HNLMS K XIV

K XIV was one of five K XIV class submarines built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. She served during World War II.

K XIV
History
Netherlands
Name: K XIV
Builder: Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij
Laid down: 31 May 1930
Launched: 11 July 1931
Commissioned: 6 July 1933
Decommissioned: 23 April 1946
Fate: ?
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: K XIV class submarine
Displacement:
  • 865 tons surfaced
  • 1045 tons submerged
Length: 73.64 m (241 ft 7 in)
Beam: 6.51 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draught: 3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
  • 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range:
  • 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface
  • 26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi) at 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Complement: 38
Armament:
  • 4 × 21 inch bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 21 inch stern torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 21 inch external-traversing torpedo tubes forward of the conning tower
  • 1 x 88 mm gun
  • 2 x 40 mm guns (replaced with 1 x 20 mm gun during WWII)

Service history

The submarine was laid down in Rotterdam at the shipyard of Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij on 31 May 1930. The launch took place on 11 July 1931. On 6 July 1933 the boat was commissioned in the Dutch navy.[2]

On 7 February 1934 K XIV and K XV left the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies. The route they took led through the Suez Canal.[2] On 6 September 1938 she took part in a fleet show at Surabaya. The show was held in honour of the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands who celebrating her 40th year as head of state. More than 20 navy ships participated in the show.[2]

In the war K XIV sank several Japanese ships. She survived the war and was decommissioned on 23 April 1946. 1 June 1946 she was stricken.[2]

Summary of raiding history

Ships sunk and damaged by K XIV.[3]

DateShip nameNationality/TypeTonnage (GRT)Fate
23 December 1941Katori MaruJapanese troopship9,848Sunk[2]
23 December 1941Hie/Hiyoshi MaruJapanese troopship4,943Sunk[2]
23 December 1941Hokkai MaruJapanese troopship8,416Damaged[2]
23 December 1941Nichiran Maru or Ninchinan MaruJapanese tanker/troopship6,503Damaged[2]
23 December 1941Tonan Maru No. 3Japanese transport19,210Damaged[4]
20 June 1944TsugaruJapanese minelayer4,400Damaged
23 June 1944Dornia MaruJapanese landing craft10Sunk[2]
10 May 1945?Sampan10Sunk[2]
9 June 1945?Sampan10Sunk[2]
9 June 1945?Sampan10Sunk[2]

References
  1. "Dutch Submarines: The K XIV submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. "Dutch Submarines: The submarine K XIV". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. Helgason, Guðmundur (2013). "HNMS K XIV". uboat.net. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "HNMS K XIV (N 22)". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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