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===Fire Control Instruments=== | ===Fire Control Instruments=== | ||
==Radio== | |||
By the end of 1901, | |||
* ''Edgar'' and ''Hawke'' in reserve were fitted to receive a W/T set | |||
* ''Gibraltar'' at the Cape was fitted to receive a W/T set | |||
* ''Theseus'' had a Jackson set in the Mediterranean | |||
* ''Endymion'' had a Jackson set with the [[China Squadron]] | |||
* ''St. George'' had a Marconi in the [[Cruiser Squadron]] | |||
<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901'', pp. 111-112</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*{{BibUKHandbookFireControlInstruments1914}} | *{{BibUKHandbookFireControlInstruments1914}} | ||
*{{BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery}} | *{{BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery}} | ||
*{{BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917}} | *{{BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917}} | ||
*{{BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918}} | *{{BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918}} | ||
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{{CatClassUKProtectedCruiser}} | {{CatClassUKProtectedCruiser}} | ||
{{Edgar Class (1890)}} | {{Edgar Class (1890)}} | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 1 March 2011
The nine protected cruisers of the Edgar Class were completed between 1893 and 1896.
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Evershed Bearing Indicators
Gunnery Control
Control Positions
Control Groups
Directors
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[1]
Fire Control Instruments
Radio
By the end of 1901,
- Edgar and Hawke in reserve were fitted to receive a W/T set
- Gibraltar at the Cape was fitted to receive a W/T set
- Theseus had a Jackson set in the Mediterranean
- Endymion had a Jackson set with the China Squadron
- St. George had a Marconi in the Cruiser Squadron
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- 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:BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
