H.M.S. Inconstant (1914)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Inconstant (1914) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 5A (1914) 73 (Jan 1918) 77 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Beardmore[2] |
| Ordered: | Sep, 1912[3] |
| Laid down: | 3 Apr, 1914[4] |
| Launched: | 6 Jul, 1914[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1915[6] |
| Sold: | 9 Jun, 1922[7] |
| Fate: | to Cashmore[8] |
H.M.S. Inconstant was completed in early 1915 and fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Light Cruiser Squadron.
Alterations
Inconstant was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[9]
In 1915 or 1916, she trialed a Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type A for torpedo control. As a result of this trial, in 1917 she was to have her system upgraded to the Type C standard.
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Bertram S. Thesiger, 25 October, 1914.[10]
- Captain Francis A. Marten, 21 August, 1917,[11] in command at end of war.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 395.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 819.
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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