Scott Class Flotilla Leader (1917)
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Ten flotilla leaders of the Scott Class were ordered late in the war, but though only two were canceled outright, few of those launched 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
The ships mounted two Triple Revolving Above Water tubes on the centerline.[2]
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.[3]
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[4]
Fire Control Instruments
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 120.
- ↑ Marhc, Edgar J. British Destroyers, Plate 24/A.
- ↑ 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