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| H.M.S. Barham | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 34 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Ordered: | 1912-1913 Programme |
| Built By: | John Brown, Clydebank |
| Laid Down: | 24 February, 1913 |
| Launched: | 31 October, 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 1 October, 1915 |
| Sunk: | 25 November, 1941 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Career
Barham was commissioned at Clydebank on 19 August, 1915.[2]
Jutland
Differences from Class
Owing to her use as a flagship, by some point Barham had a 9-foot rangefinder for the admiral's use on top of the charthouse. When, late in the war, it was desired to provide an effective additional 9-foot instrument for torpedo control purposes, Barham was to skip getting one on the assumption this instrument would be available for the task on most occasions.[3]
Alterations
Barham was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.[4]
In December, 1914, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[5]
Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II in the TCT.[6][7]
Her secondary battery directors were installed in July, 1917.[8]
At some point, she and her sisters were also outfitted with Turret Control Tables, although there is no indication whether this was 1 table per ship, or 2 in the controlling turrets, or one in all four turrets.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Arthur W. Craig, 24 June, 1915.[10]
- Captain Richard Horne, 1 October, 1918.[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 34.
- ↑ Campbell. p. 42.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918, p. 177.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 10.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.
- ↑ Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916, p. 38.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915, p. 60.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 16.
- ↑ Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables. p. 3.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 392i.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 787.
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
