HNLMS K II

	K II
History
Netherlands
Name	K II
Builder	Fijenoord, Rotterdam
Laid down	20 November 1915
Launched	27 February 1919
Commissioned	28 March 1922
Decommissioned	August 1937
Fate	Decommissioned 1937
General characteristics
Class and type	none
Type	Unique submarine
Displacement	569 tons surfaced; 649 tons submerged;
Length	57.31 m (188 ft 0 in)
Beam	5.29 m (17 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × 900 bhp (671 kW) diesel engines; 2 × 250 bhp (186 kW) electric motors;
Speed	15.5 kn (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) surfaced; 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged;
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface; 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged;
Complement	29
Armament	2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes; 2 × 18 inch stern torpedo tubes; 1 x 75 mm gun; 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun;

K II was a unique patrol submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam. The boat had a diving dept of 40 metres (130 ft).

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