HMS K17
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS K17 |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Commissioned: | 1917 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 31 January 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | K-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,980 long tons (2,010 t) surfaced 2,566 long tons (2,607 t) submerged |
| Length: | 339 ft (103 m) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draught: | 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 10,500 shp (7.8 MW) Brown-Curtis or Parsons geared steam turbines 2 × Yarrow boilers 4 × 1,440 hp (1,070 kW) electric motors 1 × 800 hp (600 kW) Vickers diesel generator for charging batteries on the surface 2 × 3-blade 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) diameter screws |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Range: | Surfaced : 800 nmi (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) 12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) Submerged : 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) 40 nmi (46 mi; 74 km) at 4 kn (4.6 mph; 7.4 km/h) |
| Complement: | 59 (6 officers and 53 ratings) |
| Armament: | • 8 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes, (4 beam, 4 bow) • 8 × spare torpedoes • 2 × 18 in torpedo tubes fitted on deck (later removed) • 2 × BL 4 in (100 mm) Mk.XI guns • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun |
HMS K17 was a British K class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness.
Loss
K17 was sunk on 31 January 1918 during the night time fleet exercises later known as the Battle of May Island (Operation E.C.1) when she was attached to the 13th Submarine Flotilla. HMS Fearless ploughed into K17 at the head of a line of submarines. She sank in about 8 minutes with the loss of all hands.[1] The wreck is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.[2]
References
- ↑ "Submarine losses 1904 to present day". rnsubmus.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ "The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2008 No. 950". opsi.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- Hutchinson, Robert. Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, from 1776 to the Present Day.