H.M.S. Lord Clive (1915)
From The Dreadnought Project
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Reginald J.N. Watson, D.S.O.
Construction
Lord Clive received a very high priority for receiving directors, and the order for her equipment was completed in 1915.[1]
18-inch Monitor
Along with General Wolfe and Prince Eugene, Lord Clive received an 18-inch gun in 1918. The order for her updated bombardment director equipment was completed by October, 1918 and most likely fitted that month.[2][Inference]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 13.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 14.
Bibliography
- Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk)
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gilbert, Martin (1971). Winston S. Churchill: The Challenge of War 1914–1916. III. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0395131537.
- Template:FireControlInHMShips1919
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