Name HMS C15 Commissioned 1 April 1908 Class and type C-class submarine Launched 21 January 1908 Test depth 30 m | Laid down 7 December 1906 Fate Sold, 28 February 1922 Construction started 7 December 1906 Length 43 m Draft 3.51 m | |
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Displacement 287 long tons (292 t) surfaced
316 long tons (321 t) submerged Builders Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness | ||
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 in 1922.
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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 142 feet 3 inches (43.4 m) overall, a beam of 13 feet 7 inches (4.1 m) and a mean draft of 11 feet 6 inches (3.5 m). They displaced 287 long tons (292 t) on the surface and 316 long tons (321 t) submerged. The C-class submarines had a crew of two officers and fourteen ratings.
For surface running, the boats were powered by a single 16-cylinder 600-brake-horsepower (447 kW) Vickers petrol engine that drove one propeller shaft. When submerged the propeller was driven by a 300-horsepower (224 kW) electric motor. They could reach 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface and 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) underwater. On the surface, the C class had a range of 910 nautical miles (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).
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.
Construction and career
C15 was laid down on 7 December 1906 by Vickers at their Barrow-in-Furness shipyard, launched on 21 January 1908, and completed on 1 April. During the war, the boat was generally used for coastal defence and training in home waters. The boat torpedoed UC-65 in the English Channel on 3 November 1917. She was sold for scrap on 28 February 1922.