O 2 was an O 2 class patrol submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by De Schelde shipyard in Flushing.
 O 2
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| Name | O 2 |
| Builder | De Schelde, Flushing |
| Laid down | 11 October 1909 |
| Launched | 30 January 1911 |
| Commissioned | 1 December 1911 |
| Decommissioned | 1930 |
| Fate | Decommissioned 1930 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | O 2-class submarine |
| Displacement | 134 tons - 149 tons |
| Length | 32.13 m (105 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) |
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| Complement | 10 |
| Armament | 2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes |
Service history
editThe submarine was ordered on 1 June 1909 and 11 October that year the O 2 was laid down in Flushing at the shipyard of De Schelde. The launch took place on 30 January 1911. In the autumn of that year, trials were held and a depth of 40 meters was reached with no crew on board. On 1 December of that year the O 2 was commissioned in the Dutch navy. During World War I the ship was based in Flushing.[2]
When leaving the harbor of IJmuiden on 26 February 1919 the O 2 collided with the Dirk Sch 219, which had entered the harbor.[3] After the collision both vessels sank. Submarine personnel escaped the ship through the tower hatch. The ships were later salvaged and the O 2 was repaired.[2]
In 1930 the O 2 was decommissioned. In the early 1930s the ship served as a training vessel.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Dutch Submarines: The O 2 submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "Dutch Submarines: The submarine O 2". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Onderzeeboot-historie" (PDF). Klaar Voor Onderwater (in Dutch). Vol. 1, no. 2. Den Helder: Onderzeedienst Reünistenvereniging. January 1979.
External links
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