Admiral Class Battleship (1882): Difference between revisions

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
(replace "[[Thames Iron Works" with "[[Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company")
 
(21 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
==Torpedoes==
<div name=fredbot:ships>
''Anson'', along with both ships of the [[Trafalgar Class Battleship (1887)|''Trafalgar'' class]] lost torpedoes fired from their above-water stem tubes on a single day on 20 November 1895.  The issue arose when the mouths of these tubes became submerged above certain speeds, prompting a cessation of practice and a review of whether these tubes should be used in practice, action, or simply abolished.  The consensus was that battleships did not require these tubes, but "cruizers" and torpedo boats might yet.  The thinking was that these ships were not strong enough for safely ramming, and the bow tubes, when fired at slow to moderate speeds offered, in effect, an extended ram and the only torpedo fire into undisturbed water.  The ''Admiral'' class was noted as being keenly afflicted by this fault.  The decision was made to stop most practice and to leave combat use of these tubes to the discretion of the commanders, probably to be limited to low speeds in mild seas.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896'', pp. 34-6.</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" align=center;
|-
! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 6 vessels
|-
| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
|-
! align=center | Name
! align=center | Builder
! align=center | Laid Down
! align=center | Launched
! align=center | Completed
! align=center | Fate
|- align=left
| {{UK-1Collingwood}}
|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
|12 Jul, 1880
|22 Nov, 1882
|Jul, 1887
|Sold 1909
|- align=left
| {{UK-Anson}}
|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
|24 Apr, 1883
|17 Feb, 1886
|May, 1889
|Sold 13 Jul, 1909
|- align=left
| {{UK-1Benbow}}
|[[Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
|1 Nov, 1882
|15 Jun, 1885
|14 Jun, 1888
|Sold 13 Jul, 1909
|- align=left
| {{UK-Camperdown}}
|[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]
|18 Dec, 1882
|24 Nov, 1885
|Jul, 1889
|Sold 11 Jul, 1911
|- align=left
| {{UK-Howe}}
|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
|7 Jun, 1882
|28 Apr, 1885
|Jul, 1889
|Sold 11 Oct, 1910
|- align=left
| {{UK-1Rodney}}
|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
|6 Feb, 1882
|8 Oct, 1884
|Jun, 1888
|Sold 11 May, 1909
|}
</div name=fredbot:ships>
 
==Armament==
 
===Main Battery===
 
===Secondary Battery===
 
===Torpedoes===
Five tubes, one forward and four beam.  The forward torpedo tube was above water.  The aft tubes were angled fully 70 degrees abaft the beam.{{ARTS1883|p 25}}
 
{{UK-Anson}}, along with both ships of the [[Trafalgar Class Battleship (1887)|''Trafalgar'' class]] lost torpedoes fired from their above-water stem tubes on a single day on 20 November 1895.  The issue arose when the mouths of these tubes became submerged above certain speeds, prompting a cessation of practice and a review of whether these tubes should be used in practice, action, or simply abolished.  The consensus was that battleships did not require these tubes, but "cruizers" and torpedo boats might yet.  The thinking was that these ships were not strong enough for safely ramming, and the bow tubes, when fired at slow to moderate speeds offered, in effect, an extended ram and the only torpedo fire into undisturbed water.  The ''Admiral'' class was noted as being keenly afflicted by this fault.  The decision was made to stop most practice and to leave combat use of these tubes to the discretion of the commanders, probably to be limited to low speeds in mild seas.{{ARTS1896|pp. 34-6}}
 
===Second Class Torpedo Boats===
''Camperdown'' could carry two second-class torpedo boats.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 26 December, 1882.  Issue '''30700''', col F, p. 3.</ref>
 
==See Also==
{{refbegin}}
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral-class_battleship}}
{{refend}}


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
Line 7: Line 81:
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
{{refbegin}}
*{{BibBeelerBirthOfTheBattleship}}
*{{BeelerBirthOfTheBattleship}}
*{{BibParkesBritishBattleships}}
*{{ParkesBritishBattleships}}
{{refend}}
{{refend}}


{{CatClassUKSecondClassBattleship|sort=Admiral}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Admiral}}
 
