H.M.S. Ramillies (1916)
| H.M.S. Ramillies (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 74 (Aug 1914) 98 (Jan 1918) 21 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Beardmore[2] |
| Ordered: | 1913 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 12 Nov, 1913[4] |
| Launched: | 12 Sep, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1917[6] |
| Sold: | 20 Feb, 1948[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Ramillies was a dreadnought battleship of the Revenge class in the Royal Navy.
Boats
In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 255, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.[8]
Dreyer Table
Ramillies may have been allocated a Mark V table at some point before being given a Mark IV* like her sisters.
Her table was the first to boast the Deflection Corrector Gear later made standard on Mark III* and V tables, probably around 1917 or 1918. This allowed her dumaresq's deflection to be carried automatically over to the Deflection Totaliser or similar place for use as a true gun deflection component at the current gun range.[9]
Alterations
In December, 1914, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[10]
She may have received a Dreyer Torpedo Control Table around 1916, whereas her sisters all received Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark IIs.[11]
Her secondary battery directors were installed in June, 1918.[12]
Service
Ramillies commissioned on 5 May, 1917.[13]
She joined her sisters in the First Battle Squadron in November 1917 and remained in that formation through the end of the war and until at at least July 1919.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, April, 1917[15]
- Captain Edmund P. F. G. Grant, July, 1917[16]
- Captain John Luce, 1 February, 1919[17]
- Captain Oliver Backhouse, 6 April, 1919[18] – May, 1919[19] (temporary, John Luce being sick)
- Captain Aubrey C. H. Smith, 9 April, 1920[20]
- Captain Cecil D. S. Raikes, 1921[21]
- Captain Wilfrid Nunn, April, 1924[22]
- Captain Ernest Wigram, September, 1925[23]
- Captain George R. B. Blount, August, 1926[24]
- Captain Hubert S. Monroe, February, 1928[25]
Also, reportedly, Francis Herbert Mitchell and Alfred Hugh Taylor.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 122 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 40.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. pp. 27, 29.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 852.
- ↑ See First Battle Squadron for citations.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 889.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 889.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 206.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 206.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1917). The Director Firing Handbook. O.U. 6125 (late C.B. 1259). Copy No. 322 at The National Archives. ADM 186/227.
- 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.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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