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Revision as of 15:57, 16 September 2012

Four destroyers of the Medea Class were completed for the Greek Navy but taken up for Royal Navy service in the war.

They were much like the British "M" Class.

Machinery

Generators

Performance

Armament

4-in Guns

Other Guns

Torpedoes

Other Weapons

Depth charges were added to most of the "M" class destroyers, necessitating that some land their aft gun to accommodate the outfit.[1] This may apply here.

Fire Control

Range and Order Instruments[2]

By the end of 1915, at least, these ships had or were to be provided a range and order data system like those being given to the "M" class.[3]

The scheme placed the combined transmitter on the forebridge, and a combined receiver near the sightsetter position of each gun. Ranges from 0 to 9900 yards in increments of 100 yards, and orders were "Independent", "Control" and "Fire" with illuminated indicators and a red indicator on the receivers to signal loss of power from the battery pack located below decks.

Rangefinders

Directors

Torpedo Control

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Technical History and Index Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 14.
  2. Admiralty.  Handbook of Fire Control in Torpedo Boat Destroyers of "M" Class and Later and Flotilla Leaders, 1915, Plate XVI.
  3. Admiralty. Handbook of Fire Control in Torpedo Boat Destroyers of "M" Class and Later, and Flotilla Leaders, 1915, p. 3, Plate XVI.

Bibliography

  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


Medea Class Destroyer
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