HMS C14
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS C14 |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow |
| Laid down: | 4 December 1906 |
| Launched: | 7 December 1907 |
| Commissioned: | 13 March 1908 |
| Fate: | Sunk in a collision, 10 December 1913, sold on 5 December 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | C class submarine |
| Displacement: |
287 long tons (292 t) surfaced 316 long tons (321 t) submerged |
| Length: | 143 ft 2 in (43.64 m) |
| Beam: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion: | 600 hp (450 kW) Vickers petrol engine, 200 hp (150 kW) electric motor, 1 screw |
| Speed: |
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced 50 nmi (93 km) at 4.5 kn (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 16 |
| Armament: | 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes (2 torpedoes) |
HMS C14 was a British C class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow. She was laid down on 4 December 1906 and was commissioned on 13 March 1908.
C14 was sunk in a collision with Hopper No.27 at Plymouth Sound on 10 December 1913. There were no casualties. She was salvaged and recommissioned.
HMS C14 was finally sold on 5 December 1921.
External links
References
- Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-710558-8. OCLC 53783010.
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