HNLMS K X

Dutch Submarine K X in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies
History
NameHNLMS K X
Ordered27 June 1917
BuilderKoninklijke Maatschappij de Schelde, Vlissingen
Yard number169
Laid down1 November 1919
Launched2 May 1923
Commissioned24 September 1923
Decommissioned2 March 1942
Fate
  • Scuttled, 2 March 1942
  • Scrapped, 1946
General characteristics
Class & typeK VIII-class submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced:
  • 520 long tons (528 t) standard
  • 583 long tons (592 t) full load
  • Submerged:
  • 715 long tons (726 t) standard
  • 810 long tons (823 t) full load
Length64.41 m (211 ft 4 in)
Beam5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 775 hp (578 kW) 6-cylinder Sulzer 2-stroke diesel engines
  • 2 × 200 hp (149 kW) electric motors
  • 2 shafts
Speed
  • Surfaced:
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
  • Submerged:
  • 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Range
  • Surfaced:
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
  • Submerged:
  • 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement31
Armament

HNLMS K X was one of the three K VIII-class submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy, built to serve as a patrol vessel in the Dutch colonies.

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