
HMCS CH-14
H
- Class Submarine

CH-14 alongside HMCS PATRICIAN, Saint Johns, NB
From the collection of Ralph Reginald Pattison
Courtesy of David Pattison
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Launched: 03 July 1915
Commissioned in the RN: 1917
Paid off: 1919
Transferred to the RCN:
Feb 1919
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Commissioned:
01 Apr 1921
Paid off: 30
Jun 1922
Scrapped 1927
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H-14 was launched in 1917, her specifications were: Length: 150 ft, Beam: 12 ft,
Draught: 12 ft, Speed:
13/11 kts, Complement: 4 officers, 18 men, Armament: 4-18in TT.
She saw service with the Royal Navy in Bermuda. On 15 Apr 1918,
H-14 departed Bermuda for the Azores in a group that consisted of
some 40 Allied ships led by USS Salem. Shortly after leaving
port, H-14 collided with the oiler ARETHUSA, necessitating a return
to Bermuda. H-14 was towed back to Bermuda by CONESTOGA on 18 Apr
1918.
In Feb 1919 the Royal Navy presented H-14 and her sister ship,
H-15 to the Royal Canadian Navy where they were re-named HMCS CH-14
and CH-15, respectively. Scarcely used, they were paid off on 30 Jun
1922 and placed in the hands of caretakers at Halifax. They were sold for
scrap five years later.
Photos and Documents
Crew photo
Commanding Officers
Lt Rupert Wainman Wood, RCN - 01 Apr 1921 - unk
Lt Ninian Bannatyne, RCN - 01 Jul 1922 - unk
(OIC)
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
Photos and
Documents

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Submarines CH14 and CH15
Britain transferred these
"H" class submarines to Canada to replace the worn out First World
War submarines CC-1 and CC-2. Arriving in Halifax from Bermuda in 1919, the
two submarines were refitted and entered Canadian service in 1921. Although
these two boats were American-built, Canadian Vickers' Montreal shipyard had
built similar submarines for Britain. Taken out of service in June 1922
because of budget cuts, CH-14 and CH-15 lay rusting in Halifax's Northwest
Arm alongside the paid off light cruiser HMCS Aurora until 1927, when
all three vessels were sold for scrap.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19910109-187
Courtesy
of the Canadian War Museum |

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Ch-14 (left) and CH-15 (right) in drydock |

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Crew members of CH-14 - names unknown
Written on back
of photo - Tom ? Temple
Courtesy of Donna Grayson
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Stoker Amedee Gagnon (left) with two unidentified
sailors in front of CH-14
Date and location unknown
From the collection of Amedee Gagnon
Courtesy of Ian McDonald
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Stoker Amedee Gagnon (1st on right) - other 4 pers
unidentified - in front of CH-14
Date and location unknown
From the collection of Amedee Gagnon
Courtesy of Ian McDonald
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