H.M.S. Canada (1913)
From The Dreadnought Project
H.M.S. Canada | |
Career | Details |
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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]
Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II in the TCT.[5][6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
- ↑ Commander Matthew Best's notebook. Liddle Collection. University of Leeds. RNMN/BEST. Box 1. Volume III.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 16.
- ↑ Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916, p. 38.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915, p. 60.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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