HNLMS K XVII

	K XVII together with minelayer HNLMS Medusa
History
Netherlands
Name	K XVII
Operator	Royal Netherlands Navy
Builder	Wilton-Fijenoord
Yard number	332
Laid down	1 June 1931
Launched	26 July 1932
Commissioned	19 December 1933
Homeport	1933–1935 Den Helder; 1935–1941 Surabaya;
Identification	17
Fate	Struck a naval mine on 21 December 1941
General characteristics
Class and type	K XIV-class submarine
Displacement	865 tons surfaced; 1,045 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	2 × 1,600 bhp (1,193 kW) diesel engines; 2 × 430 bhp (321 kW) electric motors;
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced; 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged;
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 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;

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

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