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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 13:14, 21 August 2012

H.M.S. Canada
Career Details
Pennant: 01 (April, 1918)[1]
Built By: Armstrong's, Elswick
Laid down: 27 November, 1911
Launched: 27 November, 1913
Commissioned: 15 August, 1915
Sold: April, 1920
Fate: Served in the Chilean Navy

Launch

Canada was launched as Almirante Latorre on 27 November, 1913 by Mme. Edwards, wife of the Chilean Minister.

Career

Canada was commissioned on 15 August, 1915, but her sailing for Scapa Flow was delayed until October.[2]

Jutland

Main article

Alterations

Canada was fitted with director gear for her main battery sometime between May and December, 1915.[3]

Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II in the TCT.[4][5]

Her secondary directors were installed in February, 1918.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
  2. Commander Matthew Best's notebook. Liddle Collection. University of Leeds. RNMN/BEST. Box 1. Volume III.
  3. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
  4. Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916, p. 38.
  5. Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916, p. 38.
  6. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 16.
  7. Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392p.
  8. Navy List (October, 1917). p. 392c.
  9. The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 750.

Bibliography

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