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• Panther Class Torpedo Cruiser (1885)
  Two '''Panther Class Torpedo Cruisers''' were completed for the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] in 1886. ==Torpedo Control==
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• Scout Class Torpedo Cruiser (1885)
  The two '''''Scout'' Class torpedo cruisers''', were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1885 and 1887. ===Torpedo Control===
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• Archer Class Torpedo Cruiser (1885)
  The eight '''''Archer'' Class torpedo cruisers''', were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] between 1888 and 1891. * two twin 14-in torpedo tubes
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• Imperial German Navy
  ...r, six armoured cruisers, eighteen light cruisers, seventeen gunboats, 110 torpedo boats, and 229 submarines.<ref>Herwig. ''"Luxury" Fleet''. p. 222.</ref>
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• Courageous Class Battlecruiser (1916)
  ...two whoppers, with 15-inch guns, and speed enough to run any German light cruiser off the face of the ocean."<ref>''Transactions of the Institution of Naval ...nt of four 15-inch guns would be more than a match for any raider or light cruiser that might be encountered.<ref>"Large Light Cruisers 'Courageous' & 'Glorio
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• Admiralty Pattern Number
  ...e; if there were a Pattern 50 light bulb, could there also be a Pattern 50 torpedo director? The numbers appeared after 1885, as no mention is found in ARTS |1875 || Cruiser Arc Lantern<ref>Admiralty Weekly Orders. 28 Feb, 1913. {{TNA|ADM 182/4}}.
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• H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)
  ...ard VII Class Battleship (1903)|''King Edward VII'']] and [[Minotaur Class Cruiser (1906)|''Minotaur'']] classes.{{TheSightM|p. 94, 108, Plate 47}} ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying.
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• H.M.S. Centurion (1911)
  ...ght by the wind and swung along side a moored cruiser, crushing one of the cruiser's boats while avoiding collision. By the end of 1915, she had been equipped with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark I]] in her {{TCT}}. This probably made he
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• H.M.S. Ajax (1912)
  There was [[H.M.S. Ajax (1934)|a light cruiser named ''Ajax'']] launched in 1934 which saw action against the pocket battl Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in the {{TCT}}.{{HTC1916|p. 38}}{{ART
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• H.M.S. Valiant (1914)
  Lieutenant-Commander [[Brian Egerton]] served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of ''Valiant'' between March 1915 un ...art of the {{UK-BS|5}} under Captain Woollcombe in support of the [[Battle Cruiser Force]] with her sisters, less ''Queen Elizabeth''.
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• Admiral Spaun Class Cruiser (1909)
  The four [[Scout Cruiser|scout cruisers]] of the '''Admiral Spaun Class''' were completed between 19 ==Torpedo Control==
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• William Blake Fisher
  On 11 January, 1897, he was appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Cossack (1886)|''Cossack'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" ...y. From 16 July to 26 August 1901, he commanded the first-class protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Amphitrite (1898)|''Amphitrite'']] in the annual manœuvres. Afte
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• Jellicoe:The War at Sea, 1914-1916
  ...Second, Fourth and Sixth Battle Squadrons, and presumably the First Light Cruiser Squadron) to discuss the forthcoming operation before the fleet proceeded t ...<br>2. My Lords will, as desired, give orders for all available Ships and Torpedo Craft to proceed to the position of the Fleet Action on learning from you t
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• H.M.S. General Wolfe (1915)
  ...l ship construction, the construction of the former battleship, now battle cruiser [[H.M.S. Renown (1916)|''Renown'']] building at Fairfield was speeded up, w ...ed cover for British destroyers when the Germans attempted to press home a torpedo-boat attack.<ref>Buxton. ''Big Gun Monitors''. p. 52.</ref> Afterwards,
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• H.M.S. Raglan (1915)
  ...s, ''Raglan'' being despatched on the 28 June in tow of the old protected cruiser ''Diana''. She arrived on 22 July and went straight into action, supporting ...ning of the 20 January, 1918, the battlecruiser ''Goeben'' and her consort cruiser ''Breslau'' sneaked out of the straits in the mist of the Sunday morning. '
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• H.M.S. Invincible (1907)
  ...n 20 March 1909 and joined the [[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Cruiser Squadron]] of the First Division, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]]. ...atform were rebuilt, and her forward searchlight battery reorganised. Her torpedo nets and booms were removed entirely. A rangefinder hood for a 9 foot rang
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• Majestic Class Battleship (1894)
  ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes were to land their searchlights from their ...torpedo stored near it; its other two would be stored in the aft submerged torpedo room.
