Now this is what I call a submarine

[Kazzer]

Look at all those guns!

How long is it? When was it made?

I love it.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

tween the wars

[Subculture]

The X1. Yet another white elephant to sit alongside the K and M-classes. At least this one didn't get much of a chance to kill her crews!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_X1

[Kazzer]

They designed them knowing full well that model makers would love them!

[Subculture]

They also designed lunatic asylums for said model makers!

[greenman407]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

They also designed lunatic asylums for said model makers!

They were officially designated, K-Class

David

[greenman407]

You can tell Mike likes anything with GUNS.

[greenman407]

What do they have? Looks like dual bow planes.

[Kazzer]

You can tell Mike likes anything with GUNS.

Yes I do! I really like this one - dual bow planes too. Cor!!!!!! Blimey!!!!!!

Can anyone find any plans? I've been looking on here http://www.rnsubs.co.uk/Boats/BoatDB2/index.php but to no avail!

[greenman407]

John Lambert plans of the UK offer plans of the K class but I dont think of the X1. Perhaps the plans will give us a starting point.

http://www.feralchicken.co.uk/lambert-plans/

[Subculture]

They were officially designated, K-Class

David

That was the suicide club

[Subculture]

I expect shipyard drawings of the X1 exist. My first port of call would be the Sub museum at Gosport, and also worth trying the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.

[Albion]

They were officially designated, K-Class

David

Looks like a K, but longer.

[modelnut]

The K-class was steam-driven. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_K_class_submarine

The K class submarines were a class of steam-propelled submarines of the Royal Navy designed in 1913. Intended as large, fast vessels which had the endurance and speed to operate with the battle fleet, they gained notoriety, and the nickname of Kalamity class, for being involved in many accidents. Of the 18 built, none was lost through enemy action but six sank in accidents. Only one ever engaged an enemy vessel, hitting a U-boat amidships though the torpedo failed to explode.

The boats were to be 338 ft (103 m) long and displace 1,700 tons on the surface.

Big though!

- Leelan