The K V class was a class

Ship class

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 of three submarine

Submarine

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s, built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam for the Royal Netherlands Navy

Royal Netherlands Navy

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. Used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters. The class comprised K V, K VI and K VII. The submarines diving depth was 40 meters. Only K VII was still in service at the start of World War II

World War II

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. She was bombed by the Japanese in the harbour of Soerabaja.

Construction

Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
HNLMS K V	4 April 1916	20 November 1919	15 September 1920	August 1937
HNLMS K VI	4 April 1916	23 December 1920	11 October 1921	August 1937
HNLMS K VII	25 July 1916	8 March 1921	5 September 1922	18 February 1942 (Bombed)

External links

• Description of class