| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | R |
| Fate: | Broken Up February 1923 |
| Length overall | 163 ft 9 inch |
| Beam | 15 ft 9 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft 3 inch |
| Displacement | 410 tons (surface) |
| 503 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 150 ft |
| Speed | Surface 15 knots (design) |
| Surface 15 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 9.5 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 9.5 knots (service) | |
| Endurance | Surface: 2000 miles at 9 knots (design) |
| Surface: 2400 miles at full power (service) | |
| Submerged: 15 miles at full power (design) | |
| Submerged: 15 miles at full power or 150 miles at 1.5 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Armament | 6 x 18 inch bow tubes (7 torpedoes carried) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 20 ratings. |
| Class: | Depot Ships |
| Built By: | Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | Maidstone-class |
| Fate: | |
| She was decommissioned on January 1, 1979, and sold for scrapping on July 25, 1985. | |
The twin-funnelled K Boat was the biggest, fastest submarine of World War I. It suffered a series of accidents from the day trials began.
This documentary answers questions about the numerous accidents, had while reconstructing the best concealed debacle in British naval history.
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| Length overall | 163 ft 9 inch |
| Beam | 15 ft 9 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft 3 inch |
| Displacement | 410 tons (surface) |
| 503 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 150 ft |
| Speed | Surface 15 knots (design) |
| Surface 15 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 9.5 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 9.5 knots (service) | |
| Endurance | Surface: 2000 miles at 9 knots (design) |
| Surface: 2400 miles at full power (service) | |
| Submerged: 15 miles at full power (design) | |
| Submerged: 15 miles at full power or 150 miles at 1.5 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Armament | 6 x 18 inch bow tubes (7 torpedoes carried) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 20 ratings. |
| Class: | Depot Ships |
| Built By: | Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | Maidstone-class |
| Fate: | |
| She was decommissioned on January 1, 1979, and sold for scrapping on July 25, 1985. | |
The twin-funnelled K Boat was the biggest, fastest submarine of World War I. It suffered a series of accidents from the day trials began.
This documentary answers questions about the numerous accidents, had while reconstructing the best concealed debacle in British naval history.
13 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
If you find this site useful, please consider supporting my work with a small Donation.
Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
Thankyou for your support.

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