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Dutch submarine KXII beached near Manly
Image Not Available for Dutch submarine KXII beached near Manly

Dutch submarine KXII beached near Manly

Artist (1910 - 1967)
Date1949-1951
Object number00005561
NamePainting
MediumWatercolour on paper
DimensionsImage: 268 x 370 mm
Sheet: 290 x 395 mm
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
HistoryKXII was launched in November 1924 as part of the Dutch post World War I naval strategy and despatched to join the fleet in the Dutch East Indies. At the fall of Singapore in 1941, KXII was transferred to the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet from Dec 1941 to March 1942. Following this KXII served under US operational control before being withdrawn from service in Sydney in 1944. KXII was sold to a private buyer and later placed on public display in Manly. Whilst being moved to calmer waters in 1949, she broke away and struck rocks at Fairlight where she stayed for one year. KXII was eventually removed and scrapped in 1951.