HMS C38
C class
General Characteristics (except K26)
Displacement:	287 tons surfaced/316 tons dived (group 1) 290 tons surfaced/320 tons dived (group 2) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1037x743, 72 KB)HMS C38, a British C class submarine From [2] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ...
Length:	143.2 ft (43.65 m)
Beam:	13.6 ft (4.15 m)
Draught:
Propulsion:	Single 600 shp (447 kW) petrol engine Single 200 shp (149 kW) electric motor Gasoline, as it is known in North America, or petrol, in many Commonwealth countries (sometimes also called motor spirit) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... For other kinds of motors, see motor. ...
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h) surfaced, 7 knots (13 km/h) dived (group 1) 13 knots (24 km/h) surfaced, 8 knots (10 km/h) dived (group 2)
Range:	Surface: 1500 nautical miles (2,800 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h) Dived: 50 nautical miles (93 km) at 4.5 knots (8 km/h) (group 1) Surface: 2000 nautical miles (3,700 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h) Dived: 55 nautical miles (102 km) at 5 knots (9 km/h) (group 2)
Complement:	16
Armament:	2 x 18 in (457 mm) bow torpedo tubes with two reloads

The British C class submarines were the last class of petrol engine submarines of the Royal Navy and marked the end of the development of the Holland-class in the Royal Navy. Thirty eight were constructed between 1905 and 1910 and they served through World War I. Gasoline (or petrol) engine is a type of internal combustion engine which is often used for automobiles, aircraft, small mobile vehicles such as lawnmowers or motorcycles, and outboard motors for boats. ... Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The Holland class submarine was the first-ever class of Royal Navy submarine, including Holland 1 Holland 2 Holland 3 Holland 4 Holland 5, lost 1912 off Sussex Coast. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... This article is becoming very long. ...

With limited endurance and only a 10% reserve of buoyancy over their surface displacement, they were poor surface vessels but their spindle-shaped hull made for good underwater performance compared to their contemporaries.

Three had been sent to Hong Kong in 1911 and during the war the remainder were mainly used for coastal defence, based at Leith, Harwich, Hartlepool, Grimsby and Dover, some operating with Q ships which were decoying U-boats. The technique was for a trawler to tow the submarine and communicate with it by telephone. When a U-boat surfaced to shell the trawler, the British submarine would slip its tow and attempt to torpedo the U-boat. Formerly a municipal burgh,[1] Leith is a town at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is the port of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Arms of Harwich Town Council Harwich (IPA, /hɑːˈɹɪtʃ/) is a town in Essex, England, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. ... Hartlepool is a town and North Sea port in North East England. ... Grimsby (also known as Great Grimsby after its Parliamentary constituency title [1]) is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. ... Arms of Dover Borough Council This article is about the English port/town. ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ... A modern Icelandic trawler A trawler is a fishing vessel designed for the purpose of operating a trawl, a type of fishing net that is dragged along the bottom of the sea (or sometimes above the bottom at a specified depth). ... Artillery with Gabion fortification Cannons on display at Fort Point Continental Artillery crew from the American Revolution Firing of an 18-pound gun, Louis-Philippe Crepin, (1772 – 1851) A forge-welded Iron Cannon in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ...

The first boat commissioned, HMS C3 was packed with explosives and blown up in an attempt to destroy a viaduct during the Zeebrugge raid on 23 April 1918, for which her commander Lieutenant Richard Sandford was awarded the Victoria Cross. This article is concerned solely with chemical explosives. ... Torontos Bloor Street Viaduct bridges the Don valley; road traffic uses the upper deck, rail traffic uses the lower deck. ... Zeebrugge (French: Zeebruges) is a harbour-town at the coast of Belgium, a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... Matthew Sandford was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ...

Four operated in the Baltic Sea, based at Tallinn as part of the blockade of Germany trying to prevent the import of iron ore from Sweden. They were sent there in September 1915 by a tortuous route—towed around the North Cape to Archangel and taken by barge to Krondstadt via the White Sea Canal. Three of these boats were destroyed outside Helsinki in 1918 to prevent capture by German troops who had landed nearby. ^[1] The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... North Cape is the name of several capes: North Cape is a cape in Prince Edward Island, Canada North Cape is a cape in northern New Zealand North Cape is a cape in northern Norway, also known as Nordkapp The North Cape was a barge which ran aground in Rhode... Archangels are superior or higher-ranking angels. ... Self propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. ... 1888 map of Kronstadt bay Kronstadt (Russian: Кронштадт; also Kronshtadt, Cronstadt) is a strongly fortified Russian seaport town, located on Kotlin Island, near the head of the Gulf of Finland, at 59° 59′30″N, 29° 46′30″E. It lies 20 miles west of Saint Petersburg, of which it is... White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal (Russian: Belomorsko-Baltiyskiy Kanal (BBK)), opened on August 2, 1933 is a ship canal that joins the White Sea and the Baltic Sea near St. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... The Baltic Sea Division (German: Der Ost-See Division) was a 10,000 man unit commanded by Rüdiger von der Goltz. ...

Ten of the submarines were lost during the war, including HMS C16 which was mistakenly rammed by HMS Melampus. The surviving boats were disposed of at the end of the war with the exception of HMS C4 which was retained for trials until she was scrapped in 1922.

References

1. ^ The scuttled subs also included the E class E1 E8, E9, E19. See C 26 for information on the wrecks (Finnish)

Length: Beam: 6. ... HMS E1 (laid down as HMS D9) was a British E class submarine built by Chatham Dockyard and cost £101,700. ... HMS E19 was an E-class submarine of the Royal Navy, commissioned in 1914 at Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. ...