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| − | ''Neptune'', along with [[H.M.S. Thunderer (1911)|''Thunderer'']], was one of the first ships fitted with a director, receiving hers in 1911.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref> | + | ''Neptune'', along with [[H.M.S. Thunderer (1911)|''Thunderer'']], was one of the first ships fitted with a director, receiving hers in 1911. The prototype may have required some service modification, however, as ''Neptune'' was listed as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] in 1913.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 26 September 2009
| H.M.S. Neptune | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 79 (April, 1918) |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard |
| Ordered: | 1908 Naval Estimates |
| Laid Down: | 19 January, 1909 |
| Launched: | 30 September, 1909 |
| Commissioned: | 1 February, 1911 |
| Sold: | 1 September, 1922 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 19,680 (loaded condition) |
| Length: | 510 feet |
| Beam: | 85 feet |
| Draught: | 28 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | 4 shaft Parsons turbines, 25,000 shp, 18 Yarrow boilers |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Range: | 6,330 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 759 |
| Armament: |
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Alterations
Neptune, along with Thunderer, was one of the first ships fitted with a director, receiving hers in 1911. The prototype may have required some service modification, however, as Neptune was listed as part of the seventeen ship order in 1913.[1]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
Bibliography
Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan. Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919 Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships Template:Neptune Class (1909)
