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boilers and one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500 ship horsepower (7,800 kW) to drive two 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) screws. It also contained four electric motors each producing 350 to 360 horsepower (260 to 270 kW). It was also fitted with a
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had a displacement of 1,800 long tons (1,800 t) when at the surface and 2,600 long tons (2,600 t) while submerged. It had a total length of 338 feet (103 m), a beam of 26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m), and a draught of 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m). The submarine was
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The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) and a submerged speed of 9 to 9.5 kn (16.7 to 17.6 km/h). It could operate at depths of 150 ft (46 m) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) for 80 nmi (150 km).
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was sold in Charlestown on 23 July 1926. It had a complement of fifty-nine crew members and a length of 338 feet (103 m).
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diesel engine providing 800 hp (600 kW) to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam.
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12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
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40 nmi (46 mi; 74 km) at 4 kn (4.6 mph; 7.4 km/h)
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8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
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was laid down on 28 June 1915. She was commissioned on 9 May 1917. In 1921,
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2 × 3-blade 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) diameter screws
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2 × 18 in torpedo tubes fitted on deck (later removed)
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David & Charles. p. 145. 229:(44 km/h; 28 mph) surfaced 193:4 × 1,440 hp (1,070 kW) 164:20 ft 11 in (6.38 m) 156:26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) 14: 857:Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness 34: 388:, and two 4-inch (100 mm) 199:1 × 800 hp (600 kW) 309:1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun 277:59 (6 officers and 53 ratings) 1: 515:Julian Holland (1 May 2012). 488:Encyclopedia of Naval History 400:was fifty-nine crew members. 287:8 × 18 in (460 mm) 384:, ten 18-inch (460 mm) 16:Submarine of the Royal Navy 888: 862:British K-class submarines 586:British K-class submarines 491:. Routledge. p. 356. 360:British K-class submarines 826: 803: 783: 592: 367:powered by two oil-fired 111: 27: 23: 148:339 ft (103 m) 458:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 346:was placed in reserve. 112:General characteristics 867:Royal Navy ship names 546:Hutchinson, Robert. 429:on 24 September 2015 369:Yarrow Shipbuilders 423:"K for Katastophe" 107:Sold, 23 July 1926 844: 843: 528:978-1-4463-5619-7 498:978-1-135-93534-4 471:978-1-86176-281-8 382:anti-aircraft gun 336:Barrow-in-Furness 315: 314: 291:, (4 beam, 4 bow) 66:Barrow-in-Furness 879: 579: 572: 565: 556: 551: 533: 532: 512: 503: 502: 482: 476: 475: 452: 439: 438: 436: 434: 419: 260:Submerged : 204:diesel generator 174:2 × 10,500  42: 39: 38: 37: 21: 887: 886: 882: 881: 880: 878: 877: 876: 847: 846: 845: 840: 822: 799: 779: 588: 583: 545: 542: 537: 536: 529: 514: 513: 506: 499: 484: 483: 479: 472: 456:Colledge, J. 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Index

Vickers
Barrow-in-Furness
K-class
submarine
shp
steam turbines
Yarrow
boilers
electric motors
Vickers
diesel generator
batteries
knots
nmi
torpedo tubes
spare torpedoes
BL 4 in (100 mm) Mk.XI guns
K class
submarine
Vickers
Barrow-in-Furness
British K-class submarines
Yarrow Shipbuilders
anti-aircraft gun
torpedo tubes
deck guns
bows
complement

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