O 13 (Dutch)
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | Dutch O12 |
| Fate: | The submarine was presumed lost on 18 June 1940. Since there are no German records about O13 having been sunk it is assumed that the submarine ran into a mine, a distinct possibility since O13 was patrolling in an area known to have been mined. |
HNLMS O13
Commanders
| 1938: | Lieutenant | Johannes Frans Van Dulm (RNN) |
Built by the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde of Vlissingen. O13 was one of many Dutch ships doing convoy duty during the Spanish Civil War. At the time of the German invasion of the Netherlands, O13 was on patrol off the Dutch coast and was attacked by German planes on multiple occasions. After fleeing to England, the submarine was lost during a patrol on the North Sea.
During the German attack on the Netherlands in 1940 O13 patrolled along the Dutch coast and was attacked multiple times by German aircraft. On 10 May 1940, she sailed to England escorted by the minesweeper Jan van Gelder and arrived in Portsmouth the next day. During the evacuation of Dunkirk and Bordeaux O13 was on patrol in the English Channel. After the Fall of France O13 was transferred to the 9th Submarine Flotilla based in Dundee, Scotland, together with the other Dutch submarines O20, O21, O23, and O24. O13 sailed on her first patrol from Dundee on 12 June 1940 and disappeared. The submarine was presumed lost on 22 June 1940.
Related Pages
Roll of Honour |
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| Died: 18-06-1940 | |||||
| Greswell, Brian Ernest | |||||
| Lieutenant | Born: 09-03-1917 | Died: 18-06-1940 | Aged: 23 | ||
| from India Bengal | |||||
| McDonald, Hugh Phimster P/JX 134213 | |||||
| Leading Telegraphist | Born: 06-03-1914 | Died: 18-06-1940 | Aged: 26 | ||
| from Essex Chelmsford | |||||
| Spettigue, James Henry D/JX 132466 | |||||
| Signalman | Born: 31-01-1912 | Died: 18-06-1940 | Aged: 28 | ||
| from Warwick Birmingham | |||||
Events
| 00-00-0000 | Laid down |
| 18-04-1931 | Launched |
| 01-10-1931 | Commissioned |
| 26-09-1933 | Ran into and sank fishing boat, HD 7, from Den Helder in the Schulpengat. |
| 10-05-1940 | Sailed to England escorted by the minesweeper Jan van Gelder. |
| 18-06-1940 | Presumed lost. Since there are no German records about O13 having been sunk it is assumed that the submarine ran into a mine, a distinct possibility since O13 was patrolling in an area known to have been mined. |
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