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Revision as of 14:12, 24 October 2014

H.M.S. Ajax (1912)
Pendant Number: 40 (1914)
05 (Jan 1918)
46 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Scott, Greenock[2]
Ordered: 1910 Programme[3]
Laid down: 27 Feb, 1911[4]
Launched: 21 Mar, 1912[5]
Commissioned: 31 Oct, 1913
Sold: 9 Nov, 1926[6]
Fate: Scrapped


Alterations

Ajax was one of the first ships fitted with a director, receiving hers in 1913 after she was listed in that year's twelve ship order.[7] Her director was certainly fitted after King George V received hers, and to much the same design.[8]

In October 1914, the ship was to be given 7 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[9]

By the end of 1915, and probably during 1915, she received one of the first three sets of Walker's Instruments, presumably for trial.[10]

In 1916 or soon thereafter, she would have received Evershed Bearing Indicators for her main battery, as approved in 1916.[11]

Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II in the T.C.T..[12][13]

Rangefinders

When in 1918 it was desired to give each capital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, Ajax proposed one centrally on the fore bridge.[14]

Telescopes

In September 1914, the ship was to be sent eight 3/9 power telescopes and to return the same number of 2.5 power scopes, Pattern G. 329 upon receipt. These were likely to serve as trainer telescopes. Constrained supplies meant that 26% of the scopes actually supplied her may have wound up being 5/12 or 5/21 scopes.[15]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Radio

By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the Second Battle Squadron were all equipped with Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets.[25]

Service

Ajax served in the Second Battle Squadron from at least December 1913.

Great War

On 23 August, 1914, Ajax reported having burned out a boiler. The Admiralty was asked to instruct Scotts of Greenock to send spares and 20 boilermakers to take the repairs in hand.[26]

Jutland

Main article: H.M.S. Ajax at the Battle of Jutland

Ajax operated in the Second Battle Squadron under the command of George H. Baird,[27] being the second ship in the battle line after deployment.

Post-War

In February 1919, she was sent to Portsmouth.[28] In March 1919, she found herself in Devonport with Centurion.[29] In May, she was on "miscellaneous service", remaining so until July at least.[30]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 30.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 30.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 30.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
  7. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 9-10.
  8. ↑ Letter in D'Eyncourt Papers at the National Maritime Museum's Caird Library, DEY/27
  9. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
  10. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 60.
  11. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 145.
  12. ↑ Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916. p. 38.
  13. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 60.
  14. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918. p. 177.
  15. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 408 of 25 Sep, 1914.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391d.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391e.
  18. ↑ Baird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 725.
  20. ↑ Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 415.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 724.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  23. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  24. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  25. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. W/T Appendix, p. 13.
  26. ↑ "Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Events." Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS. 48995. f. 57.
  27. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 43.
  28. ↑ See Second Battle Squadron for citations.
  29. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 19.
  30. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 19 and Supplements through July.

Bibliography


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