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| + | In September 1914, the ships were allowed four additional pairs of Pattern 343 Service Binoculars.{{AWO1914|331 of 8 Sep, 1914}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:02, 16 November 2012
The nine Second-Class Cruisers of the Eclipse Class (sometimes referred to as the Talbot class) were completed between 1896 and 1898.
| Overview of 9 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Diana | Fairfield | 13 Aug, 1894 | 5 Dec, 1895 | 15 Jun, 1897 | Sold 1 Jul, 1920 |
| Dido | London & Glasgow | 30 Aug, 1894 | 20 Mar, 1896 | 10 May, 1898 | Sold 16 Dec, 1926 |
| Doris | Vickers | 29 Aug, 1894 | 3 Mar, 1896 | 18 Nov, 1897 | Sold 20 Feb, 1919 |
| Eclipse | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | 11 Dec, 1893 | 19 Jul, 1894 | 23 Mar, 1897 | Sold Aug, 1921 |
| Isis | London & Glasgow | 30 Jan, 1895 | 27 Jun, 1896 | 10 May, 1898 | Sold 26 Feb, 1920 |
| Juno | Vickers | 22 Jun, 1894 | 16 Nov, 1895 | 16 Jun, 1897 | Sold 24 Sep, 1920 |
| Minerva | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 4 Dec, 1893 | 23 Sep, 1895 | 4 Feb, 1897 | Sold 5 Oct, 1920 |
| Talbot | Devonport Royal Dockyard | 5 Mar, 1894 | 25 Apr, 1895 | 15 Sep, 1896 | Sold 6 Dec, 1921 |
| Venus | Fairfield | 28 Jun, 1894 | 5 Sep, 1895 | 9 Nov, 1897 | Sold 22 Sep, 1921 |
Binoculars
In September 1914, the ships were allowed four additional pairs of Pattern 343 Service Binoculars.[1]
Armament
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Other Guns
Torpedoes
In Talbot's trials, she was able to fire from submerged tubes with no deflection while running full speed. Her stern tube appears to have been above-water by design but was firing reliably even when full of water at speed, unlike the Apollo class which found this problematic the same year.[2]
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Transmitting Stations
Fire Control Instruments
Torpedo Control
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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