H.M.S. Ajax (1912)
| H.M.S. Ajax | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 46 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Scott's, Greenock |
| Laid Down: | 27 February, 1911 |
| Launched: | 21 March, 1912 |
| Commissioned: | 31 October, 1913 |
| Sold: | 9 November, 1926 |
| 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.[2] Her director was certainly fitted after King George V received hers, and to much the same design.[3]
By the end of 1915, and probably during 1915, she received one of the first three sets of Walker's Instruments, presumably for trial.[4]
In 1916 or soon thereafter, she would have received Evershed Bearing Indicators for her main battery, as approved in 1916.[5]
Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II in the TCT.[6][7]
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.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, 3 April, 1913,[9] in command at start of war.[10]
- Captain George H. Baird, 1 February, 1916.[11]
- Captain David M. Anderson, 21 March, 1918.[12]
- Captain Henry Ralph Crooke, .
- Captain William Munro Kerr, .
- Captain Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, 1902.[Fact Check][Citation needed]
Jutland
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
- ↑ Letter in D'Eyncourt Papers at the National Maritime Museum's Caird Library, DEY/27
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915, p. 60.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 145.
- ↑ Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916, p. 38.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915, p. 60.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918, p. 177.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 270.
- ↑ Corbett. Naval Operations, Volume I, p. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 391e.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 726.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Corbett, Sir Julian S. (1920). Naval Operations. Volume I. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
- 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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