This Day in History: 1915-04-17
Alarming Accident Off Harwich. It has become known that an alarming mishap befell Submarine C2 off Harwich on Thursday morning. The vessel had successfully gone through the exercise of attacking- the Sunk lightship, and on rising to the surface her commander, Lieutenant Shove, found that he was immediately beneath the depot ship, the Hebe. The commander attempted to manoeuvre between the Hebe and the Fairy, but the propeller of the Hebe caught the submarine, tearing away the periscope and part of the conning-tower. The impact threw every man of the crew of fourteen to the deck, and nearly all received bruises and abrasions. Only the coolness of the officers and the men averted serious consequences.
