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In November 1914, ''Lowestoft'' along with 2 unnamed units of the ''Arethusa'' and ''Caroline'' classes yet under construction should be given experimental gunnery directors.  The mixed 4-in and 6-in batteries along with difficulty in making a rigid platform and percussion firing for the 4-in guns presented difficulties.  It is not known when or even if her director was installed, as these experiments were delayed by the priority placed on fitting directors to capital ships.  She was, however, eventually given a director in February, 1918<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'' pp. 11-12.</ref>
 
In November 1914, ''Lowestoft'' along with 2 unnamed units of the ''Arethusa'' and ''Caroline'' classes yet under construction should be given experimental gunnery directors.  The mixed 4-in and 6-in batteries along with difficulty in making a rigid platform and percussion firing for the 4-in guns presented difficulties.  It is not known when or even if her director was installed, as these experiments were delayed by the priority placed on fitting directors to capital ships.  She was, however, eventually given a director in February, 1918<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'' pp. 11-12.</ref>
  
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==Captains==
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Those captains who have an article established are also listed [[:Category:Captains of {{PAGENAME}}|here]].<br>Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Theobald Walter Butler Kennedy|Theobald W. B. Kennedy]], 20 November, 1913, <ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 351.</ref> in command at the outbreak of war.<ref>Corbett.  ''Naval Operations''.  '''Volume I'''.  p. 440.</ref>
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Theobald Walter Butler Kennedy|Theobald W. B. Kennedy]], 20 November, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 351.</ref>
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*Captain The Honourable Bertram T. C. O. Freeman Mitford (Acting), February, 1918.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 835.</ref>
 
*Captain The Honourable Bertram T. C. O. Freeman Mitford (Acting), February, 1918.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 835.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lowestoft_(1913) Wikipedia]
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{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lowestoft_(1913)}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 13:30, 23 July 2012

H.M.S. Lowestoft
Career Details
Pendant Numbers: 17 (1914)
83 (Jan 1918)
none (Apr 1918)[1]
Built By: Chatham Royal Dockyard
Laid Down:
Launched: 23 April, 1913
Commissioned:
Sold: 8 January, 1931
Fate: Broken up? Ward, Milfordhaven

Career

Lowestoft commissioned at Chatham on 21 April, 1914.[2]

Alterations

In November 1914, Lowestoft along with 2 unnamed units of the Arethusa and Caroline classes yet under construction should be given experimental gunnery directors. The mixed 4-in and 6-in batteries along with difficulty in making a rigid platform and percussion firing for the 4-in guns presented difficulties. It is not known when or even if her director was installed, as these experiments were delayed by the priority placed on fitting directors to capital ships. She was, however, eventually given a director in February, 1918[3]

Captains

Those captains who have an article established are also listed here.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lowestoft_(1913)}}

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
  2. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 351.
  3. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919 pp. 11-12.
  4. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 351.
  5. ↑ Corbett. Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 440.
  6. ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 835.

Bibliography

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