Hi all, I’ve read that there was an Admirals Bridge on the King George V class battleships. Was this separate to the normal bridge, or just the bridge being renamed because the ship carried an Admiral. If it was separate, can you tell me where it was in relation to the normal Bridge please Regards Fatboy Coxy
Many ships had an Admirals Bridge. HMS Belfast has one. It is effectively a command/communications room/centre from which a number of vessels could be directed.They are often below the captain's bridge from where the ship is conned. The German name for such is translatable as Command Centre
Hello Coxy and Robert, I just checked with three of the 'bibles' on Battleships, namely: V. E. Tarrant (on the KGV Class), Raven and Roberts and R.A.Burt. There was most certainly an Admirals' bridge on the KIng George V class. Below this hallowed area was where the Captain would have taken station if an admiral, and his staff were on board, ie the conning tower and the Captain's chart house -- but specifically I could find no area designated as the Captain's bridge. I suspect that we can all assume that the Capt. used his superior's bridge when the latter was not present. Tarrant has the most specific info on this. Burt mainly deals with the balance of virtues between a closed bridge structure and an open bridge per earlier classes. Each had pros and cons according to specific situations. Raven and Roberts deals with the bridge structure of most battleships between the times of the 'R' Class and HMS Vanguard -- but oddly not the Nelson or KGV classes. Best regards Rattler PS -- If an admiral was serving in one of the five ships of this class he was certainly well catered for -- he had, in the aft of the ship, his own: pantry, cabin, day cabin, sleeping cabin, dining cabin and a bathroom. In the bridge he had his sea cabin just below the conning tower..
