From te Dutch Submarine site.
Originally Dutch submarines were intended for home service and had the prefix "O" for onderzeebot= subsea boat. This would be followed by an Arabic number. Those intended for East Indies service had the prefix "K" for Kolonien, which meant colonies. So, the HR. MS KXVI ship that was found in 2011 stood for His/Her Royal Majesty's Ship K (colonies) 16.
The "O" ships were generally smaller, intended for use in the North Sea. This practice was stopped in 1937 when the KIX and KXX were renamed with the "O" prefix. Subs were afterwards intended for use in both home and colonial waters.
The K XVII hit a mine and sank 21 December 1941.
The O 13 was mined June 1940?
The O 8 originally was a British submarine and sold to the Dutch Navy. It was scuttled by the Dutch, raised by the Germans and became a part of their navy until scuttled 3 May 1945.
Up Next, the War Exploits of the O 16. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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