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...was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 7 December, 1913. In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was plac {{TabAppts}}

...own and spun round and round like a top. At the same time Lowry remarked, with a chuckle: "Ha, ha! I can hit harder than you." The ordinary seaman was t {{TabAppts}}

In June 1879, Bayly dissappointed the Board of Admiralty with his "want of skill & diligence in navigation of the [[H.M.S. Lynx (1868)|'' ...er, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} He emerged with a first-class certificate in April, 1885, having been awarded a prize of £

...Henry F. Oliver]], who joined ''Triumph'' in 1886, later recorded problems with Bridgeman-Simpson when he ordered the guns sponged out properly: <blockquote>The Commander was very proud of his white quarter deck, with some patent white composition in the seams instead of pitch, and I expected

...rst Earl Beatty|David Beatty]]. Discomfort within and without the service with the battle's tactically indecisive outcome caused the two men to be viewed ...ved himself in this and other challenges, by 1878 qualifying in seamanship with a flair for mathematics. He was appointed to the Royal Naval College in Gr

...ord, instructed Prince Louis to join ''Ariadne'' at Trieste on 20 January, with his leave extended until then. The "Battenberg Question," as Leiningen ref ...Wales's tour to India, Battenberg was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 15 May, 1876.{{Gaz|24326|2982|16 May, 1876}}

...t what to answer. All my mind was full of the dangers of war. I accepted with alacrity. I said, 'Indeed I would.' He said that Mr. Haldane was coming t ...for naval war by someone who already had carried out similar preparations with the only Service in which they had been made or even thought of. I was sat

...nly until 16 August. Captain Fisher noted that Bethell conducted himself "with sobriety to my entire satisfaction."<ref>Service chit in Bethell I/1/3 at L Bethell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 14 August, 1878.{{Gaz|24614|4647|16 August, 1878}}

Hamilton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 6 November, 1879.{{Gaz|24787|6940|28 November, 1879}} The Con ...ent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']] on 24 February, 1905, with the rank of {{Com2RN}} from 29 June, 1906.<ref>ADM 196/38. f. 581.</ref>

...anwilliam]].{{NLJan81|p. 218}} May was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} with seniority of 9 March, 1881.{{Gaz|24949|1147|11 March, 1881}} On promotion ...g command on 25 November, 1881.{{NLDec83|p. 232}} The same year he worked with Captain [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Arthur Wilson]] of ''Vernon''

...h'' was wrecked Wilson transferred to the flagship ''Calcutta'' and served with distinction through the Second Opium War, notably at the capture of Canton ...n the Pacific, Wilson passed his examinations for {{LieutRN}} in 1863, but with seniority back-dated to December, 1861, for his outstanding results. In 18

...Gaz|28780|9083|9 December, 1913}} He was forty-eight years and ten months old on promotion to Flag Rank. ...ed [[Admiralty War Staff|Chief of the Admiralty War Staff]] on 5 November, with the rank of Acting {{ViceRN}}.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 319.</ref>

...at Dartmouth as a {{NavCadRN}}. He left ''Britannia'' on 16 April, 1877, with a Second Class Certificate and obtained six months' sea time. ...)|Fifth Cruiser Squadron]] on 5 April, 1907, thus beginning an association with the Home Fleet which continue almost without interruption until the outbrea

...[[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]]. In March, 1883 he passed the College with a Third Class pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work ...uties in Upper Egypt and as first lieutenant of the {{UK-Dolphin}}, served with the Eastern Sudan field force, being chosen by the Governor-General of the

...y was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} from the ''Victoria and Albert'' with seniority of 30 August, 1879.{{Gaz|24758|5309|2 September, 1879}} ...sday, 27 August, 1902. Issue '''36857''', col B, p. 4.</ref> He remained with him and his successor, Rear-Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Poë]], until June

...4 - 6 January, 1885), a Master in Her Majesty's Fleet, who retired in 1870 with the rank of Staff Captain and was granted the rank and title of Retired Cap Sturdee was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 7 February, 1880.{{Gaz|24810|622|10 February, 1880}}

Barlow was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 3 September, 1872.{{Gaz|23893|3923|6 September, 1872}} ...[[Henry Louis Fleet|Henry L. Fleet]] recalled in 1922: "'Billy Barlow', an old friend and a very popular man in the Service. Billy would have preferred a

Farquhar was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 16 September, 1881.{{Gaz|25018|4805|23 September, 1881}} {{TabAppts}}

...1; pg. 12; Issue 27106.</ref> He succeeded, and entered {{UK-1Britannia}} with her [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1872| ...toise</u> type[,] all armour and no speed and d&mdash;d costly as compared with a <u>far cheaper, far faster</u> and <u>63 per cent more powerful ship!!</u

Brock was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 8 December, 1879.{{Gaz|24791|7324|12 December, 1879}} ...erram|T. H. Martyn Jerram]] leaving Buckingham Palace after being invested with the insignia of Companions of the Order of the Bath on 10 October, 1912.<br