H.M.S. Valiant (1914)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Valiant | |
| Career | Details |
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| Pendant Number: | 43 (April, 1918)[1] |
| 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 |
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Valiant had a pool table, a photo of which is in the Crawford Scrapbook, Liddle Collection, University of Leeds.
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Alterations
Valiant was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.[2] Her secondary battery directors were installed in April, 1917.[3]
In December, 1914, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 10.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 16.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
