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An order for a design for a director system for ''Minotaur'' was issued on 22 February 1915 and orders for its supply made 12 April, 1916. Priorities for director fittings were such, however that it was only installed in August 1918.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', p. 15.</ref>
 
An order for a design for a director system for ''Minotaur'' was issued on 22 February 1915 and orders for its supply made 12 April, 1916. Priorities for director fittings were such, however that it was only installed in August 1918.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', p. 15.</ref>
  
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*{{CaptRN}} [[William Osbert Boothby|William O. Boothby]], 1 April, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 346.</ref>
 
*{{CaptRN}} [[William Osbert Boothby|William O. Boothby]], 1 April, 1908.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 346.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Edward Buxton Kiddle|Edward B. Kiddle]], 10 January, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 396''b''.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Edward Buxton Kiddle|Edward B. Kiddle]], 10 January, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 396''b''.</ref>
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* [[George Cuthbert Cayley]], 1 January, 1910.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 428.</ref>
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* [[Arthur Cloudesly Shovel Hughes D'Aeth]]
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* [[John Ernest Troyte Harper]]
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 19:14, 11 July 2012

H.M.S. Minotaur
Career Details
Pendant Number: 91 (Feb 1915)
87 (Jan 1918)
71 (Apr 1918)
N.73 (Jun 1918)[1]
Built By: Chatham Royal Dockyard
Laid down:
Launched: 6 June, 1906
Commissioned:
Sold:
Fate: Scrapped
Struck:

Career

Minotaur was commissioned at Devonport on 1 April, 1908, by Captain William O. Boothby, for service in the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.[2]

Alterations

An order for a design for a director system for Minotaur was issued on 22 February 1915 and orders for its supply made 12 April, 1916. Priorities for director fittings were such, however that it was only installed in August 1918.[3]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 44.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 2 April, 1908. Issue 38610, col A, pg. 12.
  3. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, p. 15.
  4. ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 346.
  5. ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396b.
  6. ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 428.

See Also

Bibliography

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