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Revision as of 16:00, 9 August 2011
A total of 62 destroyers of the "R" Class were completed in 1916-1917 as part of the War Emergency Programme.
There was a mix of Admiralty design vessels (39) and a diverse set of builder's specials (12 ships), and a refined Admiralty design (11 ships) that is sometimes referred to as the Modified "R" Class.[1]
Contents
Performance
Armament
4-in Guns
The first 51 Admiralty design ships and specials had three 4-in QF Mark IV guns on P IX mountings as in the preceding "M" class destroyers.
The eleven modified "R" class ships had three 4-in QF Mark IV guns on CP III mountings capable of 30 degree elevation, increasing extreme range by 20%.[2]
Other Guns
By 1920, some or all had one 2-pdr pom-pom for air defence.[3]
Torpedoes
Other Weapons
Fire Control
Instruments
Rangefinders
Directors
Torpedo Control
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's. pp. 76-77, 79-80.
- ↑ Conway's. p. 82. indicates Mk V, but Technical History and Index, Vol 4, Part 34. pp. 12-13. spells out the CP III mounting and also that the CP II mounting is the one compatible with a Mk V gun.
- ↑ Technical History and Index, Vol 4, Part 34, p. 16.
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