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Stiffening was worked into both ''Courageous'' and her sister ship ''Glorious'' at the first opportunity.<ref>''Records of Warship Construction during the War. 1914—1918''. '''Volume I.''' ADM 1/8547/430. f. 102.</ref> | Stiffening was worked into both ''Courageous'' and her sister ship ''Glorious'' at the first opportunity.<ref>''Records of Warship Construction during the War. 1914—1918''. '''Volume I.''' ADM 1/8547/430. f. 102.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:44, 1 September 2013
| H.M.S. Courageous (1916) | |
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| Pendant Number: | 51 (Jan 1918) 94 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Elswick[2] |
| Laid down: | 28 Mar, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 5 Feb, 1916[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1917[5] |
| Torpedoed: | 17 Sep, 1939[6] |
| Fate: | by U 29[7] |
Service
While working up for full-power trials off May Island on the night of 8 January, 1917, was damaged while being driven at 30 knots when the wind force was 6-8 (Strong Breeze to a Gale). The damage was:
The forecastle deck between the breakwater and "A" turret was severely buckled, and the side plating buckled between upper and forecastle deck; also the oil-fuel tanks and reserve feed tanks and reserve feed tanks were reported to be leaking.
Stiffening was worked into both Courageous and her sister ship Glorious at the first opportunity.[8]
She recommissioned at Rosyth on 4 December, 1919.[9]
Alterations
Her secondary battery directors were installed in November, 1916, prior to her commissioning.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Arthur Bromley, 8 September, 1916.[11]
- Captain Charles Blois Miller, in command at end of war.[Citation needed]
- Captain Harold Douglas Briggs, November 1919.[12]
- Captain Sidney Julius Meyrick, 6 January 1920.[13]
- Captain John Moore Casement, August 1921.[14]
- Captain Thomas Norman James, October 1923.[15]
- Captain Aubrey Lambert, March 1927.[16]
- Captain Henry John Studholme Brownrigg, April 1929.[17]
More data at Colin Mackie's website.[18]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 39.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 37.
- ↑ Records of Warship Construction during the War. 1914—1918. Volume I. ADM 1/8547/430. f. 102.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 752.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 767.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 752.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- 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).
- Roberts, John (1997). Battlecruisers. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 186176006X. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557500681. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
See Also
| Courageous Class Battlecruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| <– | Renown Class | Major Cruisers (UK) | H.M.S. Furious | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
