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===Evershed Bearing Indicators=== | ===Evershed Bearing Indicators=== | ||
− | All 4 units were likely fitted with this equipment before late 1914<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 36.</ref> | + | All 4 units were likely fitted with this equipment before late 1914.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 36.</ref> |
The transmitting positions were | The transmitting positions were | ||
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* 'X' turret | * 'X' turret | ||
− | The protocols for handling [[Wooding|wooding]] of the turrets is outlined in the ''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914''<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 38.</ref> | + | The protocols for handling [[Wooding|wooding]] of the turrets is outlined in the ''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914''.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 38.</ref> |
===Gunnery Control=== | ===Gunnery Control=== | ||
− | The control arrangements were as follows<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 7.</ref> | + | The control arrangements were as follows.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 7.</ref> |
====Control Positions==== | ====Control Positions==== | ||
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* 'X' turret | * 'X' turret | ||
− | Some ships had C.O.S.s within the control positions so they could be connected to either TS<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 7.</ref> | + | Some ships had C.O.S.s within the control positions so they could be connected to either TS.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 7.</ref> |
====Control Groups==== | ====Control Groups==== | ||
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====Main Battery==== | ====Main Battery==== | ||
− | The ships were fitted with a cam-type tripod-type director in a light aloft tower on the foremast along with a directing gun in 'X' turret<ref>''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917''. pp. 88, 142.</ref> | + | The ships were fitted with a cam-type tripod-type director in a light aloft tower on the foremast along with a directing gun in 'X' turret.<ref>''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917''. pp. 88, 142.</ref> |
− | The main battery could be divided into forward ('A', 'B' & 'Q') and aft ('X' & 'Y') groups for split director control<ref>''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917'', p. 88.</ref> | + | The main battery could be divided into forward ('A', 'B' & 'Q') and aft ('X' & 'Y') groups for split director control.<ref>''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917'', p. 88.</ref> |
− | A [[C.O.S.]] in the [[TS]] afforded these options<ref>''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917''. p. 88.</ref> | + | A [[C.O.S.]] in the [[TS]] afforded these options:<ref>''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917''. p. 88.</ref> |
* All turrets on aloft tower | * All turrets on aloft tower | ||
* All turrets on directing gun | * All turrets on directing gun | ||
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====Secondary Battery==== | ====Secondary Battery==== | ||
− | The 4-in guns never had directors installed<ref>absent from list in ''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917''. pp. 143.</ref> | + | The 4-in guns never had directors installed.<ref>absent from list in ''The Director Firing Handbook, 1917''. pp. 143.</ref> |
===Torpedo Control=== | ===Torpedo Control=== | ||
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===Transmitting Stations=== | ===Transmitting Stations=== | ||
− | These ships discarded the second [[TS]] found in earlier dreadnoughts and relied on a single TS<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', pp. 6-7.</ref> | + | These ships discarded the second [[TS]] found in earlier dreadnoughts and relied on a single TS.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', pp. 6-7.</ref> |
===Dreyer Table=== | ===Dreyer Table=== | ||
− | [[H.M.S. King George V (1911)|''King George V'']] had a Mark III Dreyer | + | [[H.M.S. King George V (1911)|''King George V'']] had a [[Mark III Dreyer Table]] while the other three units received [[Mark II Dreyer Table]]s.<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref><ref>Brooks, John. ''Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland'', p. 166.</ref> As of June 1918, they had not been provided [[Dreyer Turret Control Table]]s.<ref>absent from list in ''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref> |
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− | Continuing the pattern established in the [[Colossus Class Battleship (1910)|''Colossus'' class]], all 4 units used [[Vickers]] [[F.T.P.]] Mark III range and deflection instruments to the gun sights and [[Barr and Stroud]] (probably Mark II*{{INF}}) instruments for other purposes<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', pp. 72.</ref> | + | Continuing the pattern established in the [[Colossus Class Battleship (1910)|''Colossus'' class]], all 4 units used [[Vickers]] [[F.T.P.]] Mark III range and deflection instruments to the gun sights and [[Barr and Stroud]] (probably Mark II*{{INF}}) instruments for other purposes.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', pp. 72.</ref> |
− | The ships had ''Gun Ready'' signals in the TS and control positions, but were the first dreadnoughts to discontinue the use of ''Target Visible'' signals that appeared in earlier classes.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 11.</ref> | + | The ships had ''Gun Ready'' signals in the TS and control positions, but were the first dreadnoughts to discontinue the use of ''Target Visible'' signals that appeared in earlier classes.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 11.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_George_V_class_battleship_ | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_George_V_class_battleship_(1911) Wikipedia] |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Revision as of 17:00, 22 September 2009
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Evershed Bearing Indicators
All 4 units were likely fitted with this equipment before late 1914.[1]
The transmitting positions were
- Conning Tower (transmitters to port and starboard with C.O.S. to select one in use)
- Gunnery control tower
- 'B' turret
- 'X' turret
The protocols for handling wooding of the turrets is outlined in the Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914.[2]
Gunnery Control
The control arrangements were as follows.[3]
Control Positions
- Gunnery control tower
- 'B' turret
- 'X' turret
Some ships had C.O.S.s within the control positions so they could be connected to either TS.[4]
Control Groups
The five 13.5-in turrets were each a separate group with a local C.O.S.[Inference] so that it could be connected to
- Forward TS
- After TS
- Local control from officer's position within turret
Directors
Main Battery
The ships were fitted with a cam-type tripod-type director in a light aloft tower on the foremast along with a directing gun in 'X' turret.[5]
The main battery could be divided into forward ('A', 'B' & 'Q') and aft ('X' & 'Y') groups for split director control.[6]
A C.O.S. in the TS afforded these options:[7]
- All turrets on aloft tower
- All turrets on directing gun
- Forward group on aloft tower, aft group on directing gun
Secondary Battery
The 4-in guns never had directors installed.[8]
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
These ships discarded the second TS found in earlier dreadnoughts and relied on a single TS.[9]
Dreyer Table
King George V had a Mark III Dreyer Table while the other three units received Mark II Dreyer Tables.[10][11] As of June 1918, they had not been provided Dreyer Turret Control Tables.[12]
Fire Control Instruments
Continuing the pattern established in the Colossus class, all 4 units used Vickers F.T.P. Mark III range and deflection instruments to the gun sights and Barr and Stroud (probably Mark II*[Inference]) instruments for other purposes.[13]
The ships had Gun Ready signals in the TS and control positions, but were the first dreadnoughts to discontinue the use of Target Visible signals that appeared in earlier classes.[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, p. 36.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, p. 38.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, p. 7.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, p. 7.
- ↑ The Director Firing Handbook, 1917. pp. 88, 142.
- ↑ The Director Firing Handbook, 1917, p. 88.
- ↑ The Director Firing Handbook, 1917. p. 88.
- ↑ absent from list in The Director Firing Handbook, 1917. pp. 143.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, pp. 6-7.
- ↑ Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ Brooks, John. Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland, p. 166.
- ↑ absent from list in Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, pp. 72.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, p. 11.
Bibliography
Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191. Template:BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917 Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918