HMS C22
HMS C22 was one of 38 C-class submarines built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The boat survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1920.
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Name: | HMS C22 |
Builder: | Vickers, Barrow |
Laid down: | 4 February 1908 |
Launched: | 10 October 1908 |
Commissioned: | 5 May 1909 |
Fate: | Sold, 2 February 1920 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | C-class submarine |
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Length: | 142 ft 3 in (43.4 m) |
Beam: | 13 ft 7 in (4.1 m) |
Draught: | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
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Range: | 910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface |
Test depth: | 100 feet (30.5 m) |
Complement: | 2 officers and 14 ratings |
Armament: | 2 × 18 in (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes |
Design and description
The C-class boats of the 1907–08 and subsequent Naval Programmes were modified to improve their speed, both above and below the surface. 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 290 long tons (290 t) on the surface and 320 long tons (330 t) submerged. The C-class submarines had a crew of two officers and fourteen ratings.[1]
For surface running, the boats were powered by a single 12-cylinder[2] 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.[1] They could reach 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) on the surface and 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 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).[3]
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.[4]
Construction and career
C22 was laid down on 4 February 1908 by Vickers at their Barrow-in-Furness shipyard, launched on 10 October, and completed on 5 May 1909. During World War I, the boat was generally used for coastal defence and training in home waters. C22 was sold on 2 February 1920.
Notes
- Gardiner & Gray, p. 87
- Harrison, Chapter 25
- Harrison, Chapters 3
- Harrison, Chapter 27
References
- Akermann, Paul (2002). Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955 (reprint of the 1989 ed.). Penzance, Cornwall: Periscope Publishing. ISBN 1-904381-05-7.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Harrison, A. N. (January 1979). "The Development of HM Submarines From Holland No. 1 (1901) to Porpoise (1930) (BR3043)". Submariners Association: Barrow in Furness Branch. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.