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A painting of K22, the former K13, in drydock
History
HMS K13United Kingdom
NameHMS K13
OrderedAugust 1915
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilders, Glasgow
Launched11 November 1916
FateSold for scrapping 16 December 1926 in Sunderland
General characteristics
Class and typeK-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,980 tons surfaced
  • 2,566 tons submerged
Length339 ft (103 m)
Beam26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draught20 ft 11 in (6.38 m)
Propulsion
  • Twin 10,500 shp (7.8 MW) oil-fired Yarrow boilers each powering a Brown-Curtis or Parsons geared steam turbines
  • Twin 3-blade 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) screws
  • Four 1,440 hp (1.1 MW) electric motors.
  • One 800 hp (600 kW) Vickers diesel generator for charging batteries on the surface.
Speed
  • 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Range
  • Surfaced:
  • 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) at maximum speed
  • 12,500 nautical miles (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
  • Submerged:
  • 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
  • 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
Complement59 (6 officers and 53 ratings)
Armament
  • 4 × 18 inch (450 mm) beam torpedo tubes
  • 4 × 18 in (450 mm) bow tubes, plus 8 spare torpedoes
  • 2 × 4 in (102 mm) guns
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × 18 in (450 mm) deck tubes originally fitted, but later removed

HMS K13 was a steam-propelled First World War K class submarine of the Royal Navy. She sank in a fatal accident during sea trials in early 1917 and was salvaged and recommissioned as HMS K22.

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