HMS K5
Royal Navy K-class submarine (1917 to 1921) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Name | HMS K5 |
Launched | 16 December 1916 |
Commissioned | 1917 |
Fate | Sunk 1921 |
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Class and type | K-class submarine |
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Length | 339 ft (103 m) |
Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
Draught | 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m) |
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Complement | 59 (6 officers and 53 ratings) |
Armament | 8 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes, (4 beam, 4 bow), 8 spare torpedoes, 2 × 18 inch torpedo tubes fitted on deck, later removed, 2 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun |
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