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K XVII

HNLMS K XVII

Sunk

Royal Netherlands Navy

TypeSubmarine
ClassK XIV
WarSecond World War
Main guns1 × 3.5″ gun

Struck a mine leaving the Gulf of Siam on 21 December 1941; all 36 of her crew were killed.

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Armament and specifications

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
BuilderWilton-Fijenoord
Laid down1 June 1931
Launched26 July 1932
Commissioned19 December 1933
Displacement865 tons surfaced 1,045 tons submerged
Length73.64 m (241 ft 7 in)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Complement38

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

26 July 1932

Fate

Sunk

Struck a naval mine on 21 December 1941