Difference between revisions of "Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)"
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| − | + | By 1909, the 10 ships in this class were evenly split into two different types of fire control equipment. | |
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| + | ''Bedford'', ''Essex'', ''Kent'', ''Monmouth'' and ''Suffolk'' were fitted with Barr and Stroud Mark II equipment with a few gongs and bells from other sources:<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'', pp. 56, 58.</ref> | ||
* Combined Range, Order, Deflection: 6 transmitters, 27 receivers | * Combined Range, Order, Deflection: 6 transmitters, 27 receivers | ||
* Group Switches: 3 | * Group Switches: 3 | ||
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* Range: none | * Range: none | ||
Additionally, this class had the following fire control equipment:<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'', p. 58.</ref> | Additionally, this class had the following fire control equipment:<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'', p. 58.</ref> | ||
| − | * | + | * Siemens Fire Gongs (turrets): 4 with 2 keys |
| − | * Fire Gongs ( | + | * Vickers Fire Gongs (elsewhere): 10 with 4 keys |
| − | * Captain's Cease Fire Bells (Siemens | + | * Siemens Captain's Cease Fire Bells: 16 with 1 key |
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| + | ''berwick'', ''Cornwall'', ''Cumberland'', ''Donegal'' and ''Lancaster'' were equipped with [[Vickers|Vickers, Son and Maxim]] instruments for range, deflection and orders and with [[Barr and Stroud]] [[Range Rate|rate]] instruments:<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909'', pp. 56, 60.</ref> | ||
| + | * Vickers range transmitters: 6 | ||
| + | * Vickers deflection transmitters: 6 | ||
| + | * Vickers combined range and deflection receivers: 21 | ||
| + | * Vickers C.O.S.: 3 | ||
| + | * Vickers Check fire switches: 6 | ||
| + | * Barr and Stroud rate transmitters: 4 | ||
| + | * Barr and Stroud rate receivers: 8 | ||
| + | * Siemens Fire Gongs (turrets): 4 with 2 keys | ||
| + | * Vickers Fire Gongs (elsewhere): 6 with 2 keys | ||
| + | * Siemens Captain's Cease Fire Bells: 16 with 1 key | ||
None of the ships had ''Target Visible'' or ''Gun Ready'' signals.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 11.</ref> | None of the ships had ''Target Visible'' or ''Gun Ready'' signals.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 11.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 20 September 2009
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Evershed Bearing Indicators
Gunnery Control
Control Positions
Control Groups
Directors
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[1]
Shipwide Network
By 1909, the 10 ships in this class were evenly split into two different types of fire control equipment.
Bedford, Essex, Kent, Monmouth and Suffolk were fitted with Barr and Stroud Mark II equipment with a few gongs and bells from other sources:[2]
- Combined Range, Order, Deflection: 6 transmitters, 27 receivers
- Group Switches: 3
- Rate: 4 transmitters, 8 receivers
- Bearing: none
- Range: none
Additionally, this class had the following fire control equipment:[3]
- Siemens Fire Gongs (turrets): 4 with 2 keys
- Vickers Fire Gongs (elsewhere): 10 with 4 keys
- Siemens Captain's Cease Fire Bells: 16 with 1 key
berwick, Cornwall, Cumberland, Donegal and Lancaster were equipped with Vickers, Son and Maxim instruments for range, deflection and orders and with Barr and Stroud rate instruments:[4]
- Vickers range transmitters: 6
- Vickers deflection transmitters: 6
- Vickers combined range and deflection receivers: 21
- Vickers C.O.S.: 3
- Vickers Check fire switches: 6
- Barr and Stroud rate transmitters: 4
- Barr and Stroud rate receivers: 8
- Siemens Fire Gongs (turrets): 4 with 2 keys
- Vickers Fire Gongs (elsewhere): 6 with 2 keys
- Siemens Captain's Cease Fire Bells: 16 with 1 key
None of the ships had Target Visible or Gun Ready signals.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ absent from list in Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909, pp. 56, 58.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909, p. 58.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909, pp. 56, 60.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, p. 11.
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 (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191. Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
