Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Grafton (1892)"
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*Captain [[Charles Frederick Thorp|Charles F. Thorp]], 10 January, 1907.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 322.</ref> | *Captain [[Charles Frederick Thorp|Charles F. Thorp]], 10 January, 1907.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 322.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Torpedoes== | ||
| + | In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, in three trials the ship's crew was able to do this in 4:45 (port), 5:29 (starboard), and 1:41 (port). The best time was achieved by [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']] at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904'', pp. 45-7.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Grafton_(1892) Wikipedia] | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 2 May 2012
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Charles F. Thorp, 10 January, 1907.[1]
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, in three trials the ship's crew was able to do this in 4:45 (port), 5:29 (starboard), and 1:41 (port). The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
