H.M.S. Superb (1907)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Superb | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 49 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Armstrong's, Elswick |
| Laid Down: | 6 February, 1907 |
| Launched: | 7 November, 1907 |
| Commissioned: | 29 May, 1909 |
| Sold: | 12 December, 1922 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Motto:Ense et animo
Contents
Performance
Her tactical turning diameter was 405 yards at full speed (best of the class), with the rudder being put over in 10 seconds.[2]
Jutland
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Frederick C. T. Tudor, 14 March, 1909.[3]
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 16 August, 1910.[4]
- Captain Ernest F. A. Gaunt, 22 September, 1911.[5]
- Captain George P. W. Hope, 30 April, 1913.[6]
- Captain Rudolf W. Bentinck, 6 November, 1914.[7]
- Captain Edmond Hyde Parker, 20 February, 1915.[8]
- Captain Sidney R. Drury-Lowe, 2 February, 1918.[9]
- Captain Charles W. Bruton, 15 December, 1919.
Alterations
Superb was listed as part of the seventeen ship order in 1913 and received a director for her main battery sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.[10]
Fate
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
- ↑ Burt. p. 69.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
- ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
- ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 276.
- ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 382a.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398l.
- ↑ Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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