Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)"

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Started construction as '''Cavendish''', as one of the [[Hawkins Class Cruiser (1917)|''Hawkins'' class]] cruisers, but completed as an aircraft carrier.
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Started construction as '''H.M.S. ''Cavendish''''', as one of the [[Hawkins Class Cruiser (1917)|''Hawkins'' class]] cruisers, but completed as an aircraft carrier, '''H.M.S. ''Vindictive'''''.
  
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We treat her as a distinct class.
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==Armament==
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* Four 7.5-in/45cal Mark VI guns
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* Four 3-in
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* Four 12-pdr H.A. guns
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* Six 21-in tubes, two submerged and four fixed A.W. tubes, three to a side
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* Six folding-wing aircraft
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==Fire Control==
 
==Fire Control==
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vindictive_(1918) Wikipedia]
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vindictive_(1918)}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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Revision as of 16:07, 18 September 2012

Started construction as H.M.S. Cavendish, as one of the Hawkins class cruisers, but completed as an aircraft carrier, H.M.S. Vindictive.

We treat her as a distinct class.

Armament

  • Four 7.5-in/45cal Mark VI guns
  • Four 3-in
  • Four 12-pdr H.A. guns
  • Six 21-in tubes, two submerged and four fixed A.W. tubes, three to a side
  • Six folding-wing aircraft

Fire Control

See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography

Template:Vindictive Class Aircraft Carrier (1918)