Английская Википедия:HMS K17

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HMS K17 was a British K class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness.

Design

Like all British K-class submarines, the submarine had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn The boat had a total length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.[1] 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 Шаблон:Convert screws. The hull contained four electric motors each producing Шаблон:Convert.[1][2] The vessel was also fitted with a diesel engine providing Шаблон:Convert to be used when steam was being generated.[3]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert.[1][4] The boat could operate at depths of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert for Шаблон:Convert.[5] The vessels armament comprised a Шаблон:Convert anti-aircraft gun, ten Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes, and two Шаблон:Convert deck guns.[1] The torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows, the midship section, and two were mounted on the deck.[5] Its complement was fifty-nine crew members.[4]

Loss

K17 was sunk on 31 January 1918 during the night time fleet exercises later known as the Battle of May Island (Operation E.C.1) when she was attached to the 13th Submarine Flotilla. Шаблон:HMS ploughed into K17 at the head of a line of submarines. She sank in about 8 minutes with the loss of all hands.[6] The wreck is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.[7]

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