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==Launch==
 
==Launch==
 
''Reshadieh'' was launched on Wednesday, 3 September, 1913, by Naile Hanoum, the daughter of the Turkish Ambassador to Britain, Tewfik Pasha.  Rose water instead of the usual bottle of wine was used to christen the ship, which took the water in 45 seconds.  Hanoum was afterwards presented with a platinum necklace set with diamonds.  Hakki Pasha, Grand Vizier when the order for ''Reshadieh'' was placed with Vickers, was also present and gave a speech at the post-launch luncheon.
 
''Reshadieh'' was launched on Wednesday, 3 September, 1913, by Naile Hanoum, the daughter of the Turkish Ambassador to Britain, Tewfik Pasha.  Rose water instead of the usual bottle of wine was used to christen the ship, which took the water in 45 seconds.  Hanoum was afterwards presented with a platinum necklace set with diamonds.  Hakki Pasha, Grand Vizier when the order for ''Reshadieh'' was placed with Vickers, was also present and gave a speech at the post-launch luncheon.
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==Torpedoes==
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At the start of the war, all 21-in Weymouth torpedoes in England were purchased:  ten Weymouth Mark II models intended for Japan were given to ''Erin'', but her Elswick type submerged tubes required the torpedoes be shortened to 6.5m from 6.8m by removing a section at the rear of the head.  The modified Mark II torpedoes retained their settings for:<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914'', pp. 10-11.</ref>
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* 41 knots to 1,000 metres
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* 41 knots to 2,000 metres (sic)
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* 38 knots to 3,500 metres
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* 29 knots to 7,000 metres
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* 25 knots to 10,000 metres
  
 
==Jutland==
 
==Jutland==

Revision as of 16:19, 5 May 2012

H.M.S. Erin
Career Details
Pennant: 76 (April, 1918)[1]
Built By: Vickers, Barrow
Laid down: 1 August, 1911
Launched: 3 September, 1913
Commissioned: August, 1914
Sold: 19 December, 1922
Fate: Scrapped

Launch

Reshadieh was launched on Wednesday, 3 September, 1913, by Naile Hanoum, the daughter of the Turkish Ambassador to Britain, Tewfik Pasha. Rose water instead of the usual bottle of wine was used to christen the ship, which took the water in 45 seconds. Hanoum was afterwards presented with a platinum necklace set with diamonds. Hakki Pasha, Grand Vizier when the order for Reshadieh was placed with Vickers, was also present and gave a speech at the post-launch luncheon.

Torpedoes

At the start of the war, all 21-in Weymouth torpedoes in England were purchased: ten Weymouth Mark II models intended for Japan were given to Erin, but her Elswick type submerged tubes required the torpedoes be shortened to 6.5m from 6.8m by removing a section at the rear of the head. The modified Mark II torpedoes retained their settings for:[2]

  • 41 knots to 1,000 metres
  • 41 knots to 2,000 metres (sic)
  • 38 knots to 3,500 metres
  • 29 knots to 7,000 metres
  • 25 knots to 10,000 metres

Jutland

Main article

Alterations

Although in November, 1914 Erin was specified as a ship to receive a director and this task received special emphasis in mid 1915,[3] she fought at the Battle of Jutland without a director[4] and was not fitted until some time in July-August, 1916 at Invergordon.[Citation needed]

Erin received directors for her secondary battery in December, 1917.[5]

At some point, Erin was equipped with a pair of Mechanical Aid-to-Spotter Mark Is, one on each side of the foretop, keyed off the Evershed rack on the director. As the need for such gear was apparently first identified in early 1916, it seems likely that these installations were effected well after Jutland.[6]

Rangefinders

When in 1918 it was desired to give each capital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, it was proposed that Erin should receive one aft of the after funnel, which would require a platform between No. 3 searchlight towers, on a transversing mounting to permit forward arcs. [7]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914, pp. 10-11.
  3. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 10.
  4. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 11.
  5. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 16.
  6. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, pp. 25-6.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918, p. 177. Particulars are here described as offered for King George V.
  8. ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 432.
  9. ↑ Ellerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 153.

Bibliography

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