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In 1917, it was approved that these ships were to be amongst the majority of Flotilla Leaders to receive installations of the [[British Destroyer Director Firing System]],{{ARTS1917|p. 229}} though no installations of this equipment were completed prior to 1918.{{UKProgressInNavalGunnery1914-1918|p. 37}} | |||
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Revision as of 19:37, 10 May 2013
Seven flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare Class were ordered late in the war, but only two were completed by the end of hostility and two were cancelled.
| Overview of 5 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Shakespeare | Thornycroft | 7 Jul, 1917 | Handed over 2 Sep, 1936 | ||
| Spenser | Thornycroft | 22 Sep, 1917 | Handed over 29 Sep, 1936 | ||
| Wallace | Thornycroft | 26 Oct, 1918 | 20 Mar, 1945 | ||
| Keppel | Thornycroft | 23 Apr, 1920 | Jul, 1945 | ||
| Template:UK-Rooke | Thornycroft | 16 Sep, 1920 | Foundered 9 Nov, 1942 | ||
Machinery
Generators
In 1916, it was stated that flotilla leaders have two 26.25 kw dynamos arranged in parallel with an additional 9 kw oil-fired set for emergency use.[1] It is likely that this applied to this class.
Armament
The ships were armed as follows.[2]
4.7-in Guns
- Five 4.7-in B.L. Mark I guns on C.P. VI mountings
These guns could elevate 30 degrees and had 24 common, 96 lyddite and 19 practice rounds per gun.
Other Guns
- One 3-in H.A. gun on S. III mounting with 100 rounds
- One .303-in Maxim with 5,000 rounds
Torpedoes
- Two Triple Revolving 21-in torpedo mounts
The torpedoes were Mark II torpedo or Mark I**** torpedo.
Fire Control
Directors
In 1917, it was approved that these ships were to be amongst the majority of Flotilla Leaders to receive installations of the British Destroyer Director Firing System,[5] though no installations of this equipment were completed prior to 1918.[6]
Torpedo Control
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 120.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 196.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917. Plate100.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917. Plate101.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917. p. 229.
- ↑ Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918. p. 37.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917. p. 210. Plate 82.
- ↑ absent from list in Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1910). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909. Copy No. 173 is Ja 345a at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
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