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''C 16'' was rammed and sunk twice by accident, both times being raised and put back into service.  On 14 July, 1909, {{UK-C17}} collided with her. On 16 April, 1917, {{UK-Melampus}} sank the sub again, killing all on board despite efforts to escape from the sunken hulk.
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On 14 July, 1909, {{UK-C17}} collided with her.  ''C 17'' sustained slight damage and ''C 16'' was largely unhurt.  As part of the same scene, {{UK-C11}} was rammed by S. S. ''Eddystone'' and lost with thirteen of her crew of sixteen.
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On 16 April, 1917, {{UK-Melampus}} collided with ''C 16'', killing all on board despite efforts to escape from the sunken hulk.
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''C 16''">
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William John Foster|nick=William J. Foster|appt=7 August, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 286}}|end=5 January, 1911}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=William John Foster|nick=William J. Foster|appt=7 August, 1908<ref>Foster Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/49/10.|D7604110}} f. 5.</ref>{{NLJan10|p. 286}}|end=5 January, 1911<ref>Foster Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/49/10.|D7604110}} f. 5.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Reginald Burnard Darke|nick=Reginald B. Darke|appt=5 January, 1911{{NLJan12|p. 286}}<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=4 December, 1912<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Reginald Burnard Darke|nick=Reginald B. Darke|appt=5 January, 1911{{NLJan12|p. 286}}<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref>|end=4 December, 1912<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Ferdinand Eric Bertram Feilmann|nick=Ferdinand E. B. Feilmann|appt=14 December, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 317}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Ferdinand Eric Bertram Feilmann|nick=Ferdinand E. B. Feilmann|appt=14 December, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 317}}|end=20 November, 1913}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Nepean Biggs|nick=Geoffrey N. Biggs|appt=20 November, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 277}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Nepean Biggs|nick=Geoffrey N. Biggs|appt=20 November, 1913{{NLJan15|p. 277}}|end=1 September, 1915}}
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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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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cornelius Octavius Regnart|nick=Cornelius O. Regnart|appt=1 September, 1915|end=14 April, 1916}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robin Bruce Martin|nick=Robin B. Martin|appt=17 April, 1916|end=8 December, 1916}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Harold Boase|nick=Harold Boase|appt=8 December, 1916|end=16 April, 1917{{KindellROH2|p. 342}}|note=died when sub sank under his command}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 1 May 2020

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 thirty-eight "C" class coastal submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

On 14 July, 1909, C 17 collided with her. C 17 sustained slight damage and C 16 was largely unhurt. As part of the same scene, C 11 was rammed by S. S. Eddystone and lost with thirteen of her crew of sixteen.

On 16 April, 1917, Melampus collided with C 16, 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. ↑ Foster Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/10. f. 5.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 286.
  7. ↑ Foster Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/10. f. 5.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 286.
  9. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  10. ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 317.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
  13. ↑ 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  
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