Annual Manoeuvres of 1899
From The Dreadnought Project
The Royal Navy's Annual Manoeuvres of 1899 pitted the Red (or hostile Fleet "A", comprised of ships of the Channel Fleet along with a large torpedo boat flotilla) against the Blue (or British Fleet "B", ships of the Reserve Fleet, along with a large destroyer flotilla). A small third group of ships represented a convoy.
The primary objects of the exercise were to:[1]
- learn how to best use cruisers in support of a fleet
- learn how speed and fighting strength trade off against each other
- learn how to employ destroyers and torpedo boats
The umpires for the manoeuvres were Vice-Admiral Cyprian Arthur George Bridge and Rear-Admirals John Fellowes and Swinton Colthurst Holland assisted by Commander Hubert Grant-Dalton acting as secretary.[2]
Order of Battle
Bibliography
- Naval Manœvres 1899 Cd. 92.
Footnotes
| Annual Manoeuvres of the Royal Navy |
| 1880s |
| 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 |
| 1890s |
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 |
| 1900s |
| 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
| 1910s |
| 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
