K14 was part of the Battle of May Island exercise on 31 January 1918, in which her steering jammed while avoiding a collision. She was rammed by K22 behind the forward torpedo compartment, but did not sink, and was repaired. Two men were lost. K14 was sold on 16 February 1926 at Granton.
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K14 displaced 1,800 long tons (1,800 t) when at the surface and 2,600 long tons (2,600 t) while submerged.[1] It had a total length of 338 feet (103 m), a beam of 26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m), and a draught of 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m).[2] The submarine was powered by two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers each supplying one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500 ship horsepower (7,800 kW) to drive two 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing 350 to 360 horsepower (260 to 270 kW).[2] It was also had an 800 hp (600 kW) diesel engine to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam.[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 24 kn (44 km/h) and a submerged speed of 9 to 9.5 kn (16.7 to 17.6 km/h).[2][4] It could operate at depths of 150 ft (46 m) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) for 80 nmi (150 km).[1]K14 was armed with ten 18-inch (460 mm) torpedo tubes, two 4-inch (100 mm) deck guns, and a 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun.[2] The torpedo tubes were mounted in the bows, the midship section firing to the beam, and two were on a rotating mounting on the deck.[1] Its complement was fifty-nine crew members.[4]
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^ abc, Undersea Warfare, US Navy, archived from the original on 24 September 2015, retrieved 20 August 2015
^Bruce, Anthony; Cogar, William (27 January 2014). Encyclopedia of Naval History. Routledge. p. 356. ISBN978-1-135-93534-4.
^ abJulian Holland (1 May 2012). Amazing & Extraordinary Facts Steam Age. David & Charles. p. 145. ISBN978-1-4463-5619-7.
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Hutchinson, Robert. Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, from 1776 to the Present Day.
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class, submarine, built, fairfields, govan, scotland, laid, down, november, 1915, commissioned, 1917, historyunited, kingdomnamebuilderfairfield, shipbuilding, engineering, company, govanlaid, downnovember, 1915launched8, february, 1917commissioned22, 1917fate. HMS K14 was a K class submarine built by Fairfields in Govan Scotland She was laid down in November 1915 and commissioned on 22 May 1917 HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS K14BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company GovanLaid downNovember 1915Launched8 February 1917Commissioned22 May 1917FateSold 16 February 1926General characteristicsClass and typeK class submarineDisplacement1 980 long tons 2 010 t surfaced 2 566 long tons 2 607 t submergedLength339 ft 103 m Beam26 ft 6 in 8 08 m Draught20 ft 11 in 6 38 m Propulsion2 10 500 shp 7 8 MW Brown Curtis or Parsons geared steam turbines 2 Yarrow boilers 4 1 440 hp 1 070 kW electric motors 1 800 hp 600 kW Vickers diesel generator for charging batteries on the surface 2 3 blade 7 ft 6 in 2 29 m diameter screwsSpeed24 knots 44 km h 28 mph surfaced 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph submergedRangeSurfaced 800 nmi 1 500 km 920 mi at 24 kn 44 km h 28 mph 12 500 nmi 23 200 km 14 400 mi at 10 kn 19 km h 12 mph Submerged 8 nmi 15 km 9 2 mi at 8 kn 15 km h 9 2 mph 40 nmi 46 mi 74 km at 4 kn 4 6 mph 7 4 km h Complement59 6 officers and 53 ratings Armament8 18 in 460 mm torpedo tubes 4 beam 4 bow 8 spare torpedoes 2 18 in torpedo tubes fitted on deck later removed 2 BL 4 in 100 mm Mk XI guns 1 3 in 76 mm gunK14 was part of the Battle of May Island exercise on 31 January 1918 in which her steering jammed while avoiding a collision She was rammed by K22 behind the forward torpedo compartment but did not sink and was repaired Two men were lost K14 was sold on 16 February 1926 at Granton Design editK14 displaced 1 800 long tons 1 800 t when at the surface and 2 600 long tons 2 600 t while submerged 1 It had a total length of 338 feet 103 m a beam of 26 feet 6 inches 8 08 m and a draught of 20 ft 11 in 6 38 m 2 The submarine was powered by two oil fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers each supplying one geared Brown Curtis or Parsons steam turbine this developed 10 500 ship horsepower 7 800 kW to drive two 7 ft 6 in 2 29 m screws Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing 350 to 360 horsepower 260 to 270 kW 2 It was also had an 800 hp 600 kW diesel engine to be used when steam was being raised or instead of raising steam 3 The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 24 kn 44 km h and a submerged speed of 9 to 9 5 kn 16 7 to 17 6 km h 2 4 It could operate at depths of 150 ft 46 m at 2 kn 3 7 km h for 80 nmi 150 km 1 K14 was armed with ten 18 inch 460 mm torpedo tubes two 4 inch 100 mm deck guns and a 3 inch 76 mm anti aircraft gun 2 The torpedo tubes were mounted in the bows the midship section firing to the beam and two were on a rotating mounting on the deck 1 Its complement was fifty nine crew members 4 References edit a b c K for Katastrophe Undersea Warfare US Navy archived from the original on 24 September 2015 retrieved 20 August 2015 a b c d Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Bruce Anthony Cogar William 27 January 2014 Encyclopedia of Naval History Routledge p 356 ISBN 978 1 135 93534 4 a b Julian Holland 1 May 2012 Amazing amp Extraordinary Facts Steam Age David amp Charles p 145 ISBN 978 1 4463 5619 7 Bibliography editHutchinson Robert Submarines War Beneath The Waves from 1776 to the Present Day Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS K14 amp oldid 1095232806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
