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In 1915-1916, she was given a [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type B]] to trial for torpedo control.  Based on this trial, in 1917, she likely received [[Chadburn Torpedo Order Telegraph]]s and had her Wise gauges reworked to indicate [[Torpedo Deflection]] only, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 30.</ref>
In 1915-1916, she was given a [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type B]] to trial for torpedo control.  Based on this trial, in 1917, she likely received [[Chadburn Torpedo Order Telegraph]]s and had her Wise gauges reworked to indicate [[Torpedo Deflection]] only, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 30.</ref>


''Aurora'' was fitted with a director in December, 1917.  This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', pp. 11-12.</ref>
''Aurora'' was fitted with a director in December, 1917.  This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}}


==Captains==
==Captains==

Revision as of 14:27, 19 September 2012

Career Details
Pendant Numbers: C1 (1914)
08 (Jan 1918)
none (Apr 1918)[1]
Built By: Chatham Dockyard
Laid Down: 24 October, 1912
Launched: 30 September, 1913
Commissioned: 5 September, 1914
Fate: Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, 1 November, 1920.

Career

Aurora commissioned at Devonport on 5 September, 1914.[2]

At the Battle of Dogger Bank, she was the leader of the First Destroyer Flotilla.[3]

Alterations

In 1915-1916, she was given a Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type B to trial for torpedo control. Based on this trial, in 1917, she likely received Chadburn Torpedo Order Telegraphs and had her Wise gauges reworked to indicate Torpedo Deflection only, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.[4]

Aurora was fitted with a director in December, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[5]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 47.
  2. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 279.
  3. ↑ March. British Destroyers. British Destroyers, p. 123.
  4. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 30.
  5. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  6. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 279.
  7. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 736.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • 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).
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
  • Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.


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