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Thursday, April 2, 1914 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		C 2 (1906-1920 "C" class Submarine of Royal Navy) Own Page

Accident to Royal Navy submarine C2 off Harwich
Ship's locationOff Harwich (Essex, England)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London

Contributed by “Harwich Andrew”

From a 1914 newspaper cutting.

Accident to Royal Navy submarine C2 off Harwich

   Reports have been received that an alarming accident happened to the Royal Navy submarine C2 off Harwich on Thursday morning.

   The vessel had successfully completed the exercise of attacking the “SUNK  LIGHTVESSEL” off the port and on commencing to come to the surface the submarine’s commanding officer, Lieutenant Shove, found that he was immediately below his Royal Naval parent ship H.M.S. HEBE.

   Lieutenant Shove attempted to manoeuvre between the HEBE and the Lightvessel but the propeller of HEBE caught the submarine, tearing away the periscope and part of the conning tower.

   The impact threw all the 14-man crew of the submarine to the deck, and many of them suffered bruises and abrasions.

   Only the coolness of the submarine’s officers and men averted serious consequences.