Submarine O 16

The O 16 was launched on 27. January 1936 and was the first boat in the world that was equipped with a snorkel system. The submarine was 76.53m in length, displaced 1194t, was equiped with 14 torpedos and 3 guns and could dive as deep as 80m.

The two Dutch Submarines K XVII and O 16 were based together in Singapore under the command of the British eastern fleet during the World War II.

 

 

 

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