O 19-class submarine
.jpg) HNLMS O 19
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | O 19 class |
| Builders | Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Preceded by | O 16 |
| Succeeded by | Template:Sclass- |
| Built | 1936-1939 |
| Completed | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine |
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| Length | 80.7 m (264 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.87 m (12 ft 8 in) |
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| Complement | 40 |
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The O 19 class was a class of two submarines, built for the Royal Netherlands Navy by Fijenoord, Rotterdam. The ships were designed as submarine minelayer for operations in both European and colonies waters. The class comprised O 19 and O 20 and were the first submarines in the world to be equipped with a submarine snorkel that allowed the submarine to run its diesel engines while submerged. The submarines diving depth was 100 metres (330 ft). These units were very similar to earlier Polish Template:Sclass-, with a reduced torpedo battery and 10 vertical mine tubes fitted on each beam.[1]
Construction
The ships were originally laid down as K XIX and K XX but later renamed O 19 and O 20.
| Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
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| O 19 | 15 June 1936 | 22 September 1938 | 3 July 1939 | 10 July 1945 (scuttled) |
| O 20 | 15 June 1936 | 31 January 1939 | 28 August 1939 | 19 December 1941 (sunk/scuttled) |
References
- ^ Fontenoy, Paul E. (2007). Submarines: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare). ABC CLIO. p. 267. ISBN 1851095632.