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==Radio==
==Radio==
By the end of 1901,  
By the end of 1901,<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901'', pp. 111-112</ref>
* ''Edgar'' and ''Hawke'' in reserve were fitted to receive a W/T set
* ''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
* ''Gibraltar'' at the Cape was fitted to receive a W/T set
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* ''Endymion'' had a Jackson set with the [[China Squadron]]
* ''Endymion'' had a Jackson set with the [[China Squadron]]
* ''St. George'' had a Marconi in the [[Cruiser 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==

Revision as of 17:14, 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,[2]

  • 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

  1. absent from list in Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
  2. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, pp. 111-112

Bibliography

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