HNLMS K III

	K III
History
Netherlands
Name	K III
Builder	De Schelde, Flushing
Laid down	15 July 1915
Launched	12 August 1919
Commissioned	9 July 1920
Decommissioned	1934
Fate	Decommissioned 1934
General characteristics
Class and type	K III-class submarine
Displacement	583 tons surfaced; 721 tons submerged;
Length	64.41 m (211 ft 4 in)
Beam	5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 × 900 bhp (671 kW) diesel engines; 2 × 210 bhp (157 kW) electric motors;
Speed	16.5 kn (30.6 km/h; 19.0 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 external-traversing torpedo tubes forward of the conning tower; 1 x 75 mm gun; 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun;

K III was a K III-class patrol submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by De Schelde shipyard in Flushing.

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