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'''Hallet's Director''' was an experimental [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] tried at sea and rejected by the Royal Navy's Torpedo School in 1915.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915'', p. 30.</ref> | '''Hallet's Director''' was an experimental [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] tried at sea and rejected by the Royal Navy's Torpedo School in 1915.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915'', p. 30.</ref> | ||
| − | It was tried in the Second Destroyer Flotilla and ''H.M.S. Bellona''. These early tests revealed some minor mechanical issues which did not seem insurmountable. However, the requirement to place the target at a constant compass bearing was just too difficult with the compass presently fitted.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, | + | It was tried in the Second Destroyer Flotilla and ''H.M.S. Bellona''. These early tests revealed some minor mechanical issues which did not seem insurmountable, and the added demands for voice pipes, circuits and men were seen as problematic. However, the requirement to place the target at a constant compass bearing was just too difficult with the compass presently fitted.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912'', p. 27-28.</ref><ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913'', p. 31.</ref> |
In 1913, the test unit(s) were transferred to the Third Flotilla, as the ''Beagle'' class was fitted with fore bridge firing gear which it was felt would show the device's advantages. | In 1913, the test unit(s) were transferred to the Third Flotilla, as the ''Beagle'' class was fitted with fore bridge firing gear which it was felt would show the device's advantages. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
ARTS1911 p. 44 | ARTS1911 p. 44 | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 21:53, 25 February 2011
MAY BE SPELLED HALLETT'S
Hallet's Director was an experimental torpedo director tried at sea and rejected by the Royal Navy's Torpedo School in 1915.[1]
It was tried in the Second Destroyer Flotilla and H.M.S. Bellona. These early tests revealed some minor mechanical issues which did not seem insurmountable, and the added demands for voice pipes, circuits and men were seen as problematic. However, the requirement to place the target at a constant compass bearing was just too difficult with the compass presently fitted.[2][3]
In 1913, the test unit(s) were transferred to the Third Flotilla, as the Beagle class was fitted with fore bridge firing gear which it was felt would show the device's advantages.
[TO BE CONTINUED - TONE] — TONY LOVELL, Editor.
See Also
ARTS1911 p. 44 ARTS1912 p. 27
Footnotes
Bibliography
