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...ww.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ship.php?ShipID=1258 Battleships-cruisers.co.uk]<br>Her [[British Tripod Director Firing System|director]] is not yet insta | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>

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|nat=UK ...fusion as to whether 12-inch mountings ordered for {{UK-LordNelson}} and {{UK-Agamemnon}} were diverted to ''Dreadnought''. The order for the turntables

...ated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]] to receive a director along the lines of that developed in [[H.M.S. In October 1914, the ship was to be given 8 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stov

.... After many years in this duty she ended up as a decoy and anti-aircraft ship during the Mediterranean campaign of the Second World War. Towards the end The ship's machinery was constructed by Hawthorn, Leslie & Co.{{UKDockyardExpenseAcc

...sted in that year's [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]].{{FCHMShips|pp. 9-10}} Her director was certainly fitted after ''K In October 1914, the ship was to be given seven Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose

...o ''Orion'' escaped damage. Even so, the precautionary docking of the new ship would delay her joining the Home Fleet as the new second flagship.{{ToL|The ''Orion'' joined the {{UK-BS|2}}, and would act as the formation's flagship from December, 1913 or ea

''Superb'' recommissioned at Portsmouth 6 May, 1913 for service with the {{UK-BS|1}}.{{NLApr14|p. 378}} ...rom the First Battle Squadron to the {{UK-BS|4}}, exchanging places with {{UK-Agincourt}}. She returned from refit at Cromarty on the 28th.<ref>Jellicoe

The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Tel ...he outbreak of war of the [[First World War]] she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}}.

...he navies of Japan, Russia, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Brazil and Argentina. {{UK-Revenge|f=p}} was laid down in the vacated slip on 22 December. In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 194, though the boat was not yet

...to his father, the editor of the ''Glasgow Herald''. He had bypassed the ship's censor Surgeon Lorimer, R.N.V.R. by posting it ashore at Alness.<ref>Lidd Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}}

The ship had a pool table, a photo of which is in the Crawford Scrapbook, Liddle Col In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 250, though the boat was not yet

...13, in "beautiful" weather at 15:15. Mrs. Austen Chamberlain launched the ship, accompanied by Mr. Austen Chamberlain and their son. Also in attendance w ...spite'' collided with her sister {{UK-Valiant|f=t}} and nearly also with {{UK-Erin}} on 24 August, 1916 while the squadron was engaged in a night firing

...'Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1911'' as being first installed in {{UK-1Orion}}, and it was forecast that it would see service in future ships. The switchboard could support up to 60 remote navyphones, representing each by an indicator lamp next to

...Due to a mass re-allocation of resources caused by the halting of capital ship construction, the construction of the former battleship, now battle cruiser Before M.9 was laid down at Hebburn, it was decided from which ship she would receive her main-armament. On 1 January, 1915 it was decided that

...required either in the Grand Fleet or on patrol duties, so a new class of ship, with a shallow draught for inshore work and a requisite small number of bi ...ck on the British lines and all available ships were moved up to lend fire support. The evacuation of the position was eventually completed on the night of 8/

'''H.M.S. ''Formidable''''' was the lead ship of the [[Formidable Class Battleship (1898)|''Formidable'' Class]] of [[bat ...nder William Chisholm-Batten|Alexander W. Chisholm-Batten]] paid off the {{UK-1Resolution}} on 9 October and he and his crew turned over to ''Formidable'

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...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. The contract date of delivery was originally 9 April, 1905, and the ship was actually delivered on 4 September.<ref>''Appropriation Account, 1905&nd

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...orge Francis Maurice Cradock|Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]], and the {{UK-1Berwick}} arrived.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appoint On 21 August, 1914, ''New Zealand'' was ordered to join {{UK-Invincible}} on the Humber.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Even

|nat=UK ...Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref>|note=ship is a gunnery training ship}}

|nat=UK ...iral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]], whose {{UK-BCS|1}} had been weakened by the need to hunt down the German East Asia Squ

|nat=UK ...her no greater aircraft accommodation than the succeeding purpose-built {{UK-Hermes|y=1919}}, which was half her displacement.

|nat=UK ...''' was a dreadnought battleship ordered along with her uncompleted sister-ship ''Reshad-i-Hamiss'' by the [[Osmanlı Donanması|Ottoman Navy]] in 1911. Sh

...' was commissioned at Devonport on 14 November, 1912, for service in the {{UK-BCS|1}},<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and N Her crew gave a concert in Cromarty in support of The Seamen & Marines' Orphanage Home in Portsmouth and The Cottage Hopit

...et from each other. It was to be a casual affair "very easily made in the ship." ...for trainable tubes, the director could also be allowed to train over the ship.

