H.M.A.S. Melbourne (1912)
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Career | Details |
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Pendant Numbers: | 86 (Jan 1918) 93 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Built By: | Cammell Laird |
Laid Down: | |
Launched: | 30 May, 1912 |
Commissioned: | |
Sold: | 8 December, 1928 |
Fate: | Sold to Alloa, Rosyth |
Alterations
Melbourne was one of just 6 light cruisers listed as having a Turret Control Table in her TS in June 1918. If and when this was provided is uncertain.[2]
She was fitted with a director in June, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[3]
Captains
Those captains who have an article established are also listed here.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Mortimer L'Estrange Silver, 15 August 1912.[4]
- Captain Edward Astley-Rushton, 14 December, 1916.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
- ↑ Handbook for Capt. F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables. p. 3.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, 1919. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 12 August, 1912. Issue 39975, col B, pg. 4.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 949.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibConways1906-1921
- Template:DreyerTableH1918
- Template:FireControlInHMShips1919