| Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | O 19 |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Wilton-Feijenoord (Schiedam, Holland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Jun 1936 |
| Launched | 31 Jan 1939 |
| Commissioned | 28 Aug 1939 |
| Lost | 19 Dec 1941 |
| Loss position | |
| History | HrMs O 20 (Lt 1e Klasse Pieter Gerardus Johan Snippe) was scuttled by her own crew, 25 miles east of Kota Baru, to prevent her capture by the Japanese destroyer however the Commanding officer and 6 others died the Rest were saved by the Uranami and made Prisoners of War Uranami (offsite link). She was damaged by depth charges from the Japanese destroyers Ayanami and Yugiri (both offsite links) earlier that day. For the complete service history of this ship see this website (offsite link). |
| Former name | K XX |
Commands listed for HNMS O 20
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Antonie Jacobus Bussemaker, RNN | 28 Aug 1939 | 9 Nov 1940 | |
| 2 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Frederik Johan Adolf Knoops, RNN | 9 Nov 1940 | 31 May 1941 | |
| 3 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Pieter Gerardus Johan Snippe, RNN | 20 Sep 1941 | 19 Dec 1941 (+) | |
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