H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (1913)
| H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 00 (Apr 1918)[Citation needed] |
| Built By: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard |
| Laid Down: | 21 October, 1912 |
| Launched: | 16 October, 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 22 December, 1914 |
| Sold: | 19 March, 1948 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Myths and Rumours
According to R. L. B. Cunliffe, on her Quarter-Deck Queen Elizabeth had a highly-polished coal shovel, beneath which was the caption: "Lest we forget."
In 1917 Queen Elizabeth carried a Sopwith 1½ Strutter aircraft, number A-6006.
Fire Control Systems
Rangefinders
Directors and Gun Groups
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
Unlike her sisters which had pedestal-mounted directors for their secondaries, Queen Elizabeth's 6-in guns were supported by a pair of tripod-mounted directors[1] situated port and starboard high on her forward superstructure[2].
The broadside-mounted secondary guns were in port and starboard groups, and either were laid and fired locally or under the control of the director on their side.
Torpedo Control
Transmitting Stations
Dreyer Table
Though Queen Elizabeth eventually was listed as having a Mark IV* table like her sisters, it is possible that she was originally given a Mark IV Dreyer table which was later upgraded to the Mark IV* standard[3].
Alterations
Queen Elizabeth received a director sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917 Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918 Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan. Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919 Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
