O 4 was an O 2 class patrol submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by De Schelde shipyard in Flushing, Netherlands.
| History | |
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| Name | O 4 |
| Ordered | 18 December 1911 |
| Builder | De Schelde |
| Laid down | 15 June 1912 |
| Launched | 5 August 1913 |
| Commissioned | 17 June 1914 |
| Decommissioned | 1935 |
| In service | 1914–1935 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | O 2-class submarine |
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement | 134 tons - 149 tons |
| Length | 32.13 m (105 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Range | |
| Complement | 10 |
| Armament | 2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes |
Service history
editThe submarine was ordered on 18 December 1911. On 15 June 1912 the O 4 was laid down in Flushing at the shipyard of De Schelde. The launch took place on 5 August 1913.[2]
A passive sonar and two retractable periscopes were installed on the ship making it the first submarine in the Dutch navy having this equipment.[2]
On 17 June 1914 the ship was commissioned in the navy. During World War I the ship was based in Flushing. Queen Wilhelmina visited the ship on 22 December 1914.[2]
In 1935 the O 4 was decommissioned.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Dutch Submarines: The O 2 submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Dutch Submarines: The submarine O 4". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.