HNLMS K XI

History
Netherlands
Name	HNLMS K XI
Ordered	3 September 1921
Builder	Maatschappij Fijenoord, Rotterdam
Yard number	294
Laid down	9 December 1922
Launched	24 April 1924
Commissioned	24 March 1925
Decommissioned	11 April 1945
Fate	Stripped and scuttled, 1945/46
General characteristics
Class & type	K XI-class submarine
Displacement	Surfaced; 688 long tons (699 t); Submerged; 828 long tons (841 t);
Length	66.7 m (218 ft 10 in)
Beam	6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
Draught	3.78 m (12 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 × 6-cylinder 1,200 hp (895 kW) MAN diesel engines; 2 × 327 hp (244 kW) electric motors; 2 shafts;
Speed	Surfaced; 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced; Submerged; 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph);
Range	Surfaced; 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph); Submerged; 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph);
Test depth	60 m (200 ft)
Complement	31
Armament	2 × 21 inch bow torpedo tubes; 2 × 17.7 inch bow torpedo tubes; 2 × 17.7 inch stern torpedo tubes; 1 x 88 mm Bofors gun; 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun;

HNLMS K XI was the first of three K XI-class submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy, built to serve as a patrol vessel in the Dutch colonies.