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| + | ==Fire Control== | ||
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| + | ===Rangefinders=== | ||
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| + | ===Evershed Bearing Indicators=== | ||
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| + | ===Gunnery Control=== | ||
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| + | ====Control Positions==== | ||
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| + | ====Control Groups==== | ||
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| + | ===Directors=== | ||
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| + | ====Main Battery==== | ||
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| + | ====Secondary Battery==== | ||
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| + | ===Torpedo Control=== | ||
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| + | ===Transmitting Stations=== | ||
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| + | ===Dreyer Table=== | ||
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| + | These ships had no fire control tables.<ref>absent from list in ''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Shipwide Network=== | ||
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| + | The ''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'' lists the Barr and Stroud Mark II equipment on this class as:<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'', p. 58.</ref> | ||
| + | * Combined Range, Order, Deflection: 4 transmitters, 26 receivers | ||
| + | * Group Switches: 2 | ||
| + | * Rate: 4 transmitters, 4 receivers | ||
| + | * Bearing: none | ||
| + | * Range: none | ||
| + | Additionally, this class had the following Siemens fire control equipment:<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'', p. 58.</ref> | ||
| + | * Turret fire gongs: none | ||
| + | * Fire Gongs: 16 with 4 keys | ||
| + | * Captain's Cease Fire Bells: 18 with 1 key | ||
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| + | None of the ships had ''Target Visible'' or ''Gun Ready'' signals.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 11.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diadem_class_cruiser Wikipedia] | ||
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| + | ==Footnotes== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | <small> | ||
| + | {{BibUKHandbookFireControlInstruments1914}} | ||
| + | {{BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery}} | ||
| + | {{BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917}} | ||
| + | {{BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918}} | ||
| + | </small> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Ship Class]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:06, 19 September 2009
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Evershed Bearing Indicators
Gunnery Control
Control Positions
Control Groups
Directors
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[1]
Shipwide Network
The Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909 lists the Barr and Stroud Mark II equipment on this class as:[2]
- Combined Range, Order, Deflection: 4 transmitters, 26 receivers
- Group Switches: 2
- Rate: 4 transmitters, 4 receivers
- Bearing: none
- Range: none
Additionally, this class had the following Siemens fire control equipment:[3]
- Turret fire gongs: none
- Fire Gongs: 16 with 4 keys
- Captain's Cease Fire Bells: 18 with 1 key
None of the ships had Target Visible or Gun Ready signals.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ absent from list in Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909, p. 58.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909, p. 58.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, p. 11.
Bibliography
Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191. Template:BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917 Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918 Template:Diadem Class (1896)
