Английская Википедия:HMS K6

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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 Шаблон:HMS and slicing her in half. She was sold on 13 July 1926 to John Cashmore Ltd for scrapping at Newport.

Design

K6 displaced Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.[1] It had a total length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.[2] 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 Шаблон:Convert screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing Шаблон:Convert.[2] It was also had an Шаблон:Convert diesel engine to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam.[3]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert.[2][4] It could operate at depths of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert for Шаблон:Convert.[1] K6 was armed with ten Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes, two Шаблон:Convert deck guns, and a Шаблон:Convert anti-aircraft gun.[2] Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows, the midship section, and two were mounted on the deck.[1] Its complement was fifty-nine crew members.[4]

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Шаблон:British K class submarine Шаблон:January 1918 shipwrecks