H.M.S. Champion (1915)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Champion | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Numbers: | C8 (1914) 37 (Jan 1918) 25 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Hawthorn Leslie |
| Laid Down: | |
| Launched: | 29 May, 1915 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Sold: | |
| Fate: | |
Alterations
Champion was fitted with a director in January, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[2]
At some point likely after the end of the war, she received a Dreyer Turret Control Table in her T.S..[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Arthur B. S. Dutton, November, 1917.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 48.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, 1919. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Pamphlet on the Turret Dreyer Table as fitted in the turrets of H.M. battleships and in the transmitting stations of certain cruisers, 1930. p. 4.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 756.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibConways1906-1921
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
