H.M.S. Princess Royal (1911)

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H.M.S. Princess Royal (1911)
Pendant Number: 29 (1914)
95 (Jan 1918)
68 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: 1909 Programme[3]
Laid down: 2 May, 1910[4]
Launched: 29 Apr, 1911[5]
Commissioned: Nov, 1912[6]
Sold: 19 Dec, 1922[7]
Fate: Scrapped


Career

Jutland

Princess Royal's repairs were delayed until 15 July by non-delivery of an armour plate.[8]

Post-Jutland

Princess Royal paid off on 31 May, 1919.[9]

Alterations

In 1913, Princess Royal was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director, but installation seemed delayed for a considerable time. It was fitted sometime after December, 1915, but was in place for the Battle of Jutland.[10]

In October, 1914, it was decided that Princess Royal should receive 2 Open Director Sights to be fitted in her "B" and "X" turrets. They were fitted between April 1916 and June 1917.[11]

In May, 1917, in recognition of shortcomings in the use of directing guns, it was ordered that Lion and Princess Royal should be fitted with a second tripod-type director aft, as described on the class page. Princess Royal's system was available by September, 1918, but it is not known if or when they were fitted.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 35.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 35.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 28-9.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 29.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 35.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 29.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 35.
  8. Liddle Collection. University of Leeds. RNMN/SINGER. Singer Accouunt. f. 6.
  9. The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 886.
  10. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships. pp. 9-10.
  11. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships. p. 18.
  12. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships. pp. 18-9.
  13. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375a.
  14. Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 249.
  15. Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
  16. Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
  17. Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.

Bibliography


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