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==Jutland==
 
==Jutland==
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''Princess Royal's'' repairs were delayed until 15 July by non-delivery of an armour plate.<ref>Liddle Collection, Univeristy of Leeds.  RNMN/SINGER.  Singer Accouunt.  p. 6.</ref>
  
 
==Alterations==
 
==Alterations==

Revision as of 14:20, 15 June 2010

H.M.S. Princess Royal
Career Details
Pendant Number: 68 (April, 1918)[1]
Built By: Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid Down: 2 May, 1910
Launched: 29 April, 1911
Commissioned: 14 November, 1912
Sold: 19 December, 1922
Fate: Scrapped

Jutland

Princess Royal's repairs were delayed until 15 July by non-delivery of an armour plate.[2]

Alterations

In 1913, Princess Royal was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director, but installation seemed delayed for a considerable time. It was fitted sometime after December, 1915, but was in place for the Battle of Jutland.[3]

In October, 1914, it was decided that Princess Royal should receive 2 Open Director Sights to be fitted in her "B" and "X" turrets. They were fitted between April 1916 and June 1917.[4]

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. Princess Royal's system was available by September, 1918, but it is not known if or when they were fitted.[5]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
  2. Liddle Collection, Univeristy of Leeds. RNMN/SINGER. Singer Accouunt. p. 6.
  3. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
  4. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.
  5. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 18-9.

Bibliography

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