H.M.S. Caledon (1916)

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H.M.S. Caledon (1916)
Pendant Number: 69 (Apr 1917)
22 (Jan 1918)
65 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Cammell Laird[2]
Ordered: Dec, 1915[3]
Laid down: 17 Mar, 1916[4]
Launched: 25 Nov, 1916[5]
Commissioned: Mar, 1917[6]
Sold: Jan, 1948[7]
Fate: Broken up

H.M.S. Caledon was launched in 1916 — one of four light cruisers of her class.

Service

Torpedoes

In mid-1920, it was ordered that Caledon should replace her 21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes with their Mark IV* version.[8]

Alterations

Caledon was fitted with a director in June, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  8. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1920. pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920).
  9. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392a.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
  13. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
  14. Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
  15. Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. North Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 144.
  18. North Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 144.
  19. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  20. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  21. Birkett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 518.
  22. Birkett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 518.
  23. Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/15
  24. Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
  25. Ardill Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/49
  26. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  27. Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
  28. Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
  • 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.


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