H.M.S. C 9 (1907)

H.M.S. C 9 (1907)
Pendant Number:	I.39 (1914) C.9 (mid 1915)
Builder:	Vickers
Launched:	3 Apr, 1907
Sold:	Jul, 1922

H.M.S. C 9 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.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Lieutenant & Commander Charles S. Benning, 28 February, 1908 – 4 February, 1911
• Lieutenant & Commander Robert H. T. Raikes, August, 1908 – 28 March, 1910  (temporary?)
• Lieutenant George H. Pownall, 4 February, 1911 – 10 May, 1912
• Lieutenant & Commander Charles G. Brodie, 10 May, 1912 – 1 Janary, 1913  (and for instructional duties)
• Lieutenant in Command Charles S. Benning, February, 1913 – 20 September, 1913
• Lieutenant-Commander John R. G. Moncreiffe, February, 1913
• Lieutenant-Commander Claud L. Y. Dering, 7 September, 1914 – 1 April, 1916
• Lieutenant in Command Henry F. M. Peto, 1 April, 1916 – 5 March, 1917
• Lieutenant in Command Frank D. Morris, 5 March, 1917 – 16 April, 1918

This boat's command sequence is probably so confusing due to inexact Navy List dates. Some tenures might be temporary.

See Also

• Wikipedia