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...Second, Fourth and Sixth Battle Squadrons, and presumably the First Light Cruiser Squadron) to discuss the forthcoming operation before the fleet proceeded t ...at the Fleet is very badly run. The Staff in the ''Iron Duke'' is far too large, which prevents decentralisation, and takes all initiative and authority ou

...nlike most shipyards, Palmers was not duly affected by the situation, as a large amount of materiel had already been stocked. However, on 9 December, 1912, ...liary set]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type 10 Cruiser Auxiliary set]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}

...to the Dardanelles expedition. The fleet which fought the war was by and large the one constructed during his terms in office. ...and had many irons in the fire in and outside the Admiralty and barked at us if papers came to him which were merely routine but papers would not go thr

...ch the Humber. A neutral merchantman had told the Germans, wrongly, that a large British force, including battleships, was located there. Three more boats w The British firepower advantage was negated to a large extent by the inferiority of their armour piercing shells. The long range a

...being two pre-dreadnought battleships, three armoured cruisers and a light cruiser and did not realise that could see that the two largest ships were battlecr ...made the identification, it came as a great shock to them. There had been US newspaper reports that Invincible had been sent south, but Spee was unaware

...fine silhouette for the enemy, as some of our ships on the reverse side of us were clearly visible against the bright sunlit sky. 6.40 p.m.—Ship of [[Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)|''Warrior'' class]], bearing S.E., 3-4,000 yards, was observed attem

...isco, California, was the only private shipbuilder capable of building the large warships in the Western United States prior to the First World War, and thu ...mous vessels of the [[Spanish-American War]], the {{US-Olympia}} and the {{US-Oregon}}. An 1892 description of the yards stated that between 1200 and 150

...e, being straddled frequently. They were seen severely to damage a German cruiser, setting her on fire aft. | 6.25. || " {{UK-IronDuke}} " opened fire on damaged cruiser, followed at 6.28 p.m. by " Thunderer," then by " {{UK-Conqueror}} " and ot

...Captain to Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Wilson, as senior captain, worked on cruiser scouting systems and exercised independent command. ...outh he does everything himself, like Wilson; but unlike him, he employs a large number of younger officers, including Captains, as his staff, no matter wha

...nd Fleet]], where he remained till the conclusion of peace in 1919. For a large period of the war, through his untiring efforts, Oliver was instrumental in ...Of the ship's Naval Instructor Oliver recalled, "He never tried to teach us."<ref>Oliver. '''I'''. f. 6.</ref> He was rated Midshipman on 31 January

...passed on his death to the First Baron Cottesloe. Cottesloe then built a large house (now Swanbourne House School). A third house in the village known as ===Ninth Cruiser Squadron===

...Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Fourth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Cruiser, or Training Squadron]] in succession to Rear-Admiral [[Edward Eden Bradfor ...was faced with a task of great difficulty. With his flag in the armoured cruiser ''Suffolk'', he had a much larger force under his command than the two Germ

...small> the ''Queen Mary'' was third ship in the line of the [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|1st B.C.S.]], and action was sounded, and at 4.45 the ...down and had quite a comfortable sleep, having nothing on our mind to keep us awake.

...The {{DE-1Emden|f=tp}} had sailed from Tsingtao on 31 July. Another light cruiser, {{DE-Leipzig|f=p}}, was on the west coast of Mexico, protecting German int ''Cormoran'' entered the US territory of Guam on 14 December 1914 with her coal bunkers almost empty. S

...h Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|5th Battle Squadron]] had come down to join us in the Forth in their place. It was the first time the 5th B.S. had come o ...my opened fire. The first salvo I saw drop was quite 2,000 yards short of us, and did not seem to have a very small spread. 3.50 ''Lion'' opened fire,

On 1 April, 1895, Dreyer was lent to the the masted training ship ''Cruiser''. In June he was awarded the First Prize for German in the examination of ...rofessor of Mathematics at Cambridge, where he had also been a coach, told us that we were being taught in three months by Professor [[Carlton John Lambe

...ecause love of England home and beauty comes first. But speak my Lord let us hear your voice in the Grand Fleet for we wish to hear it and when as I hop ...t none of us in the Grand Fleet ever saw a unit of that Army, but those of us who had a knowledge of the facts fell in with the idea and left to the popu

...n a fleet action, especially since they possess an actual superiority over us in these particular weapons. ...so that the latter may be manœuvred into any desired position behind the cruiser screen. This is a strong additional reason for fighting in the northern ar

Shortly before noon, the Light Cruiser Squadron were observed to be firing; it was then about eight miles away, sl ...ns were seen just to the left of the light cruisers and at the same time a large number of destroyers, accompanied by the {{UK-1Arethusa}}, passed down our

...uke'' and ''Lion'' time) (see signals) the ''Galatea'' reported sighting a large amount of smoke as though from a fleet, bearing ENE. Here at any rate was At 4.40 p.m., after receiving the report from the 2nd Cruiser Squadron that the enemy's Battle Fleet was in sight, Beatty made a general