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The two [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''Powerful Class''' were completed in 1897 and 1898. | The two [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''Powerful Class''' were completed in 1897 and 1898. | ||
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| + | ==Armament== | ||
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| + | ===Main Battery=== | ||
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| + | ===Secondary Battery=== | ||
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| + | ===Torpedoes=== | ||
| + | The aft submerged torpedo tubes were angled 45 degrees abaft the beam.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896'', pp. 39-40.</ref> | ||
==Fire Control== | ==Fire Control== | ||
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===Evershed Bearing Indicators=== | ===Evershed Bearing Indicators=== | ||
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It is unlikely that this equipment was ever provided.{{INF}} | It is unlikely that this equipment was ever provided.{{INF}} | ||
===Directors=== | ===Directors=== | ||
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These ships never received directors for main or secondary batteries.<ref>''Director Firing Handbook, 1917'', pp. 142-3.</ref> | These ships never received directors for main or secondary batteries.<ref>''Director Firing Handbook, 1917'', pp. 142-3.</ref> | ||
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===Dreyer Table=== | ===Dreyer Table=== | ||
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These ships never received Dreyer tables.<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref> | These ships never received Dreyer tables.<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref> | ||
===Fire Control Instruments=== | ===Fire Control Instruments=== | ||
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By 1909, both ships were equipped with [[Siemens Mark I Fire Control Instruments]] for range, orders and deflection.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'', p. 56.</ref> | By 1909, both ships were equipped with [[Siemens Mark I Fire Control Instruments]] for range, orders and deflection.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'', p. 56.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 24 April 2012
The two protected cruisers of the Powerful Class were completed in 1897 and 1898.
Armament
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Torpedoes
The aft submerged torpedo tubes were angled 45 degrees abaft the beam.[1]
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Evershed Bearing Indicators
It is unlikely that this equipment was ever provided.[Inference]
Directors
These ships never received directors for main or secondary batteries.[2]
Gunnery Control
Local Control in Turrets
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships never received Dreyer tables.[3]
Fire Control Instruments
By 1909, both ships were equipped with Siemens Mark I Fire Control Instruments for range, orders and deflection.[4]
The Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909 lists the Mark I equipment for as:[5]
- Range: 6 transmitters, 34 receivers
- Orders: 6 transmitters, 24 receivers in Powerful and 20 in Terrible
- Rate: 4 transmitters, 12 receivers
- Deflection: 6 transmitters, 34 receivers
Additionally, the entire class had the following Siemens equipment:[6]
- Group Switches: 3
- Turret fire gongs: 2 with 1 keys
- Fire Gongs: 20 in Powerful, 16 in Terrible, both with 4 keys
- Captain's Cease Fire Bells: 20 with 1 key
These ships lacked Target Visible and Gun Ready signals.[7]
Torpedo Control
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896, pp. 39-40.
- ↑ Director Firing Handbook, 1917, pp. 142-3.
- ↑ Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909, p. 56.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909, p. 59.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909, p. 59.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, p. 11.
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKARTS1902
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1910). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909. Copy No. 173 is Ja 345a at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191.
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
