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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
''Barham'' was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 10.</ref> Her secondary battery directors were installed in July, 1917.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 16.</ref> | ''Barham'' was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 10.</ref> Her secondary battery directors were installed in July, 1917.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 16.</ref> | ||
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| + | In December, 1914, [[Open Director Sight]]s were ordered for all{{INF}} her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 18.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 27 September 2009
| H.M.S. Barham | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 34 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | John Brown, Clydebank |
| Laid Down: | 24 February, 1913 |
| Launched: | 31 October, 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 1 October, 1915 |
| Sunk: | 25 November, 1941 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
In Command
- Captain Geoffrey Clement Cooke*, (?, 1940 – 25 November, 1941)
Alterations
Barham was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.[2] Her secondary battery directors were installed in July, 1917.[3]
In December, 1914, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
