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| − | Two single 21-in tubes on the centre line, one right aft | + | Two single 21-in tubes on the centre line, one right aft, firing the short 18.5-foot Mark I.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 32.</ref> |
==Fire Control== | ==Fire Control== | ||
Revision as of 17:01, 19 April 2011
Sixteen destroyers of the Beagle Class were ordered as part of the 1908-1909 Naval Programme.
They inaugurated the use of 21-in torpedoes on Royal Navy destroyers.
Armament
Guns
One 4-in QF Mark VIII gun forward Three 12-pdr 12 cwt guns, two in echelon on the beam and one aft
Torpedoes
Two single 21-in tubes on the centre line, one right aft, firing the short 18.5-foot Mark I.[1]
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Evershed Bearing Indicators
Gunnery Control
Control Positions
Control Groups
Directors
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[2]
Fire Control Instruments
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
