| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | C1 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in July 1922. |
| 1914: | Lieutenant | C L Y Dering |
1914: 6th Flotilla Chatham, HMS Bonaventure and Hebe p>
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.
| Length overall | 143 ft |
| Beam | 13 ft |
| Displacement | Surface 290 tons |
| Draught | 11.5 ft |
| Submerged 320 tons | |
| Diving Depth | 100 ft |
| Speed | Surface 13 knots (design) |
| Surface 13+ knots (service) | |
| Submerged 7.5+ knots (design) | |
| Submerged 8 knots (service) | |
| Machinery | 600 hp petrol engine |
| 200 hp electric motor | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 5 ft 7 inch diameter |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch bow torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes carried) |
| Endurance | Surface: 1300 miles at 9 knots (design) |
| Fuel | 15.5 tons (Petrol) |
| Surface: 910 miles at full power (service) | |
| Submerged: 16 miles at 8 knots | |
| Complement | 2 x officers, 14 x ratings |
| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
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| Length overall | 143 ft |
| Beam | 13 ft |
| Displacement | Surface 290 tons |
| Draught | 11.5 ft |
| Submerged 320 tons | |
| Diving Depth | 100 ft |
| Speed | Surface 13 knots (design) |
| Surface 13+ knots (service) | |
| Submerged 7.5+ knots (design) | |
| Submerged 8 knots (service) | |
| Machinery | 600 hp petrol engine |
| 200 hp electric motor | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 5 ft 7 inch diameter |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch bow torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes carried) |
| Endurance | Surface: 1300 miles at 9 knots (design) |
| Fuel | 15.5 tons (Petrol) |
| Surface: 910 miles at full power (service) | |
| Submerged: 16 miles at 8 knots | |
| Complement | 2 x officers, 14 x ratings |
| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
The definitive reference guide to tracing your family history. Covering all access levels, from the new beginner to the more experienced researcher, the Encyclopaedia of Genealogy is a comprehensive master class in solving the mysteries of your personal heritage.
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