Blonde Class Cruiser (1909)
The two scout cruisers of the Blonde Class were completed by 1911.
| Overview of 2 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Blonde | Pembroke Royal Dockyard | 6 Dec, 1909 | 22 Jul, 1910 | May, 1911 | Sold 6 May, 1920 |
| Blanche | Pembroke Royal Dockyard | 12 Apr, 1909 | 25 Nov, 1909 | Nov, 1910 | Sold 27 Jul, 1921 |
Control Groups
In 1909, these were described as being similar to the Gem class, but the forecastle and poop guns could be controlled as separate groups or attached to the nearest broadside group on either side. The middle line guns could be connected to whichever side was desired.[2]
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[3]
Fire Control Instruments
In 1909, it was planned that both ships in this class were to be completed with the latest Vickers Mark II F.T.P. Fire Control Instruments as follows:[4][5]
- Range Transmitters: 2
- Deflection Transmitters: 2
- Range Receivers: 10
- Deflection Receivers: 10
- C.O.S.: none
- Vickers Fire Gongs: 10 with 2 keys
None of the ships had Target Visible or Gun Ready signals.[6]
Alterations
By November 1918 the two ships along with the two Boadicea class ships were fitted with rails for 66 mines. The torpedo tubes and guns removed when the mines were shipped could be placed back aboard with enough notice.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909. Plate 54.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909. pp. 51-52.
- ↑ absent from list in Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909. pp. 57, 60.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. p. 148.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. p. 11.
- ↑ Admiralty. Annual Report of the Torpedo School Mining Appendix, 1917-1918, p. 11. Plate 7.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1910). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909. Copy No. 173 is Ja 345a at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- 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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