HMS K14
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HMS K14 was a K class submarine built by Fairfields in Govan, Scotland. She was laid down in November 1915, and commissioned on 22 May 1917.
K14 was part of the Battle of May Island exercise on 31 January 1918, in which her steering jammed while avoiding a collision. She was rammed by Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". behind the forward torpedo compartment, but did not sink, and was repaired. Two men were lost. K14 was sold on 16 February 1926 at Granton.
Design
K14 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] K14 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] The torpedo tubes were mounted in the bows, the midship section firing to the beam, and two were on a rotating mounting on the deck.[1] Its complement was fifty-nine crew members.[4]
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