...</ref> He was appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1877. He left on 24 July, 1879, ...emyss. p. 33.</ref> On 12 October he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship [[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|''Hecla'']] in the Mediterranean. He was promoted t

...in the dockyard and the new dreadnought {{DE-Baden|f=p}}, the first German ship with 15-inch guns, was still working up.{{MarderFDSFII| p. 437}} ...at the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]] in 1914. The armoured cruiser {{UK-1Kent|f=p}} would probably have blown up had Sergeant Charles Mayes, R.M.L.

...the cruisers {{UK-Minotaur}}, {{UK-Warrior}}, {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}} and {{UK-BlackPrince}} were ordered to return from from overseas convoy service as s ...ith {{UK-1Suffolk}}, {{UK-Essex}} and {{UK-Caronia}}. That day that the {{UK-Canopus|f=t}} arrived at the Falkland Islands, mooring, signalled Captain G

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...edo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-Majestic}}, flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadro ...o the Admiralty on the same day. On 24 March, 1909, he was appointed to {{UK-Dreadnought}} for temporary service on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief,

...First World War]]. An officer of undoubted ability, he died leading the {{UK-BCS|3}} in action at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. ..., 1886, then in the ''Minotaur'' until January, 1887, when he joined the {{UK-2Calliope}}, and in her was present at Samoa in the hurricane of 16 March,

...A, p. 14.</ref> He entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1877 and left on 24 July, 1879. A minute of 23 September, 1889 while Arbuthnot was at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, records:

...ate ''Serapis'' in battle against John Paul Jones and the Continental Navy ship ''Bonhomme Richard''. Evan-Thomas was one of eight children and although t ...A, p. 6.</ref> and entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1876.<ref name=Record105/> In his final te

==Ship's Complement== ...the order was given "load all guns." At 4.53 fire was opened on the third ship of the enemy's line, the range being about 17,000 yards.

...s, eight destroyers and three submarines. The pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-Triumph}} had been in reserve at the start of the war, but was quickly reco ...the supply ship ''Markomannia'', to operate in the Indian Ocean. One fast ship could raid commerce and obtain its coal supplies from prizes. ''Emden'' car

He entered the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] as a {{NavCadRN}} on 13 December, 1859.<ref>ADM 196/16. f ...o the rescue of Charles William Wilson in the ''Safieh'', when he kept his ship steadily engaged under heavy fire while his engineer, Benbow, repaired her

...n. Just about this time several projectiles fell near the ship, and the {{UK-Colossus}} in the next division was seen to receive a hit from a big shell. 12. At about 7.17. G.M.T. the {{UK-Bellerophon}} was firing at a Battle cruiser leading a division at a range

...s were or their severity.<ref>Preston. p. 22.</ref> He left the training ship in July, 1883, passing out seventh in his class.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 6/469.}}</re ...from a spell in ''Curlew'' for the annual man&oelig;uvres of 1892 and in {{UK-TB87}} in those of 1893,<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Monda

...owning man with him. Hocken was now insensible, and too great a weight to support any longer, and finding that his only chance of saving himself was to leave ...the hope of saving him, and struck out for the ship. In the meantime the ship's course was stopped, and two boats were lowered, by one of which Mr. MONTG

...July 1891 was appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth.{{DreyerSeaHeritage|p. 25}} Out of the sixty ...ifle practice Dreyer was recognised as a potential marksman and joined the ship's rifle team. At a rifle meeting in March 1895 he competed against a numbe

...The purpose was to enable long-range naval guns to score hits when attack ship and target were moving fast and relative to each other. Pollen, accustomed *[http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FPLLN Papers in the possession of Churchil

...e Training Establishment at the outbreak of war and was appointed to the {{UK-Doris|f=t}}.<ref>Haldane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/60.|}} f. 60.</ ...|recorded his experiences]] in a written account. Haldane served in the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}} from 23 October 1916 through the end of the war, being made an

...served as a Lieutenant [[Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve|R.N.V.R.]] in that ship from 1915 to 1919: he and Lieut.-Commander Elliott earned their O.B.E.s for ...he dry dock - in any of H.M. Dockyards of a hundred years earlier, just as ship's companies of those earlier days could have sailed and fought ships of a c

...s hauled down.<ref>I may be mistaken, but I believe these mean "Proceed to support the battlecruisers to the Ease" and "Proceed at 18 knots", ref ''Flotilla S ...across our bow. They were engaging an enemy invisible to "Neptune." The {{UK-BS|5}} appeared some distance astern of them.

