''K II'' was a unique patrol
submarine of the
Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by ''Fijenoord'' shipyard in
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...
. The boat had a diving dept of .
Service history
The submarine was laid down in Rotterdam at the shipyard of ''Fijenoord'' on November 20, 1915. The launch took place on February 27, 1919. On March 28, 1922 ''K II'' was commissioned in the Dutch navy.
On September 18, 1923 ''K II'' together with , and the submarine tender began their journey to the
Dutch East Indies, the ships' theater of operations. On board ''K II '' was professor
F.A. Vening Meinesz who conducted gravity measurements. He left the ship in
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
. The ships where delayed when ''Pelikaan'' ran aground at
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
, population_note =
, population_urban =
, population_metro = 2658816
, population_density_km2 =
, timezone1 = CET
, utc_offset1 ...
.
On December 11, 1923 the ships arrived at
Sabang where they stayed until December 7. On December 7, they set sail for
Tanjung Priok
Tanjung Priok is a district of North Jakarta, Indonesia. It hosts the western part of the city's main harbor, the Port of Tanjung Priok (located in Tanjung Priok District and Koja District). The district of Tanjung Priok is bounded by Laksaman ...
where they arrived at December 24, 1923.
The boat was decommissioned in August 1937.
References
External links
Description of ship
{{DEFAULTSORT:K II, HNLMS
1919 ships
Ships built in Schiedam
Submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Submarines built by Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord