K XI-class submarine

HNLMS K XIII
Class overview
Name	K XI class
Builders	Fijenoord, Rotterdam
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded by	K VIII class
Succeeded by	K XIV class
Built	1922-1926
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	688 tons surfaced 828 tons submerged
Length	66.7 m (218 ft 10 in)
Beam	6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
Draught	3.78 m (12 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 × 1,200 bhp (895 kW) diesel engines 2 × 327 bhp (244 kW) electric motors
Speed	17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) on the surface 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Complement	31
Armament	2 × 21 inch bow torpedo tubes 2 × 17.7 inch bow torpedo tubes 2 × 17.7 inch stern torpedo tubes 1 x 88 mm Bofors gun 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun

The K XI class was a

to prevent her being captured by the invading Japanese forces.

Construction

Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
K XI	9 December 1922	24 April 1924	24 March 1925	11 April 1945
K XII	9 January 1923	15 July 1924	19 May 1925	5 May 1944
K XIII	15 October 1923	23 December 1924	29 March 1926	2 March 1942 (scuttled)

External links

• Description of class Archived 2012-12-06 at archive.today