H.M.S. Cairo (1918)
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| H.M.S. Cairo (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 97 (Sep 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird |
| Laid down: | 28 Nov, 1917 |
| Launched: | 19 Nov, 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 10 Oct, 1919[2] |
| Sunk: | |
| Fate: | Sunk 12 August, 1942 |
Fire Control
Listed in June 1918 as one of 8 light cruisers to receive a Mark III* Dreyer Table, presumably in place at time of completion.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Aubrey Lambert, 19 April, 1919.[4]
- Captain Hugh Schomberg Currey, March, 1921.[5]
- Captain Arthur H. Walker, August, 1922.[6]
- Captain Edward Owen Cochrane, September, 1924.[7]
- Captain James Andrew Gardiner Troup, November, 1926.[8]
- Captain Herbert Pott, August, 1928.[9]
- Captain Edward Owen Cochrane, June, 1932.[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 738.
- ↑ Handbook for Capt. FC Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 738.
- ↑ 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.
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