| HMS C18 | |
|---|---|
 HMS C38 - a typical C class submarine | |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS C18 |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow |
| Laid down: | 11 March 1907 |
| Launched: | 10 October 1908 |
| Commissioned: | 23 July 1909 |
| Fate: | sold on 26 May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | C class submarine |
| Displacement: |
287 long tons (292 t) surfaced 316 long tons (321 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: |
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced 50 nmi (93 km) at 4.5 kn (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 16 |
| Armament: | 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes (2 torpedoes) |
HMS C18 was a British C class submarine built by HM Dockyard, Chatham. She was laid down on 11 March 1907 and was commissioned on 23 July 1909.
HMS C18 was sold on 26 May 1921 in Sunderland.
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.
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