K XIV-class submarine

K XV and K XVI
Class overview
Name	K XIV class
Builders	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (3) Wilton-Fijenoord (2)
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded by	K XI class
Succeeded by	O 19 class
Built	1930–1934[1]
In commission	1933-1946
Completed	5
Lost	3
General characteristics [2]
Type	Submarine
Displacement	865 tons surfaced 1045 tons submerged
Length	73.64 m (241 ft 7 in)
Beam	6.51 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × 1,600 bhp (1,193 kW) diesel engines 2 × 430 bhp (321 kW) electric motors 192 cells batteries (4740 Ah)
Speed	17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface 26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi) at 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	38
Armament	4 × 21 inch bow torpedo tubes 2 × 21 inch stern torpedo tubes 2 × 21 inch external-traversing torpedo tubes forward of the conning tower 1 x 88 mm deck gun 2 x 40 mm AA guns

The K XIV class submarine was a class of five submarines, built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Used for patrols in the Dutch colonial waters. The class comprised K XIV, K XV, K XVI, K XVII and K XVIII.^[1] The submarines diving depth was 80 m (260 ft). Three of the boats were lost in World War II.^[3]