HMS K2
{{short description|K class submarine}}
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|Ship length={{convert|339|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|26|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|20|ft|11|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=*2 × {{convert|10500|shp|MW|lk=in|abbr=on}} Brown-Curtis or Parsons geared steam turbines
|Ship speed=*{{convert|24|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
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|Ship endurance= |Ship test depth= |Ship complement=59 (6 officers and 53 ratings) |Ship armament=*8 × {{convert|18|in|mm|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes, (4 beam, 4 bow)
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HMS K2 was the second of the K class submarines and was built at HM Dockyard, Portsmouth, England. She was laid down on 13 November 1915 and was commissioned in May 1917 one year before the end of World War I. In January 1917, K2 was damaged by an explosion and fire during her first diving trials. On 11 January 1924, it collided with {{HMS|K12||2}} as they departed Portland Harbour. K2 smashed a hole in the forward casing of K12 and buckled her bows for about {{convert|6|ft|m}}.
On 7 November 1924, K2 collided with {{HMS|H29||2}} during exercises. K2 was sold on 13 July 1926 to John Cashmore Ltd for scrapping at Newport.
Design
Like all British K-class submarines, K2 had a displacement of {{convert|1800|t|ST}} when at the surface and {{convert|2600|t|ST}} while submerged.{{cite web|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/underseawarfaremagazine/issues/archives/issue_49/KforKatastrophe.html#|title=K for Katastophe|publisher=Undersea Warfare Magazine|accessdate=20 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120339/http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/underseawarfaremagazine/issues/archives/issue_49/KforKatastrophe.html|archivedate=24 September 2015}} It had a total length of {{convert|338|ft|m}}, a beam of {{convert|26|ft|6|in}}, and a draught of {{convert|20|ft|11|in}}.{{Cite Colledge2006}} Retrieved from [http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar3WarshipsA.htm#10 Naval-History] on 20 August 2015. The submarine was powered by two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers and one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500 ship horsepower (7,800 kW) to drive two {{convert|7|ft|6|in}} screws. It also contained four electric motors each producing {{convert|350 to 360|hp}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=K-class|title=K-class|publisher=Military Factory — Navy Ships|accessdate=20 August 2015}} It was also fitted with a diesel engine providing {{convert|800|hp}} to be used when steam was being generated.{{cite book|author1=Anthony Bruce|author2=William Cogar|title=Encyclopedia of Naval History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yci2AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA356|date=27 January 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-93534-4|page=356}}
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|24|kn|km/h mph}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|9 to 9.5|kn|km/h mph}}.{{cite book|author=Julian Holland|title=Amazing & Extraordinary Facts Steam Age|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cgozDvAxsR4C&pg=PT145|date=1 May 2012|publisher=David & Charles|isbn=978-1-4463-5619-7|page=145}} It could operate at depths of {{convert|150|ft}} at {{convert|2|kn|km/h mph}} for {{convert|80|nmi|km mi}}. K2 was fitted with a {{convert|3|in|mm}} anti-aircraft gun, ten {{convert|18|in}} torpedo tubes, and two {{convert|4|in}} deck guns. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows, the midship section, and two were mounted on the deck. Its complement was fifty-nine crew members.
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References
- {{Cite Colledge2006}}
- {{cite book |last= Hutchinson |first= Robert |title= Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, from 1776 to the Present Day }}
{{British K class submarine}}
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Category:British K-class submarines
Category:Royal Navy ship names