Allied Warships

HNMS K VII

Submarine of the K V class

NavyThe Royal Dutch Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassK V 
Pennant 
Built byFeijenoord (Schiedam, Holland) 
Ordered29 Nov 1915 
Laid down25 Jul 1916 
Launched8 Mar 1921 
Commissioned5 Sep 1922 
Lost18 Feb 1942 
History

Decommissioned to reserve before the war. Sunk by Japanese aircraft while laying submerged on the bottom of Surabaya harbour. All 13 members of the skeleton crew (with Lt. Petrus Johannes Mulder, RNN(R) in command) were lost with the ship. 

Commands listed for HNMS K VII

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1luitenant ter zee 2e klasse (Lt.) Petrus Johannes Mulder, RNN(R) 18 Feb 1942 (+)

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