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Revision as of 20:53, 31 May 2014
| H.M.S. Barham (1914) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 87 (Aug 1914) 10 (Jan 1918) 34 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Ordered: | 1912 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 24 Feb, 1913[4] |
| Launched: | 31 Oct, 1914[5] |
| Commissioned: | 1 Oct, 1915 |
| Torpedoed: | 25 Nov, 1941[6] |
| Fate: | by U 331 in Mediterranean |
Service
Barham was commissioned at Clydebank on 19 August, 1915.[7] Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas hoisted his flag in her on 1 October.[8] She joined the Grand Fleet at Scapa from Liverpool on 2 October.[9]
Jutland
- Main article: H.M.S. Barham at the Battle of Jutland
Differences from Class
Owing to her use as a flagship, by some point Barham had a 9-foot rangefinder for the admiral's use on top of the charthouse. When, late in the war, it was desired to provide an effective additional 9-foot instrument for torpedo control purposes, Barham was to skip getting one on the assumption this instrument would be available for the task on most occasions.[10]
Boats
In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 249, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.[11]
Alterations
Barham was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.[12]
In December, 1914, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[13]
Her secondary battery directors were installed in July, 1917.[14]
At some point, she and her sisters were also outfitted with Turret Control Tables, although there is no indication whether this was one table per ship, or two in the controlling turrets, or one in all four turrets.[15]
Torpedo Control
Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II in the T.C.T..[16][17]
In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first six Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type Bs and one of the first nine Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type Fs manufactured by Elliott Brothers.[18]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Arthur W. Craig, 24 June, 1915[19]
- Captain Henry T. Buller, April, 1918[Citation needed]
- Captain Richard Horne, 1 October, 1918[20]
- Captain Robin C. Dalglish, 1 October, 1920[21]
- Captain Percy L. H. Noble, October, 1922[22]
- Captain Richard A. S. Hill, September, 1924[23]
- Captain Joseph C. W. Henley, March, 1926[24]
- Captain James F. Somerville, May, 1927[25]
- Captain Hubert S. Monroe, December, 1927[26]
- Captain George R. B. Blount, February, 1928[27]
- Captain James F. Somerville, September, 1928[28]
- Captain Charles A. Robertson-Scott, 1930[29] – 1932[30]
- Captain Richard J. R. Scott, December, 1933[31]
- Captain Norman A. Wodehouse, August, 1925[32]
- Captain Henry E. Horan, July, 1937[33]
- Captain Algernon U. Willis, April, 1938[34]
- Captain Harold T. C. Walker, January, 1939[35]
- Captain Geoffrey C. Cooke, March, 1940[36]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 33.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 33.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 33.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 33.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Campbell. p. 42.
- ↑ Evan-Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 105.
- ↑ Add MS 49000. f. 154.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918. p. 177.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 122 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 10.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 18.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 16.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 3.
- ↑ Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916. p. 38.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 60.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. pp. 118, 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 786.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 730.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 403.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Scott's Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
- ↑ Scott's Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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, 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.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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