| HNLMS O 4 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | O 4 |
| Builder: | De Schelde, Flushing |
| Laid down: | 15 June 1912 |
| Launched: | 5 August 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 17 June 1914 |
| Decommissioned: | 1935 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | O 2-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 134 tons - 149 tons |
| Length: | 32.13 m (105 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: | 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion: |
1 × 280 bhp (209 kW) diesel engine 1 × 145 bhp (108 kW) electric motor |
| Speed: |
11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) on the surface 35 nmi (65 km; 40 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 10 |
| Armament: | 2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes |
O 4 was a O 2 class patrol submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by De Schelde shipyard in Flushing.
Service history[]
The submarine was ordered on 18 December 1911 and 15 June 1912 the O 4 was laid down in Flushing at the shipyard of De Schelde. The launch took place on 5 August 1913.[2]
A passive sonar and two retractable periscopes were installed on the ship making it the first submarine in the Dutch navy having this equipment.[2]
On 17 June 1914 the ship is commissioned in the navy. During World War I the ship was based in Flushing. The Dutch queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands makes a visit to the ship on 22 December 1914.[2]
In 1935 the O 4 was decommissioned.[2]
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ "Dutch Submarines: The O 2 submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/classes/class_o2.htm. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Dutch Submarines: The submarine O 4". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/boats/boat_o4.htm. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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