H.M.S. Delhi (1918)
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H.M.S. Delhi (1918) | |
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Pendant Number: | 6A (Nov 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Armstrong[2] |
Laid down: | 29 Oct, 1917[3] |
Launched: | 23 Aug, 1918[4] |
Commissioned: | 31 May, 1919[5] |
Sold: | Jan, 1948[6] |
Fate: | Broken up |
Service
In June, 1919, Delhi joined the Atlantic Fleet's revamped First Light Cruiser Squadron and became the flagship.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, 30 May, 1919[7]
- Captain Francis W. L. Tottenham, 25 August, 1920[8]
- Captain James M. Pipon, 28 August, 1922[9]
Fire Control
Listed in June 1918 as one of eight light cruisers to receive a Mark III* Dreyer Table, presumably in place at time of completion.[10]
Torpedo Control
In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type As.[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 758.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 775.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 758.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 747. Year could be 1921..
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 3.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 118.
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.
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