HNLMS K XVIII

K XVIII
History
Netherlands
NameK XVIII
BuilderFijenoord, Rotterdam
Laid down10 June 1931
Launched27 September 1932
Commissioned23 March 1934
FateScuttled on 2 March 1942 - wreck was later refloated and used as a picket hulk Sunk on 16 June 1945
General characteristics
Class & typeK XIV-class submarine
Displacement
  • 865 tons surfaced
  • 1045 tons submerged
Length73.64 m (241 ft 7 in)
Beam6.51 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draught3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
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
Complement38
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 XVIII was one of five K XIV-class submarines built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. She served during World War II.

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