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| − | The British '''Type G Depth Charge''' was a depth charge used by the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | The British '''Type G Depth Charge''' was a depth charge used by the [[Royal Navy]]. It was "portable" – intended for use by vessels that could not be equipped with [[Type G Depth Charge (UK)|Type D or D* charges]], or as secondary armament.{{UKTH7|p. 18}} |
15,000 had been approved for order by 1 January, 1918, but the only orders placed for these were in June and July of 1916.{{ARTSMining1917-18|Plate 26}} | 15,000 had been approved for order by 1 January, 1918, but the only orders placed for these were in June and July of 1916.{{ARTSMining1917-18|Plate 26}} | ||
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On 26 August, 1917, {{UK-Christopher}} of the {{UK-DF|4}} shipped some "G" type charges in St. Mary's Roads and practiced releasing them.<ref>Ships log at {{TNA| 53/37729}}</ref> | On 26 August, 1917, {{UK-Christopher}} of the {{UK-DF|4}} shipped some "G" type charges in St. Mary's Roads and practiced releasing them.<ref>Ships log at {{TNA| 53/37729}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 3 February 2017
The British Type G Depth Charge was a depth charge used by the Royal Navy. It was "portable" – intended for use by vessels that could not be equipped with Type D or D* charges, or as secondary armament.[1]
15,000 had been approved for order by 1 January, 1918, but the only orders placed for these were in June and July of 1916.[2]
By the beginning of 1918, 1,500 had been used. 500 were reportedly expended in the first quarter of 1918, and 1,000 in the second, leaving 3,753 in stock. No further orders were being considered.[3]
On 26 August, 1917, Christopher of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla shipped some "G" type charges in St. Mary's Roads and practiced releasing them.[4]
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: The Anti-Submarine Division of the Naval Staff. Vol. 1, Part 7. C.B. 1515 (7) now O.U. 6171/7. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
- H.M.S. Vernon. (1920) Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. Copy 6 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth.
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