{{CatClassSecondClassBattleship|UK}}
 
{{Footer Admiral Class Battleship (1882)}}
 
 
<!-- data
 
nat=UK
cat=SecondClassBattleship
type=second class battleship
 
chain=Battleships
 
 
{ship
name=Collingwood
pend=
builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
order=
laid=12 7 1880{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
launch=22 11 82{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
comm=July 1887{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
fate=Sold
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=1909
}
 
{ship
name=Anson
pend=
builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
order=
laid=24 Apr, 1883{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
launch=17 Feb, 1886{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
comm=May, 1889{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
fate=Sold
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=13 Jul, 1909
}
 
{ship
name=Benbow
pend=
builder=[[Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 30}}
order=
laid=1 Nov, 1882{{Conways1860|p. 30}}
launch=15 Jun, 1885{{Conways1860|p. 30}}
comm=14 Jun, 1888{{Conways1860|p. 30}}
fate=Sold
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=13 Jul, 1909
}
 
{ship
name=Camperdown
pend=
builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
order=
laid=18 Dec, 1882{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
launch=24 Nov, 1885{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
comm=Jul, 1889{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
fate=Sold
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=11 Jul, 1911
}
 
{ship
name=Howe
pend=
builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
order=
laid=7 Jun, 1882{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
launch=28 Apr, 1885{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
comm=Jul, 1889{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
fate=Sold
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=11 Oct, 1910
}
 
{ship
name=Rodney
pend=
builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
order=
laid=6 Feb, 1882{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
launch=8 Oct, 1884{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
comm=Jun, 1888{{Conways1860|p. 29}}
fate=Sold
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=11 May, 1909
}
 
 


{{Admiral Class (1884)}}
data -->

Latest revision as of 17:08, 9 April 2018

Overview of 6 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Collingwood Pembroke Royal Dockyard 12 Jul, 1880 22 Nov, 1882 Jul, 1887 Sold 1909
Anson Pembroke Royal Dockyard 24 Apr, 1883 17 Feb, 1886 May, 1889 Sold 13 Jul, 1909
Benbow Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company 1 Nov, 1882 15 Jun, 1885 14 Jun, 1888 Sold 13 Jul, 1909
Camperdown Portsmouth Royal Dockyard 18 Dec, 1882 24 Nov, 1885 Jul, 1889 Sold 11 Jul, 1911
Howe Pembroke Royal Dockyard 7 Jun, 1882 28 Apr, 1885 Jul, 1889 Sold 11 Oct, 1910
Rodney Chatham Royal Dockyard 6 Feb, 1882 8 Oct, 1884 Jun, 1888 Sold 11 May, 1909

Armament

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Torpedoes

Five tubes, one forward and four beam. The forward torpedo tube was above water. The aft tubes were angled fully 70 degrees abaft the beam.[1]

Anson, along with both ships of the Trafalgar class lost torpedoes fired from their above-water stem tubes on a single day on 20 November 1895. The issue arose when the mouths of these tubes became submerged above certain speeds, prompting a cessation of practice and a review of whether these tubes should be used in practice, action, or simply abolished. The consensus was that battleships did not require these tubes, but "cruizers" and torpedo boats might yet. The thinking was that these ships were not strong enough for safely ramming, and the bow tubes, when fired at slow to moderate speeds offered, in effect, an extended ram and the only torpedo fire into undisturbed water. The Admiral class was noted as being keenly afflicted by this fault. The decision was made to stop most practice and to leave combat use of these tubes to the discretion of the commanders, probably to be limited to low speeds in mild seas.[2]

Second Class Torpedo Boats

Camperdown could carry two second-class torpedo boats.[3]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1883. p 25.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896. pp. 34-6.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 26 December, 1882. Issue 30700, col F, p. 3.

Bibliography

  • Beeler, John (2001). Birth of the Battleship: British Capital Ship Design 1870-1885. London: Caxton Editions. 1-84067-5349.
  • Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).



Admiral Class Second Class Battleship
  Collingwood Anson Benbow  
  Camperdown Howe Rodney  
<– Colossus Class Battleships (UK) Sans Pareil Class –>


Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Admiral_Class_Battleship_(1882)&oldid=265805"