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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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+ | ! width=20%; align= center | Name | ||
+ | ! width=20%; align= center | Builder | ||
+ | ! width=15%; align= center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! width=15%; align= center | Launched | ||
+ | ! width=15%; align= center | Commissioned | ||
+ | ! width=15%; align= center | Fate | ||
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+ | | [[H.M.S. Amphitrite (1898)|''Amphitrite'']] || [[Naval Construction and Armaments Company]], Barrow-in-Furness || 8 December, 1896 || 5 January, 1898 || 17 September, 1901 || Sold 14 April, 1920 | ||
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+ | | [[H.M.S. Andromeda (1897)|''Andromeda'']] || [[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]] || 2 December, 1895 || 30 April, 1897 || 5 September, 1899 || Sold August, 1956 | ||
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+ | | [[H.M.S. Argonaut (1898)|''Argonaut'']] || [[Fairfield]], Govan || 23 November, 1896 || 24 January, 1898 || 19 April, 1900 || Sunk 26 July, 1917 by U.C.65 | ||
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+ | | [[H.M.S. Ariadne (1898)|''Ariadne'']] || [[J. &. G. Thomson]], Clydebank || 29 October, 1896 || 22 April, 1898 || 5 June, 1902 || | ||
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+ | | [[H.M.S. Diadem (1896)|''Diadem'']] || [[Fairfield]], Govan || 23 January, 1896 || 21 October, 1896 || 19 July, 1898 || Sold 9 May, 1921 | ||
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+ | | [[H.M.S. Europa (1897)|''Europa'']] || [[J. & G. Thomson]], Clydebank || 10 January, 1896 || 20 March, 1897 || 23 November, 1899 || Sold 15 September, 1920 | ||
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+ | | [[H.M.C.S. Niobe (1897)|''Niobe'']] || [[Naval Construction and Armaments Company]], Barrow-in-Furness || 16 December, 1895 || 20 February, 1897 || 6 December, 1898 || Broken up 1922 | ||
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+ | | [[H.M.S. Spartiate (1898)|''Spartiate'']] || [[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]] || 10 May, 1897 || 27 October, 1898 || 17 March, 1903 || Sold July, 1932 | ||
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==Armament== | ==Armament== |
Revision as of 18:25, 24 April 2012
The eight protected cruisers of the Diadem Class were completed between 1898 and 1903.
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Amphitrite | Naval Construction and Armaments Company, Barrow-in-Furness | 8 December, 1896 | 5 January, 1898 | 17 September, 1901 | Sold 14 April, 1920 |
Andromeda | Pembroke Royal Dockyard | 2 December, 1895 | 30 April, 1897 | 5 September, 1899 | Sold August, 1956 |
Argonaut | Fairfield, Govan | 23 November, 1896 | 24 January, 1898 | 19 April, 1900 | Sunk 26 July, 1917 by U.C.65 |
Ariadne | J. &. G. Thomson, Clydebank | 29 October, 1896 | 22 April, 1898 | 5 June, 1902 | |
Diadem | Fairfield, Govan | 23 January, 1896 | 21 October, 1896 | 19 July, 1898 | Sold 9 May, 1921 |
Europa | J. & G. Thomson, Clydebank | 10 January, 1896 | 20 March, 1897 | 23 November, 1899 | Sold 15 September, 1920 |
Niobe | Naval Construction and Armaments Company, Barrow-in-Furness | 16 December, 1895 | 20 February, 1897 | 6 December, 1898 | Broken up 1922 |
Spartiate | Pembroke Royal Dockyard | 10 May, 1897 | 27 October, 1898 | 17 March, 1903 | Sold July, 1932 |
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.
- Template:BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918