Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Barham (1914)"
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==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
*Captain [[Geoffrey Clement Cooke]]*, (?, 1940 – 25 November, 1941) | *Captain [[Geoffrey Clement Cooke]]*, (?, 1940 – 25 November, 1941) | ||
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| + | ==Differences from Class== | ||
| + | Owing to her use as a flagship, by some point ''Barham'' had a 9-foot rangefinder for the admiral's use on top of the charthouse. When, late in the war, it was desired to provide an effective additional 9-foot instrument for torpedo control purposes, ''Barham'' was to skip getting one on the assumption this instrument would be available for the task on most occasions.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918'', p. 177.</ref> | ||
==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 9 April 2011
| H.M.S. Barham | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 34 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | John Brown, Clydebank |
| Laid Down: | 24 February, 1913 |
| Launched: | 31 October, 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 1 October, 1915 |
| Sunk: | 25 November, 1941 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
In Command
- Captain Geoffrey Clement Cooke*, (?, 1940 – 25 November, 1941)
Differences from Class
Owing to her use as a flagship, by some point Barham had a 9-foot rangefinder for the admiral's use on top of the charthouse. When, late in the war, it was desired to provide an effective additional 9-foot instrument for torpedo control purposes, Barham was to skip getting one on the assumption this instrument would be available for the task on most occasions.[2]
Alterations
Barham was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.[3]
In December, 1914, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[4]
Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II in the TCT.[5][6]
Her secondary battery directors were installed in July, 1917.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918, p. 177.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 10.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.
- ↑ Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916, p. 38.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915, p. 60.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 16.
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
