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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)
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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.
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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
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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was transferred to Hong Kong in February 1911 to operate with the Royal Navy's
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For surface running, the boats were powered by a single 12-cylinder 600-
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in the first decade of the 20th century. The boat survived the
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of 13 feet 7 inches (4.1 m) and a mean
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They could reach 13 292:Design and description 263: 229:100 feet (30.5 m) 910:Royal Navy ship names 261: 446:Harrison, Chapter 27 437:Harrison, Chapters 3 428:Harrison, Chapter 25 352:18-inch (45 cm) 167:(450 kW) petrol 274:C-class submarines 264: 99:Sold, 25 June 1919 887: 886: 494:978-1-86176-281-8 284:and was sold for 262:C-class submarine 256: 255: 113:C-class submarine 922: 562: 555: 548: 539: 538: 534: 532: 530: 517: 498: 474: 447: 444: 438: 435: 429: 426: 420: 417: 322:brake-horsepower 83:30 November 1909 42: 39: 38: 37: 21: 20: 930: 929: 925: 924: 923: 921: 920: 919: 890: 889: 888: 883: 865: 845: 571: 566: 528: 526: 514: 495: 479:Colledge, J. 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HMS 375:Barrow 134:Length 66:Barrow 405:Notes 341:knots 307:draft 286:scrap 214:Range 195:Speed 531:2022 508:ISBN 489:ISBN 465:ISBN 383:and 365:HMS 303:beam 301:, a 267:HMS 249:bow 245:2 × 185:1 × 142:Beam 96:Fate 50:HMS 47:Name 840:C38 833:C37 826:C36 819:C35 812:C34 805:C33 798:C32 791:C31 784:C30 777:C29 770:C28 763:C27 756:C26 749:C25 742:C24 735:C23 728:C22 721:C21 714:C20 707:C19 700:C18 693:C17 686:C16 679:C15 672:C14 665:C13 658:C12 651:C11 644:C10 399:C36 391:C36 386:C38 380:C37 367:C36 269:C36 219:nmi 165:bhp 52:C36 896:: 637:C9 630:C8 623:C7 616:C6 609:C5 602:C4 595:C3 588:C2 581:C1 412:^ 389:, 373:, 317:. 202:kn 64:, 561:e 554:t 547:v 533:. 516:. 497:. 473:.

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Vickers
Barrow
C-class submarine
bhp
electric motor
kn
nmi
18 in (450 mm)
torpedo tubes
Black and white photograph of a C-class submarine surfacing in port. Five men are visible standing on the rear of the vessel
C-class submarines
Royal Navy
First World War
scrap
overall
beam
draft
displaced
ratings
brake-horsepower
Vickers
petrol engine
propeller shaft
electric motor
knots
nautical miles
18-inch (45 cm)
torpedo tubes
Vickers
Barrow

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