How Effective were Dutch Submarines in World War 2? (1941-1945)

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The Netherlands was invaded by Germany in the Second World War, its fleet largely escaping to Britain to continue the fight there. Another Dutch fleet was stationed in the Dutch East Indies (today Indonesia), which prepared to defend Allied possessions in Asia from the Japanese. Part of this fleet consisted of 15 submarines, commanded by Conrad Helfrich, who would soon earn the moniker "ship-a-day" as in December of 1941 the force of Dutch submariners would sink more Japanese ships than the American, British, and Australian navies combined. This is the story of the Dutch submarine fleet in the Second World War in the Pacific.

Sources Used:
General:
https://archive.is/20121205182220/htt...
http://www.avalanchepress.com/DutchSu...
https://archive.navalsubleague.org/19...
https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/ne...

O-16:
https://magazines.defensie.nl/allehen...

KXVII:
http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/boats/...

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