H.M.S. Lowestoft (1913)

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

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.[2]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
  2. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919 p. 11.

Bibliography

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