H.M.S. Resolution (1915)
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| H.M.S. Resolution | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 57 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Ordered: | 1913-1914 Programme |
| Built By: | Palmers, Hebburn |
| Laid Down: | 29 December, 1913 |
| Launched: | 14 January, 1915 |
| Commissioned: | December, 1916 |
| Sold: | 5 May, 1948 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Alterations
In March, 1915, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[2]
Her secondary battery directors were installed in April, 1917.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edward F. Bruen, 31 August, 1916.[4]
- Captain Brian H. F. Barttelot, 1 November, 1917.[5]
- Captain Oliver Backhouse, 28 September, 1918.[6]
- Captain Argentine H. Alington, March, 1919.[7]
- Captain Harold Douglas Briggs, relieving Alington in 1920.[Citation needed]
- Captain John E. T. Harper, 1 August, 1922.[8]
- Captain Cecil V. Usborne, .
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 34.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, p. 16.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397i.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1917). p. 397l.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 894.
- ↑ The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 894.
- ↑ Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1917). The Director Firing Handbook. O.U. 6125 (late C.B. 1259). Copy No. 322 at The National Archives. ADM 186/227.
- 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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