HNLMS K XV

	K XV in the Dutch East Indies, 1935
History
Netherlands
Name	K XV
Builder	Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij
Yard number	RDM-168
Laid down	31 May 1930
Launched	10 December 1932
Commissioned	30 December 1933
Decommissioned	23 April 1946
Fate	Sold for scrap, December 1950
General characteristics
Class & type	K XIV-class submarine
Displacement	771 long tons (783 t) (surfaced); 1,008 long tons (1,024 t) (submerged);
Length	242 ft 6 in (73.9 m)
Beam	25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)}
Propulsion	2 × 1,600 bhp (1,193 kW) diesel engines; 2 × 430 bhp (321 kW) electric motors;
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced); 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) (submerged);
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced); 26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	260 ft (79 m)
Complement	38
Armament	4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes; 2 × 21 in (533 mm) stern torpedo tubes; 2 × 21 in (533 mm) external traversing torpedo tubes; 1 x single 88 mm (3.5 in) deck gun; 2 x single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns;

K XV was one of five K XIV-class patrol submarines built for the Royal Netherlands Navy during the 1930s for colonial service. Completed in 1933, the boat spent the bulk of her career in the Dutch East Indies. During the Pacific War, K XV made 13 war patrols, many of which were intelligence operations. The boat was taken out of service in 1946.