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Gunnery Officer during War, [[William Lindsay Jackson]]
Gunnery Officer during War, [[William Lindsay Jackson]]


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==Construction==
''Prince Eugene'' received a very high priority for receiving directors, and the order for her equipment was completed in 1915.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 13.</ref>


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==18-inch Monitor==
Along with [[H.M.S. General Wolfe (1915)|''General Wolfe'']] and [[H.M.S. Lord Clive (1915)|''Lord Clive'']], ''Prince Eugene'' received an 18-inch gun in 1918.  Orders for her updated bombardment director equipment were completed by October, 1918, but unlike her sisters, this equipment was never fitted.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 14.</ref>
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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Revision as of 16:49, 1 October 2009

In Command

Gunnery Officer during War, William Lindsay Jackson

Construction

Prince Eugene received a very high priority for receiving directors, and the order for her equipment was completed in 1915.[1]

18-inch Monitor

Along with General Wolfe and Lord Clive, Prince Eugene received an 18-inch gun in 1918. Orders for her updated bombardment director equipment were completed by October, 1918, but unlike her sisters, this equipment was never fitted.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 13.
  2. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 14.

Bibliography

  • Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk)
  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gilbert, Martin (1971). Winston S. Churchill: The Challenge of War 1914–1916. III. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0395131537.
  • Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919

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