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==Launch== | ==Launch== | ||
''Canada'' was launched as ''Almirante Latorre'' on [[27 November]], [[1913]] by Mme. Edwards, wife of the Chilean Minister. | ''Canada'' was launched as ''Almirante Latorre'' on [[27 November]], [[1913]] by Mme. Edwards, wife of the Chilean Minister. | ||
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+ | ==Fire Control Systems== | ||
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+ | ===Rangefinders=== | ||
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+ | ===Directors=== | ||
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+ | ====Main Battery==== | ||
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+ | ''Canada'' was fitted with 2 tripod-type directors, one in an armoured tower and one in a light aloft tower<ref>''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917''. p. 142</ref>. It is likely that B turret had a directing gun in its right position. | ||
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+ | ====Secondary Battery==== | ||
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+ | Her 6-in guns were supported by a pair of pedestal-mounted directors, probably situated ton port and starboard<ref>''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917''. p. 143</ref>. | ||
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+ | ===Torpedo Control=== | ||
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+ | ===Transmitting Stations=== | ||
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+ | ===Dreyer Table=== | ||
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+ | ''Canada'' had a Mark IV* Dreyer table<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>, and no Dreyer Turret Control Tables<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>. | ||
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+ | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
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+ | ==Footnotes== | ||
+ | <small> | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
+ | </small> | ||
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+ | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | <small> | ||
+ | {{Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917}} | ||
+ | {{Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918}} | ||
+ | </small> | ||
{{Template:HMS Canada Class (1913)}} | {{Template:HMS Canada Class (1913)}} | ||
[[Category:Ship]] | [[Category:Ship]] |
Revision as of 19:50, 13 August 2009
H.M.S. Canada | |
Career | Details |
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Pennant: | 01 (April, 1918) |
Built By: | Armstrong's, Elswick |
Laid down: | 27 November, 1911 |
Launched: | 27 November, 1913 |
Commissioned: | 30 September, 1915 |
Sold: | April, 1920 |
Fate: | Served in the Chilean Navy |
Launch
Canada was launched as Almirante Latorre on 27 November, 1913 by Mme. Edwards, wife of the Chilean Minister.
Fire Control Systems
Rangefinders
Directors
Main Battery
Canada was fitted with 2 tripod-type directors, one in an armoured tower and one in a light aloft tower[1]. It is likely that B turret had a directing gun in its right position.
Secondary Battery
Her 6-in guns were supported by a pair of pedestal-mounted directors, probably situated ton port and starboard[2].
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
Canada had a Mark IV* Dreyer table[3], and no Dreyer Turret Control Tables[4].
Miscellaneous
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917 Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918