HNLMS O 5

O 5 was a O 2 class patrol submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by De Schelde shipyard in Flushing.

O 5
History
Name	O 5
Builder	De Schelde
Laid down	15 June 1912
Launched	2 October 1913
Commissioned	20 or 21 August 1914
Decommissioned	1935
Fate	Decommissioned 1935
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	O 2-class 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	1 × 280 bhp (209 kW) diesel engine 1 × 145 bhp (108 kW) electric motor
Speed	11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range	500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) on the surface 35 nmi (65 km; 40 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Complement	10
Armament	2 × 18 inch bow torpedo tubes

Service history

The submarine was ordered on 18 December 1911 and 15 June 1912 the O 5 was laid down in Flushing at the shipyard of De Schelde . The launch took place on 2 October 1913.^[2]

On 20 or 21 August 1914 the ship is commissioned in the navy and stationed in Den Helder. 31 Jan 1914, the ship sinks after the simultaneous opening of an inner and outer torpedo tube doors. O 5 was raised in February 1914 and recommissioned.^[2]

During World War I the ship was based in Den Helder. In 1915 the ship sinks again after the simultaneous opening of an inner and outer torpedo tube door. O 5 is raised again and recommissioned.^[2]

In 1916 on 9 February one man dies and six others are wounded after a torpedo explosion while moored in Flushing.^[2]

In 1935 the O 5 was decommissioned.^[2]

External links

• Description of ship