H.M.S. Fearless (1912)
| H.M.S. Fearless (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 46 (1914) 64 (Jan 1918) 27 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | 1911 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 15 Nov, 1911[4] |
| Launched: | 1912[5] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1913[6] |
| Sold: | 8 Nov, 1921[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Guns
As the ship's gun mounts differed from those of her two sisters (which had P. IV** mountings), the particulars for Fearless are recorded here on her ship's page.
Ten (possibly just eight) 4-in B.L. Mark VII guns on P. VIII mountings which could elevate 15 degrees and depress 10 degrees, but though the sights could match the 15 degree elevation, the range dials were only graduated to 14 degrees (11,000 yards). It appears that no other ships carried this particular mount.
These cam-worked sights had range dials for 2750 fps, and 1-in and .303-in aiming rifles. M.V. could be corrected by adjustable pointer through +/- 150 fps.
The deflection gearing constant was 59.79 with 1 knot equal to 2.41 arc minutes, corresponding to 2750 fps at 2000 yards. Drift was corrected by inclining the sight bracket 2 degrees.
The layer's sight line was 12 inches above the bore, and 22.3 inches left. The trainer's sight line was 12 inches above and 18.25 inches right.
In addition to the M.V. corrector, the sight had a temperature correcting scale plate and a "C" corrector.
These were F.T.P. sights.
There was an open sight on both sides. No mention is made of a free sight.[8]
Battle of Jutland
Fearless led the First Destroyer Flotilla, attached to the Battle Cruiser Force.[9]
Fire Control Instruments
The ship may have been equipped with Vickers F.T.P. Mark III equipment for sending range and deflection to the guns, as was her sister, Active.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William Frederick Blunt, August 1913.[11]
- Captain Charles Donnison Roper, July 1915.[12]
- Captain Charles Little, September 1916,[13] and in command at end of war.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ The Sight Manual. 1916. pp. 81-82, 108, Plate 35.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 123.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1910. p. 148.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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