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The '''Torpedo Director Pattern 1192''' was a large, semi-circular British torpedo director.
The '''Torpedo Director Pattern 1192''', sometimes referred to as a "broadside director"<ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', p. 16.</ref>, was a large, semi-circular British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] designed for use with training broadside tubes.  It entered service at some point prior to 1905.<ref>''Torpedo Drill Book, 1905'', p. 376.  I am inferring that the 1192 and 1193 are being alluded to there.</ref>


It was created sufficiently early that it was no longer used in any modern ships as of 1912.<ref>''Torpedo Drill Book, 1912'', p. 494.</ref>
It was no longer used in any modern ships as of 1912.<ref>''Torpedo Drill Book, 1912'', p. 494.</ref>


If a Pattern 1192a existed, it was similar, but made stronger in its pivots and sighting bar.<ref>''Torpedo Drill Book, 1914'', p. 564.</ref>   
If a Pattern 1192a existed, it was similar, but made stronger in its pivots and sighting bar.<ref>''Torpedo Drill Book, 1914'', p. 564.</ref>   


As of 1916, it was noted as being in use in the [[Pelorus Class Cruiser (1896)|H.M.S. ''Pelorus'' class]], and its semi-circular nature related to its employment as a "broadside director".<ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', p. 16.</ref>   
As of 1916, it was noted as still being in use in the [[Pelorus Class Cruiser (1896)|H.M.S. ''Pelorus'' class]].<ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', p. 16.</ref>   


Some were fitted with [[Tangent Bars]] and regraduated to 2/3rd scale for use from TBD fore bridges and heater torpedoes.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 22.</ref>
==Adaptation==
Some were fitted with [[Tangent Bar|tangent bars]] and regraduated to 2/3rd scale for use from TBD fore bridges and heater torpedoes.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 22.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Torpedo Director]]


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 17:05, 26 March 2011

The Torpedo Director Pattern 1192, sometimes referred to as a "broadside director"[1], was a large, semi-circular British torpedo director designed for use with training broadside tubes. It entered service at some point prior to 1905.[2]

It was no longer used in any modern ships as of 1912.[3]

If a Pattern 1192a existed, it was similar, but made stronger in its pivots and sighting bar.[4]

As of 1916, it was noted as still being in use in the H.M.S. Pelorus class.[5]

Adaptation

Some were fitted with tangent bars and regraduated to 2/3rd scale for use from TBD fore bridges and heater torpedoes.[6]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916, p. 16.
  2. Torpedo Drill Book, 1905, p. 376. I am inferring that the 1192 and 1193 are being alluded to there.
  3. Torpedo Drill Book, 1912, p. 494.
  4. Torpedo Drill Book, 1914, p. 564.
  5. Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916, p. 16.
  6. The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909, p. 22.

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