The K-class torpedo boats were a class of three small warships that served in the Dutch Koninklijke Marine. The K stands for 'Klein' (Dutch for 'small'), as these ships were ordered next to the larger , where the G stands for 'Groot' (Dutch for 'big'). The 48-ton ships were ordered in 1904 and commissioned the next year. saw limited action at the start of World War II during the Battle of the Netherlands in 1940.
Ships Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord 1904 1905 1905 Decommissioned in 1921, sunk as target ship for an airstrike practice in 1921 Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord 1904 1 September 1905 28 December 1905 Scuttled 13 May 1940, after being damaged by German machine gun fire the previous day Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord 1904 1905 1905 Decommissioned in 1937
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