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| − | ''Valiant'' was fitted with 2 tripod-type directors, one in an armoured tower and one in a light aloft tower | + | ''Valiant'' was fitted with 2 tripod-type directors, one in an armoured tower and one in a light aloft tower<ref>''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917''. p. 142</ref>. |
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| − | Like all her sisters except [[H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (1913)]] (which had a Mark IV), ''Valiant'' had a Mark IV* Dreyer table<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>. She was also outfitted with 4 (?) Turret Control Tables<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>. | + | Like all her sisters except [[H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (1913)|Queen Elizabeth]] (which had a Mark IV table), ''Valiant'' had a Mark IV* Dreyer table<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>. She was also outfitted with 4 (?) Turret Control Tables<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>. |
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Revision as of 15:21, 13 August 2009
| H.M.S. Valiant | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 43 (April, 1918) |
| Built By: | Fairfield, Govan |
| Laid Down: | 31 January, 1913 |
| Launched: | 4 November, 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 19 February, 1916 |
| Sold: | 19 March, 1948 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| Motto: | Valiant yet Vigilant |
| General Characteristics | |
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Valiant had a pool table, a photo of which is in the Crawford Scrapbook, Liddle Collection, University of Leeds.
Contents
Fire Control Systems
Rangefinders
Directors
Main Battery
Valiant was fitted with 2 tripod-type directors, one in an armoured tower and one in a light aloft tower[1].
Secondary Battery
Her 6-in guns were to be served by a pair of pedestal-mounted directors[2], possibly situated high on her forward superstructure.
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
Like all her sisters except Queen Elizabeth (which had a Mark IV table), Valiant had a Mark IV* Dreyer table[3]. She was also outfitted with 4 (?) 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
