HMS C37
 C37 in Valletta Harbour, Malta, circa. 1916 | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS C37 |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow |
| Laid down: | 7 April 1909 |
| Launched: | 1 January 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 31 March 1910 |
| Fate: | Sold, 25 June 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | C class submarine |
| Displacement: | 290 long tons (295 t) surfaced 320 long tons (325 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: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced 55 nmi (102 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 16 |
| Armament: | 2 × 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes (2 torpedoes) |
HMS C37 was a British C class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow. She was laid down on 7 April 1909 and was commissioned on 31 March 1910.
Service history
HMS C37, along with C38 and C36 were transferred to Hong Kong in February 1911 to operate with the Royal Navy's China Squadron.
HMS C37 was sold on 25 June 1919 in Hong Kong.
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.