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The '''Battle of Dogger Bank''' was a naval battle fought in the [[North Sea]] on 24 January, 1915. | The '''Battle of Dogger Bank''' was a naval battle fought in the [[North Sea]] on 24 January, 1915. | ||
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+ | ==Gunnery== | ||
+ | In a 1919 Naval Staff précis of naval gunnery during the war, it was claimed that, "From a gunnery point of view the outstanding feature of this battle was that the British battle cruisers commenced to hit their opponents at 19,000 yds."<ref>''Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914 to 1918''. p. 29.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==British Torpedoes== | ||
+ | The Royal Navy quantised its use of torpedoes during the action thusly, with target inclinations and speeds noted. <ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915'', p. 23.</ref> | ||
+ | * 11:00am, ''Miranda'' fired a torpedo from 5,500 yards with 135R and 20 knot target, securing a hit under the bridge. | ||
+ | * 11:20am, ''Tiger'' fired a torpedo from 6,000 yards with 96L and 10 knot target speed, securing a hit under fore funnel. | ||
+ | * 11:20am, ''Tiger'' fired a torpedo from 6,000 yards with 96L and 0 knot target speed and 10 knots on director, missing ahead.<ref>I don't see how the target could be going 10 knots and zero knots at the same time!</ref> | ||
+ | * 11:30am, ''Arethusa'' fired a high speed torpedo from 1,600 yards at 90L and 5 knots, hitting under fore turret. | ||
+ | * 11:30am, ''Arethusa'' fired a high speed torpedo from 1,600 yards at 90L and 5 knots, hitting the engine room. | ||
+ | * at 11:30am, ''Mentor'' fired three torpedoes, claiming one hit. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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+ | *Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (July, 1921). ''Naval Staff Monographs. (Fleet Issue.) Volume III''. O.U. 6181 (late C.B. 1585). Copy No 127 at The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3185184&SearchInit=4&SearchType=6&CATREF=ADM+186%2F610 ADM 186/610.] | ||
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[[Category:Naval Battles]] | [[Category:Naval Battles]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:33, 5 May 2012
Keep Nearer the Enemy
—signal hoisted in H.M.S. Lion
The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval battle fought in the North Sea on 24 January, 1915.
Gunnery
In a 1919 Naval Staff précis of naval gunnery during the war, it was claimed that, "From a gunnery point of view the outstanding feature of this battle was that the British battle cruisers commenced to hit their opponents at 19,000 yds."[1]
British Torpedoes
The Royal Navy quantised its use of torpedoes during the action thusly, with target inclinations and speeds noted. [2]
- 11:00am, Miranda fired a torpedo from 5,500 yards with 135R and 20 knot target, securing a hit under the bridge.
- 11:20am, Tiger fired a torpedo from 6,000 yards with 96L and 10 knot target speed, securing a hit under fore funnel.
- 11:20am, Tiger fired a torpedo from 6,000 yards with 96L and 0 knot target speed and 10 knots on director, missing ahead.[3]
- 11:30am, Arethusa fired a high speed torpedo from 1,600 yards at 90L and 5 knots, hitting under fore turret.
- 11:30am, Arethusa fired a high speed torpedo from 1,600 yards at 90L and 5 knots, hitting the engine room.
- at 11:30am, Mentor fired three torpedoes, claiming one hit.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914 to 1918. p. 29.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915, p. 23.
- ↑ I don't see how the target could be going 10 knots and zero knots at the same time!
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKProgressInNavalGunnery1914-1918
- Template:BibCorbettNOII
- Template:BibGoldrickKing'sShips
- Template:BibMarderFDSFII
- Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (July, 1921). Naval Staff Monographs. (Fleet Issue.) Volume III. O.U. 6181 (late C.B. 1585). Copy No 127 at The National Archives. ADM 186/610.