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List Of Submarines Of The Royal Navy
This is a list of Royal Navy submarines, arranged chronologically. Submarines that are currently active and commissioned are shown below in bold. Pre-First World War * ** , launched: 2 October 1901, decommissioned: 5 November 1913 ** ** ** ** * ** , launched: 9 July 1902 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * B class ** 11 boats, 1904–1906 * C class ** 38 boats, 1906–1910 First World War * D class ** * E class ** * F class ** * S class ** * V class ** * W class ** * G class ** * H class ** * ''Nautilus'' class ** * ''Swordfish'' class ** * J class ** * K class ** HMS ''K1'' ** HMS ''K2'' ** HMS ''K3'' ** HMS ''K4'' ** HMS ''K5'' ** HMS ''K6'' ** HMS ''K7'' ** HMS ''K8'' ** HMS ''K9'' ** HMS ''K10'' ** HMS ''K11'' ** HMS ''K12'' ** HMS ''K13'' ** HMS ''K14'' ** HMS ''K15'' ** HMS ''K16'' ** HMS ''K17'' ** HMS ''K26'' * L class ** * M class ** HMS ''M1'' ** HMS ''M2'' ** HMS ''M3'' ** HMS ''M4'' * R class ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Swordfish (1916)
HMS ''Swordfish'' was an experimental submarine built for the Royal Navy before the First World War to meet the Navy's goal of an "overseas" submarine capable of on the surface. Diesel engines of the period were unreliable and not very powerful so steam turbines were proposed instead to meet the RN's requirement. ''Swordfish'' proved to be slower than designed and unstable while surfacing, and consequently she was modified as an anti-submarine patrol vessel in 1917. She was paid off before the end of the war and sold for scrapping in 1922. Design HMS ''Swordfish'' was developed to meet a requirement of Royal Navy's Submarine Committee for a large submarine capable of operating with the fleet at a surfaced speed of . Most of the earlier British submarines had been single-hulled vessels built by Vickers, and the Navy was interested in evaluating other designs. Captain Roger Keyes, Inspecting Captain of Submarines, had previously served as naval attaché in Italy and had kept ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS K11
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. It had a complement of 59 crew members. 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 , but survived the exercise. ''K11'' was sold on 4 November 1921. Design Like all British K-class submarines, ''K9'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . 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 screws. It also contained four electric motors each producing . It was also fitted with a diesel engine providing to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS K10
HMS ''K10'' was a K class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 28 June 1915. She was commissioned on 26 June 1917. ''K10'' was sold on 4 November 1921. ''K10'' foundered in tow on 10 January 1922. It had a complement of fifty-nine crew members and a length of Design ''K10'' displaced when at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . 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 screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing . It was also had an diesel engine to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam. The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . It could operate at depths of at for . ''K10'' was armed with ten torpedo tubes, two deck guns, and a anti-aircr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS K9
HMS ''K9'' was a K class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. ''K9'' was laid down on 28 June 1915. She was commissioned on 9 May 1917. In 1921, ''K9'' was placed in reserve. ''K9'' was sold in Charlestown on 23 July 1926. It had a complement of fifty-nine crew members and a length of . Design Like all British K-class submarines, ''K9'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . 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 screws. It also contained four electric motors each producing . It was also fitted with a diesel engine providing to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam. The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . It could operate at depths of at for . ''K9'' was fitted with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS K8
HMS ''K8'' was a British K class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 28 June 1915 and was commissioned on 6 March 1917. ''K8'' was sold on 11 October 1923. It had a complement of fifty-nine crew members and had a length of . Design ''K8'' displaced when at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . 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 screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing . It was also had an diesel engine to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam. The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . It could operate at depths of at for . ''K8'' was armed with ten torpedo tubes, two deck guns, and a anti-aircraft gun. Its torpedo tubes were four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS K7
