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HNLMS O 3Class overview Name: O 2 Builders: Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Flushing Operators: Royal Netherlands Navy Preceded by: HNLMS O1 Succeeded by: HNLMS O6 Built: 1909–1914 Completed: 4 General characteristics Type: Submarine Displacement: 134 tons - 149 tons Length: 32.13 m (105 ft 5 in) Beam: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) Draught: 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) Propulsion: 1 × 280 hp (209 kW) diesel engine
1 × 145 hp (108 kW) electric motorSpeed: 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submergedRange: 500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) on the surface
35 nmi (65 km; 40 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submergedComplement: 10 Armament: 2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes The O 2 class was a class of four submarines, built by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Flushing for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Used for patrols in the Dutch home waters. The class comprised O 2, O 3, O 4 and O 5. The submarines diving depth was 25 meters, during trials with no crew on board a depth of 40 meters was reached.
Construction
Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned HNLMS O 2 11 October 1909 30 Januari 1911 01 December 1911 1930 HNLMS O 3 31 December 1910 30 July 1912 11 Funerary 1913 1932 HNLMS O 4 15 June 1912 05 August 1913 17 June 1914 1935 HNLMS O 5 15 June 1912 02 October 1913 20 August 1914 1935 External links
O 2-class submarineO 2 • O 3 • O 4 • O 5Preceded by: List of submarines of the Netherlands Categories:- Submarines of the Netherlands
- 1910s ships
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