H.M.S. Diana (1895)
From The Dreadnought Project
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.34 (Jan., 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Fairfield |
| Laid Down: | 13 August, 1894 |
| Launched: | 5 December, 1895 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Sold: | 1 July, 1920 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Radio
In 1901 while assigned to the Mediterranean, the ship was noted as having or being slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[2]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Heathcoat S. Grant, 6 November, 1906.[3]
- Captain George B. Hutton, 6 January, 1914.[4]
- Captain Ambrose M. Peck, 29 September, 1917.[5]
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 7 minutes, 5.5 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.[6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 40.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. p. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 301.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 776.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, pp. 45-7.
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