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K XV in the 1930s		 Jolly Roger

 

Photos by KPL Machinist M. Blokker, former crew member of the ?K XV?.

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K XV alongside a depot ship/tender, 1938. Could this be the tender Zuiderkruis ? (Photo: © Collection J. Klootwijk)

 K XV alongside a depot ship/tender, 1938. Could this be the tender Zuiderkruis ? (Photo: © Collection J. Klootwijk)

 

Loading a torpedo into K XV's forward torpedo room. East Indies, 1938. (Photo: © Collection J. Klootwijk)

 Loading a torpedo into K XV's forward torpedo room. East Indies, 1938. (Photo: © Collection J. Klootwijk)

 

Aft deck of what looks like a K XIV class boat (possibly the K XV). Note the gun that has been raised out of its bun and the large antenna. Photo taken somewhere in the colonies. Submarine, date and place unknown (Photo: © Collection M. Blokker) .

Aft deck of what looks like a K XIV class boat (possibly the K XV). Note the gun that has been raised out of its bun and the large antenna. Photo taken somewhere in the colonies. Submarine, date and place unknown (Photo: © Collection M. Blokker)

 

Crew of the K XV). Note the 'rails' of the dinghy in the foreground. In the background the cruiser Tromp. Photo taken somewhere in the colonies. Submarine, Dec 1939, place unknown (Photo: © Collection M. Blokker). On the left, with a box in his hand is G.A.M. Saraber.

Crew of the K XV celebrating Sinterklaas. Note the 'rails' of the dinghy in the foreground. In the background the cruiser Tromp. Photo taken somewhere in the colonies in Dec 1939, place unknown. On the left, with a box in his hand is G.A.M. Saraber. (Photo: © Collection M. Blokker).
Caption updates: 4 Oct 2004 - Info from Maarten Noot.

 

Crew eating on the deck of a what looks like a K XIV class boat (possibly the K XV). The presence of submarine K XVI (on the left) means this photo was taken before 1942. The ship on the right looks like the tender Zuiderkruis. Photo taken somewhere in the colonies. Submarine, date and place unknown (Photo: © Collection M. Blokker).

Crew eating on the deck of a what looks like a K XIV class boat (possibly the K XV). The presence of submarine K XVI (on the left) means this photo was taken before 1942. The ship on the right looks like the tender Zuiderkruis. Photo taken somewhere in the colonies. Submarine, date and place unknown (Photo: © Collection M. Blokker).

 

Cruiser Hr.Ms. Tromp and a dinghy. It looks like the name K XV is on the dinghy's bow. Photo taken somewhere in the colonies. Date and place unknown (Photo: © Collection M. Blokker).

Cruiser Hr.Ms. Tromp and a dinghy. It looks like the name K XV is on the dinghy's bow. Photo taken somewhere in the colonies. Date and place unknown (Photo: © Collection M. Blokker).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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