Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Service

Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Service
Onderzeedienst
Emblem of the OZD
Founded21 December 1906; 117 years ago (1906-12-21)
Country Netherlands
BranchRoyal Netherlands Navy
Part ofMinistry of Defence
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The Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Service (Dutch: Onderzeedienst; OZD) is a department within the Royal Netherlands Navy that is responsible for the deployment of Dutch submarines. It was established out of the Netherlands Torpedo Service on 21 December 1906, and merged with the Netherlands Mine Service on 15 July 2005.