K XI-class submarine
 HNLMS K XIII |
| Class overview |
| Name: |
K XI class |
| Builders: |
Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
| Operators: |
 Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Preceded by: |
K VIII class |
| Succeeded by: |
K XIV class |
| Built: |
1922-1926 |
| Completed: |
3 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Submarine |
| Displacement: |
- 688 tons surfaced
- 828 tons submerged
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| Length: |
66.7 m (218 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: |
6.15 m (20 ft 2 in) |
| Draught: |
3.78 m (12 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: |
- 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
- 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
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| Range: |
- 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) on the surface
- 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
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| Complement: |
31 |
| Armament: |
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The K XI class was a class of three submarines, built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters. The submarines diving depth was 60 metres (200 ft). All ships were still in service at the start of World War II. K XIII was scuttled while under repair at Soerabaja to prevent her being captured by the invading Japanese forces.
Construction
| Name |
Laid down |
Launched |
Commissioned |
Decommissioned |
| K XI |
9 December 1922 |
24 April 1924 |
24 March 1925 |
11 April 1945 |
| K XII |
9 January 1923 |
15 July 1924 |
19 May 1925 |
5 May 1944 |
| K XIII |
15 October 1923 |
23 December 1924 |
29 March 1926 |
2 March 1942 (scuttled) |
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