HMS K17

Like all British K-class submarines, the submarine had a displacement of 1980 LT when at the surface and 2566 LT while submerged. The boat had a total length of 338 ft, a beam of 26 ft, and a draught of 20 ft. The submarine was powered by two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers and one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500 ship horsepower (7,800 kW) to drive two 7 ft screws. The hull contained four electric motors each producing 350 to 360 hp. The vessel was also fitted with a diesel engine providing 800 hp to be used when steam was being generated. The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 24 kn and a submerged speed of 9 to 9.5 kn. The boat could operate…