St. Vincent Class Battleship (1908)
Contents
Fire Control Systems
Rangefinders
Directors
Main Battery
The ships were completed without a director, but were eventually fitted with a geared tripod-type director in a light aloft tower on the foremast along with a directing gun in 'Y' turret[1]. The battery was not divisible into groups for split director firing[2].
Secondary Battery
The 4-in guns never had directors installed[3].
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Like all large British ships of the era prior to Orion and Queen Mary, these ships had 2 TSs[4].
Dreyer Table
Each ship was eventually retro-fitted with a Mark I Dreyer table[5], but was never given Dreyer Turret Control Tables[6]. It appears reasonable to assume that Vanguard had a table fitted prior to her accidental loss.
Miscellaneous
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Director Firing Handbook, 1917. pp. 88, 142.
- ↑ The Director Firing Handbook, 1917. p. 88.
- ↑ absent from list in The Director Firing Handbook, 1917. p. 143.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, pp. 6-7.
- ↑ Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ absent from list in Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
Bibliography
Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191. Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917 Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
