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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
''Birkenhead'' had no Dreyer table.<ref> | ''Birkenhead'' had no Dreyer table.<ref>Absent from ''Handbook for Capt. F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables''. p. 3.</ref> | ||
She was fitted with a director in July, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in | She was fitted with a director in July, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, 1919''. pp. 11-12.</ref> | ||
==Captains== | |||
Dates of appointment given: | |||
*Captain Arthur M. Stanscomb (Acting) (Temporary), 30 July, 1915.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 741.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 09:51, 11 August 2011
| H.M.S. Birkenhead | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Numbers: | 9A (1914) 15 (Jan 1918) 07 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird |
| Laid Down: | |
| Launched: | 18 January, 1915 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Sold: | |
| Fate: | |
Alterations
Birkenhead had no Dreyer table.[2]
She was fitted with a director in July, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Arthur M. Stanscomb (Acting) (Temporary), 30 July, 1915.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibConways1906-1921
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
