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''Superb'' was listed as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] in 1913 and received a director for her main battery sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.{{FCHMShips|pp. 9-10}}
 
''Superb'' was listed as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] in 1913 and received a director for her main battery sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.{{FCHMShips|pp. 9-10}}
  
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It appears that her director installation was tested for [[Tilt]] on 5 September, 1916.  Her aloft director's greatest tilt was 8 arcminutes on a bearing of 348 degrees.{{DirectorH|pp. 107-110}}
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It appears that her director installation was tested for [[Tilt]] on 5 September, 1916.  Her aloft director's greatest tilt was 8 arcminutes on a bearing of 348 degrees. Her turrets tilts were measured as follows: {{DirectorH|pp. 107-110}}
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* "A" 8.5 arcminutes at 344 degrees
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* "P" 7.5 arcminutes at 349 degrees 
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* "Q" 6.0 arcminutes at 6 degrees 
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* "X" 3.5 arcminutes at 353 degrees 
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* "Y" 5.0 arcminutes at 352 degrees
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

Revision as of 17:37, 19 September 2013

H.M.S. Superb (1907)
Pendant Number: 49 (1914)
A0 (Jan 1918)
49 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Armstrong, Elswick[2]
Laid down: 6 Feb, 1907[3]
Launched: 7 Nov, 1907[4]
Commissioned: 29 May, 1909
Sold: 12 Dec, 1922[5]
Fate: Scrapped

H.M.S. Superb was one of three dreadnoughts of the Bellerophon class.

Her motto was "Ense et animo".

Equipment

The ship was one of seven which tested Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Telegraphs. Testing was completed in late 1913.[6]

Habitability

In October 1914, the ship was to be given 3 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[7]

Performance

Her tactical turning diameter was 405 yards at full speed (best of the class), with the rudder being put over in 10 seconds.[8]

Service

Superb recommissioned at Portsmouth 6 May, 1913 for service with the First Battle Squadron.[9]

She paid off at the Nore on 25 March, 1920.[10]

Jutland

Main article: H.M.S. Superb at the Battle of Jutland

The ship was commanded by Captain Edmond Hyde Parker as part of the Fourth Battle Squadron.

Alterations

Turrets

In October 1914, additions of screened-in positions within her turrets required the existing alternative plans for loading to be abolished, and required further alterations to support a new fall-back means of loading.[11]

Director

Superb was listed as part of the seventeen ship order in 1913 and received a director for her main battery sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.[12]

It appears that her director installation was tested for Tilt on 5 September, 1916. Her aloft director's greatest tilt was 8 arcminutes on a bearing of 348 degrees. Her turrets tilts were measured as follows: [13]

  • "A" 8.5 arcminutes at 344 degrees
  • "P" 7.5 arcminutes at 349 degrees
  • "Q" 6.0 arcminutes at 6 degrees
  • "X" 3.5 arcminutes at 353 degrees
  • "Y" 5.0 arcminutes at 352 degrees

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 22.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 32.
  6. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 607 of 24 Oct, 1913.
  7. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
  8. ↑ Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 69.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 378.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
  11. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 525 of 20 Oct, 1914.
  12. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 9-10.
  13. ↑ The Director Firing Handbook. pp. 107-110.
  14. ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
  15. ↑ Heath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 200.
  16. ↑ Gaunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 276.
  17. ↑ Hope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 44.
  18. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  19. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 382a.
  20. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 2.
  21. ↑ Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
  22. ↑ Radcliffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 342.
  23. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography


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