The K-class torpedo boats were a class of three small
warship
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s that served in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
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Koninklijke Marine
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During the 17th century, the navy of the Dutch Republic (1581–1795) was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world an ...
''. The K stands for 'Klein' (Dutch for 'small'), as these ships were ordered next to the larger , where the G stands for 'Groot' (Dutch for 'big'). The 48-ton ships were ordered in 1904 and commissioned the next year. saw limited action at the start of
World War II
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during the
Battle of the Netherlands in 1940.
Ships
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K-class torpedo boats
Ships built in Schiedam
Torpedo boat classes