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==Launch==
 
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''Canada'' was launched as ''Almirante Latorre'' on 27 November, 1913 by Mme. Edwards, wife of the Chilean Minister.
 
''Canada'' was launched as ''Almirante Latorre'' on 27 November, 1913 by Mme. Edwards, wife of the Chilean Minister.
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==Career==
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''Canada'' was commissioned on 15 August, 1915, but her sailing for Scapa Flow was delayed until October.<ref>Commander Matthew Best's notebook.  Liddle Collection.  University of Leeds.  RNMN/BEST.  Box 1.  Volume III.</ref>
  
 
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==Alterations==

Revision as of 06:29, 18 June 2010

H.M.S. Canada
Career Details
Pennant: 01 (April, 1918)[1]
Built By: Armstrong's, Elswick
Laid down: 27 November, 1911
Launched: 27 November, 1913
Commissioned: 15 August, 1915
Sold: April, 1920
Fate: Served in the Chilean Navy

Launch

Canada was launched as Almirante Latorre on 27 November, 1913 by Mme. Edwards, wife of the Chilean Minister.

Career

Canada was commissioned on 15 August, 1915, but her sailing for Scapa Flow was delayed until October.[2]

Alterations

Canada was fitted with director gear for her main battery sometime between May and December, 1915.[3] Her secondary directors were installed in February, 1918.[4]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
  2. ↑ Commander Matthew Best's notebook. Liddle Collection. University of Leeds. RNMN/BEST. Box 1. Volume III.
  3. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
  4. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 16.

Bibliography

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