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| − | Like all her sisters except [[H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (1913)]] (which had a Mark IV), ''Warspite'' had a Mark IV* Dreyer table<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>, and 4 (?) Dreyer 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), ''Warspite'' had a Mark IV* Dreyer table<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>, and 4 (?) Dreyer 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. Warspite | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 12 (April, 1918) |
| Built By: | Devonport Royal Dockyard |
| Laid Down: | 31 October, 1912 |
| Launched: | 26 November, 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 8 March, 1915 |
| Wrecked: | 23 April, 1947 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Contents
Launch
Warspite was launched on 26 November, 1913, in "beautiful" weather at 15:15. Mrs. Austen Chamberlain launched the ship, accompanied by Mr. Austen Chamberlain and their son. Also in attendance were the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, the Naval Secretary to the First Lord, Dudley de Chair, Sir James Marshall, Director of Dockyards, Sir George Le Clerc Egerton, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, Vice-Admiral R. H. S. Stokes, Admiral-Superintendent, Admiral Charles Henry Cross, Rear-Admiral Arthur Henry Christian, Commanding the Devonport Division of the Home Fleets, and Admiral William Marrack.
Also present were Lady Chesterfield, Lady Valletort, the Hon. John and Lady Boscawen, Lady Gwendoline Churchill, Lady Vivian, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Rochfort Maguire, the Hon. Mrs. Cyril Ward, Colonel the Hon. Charles Edgcumbe, Sir Ernest Cassel, the Bishop of Exeter, Commander Eklund and Commander Froding of the Royal Swedish Navy, Major Morrison-Bell, M.P., Lady St. Levan, Lady St. Germans, the Hon. Mrs. Tremayne, Lady Jackson, Lady Buller and Lady Egerton.
Fire Control Systems
Rangefinders
Directors
Main Battery
Warspite 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), Warspite had a Mark IV* Dreyer table[3], and 4 (?) 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 Roskill, Captain Stephen Wentworth (1974). H.M.S. Warspite. London: Futura Publications. ISBN 0860071723.
