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All six ships were fitted with directors in 1917 and 1918.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', pp. 11-12.</ref> | All six ships were fitted with directors in 1917 and 1918.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', pp. 11-12.</ref> | ||
| − | The elevation limits of their weapons may have increased in late 1917 or early 1918, resulting in orders for adapting their director systems issued 13 November, 1917. It is not clear whether these alterations were for the entire class, or when they were effected.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', pp. 14.</ref> | + | The elevation limits of their weapons may have increased in late 1917 or early 1918, resulting in orders for adapting their director systems issued 13 November, 1917. It is not clear whether these alterations were for the entire class or just ''Caroline'' herself, or when they were effected.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', pp. 14.</ref> |
===Torpedo Control=== | ===Torpedo Control=== | ||
Revision as of 13:08, 1 October 2009
The six Light Cruisers of the Caroline Class were completed in 1914 and 1915.
Contents
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Evershed Bearing Indicators
Gunnery Control
Control Positions
Control Groups
Directors
All six ships were fitted with directors in 1917 and 1918.[1]
The elevation limits of their weapons may have increased in late 1917 or early 1918, resulting in orders for adapting their director systems issued 13 November, 1917. It is not clear whether these alterations were for the entire class or just Caroline herself, or when they were effected.[2]
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[3]
Fire Control Instruments
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See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, pp. 14.
- ↑ absent from list in Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1910). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909. Copy No. 173 is Ja 345a at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
