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Revision as of 16:54, 1 October 2011
| H.M.S. Tiger | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 91 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Ordered: | 1911-1912 Programme |
| Built By: | John Brown, Clydebank |
| Laid Down: | 20 June, 1912 |
| Launched: | 15 December, 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 3 October, 1914 |
| Sold: | February, 1932 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Captain Henry B. Pelly was appointed commanding officer of Tiger on 3 August, 1914.[2]
Dogger Bank
In the wake of Dogger Bank, Vice-Admiral Beatty complained to the Second Sea Lord, Sir Frederick T. Hamilton, that "the Tiger had a very mixed Ship's Company, with a large number of recovered deserters, and that it was an uphill task for the Captain to pull them together in War Time, and the same efficiency could not be expected from the Tiger as from the other ships."[3]
Alterations
In 1913, Tiger was slated as part of the twelve ship order to receive a director system for her main battery. It was fitted sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.[4]
In October, 1914, it was decided that Tiger should receive a Open Director Sight for each of her turrets. They were fitted between April 1916 and June 1917.[5]
By the end of 1915, she had been equipped with a Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark I in her TCT.[6]
In August, 1918, in recognition of shortcomings in the use of directing guns, it was ordered that Tiger should be fitted with a second tripod-type[Inference] director aft, as Lion and Princess Royal had been configured. It seems that supplies of sights were insufficient to meet this goal, however. In November 1918, an alternative source for the equipment was considered, but the changing circumstances put an end to the plan.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Henry B. Pelly, 3 August, 1914.[8]
- Captain Rudolf W. Bentinck, 29 June, 1916.[9]
- Captain Arthur A. M. Duff, 14 August, 1917.[10]
- Captain William H. D. Boyle, 22 March, 1919.[11]
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 35.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398q.
- ↑ Beatty Papers. I. p. 249.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915, p. 60.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 398q.
- ↑ Navy List (Deceember, 1916). p. 398r.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 920.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 15 March, 1919. Issue 42049, col G, pg. 16.
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibRobertsBattlecruisers
