HMS K13

	A painting of K22, the former K13, in drydock
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS K13
Ordered	August 1915
Builder	Fairfield Shipbuilders, Glasgow
Launched	11 November 1916
Fate	Sold for scrapping 16 December 1926 in Sunderland
General characteristics
Class and type	K-class submarine
Displacement	1,980 tons surfaced; 2,566 tons submerged;
Length	339 ft (103 m)
Beam	26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draught	20 ft 11 in (6.38 m)
Propulsion	Twin 10,500 shp (7.8 MW) oil-fired Yarrow boilers each powering a Brown-Curtis or Parsons geared steam turbines; Twin 3-blade 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) screws; Four 1,440 hp (1.1 MW) electric motors.; One 800 hp (600 kW) Vickers diesel generator for charging batteries on the surface.;
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) surfaced; 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph);
Range	Surfaced:; 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) at maximum speed; 12,500 nautical miles (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph); Submerged:; 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph); 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph);
Complement	59 (6 officers and 53 ratings)
Armament	4 × 18 inch (450 mm) beam torpedo tubes; 4 × 18 in (450 mm) bow tubes, plus 8 spare torpedoes; 2 × 4 in (102 mm) guns; 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun; 2 × 18 in (450 mm) deck tubes originally fitted, but later removed;

HMS K13 was a steam-propelled First World War K class submarine of the Royal Navy. She sank in a fatal accident during sea trials in early 1917 and was salvaged and recommissioned as HMS K22.

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