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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
− | ''Melbourne'' was one of just 6 light cruisers listed as having a [[Turret Control Table]] in her [[TS]] in June 1918. If and when this was provided is uncertain.<ref>''Handbook for Capt. | + | ''Melbourne'' was one of just 6 light cruisers listed as having a [[Turret Control Table]] in her [[TS]] in June 1918. If and when this was provided is uncertain.<ref>''Handbook for Capt. F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables''. p. 3.</ref> |
− | She was fitted with a director in June, 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 | + | She was fitted with a director in June, 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 H.M. Ships, 1919''. pp. 11-12.</ref> |
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+ | ==Captains== | ||
+ | Dates of appointment given: | ||
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+ | *Captain [[Edward Astley-Rushton]], 14 December, 1916.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 949.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 12:21, 11 August 2011
H.M.A.S. Melbourne | |
Career | Details |
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Pendant Numbers: | 86 (Jan 1918) 93 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Built By: | Cammell Laird |
Laid Down: | |
Launched: | 30 May, 1912 |
Commissioned: | |
Sold: | 8 December, 1928 |
Fate: | Sold to Alloa, Rosyth |
Alterations
Melbourne was one of just 6 light cruisers listed as having a Turret Control Table in her TS in June 1918. If and when this was provided is uncertain.[2]
She was fitted with a director in June, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Edward Astley-Rushton, 14 December, 1916.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibConways1906-1921
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919