HMS ''C15'' was one of 38
C-class submarines built for the
Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The boat survived the
First World War and was sold for
scrap
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in 1922.
Design and description
The C class was essentially a repeat of the preceding
B class, albeit with better performance underwater. The submarine had a length of
overall, a
beam
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Streams of particles or energy
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**Laser beam
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of and a mean
draft of . They
displaced on the surface and submerged. The C-class submarines had a crew of two officers and fourteen
ratings.
[Gardiner & Gray, p. 87]
For surface running, the boats were powered by a single 16-cylinder
Vickers petrol engine that drove one
propeller shaft. When submerged the propeller was driven by a
electric motor.
[ They could reach on the surface and underwater. On the surface, the C class had a range of at .
The boats were armed with two 18-inch (45 cm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They could carry a pair of reload torpedoes, but generally did not as they would have to remove an equal weight of fuel in compensation.][Harrison, Chapter 27]
Construction and career
''C15'' was laid down on 7 December 1906 by Vickers at their Barrow-in-Furness shipyard
A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance a ...
, launched on 21 January 1908, and completed on 1 April. During World War I, the boat was generally used for coastal defence and training in home waters. The boat torpedoed in the English Channel on 3 November 1917. She was sold for scrap on 28 February 1922.
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External links
MaritimeQuest HMS ''C15'' pages
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Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness
British C-class submarines
Royal Navy ship names
1908 ships