H.M.S. Barham (1914)
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Career | Details |
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Pendant Number: | 34 (April, 1918) |
Built By: | John Brown, Clydebank |
Laid Down: | 24 February, 1913 |
Launched: | 31 October, 1914 |
Commissioned: | 1 October, 1915 |
Sunk: | 25 November, 1941 |
Fate: | Scrapped |
In Command
- Captain Geoffrey Clement Cooke*, (?, 1940 – 25 November, 1941)
Fire Control Systems
Rangefinders
Directors
Main Battery
Barham was fitted with 2 tripod-type directors, one in an armoured tower and one in a light aloft tower. Hers did not feature double cam grooves with two rollers[1].
Secondary Battery
Her 6-in guns were to be served by a pair of pedestal-mounted directors[2], possibly situated high on her forward superstructure.
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
Barham had a Mark IV* Dreyer table[3].
Miscellaneous
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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