O 20
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History | |
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Netherlands | |
Name | O 20 |
Builder | Wilton-Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
Laid down | 15 June 1936 |
Launched | 31 January 1939 |
Commissioned | 28 August 1939 |
Fate | Sunk on 19 December 1941 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | O 19-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 80.7 m (264 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 3.87 m (12 ft 8 in) |
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Range | |
Complement | 40 |
Armament |
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O 20, laid down as K XX, was a O 19-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy that saw service during World War II. O 20 along with her sister ship O 19 were the first boats in the world to be equipped with a submarine snorkel that allowed the submarine to run its diesel engines while submerged.[1][2]