| Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | O 19 |
| Pennant | N 54 |
| Built by | Wilton-Feijenoord (Schiedam, Holland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Jun 1936 |
| Launched | 22 Sep 1938 |
| Commissioned | 3 Jul 1939 |
| Lost | 10 Jul 1945 |
| Loss position | 08.40N, 111.40E |
| History | On 8 July 1945 HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Drijfhout van Hooff) is stranded on the Ladd reef in the South China Sea in position 08º40'N, 111º40'E. After attempts by the U.S. submarine USS Cod failed O 19's crew was taken aboard the Cod on the 10th and the unfortunate Dutch submarine was scuttled. For the complete service history of this ship see this website (offsite link). |
| Former name | K XIX |
Commands listed for HNMS O 19 (N 54)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Karel van Dongen, RNN | 3 Jul 1939 | 31 May 1941 |
| 2 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Frederik Johan Adolf Knoops, RNN | 31 May 1941 | 28 Dec 1941 |
| 3 | luitenant ter zee 2e klasse (Lt.) Hendrik Florentijn Bach Kolling, RNN(R) | 28 Dec 1941 | 4 Oct 1943 |
| 4 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Armand van Karnebeek, RNN | 4 Oct 1943 | 16 Dec 1944 |
| 5 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Jacob Frans Drijfhout Van Hooff, RNN | 16 Dec 1944 | 10 Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving O 19 include:
4 Sep 1944
HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Karnebeek) sank a sailing vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Sumatra.
6 Sep 1944
HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Karnebeek) sank a coaster with gunfire about 12 nautical miles southeast of Ipuh, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies in position 03°09'S, 101°20'E. (see map)
10 Sep 1944
HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Karnebeek) sank the Japanese merchant Korei Maru (599 GRT) with gunfire of the west coast of Sumatra some 70 nautical miles south-west of Enggano Island in position 05°59'S, 101°12'E.
(see map)
16 Nov 1944
HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Karnebeek) sank the Japanese coaster Kaishin Maru No.2 with gunfire in the Java Sea.
3 Jan 1945
HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Drijfhout van Hooff) lays 40 mines in the Bay of Bantam, east of Bawean Island in position 05°50'S, 106°16'E. (see map)
9 Jan 1945
HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Drijfhout van Hooff) torpedoed and sank the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Shinko Maru No.1 (935 GRT) off Tandjung Puting, Borneo in position 03°41'S, 111°57'E. The O 19 however is heavily damaged by depth charges and forced to abandon her patrol. (see map)
10 Apr 1945
HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Drijfhout van Hooff) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant tanker Hosei Maru (676 GRT, former Dutch Poseidon) in the Java Sea in position 05°30'S, 106°40'E. (see map)
13 Apr 1945
HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Drijfhout van Hooff) lays 40 mines in the Bangka Strait in position 01°56'S, 105°04'E. (see map)
22 Apr 1945
HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Drijfhout van Hooff) attacked the Japanese heavy cruiser Ashigara with a spread of four torpedoes about 30 nautical miles north of Batavia, Java, Netherlands East Indies in position 05°37'S, 106°55'E. Unfortunately all torpedoes miss their target although Ashigara was dry-docked at Singapore after this attack with her sonar dome missing. (see map)