The ''K III'' class was a
class
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of two patrol
submarine
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s, built by ''Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde'' in
Vlissingen for the
Royal Netherlands Navy
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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 ...
. They were used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters. The submarines' diving depth was . The design for the double-hulled boats came from the American
Electric Boat Company.
Construction
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{{1890-1920DutchShips