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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Thomas Fleming Besant|nick=Thomas F. Besant|appt=1 November, 1907{{NLApr10|p. 286}}}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Harold Boase|nick=Harold Boase|end=16 April, 1917{{KindellROH2|p. 342}}|note=died when sub sank under his command}}
 
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Revision as of 16:41, 3 November 2015

H.M.S. C 16 (1908)
Pendant Number: I.46 (1914)
C.16 (mid 1915)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Launched: 19 Mar, 1908[3]
Sold: Aug, 1922[4]
H.M.S. C 16 was one of 38 submarines of the "C" class.

Service

C 16 was rammed and sunk twice by accident, both times being raised and put back into service. On 14 July, 1909, C 17 collided with her. On 16 April, 1917, Melampus sank the sub again, killing all on board despite efforts to escape from the sunken hulk.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 83.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 87.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 87.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 87.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 286.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 286.
  7. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  8. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 317.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
  11. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 342.

Bibliography


"C" Class Submarine
Vickers Boats
C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5
C 6 C 7 C 8 C 9 C 10
C 11 C 12 C 13 C 14 C 15
C 16 C 21 C 22 C 23 C 24
C 25 C 26 C 27 C 28 C 29
C 30 C 31 C 32 C 35 C 36
  C 37 C 38  
Chatham Boats
  C 17 C 18 C 19  
  C 20 C 33 C 34  
<– "B" Class Submarines (UK) "D" Class –>