HNLMS K XIV

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K XIV
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Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameK XIV
Builder Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij
Laid down31 May 1930
Launched11 July 1931
Commissioned6 July 1933
Decommissioned23 April 1946
FateUnknown
General characteristics [1]
Class and type K XIV-class submarine
Displacement
  • 865 tons surfaced
  • 1045 tons submerged
Length73.64 m (241 ft 7 in)
Beam6.51 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draught3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17  kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
  • 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range
  • 10,000  nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface
  • 26  nmi (48 km; 30 mi) at 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Complement38
Armament
  • 4 × 21 inch bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 21 inch stern torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 21 inch external-traversing torpedo tubes forward of the conning tower
  • 1 x 88 mm gun
  • 2 x 40 mm guns (replaced with 1 x 20 mm gun during WWII)

K XIV was one of five K XIV-class submarines built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. She served during World War II.

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Service history

The submarine was laid down in Rotterdam at the shipyard of Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij on 31 May 1930. The launch took place on 11 July 1931. On 6 July 1933 the boat was commissioned in the Dutch navy. [2]

On 7 February 1934 K XIV and K XV left the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies. The route they took led through the Suez Canal. [2] On 6 September 1938 she took part in a fleet show at Surabaya. The show was held in honour of the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands who celebrating her 40th year as head of state. More than 20 navy ships participated in the show. [2]

During the Second World War K XIV attacked a Japanese invasion convoy that was landing troops on 23 December 1941, at the mouth of the Santubong River in western Sarawak. [3] The convoy reached the river mouth about 1800 hrs and started to put troops ashore. At either 2040 hrs or 2240 hrs (sources differ), K XIV torpedoed four ships. Katori Maru and another troop ship, Hiyoshi Maru (also called Hie Maru), were sunk at position 02°30′N110°00′E / 2.500°N 110.000°E / 2.500; 110.000 [4] and the transport ships Hokkai Maru and another ship, either Tonan Maru No. 3 [5] or Nichiran Maru, [3] were damaged. Hokkai Maru was so heavily damaged that she was grounded to avoid sinking, but was later refloated and repaired.

On 1 March 1942, K XIV made visual contact with the Japanese cruiser Yura and attacked, launching two torpedoes from 2,500 to 3,000 metres (2,700 to 3,300 yd), but both either missed or were duds. The Japanese made six depth charge attacks, dropping about 25 depth charges, but K XIV survived and escaped via the Sunda Strait to Colombo, Ceylon.

K XIV survived the war and was decommissioned on 23 April 1946. On 1 June 1946 she was stricken. [2]

Summary of raiding history

Ships sunk and damaged by K XIV. [6]

DateShip nameNationality/TypeTonnage (GRT)Fate
23 December 1941 Katori Maru Japanese troopship9,848Sunk [2]
23 December 1941Hie/Hiyoshi MaruJapanese troopship4,943Sunk [2]
23 December 1941 Hokkai Maru Japanese troopship8,416Damaged [2]
23 December 1941Nichiran Maru or Ninchinan MaruJapanese tanker/troopship6,503Damaged [2]
23 December 1941 Tonan Maru No. 3 Japanese transport19,210Damaged [5]
20 June 1944TsugaruJapanese minelayer4,400Damaged
23 June 1944Dornia MaruJapanese landing craft10Sunk [2]
10 May 1945 ? Sampan 10Sunk [2]
9 June 1945 ?Sampan10Sunk [2]
9 June 1945 ?Sampan10Sunk [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dutch Submarines: The K XIV submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Dutch Submarines: The submarine K XIV". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 Lettens, Jan; Joop, Werson (3 January 2019). "Katori Maru [+1941]". Wrecksite. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "K XIV". Dutch Submarines. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "HNMS K XIV (N 22)". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur (2013). "HNMS K XIV". uboat.net. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

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