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O 19

Sunk

Dutch minelaying submarine, pennant O-19, laid down as K XIX. Wilton-Fijenoord, Rotterdam. Laid down 15 June 1936, launched 22 September 1938, commissioned 3 July 1939, Lieutenant Commander Karel van Dongen. One of the first boats with a working snort. She patrolled the Dutch East Indies and the South China Sea. Before dawn on 8 July 1945 she ran onto Ladd Reef. Cod took off 55 men. Charges, two of Cod's stern torpedoes, and 16 hits from Cod's 5-inch gun destroyed her. Her sister O 20 was lost on 19 December 1941 after an attack by Uranami.

Type	Submarine (SS)
Hull	O-19
Builder	Wilton-Fijenoord, Rotterdam
Launched	1938-09-22
Commissioned	1939-07-03
Fate	Sunk. O 19-class minelaying submarine. Laid down as K XIX. Ran aground on Ladd Reef before dawn on 8 July 1945, about 8°40′ N, 111°40′ E. USS Cod took off all 55 men. Demolition charges, two stern torpedoes from Cod, and 16 hits from Cod's 5-inch gun destroyed her on 10 July. Her sister O 20 was lost on 19 December 1941.

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

O 19 at Holy Loch in 1943. The number O19 is on the bow. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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