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Revision as of 15:45, 13 August 2009
| H.M.S. Repulse | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 26 (April, 1918) |
| Built By: | John Brown, Clydebank |
| Laid Down: | 25 January, 1915 |
| Launched: | 8 January, 1916 |
| Commissioned: | 18 August, 1916 |
| Sunk: | 10 December, 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk off Malaya |
Contents
Fire Control Systems
Rangefinders
Directors
Main Battery
Repulse was fitted with 2 tripod-type directors, one in an armoured tower and one in a light aloft tower[1]. It is likely that B turret had a directing gun in its right position.
Secondary Battery
Her 4-in guns were supported by a pair of pedestal-mounted directors with double cam grooves and two rollers, one forward (on foremast below the spotting top) and one aft (on mainmast)[2].
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
Like her sister, Repulse had a Mark IV* Dreyer table[3], and 3 (?) Dreyer Turret Control Tables[4].
Miscellaneous
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Director Firing Handbook, 1917. p. 142
- ↑ The Director Firing Handbook, 1917. p. 143
- ↑ Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
Bibliography
Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917 Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
