HMAS K9 in 1943

The HMAS K9 was a Dutch submarine which was used by the Royal Australian Navy for training purposes during World War II. Prior to entering service with the RAN the submarine had served with the Royal Netherlands Navy for 19 years as the K-IX. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Flag of the Royal Netherlands Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Jack The Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy ) is the navy of the Netherlands. ...

The Netherlands submarine K-IX was ordered on 27 June 1917, launched on 23 December 1922 and was commissioned in the Royal Netherlands Navy on 21 June 1923. The K-IX was based in the Netherlands East Indies from 13 May 1924. By the outbreak of the Pacific War the K-IX was out of commission but was returned to active service in March 1942. Following the fall of the Netherlands East Indies the K-IX escaped to Fremantle, Western Australia, arriving on 13 March 1942. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies colonised by the Dutch East India Company which came under administration of the Netherlands during the ninteenth century (see Indonesia). ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Republic of China U.S.A. (from 1941) U.K. (from 1941) Australia (1941) Netherlands (1941) New Zealand (1941) Canada (1941) U.S.S.R. (from 1945) Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin (from 1945) Hideki Tojo The Pacific War was... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies colonised by the Dutch East India Company which came under administration of the Netherlands during the ninteenth century (see Indonesia). ... Location of Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle ( ) is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres southwest of Perths Central Business District. ...

In May 1942 the Dutch government offered the K-IX to the Royal Australian Navy for use in anti-submarine warfare training. This offer was accepted and the K-IX arrived in Sydney for repairs on 12 May. On 31 May the K-IX was damaged by a torpedo explosion during the Attack on Sydney Harbour. The K-IX was decommissioned from the Royal Netherlands Navy on 25 July 1942 and following extensive repairs was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as the HMAS K9 on 22 June 1943. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... Combatants Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...

Due to the boat's poor mechanical condition the HMAS K9 saw little service with the RAN and spent most of its time in commission under repair. The K9 was badly damaged by a battery explosion on 22 January 1944. Due to a lack of spare parts the submarine was decommissioned on 31 March 1944. Following her decommissioning the K9 re-entered Dutch service as an oil lighter. The K9 was washed ashore near Seal Rocks, New South Wales on 8 June 1945 while under tow to Merauke in Dutch New Guinea and was stripped for scrap. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dutch New Guinea was a common name of western New Guinea while it was a colonial possession of the Netherlands. ...

References

• Submarines Association of Australia The Pioneers
• Dutchsubmarines.com The Submarine K IX