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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 ....</ref> He entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1877 and left on 24 July, 1879. He then joine

...onnected to the fifth ''Britannia'' at right.<br><small>Image: By courtesy of Terry Dickens [astraltrader].</small>]] ...a''. From 1864 onwards the two-decker ''Hindostan'' was moored ahead of ''Britannia'' and connected by an enclosed gangway, providing extra accommodation and c

...etired) '''George Hannibal Charles MacArthur''', (24 April, 1850 &ndash; 3 September, 1900) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. ...er to the [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of August, 1864|August intake group]].

...|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