C33
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | C |
| Fate: | On 4th August 1915 Submarine C33 was operating in the North Sea in conjunction with the trawler Malta in an operation against the U-Boats. In the early evening the two vessels parted company. After a wireless message later the same evening nothing more was heard from C33. It is believed that the Submarine strayed into a minefield, hit a mine and was lost with all hands. |
Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Alexander, Alfred | Petty Officer | 208184 | 31 | |
| Bennett, Ernest Granville | Signalman | J 7122 | 21 | |
| Bishop, Arthur Godfrey | Gunner 3rd Officer | 28 | ||
| Black, Henry Percival | Leading Seaman | 218260 | 29 | |
| Buchanan, Colin James | Sub Lieutenant (RNR) | 24 | ||
| Carter, Gerald Ernest Berkeley | Lieutenant | 29 | ||
| Commanding Officer | ||||
| Clark, William | Able Seaman | 225354 | 29 | |
| Duncan, William Charles | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | 272147 | 31 | |
| Green, Leonard | Able Seaman | 235395 | 25 | |
| Heath, George | Stoker 1st Class | 297419 | 36 | |
| Hill, Albert William | Able Seaman | 223692 | 30 | |
| Hocking, Godfrey William | Leading Seaman | 224194 | 27 | |
| Hunt, Alfred | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | M 411 | 29 | |
| Lashbrook, William Thomas | Leading Stoker | 309014 | 28 | |
| Saunders, Edward | Stoker 1st Class | K 7114 | 23 | |
| RN DoB 29/12/1891. Actual DoB 29/12/1892. At birth Saunders, Edward Bray Served as Saunders, Edward. | ||||
| Wharton, Clarence John | Able Seaman | J 5326 | 23 | |
| Windebank, William David | Leading Stoker | 311130 | 26 | |
Events
| 29-03-1909 : | Laid Down |
| 10-05-1910 : | Launched |
| 13-08-1910 : | Completed |
| 04-09-1915 : | HMS C33 had been operating with the trawler Malta in an attempt to entice German submarines into attacking the trawler. C33 would be towed behind the trawler ready to attack any German vessel that closed to take a look Having completed the patrol C33 and Malta parted company at 2015. The last contact with the submarine was a wireless message at 2150. No further contact was made and a search failed to locate any wreckage or survivors. The Germans made no claims for her sinking and it is therefore believed that the submarine must have hit a mine. |
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