Turkish Ikinci İnönü
An item reported that a Turkish commission investigating the possibilities of purchasing visited the Netherlands. The commission consisting of 2 navy officers and one officer of the steam shipping service visited a day earlier the Dutch shipyard Fijenoord at Rotterdam(1), the Hr. Ms. K IX (2) lying there in a dock and a submarine of the O-type (3) still under construction. The next day was a visit at the Dutch naval base at Nieuwediep visited where the Hr. Ms. KXII (4) was lying for executing her trials.
Notes
1. Laid down by Shipyard Fijenoord at Rotterdam on 9 December 1922, launched on 24 April 1924, commissioned on 24 March 1925 and decommissioned on 11 April 1945. Displacement 688 (surfaced)-828 (submerged) tons and as dimensions 66,7 x 6,2 metres. Armament consisted of 4-45cm/17.7” and 2-53,3cm/21”, 1-8,8cm gun and 1-12,7mm machinegun.
2. This shipyard built 2 submarines for Turkey the Birinci İnönü, launched on 29 January 1927 and the Ikinci İnönü launched on 12 March 1927.
3. The O 11 was laid down on 24 December 1922, launched on 19 March 1925, commissioned on 18 January 1926 and decommissioned on 11 October 1944. Displacement 526 (surfaced)-656 (submerged) tons and as dimensions 54,7 x 5,7 x 3,5 metres. Armament consisted of 3-45cm and 2-53,3cm torpedo tubes, 1-8.8cm gun and 1-12,7mm machinegun.
4. Laid down by Shipyard Fijenoord at Rotterdam on 9 January 1923, launched on 15 July 1924, commissioned on 19 May 1925 and decommissioned on 9 September 1944.
Displacement 688 (surfaced)-828 (submerged) tons and as dimensions 66,7 x 6,2 metres. Armament consisted of 4-45cm/17.7” and 2-53,3cm/21”, 1-8,8cm gun and 1-12,7mm machinegun.
