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==Deployment== | ==Deployment== | ||
By August, six of these were to go to each of {{UK-Argyll}}, {{UK- | By August, six of these were to go to each of {{UK-Argyll}}, {{UK-1Devonshire}}, {{UK-Roxburgh}}, {{UK-Hampshire}}, {{UK-Antrim}}, and {{UK-Carnarvon}}, and two each to {{UK-Hyacinth}}, {{UK-Highflyer}} and {{UK-Hermes}}.{{AWO1913|457 of 15 Aug, 1913}} | ||
In December 1913, 68 devices | In December 1913, it was decided that 68 further devices slated to be given to armoured and light cruisers were to be re-appropriated to capital ships as a temporary measure for local control purposes, pending the results of trials of the Dreyer [[Turret Control Table]] soon to take place in {{UK-QueenMary}}. It was anticipated that the instruments would then be sent to the originally intended ships. The shuffle was to go as follows.{{AWO1913|707 of 5 Dec, 1913}} | ||
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!align=center colspan=2|Ships | !align=center colspan=2|Ships to be denied Instruments in late 1913 | ||
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!align=center|Number Surrendered||align=center|Ships | !align=center|Number Surrendered||align=center|Ships | ||
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|align=center|2 each (8 in all)|| | |align=center|2 each (8 in all)|| | ||
* light cruisers {{UK-Lowestoft}}, {{UK-Nottingham}}, {{UK- | * light cruisers {{UK-Lowestoft}}, {{UK-Nottingham}}, {{UK-1Birmingham}}, {{UK-Dublin}} | ||
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* four [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class battleships]] | * four [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class battleships]] | ||
* four [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'' class battleships]] | * four [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'' class battleships]] | ||
* the battleship {{UK- | * the battleship {{UK-1Neptune}} | ||
* two [[Colossus Class Battleship (1910)|''Colossus'' class battleships]] | * two [[Colossus Class Battleship (1910)|''Colossus'' class battleships]] | ||
* three [[St. Vincent Class Battleship (1908)|''St. Vincent'' class battleships]] | * three [[St. Vincent Class Battleship (1908)|''St. Vincent'' class battleships]] | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Turret Control Table]] | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:25, 10 November 2016
In April, 1913, the Royal Navy ordered a number of Officer of Quarters' Range-Keeping Instruments (Pattern 2657) for a number of vessels.
We have yet to discover any description on this instrument.
Deployment
By August, six of these were to go to each of Argyll, Devonshire, Roxburgh, Hampshire, Antrim, and Carnarvon, and two each to Hyacinth, Highflyer and Hermes.[1]
In December 1913, it was decided that 68 further devices slated to be given to armoured and light cruisers were to be re-appropriated to capital ships as a temporary measure for local control purposes, pending the results of trials of the Dreyer Turret Control Table soon to take place in Queen Mary. It was anticipated that the instruments would then be sent to the originally intended ships. The shuffle was to go as follows.[2]
| Ships to be denied Instruments in late 1913 | |
|---|---|
| Number Surrendered | Ships |
| 6 each (60 in all) | |
| 2 each (8 in all) |
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| Ships given Re-Appropriated Instruments in late 1913[3] | |
|---|---|
| Number Supplied | Ships |
| 4 each (16 in all) | |
| 2 each (50 in all) |
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| 1 each (2 in all) |
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See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Admiralty. Admiralty Weekly Orders, 1913. Unnumbered copy at The National Archives. ADM 182/4.
