HMS K12
British K Class Submarine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS K12 was a K class submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne. She was laid down in October 1915 and commissioned in August 1917.
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K12 circa. 1924 | |
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Name | HMS K12 |
Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne |
Laid down | October 1915 |
Launched | 23 February 1917 |
Commissioned | August 1917 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1926 |
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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) |
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K12 took part in the Battle of May Island, surviving the disastrous exercise. K12 collided with K2 in 1924; K2 smashed a hole in the forward casing of K12 while K2 buckled her bows for about six feet. K12 was scrapped in 1926 in Charlestown.