The '''Diary of Alec S. Tempest''' (1899-1978), signal boy aboard {{UK-Lion|f=p}} from 20 May 1915 through 26 April, 1919 can be found at the Cair If found please return to A.S. Tempest Siglm. 47 Mess {{UK-Lion|f=p}} or 37 Hunslett Road Leeds. If not able to do so please destroy

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 February, 1926 for service with the {{UK-DF|3}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 249}} ...nder the command of Captain (D) [[Cyril Gordon Sedgwick]] to support the {{UK-DF|3}}, now on the [[Mediterranean Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 249}}

...st 1912 until 17 November 1913, when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}}.{{NLApr14|p. 271}} He was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Cornwallis}} on 1 June, 1914.{{NMI|Saturday, 30 May, 1914. Issue '''40537'

...gun-vessel, at the age of ten. He entered the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] as a cadet in 1884. ...certificate in Gunnery. He was appointed to ''Victory'' for command of {{UK-TB82}} on 11 July, 1893, for the annual manoeuvres, but owing to sickness d

...al Navy]] on 4 December, 1858, appointed as a {{NavCadRN}} to the training ship ''Illustrious'' at Portsmouth. On 1 January, 1859, he transferred to the ' ...Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 956.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Nile}} in command on 30 June, 1891.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (

....S. Victoria|sank]] after collision with another battleship in 1893, and {{UK-SansPareil}} had an uneventful career, being shortly rendered obsolescent b | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>

...er''. On 12 March, 1880 he was appointed to the Mediterranean flag ship {{UK-1Alexandra}}, in which he was senior midshipman, and on 21 October, 1880, h ...ton on account of [[George V|H.R.H. Prince George]] being appointed to the ship. Fremantle also wrote of Pakenham:

...e House of Commons ultimately rejected—Spencer sought in vain to win the support of Cardinal Cullen (25 Feb. 1873). His duties were executive and administra ...renewal and as to the general Irish policy of the party. Spencer with the support of the whig element in the cabinet desired that certain provisions in the o

...anges and deflections are transmitted to the guns. The function varied by ship, period and navy. Most vitally, the various nationalities had different wo [[File:BritanniaAftTSFitted.jpg|thumb|800px|'''Aft T.S in {{UK-Britannia}}'''<br>Showing an older British battleship without a Dreyer Tabl

....S. Invincible (1907)|H.M.S. ''Invincible'']] is usually seen as the first ship of the type, though her sister [[H.M.S. Inflexible (1907)|''Inflexible'']] ...t would not be needed by such a fast (and therefore, he felt, hard to hit) ship might give the Royal Navy a type which could lasso enemy cruisers on the hi

...n dreadnoughts ready at Scapa Flow and the eight pre-dreadnoughts of the {{UK-BS|3}} and five battlecruisers at Rosyth in the Firth of Forth. The battlec 'The intention was to make an extended destroyer advance with cruiser support, in order to clear the course to the Dogger Bank of trawlers employed in en

...inner one of five boats and an outer one of three. The seaplane carrier {{UK-Engadine|f=p}}, with two seaplanes armed with bombs and one with a torpedo, ...ose that the {{UK-BCS|1}}, the {{UK-LCS|1}} and 2nd and {{UK-DF|4}} should support the operations, with the battleships nearby. The Admiralty replied the batt

...ts with the {{UK-LCS|6}} one mile to their port beam at 25 knots and the {{UK-LCS|1}} three miles astern. Ten destroyers screened the forces.{{GFGTO|No. ...he two light cruiser squadrons as well as his own cruiser squadron. The {{UK-BS|1}} of six battleships and eleven destroyers was in a supporting positio

