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The two [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''Blake Class''' were completed between 1892 and 1894. | The two [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''Blake Class''' were completed between 1892 and 1894. | ||
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| + | ==Torpedoes== | ||
| + | In 1896, ''Blenheim'' had a torpedo hang up on firing from a submerged tube. It eventually was fired from the bar, but broke up and sank. The issue was determined to be soft metal used in the construction of "stops", and harder metal was to replace these fittings.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896'', p. 39.</ref> | ||
==Fire Control== | ==Fire Control== | ||
===Rangefinders=== | ===Rangefinders=== | ||
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===Gunnery Control=== | ===Gunnery Control=== | ||
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====Control Groups==== | ====Control Groups==== | ||
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===Torpedo Control=== | ===Torpedo Control=== | ||
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===Dreyer Table=== | ===Dreyer Table=== | ||
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These ships had no fire control tables.<ref>absent from list in ''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref> | These ships had no fire control tables.<ref>absent from list in ''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*{{BibUKHandbookFireControlInstruments1914}} | *{{BibUKHandbookFireControlInstruments1914}} | ||
*{{BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery}} | *{{BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery}} | ||
*{{BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917}} | *{{BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917}} | ||
*{{BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918}} | *{{BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918}} | ||
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{{Blake Class (1889)}} | {{Blake Class (1889)}} | ||
{{CatClassUKFirstClassProtectedCruiser|sort=Blake}} | {{CatClassUKFirstClassProtectedCruiser|sort=Blake}} | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 24 April 2012
The two protected cruisers of the Blake Class were completed between 1892 and 1894.
Armament
Torpedoes
In 1896, Blenheim had a torpedo hang up on firing from a submerged tube. It eventually was fired from the bar, but broke up and sank. The issue was determined to be soft metal used in the construction of "stops", and harder metal was to replace these fittings.[1]
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Gunnery Control
Control Positions
Control Groups
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[2]
Fire Control Instruments
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191.
- Template:BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
