HNLMS O 19
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| Name: | O 19 |
| Builder: | Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
| Laid down: | 15 June 1936 |
| Launched: | 22 September 1938 |
| Commissioned: | 3 July 1939 |
| Fate: | Scuttled on 10 July 1945 |
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| Class & type: | O 19-class 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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O 19, laid down as K XIX, was an O 19-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy that saw service during World War II. O 19, along with her sister ship O 20 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.[1][2]
Ship history
The submarine's keel was laid at the Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam on 15 June 1936 as K XIX but was renamed O 19 at some point. The submarine was launched on 22 September 1938 and commissioned in the Dutch navy on 3 July 1939. From 25 July until 13 September 1939, O 19 sailed to the Dutch East Indies via the Suez Canal.[3]
The submarine performed multiple patrols and missions in the Pacific theater of World War II, sinking multiple Japanese vessels, attacking shipping convoys and laying mines.[3]
On 8 July 1945, O 19 was en route to Subic Bay in the Philippines at a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) when it struck Ladd Reef in the South China Sea. Unable to pull free of the reef, the crew of O 19 were rescued by USS Cod. To prevent enemy capture, O 19 was scuttled by her crew using explosives, torpedoes and gunfire.[3]
Summary of raiding history
Ships sunk by O 19.[2]
| Date | Ship name | Nationality/Type | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate |
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| 10 January 1942 | Akita Maru | Japanese freighter | 3817 | Sunk[3] |
| 15 January 1942 | Tairu/Taieryu Maru | Japanese ? | 4944 | Sunk[3] |
| 10 September 1944 | Korei Maru | Japanese merchant | 599 | Sunk |
| 16 November 1944 | Kaishin Maru No.2 | Japanese coaster | 150 | Sunk[3] |
| 9 January 1945 | Shinko Maru No.1 | Japanese auxiliary gunboat | 935 | Sunk |
| 10 April 1945 | Hosei Maru | Japanese merchant tanker | 676 | Sunk |
References
- 1 2 "Dutch Submarines: The O 19 submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- 1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur (2013). "HNMS O 19". uboat.net. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dutch Submarines: The submarine O 19". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
External links
Coordinates: 8°40′N 111°40′E / 8.667°N 111.667°E
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