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C 9 (I 39)

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: C1
Fate: Scrapped in July 1922.

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Commanders
1914: Lieutenant   C L Y Dering

1914: 6th Flotilla Chatham, HMS Bonaventure and Hebe

It is believed that due to C9's actions the bombardment of Hartlepool by the German battle-cruisers Seydlitz, Moltke and Blücher on 16th December 1914 was brought to an aburpt end when they thought that C9 was in a position to attack them having forced her way out of the port.

During this raid there were 86 people killed and 424 wounded.

Events

 30-01-1906   Laid Down
 03-04-1907   Launched
 18-06-1907   Completed
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