Bretagne Class Battleship (1913)
From The Dreadnought Project
In 1916, the British noted that these ships were equipped with anti-torpedo nets.[1]
| Overview of 3 vessels | |||||
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| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Bretagne | 1913 | ||||
| Lorraine | 1913 | ||||
| Provence | 1913 | ||||
Armament
Main Battery
An American observer was impressed that a single man could train the turret, as opposed to six to eight men needed in American ships.[2]
Secondary Battery
Torpedoes
Fire Control
Rangefinders
The Americans reported use of 15 foot barr & Stroud rangefinders in triplex mountings.[2]
Gunnery Control
The ships used a "cascade system", where the Post Centrale transmitted only to elevated fore and aft turrets, who then relayed the data to the neighboring, lower turrets. In the event that the P.C. failed to send data, the receiving turrets would function as their own mini-P.Cs. and send their data to the lower turrets.[2]
Control Positions
Control Groups
Directors
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
An American naval observer reported that Bretagne had 17 men in her Post Centrale.[2]
Fire Control Instruments
Alterations
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 118.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lt. Cdr. [[Herbert Fairfax Leary|Herbert F. Leary}}, quoted in G.B. 436 Investigation, 16 October, 1917.
Bibliography
- Robert Dumas. The French Dreadnoughts: The 23,500 ton Bretagne Class in Warship, Volume X Issues 38-9.
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