H.M.S. Birmingham (1913)
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| H.M.S. Birmingham | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Numbers: | 45 (1914) 16 (Jan 1918) 28 (Apr 1918)[1] |
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| Laid Down: | |
| Launched: | |
| Commissioned: | |
| Sold: | |
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Career
Birmingham commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 February, 1914.[2]
Alterations
Birmingham was fitted with a director in February, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur A. M. Duff, 5 July, 1913.[4]
- Captain Ernest A. Taylor, 14 March, 1917.[5]
- Bernard Buxton, .
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
| Birmingham Class Light Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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