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HMS ''C24'' was used in the first successful [[U-boat]] trap. She operated with the [[Q-ship|decoy trawler]] ''Taranaki''. They were able to sink {{ship|SM|U-40|Germany|2}} {{convert|25|mi|km}} off [[Eyemouth]] in the [[North Sea]] on 23 June 1915. |
HMS ''C24'' was used in the first successful [[U-boat]] trap. She operated with the [[Q-ship|decoy trawler]] ''Taranaki''. They were able to sink {{ship|SM|U-40|Germany|2}} {{convert|25|mi|km}} off [[Eyemouth]] in the [[North Sea]] on 23 June 1915. |
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The tactic was to use a decoy trawler to tow a [[submarine]]. When a U-boat was sighted, the tow line and communication line was slipped and the submarine would attack the U-boat. The tactic was partly successful, but was abandoned after the loss of two C class submarines. In both cases, all the crew were lost. |
The tactic was to use a decoy trawler to tow a [[submarine]]. When a U-boat was sighted, the tow line and communication line was slipped and the submarine would attack the U-boat. The tactic was partly successful, but was abandoned after the loss of two C class submarines. In both cases, all the crew were lost. HMS ''C24'' was sold on 29 May 1921 in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]. |
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HMS ''C24'' was sold on 29 May 1921 in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]. |
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* {{cite book|last=Akermann|first=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955|edition=reprint of the 1989|year=2002|publisher=Periscope Publishing|location=Penzance, Cornwall|isbn=1-904381-05-7}} |
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* {{cite book |editor1-last=Gardiner|editor1-first=Robert|editor2-last=Gray|editor2-first=Randal|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921|year=1984|location=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=0-85177-245-5|lastauthoramp=1}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.rnsubs.co.uk/Boats/BR3043/chapter07.php|title=The Development of HM Submarines From Holland No. 1 (1901) to Porpoise (1930) (BR3043)|last=Harrison|first=A. N.|date=January 1979|publisher=Submariners Association: Barrow in Furness Branch|accessdate=19 August 2015}} |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/c_class/c_24_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest HMS ''C24'' pages] |
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/c_class/c_24_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest HMS ''C24'' pages] |
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* {{cite book | last = Hutchinson | first = Robert | title = Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day | year = 2001 | location = [[London]] | publisher = [[HarperCollins]] | isbn = 978-0-00-710558-8 |oclc = 53783010 }} |
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{{British C class submarine}} |
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Revision as of 02:25, 20 August 2015
| History | |
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| Name | HMS C24 |
| Builder | Vickers, Barrow |
| Laid down | 12 February 1908 |
| Launched | 26 November 1908 |
| Commissioned | 5 May 1909 |
| Fate | Sold, 29 May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | C class submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 C24 was a British C class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow. She was laid down on 12 February 1908 and was commissioned on 5 May 1909.
Service history
HMS C24 was used in the first successful U-boat trap. She operated with the decoy trawler Taranaki. They were able to sink U-40 25 miles (40 km) off Eyemouth in the North Sea on 23 June 1915.
The tactic was to use a decoy trawler to tow a submarine. When a U-boat was sighted, the tow line and communication line was slipped and the submarine would attack the U-boat. The tactic was partly successful, but was abandoned after the loss of two C class submarines. In both cases, all the crew were lost. HMS C24 was sold on 29 May 1921 in Sunderland.
Notes
References
- Akermann, Paul (2002). Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955 (reprint of the 1989 ed.). Penzance, Cornwall: Periscope Publishing. ISBN 1-904381-05-7.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1984). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Harrison, A. N. (January 1979). "The Development of HM Submarines From Holland No. 1 (1901) to Porpoise (1930) (BR3043)". Submariners Association: Barrow in Furness Branch. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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