Name K VIII class Succeeded by K XI class | Preceded by K V class Built 1917–1923 | |
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Builders Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands Operators Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Australian Navy | ||
The K VIII-class submarine was a three boat class of submarines of the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy). The class varied from K V-class submarine due to the removal of two external torpedo tubes, which were removed to reduce the boats' vulnerability to depth charging. The boat had a diving depth of 50 metres (160 ft).
All ships were still in service at the start of World War II. During the war K IX was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy and renamed K9.
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