
HMCS CC1
C
- Class
Submarine

HMCS CC1 in the slips at Esquimalt, B.C.
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Launched: 03
Jun 1914
Commissioned: 06
Aug 1914
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Paid off:
Fate: Sold for scrap in 1920
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CC1 and CC2, originally
named Iquique and Antofagasta, respectively, were built at Seattle
for the Chilean government. However, the deal with the Chileans fell
through, and on the eve of the First World War these submarines were
purchased by the premier of British Columbia, Sir Richard McBride.
The Dominion government ratified the purchase and on 06 Aug 1914 the
two boats were commissioned as CC1 and CC2 because of their
resemblance to the British "C" class submarines.
After three years' cruising and training on the west coast they were
ordered to Europe, and on 21 Jun 1917, set out for Halifax with
their mother ship Shearwater. On 03 Jul 1917 they arrived in
Seattle and were invited, along with the crews of CC2 and Shearwater, to
lead the Seattle Independence day Parade on 04 Jul 1917. They were the first warships
ever to transit the Panama Canal under the White Ensign. Unfit for a
transatlantic crossing, they remained at Halifax until sold for
scrap in 1920.
Photos and Documents
Crew photos
Commanding Officers
LCdr Adrian St. Vincent Keyes, RN
- 04 Aug 1914 - unk
Lt Francis Beaversham Hanson, RN - 21 Jun 1917 - unk
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten

Addison, James
____-____
Served in CC1 as Cox'n |
Brisco, George
____-____
Served in CC1 and CC2 1914-1918 |
Crickard,
Frederick W. |

Hanson, Francis Beaversham
____-____
Served in CC1 1915-1917
Commanding Officer
21 Jun 1917 |
Lake, Geoffrey ____-1918
Served in CC1 from 1915 till end
of war. Was
1st Lt under Hanson |

Keyes,
Adrian St. Vincent
1882-1926
1st Commanding Officer Flotilla
CO until early 1915 |

Maitland-Dougall, William
Mc.
Served in CC1 1914-1915 as
Midshipman under Keyes.
Killed 12 Mar 1918 HMS/m D3 |

Walker, Wilfred Tyrrel
____-____
Served in CC1 as Keyes' 1st Lt
until Christmas 1914. |
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Photos and
Documents

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HMCS
CC1 entering San Diego Harbor, 1917, during the cruise from
Esquimalt to Halifax
Photo
by J.A. Bruce courtesy of the Dave Perkins Collection, Directorate
of History and Heritage, Ottawa
Courtesy
of the CFB
Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum |

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Cox'n James Addison on right and the three other sailors
aboard the submarine CC1 - date unknown
Courtesy
of the CFB
Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum |

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HMCS CC1
RCN Photo # CN-6020
Courtesy of the Comox RCAF Museum |

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CC1 and CC2, Port San Juan, BC
RCN Photo # E-41070
Courtesy of the Comox RCAF Museum |
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