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| + | ''Sydney'' sank the {{DE-1Emden}} on 9 December, 1914. | ||
==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
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| H.M.A.S. Sydney (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | A1 (Jan 1918) 52 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | London & Glasgow[2] |
| Laid down: | 11 Feb, 1911[3] |
| Launched: | 29 Aug, 1912[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1913[5] |
| Broken up: | Apr, 1929[6] |
| Fate: | in Cockatoo Dockyard[7] |
Service
Sydney sank the Emden on 9 December, 1914.
Alterations
Sydney was fitted with a director in December, 1917. This alteration may have required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain John C. Glossop, 10 March, 1913[9][10] – 5 February, 1917 (in action against Emden)
- Captain John S. Dumaresq, 5 February, 1917[11] – 24 September, 1917[12]
- Captain John S. Dumaresq, 6 November, 1917[13]
- Captain Henry P. Cayley, 1 August, 1919[14]
- Captain Stanley R. Miller, 3 November, 1922[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Glossop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/218. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 399p.
- ↑ Dumaresq Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 340.
- ↑ Dumaresq Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 951.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 951.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 904.
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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