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The eight [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''Diadem Class''' were completed between 1898 and 1903. | The eight [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''Diadem Class''' were completed between 1898 and 1903. | ||
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| + | ==Armament== | ||
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| + | ===Guns=== | ||
| + | ===Secondary Battery=== | ||
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| + | ===Other Guns=== | ||
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| + | ===Torpedoes=== | ||
| + | Two submerged tubes forward, presumably firing directly abeam.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896'', p. 40.</ref> | ||
==Fire Control== | ==Fire Control== | ||
===Rangefinders=== | ===Rangefinders=== | ||
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===Gunnery Control=== | ===Gunnery Control=== | ||
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===Dreyer Table=== | ===Dreyer Table=== | ||
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These ships had no fire control tables.<ref>absent from list in ''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref> | These ships had no fire control tables.<ref>absent from list in ''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref> | ||
===Fire Control Instruments=== | ===Fire Control Instruments=== | ||
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The ''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'' lists the Barr and Stroud Mark II equipment on this class as:<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'', p. 58.</ref> | The ''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'' lists the Barr and Stroud Mark II equipment on this class as:<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'', p. 58.</ref> | ||
* Combined Range, Order, Deflection: 4 transmitters, 26 receivers | * Combined Range, Order, Deflection: 4 transmitters, 26 receivers | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 24 April 2012
The eight protected cruisers of the Diadem Class were completed between 1898 and 1903.
Armament
Guns
Secondary Battery
Other Guns
Torpedoes
Two submerged tubes forward, presumably firing directly abeam.[1]
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Gunnery Control
Control Positions
Control Groups
Directors
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[2]
Fire Control Instruments
The Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909 lists the Barr and Stroud Mark II equipment on this class as:[3]
- Combined Range, Order, Deflection: 4 transmitters, 26 receivers
- Group Switches: 2
- Rate: 4 transmitters, 4 receivers
- Bearing: none
- Range: none
Additionally, this class had the following Siemens fire control equipment:[4]
- Turret fire gongs: none
- Fire Gongs: 16 with 4 keys
- Captain's Cease Fire Bells: 18 with 1 key
None of the ships had Target Visible or Gun Ready signals.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
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.
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- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
