H.M.S. Ramillies (1916)
| H.M.S. Ramillies (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 74 (Aug 1914) 98 (Jan 1918) 21 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Beardmore & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 1913 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 12 Nov, 1913[4] |
| Launched: | 12 Sep, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1917[6] |
| Sold: | 20 Feb, 1948[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Ramillies was a dreadnought battleship of the Revenge class in the Royal Navy.
Boats
In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 255, though the boat was not yet delivered from the contractor.[8]
Dreyer Table
Ramillies may have been allocated a Mark V table at some point before being given a Mark IV* like her sisters.
Her table was the first to boast the Deflection Corrector Gear later made standard on Mark III* and V tables, probably around 1917 or 1918. This allowed her dumaresq's deflection to be carried automatically over to the Deflection Totaliser or similar place for use as a true gun deflection component at the current gun range.[9]
Alterations
In December, 1914, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[10]
She may have received a Dreyer Torpedo Control Table around 1916, whereas her sisters all received Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark IIs.[11]
Her secondary battery directors were installed in June, 1918.[12]
Service
Ramillies commissioned on 5 May, 1917.[13]
She joined her sisters in the First Battle Squadron in November 1917 and remained in that formation through the end of the war and until at at least July 1919.[14]
Re-commissioned on 16 September, 1924 for service with the Second Battle Squadron in the Atlantic Fleet.[15]
Completed to full complement on 1 March, 1927 for service with the First Battle Squadron on the Mediterranean Station.[16]
In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[17]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry M. Doughty, 11 April, 1917[18] – July, 1917[19]
- Rear-Admiral Edmund P. F. G. Grant, July, 1917[20][21] – 1 February, 1919[22]
- Captain John Luce, 1 February, 1919[23][24] – April, 1920
- Captain Oliver Backhouse, 6 April, 1919[25] – May, 1919[26] (temporary, John Luce being sick)
- Captain Aubrey C. H. Smith, 9 April, 1920[27][28] – 20 January, 1921[29]
- Captain Cecil D. S. Raikes, 20 January, 1921[30] – 19 August, 1922[31]
- Captain Francis H. Mitchell, 19 August, 1922[32] – April, 1924[33]
- Captain Wilfrid Nunn, 30 April, 1924[34][35] – 8 September, 1925[36]
- Captain Ernest Wigram, 8 September, 1925[37] – 10 August, 1926[38]
- Captain George R. B. Blount, 10 August, 1926[39][40] – 1928[41]
- Captain Hubert S. Monroe, 3 February, 1928[42] – May, 1929[43]
- Captain Bernard W. M. Fairbairn, c. late April, 1929 – 1 December, 1930[44]
- Captain Henry D. Bridges, 1 December, 1930[45] – after August, 1932[46]
- Captain Ralph Leatham, 1 May, 1934 – 1935 (for trials and service, transferred to Valiant, undated)
- Captain Alfred H. Taylor, c. 1935[47] – 21 February, 1936[48]
- Captain Ronald W. Oldham, 17 April, 1936[49][50] – 10 January, 1938[51]
- Captain Edward N. Syfret, 10 January, 1938 – 15 August, 1938
- Captain Harold T. Baillie-Grohman, 28 September, 1938[52] – 27 October, 1940[53]
- Captain Arthur D. Read, – 23 September, 1941 (inferring this from Tufnell being "vice Read")
- Captain Desmond N. C. Tufnell, 23 September, 1941 – 4 August, 1942 (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R.A.C., Third Battle Squadron)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 35.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 34.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 122 of 10 July, 1914.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 40.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, p. 18.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. pp. 27, 29.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 852.
- ↑ See First Battle Squadron for citations.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). pp. 261-2.
- ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139.
- ↑ Doughty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
- ↑ Doughty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 889.
- ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
- ↑ Grant Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 461.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 889.
- ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 206.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 206.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/261. f. 261.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/261. f. 261.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 490.
- ↑ Mitchell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 134.
- ↑ Mitchell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 134.
- ↑ Nunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/484. f. 184.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 262.
- ↑ Nunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/484. f. 184.
- ↑ Wigram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 388.
- ↑ Wigram Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 261.
- ↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
- ↑ Blount Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 428.
- ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
- ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
- ↑ Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
- ↑ Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/173. f. 173.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/173. f. 173.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 265.
- ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
- ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
- ↑ Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
- ↑ Baillie-Grohman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/303. f. 319.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1917). The Director Firing Handbook. O.U. 6125 (late C.B. 1259). Copy No. 322 at The National Archives. ADM 186/227.
- 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.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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.
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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