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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
''Melbourne'' was one of just 6 light cruisers listed as having a [[Turret Control Table]] in her [[TS]] in June 1918. If and when this was provided is uncertain.<ref>''Handbook for Capt. FC Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref> | ''Melbourne'' was one of just 6 light cruisers listed as having a [[Turret Control Table]] in her [[TS]] in June 1918. If and when this was provided is uncertain.<ref>''Handbook for Capt. FC Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref> | ||
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| + | She was fitted with a director in June, 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 HM Ships, 1919'', pp. 11-12.</ref> | ||
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*{{BibConways1906-1921}} | *{{BibConways1906-1921}} | ||
*{{BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918}} | *{{BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918}} | ||
| + | *{{BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:13, 29 September 2009
| H.M.A.S. Melbourne | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Numbers: | 86 (Jan 1918) 93 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird |
| Laid Down: | |
| Launched: | 30 May, 1912 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Sold: | 8 December, 1928 |
| Fate: | Sold to Alloa, Rosyth |
Alterations
Melbourne was one of just 6 light cruisers listed as having a Turret Control Table in her TS in June 1918. If and when this was provided is uncertain.[2]
She was fitted with a director in June, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[3]
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
