HNLMS K XIV
 K XIV
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| History | |
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| Name | K XIV |
| Builder | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij |
| Laid down | 31 May 1930 |
| Launched | 11 July 1931 |
| Commissioned | 6 July 1933 |
| Decommissioned | 23 April 1946 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | K XIV-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 73.64 m (241 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 6.51 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.93 m (12 ft 11 in) |
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| Complement | 38 |
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K XIV was one of five K XIV-class submarines built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. She served during World War II.
Service history
[edit]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.[2]
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.[2] On 6 September 1938 she took part in a fleet show at Surabaya. The show was held in honour of the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands who celebrating her 40th year as head of state. More than 20 navy ships participated in the show.[2]
During the Second World War K XIV attacked a Japanese invasion convoy that was landing troops on 23 December 1941, at the mouth of the Santubong River in western Sarawak.[3] The convoy reached the river mouth about 1800 hrs and started to put troops ashore. At either 2040 hrs or 2240 hrs (sources differ), K XIV torpedoed four ships. Katori Maru and another troop ship, Hiyoshi Maru (also called Hie Maru), were sunk at position 02°30′N 110°00′E / 2.500°N 110.000°E[4] and the transport ships Hokkai Maru and another ship, either Tonan Maru No. 3[5] or Nichiran Maru,[3] were damaged. Hokkai Maru was so heavily damaged that she was grounded to avoid sinking, but was later refloated and repaired.
On 1 March 1942, K XIV made visual contact with the Japanese cruiser Yura and attacked, launching two torpedoes from 2,500 to 3,000 metres (2,700 to 3,300 yd), but both either missed or were duds. The Japanese made six depth charge attacks, dropping about 25 depth charges, but K XIV survived and escaped via the Sunda Strait to Colombo, Ceylon.
K XIV survived the war and was decommissioned on 23 April 1946. On 1 June 1946 she was stricken.[2]
Summary of raiding history
[edit]Ships sunk and damaged by K XIV.[6]
| Date | Ship name | Nationality/Type | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 December 1941 | Katori Maru | Japanese troopship | 9,848 | Sunk[2] |
| 23 December 1941 | Hie/Hiyoshi Maru | Japanese troopship | 4,943 | Sunk[2] |
| 23 December 1941 | Hokkai Maru | Japanese troopship | 8,416 | Damaged[2] |
| 23 December 1941 | Nichiran Maru or Ninchinan Maru | Japanese tanker/troopship | 6,503 | Damaged[2] |
| 23 December 1941 | Tonan Maru No. 3 | Japanese transport | 19,210 | Damaged[5] |
| 20 June 1944 | Tsugaru | Japanese minelayer | 4,400 | Damaged |
| 23 June 1944 | Dornia Maru | Japanese landing craft | 10 | Sunk[2] |
| 10 May 1945 | ? | Sampan | 10 | Sunk[2] |
| 9 June 1945 | ? | Sampan | 10 | Sunk[2] |
| 9 June 1945 | ? | Sampan | 10 | Sunk[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dutch Submarines: The K XIV submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Dutch Submarines: The submarine K XIV". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ a b Lettens, Jan; Joop, Werson (3 January 2019). "Katori Maru [+1941]". Wrecksite. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "K XIV". Dutch Submarines. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "HNMS K XIV (N 22)". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur (2013). "HNMS K XIV". uboat.net. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
Further reading
[edit]- "De oorlogspatrouilles van de K-XIV (slot)" (PDF). Klaar Voor Onderwater (in Dutch). No. 51. Den Helder: Onderzeedienst Reünistenvereniging. March 1995. pp. 9–11.