| HMS C38 | |
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| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS C38 |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow |
| Laid down: | 5 April 1909 |
| Launched: | 10 February 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 31 March 1910 |
| Fate: | Sold, 25 June 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | C class submarine |
| Displacement: |
290 long tons (295 t) surfaced 320 long tons (325 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: |
13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced 55 nmi (102 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 16 |
| Armament: | 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes (2 torpedoes) |
HMS C38 was a British C class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow. She was laid down on 5 April 1909 and was commissioned on 31 March 1910.
Service history[]
HMS C38 along with C36 and C37 were transferred in February 1911 to Hong Kong to operate with the Royal Navy's China Squadron.
HMS C38 was sold on 25 June 1919 in Hong Kong.
External links[]
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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