HNLMS K XIV
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Onderzeeboot.jpeg | Ship caption = K XIV }} {{Infobox ship career | Ship country = Netherlands | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Netherlands|navy}} | Ship name = K XIV | Ship namesake = | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = 31 May 1930 | Ship launched = 11 July 1931 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 6 July 1933 | Ship decommissioned = 23 April 1946 | Ship identification = | Ship motto = | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship fate = Unknown | Ship notes = | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Ship class = {{sclass|K XIV|submarine}} | Ship displacement = *865 tons surfaced
| Ship length = {{convert|73.64|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|6.51|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = {{convert|3.93|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = *2 × {{convert|1600|bhp|0|abbr=on}} diesel engines
| Ship speed = *{{convert|17|kn|abbr=on|lk=in}} surfaced
| Ship range = *{{convert|10000|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|12|kn|abbr=on}} on the surface
| Ship test depth = | Ship complement = 38 | Ship armament = *4 × 21 inch bow torpedo tubes
| Ship notes = }} |
K XIV was one of five {{sclass|K XIV|submarine}}s built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. She served during World War II.
Service history
The submarine was laid down in Rotterdam at the shipyard of Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij on 31 May 1930. The launch took place on 11 July 1931.
On 6 July 1933 the boat was commissioned in the Dutch navy.{{cite web |url= http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/boats/boat_kxiv.htm |title=Dutch Submarines: The submarine K XIV |first= |last= |work=dutchsubmarines.com |year=2012 |accessdate=8 October 2013}}
On 7 February 1934 K XIV and {{HNLMS|K XV||2}} left the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies. The route they took led through the Suez Canal.
On 6 September 1938 she took part in a fleet show at Surabaya. The show was held in honour of the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands who celebrating her 40th year as head of state. More than 20 navy ships participated in the show.
During the Second World War K XIV attacked a Japanese invasion convoy that was landing troops on 23 December 1941, at the mouth of the Santubong River in western Sarawak.{{cite web |url= https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?107000 |last1=Lettens |first1=Jan |last2=Joop |first2=Werson |title=Katori Maru [+1941] |work=Wrecksite |date=3 January 2019 |accessdate=24 October 2020}}
The convoy reached the river mouth about 1800 hrs and started to put troops ashore. At either 2040 hrs or 2240 hrs (sources differ), K XIV torpedoed four ships. Katori Maru and another troop ship, Hiyoshi Maru (also called Hie Maru), were sunk at position {{coord|02|30|N|110|00|E|format=dms}}{{cite web |url= http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/boats/boat_kxiv.htm |title=K XIV |work=Dutch Submarines |accessdate=24 October 2020}} and the transport ships {{ship|Japanese transport ship|Hokkai Maru||2}} and another ship, either {{ship||Tonan Maru No. 3}}{{cite web |url= https://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2877.html |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |title=HNMS K XIV (N 22) |work=uboat.net |access-date=24 October 2020}} or Nichiran Maru, were damaged. Hokkai Maru was so heavily damaged that she was grounded to avoid sinking, but was later refloated and repaired.
On 1 March 1942, K XIV made visual contact with the {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Yura}} and attacked, launching two torpedoes from {{convert|2500|to|3000|m|yd}}, but both either missed or were duds. The Japanese made six depth charge attacks, dropping about 25 depth charges, but K XIV survived and escaped via the Sunda Strait to Colombo, Ceylon.
K XIV survived the war and was decommissioned on 23 April 1946. On 1 June 1946 she was stricken.
=Summary of raiding history=
Ships sunk and damaged by K XIV.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2877.html|title=HNMS K XIV |first=Guðmundur |last=Helgason |work=uboat.net |year=2013 |accessdate=8 October 2013}}
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| Date || Ship name || Nationality/Type || Tonnage (GRT) || Fate | |||||
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| 23 December 1941 | {{ship | Katori Maru|1913|2}} | Japanese troopship | 9,848 | Sunk |
| 23 December 1941 | Hie/Hiyoshi Maru | Japanese troopship | 4,943 | Sunk | |
| 23 December 1941 | {{ship|Japanese transport ship|Hokkai Maru | 2}} | Japanese troopship | 8,416 | Damaged |
| 23 December 1941 | Nichiran Maru or Ninchinan Maru | Japanese tanker/troopship | 6,503 | Damaged | |
| 23 December 1941 | {{ship | Tonan Maru No. 3}} | Japanese transport | 19,210 | Damaged |
| 20 June 1944 | Tsugaru | Japanese minelayer | 4,400 | Damaged | |
| 23 June 1944 | Dornia Maru | Japanese landing craft | 10 | Sunk | |
| 10 May 1945 | ? | Sampan | 10 | Sunk | |
| 9 June 1945 | ? | Sampan | 10 | Sunk | |
| 9 June 1945 | ? | Sampan | 10 | Sunk |
References
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Further reading
- {{cite magazine |url=https://www.klaarvooronderwater.nl/kvo/Kvo-051.pdf|author= |date=March 1995 |title=De oorlogspatrouilles van de K-XIV (slot)|magazine=Klaar Voor Onderwater |issue=51|location=Den Helder|publisher=Onderzeedienst Reünistenvereniging|pages=9-11|language=Dutch}}
{{K XIV class submarine}}
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Category:Ships built in Rotterdam
Category:K XIV-class submarines
Category:Submarines built by Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij