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Cranston Fine Arts  Naval Art World War One Ships HMS Conqueror to HMS Queen Elizabeth  HMS K17 |
[UP] - HMS Conqueror - HMS Defence - HMS Duke of York - HMS Engadine - HMS Erin - HMS Espiegle - HMS Furious - HMS Glorious - HMS Highflyer - HMS Inflexible - HMS Invincible - HMS Iron Duke - HMS Irresistible - HMS K17 - HMS Kent - HMS Laertes - HMS Lance - HMS Lapwing - HMS Laurel - HMS Lennox - HMS Leonidas - HMS Lion - HMS Malaya - HMS Mantis - HMS Mersey - HMS Monarch - HMS Nestor - HMS Orion - HMS Pegasus (1897) - HMS Pegasus (1917) - HMS Princess Royal - HMS Queen Elizabeth |
| HMS K17 Naval Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings |
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HMS K17 by Ivan Berryman. K17 was one of the unusual K-class submarines operating in the Royal Navy in World War One. This class were unusual in that they were powered by steam while operating on the surface to allow them the speed to keep up with the fleet. They were also unusual in their notorious poor fortune, gaining the nickname 'Kalamity Class'. None of the class ever successfully engaged with the enemy, and yet 6 were lost in accidents, including K17. Known as the 'Battle of May Island', a series of unfortunate collisions between submarines and surface vessels in the misty darkness of 31st January - 1st February 1918 saw both submarines K4 and K17 sunk, with several other vessels damaged. From a crew of 56, just 9 men escaped from K17 and just 8 survived the freezing waters. Here, K17 is shown cruising on the surface with funnels up in 1917. |
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