H.M.S. Birkenhead (1915)
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| H.M.S. Birkenhead (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 9A (1914) 15 (Jan 1918) 07 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Laid down: | 27 Mar, 1914[3] |
| Launched: | 18 Jan, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1915[5] |
| Sold: | 26 Oct, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Birkenhead fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron.
Service
At the Battle of Jutland, she was one of four light cruisers of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron screening the battlecruisers, operating under Captain Edward Reeves.[7]
She paid off at Portsmouth on 26 May, 1920.[8]
Alterations
Birkenhead had no Dreyer table.[9]
She was fitted with a director in July, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edward Reeves August 1915,[11] in command at the Battle of Jutland.[12]
- Captain Henry FitzRoy George Talbot, May 1917.[13]
- Captain Henry Edgar Grace, May 1918.[14]
- Captain Arthur M. Stancomb (Acting) (Temporary), 30 July, 1915.[15]
- Captain Graham Richard Leicester Edwards, 16 December, 1918.[16]
- Commander Henry W. Osburn, 22 April, 1919.[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 46.
- ↑ The Navy List, (January, 1921), p. 733.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. omitted on p. 3.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 741.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List (September, 1919). p. 740.
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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