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...ruction against the German [[High Sea Fleet]]. Arbuthnot had a reputation of being a martinet, but he enjoyed almost universal respect because he would ...ron]], on 27 October. The ''Minotaur'' paid off on 23 December, and on 10 January, 1882, Arbuthnot was appointed to the ''Northumberland'', until he was appo

....S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of December, 1859|first intake term of December, 1859]]. Drury was promoted to the rank of Acting {{LieutRN}} with seniority from 5 August, 1868.{{Gaz|23411|4454|11 A

...|thumb|right|350px|Cdr. George Pirie in the 1890s.<br><small>Photo couresy of great-grandson, Ian Massey.</small>]] ...d-class cadets admitted in March, 1865]], being fifth of the nine in order of merit in the competitive entrance examination.<ref name=massey>Email from I

...s Wellwood Clarke''', R.N. (23 February, 1879 &ndash; 1957) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. He did not serve long, resigning his commission in 189 ...ing the inscription "To Mr. D.W. Clarke R.N. for passing third into H.M.S. Britannia December 1892 from [[William Thomas Littlejohns|W.T. Littlejohns]] R.N."<re