H.M.S. C 7 (1907)

H.M.S. C 7 (1907)
Pendant Number:	I.37 (1914) C.7 (mid 1915)
Builder:	Vickers
Launched:	15 Feb, 1907
Sold:	Dec, 1919

H.M.S. C 7 was one of thirty-eight "C" class coastal submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

On 25 October, 1909 she was one of three "C" class boats to complete a refit at Sheerness Dockyard, now adorned with a new pattern bridge. They were to be inclined for stability tests before returning to The Nore Submarine Flotilla at Harwich.

While operating in the Ninth Submarine Flotilla as part of the Harwich Force, C 7 sank UC 68 in a night attack near the Schouwen Bank (51deg 42' N, 3deg 17' E) on 5 April, 1917.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Lieutenant & Commander Martin E. Nasmith, May, 1907
• Lieutenant Brownlow V. Layard, 1 January, 1909 – 12 January, 1911^[Inference]
• Lieutenant & Commander Cornelius O. Regnart, 12 January, 1911 – 6 November, 1913  (reappointed 15 October 1912)
• Lieutenant Philip E. Phillips, November, 1913 – 20 February, 1914
• Lieutenant & Commander George F. Bradshaw, 20 February, 1914 – 29 August, 1916
• Lieutenant Arthur W. Forbes, 29 August, 1916 – 27 June, 1917
• Lieutenant & Commander Charles G. N. Graham, 27 June, 1917 – 3 August, 1918

See Also

• Wikipedia