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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
In 1913, ''Lion'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director. It was fitted sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref> | In 1913, ''Lion'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director. It was fitted sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref> | ||
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| + | In May, 1917, in recognition of shortcomings in the use of directing guns, it was ordered that ''Lion'' and ''Princess Royal'' should be fitted with a second tripod-type director aft, as described on the [[Lion_Class_Battlecruiser_(1910)|class page]]. ''Lion'' received her second director during a refit in September, 1918.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 18-9.</ref> | ||
==Fate== | ==Fate== | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 27 September 2009
| H.M.S. Lion | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 67 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Devonport Royal Dockyard |
| Laid Down: | 29 November, 1909 |
| Launched: | 6 August, 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 4 June, 1912 |
| Sold: | 31 January, 1924 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Career
Late war Gunnery Officer William Bayard Hynes
Officer in charge of T/S at Jutland Sub-Lieutenant R.P. Selby
Alterations
In 1913, Lion was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director. It was fitted sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.[2]
In May, 1917, in recognition of shortcomings in the use of directing guns, it was ordered that Lion and Princess Royal should be fitted with a second tripod-type director aft, as described on the class page. Lion received her second director during a refit in September, 1918.[3]
Fate
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Template:BibSumidaIDNS
