Difference between revisions of "Danae Class Cruiser (1917)"
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| − | All ships were completed with gunnery directors in place.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', p. 11.</ref> | + | All ships were completed with gunnery directors in place.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', p. 11.</ref> The director was in a tower on a pedestal mounting and may have been augmented by use of their 'X' gun as a [[Directing Gun|directing gun]] as on the earlier [[Caledon Class Cruiser (1916)|''Caledon'' class]] ships.<ref>''Handbook of Captain F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918'', p. 142 and plate opposite.</ref> |
===Torpedo Control=== | ===Torpedo Control=== | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 2 October 2009
The eight light cruisers of the Danae Class were completed between 1918 and 1922. An additional four planned ships were not completed.
Contents
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Evershed Bearing Indicators
These ships almost certainly had Evershed gear for gun control from delivery, and were the first new light cruisers to also feature Evershed installations for searchlight control.[1]
Gunnery Control
Control Positions
Control Groups
Directors
All ships were completed with gunnery directors in place.[2] The director was in a tower on a pedestal mounting and may have been augmented by use of their 'X' gun as a directing gun as on the earlier Caledon class ships.[3]
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
Fire Control Instruments
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See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, p. 29.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, p. 11.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918, p. 142 and plate opposite.
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
