H.M.A.S. Brisbane (1915)
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H.M.A.S. Brisbane (1915) | |
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Pendant Number: | N/A[1] |
Builder: | Cockatoo Dockyard[2] |
Laid down: | 25 Jan, 1913[3] |
Launched: | 30 Sep, 1915[4] |
Commissioned: | Nov, 1916[5] |
Sold: |
Service
Alterations
Brisbane was apparently not fitted with a director until well after her sisters, perhaps owing to her service in the Pacific.[6] A photo taken of her in 1935 shows that she did acquire a light aloft tower, high on her foremast at some point.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Claude Lionel Cumberlege, 31 October, 1916.[8]
- Captain George Francis Hyde, 27 August, 1919.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ photo link supplied by BBS user NewGolconda.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 947.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 947.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- 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.
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