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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
| − | ''Valiant'' was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 10.</ref> | + | ''Valiant'' was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 10.</ref> |
In December, 1914, [[Open Director Sight]]s were ordered for all{{INF}} her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 18.</ref> | In December, 1914, [[Open Director Sight]]s were ordered for all{{INF}} her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 18.</ref> | ||
Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in the TCT.<ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', p. 38.</ref><ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915'', p. 60.</ref> | Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in the TCT.<ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', p. 38.</ref><ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915'', p. 60.</ref> | ||
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| + | Her secondary battery directors were installed in April, 1917.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 16.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 23:48, 16 March 2011
| H.M.S. Valiant | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 43 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Fairfield, Govan |
| Laid Down: | 31 January, 1913 |
| Launched: | 4 November, 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 19 February, 1916 |
| Sold: | 19 March, 1948 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| Motto: | Valiant yet Vigilant |
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Valiant had a pool table, a photo of which is in the Crawford Scrapbook, Liddle Collection, University of Leeds.
Alterations
Valiant was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.[2]
In December, 1914, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[3]
Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II in the TCT.[4][5]
Her secondary battery directors were installed in April, 1917.[6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 10.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.
- ↑ Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916, p. 38.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915, p. 60.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 16.
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
