H.M.S. Lowestoft (1913)
| 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.
- Captain Theobald W. B. Kennedy, 20 November, 1913, [4] in command at the outbreak of war.[5]
- Captain The Honourable Bertram T. C. O. Freeman Mitford (Acting), February, 1918.[6]
See Also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 351.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919 pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 351.
- ↑ Corbett. Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 440.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 835.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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