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In 1915-1916, she was given a [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type B]] to trial for torpedo control.  Based on this trial, in 1917, she likely received [[Chadburn Torpedo Order Telegraph]]s and had her Wise gauges redone to indicate [[Torpedo Deflection]] only, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 30.</ref>
 
In 1915-1916, she was given a [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type B]] to trial for torpedo control.  Based on this trial, in 1917, she likely received [[Chadburn Torpedo Order Telegraph]]s and had her Wise gauges redone to indicate [[Torpedo Deflection]] only, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 30.</ref>
  
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''Undaunted'' was fitted with a director in October, 1917.  This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', pp. 11-12.</ref>
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''Undaunted'' was fitted with a director in October, 1917.  This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

Revision as of 14:31, 19 September 2012

Career Details
Pendant Numbers: 2C (1914)
A5 (Jan 1918)
80 (Apr 1918)[1]
Built By: Fairfield
Laid Down:
Launched: 28 April, 1914
Commissioned: 29 Aug, 1914.[2]
Sold:
Fate:

Career

Undaunted commissioned on 29 August, 1914.[3]

Alterations

In 1915-1916, she was given a Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type B to trial for torpedo control. Based on this trial, in 1917, she likely received Chadburn Torpedo Order Telegraphs and had her Wise gauges redone to indicate Torpedo Deflection only, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.[4]

Undaunted was fitted with a director in October, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[5]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 47.
  2. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398s.
  3. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398s.
  4. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 30.
  5. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  6. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  7. ↑ The Navy List (November, 1914). p. 387.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398s.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 922a.

Bibliography

  • 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.
  • Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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