H.M.S. Calliope (1914)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Calliope | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Numbers: | 76 (1914) 23 (Jan 1918) 78 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid Down: | |
| Launched: | 17 December, 1914 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Sold: | |
| Fate: | |
Alterations
Calliope was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[2]
At some point likely after the end of the war, she received a Dreyer Turret Control Table in her T.S..[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Percy L. H. Noble, 15 October, 1918.[4]
- Captain Charles Edward Le Mesurier, during the Battle of Jutland.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 48.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, 1919. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Pamphlet on the Turret Dreyer Table as fitted in the turrets of H.M. battleships and in the transmitting stations of certain cruisers, 1930. p. 4.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 748.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibConways1906-1921
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
