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Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Dutch submarine Hr.Ms. O 3 performing her trials according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwsblad van het Noorden dated 2 November 1912


An item dated Vlissingen, Netherlands 2nd reported that the trials of the Dutch submarine 3 built by the shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde ended the day before. The contracted demands dealing with speed, seaworthiness, torpedo devices were without any problems achieved and she was now hasty fitted out for actual service.(1)

Note
1. The O 3, ordered on 18 March 1910, laid down at the shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands with yard number 138 on 31 December 1910, in the thrushes in June 1911, plating fitted in December 1911, launched on 30 July 1912, trial on 22 October 1912, delivered on 11 February 1913 and sold to be broken up in May 1933. Whitehead-Hay design.