Lost Dutch World War II Sub Located off Borneo

Photo: http://warshipsresearch.blogspot.com/

The Dutch submarine Hr Ms KXVI was part of an Allied fleet attempting to stop the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies, when it was sunk by a Japanese submarine on the day after Christmas, 1941. Since then the wreck of the submarine has been lost.  She had a crew of 36.  Now a group of Australasian and Singaporean divers have locate the wreck of Hr Ms KXVI off the north coast of Borneo after having been lost for 70 years.

Missing Dutch WWII sub found off Borneo

Ron van Maanen’s blog, War Ship Research, has a detailed history of the lost sub.

Wreck of the Dutch submarine Hr.Ms. K XVI (1930-1941) discovered in 2011

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