K-class submarines - the most bizarre UK warships ever?

摘要

Today, the idea of a steam-powered submarine, where the funnels had to be withdrawn within waterproof hatches, and the boiler room had to be evacuated because of the intense heat, and the ventilators had to be closed, sounds slightly absurd. But in 1917 the K Class submarine was seen as the cutting edge of technology. Keith Ray discovers whyrnSo how did it come about, and what went wrong? None of the K Class ever actually saw active service, but so many lives were lost in the remarkable number of incidents involving these vessels.