K III-class submarine

K III

Class overview
Name| K III class
Builders| Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen
Operators|  Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded by| K II
Succeeded by| K V class
Built| 1915-1921
Completed| 2
General characteristics
Type| Submarine
Displacement|

* 583 tons surfaced (K III)
* 579 tons surfaced (K IV)
* 721 tons submerged

Length| 64.41 m (211 ft 4 in)
Beam| 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught| 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Propulsion|

* 2 × 900 bhp (671 kW) diesel engines (K III)
* 2 × 600 bhp (447 kW) diesel engines (K IV)
* 2 × 210 hp (157 kW) electric motors

Speed|

* 16.5 kn (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced (K III)
* 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced (K IV)
* 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged

Range|

* 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface
* 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged

Complement| 29
Armament|

* 2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes
* 2 × 18 inch external-traversing torpedo tubes forward of the conning tower
* 1 x 75 mm gun
* 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun

The K III class was a class of two patrol submarines, built by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen for the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters. The submarines' diving depth was 40 metres (130 ft). The design for the double-hulled boats came from the American Electric Boat Company.

## Construction

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Name  | Laid down  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Decommissioned

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K III | 15 July 1915  | 12 August 1919  | 9 July 1920  | 1934
K IV | 30 December 1915  | 2 July 1920  | 27 April 1921  | 1936

## External links

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* Description of class

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K III-class submarines

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* K IV

* Preceded by: HNLMS K II
* Followed by: K V class

* List of submarines of the Netherlands

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