HMS K17

HMS K17

HMS "K17" was a British K class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. .

Loss

"K17" was sunk on 31 January 1918 during the night time fleet exercises later known as the Battle of May Island (Operation E.C.1) when she was attached to the 13th Submarine flotilla. HMS "Fearless" ploughed into "K17" at the head of a line of submarines. She sank in about 8 minutes with the loss of all hands. The wreck is designated as a "protected place" under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.

References

* "Submarines, war beneath the waves, from 1776 to the present day", Robert Hutchinson.
* [http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/general/losses.htm#k17 submarine losses]
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080950_en_1 SI 2008/0950] Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act


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