HNLMS O 12

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HNLMS O 12 after being launched
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameHNLMS O 12
Builder Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen
Laid down20 October 1928
Launched8 November 1930
Commissioned20 July 1931
FateScuttled on 14 May 1940, raised and taken over by German
War ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg Nazi Germany
NameUD-2
Commissioned30 January 1943
Decommissioned6 July 1944
FateScuttled on 3 May 1945 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type O 12-class submarine
Displacement
  • 610 tons surfaced
  • 754 tons submerged
Length60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)
Beam6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
Draught3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 16  kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 10,000  nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface
  • 28  nmi (52 km; 32 mi) at 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Complement29-31
Armament
Service record as UD-2 [1]
Part of:
Commanders:
  • K.Kapt. Franz Venier [3]
  • 30 January 1943 – 1 April 1944
  • Oblt.z.S. Günther Scholz [4]
  • 2 April – 4 July 1944
Operations: None
Victories: None

HNLMS O 12 was a O 12-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Built at Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen, [2] she was launched in 1930 but was unable to take part in military action during World War II. After being scuttled by the Dutch Navy, she was raised by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine and taken into service as UD-2, and then scuttled again. [5]

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Service history

Before World War II

In 1935, O 12, with HNLMS O 13, HNLMS O 15, HNLMS Hertog Hendrik, HNLMS Van Ghent, HNLMS Kortenaer and HNLMS Z 5, sailed around the North Sea making stops at Göteborg and Oslo. Two years later, O 12 sailed with sister ship HNLMS O 14 to Surinam and Curaçao. [5]

During World War II

During the German attack on the Netherlands in 1940, O 12 was at the naval wharf of Willemsoord, Den Helder for periodic maintenance. Unable to make the trip across the North Sea to England, the ship was scuttled. [5]

The German occupying forces had O 12 raised and sent her to the Wilton-Fijenoord wharf in Rotterdam for repairs. On 30 January 1943, she was taken into service by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine , as UD-2. On 6 July 1944, she was taken out of service and moved to Kiel, where she was scuttled in the harbor just before the end of the war. Afterwards, UD-2 was raised and demolished. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "Foreign U-boats UD-2". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 (in English) Dutchsubmarines.com :: O 12 class
  3. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Franz Venier". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Günther Scholz". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 (in English) Dutch Submarines.com :: O 12

Coordinates: 8°40′N111°40′E / 8.667°N 111.667°E / 8.667; 111.667

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