HMCS CC-1

HMCS CC-1

HMCS CC-1 was a CC class submarine used by the Royal Canadian Navy. The ship was launched in 1913 in Seattle, Washington as the submarine Iquique for Chile. This deal fell through and the boat, along with HMCS CC-2, was offered to British Columbia's premier Sir Richard McBride, just nine days before the declaration of war in 1914. On August 4, 1914, the day the United Kingdom declared war on Germany, the boat departed at night (to maintain secrecy from the Chilean, German, and U.S. governments) for handover to BC authorities near Victoria, BC. The Dominion Government of Canada later ratified the sale although there was a Parliamentary investigation of the cost of both boats, over twice the annual budget for the entire RCN in 1913-14. The submarine entered into service for the RCN, with its near twin, as HMCS CC-1 on 6 August 1914.