Bristol Class Cruiser (1909)
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The five Light Cruisers of the Bristol Class were completed by 1911.
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Evershed Bearing Indicators
Gunnery Control
Control Positions
Control Groups
Directors
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[1]
Shipwide Network
By 1909, all five ships in this class were outfitted with the latest Vickers Mark II F.T.P. Fire Control Instruments as follows:[2]
- Range Transmitters: 4
- Deflection Transmitters: 4
- Range Receivers: 12
- Deflection Receivers: 12
- C.O.S.: 1
- Vickers Fire Gongs: 12 with 4 keys
None of the ships had Target Visible or Gun Ready signals.[3]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1910). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909. Copy No. 173 is Ja 345a at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918