HMS ''K7'' was a K class submarine built by HM Dockyard, Devonport. She was laid down on 8 November 1915 and commissioned in July 1917. ''K7'' was the only one of the disastrous K class to engage with an enemy; on 16 June 1917 she fired a salvo of torpedoes at the U-boat '' U-95'' and scored a direct hit. However, the torpedo failed to explode with what has been described as typical "K" luck; K-7 escaped retaliation by steaming away at speed. ''K7'' was involved in an accident with the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron. She was also involved in the catastrophic series of accidents during a night exercise that came to be known sarcastically as the Battle of May Island; ''K7'' was damaged by running over the sinking . ''K7'' was sold on 9 September 1921 at Sunderland. Design ''K7'' displaced when at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers supplying one geared Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS K6
HMS ''K6'' was a British K class submarine built by HM Dockyard, Devonport. She was laid down on 8 November 1915 and commissioned in May 1917. ''K6'' was the first of the K class to have its bows raised by converting it into a bulbous swan shape. In 1917, ''K6'' did not surface during a trial in North Dockyard, Devonport. ''K6'' was involved in a serious exercise accident nicknamed the "Battle of May Island". She was responsible for ramming and slicing her in half. She was sold on 13 July 1926 to John Cashmore Ltd for scrapping at Newport. Design ''K6'' displaced when at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers supplying one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500 ship horsepower (7,800 kW) to drive two screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing . It was also had an diesel engine to be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS K5
HMS ''K5'' was one of the K-class submarines that served in the Royal Navy from 1917–1921. She was lost with all hands when she sank en route to a mock battle in the Bay of Biscay. War service At the end of the war in 1918, ''K5'' was part of the 12th Submarine Flotilla based at Rosyth, along with six others of the K-class. Loss ''K5'' left Torbay on 19 January 1921 with the , , and as part of the Atlantic Fleet for a mock battle in the Bay of Biscay. The submarine was commanded by an experienced officer, Lieutenant Commander John A Gaimes, DSO, RN, but had a new crew. The other officers on board were Lieutenant F Cuddeford, Engineer-Lieutenant E Bowles, Acting Engineer-Lieutenant G Baker, Lieutenant B Clarke and Acting Lieutenant R Middlemist. The full complement included 51 ratings on board. All 57 hands were lost on 20 January about south-west of the Isles of Scilly. She had signalled that she was diving but she did not surface at the end of the exercise. An oi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS K4
HMS ''K4'' was a British K-class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 28 June 1915 and commissioned on 1 January 1917, one year before the end of World War I. Accidents January 1917 In January 1917 HMS K4 ran aground on Walney Island. The British submarine giant was stranded on its beach but was undamaged. She was refloated the next day. 17 November 1917 On 17 November 1917, ''K4'' collided with sister ship during an accident off the Danish coast. The light cruiser operating with ''K1'' had to make a sharp turn to avoid three units from the 4th Cruiser Squadron. And in the confusion, ''K4'' collided with ''K1''. The crew of ''K1'' were rescued and ''K1'' sunk by the ''Blonde''. The K4 was under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Alfred Fenner. There is a blue plaque on the wall of his home in the town of Cromer in Norfolk. Loss ''K4'' was lost on 31 January 1918 during the night time fleet exercises later known as the Battle of May Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS K3
HMS ''K3'' was the lead ship of the British K-class submarines. She was laid down on 21 May 1915 by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was commissioned on 4 August 1916. In December 1916, ''K3'', with the future King George VI aboard, uncontrollably dived. The ship plunged to 150 feet with the stern and propellers raised above the waves. It took twenty minutes to free the ship from the sea bed mud and surface successfully. On 9 January 1917, ''K3''’s boiler room was flooded in the North Sea. ''K3'' was involved in an accident with the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron, that led to the sinking of , in November 1917. ''K3'' was also involved in the "Battle of May Island The Battle of May Island is the name given to the series of accidents that occurred during Operation E.C.1 in 1918. Named after the Isle of May, a nearby island in the Firth of Forth, the "battle" consisted of a disastrous series of accidents ..." in 1918. On 2 May 1918, ''K3'' yet again uncontrollably dived to 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS K2
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 as they departed Portland Harbour. ''K2'' smashed a hole in the forward casing of ''K12'' and buckled her bows for about . On 7 November 1924, ''K2'' collided with 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 when at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . Retrieved froNaval-Historyon 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 horsep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
