Erebus Class Monitor (1916)
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| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Erebus | Harland & Wolff, Govan | 12 Oct, 1915 | 1916 | 2 Sep, 1916 | Scrapped Jul, 1946 |
| Terror | Harland & Wolff, Govan | 26 Oct, 1915 | 1916 | 6 Aug, 1916 | |
Armament
The ships were armed as follows.[1]
As built:
- two 15-in B.L.
- two 12-pdr 18 cwt Q.F. guns
- two 3-in H.A.
- two pom-poms
- two 6-in Q.F.
In November 1918:
- two 15-in B.L.
- eight 4-in B.L. Mark IX on C.P. I 30 degree mountings
- two 12-pdr 18 cwt Q.F. guns
- two 3-in H.A.
- two pom-poms
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 4, Part 28. pp. 31, 36.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1917). The Director Firing Handbook. O.U. 6125 (late C.B. 1259). Copy No. 322 at The National Archives. ADM 186/227.
- 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.
- 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).
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