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Great Sage of the Sea
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Interesting read about the history of a steam powered boat. The worst submarine ever (according to the article)
ttps://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=k-class-submarine-united-kingdom |
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Plankowner
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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: K class British submarines
No verification but I heard every single one sank. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2357
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Ric - 2018-09-12 10:44 AMNo verification but I heard every single one sank.
Not correct, 6 of the 17 sank.
K Class or kalamity Class as they were known.
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Plankowner
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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: K class British submarines
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Thanks for the info.  |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1576
Location: Wollongong, NSW | Subject: RE: K class British submarines
Concept was not unlike a today's nuke playing with a carrier battle group; not bad for the time but a long way to go for it to be successful. One of the problems was that they were expected to remain in formation with the battle line; not all that easy to see or to note the aspect. |
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Plankowner
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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: K class British submarines
It was determined by John Holland, who had a contract with the US Navy to build a steam powered submarine, that the concept was untenable with the technology of the time. Boiler temperatures brought the internal heat up to 130F plus in the engine rooms and the amount of steam only lasted a short time before the sub had to surface and relight her boilder. Holland gave the Navy back its money and went on to build the Holland #6 on his own. The Navy bought that one. The Plunger, the steam powered subs', name not to be confused with the later Plunger, was eventually scrapped. Not until Nuclear power was steam a viable concept for submarines. |
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K class British submarines
