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C 14 (I 44)

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: C1
Fate: In collission with Government Hopper No.29 on 10th December 1913 in Plymouth Sound.

This was the seventh occasion on which a British submarine had been sunk in an accident, but the first on which there was no loss of life.

She was raised and survived until being sold 5th December 1921.
C14
C14

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Commanders
1913: Lieutenant   G W W Napier

1914: 3rd Flotilla, Devonport, HMS Forth

Roll of Honour

1
Forrest, Michael
Died: 22nd Jan, 1917.
Leading Stoker
Killed as the result of a crank pit explosion in the engine room

Events

 04-12-1906   Laid Down
 07-12-1907   Launched
 13-03-1908   Completed
 10-12-1913   Sank off Plymouth Sound after collision with Hopper

On the evening of the 10th of December HMS C14, en route to Plymouth, when she collided with Government Hopper No 27 in Plymouth Sound. The submarine immediately began to take in large amounts of water and began sinking by the stern.

The collision took place within sight of land from where help soon arrived and although the submarine sank within ten minutes, there were no casualties.

This was the seventh occasion on which a British submarine had been sunk in an accident, but the first on which there was no loss of life.

HMS C14 was later salvaged and returned to active service.
 05-12-1921   Sold for scrap.
C1 Specification
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
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