HMS K8 was a British K class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 28 June 1915 and was commissioned on 6 March 1917. K8 was sold on 11 October 1923. It had a complement of fifty-nine crew members and had a length of 338 feet (103 m).
K8 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]K8 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] Its torpedo tubes were four in the bows, four in the midship section firing to the sides, and two were mounted on the deck in a rotating mounting.[1] Its complement was fifty-nine crew members.[4]
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^ abcWhitman, Edward C. (Winter 2013), , Undersea Warfare, no. 49, 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.
^ abHolland, Julian (1 May 2012). Amazing & Extraordinary Facts Steam Age. David & Charles. p. 145. ISBN978-1-4463-5619-7.
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Robert Hutchinson, Submarines, war beneath the waves, from 1776 to the present day
April 08, 2024
british, class, submarine, built, vickers, barrow, furness, laid, down, june, 1915, commissioned, march, 1917, sold, october, 1923, complement, fifty, nine, crew, members, length, feet, historyunited, kingdomnamebuildervickers, barrow, furnesslaid, down28, jun. HMS K8 was a British K class submarine built by Vickers Barrow in Furness She was laid down on 28 June 1915 and was commissioned on 6 March 1917 K8 was sold on 11 October 1923 It had a complement of fifty nine crew members and had a length of 338 feet 103 m HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS K8BuilderVickers Barrow in FurnessLaid down28 June 1915Launched10 October 1916Commissioned6 March 1917FateSold 11 October 1923General 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 Brown Curtis or Parsons geared steam turbines 10 500 shp 7 8 MW each 2 Oil fired Yarrow boilers 4 Electric motors 1 440 hp 1070 kW each 1 Vickers diesel generator for charging batteries on the surface 800 hp 600 kW 2 3 blade 7 ft 6 in 2 29 m diameter screwsSpeed24 knots 28 mph 44 km h surfaced 8 knots 9 2 mph 15 km h submergedRangeSurfaced 800 nmi 1 500 km at 24 kn 44 km h 12 500 nmi 23 200 km at 10 kn 19 km h Submerged 8 nmi 15 km at 8 kn 15 km h 40 nmi 74 km at 4 kn 7 4 km h Complement59 6 officers and 53 ratings Armament8 18 inch 450 mm torpedo tubes 4 beam 4 bow 8 spare torpedoes 2 4 in 100 mm guns 1 3 in 76 mm gunDesign edit nbsp Officers and crew HMS K8 submarineK8 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 K8 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 Its torpedo tubes were four in the bows four in the midship section firing to the sides and two were mounted on the deck in a rotating mounting 1 Its complement was fifty nine crew members 4 References edit a b c Whitman Edward C Winter 2013 K for Katastrophe Undersea Warfare no 49 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 Holland Julian 1 May 2012 Amazing amp Extraordinary Facts Steam Age David amp Charles p 145 ISBN 978 1 4463 5619 7 Bibliography editRobert Hutchinson Submarines war beneath the waves from 1776 to the present day Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS K8 amp oldid 1095108655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
