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Directors were ordered only for ''Commonwealth'' and her sister [[H.M.S. Zealandia (1904)|''Zealandia'']] on 23 July, 1917 for use in bombardment.  ''Commonwealth'''s director was installed in May 1918, but Zealandia's installation was not completed.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', p. 15.</ref>  It appears that ''Commonwealth'' was the only pre-dreadnought to ever be fitted with a director system for regular service.
 
Directors were ordered only for ''Commonwealth'' and her sister [[H.M.S. Zealandia (1904)|''Zealandia'']] on 23 July, 1917 for use in bombardment.  ''Commonwealth'''s director was installed in May 1918, but Zealandia's installation was not completed.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', p. 15.</ref>  It appears that ''Commonwealth'' was the only pre-dreadnought to ever be fitted with a director system for regular service.
  
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*Captain [[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood]], 5 December, 1908 - 31 December, 1909.{{CN}}
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*Captain [[Price Vaughan Lewes]] in command as of May 1912 operating with the [[Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Battle Squadron]].{{CN}}
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*Captain [[Maurice Woollcombe]], 1 October, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 296.</ref><ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 393''b''.</ref>
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*Captain [[Herbert William Richmond|Herbert W. Richmond]], 26 October, 1915 operating with the [[Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Third Battle Squadron]]<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 393''e''.</ref>
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*Captain [[George Ronald Beddard Blount|George R. B. Blount]], 1 November, 1918.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 762.</ref>
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*Captain [[Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy]],
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==See Also==
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Commonwealth_(1903)}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 20:41, 16 July 2012

H.M.S. Commonwealth
Career Details
Pendant Numbers: 31 (1914)
44 (Jan 1918)
31 (Apr 1918)[1]
Built By: Fairfield
Laid Down:
Launched: 13 May, 1903
Commissioned:
Sold:
Fate:

Alterations

Directors were ordered only for Commonwealth and her sister Zealandia on 23 July, 1917 for use in bombardment. Commonwealth's director was installed in May 1918, but Zealandia's installation was not completed.[2] It appears that Commonwealth was the only pre-dreadnought to ever be fitted with a director system for regular service.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 31.
  2. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, p. 15.
  3. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 296.
  4. ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 393b.
  5. ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 393e.
  6. ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 762.

Bibliography

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