HMS K1
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HMS K1 was a First World War steam turbine-propelled K-class submarine of the Royal Navy. K1 was sunk to prevent it being captured after colliding with Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". off the Danish coast. She had been patrolling on the surface as part of a flotilla of submarines operating in line ahead. The flotilla was led by the light cruiser Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., followed by K1, Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., K4, and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".. The crew survived and taken off by two cutters sent from HMS Blonde. The collision occurred at approx 17:35 and after consultation with the rescued submariner officers and concluding that the K1 could not be saved, Blonde opened fire with one of her 4 inch guns and sank the submarine with a few shells at 19:10 hours.
Design
K1 displaced Script error: No such module "convert". when at the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". while submerged.[1] It had a total length of Script error: No such module "convert"., a beam of Script error: No such module "convert"., and a draught of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] The submarine was powered by two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers each supplying one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500 ship horsepower (7,800 kW) to drive two Script error: No such module "convert". screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] It was also had an Script error: No such module "convert". diesel engine to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam.[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Script error: No such module "convert". and a submerged speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2][4] It could operate at depths of Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert". for Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] K1 was armed with ten Script error: No such module "convert". torpedo tubes, two Script error: No such module "convert". deck guns, and a Script error: No such module "convert". anti-aircraft gun.[2] Its torpedo tubes were four in the bows, four in the midship section firing to the sides, and two were mounted on the deck in rotating mountings.[1] Its complement was fifty-nine crew members.[4]
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