| HMS K11 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS K11 |
| Builder: | Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down: | October 1915 |
| Commissioned: | February 1917 |
| Fate: | Sold, 4 November 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × 10,500 shp (7.8 MW) Brown-Curtis or Parsons geared steam turbines 2 × Yarrow boilers 4 × 1,440 hp (1,070 kW) electric motors 1 × 800 hp (600 kW) Vickers diesel generator for charging batteries on the surface 2 × 3-blade 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) diameter screws |
| Speed: |
24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
Surfaced : 800 nmi (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) 12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) Submerged : 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) 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 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes, (4 beam, 4 bow) • 8 × spare torpedoes • 2 × 18 in torpedo tubes fitted on deck (later removed) • 2 × BL 4 in (100 mm) Mk.XI guns • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun |
HMS K11 was a K class submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne. K11 was laid down in October 1915, and commissioned in February 1917.
In 1917, K11 was damaged by fire during a North Sea patrol. She was forced to surface and was towed by a destroyer. K11 was part of the disastrous Battle of May Island exercise. She was forced to take avoiding action to avoid K14, but survived the exercise. K11 was sold on the 4 November 1921.
References[]
- Hutchinson, Robert. Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, from 1776 to the Present Day.
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