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HMS C32

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History
UK
NameHMS C32
BuilderVickers, Barrow
Laid down12 January 1909
Launched29 September 1909
Commissioned19 November 1909
FateWrecked, 22 October 1917
General characteristics
Class and typeC-class submarine
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290 long tons (290 t) (surfaced)
320 long tons (330 t) (submerged)
Length143 ft 2 in (43.64 m)
Beam13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
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600 hp (450 kW) (petrol engine)
200 hp (150 kW) (electric motor)
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1 × Vickers petrol engine
1 × electric motor
1 × screw
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13 kn (15 mph; 24 km/h) (surfaced)
8 kn (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) (submerged)
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2,000 nmi (2,300 mi; 3,700 km) at 7 kn (8.1 mph; 13 km/h) (surfaced)
55 nmi (63 mi; 102 km) at 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h) (submerged)
Complement16
Armament2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes (2 torpedoes)

HMS C32 was a C-class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow for the Royal Navy. She was laid down on 12 January 1909 and was commissioned on 19 November 1909.

Service history

C32 was involved in the North Sea operations from 1914-1916.

C32 was also involved in the Baltic operations in 1916-1917. During her patrol in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic, she sank a merchant ship.

C32 ran ashore and was blown up in the Gulf of Riga on 22 October 1917.

Notes

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. (1984). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  • 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. Retrieved 19 August 2015.