The K VIII-class submarine was a three boat class of submarines of the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy). The class varied from due to the removal of two external torpedo tubes, which were removed to reduce the boats' vulnerability to depth charging. The boat had a diving depth of . K VIII-class submarine was built after the John Philip Holland design.K VIII-class submarine, naval-encyclopedia.com
All ships were still in service at the start of World War II. During the war K IX was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy and renamed K9.Description of class
Boats Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned 31 October 1917 28 March 1922 15 September 1922 15 July 1942 Renamed: 1 March 1919 23 December 1922 21 June 1923 (Dutch navy) 22 June 1943 (Australian navy) 15 July 1942 (Dutch navy) 31 March 1944 (Australian navy) 1 November 1919 2 May 1923 24 September 1923 2 March 1942
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