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I missed this one that was released last month, a K-Class(K Type on the box cover) British submarine. They were built from 1916 to 1923 and were to be large, fast vessels with the endurance and speed to operate with the battle fleet.

Unfortunately the class gained bad notoriety and the nickname 'Kalamity class', for being involved in many accidents. They used steam engines whose boilers generated a lot of heat inside the hull of a submarine and crews complained of an excessive number of hull openings that needed to be sealed before diving. 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.

It should be remembered that submarine technology was still in it's infancy at this time and the K-class pushed the envelope of the engineering of the day

The class were 339 ft (103 m) in length, sported an armament of four 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes (beam), four 18-inch (450-mm) bow tubes, plus 8 spare torpedoes, two BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk XI guns and one 3-inch (76.2-mm) gun. There were also twin 18 inch (460 mm) deck tubes originally fitted but later removed..

The kit (No. 350-21) is comprised of injected plastic and PE parts. It is available from Hobby Terra for $23.00 (US) plus shipping.

The information I found about this boat is fascinating. This site has a great description about the service life of these submarines.