HMS C4

HMS C4
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS C4
BuilderVickers, Barrow
Laid down13 November 1905
Launched18 October 1906
Commissioned13 March 1907
FateSold for scrapping, 28 February 1922
General characteristics
Class and typeC-class submarine
Displacement
  • 287 long tons (292 t) surfaced
  • 316 long tons (321 t) submerged
Length142 ft 3 in (43.4 m)
Beam13 ft 7 in (4.1 m)
Draught11 ft 6 in (3.5 m)
Installed power
  • 600 bhp (450 kW) petrol
  • 300 hp (220 kW) electric
Propulsion
Speed
  • 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Range910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface
Test depth100 feet (30.5 m)
Complement2 officers and 14 ratings
Armament2 × 18 in (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes

HMS C4 was one of 38 C-class submarines built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The boat survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1922.