O 2 class submarine
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The O 2 class was a class
Ship class
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 of four submarine
Submarine
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s, built by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Flushing for the Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
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. Used for patrols in the Dutch home waters. The class comprised O 2, O 3, O 4 and O 5. The submarines diving depth was 25 metres, during trials with no crew on board a depth of 40 metres was reached.

Construction

Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned
HNLMS O 2 11 October 1909 30 Januari 1911 01 December 1911 1930
HNLMS O 3 31 December 1910 30 July 1912 11 Funerary 1913 1932
HNLMS O 4 15 June 1912 05 August 1913 17 June 1914 1935
HNLMS O 5 15 June 1912 02 October 1913 20 August 1914 1935

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