H.M.S. Concord (1916)

From The Dreadnought Project
Revision as of 17:52, 23 October 2012 by Tone (talk | contribs) (→‎Captains)
Jump to navigationJump to search
H.M.S. Concord (1916)
Pendant Number: 2A (Sep 1915)
46 (Jan 1918)
15 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: 1914-15 Programme[3]
Laid down: 1 Feb, 1915[4]
Launched: 1 Apr, 1916[5]
Commissioned: Dec, 1916[6]
Sold: Aug, 1935[7]
Fate: Broken up


Alterations

Concord and her sister Centaur were among the first light cruisers to be completed with a director.[8] They also had the first Evershed Bearing Indicator installations for light cruisers, possibly upon completion.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  8. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  9. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 29.
  10. The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 763.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. 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.


Centaur Class Light Cruiser
  Centaur Concord  
<– Cambrian Class Minor Cruisers (UK) Caledon Class –>