K XIV-class submarine

	HNLMS K XVIII
Class overview
Name	K XIV class
Builders	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (3); Wilton-Fijenoord (2);
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded by	K XI class
Succeeded by	O 19 class
Built	1930–1934
In commission	1933-1946
Completed	5
Lost	3
General characteristics
Type	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	2 × 1,600 bhp (1,193 kW) diesel engines; 2 × 430 bhp (321 kW) electric motors;
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 gun;

The K XIV-class submarine was a class of five submarines, built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters. The class comprised K XIV, K XV, K XVI, K XVII and K XVIII. The submarines diving depth was 80 m (260 ft). Three of the five ships were lost in World War II

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