HMS C3
C3 at Southsea, UK, circa. 1917 | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS C3 |
| Builder | Vickers, Barrow |
| Laid down | 13 November 1905 |
| Launched | 3 October 1906 |
| Commissioned | 23 February 1906 |
| Fate | Packed with explosives and rammed into the viaduct at Zeebrugge, Belgium, destroying the boat, 23 April 1918. Later scrapped. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | C-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 142 ft 3 in (43.4 m) |
| Beam | 13 ft 7 in (4.1 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface |
| Test depth | 100 feet (30.5 m) |
| Complement | 2 officers and 14 ratings |
| Armament | 2 × 18 in (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes |
HMS C3 was one of 38 C-class submarines built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The boat was used to demolish a viaduct during the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918.