H.M.S. Ramillies (1916)

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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.

Also, reportedly, Alfred Hugh Taylor.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
  8. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 122 of 10 July, 1914.
  9. ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 40.
  10. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.
  11. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. pp. 27, 29.
  12. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. p. 16.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 852.
  14. ↑ See First Battle Squadron for citations.
  15. ↑ Doughty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
  16. ↑ Doughty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 889.
  18. ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  19. ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 889.
  21. ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
  22. ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 206.
  23. ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 206.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.
  25. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  26. ↑ Mitchell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 134.
  27. ↑ Mitchell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 134.
  28. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  29. ↑ Wigram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 388.
  30. ↑ Wigram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 388.
  31. ↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
  32. ↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
  33. ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
  34. ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
  35. ↑ Superseded that day. Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
  36. ↑ Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
  37. ↑ Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
  38. ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  39. ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.

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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