HNLMS O 12 was a O 12-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Built at Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen,[2] she was launched in 1930 but was unable to take part in military action during World War II. After being scuttled by the Dutch Navy, she was raised by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine and taken into service as UD-2, and then scuttled again.[5]
 HNLMS O 12 after being launched
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| History | |
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 Netherlands | |
| Name | HNLMS O 12 |
| Builder | Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen |
| Laid down | 20 October 1928 |
| Launched | 8 November 1930 |
| Commissioned | 20 July 1931 |
| Fate | Scuttled on 14 May 1940, raised and taken over by German |
 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | UD-2 |
| Commissioned | 30 January 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 6 July 1944 |
| Fate | Scuttled on 3 May 1945[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | O 12-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 60.4 m (198 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
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| Range | |
| Complement | 29-31 |
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| Service record as UD-2[1] | |
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| Identification codes: | M 35 992 |
| Commanders: | |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
Service history
editBefore World War II
editIn 1935, O 12, with HNLMS O 13, HNLMS O 15, HNLMS Hertog Hendrik, HNLMS Van Ghent, HNLMS Kortenaer and HNLMS Z 5, sailed around the North Sea making stops at Göteborg and Oslo. Two years later, O 12 sailed with sister ship HNLMS O 14 to Surinam and Curaçao.[5]
During World War II
editDuring the German attack on the Netherlands in 1940, O 12 was at the naval wharf of Willemsoord, Den Helder for periodic maintenance. Unable to make the trip across the North Sea to England, the ship was scuttled.[5]
The German occupying forces had O 12 raised and sent her to the Wilton-Fijenoord wharf in Rotterdam for repairs. On 30 January 1943, she was taken into service by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, as UD-2. On 6 July 1944, she was taken out of service and moved to Kiel, where she was scuttled in the harbor just before the end of the war. Afterwards, UD-2 was raised and demolished.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "Foreign U-boats UD-2". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ a b (in English) Dutchsubmarines.com :: O 12 class
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Franz Venier". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Günther Scholz". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d (in English) Dutch Submarines.com :: O 12