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Revision as of 14:50, 6 May 2014
| H.M.S. Castor (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | C4 (1914) 33 (Jan 1918) 20 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Laid down: | 28 Oct, 1914[3] |
| Launched: | 28 Jul, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | Nov, 1915[5] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1936[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Castor was the first of four Cambrian class light cruisers completed in 1915 and 1916.
Service
She fought at the Battle of Jutland as flag cruiser of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
She recommissioned at Chatham on 18 April, 1920.[8]
Alterations
Castor was fitted with a director in January, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[9]
Equipment
In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type As.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain James R. P. Hawksley, November, 1915[11]
- Captain (soon Commodore, Second Class) Hugh J. Tweedie, November, 1917[12]
- Captain Leonard L. P. Willan, 21 December, 1920[13]
- Captain Aubrey T. Tillard, August, 1922[14]
- Captain Alban T. B. Curteis, October, 1927[15]
- Captain Wilfred N. Custance, June, 1928[16]
- Captain W. Frederic Wake-Walker, May, 1929[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 743.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 753.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 743.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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