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...was one of four [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class battleships]] completed in 1912-13. ...' in the [[Battle of the River Plate]], as well as [[H.M.S. Ajax (1880)|an ironclad battleship launched in 1880]].

As Captain of the ironclad {{UK-2Achilles}} he was described by ''Vanity Fair'' caricaturist 'Spy' (Sir Les When a muzzle-loading gun aboard the ironclad {{UK-1Thunderer}} exploded in January 1879 during gunnery practice, Heneage disp

...and, as I told you last mail, I had the satisfaction of getting a <u>first-class</u> certificate. Well, I came on board the ''Chesapeake'' and handed in my ...iki/HMS_Furious_(1850) H.M.S. 'Furious']; this officer obtained high first class certificates in seamanship and gunnery, and has now passed in navigation un

...e was ordered back to Britain. From 2 to 31 March he was appointed to the ironclad ''Achilles'', and 1 April he was appointed Commander in the ''Sans Pareil's ...and of the new armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Drake (1901)|''Drake'']] in the {{UK-CS}}.

...dbot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> ...e="Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK">

...On 17 October, 1883, he was appointed Acting {{LieutRN}} to the gunboat {{UK-1Flirt}} on the Cape station. He was formally promoted to the rank of Lieut ...S.S. ''Cuzco'', arriving back on 9 June. He was appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Mersey}} for the annual man&oelig;uvres from 4 July to 22 August, then com

Bethell was born in London. He joined the central ironclad battery ship [[H.M.S. Hercules (1868)|''Hercules'']] as a Sub-Lieutenant on ...1 (1882? 1883?) until May 1885, spending his last month commanding second-class torpedo boats.<ref>Service chits in Bethell I/1/3 at Liddell Hart Centre fo

...as a {{NavCadRN}}. He left ''Britannia'' on 16 April, 1877, with a Second Class Certificate and obtained six months' sea time. He was appointed to the ironclad ''Caledonia'' on 17 April and to the battleship ''Lord Warden'' on 26 May.

...eorge V''. p. 8.</ref> After much controversy, the use of the corvette {{UK-Bacchante}} was eventually approved, and it was agreed that in spite of the ...On 22 March, 1882 Evan-Thomas was promoted Acting {{SubRN}} with a First-Class pass in Seamanship<ref name=Record105/> and at Corfu he left ''Bacchante''

...anuary, 1860, which does not coincide with a regular intake into the new {{UK-1Britannia|f=tp}}, but perhaps means he was a late arrival for the [[::Cate On 2 April, 1889 Drury assumed command of the old central battery ironclad, ''Bellerophon'', flagship of the North American station. He paid her off

|{{UK-1Swiftsure|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||15 Jun, 1870||Sold 1908 |{{UK-1Triumph|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||27 Sep, 1870||Sold 1921

...He was transferred in July, 1863 to the ''Defence'', a new wooden hulled ironclad which he later described as "a slovenly, unhandy tin kettle" <ref>Beresford ...are only equalled by his daring". He was appointed a Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the

...ral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''Edward Percy Ashe''', M.V.O. <small>4th Class</small>, Royal Navy, Retired (8 April, 1852 &ndash; 5 July, 1914) was an of On 15 June, 1886, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB31|f=t}}.{{NLJul86|p. 245}}

...Camperdown''''' was one of six [[Admiral Class Battleship (1882)|"Admiral" class battleships]]. ...ngest ironclad ship built at Portsmouth, being five feet longer than the {{UK-1Colossus}}. She underwent engine trials on 7 March, 1887 before her ultim

|{{UK-DukeOfWellington|f=p}}||receiving ship||14 Sep, 1852||Broken up 1904 |{{UK-2Amazon|f=p}}||wooden screw sloop||23 May, 1865||Sunk 1866

Heneage was appointed additional to the ironclad ''[[H.M.S. Triumph (1870)|Triumph]]'' on 30 August, 1887.<ref>"Naval and Mi He served as commander in {{UK-Nile}}, {{UK-Niobe}} and {{UK-Hogue}}. A rather dismal inspection of ''Hogue'' by Rear-Admiral Henderson

...d to wait nine months before being rated {{MidRN}}. His first ship was the ironclad ''Agincourt'' at the Dardanelles, which he joined via the trooper [[H.M.S. ...d lost one month's seniority. In February, 1884, he finally attained a 2nd class.

...4 April, 1869, which paid off on 2 December, 1870. He took command of the ironclad battleship ''Agincourt'' on 1 September, 1871. He returned to half pay on ...of the Queen's birthday, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.

|{{UK-1Warrior|f=p}}||armoured frigate||29 Dec, 1860||Museum Ship 1979 |{{UK-1Waterwitch|f=p}}||armoured gunboat||28 Jun, 1866||Sold 1890

* The First [[Town Class Cruiser (1909)|Town Class]]: 1908-31 (Part 1 of 3), by David Lyon * The ''Littorio'' Class, by Aldo Fraccaroli/Antony Preston