HMS C32
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HMS C32 was one of 38 C-class submarines built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The boat ran aground in the Baltic in 1917 and had to be destroyed to prevent her capture.
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 Script error: No such module "convert". overall, a beam of Script error: No such module "convert". and a mean draft of Script error: No such module "convert".. They displaced Script error: No such module "convert". on the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". 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] Script error: No such module "convert". Vickers petrol engine that drove one propeller shaft. When submerged the propeller was driven by a Script error: No such module "convert". electric motor.[1] They could reach Script error: No such module "convert". on the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". underwater. On the surface, the C class had a range of Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert"..[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
HMS C32 was built by Vickers, Barrow. She was laid down on 12 January 1909 and was commissioned on 19 November 1909. The boat was involved in North Sea operations from 1914 to 1916. C32 was also involved in the British submarine operations in the Baltic in 1916 and 1917. During her patrol in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic, she sank a merchant ship. The boat ran ashore and was blown up in the Gulf of Riga on 22 October 1917.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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