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In 1913, ''Marlborough'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]] to receive a director along the lines of that developed in ''Neptune''. She was fully equipped sometime in 1914 prior to the start of the war.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref>
''Marlborough'' was one of the first ships fitted with a director, receiving hers in 1914 after she was listed in 1913's [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]].<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref>
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==Fate==
 
==Fate==

Revision as of 12:56, 26 September 2009

H.M.S. Marlborough
Career Details
Pendant Number: 66 (April, 1918)
Built By: Devonport Royal Dockyard
Laid Down: 25 January, 1912
Launched: 24 October, 1912
Commissioned: 2 June, 1914
Sold: 27 June, 1932
Fate: Scrapped


Alterations

In 1913, Marlborough was slated as part of the twelve ship order to receive a director along the lines of that developed in Neptune. She was fully equipped sometime in 1914 prior to the start of the war.[1]

Fate

Marlborough paid off at Devonport on 1 November, 1920 for a major refit, for which £211,097 was voted in the 1921 Naval Estimates. During her refit she was manned by a care-and-maintenance party under Commander Harry Bingham Jermain, O.B.E.[Citation needed]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.

Bibliography

Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan. Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919 Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships Template:Iron Duke Class (1912)