O 2-class submarine
 O 3 |
| Class overview |
| Name: |
O 2 |
| Builders: |
Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Flushing |
| Operators: |
 Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Preceded by: |
O 1 |
| Succeeded by: |
O 6 |
| 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: |
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| Speed: |
- 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
- 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
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| Range: |
- 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) submerged
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| Complement: |
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 metres, during trials with no crew on board a depth of 40 metres was reached.
Construction
| Name |
Laid down |
Launched |
Commissioned |
Decommissioned |
| O 2 |
11 October 1909 |
30 Januari 1911 |
1 December 1911 |
1930 |
| O 3 |
31 December 1910 |
30 July 1912 |
11 Funerary 1913 |
1932 |
| O 4 |
15 June 1912 |
5 August 1913 |
17 June 1914 |
1935 |
| O 5 |
15 June 1912 |
2 October 1913 |
20 August 1914 |
1935 |
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