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In 1916, it was stated that flotilla leaders have two 26.25 kw dynamos arranged in parallel with an additional 9 kw oil-fired set for emergency use.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 120.</ref> It is likely that this applied to this class. | In 1916, it was stated that flotilla leaders have two 26.25 kw dynamos arranged in parallel with an additional 9 kw oil-fired set for emergency use.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 120.</ref> It is likely that this applied to this class. | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 19 January 2012
Ten flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare Class were ordered late in the war, but only two were canceled outright and only a few saw service before the end of the war.
Machinery
Boilers
Engines
Generators
In 1916, it was stated that flotilla leaders have two 26.25 kw dynamos arranged in parallel with an additional 9 kw oil-fired set for emergency use.[1] It is likely that this applied to this class.
Armament
Guns
Torpedoes
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Evershed Bearing Indicators
Gunnery Control
Control Positions
Control Groups
Directors
On 26 January, 1918, Scott had her director's tilt test performed at Portsmouth.[2]
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[3]
Fire Control Instruments
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 120.
- ↑ Director Firing for Flotilla Leaders and Destroyers, 1918, p. 49.
- ↑ absent from list in Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1910). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909. Copy No. 173 is Ja 345a at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
