Wreck of HNLMS O 12
Netherlands
- Position
- About 8.7° N, 111.6° E (within about 10 km)
- Sank
- —
- Cause
- —
- Depth
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Protection status
Location generalised to protect a war grave
The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.
A military vessel lost in war, by enemy action. Wrecks lost in war are treated as war graves.
This wreck may be the last resting place of those who died aboard. Please treat it with respect.
How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 85%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.
HNLMS O 12 was the lead ship of her class of submarines built for the Royal Netherlands Navy during the 1930s for European service. Completed in 1931, the boat was being overhauled when Germany invaded the Netherlands in 1940 during the Second World War. She was scuttled by the Dutch to prevent her capture, but the boat was salvaged by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine and taken into service as UD-2 in 1943. After serving as a training boat, she was scuttled again by the Germans in May 1945.
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