| Built By: | Vickers (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | U2 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in June 1946 at Milford Haven. |
| 05-09-1941 | Laid Down |
| 10-10-1942 | Launched |
| 08-03-1943 | Completed |
| 06-09-1943 | HMS Universal sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessels V 130/Ugo and V 134/Tre Sorelle with gunfire west of La Spezia, Italy. |
| 18-12-1943 | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant La Foce south of Chiavari, Genova, Italy. |
| 27-02-1944 | HMS Universal torpedoes and damages the Italian tanker (in German control) Cesteriano off Cape Camarat, southern France. |
| 23-05-1944 | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary gunboat SG 15 off Genua, Italy. |
| 17-06-1944 | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Canosa off Cassis, southern France. |
| 21-06-1944 | HMS Universal sinks the German Guardboat FMa 06 south of Marseille, southern France. |
| 22-06-1944 | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the German merchants President Dal Piaz and Canosa off Cassis, southern France. |
| 14-07-1944 | HMS Universal damages the Spanish sailing vessel Sevellina off Port Vendres, southern France. |
| 04-08-1944 | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the German auxilary minesweeper Petrel of the coast southern France. |
| 08-08-1944 | While on patrol off H'res, southern France, HMS Universal torpedoes and damages against an enemy auxiliary minesweeper. |
| Length overall | 195 ft 6 inch |
| Beam | 15 ft 9 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft 10 inch |
| Displacement | 648 tons (surface) |
| 735 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 200 ft |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (surface) |
| 9 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 4050 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Submerged: 23 miles at 8 knots or 170 miles at 2.5 knots (design) | |
| Armament | 4 x 21 inch bow tubes (8 torpedoes carried) |
| 1 x 3 inch gun | |
| 3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns | |
| Complement | 4 Officers, 29 Others. |
| Class: | 1990 - 1994: Upholder Class |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | 2400 |
| Fate: | |
| Laid up 1995 then Lease/sold to Canadians 2000 became Victoria | |
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 | 195 ft 6 inch |
| Beam | 15 ft 9 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft 10 inch |
| Displacement | 648 tons (surface) |
| 735 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 200 ft |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (surface) |
| 9 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 4050 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Submerged: 23 miles at 8 knots or 170 miles at 2.5 knots (design) | |
| Armament | 4 x 21 inch bow tubes (8 torpedoes carried) |
| 1 x 3 inch gun | |
| 3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns | |
| Complement | 4 Officers, 29 Others. |
| Class: | 1990 - 1994: Upholder Class |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | 2400 |
| Fate: | |
| Laid up 1995 then Lease/sold to Canadians 2000 became Victoria | |
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.
12 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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