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K Class (1917) SS
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| Ship | Pennant No |
Commissioned | Decommission/ Loss |
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K1 |
? |
May-1917 | 18-Nov-1918 | Sunk by gunfire from British Cruiser HMS Blonde after colliding with K4 off Danish coast 18-Nov-1917, crew taken off. | |
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K2 |
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Feb-1917 | 1926 | Collided with K12 11-Jan-1924. Collided with H29 07-Nov-1924. Sold 13-Jul-1926, Newport. | |
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K3 |
? |
04-Aug-1916 | 1918 | Uncontrolled
dive to 266ft, crushing parts of the hull, 02-May-1918. Collided with obsolete destroyer under tow Jul-1920. Sold 26-Oct-1921, London. |
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K4 |
? |
01-Jan-1917 | 31-Jan-1918 | Collided with K1 off May Island, Firth of Forth, 31-Jan-1918, then hit by K6 and almost cut in two. Sank with loss of all crew. | |
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K5 |
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19-May-1917 | 20-Jan-1921 | Sank during exercise dive To Bay off Torquay, 20-Jan-1921, with loss of all crew. | |
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K6 |
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May-1917 | 31-Jan-1918 | Sank after collision with K4 off May Island, Firth of Forth, 31-Jan-1918. | |
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K7 |
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Jul-1917 | 1921 | Sold 09-Sep-1921, Sunderland. | |
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K8 |
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06-Mar-1917 | 1923 | Sold 11-Oct-1923. | |
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K9 |
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09-May-1917 | 1921 | In Reserve 1921, sold 23-Jul-1926 Charlestown. | |
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K10 |
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26-Jun-1917 | 1921 | Sold 04-Nov-1921. Foundered while under tow, 10-Jan-1922. | |
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K11 |
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Feb-1917 | 1921 | Sold 04-Nov-1921. | |
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K12 |
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Aug-1917 | 1926 | 11-Jan-1924, collided with K2 off Portland, hole in forward casing. Scrapped 1926 Charlestown. | |
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K13 |
n/a |
n/a | n/a | During final dive trial at Gareloch 29-Jan-1917, boiler flooded and unable to surface. 67 crew rescued, 31 crew died. Salved 15-Mar-1917, and re-commissioned as HMS K22. | |
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K14 |
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22-May-1917 | 1926 | Collided with K22 off May Island, Firth of Forth, 31-Jan-1918, 2 crew lost bows damaged. Sold 16-Feb-1926, Granton. | |
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K15 |
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30-Apr-1918 | 25-Jun-1921 | Sank alongside light cruiser HMS Canterbury, Portsmouth Harbour, 25-Jun-1921 raised and beached Jul-1921, sold Aug-1924. | |
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K16 |
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13-Apr-1918 | 1920 | Paid off 1920. Sold Sep-1924, Charlestown. | |
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K17 |
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20-Sep-1917 | 31-Jan-1918 | Sank in collision with Light cruiser HMS Fearless, off May Island, Firth of Forth, 31-Jan-1918, 48 crew lost. | |
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K18 |
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n/a | n/a | Became
submarine Monitor HMS M1. See : M Class (1918) SS. |
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K19 |
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n/a | n/a | Became
submarine Monitor HMS M2. See : M Class (1918) SS |
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K20 |
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n/a | n/a | Became
submarine Monitor HMS M3. See : M Class (1918) SS |
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K21 |
n/a |
n/a | n/a | Laid down as HMS M4. Cancelled and sold as incomplete hull 30-Nov-1921. | |
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K22 (Ex K13) |
? |
18-Oct-1917 | 1926 | Rammed by battlecruiser HMS Inflexible off May Island, Firth of Forth, 31-Jan-1918, returned safely to Rosyth. Sold 16-Dec-1926, Sunderland. | |
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K23 |
n/a |
n/a | n/a | Cancelled. | |
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K24 |
n/a |
n/a | n/a | Cancelled. | |
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K25 |
n/a |
n/a | n/a | Cancelled. | |
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K26 |
? |
28-Jun-1923 | 1931 | Scrapped Mar-1931, Malta. | |
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K27 |
n/a |
n/a | n/a | Cancelled. | |
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K28 |
n/a |
n/a | n/a | Cancelled. | |
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This page last edited -
05 March, 2013.
Copyright © Ian M King, except where otherwise indicated. |
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