HMS K12 was a K-class steam submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle upon Tyne, laid down in October 1915 and commissioned in August 1917. She had two oil-fired boilers supplying a geared steam turbine for surface running, four electric motors for submerged running and an 800 horsepower diesel engine for use while steam was being raised, with a surface speed of 24 knots. She took part in the Battle of May Island and survived the exercise. In 1924 K12 collided with K2, which smashed a hole in her forward casing while K2 buckled her own bows. K12 was scrapped in 1926 at Charlestown.
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built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne
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commissioned in August 1917
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K12 was scrapped in 1926 in Charlestown.
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HMS K12 was a K class submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth
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two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers
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an 800 hp (600 kW) diesel engine
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Submerged power came from four electric motors
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one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine
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maximum surface speed of 24 kn (44 km/h)
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built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne
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