HMS K4 was a British K-class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 28 June 1915 and commissioned on 1 January 1917, one year before the end of World War I.

The cruiser HMS Fearless collided with the head of a line of submarines, K17, which sank in about 8 minutes, whilst other submarines behind her all turned to avoid her. K4 was struck by K6 which almost cut her in half and was then struck by K7 before she finally sank with all her crew.

Both stricken submarines stopped and carefully pulled themselves apart whilst the rest of the flotilla, unaware of what had happened, continued out to sea. HMS K12 in 1924 K22 radioed in code to the cruiser leading the flotilla to say that she …

HMS K4 was a British K class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 28 June 1915 and commissioned on 1 January 1917, one year before the end of World War I. On 17 November 1917, K4 collided with sister ship …

HMS K4 (Cdr B de B Stocks) sailed from Rosyth as part of the 12th Submarine Flotilla on 31 January 1918 and became involved in what has become known as The Battle of May Island. The vessels involved sailed in the order HMS FEARLESS …

May 25, 2021 · As K17 began to sink, the crew abandoned ship and the submarines following HMS Fearless began to take avoiding actions. During the confusion K4, which had been following HMS Fearless, was rammed by K6, nearly cutting K4 in half. The remains of K4 sank very quickly. No survivors were recovered.

K4 was built under the Emergency War Programme at the Fairfield yard on the Clyde and completed in 1917. Both K4 and K17 (NO80NE 8002) were sunk in the 'Battle of May Island', a series of interrelated collisions involving both submarines and surface craft on …

L' HMS K4 è stato un sommergibile di squadra della Classe K della Royal Navy, operante nel corso della prima guerra mondiale. Quarta unità della classe K, fu impostata nel cantiere …

Jul 16, 2007 · On 31st January 1918 HMS K4 left harbour bound for a North Sea exercise. In what became known as the Battle of May Island a number of submarines were lost. Several collisions occurred, including K6 colliding with K4. So great was the collision that K4 was cut almost in two and sank immediately with the loss of all onboard. Regards John

This 'Community' identifies the 56 members of the crew of HM Submarine K4 that died on the 31st January 1918 during the night time fleet exercises later known as the 'Battle of May Island' when she was attached to the 13th Submarine Flotilla.