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The two '''''Triumph'' class  battleships''' (called the '''''Swiftsure'' class''' in many sources) were pre-dreadnoughts originally ordered for Chile, but purchased instead by Great Britain while under construction.
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==Binoculars==
In September 1914, the ships were allowed four additional pairs of Pattern 343 Service Binoculars.{{AWO1914|331 of 8 Sep, 1914}}
==Fire Control Systems==
==Fire Control Systems==
Details on this class are fairly sparse, as they were originally produced for Chile and their 10-in main battery made them such oddities in the Royal Navy that they were seemingly omitted from ''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914''.


Details on this class are fairly sparse, as they were originally produced for foreign sale and so seem to have missed mention in ''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'' which would have been prepared soon after their seizure{{INF}}.
Their particulars very loosely resembled those of the [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class]].{{INF}}  


It might be reasonable to assume that their particulars resembled those of the [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class]]{{INF}}.  
==Armament==
In early 1913, new pattern G. 329 trainer's telescopes of 2.5 power and 20 degree field were issued to these and many other capital ships, to replace the 5/12, 5/15 and 5/21 variable power G.S. telescopes that had previously been in use.<ref>Admiralty Weekly Orders.  28 Feb, 1913.  {{TNA|ADM 182/4}}.</ref>


===Torpedoes===
* two submerged 18-in tubes forward, undepressed and angled directly abeam; axis of tube 10 feet 6 inches below load water line and 3 feet above the deck.{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}}
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===Directors===
===Directors===
 
These ships never received directors for main or secondary batteries.{{DirectorH|pp. 142-3}}
These ships never received directors for main or secondary batteries<ref>''Director Firing Handbook, 1917'', pp. 142-3.</ref>.


===Torpedo Control===
===Torpedo Control===
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===Dreyer Table===
===Dreyer Table===
 
These ships never received Dreyer tables.{{DreyerH|p. 3}}
These ships never received Dreyer tables<ref>''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>.


===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiftsure_class_battleship Wikipedia]
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 6 April 2018

The two Triumph class battleships (called the Swiftsure class in many sources) were pre-dreadnoughts originally ordered for Chile, but purchased instead by Great Britain while under construction.

Overview of 2 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Swiftsure Armstrong, Whitworth & Company 26 Feb, 1902 12 Jan, 1903 Jun, 1904 Sold 18 Jun, 1920
Triumph Vickers 26 Feb, 1902 15 Jan, 1903 Jun, 1904 Torpedoed 25 May, 1915

Binoculars

In September 1914, the ships were allowed four additional pairs of Pattern 343 Service Binoculars.[1]

Fire Control Systems

Details on this class are fairly sparse, as they were originally produced for Chile and their 10-in main battery made them such oddities in the Royal Navy that they were seemingly omitted from Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914.

Their particulars very loosely resembled those of the Duncan class.[Inference]

Armament

In early 1913, new pattern G. 329 trainer's telescopes of 2.5 power and 20 degree field were issued to these and many other capital ships, to replace the 5/12, 5/15 and 5/21 variable power G.S. telescopes that had previously been in use.[2]

Torpedoes

  • two submerged 18-in tubes forward, undepressed and angled directly abeam; axis of tube 10 feet 6 inches below load water line and 3 feet above the deck.[3]

Directors

These ships never received directors for main or secondary batteries.[4]

Torpedo Control

Transmitting Stations

Dreyer Table

These ships never received Dreyer tables.[5]

Miscellaneous

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 331 of 8 Sep, 1914.
  2. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Orders. 28 Feb, 1913. The National Archives. ADM 182/4.
  3. ↑ Torpedo Manual, Vol. III, 1909. p. 265.
  4. ↑ The Director Firing Handbook. pp. 142-3.
  5. ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 3.

Bibliography

  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191.
  • 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.



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