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United Kingdom
Name	HMS K1
Launched	14 November 1916 at Portsmouth
Fate	Sunk to prevent capture following accidental collision, 18 November 1917
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)
Installed power	21,100 shp (15,700 kW) (steam turbines); 5,760 hp (4,300 kW) (electric motors); 800 hp (600 kW) (diesel generator);
Propulsion	2 × Brown-Curtis or Parsons geared steam turbines; 2 × oil-fired Yarrow boilers; 4 × electric motors; 1 × Vickers diesel generator for charging batteries on the surface; 2 × 3-blade 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)-diameter screws;
Speed	24 kn (28 mph; 44 km/h) (surfaced); 8 kn (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) (submerged);
Range	Surfaced: 800 nmi (920 mi; 1,500 km) at 24 kn (28 mph; 44 km/h); 12,500 nmi (14,400 mi; 23,200 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h); Submerged: 8 nmi (9.2 mi; 15 km) at 8 kn (9.2 mph; 15 km/h); 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 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 4 beam; 8 spare torpedoes); 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes originally fitted on deck, but later removed; 2 × 4 in (100 mm) guns; 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun;

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HMS K1 was a First World War steam turbine-propelled K-class submarine of the Royal Navy. K1 was sunk to prevent it being captured after colliding with K4 off the Danish coast. She had been patrolling on the surface as part of a flotilla of submarines operating in line ahead. The flotilla was led by the light cruiser Blonde, followed by K1, K3, K4, and K7. The crew survived and taken off by two cutters sent from HMS Blonde. The collision occurred at approx 17:35 and after consultation with the rescued submariner officers and concluding that the K1 could not be saved, Blonde opened fire with one of her 4 inch guns and sank the submarine with a few shells at 19:10 hours.

Design

K1 displaced 1,800 long tons (1,800 t) when at the surface and 2,600 long tons (2,600 t) while submerged.^[1] It had a total length of 338 feet (103 m), a beam of 26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m), and a draught of 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m).^[2] The submarine was powered by two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers each supplying one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500 ship horsepower (7,800 kW) to drive two 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing 350 to 360 horsepower (260 to 270 kW).^[2] It was also had an 800 hp (600 kW) diesel engine to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam.^[3]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 24 kn (44 km/h) and a submerged speed of 9 to 9.5 kn (16.7 to 17.6 km/h).^[2]^[4] It could operate at depths of 150 ft (46 m) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) for 80 nmi (150 km).^[1] K1 was armed with ten 18-inch (460 mm) torpedo tubes, two 4-inch (100 mm) deck guns, and a 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun.^[2] Its torpedo tubes were four in the bows, four in the midship section firing to the sides, and two were mounted on the deck in rotating mountings.^[1] Its complement was fifty-nine crew members.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Whitman, Edward C. (Winter 2013), "K for Katastrophe", Undersea Warfare, no. 49, US Navy, archived from the original on 24 September 2015, retrieved 20 August 2015
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
^ Bruce, Anthony; Cogar, William (27 January 2014). Encyclopedia of Naval History. Routledge. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-135-93534-4.
^ ^a ^b Holland, Julian (1 May 2012). Amazing & Extraordinary Facts Steam Age. David & Charles. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-4463-5619-7.

External links

'Submarine losses 1904 to present day' - Royal Navy Submarine Museum

56°20′20″N 5°43′50″E / 56.33889°N 5.73056°E / 56.33889; 5.73056

[uwm-1] Whitman, Edward C. (Winter 2013), "K for Katastrophe", Undersea Warfare, no. 49, US Navy, archived from the original on 24 September 2015, retrieved 20 August 2015

[Colledge-2] Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

[BruceCogar2014-3] Bruce, Anthony; Cogar, William (27 January 2014). Encyclopedia of Naval History. Routledge. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-135-93534-4.

[Holland2012-4] Holland, Julian (1 May 2012). Amazing & Extraordinary Facts Steam Age. David & Charles. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-4463-5619-7.

