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In March, 1915, [[Open Director Sight]]s were ordered for all{{INF}} her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.{{FCHMShips|p. 18}} | In March, 1915, [[Open Director Sight]]s were ordered for all{{INF}} her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.{{FCHMShips|p. 18}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:47, 12 June 2013
| H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1915) | |
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| Pendant Number: | 59 (Aug 1914) 5A (Jan 1918) 89 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1913 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 15 Jan, 1914[4] |
| Launched: | 29 Apr, 1915[5] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1916[6] |
| Sold: | 5 Apr, 1949[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Contents
Construction
The keel plate was laid by Mrs. Heath, wife of the Admiral-Superintendent on Thursday, 15 January, 1914.[8]
Service
In 1947 Archangelsk had the following 15" rounds - 693 AP, 97 HE, 53 Practice and 16 Training. There were 150 radar-assisted practice shoots during the handing-over period in 1944.
Boats
In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 251, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.[9]
Alterations
In March, 1915, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[10]
Her secondary battery directors were ordered in December, 1914 and installed in March, 1917.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Allen T. Hunt, 3 March, 1916.[12]
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, July, 1917.[13]
- Captain Oliver Backhouse, 16 June, 1919.[14]
- Captain Robert Nesham Bax, 15 September, 1920.[15]
- Captain William Rawdon Napier, May 1922.[16]
- Captain Bernard St. George Collard, April 1924.[17]
- Captain Barry Edward Domvile, September 1925.[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 January, 1914. Issue 40422, col E, p. 54.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 122 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 18.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397t.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 899.
- ↑ The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 899.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 858.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- 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.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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