HMS C-16 |
Type: |
Submarine |
Class: |
C Group 1 (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness, England |
Pennant Number: |
I-46 |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
June 5, 1908 |
Keel Laid: |
December 14, 1906 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
March 19, 1908 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sold Aug. 12, 1922 and scrapped. |
History: |
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Oct. 4, 1912: |
Rescued Lt. R. Pulleyne after the HMS B-2 sank, he was the only survivor. |
July 14, 1909: |
Collided with HMS C-17 near Cromer, England. |
April 16, 1917: |
Sunk, rammed by HMS Melampus while conducting a mock torpedo attack off Harwich. The entire crew survived the sinking due to quick action by the C.O. Lt. Harold Boase and the crew but, they could not escape from the boat and subsequently there were no survivors. 1st. Lt. Samuel Anderson attempted to escape through a torpedo tube but drowned. When his body was removed from the tube a note from the captain was found in a waterproof bag attached to his wrist which said; "We are in 16 feet of water. The way to get us out is to lift the bows by the spectacle and haul us out of the boat through the torpedo tubes. H. Boase" Lt. Boase attempted to get his crew out of the boat via the forward hatch. He flooded the boat hoping to use the pressure to open the hatch but damage from the collision would allow the hatch to open only 10". The hatch became jammed and would not close drowning the entire crew. We know this because when the C-16 was raised Lt. Boase had written a report which was found in a bottle next to his body. (Roll of Honour) |
Builder's Data |
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Page published June 11, 2007 |