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==Armament== | |||
===Guns=== | |||
In February, 1913, the 6-in mountings, along with many other 4-in and 6-in mountings in various capital ships and cruisers were to have illumination added for their training index racers.<ref>Admiralty Weekly Orders. {{TNA|ADM 182/4}}. 21 Feb, 1913 entries. pp. 3-4.</ref> | |||
===Torpedoes=== | |||
* two submerged 18-in torpedo tubes arranged on the broadside forward, depressed 3 degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 6 foot 6 inches below load water line and 1 feet 8 inches above deck.{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_class_cruiser}} | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_class_cruiser}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:41, 1 August 2017
The two cruisers of the Challenger class were completed in 1904 and 1905.
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| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Challenger | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 1 Dec, 1900 | 27 May, 1902 | 3 May, 1904 | 31 May, 1920 |
| Encounter | Devonport Royal Dockyard | 28 Jan, 1901 | 18 Jun, 1902 | 21 Nov, 1905 | to R.A.N. Jul, 1912 |
Armament
Guns
In February, 1913, the 6-in mountings, along with many other 4-in and 6-in mountings in various capital ships and cruisers were to have illumination added for their training index racers.[1]
Torpedoes
- two submerged 18-in torpedo tubes arranged on the broadside forward, depressed 3 degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 6 foot 6 inches below load water line and 1 feet 8 inches above deck.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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