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''Inconstant'' was fitted with a director in March, 1918.  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>
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''Inconstant'' was fitted with a director in March, 1918.  This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}}
  
 
In 1915 or 1916, she trialed a [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type A]] for torpedo control.  As a result of this trial, in 1917 she was to have her system upgraded to the [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type C|Type C]] standard.
 
In 1915 or 1916, she trialed a [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type A]] for torpedo control.  As a result of this trial, in 1917 she was to have her system upgraded to the [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type C|Type C]] standard.

Revision as of 14:28, 19 September 2012

H.M.S. Inconstant
Career Details
Pendant Numbers: 5A (1914)
73 (Jan 1918)
77 (Apr 1918)[1]
Built By: Beardmore
Laid Down:
Launched: 6 July, 1914
Commissioned:
Sold:
Fate:

Alterations

Inconstant was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[2]

In 1915 or 1916, she trialed a Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type A for torpedo control. As a result of this trial, in 1917 she was to have her system upgraded to the Type C standard.

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 47.
  2. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  3. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 395.
  4. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 819.

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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