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-'''HMS ''K1''''' was a [[World War I|First World War]] [[steam turbine]]-propelled [[British K class submarine|K-class]] [[submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. ''K1'' was sunk to prevent it being captured after colliding with {{HMS|K4||2}} off the [[Denmark|Danish]] coast. She had been patrolling on the surface as part of a [[flotilla]] of submarines operating in line ahead. The flotilla was led by the [[light cruiser]] {{HMS|Blonde|1910|2}}, followed by ''K1'', {{HMS|K3||2}}, ''K4'', and {{HMS|K7||2}}. The crew survived but ''K1'' sank.
+'''HMS ''K1''''' was a [[World War I|First World War]] [[steam turbine]]-propelled [[British K-class submarine|K-class]] [[submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. ''K1'' was sunk to prevent it being captured after colliding with {{HMS|K4||2}} off the [[Denmark|Danish]] coast. She had been patrolling on the surface as part of a [[flotilla]] of submarines operating in line ahead. The flotilla was led by the [[light cruiser]] {{HMS|Blonde|1910|2}}, followed by ''K1'', {{HMS|K3||2}}, ''K4'', and {{HMS|K7||2}}. The crew survived and taken off by two cutters sent from HMS Blonde. The collision occurred at approx 17:35 and after consultation with the rescued submariner officers and concluding that the K1 could not be saved, Blonde opened fire with one of her 4 inch guns and sank the submarine with a few shells at 19:10 hours.
 ==Design==
-''K10'' displaced {{convert|1800|LT|t}} when at the surface and {{convert|2600|LT|t}} while submerged.<ref name="uwm">{{cite |url=http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/underseawarfaremagazine/issues/archives/issue_49/KforKatastrophe.html#|title=K for Katastrophe|work=Undersea Warfare|publisher=US Navy|accessdate=20 August 2015|date=Winter 2013 |issue=49 |first=Edward C. |last=Whitman}}</ref> 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|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Colledge">{{Colledge}}<!-- Retrieved from [http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar3WarshipsA.htm#10 "Submarines"] Naval-History on 20 August 2015.--></ref> The submarine was powered by two oil-fired [[Yarrow Shipbuilders]] boilers each supplying one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500&nbsp;ship horsepower (7,800&nbsp;kW) to drive two {{convert|7|ft|6|in|abbr=on}} screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing {{convert|350|to|360|hp}}.<ref name="Colledge"/> It was also had an {{convert|800|hp|abbr=on}} diesel engine to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam.<ref name="BruceCogar2014">{{cite book|first1=Anthony |last1=Bruce|first2=William |last2=Cogar|title=Encyclopedia of Naval History|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yci2AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA356|date=27 January 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-93534-4|page=356}}</ref>
+''K1'' displaced {{convert|1800|LT|t}} when at the surface and {{convert|2600|LT|t}} while submerged.<ref name="uwm">{{citation|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/underseawarfaremagazine/issues/archives/issue_49/KforKatastrophe.html#|title=K for Katastrophe|work=Undersea Warfare|publisher=US Navy|access-date=20 August 2015|date=Winter 2013|issue=49|first=Edward C.|last=Whitman|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120339/http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/underseawarfaremagazine/issues/archives/issue_49/KforKatastrophe.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Colledge">{{Cite Colledge2006}}<!-- Retrieved from [http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar3WarshipsA.htm#10 "Submarines"] Naval-History on 20 August 2015.--></ref> The submarine was powered by two oil-fired [[Yarrow Shipbuilders]] boilers each supplying one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500&nbsp;ship horsepower (7,800&nbsp;kW) to drive two {{convert|7|ft|6|in|abbr=on}} screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing {{convert|350|to|360|hp}}.<ref name="Colledge"/> It was also had an {{convert|800|hp|abbr=on}} diesel engine to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam.<ref name="BruceCogar2014">{{cite book|first1=Anthony |last1=Bruce|first2=William |last2=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}}</ref>
-The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|24|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|9|to| 9.5|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Colledge"/><ref name="Holland2012">{{cite book |first=Julian |last=Holland |title=Amazing & Extraordinary Facts Steam Age|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cgozDvAxsR4C&pg=PT145|date=1 May 2012|publisher=David & Charles|isbn=1-4463-5619-1|page=145}}</ref> It could operate at depths of {{convert|150|ft|m|abbr=on}} at {{convert|2|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} for {{convert|80|nmi|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name="uwm"/> ''K10'' was armed with ten {{convert|18|in|adj=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s, two {{convert|4|in|adj=on}} [[deck gun]]s, and a {{convert|3|in|mm|adj=on}} [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft gun]].<ref name="Colledge"/> Its torpedo tubes were four in the [[Bow (ship)|bows]], four in the midship section firing to the sides, and two were mounted on the deck in rotating mountings.<ref name="uwm"/> Its [[Ship's company|complement]] was fifty-nine crew members.<ref name="Holland2012"/>
+The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|24|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|9|to| 9.5|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Colledge"/><ref name="Holland2012">{{cite book |first=Julian |last=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}}</ref> It could operate at depths of {{convert|150|ft|m|abbr=on}} at {{convert|2|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} for {{convert|80|nmi|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name="uwm"/> ''K1'' was armed with ten {{convert|18|in|adj=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s, two {{convert|4|in|adj=on}} [[deck gun]]s, and a {{convert|3|in|mm|adj=on}} [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft gun]].<ref name="Colledge"/> Its torpedo tubes were four in the [[Bow (ship)|bows]], four in the midship section firing to the sides, and two were mounted on the deck in rotating mountings.<ref name="uwm"/> Its [[Ship's company|complement]] was fifty-nine crew members.<ref name="Holland2012"/>
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v t e British K-class submarines
K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 K8 K9 K10 K11 K12 K13 / K22 K14 K15 K16 K17 K18^M K19^M K20^M K21^X K23^X K24^X K25^X K26 K27^X K28^X
Preceded by: J class Followed by: L class
M Completed as M class X Cancelled
List of submarines of the Royal Navy List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in November 1917
Shipwrecks	1 Nov: SM UC-63 3 Nov: SM UC-65 4 Nov: USS Empress, SMS G37 5 Nov: USS Alcedo 11 Nov: HMS M15, HMS Staunch 13 Nov: Ardmore 16 Nov: Alfredo Cappellini 17 Nov: USS Chauncey, SM U-58, SM UC-51 18 Nov: HMS K1, SM UC-47 24 Nov: SM U-48 27 Nov: Eastfield 29 Nov: SM UB-61 Unknown date: SM UC-57, Tolo
Other incidents	18 Nov: HMS K4 26 Nov: RFA Crenella
1916 1917 1918 October 1917 December 1917