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{{Short description|C-class submarine built for the Royal Navy}}
'''HMS ''C11''''' was a ] built by ], ]. She was laid down on 6 April 1906 and was commissioned on 3 September 1907.
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'''HMS ''C11''''' was one of 38 ]s built for the ] in the first decade of the 20th century. The boat was lost after being rammed in 1909.


==Design and description==
''C11'' was sunk in a collision with collier ''Eddystone'' in the ] south of ], ] on the 15 July 1909. There were only 3 survivors. The wreck was discovered in the late 1990s.
The C class was essentially a repeat of the preceding ], albeit with better performance underwater. The submarine had a length of {{convert|142|ft|3|in|m|1}} ], a ] of {{convert|13|ft|7|in|m|1}} and a mean ] of {{convert|11|ft|6|in|m|1}}. They ] {{convert|287|LT|t}} on the surface and {{convert|316|LT|t}} submerged. The C-class submarines had a crew of two officers and fourteen ].<ref name=gg9>Gardiner & Gray, p. 87</ref>


For surface running, the boats were powered by a single 16-cylinder {{convert|600|bhp|lk=in|0|adj=on}} ] ] that drove one ]. When submerged the propeller was driven by a {{convert|300|hp|0|adj=on}} ].<ref name=gg9/> They could reach {{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} on the surface and {{convert|7|kn}} underwater. On the surface, the C class had a range of {{convert|910|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|12|kn}}.<ref>Harrison, Chapter 3</ref>
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The boats were armed with two ] ]s in the bow. They could carry a pair of reload torpedoes, but generally did not as they would have to remove an equal weight of fuel in compensation.<ref>Harrison, Chapter 27</ref>

==Construction and career==
''C11'' was built by ] at their ] ], ] on 6 April 1906 and was commissioned on 3 September 1907. The boat was sunk in a collision with the ] ''Eddystone'' in the ] south of ], Norfolk on 14 July 1909.<ref name=gray>{{cite book |title=Disasters of the Deep A Comprehensive Survey of Submarine Accidents & Disasters |last=Gray |first=Edwyn |author-link=Edwyn Gray |year=2003|publisher=Leo Cooper|isbn=0-85052-987-5 |page=64 }}</ref> There were only three survivors.<ref name=gray /> Attempts were made to salvage the stricken submarine but they were abandoned in September 1909, after only a single body had been recovered.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Sheerness Dockyard|magazine=The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect|volume=32 |date=October 1909 |page=98}}</ref> The wreck was rediscovered in the late 1990s.

==Notes==
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==References== ==References==
* {{cite book|last=Akermann|first=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955|edition=reprint of the 1989|year=2002|publisher=Periscope Publishing|location=Penzance, Cornwall|isbn=1-904381-05-7}}
*''Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day'', by Robert Hutchinson
* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
* {{cite book |editor1-last=Gardiner|editor1-first=Robert|editor2-last=Gray|editor2-first=Randal|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|year=1985|location=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=0-85177-245-5|name-list-style=amp}}
* {{cite web|url=http://rnsubs.co.uk/dits-bits/br-3043.html|title=The Development of HM Submarines From Holland No. 1 (1901) to Porpoise (1930) (BR3043)|last=Harrison|first=A. N.|date=January 1979|publisher=RN Subs|access-date=27 September 2022}}

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* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107222934/http://www.submarine-museum.co.uk/what-we-have/memorial-chapel/submarine-losses?start=1 |date=7 January 2018 }}


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C-class submarine built for the Royal Navy

HMS C38HMS C38 – a typical C-class submarine
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS C11
BuilderVickers, Barrow
Laid down6 April 1906
Launched27 March 1907
Commissioned3 September 1907
FateSunk in collision 14 July 1909
General characteristics
Class and typeC-class submarine
Displacement
  • 287 long tons (292 t) surfaced
  • 316 long tons (321 t) submerged
Length142 ft 3 in (43.4 m)
Beam13 ft 7 in (4.1 m)
Draught11 ft 6 in (3.5 m)
Installed power
  • 600 bhp (450 kW) petrol
  • 300 hp (220 kW) electric
Propulsion
Speed
  • 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Range910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface
Test depth100 feet (30.5 m)
Complement2 officers and 14 ratings
Armament2 × 18 in (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes

HMS C11 was one of 38 C-class submarines built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The boat was lost after being rammed in 1909.

Design and description

The C class was essentially a repeat of the preceding B class, albeit with better performance underwater. The submarine had a length of 142 feet 3 inches (43.4 m) overall, a beam of 13 feet 7 inches (4.1 m) and a mean draft of 11 feet 6 inches (3.5 m). They displaced 287 long tons (292 t) on the surface and 316 long tons (321 t) submerged. The C-class submarines had a crew of two officers and fourteen ratings.

For surface running, the boats were powered by a single 16-cylinder 600-brake-horsepower (447 kW) Vickers petrol engine that drove one propeller shaft. When submerged the propeller was driven by a 300-horsepower (224 kW) electric motor. They could reach 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface and 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) underwater. On the surface, the C class had a range of 910 nautical miles (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).

The boats were armed with two 18-inch (45 cm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They could carry a pair of reload torpedoes, but generally did not as they would have to remove an equal weight of fuel in compensation.

Construction and career

C11 was built by Vickers at their Barrow-in-Furness shipyard, laid down on 6 April 1906 and was commissioned on 3 September 1907. The boat was sunk in a collision with the collier Eddystone in the North Sea south of Cromer, Norfolk on 14 July 1909. There were only three survivors. Attempts were made to salvage the stricken submarine but they were abandoned in September 1909, after only a single body had been recovered. The wreck was rediscovered in the late 1990s.

Notes

  1. ^ Gardiner & Gray, p. 87
  2. Harrison, Chapter 3
  3. Harrison, Chapter 27
  4. ^ Gray, Edwyn (2003). Disasters of the Deep A Comprehensive Survey of Submarine Accidents & Disasters. Leo Cooper. p. 64. ISBN 0-85052-987-5.
  5. "Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Sheerness Dockyard". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 32. October 1909. p. 98.

References

External links

British C-class submarines
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1909
Shipwrecks
Other incidents
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