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| + | [[H.M.S. Æolus (1891)|''Æolus'']] in 1895 fired a Mark VIII R.L. torpedo from her stern A.W. torpedo tube while steaming 17.5 knots. The torpedo was lost because the tube was submerged at time of firing and this was found to collapse the torpedoes' buoyancy chamber with some regularity.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896'', p. 36.</ref> | ||
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The twenty one Second-Class Cruisers of the Apollo Class were quite old during World War I.
Contents
Armament
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Other Guns
Torpedoes
Æolus in 1895 fired a Mark VIII R.L. torpedo from her stern A.W. torpedo tube while steaming 17.5 knots. The torpedo was lost because the tube was submerged at time of firing and this was found to collapse the torpedoes' buoyancy chamber with some regularity.[1]
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Transmitting Stations
Fire Control Instruments
Torpedo Control
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896, p. 36.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
