Sixth Battle Squadron (United States Navy)
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The Sixth Battle Squadron was the name given to the United States Navy's Battleship Division Nine while serving in the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet from 1917 to 1918.
Integration
There is a story that:
- When the American battle squadron joined the Grand Fleet in World War I, the Americans had some difficulty in mastering the British signal books. One day when the whole fleet was at sea, a 'Turn' signal was hoisted. When hauled down, the British ships turned one way, the Americans the other. The US Admiral turned to rend his aide, who forestalled him with: 'Sorry Admiral, I guess I told you wrong!'"[1]
Concentration Firings
| Sixth Battle Squadron Pair Ship Concentration Firings, 27 June, 1918. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Wyoming | Florida | Delaware | |||||||
| Rounds Allowed | 60 | 96 | 80 | 80 | ||||||
| Rounds Fired | 56 | 94 | 78 | 75 | ||||||
| Salvos Required | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Salvos Fired | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| Time | 5'58" | 5'22" | 10'40" | 12'10" | ||||||
| Average Rounds Per Salvo | 9.3 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | ||||||
| Average Interval Between Salvoes | 1'03" | 1'05" | 59" | 1'09" | ||||||
| Number of the First Salvo to Straddle and Time | #1 30" |
#1 1'10" |
#1 1' |
#6 9'40" | ||||||
| Number of Straddles in Range | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| Number of Straddles on for Deflection | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||||||
| Average Pattern (Yards) for Salvos of More than Four Guns | 1043 | 1086 | 559 | 720 | ||||||
Footnotes
- ↑ Kent. Signal!. p. 349.
Bibliography
- Jones, Jerry W. (1998). U.S. Battleship Operations in World War I. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557504113.
