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.
Overview of 8 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Scott | Cammell Laird | 18 Oct, 1917 | Torpedoed 15 Aug, 1918 | ||
Bruce | Cammell Laird | 26 Feb, 1918 | Sunk 22 Nov, 1939 | ||
Douglas | Cammell Laird | 8 Jun, 1918 | 20 Mar, 1945 | ||
Campbell | Cammell Laird | 21 Sep, 1918 | 18 Feb, 1947 | ||
Malcolm | Cammell Laird | 29 May, 1919 | 25 Jul, 1945 | ||
Mackay | Cammell Laird | 21 Dec, 1918 | 18 Feb, 1947 | ||
Stuart | Hawthorn Leslie | 22 Aug, 1918 | 3 Feb, 1947 | ||
Montrose | Hawthorn Leslie | 10 Jun, 1918 | 31 Jan, 1946 |
Contents
Machinery
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]
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.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. Plate 24/A.
- ↑ Director Firing for Flotilla Leaders and Destroyers, 1918, p. 49.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. 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.
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
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