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''Concord'' collided with the {{UK-Ostrich|f=t}} on 19 February, 1917, prompting a reproach for Captain that he should have familiarised himself with his patrol area beforehand.<ref>Paton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/60.|D7602848}} f. 68.</ref>
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''Concord'' collided with the {{UK-Ostrich|f=t}} on 19 February, 1917, prompting a reproach for Captain [[William Douglas Paton|Paton]] that he should have familiarised himself with his patrol area beforehand.<ref>Paton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/60.|D7602848}} f. 68.</ref>
 
She recommissioned at Devonport 24 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 750}}
 
She recommissioned at Devonport 24 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 750}}
  

Revision as of 16:30, 29 January 2015

H.M.S. Concord (1916)
Pendant Number: 2A (Sep 1915)
46 (Jan 1918)
15 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: 1914-15 Programme[3]
Laid down: 1 Feb, 1915[4]
Launched: 1 Apr, 1916[5]
Commissioned: Dec, 1916[6]
Sold: Aug, 1935[7]
Fate: Broken up

Service

Concord collided with the destroyer Ostrich on 19 February, 1917, prompting a reproach for Captain Paton that he should have familiarised himself with his patrol area beforehand.[8] She recommissioned at Devonport 24 October, 1919.[9]

Alterations

Concord and her sister Centaur were among the first light cruisers to be completed with a director.[10] They also had the first Evershed Bearing Indicator installations for light cruisers, possibly upon completion.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  8. Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 750.
  10. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  11. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 29.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 763.
  13. Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
  14. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
  15. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 750.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  23. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  24. Ardill Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/49.
  25. Ardill Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/49.

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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