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Class O 16 |
Boats in this Class O 16 |
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Class O 16 |
Boats in this Class O 16 |
O 16
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| Boat | O 16 |
| Class name | O 16. Named after first of class. "O" stands for "Onderzeeboot" (submarine). |
| Laid down | 28 Dec 1933 |
| Launched | 27 Jan 1936 |
| Commissioned | 26 Oct 1936 |
| Fate | 15 Dec 1941 lost |
| Design | Dutch, by Ir. G de Rooy. |
| Shipyard | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen |
| Le x Be x Dr | 76.53 m x 6.55 m x 3.97 m |
| Displ. surf/subm | 984 t / 1194 t |
| Engines | Two 8-cylinder M.A.N. diesel engines, 4-stroke, 1600 apk |
| Main motor | 460 apk, Dutch type. |
| Batteries | 2 x 96 cells. 5300 Ah during 5 hours |
| Snorkel | First boat in the world equipped with a snorkel system. |
| Propellers | 2 |
| Speed surf/subm | 18 kts / 9 kts |
| Range surf/subm | 10000 nm at 12 kts / 26 nm at 8.5 kts |
| Diving depth | 80 m |
| Complement | 36 |
| Torpedo tubes | 4 x 21" bow, 2 x 21" stern, 2 x 21" (1x2) external-traversing amidships |
| Torpedo type | IV53 |
| Armament | 14 torpedoes |
| Guns | 1 x 8.8 cm (Swedish), 2 x 40 mm (2x1) (English) in single 'disappearing' mounts in watertight wells forward and aft of the conning tower. |
| Periscopes | 2 x Nedinsco |
| Sonar | First Dutch boat equipped with a geruispeiler (listening device) from Atlas Werke (Bremen). In those days 'Atlas' was the best on the market. |
| Notes | - First Dutch submarine made from high quality Steel
52. - When compared to its predecessors, 49% of all riveting was replaced by welding. - Last Dutch class for intended for use in home waters only. The following classes made no distinction between 'O' boats (for home waters) and 'K' boat (for the colonies). - Snort system performed well in good weather. See the O 2, K II and O 19 class for more snort info. |
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