Lord Clive Class Monitor (1915)

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Armament

The ships were armed as follows.[1]

As built:

Sir Thomas Picton:

  • two B.L. 12-in
  • two 12-pdr 12 cwt Q.F. guns[Inference]

Sir John Moore and Prince Rupert:

  • two B.L. 12-in
  • two 12-pdr 12 cwt Q.F. guns

Prince Eugene and General Craufurd:

  • two B.L. 12-in
  • two 3-pdr Vickers H.A. or two 3-in H.A. Mark II

Earl of Peterborough, Lord Clive and General Wolfe:

  • two B.L. 12-in
  • two 2-pdr pom-poms

In November 1918:

Sir Thomas Picton:

  • two B.L. 12-in
  • two 12-pdr 12 cwt Q.F. guns[Inference]
  • one 6-in Mark XII

Sir John Moore and Prince Rupert:

  • two B.L. 12-in
  • two 12-pdr 12 cwt Q.F. guns
  • two 6-in Mark VII

Prince Eugene:

  • two B.L. 12-in
  • two 3-pdr Vickers H.A. or two 3-in H.A. Mark II
  • two 6-in Mark VII

Earl of Peterborough (unchanged):

  • two B.L. 12-in
  • two 2-pdr pom-poms

Lord Clive:

  • one B.L. 18-in
  • two B.L. 12-in
  • two 6-in Mark VII
  • two 2-pdr pom-poms
  • two 3-in H.A.

General Wolfe:

  • one B.L. 18-in
  • two B.L. 12-in
  • four 4-in Mark IX
  • two 2-pdr pom-poms
  • two 3-in H.A.

Fire Control

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Directors

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All eight ships were fitted with directors in 1915.[2] General Wolfe, Lord Clive and Prince Eugene were later fitted with 18-in guns, requiring their directors to be updated in 1918, although this new director was never fitted in Prince Eugene.[3]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 4, Part 28. p. 36.
  2. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 13.
  3. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 14.

Bibliography

  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1917). The Director Firing Handbook. O.U. 6125 (late C.B. 1259). Copy No. 322 at The National Archives. ADM 186/227.
  • 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.
  • Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


Lord Clive Class Monitor
  Earl of Peterborough General Craufurd General Wolfe Lord Clive  
  Prince Eugene Prince Rupert Sir John Moore Sir Thomas Picton  
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