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Revision as of 11:16, 31 August 2012
A total of some 22 destroyers of the "W" Class were completed in 1917-1918. Late in the war, an additional order was placed for a large number of modified "W" class destroyers, most of which were cancelled.
Contents
Torpedoes
Other Weapons
Fire Control
Instruments
Rangefinders
Directors
On 26 April, 1918, Wolsey had her director tilt tested at Southampton.[1]
Torpedo Control
Alterations
By November 1918, Warwick and Whirlwind were operating out of Dover and were equipped to carry 74 "M" type sinker mines. The torpedo tubes and guns removed when the mines were shipped could be placed back aboard with enough notice.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Director Firing for Flotilla Leaders and Destroyers, 1918, p. 45.
- ↑ Admiralty. Annual Report of the Torpedo School Mining Appendix, 1917-1918, p. 11. Plate 7.
Bibliography