This article is going to catalogue the equipment each British ship carried into battle and the conditions under which it was used. The overal ...g obtained by coincidence range finders and similar instruments, not every ship used its director all the time, some few ships lacked a director, some ship

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...well be spared, and were replaced on 4th June by a field gun's crew from {{UK-1Centurion}}. ...[[Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday|Lewis S. T. Halliday]], R.M.L.I., {{UK-Orlando|f=p}}; Captain [[Edmund Wray]], R.M.L.I., Wei-hai-wei detachment; 2

...y innovation hit upon late in the war which revisited the means by which a ship would take bearings to a target and plot them on a [[Dreyer Fire Control Ta ...{UK-GeneralCraufurd}} were conducted in 1917 using parts manufactured in {{UK-Excellent}} and in ''General Craufurd'' herself. In January, 1918, the Vic

...''[[Admiralstab]]'' ordered that before the operation could commence every ship of [[I. Aufklärungsgruppe|Scouting Group I]] had to be available. The bom ...publicised presence of the British battle cruisers {{UK-Invincible}} and {{UK-Inflexible}} at the Falklands lowered the British numerical superiority in

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...(N) until paying off on 14 March, 1892. On 21 July he was appointed to {{UK-Tribune}} for the annual man&oelig;uvres, and on 15 August he was appointed ...d to {{UK-Mersey}}, Coastguard ship at Harwich. He was appointed to the {{UK-1Blonde|f=t}} on the Cape Station on 10 September, where he remained until

{{CaptRN}} [[Morgan Singer]] was commander of {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} at the start of the war, and appointed [[Director of Naval Ord Naval support of Gallipoli campaign April to Jan ^<u>..</u> 1916, continuous wo

Matthew Seligmann has argued forcefully in support of Bacon's contention,<ref>Seligmann, Matthew S. (June 2008). "New Weapons ...he Board of Admiralty in November, 1908. The armoured cruiser was named {{UK-Indefatigable}} on 9 December and was laid down at Devonport on 23 February

* {{UK-Victoria}} and {{UK-SansPareil}} had directors for their 6-in guns only. ...-2Neptune}}, {{UK-1Agamemnon}}, {{UK-1Inflexible}}, {{UK-1Colossus}} and {{UK-1Edinburgh}} had director circuits "on an old plan".

...outine work.{{UKNSMonoXIII|pp. 18, 284}} ''Diana'' became Senior Officers Ship in the Squadron on the departure of Admiral Wemyss on 15 February, 1915. A ...assigned to the Egyptian coastal patrol in the Mediterranean, relieving {{UK-Philomel}}. However, on August 18, 1915 ''Diana'' was ordered to Columbo,

...rved as the dispatch vessel to {{UK-IronDuke}} and {{UK-1Firedrake}} and {{UK-Lurcher}} served with submarine flotillas in Harwich.{{March|p. 122}} | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>

...he outset of the war, these ships comprised the {{UK-DF|4}} under leader {{UK-Swift}}.{{DittColl|p. 15}} | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>

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...ating fire and torpedo control information between different stations on a ship. ...er [[F. S. Carlisle]] of [[H.M.S. Morris (1914)|H.M.S. ''Morris'']], a new ship which lacked a means of communicating ranges from the bridge to guns.{{ARTS

...sunk as she returned to port.{{March|p. 141}} Commodore (T) was in the {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}}.{{March|p. 164}} ...d Bight]], destroyers {{UK-Laertes}}, {{UK-Laurel}}, {{UK-Liberty}}, and {{UK-Lysander}} torpedoed light cruiser {{DE-Mainz}}. Only ''Lysander'' avoided

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...emoved by lifeline, though one man was fatally injured in the effort. The ship was to become a total loss under the action of the sea, though much of her ...d for the strong current. Following a Court Martial, he was dismissed the ship and was penalised two years' seniority, as was navigating lieutenant [[Herb

...rom {{UK-Chester}} later, presumably because she'd been so badly mauled. {{UK-Chatham}} was "not applicable", as she had struck a mine and was under repa ...four light cruisers, with another detached to screen the {{UK-BCS|3}}. {{UK-Engadine|f=t}} operated in a detached manner.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 46}}

