Van Raalte that in the Japanese Jiji Shimbun of 25 October the following passage was published: “On account of the anchorage of the five submarine boats recently completed being right in front of the Imperial Flagship, their novel features have attracted the particular attention of the Emperor, and it is reported His Majesty has expressed his great satisfaction on the performance of the boats at the different stages of evolution, which were specially manoeuvred for his inspection. Captain Oguri was the commanding officer, and the complements of boats consisted of officers and men who have all fought with success in their honourable mission of Port Arthur’s blocking and several torpedo boat attacks. Attributed to these picked hands, the behaviour of the boats was said to be perfect.”
Note
1. An article dealing with the interests of the Royal Netherlands Navy in the Holland submarine will be published this year with as working title “Nederlandse Marine wel of niet geïnteresseerd in een eigen onderzeeesche torpedoboot in 1899?”
Source
Archive Kon. Mij. Schelde 1875-1970 (Gemeentearchief Vlissingen no. 514) inv.no. no. 802.
Official trials of the first Japanese boat, speed 8,91 (surfaced)-6,89 (submerged), during the torpedo trials missed a torpedo fired from a distance of 600 metres a sampan with just 5 metres, unknown time needed from surfaced into submerged condition, trials complete success.
General Specification 7P boat, speed 8,00 (surfaced)-6,75 (submerged), within 8 minutes from surfaced into submerged condition, during trials
On 17 November 1905 wrote Rice of the Electric Boat Company to Van Raalte that in the Japanese Jiji Shimbun of 25 October the following passage was published: “On account of the anchorage of the five submarine boats recently completed being right in front of the Imperial Flagship, their novel features have attracted the particular attention of the Emperor, and it is reported His Majesty has expressed his great satisfaction on the performance of the boats at the different stages of evolution, which were specially manoeuvred for his inspection. Captain Oguri was the commanding officer, and the complements of boats consisted of officers and men who have all fought with success in their honourable mission of Port Arthur’s blocking and several torpedo boat attacks. Attributed to these picked hands, the behaviour of the boats was said to be perfect.”
Note
1. An article dealing with the interests of the Royal Netherlands Navy in the Holland submarine will be published this year with as working title “Nederlandse Marine wel of niet geïnteresseerd in een eigen onderzeeesche torpedoboot in 1899?”
Source
Archive Kon. Mij. Schelde 1875-1970 (Gemeentearchief Vlissingen no. 514) inv.no. no. 802.
