HMS K14 was a K class

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....

 submarine

Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

  built by Fairfields

Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company

The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited was a British shipbuilding company in the Govan area on the Clyde in Glasgow. Fairfields, as it is often known, was a major warship builder, turning out many vessels for the Royal Navy and other navies through the First World War and the...

 in Govan

Govan

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, Scotland

Scotland

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. She was laid down in November 1915, and commissioned on 22 May 1917.

K14 was part of the Battle of May Island

Battle of May Island

The Battle of May Island is the name given to the series of accidents that occurred during Operation E.C.1 in 1918.Named after the Isle of May, an island in the Firth of Forth, close by, it was a disastrous series of accidents amongst Royal Navy ships on their way from Rosyth in Scotland to fleet...

exercise on 31 January 1918, in which her steering jammed while avoiding a collision. She was rammed by behind the forward torpedo compartment, but did not sink, and was repaired. Two men were lost.

K14 was sold on 16 February 1926 at Granton.