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...Lord]] from 1915 to 1916 during the [[First World War]] and being promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} in 1919. ...was born on 21 January, 1855, at Rectory House, Darfield, South Yorkshire, to Mr. Henry Jackson of Cudworth, a relatively well-off linen manufacturer and

...ce the squadron intercepted 12,979 ships at sea while 2,039 ships reported to a port of examination. 642 evaded the blockade. The losses incurred were ...R. S. de Chair|appt=1 August, 1914{{SMNLFeb16|p. 7}}|end=6 March, 1916<ref>De Chair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 259.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral C

...Seventh Cruiser Squadron''', also known as '''Cruiser Force C''' from 1914 to 1915, was a cruiser formation of the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward de Faye Renouf|nick=Edward de F. Renouf|appt=18 July, 1940<ref>Renouf Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/254

...iculed in the historiography&mdash;Steiner and Neilson, for example, refer to “the glaring incompetence of the navy”<ref>Ibid.</ref>&mdash;but has re | <center>ACTION TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF INTERVENTION IN A EUROPEAN WAR.</center>

...t receive news of the battle favourably, a fact substantially attributable to the lofty expectations they'd developed for a force as expensive as the Gra ...n warranted, at least in initial accounts, as continuing efforts were made to discover and enumerate true injuries inflicted upon the enemy.

...e 104 torpedo test runs in the first half of that year proved 91% probable to endanger the enemy.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} ...ay be incorrectly identified as a member of the flotilla, that photo seems to show:{{March|caption Photo 20/1}}

...ports of his own {{UK-1Falmouth}}, as well as {{UK-Birkenhead}}, promising to supply data from {{UK-Chester}} later, presumably because she'd been so bad ...as represented in the battle by four light cruisers, with another detached to screen the {{UK-BCS|3}}. {{UK-Engadine|f=t}} operated in a detached manner

...the new flotilla mentioned is this one, as it is based in Lamlash}} Prior to February, 1914, it was known as the '''Lamlash Submarine Flotilla'''.{{AWO1 The flotilla is not only attached to the [[Clyde Local Defence Flotilla]], it is that flotilla's only asset, and

...modore [Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Keyes]] in operations to protect the Belgian coast.<ref>See [[Southern Force (Royal Navy)]].</ref> The roster is comprised of ships taken from the Seventh Flotilla. It would, like the Seventh, operate initi

...the battle and sustained heavy losses in the night action, losing 5 of 19 ships when it met elements of the [[High Sea Fleet]] unexpectedly at short range. * {{UK-Tipperary}}, Flotilla leader (lost), Captain (D) [[Charles John Wintour]]

...ted to the {{UK-Hogue|f=t}} on 15 January, 1904, subsequently transferring to {{UK-Suffolk}} in the Channel and then {{UK-Kent}} of the {{UK-CS}} before Newill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>Newill Service Record. {

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...ps too risky. This meant that he had to position his [[Grand Fleet]] so as to intercept the [[High Sea Fleet]], commanded by Admiral [[Reinhard Scheer]], ...hannel through the minefield, which was a 135 mile journey but was unknown to the Germans. Jellicoe thought that the Ems route was the most likely becaus