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K 26

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)/ Chatham Dockyard (Medway)
Build Group: K2
Fate: Scrapped in Malta in March 1931
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Commanders
1925: Commander   Alexander Boyd Greig DSC
1926: Lieutenant Commander   Claud Barrington Barry DSO

K26 was laid down in June 1918 and launched at Vickers 14 months later. In 1920 she was towed to Chatham for completion and was completed in June 1923.

In 1924, K26 began a world voyage which excited considerable attention. She proceeded via Gibraltar, Malta and the Red Sea, to Colombo and Singapore and, after a short stay there, voyaged back again. K26 was taken out of service in April 1931.

Events

 01-06-1918   Laid Down
 26-08-1919   Launched
 28-06-1923   Completed
K2 Specification
Displacement  2,140 long tons (2,170 t) surfaced
  2,530 long tons (2,570 t) submerged
Length  351 ft
Beam  28 ft 6 inch
Draught  19 ft 9 inch
Propulsion  2 × Brown-Curtis or Parsons geared steam turbines, 10,500 shp (7,830 kW) each
  2 × Oil-fired Yarrow boilers
  4 × Electric motors, 1,440 hp (1,070 kW) each
  1 × Vickers diesel generator for charging batteries on the surface, 800 hp (600 kW)
  2 screws
Speed  23.5 knots (27.0 mph; 43.5 km/h) surfaced
  9 knots (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged
Range (Surfaced)  1,200 nmi (2,200 km) at full speed
  12,760 nmi (23,630 km) at 10 knots
Range (Submerged)  8 nmi (15 km) at 8 knots
  30 nmi (56 km) at 4 knots
Test depth  250 ft
Complement  59 (6 officers and 53 ratings)
Armament  6 × 21 inch (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes
  4 × 18 inch (450 mm) beam torpedo tubes
  8 spare torpedoes
  2 × 4 in (100 mm) guns
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