H.M.S. Cassandra (1916)
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| H.M.S. Cassandra (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 69 (Apr 1917) 22 (Jan 1918) 65 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | Dec, 1915[3] |
| Laid down: | Mar, 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 25 Nov, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1917[6] |
| Mined: | 5 Dec, 1918[7] |
| Fate: | in Gulf of Finland |
Service
Following successful tests in Yarmouth in June, 1917, Cassandra was one of three other light cruisers to receive a flying-off platform on her forecastle for a Sopwith Pup some few weeks later.[8]
Cassandra was fitted with a director in August, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur J. Davies, 15 May, 1917[10] – May, 1918[11]
- Captain Edward C. Kennedy, May, 1918[12] – 5 December, 1918[13] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 53.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 392f.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 753.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 147.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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