H.M.S. Constance (1915)
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
| H.M.S. Constance (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 76 (1914) 23 (Jan 1918) 78 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 25 Jan, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 12 Sep, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1916[5] |
| Sold: | Jan, 1936[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Constance was one of four Cambrian class light cruisers completed in 1915 and 1916.
Alterations
Constance was fitted with a director in May, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Cyril S. Townsend, December, 1915.[8]
- Captain Edward Coverley Kennedy, January 1919.[9]
- Captain Arthur Charles Strutt, September 1920.[10]
- Captain James D. Campbell, December 1922.[11]
- Captain Cloudesley V. Robinson, December 1924.[12]
- Captain [[Dudley B. N. North, November 1927.[13]
- Captain Colin A. M. Sarel, ?.[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 764.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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.
| Cambrian Class Light Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cambrian | Canterbury | Castor | Constance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Birkenhead Class | Minor Cruisers (UK) | Centaur Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
