H.M.S. Aurora (1913)
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| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Numbers: | C1 (1914) 08 (Jan 1918) none (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid Down: | 24 October, 1912 |
| Launched: | 30 September, 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 5 September, 1914 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, 1 November, 1920. |
Career
Aurora commissioned at Devonport on 5 September, 1914.[2]
At the Battle of Dogger Bank, she was the leader of the First Destroyer Flotilla.[3]
Alterations
In 1915-1916, she was given a Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type B to trial for torpedo control. Based on this trial, in 1917, she likely received Chadburn Torpedo Order Telegraphs and had her Wise gauges reworked to indicate Torpedo Deflection only, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.[4]
Aurora was fitted with a director in December, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Wilmot S. Nicholson, 11 November, 1914.[6]
- Captain Humphrey W. Bowring, 15 November, 1917.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 279.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers, p. 123.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 30.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 736.
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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