K III was a K III-class patrol submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

The ship was built by De Schelde shipyard in Flushing.

The submarine was ordered in 1915 and 15 July that year K III was laid down in Flushing at the shipyard of De Schelde.

[2] On 4 September 1920 K III began her journey to the Dutch East Indies, her theater of operations.

[3] The route she took paused in Ferrol, Algiers, Malta, the Suez Canal, Aden and Colombo arriving at Tanjung Priok on 18 December 1920.