Name K XIV Commissioned 6 July 1933 Fate ? Construction started 31 May 1930 Length 74 m | Laid down 31 May 1930 Decommissioned 23 April 1946 Class and type K XIV class submarine Launched 11 July 1931 Draft 3.93 m | |
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Builder Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij | ||
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.
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. On 6 September 1938 she participated in a fleet show at Surabaya. The show was held in honor of the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands who celebrating her 40th year as head of state. More than twenty navy ships participated in the show.
In the war K XIV sank several Japanese ships. She survived the war and was decommissioned on 23 April 1946. 1 June 1946 she was stricken.
Summary of raiding history
Ships sunk and damaged by K XIV.