H.M.S. Inconstant (1914)
H.M.S. Inconstant (1914) | |
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Pendant Number: | 5A (1914) 73 (Jan 1918) 77 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Beardmore[2] |
Ordered: | Sep, 1912[3] |
Laid down: | 3 Apr, 1914[4] |
Launched: | 6 Jul, 1914[5] |
Commissioned: | Jan, 1915[6] |
Sold: | 9 Jun, 1922[7] |
Fate: | to Cashmore[8] |
H.M.S. Inconstant was completed in early 1915 and fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Light Cruiser Squadron.
Torpedoes
In mid-1920, her sisters were to start using 21-in Mark II***** torpedoes, but Inconstant alone would retain her 21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes.[9]
Service
At the Battle of Jutland, she was part of the First Light Cruiser Squadron, screening the battlecruisers under the command of Captain Bertram S. Thesiger.[10]
Inconstant recommissioned on 27 October, 1919. By the end of 1920, she was serving as a submarine depot ship.[11]
Alterations
Inconstant was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[12]
In 1915 or 1916, she trialled a Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type A for torpedo control.[13] As a result of this trial, in 1917 she was to have her system upgraded to the Type C standard.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Bertram S. Thesiger, 25 October, 1914[14] – after 1 June, 1916[15] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Captain Francis A. Marten, 21 August, 1917[16]
- Captain George B. Lewis, 22 October, 1919[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1920. pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920).
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 791.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 791.
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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