H.M.S. Broke (1914): Difference between revisions
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The ship was equipped with Service single revolving tubes and used side-lug torpedoes. | The ship was equipped with Service single revolving tubes and used side-lug torpedoes. | ||
At outbreak of war, one Weymouth Mark III* (then being tested) and six Weymouth Mark II (then being intended for Japanese purchase) were given to ''Broke''.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914'', pp. 10-12.</ref> | At outbreak of war, one Weymouth Mark III* (then being tested) and six Weymouth Mark II (then being intended for Japanese purchase) were given to ''Broke''. The Mark II torpedoes had settings for 38 knots to 3,500 metres and 25 knots to 10,000 metres.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914'', pp. 10-12.</ref> | ||
==Fire Control== | ==Fire Control== | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 5 May 2012
H.M.S. Broke was one of four Faulknor class flotilla leaders.
Captains
Performance
Armament
4-in and 6-in Guns
Torpedoes
21-in torpedoes
The ship was equipped with Service single revolving tubes and used side-lug torpedoes. At outbreak of war, one Weymouth Mark III* (then being tested) and six Weymouth Mark II (then being intended for Japanese purchase) were given to Broke. The Mark II torpedoes had settings for 38 knots to 3,500 metres and 25 knots to 10,000 metres.[1]
Fire Control
Rangefinders
Torpedo Control
Radio
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914, pp. 10-12.
Bibliography
