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Pictures O 19 and O 20 under construction

Photos from IMH, R. Saxe, A. Tilro, Jan Klootwijk and Erny  van Wijk.

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O 19 in July 1939, possibly during her departure for the Netherlands East Indies on the 25th. (Photo: © N.V. Polygoon / Collection Erny van Wijk).

Commissioning of the O 20, 28 Aug 1939. (Photo: © IMH).

Launch of the O 20 at the Wilton Fijenoord yard in Schiedam, 31 Jan 1939. Note the protection around the net cutter. (Photo: © IMH).

 

 O 19 just after being launched. Rotterdam, 22 Sep 1938. Note the two unknown flags aft of the Dutch national banner.  (Photo: © Collection A. Tilro).

 O 19 being launched. Schiedam, 22 Sep 1938. Note the two unknown flags aft of the Dutch national banner. (Photo: © Collection Jan Klootwijk).

 

 Yard workers sitting on O 20's bow cheering for the launch of  O 19. Rotterdam, 22 Sep 1938. (Photo: © Collection Jan Klootwijk).

O 19 (left) being launched and the O 20 under construction. Schiedam 22 Sep 1938. (Photo: © 9387633 / Collection Erny van Wijk).

 

O 19 (right) and O 20 under construction at the Wilton Fijenoord yard in Schiedam, 4 Jan 1937. (Photo: © Collection R. Saxe).

O 19 (right) and O 20 under construction at the Wilton Fijenoord yard in Schiedam, 15 Jan 1937. (Photo: © Collection R. Saxe).

O 19 (left) and O 20 under construction at the Wilton Fijenoord yard in Schiedam, 1938. (Photo: © IMH).

Picture postcard of O 20, around 1939. (Postcard: dutchsubmarines.com).

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