...Signals were successfully conveyed over sixty miles, as long as only one ship was sending at a time.<ref>"The Navy." ''The Times'' (London, England), Sa ...ks of doubled antenna wires were allowing {{UK-Canopus}}, ''Hector'' and {{UK-Jaseur}} to reliably converse across twelve miles. Wireless telegraphy now

...ommunication|started using wireless telegraphy]] in a network of land- and ship-based installations starting around 1900. Their hardware evolved rapidly a !align=center|Receiving Ship Types||align=center|"D" tune||align=center|"P" tune||align=center|"Q" tune|

* Classic Ship Models: Number 1 The USS Wilkes-Barre, by Lawrence Sowinski * Technical Topics: Ship's Armament, by N J M Campbell

...s retirement mid-war, but he continued to serve his country in less trying support roles. ...e}} on the 21st. He also served in {{UK-Orlando}}, {{UK-1Cordelia}} and {{UK-1Narcissus}} before joining the College on 20 September 1893.<ref>Pyddoke S

...nable}} in August and early September, and then became Flag Commander in {{UK-Columbine}} on 7 September, 1914.<ref>Marten Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196 Marten left ''Columbine'' when he was appointed to {{UK-1Galatea}} as executive officer on 22 February, 1915.<ref>Marten Service Re

In April, 1916 ''Moresby'' was assigned to the newly-created {{UK-DF|13}}.{{SMNLApr16|p. 12}} ...screened the {{UK-BCS|1}} as one of twelve destroyers operating with the {{UK-DF|13}}.{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}}{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}}

...in his first ship, the {{UK-KingAlfred|f=t}} before being placed in the {{UK-KingEdwardVII|f=t}} on 19 January, 1909.<ref>Lockhart Service Record. {{TN ...h was upgraded to Third Class on 1 January 1914. Lockhart served in the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}} from her commissioning in 1914 through 11 December, 1917, seein

...iser (1885)|''Mersey'' class]], but served in the war as a submarine depot ship. Completed conversion to a depot ship in July, 1903.{{DittColl|p. 293}}

The {{UK-LCS|4}} had five light cruisers operating in support of the [[Grand Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]]:{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 4 * {{UK-Calliope}}, Commodore 2nd class [[Charles Edward Le Mesurier|Charles E. Le

The {{UK-LCS|2}} operated in a screening role for the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] at th Under the command of Commodore [[William Edmund Goodenough]] in {{UK-1Southampton}}, the squadron was notably more attentive to its role in keep

Born in London, Frank Powell gained eight months time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July of 1892.<ref>Powell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/2 ...s first lieutenant in recommended for promotion in 1904 for his bravery in support of Captain [[Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt|Gaunt's]] landing in Durbo in

The flotilla was comprised of a depot ship and six coastal submarines.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}} |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''

...al Navy)|Southern Force]] was formed, initially or eventually claiming the support of the Tenth Submarine Flotilla out of Harwich under Commodore [Roger John |align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''

...t which took place on the 8th December 1914 in so far as it concerns H. M. Ship under my command. - At 8.0 a.m. while at anchor in Port William, ship's head W by S, coaling the port side from the collier "Trelawney" a report

...bmarine|submarines]] of the [[Royal Navy]] established in December 1915 to support the [[Grand Fleet]]. ...K-Titania}} as depot ship and {{UK-D7}} and {{UK-D8}} have come from the {{UK-SF|8}}.{{SMNLDec15|p. 12}}{{SMNLNov15|p. 13}}

...e operation was to take place it was decided to add the {{UK-BCS|1}} and {{UK-BS|3}}.{{UKNSMonoXVI|pp. 8-9}} ...did three destroyers whilst a neutral merchantmen rammed the battleship {{UK-Neptune|f=p}}. There was no sign of the enemy, so the fleet returned to bas

...pot ships) and the {{UK-SF|7}} (eight "C" class submarines and their depot ship).{{SMNLJun15|p. 17}} The composition of these sub-components would vary sl ...T.Bs. supported by one depot ship and four submarines supported by a depot ship, but some designations have changed.

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...''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship. Originally intended to support the Australian submarines {{AU-AE1}} and {{AU-AE2}}, she became available a <div name=fredbot:officeCapts otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Platypus''" nat="UK">

'''H.M.S. ''Adamant''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship. ''Adamant'' served with the {{UK-SF|8}} at Harwich in 1914 and 1915. In mid-1915, she moved to the [[Medite