H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)
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| H.M.S. Curacoa (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | A7 (Jan 1918) 62 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | Mar/Apr 1916[3] |
| Laid down: | Jul, 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 5 May, 1917[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1918[6] |
| Collision: | 2 Oct, 1942[7] |
| Fate: | w/ Queen Mary |
H.M.S. Curacoa was one of five light cruisers of the Ceres class. Her name was so variously spelled that a small article was written in Warship 2012 to resolve the name as Curacoa.[8]
Alterations
Curacoa was fitted with a director system in February, 1918.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Barry E. Domvile, 9 January, 1918.[10]
- Captain Francis Thomas Butler Tower,
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Dent, Stephen. H.M.S. Curacoa - What's in a Name?, Warship 2012, pp. 172-4.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, 1919. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 771.
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, 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.
- 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.
- Kelly, Peter. The Tragic Loss of HMS Curacoa in Warship 1997-1998
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