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• H.M.S. Majestic (1895)
  She completed her two days torpedo trials at Spithead on the evening of 24 September, 1895. Firing from a sta ...Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class battleships]] and two [[Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)|''Cressy'' class cruisers]] being sent there to be demobilised on th
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• Canopus Class Battleship (1897)
  ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes were to land their searchlights from their ===Torpedo Control===
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• London Class Battleship (1899)
  ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes were to land their searchlights from their ...still growing, these ships were to receive two [[18-in Fiume Mark III** H. Torpedo]]es each.{{ARTS1909|p. 14}}
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• H.M.S. London (1899)
  There was also a heavy cruiser named {{UK-London}} completed in the late 1920s. ..., she landed her 12-in armament as well as the aft 12-in turret as well as torpedo nets. She was left with an armament of three 6-in and one 4-in gun, presum
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• Duncan Class Battleship (1901)
  ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes were to land their searchlights from their ...still growing, these ships were to receive two [[18-in Fiume Mark III** H. Torpedo]]es each.{{ARTS1909|p. 14}}
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• King Edward VII Class Battleship (1903)
  ...to remove all of them, but this would have left the ships too weak against torpedo craft or in low visibility. Eventually, it was decided to remove the ten c ...ere B.L. Mark X on Mark V S mountings, as also used in the [[Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)|''Warrior'' class cruisers]], able to elevate 15 degrees and depress
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• Lord Nelson Class Battleship (1906)
  ...were mounted on P. IV* mountings, similar to those in the [[Minotaur Class Cruiser (1906)|''Minotaur'']], [[King Edward VII Class Battleship (1903)|''King Edw ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying.
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• H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)
  ===Torpedo Control=== By the end of 1920, it was decided that she should also receive a [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]], as had been decided for {{UK-NewZealand}} the
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• H.M.S. New Zealand (1911)
  ===Torpedo Control=== In 1919, she was selected to receive a [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B]].{{ARTS1919|pp. 118, 119}}
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• H.M.S. Tiger (1913)
  '''H.M.S. ''Tiger''''', the only member of her class, was the last battle cruiser laid down for the [[Royal Navy]] before the [[Great War]]. ...ord Fisher]], the [[First Sea Lord]], objecting to the removal of a battle cruiser from his command:
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• Gem Class Cruiser (1903)
  The four [[Third Class Cruiser|third class cruisers]] of the '''Gem Class''' were completed in 1904 and 19 ...rovided [[Voicepipe]]s, possibly with one for gun control and a second for torpedo control.{{HFCI1914|p. 67}}
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• Challenger Class Cruiser (1902)
  * two submerged 18-in torpedo tubes arranged on the broadside forward, depressed 3 degrees and bearing ab {{Footer Challenger Class Cruiser (1902)}}
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• H.M.S. Lion (1910)
  ...acceptance trial was projected to take place on 11 March.<ref>"The Battle Cruiser Lion" (News). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 13 February, 1912. Issue '''39820' ...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}}
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• H.M.S. Princess Royal (1911)
  '''H.M.S. ''Princess Royal''''' was a battle cruiser of the [[Royal Navy]] which saw active service throughout the First World W ...were athletic sports the next day involving the whole of the First Battle Cruiser Squadron, organised by a general committee presided over by Captain [[Alfre
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• H.M.S. Queen Mary (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}} ...r service in the [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Cruiser Squadron]].{{NMI|Thursday, 4 September, 1913. Issue '''40308''', col F, p.
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• U.S.S. Ericsson (1894)
  |type=torpedo boat |chain=Torpedo Boats
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• Lewis Bayly
  He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} He emerged with a first-class certificate in ...the German submarine which had fired the torpedo, ''U-24'', fired another torpedo into ''Formidable'', which sank at about 04:45. Despite the best efforts o
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• Torpedo Sight Corrector
  [[File:HandbookTorpedoControl1916Plate41.jpg|thumb|400px| '''Torpedo Sight Corrector'''{{HTC1916|Plate 41}}]] ...ate the effect of [[Torpedo Director|director]] errors for men using the [[Torpedo Attack Trainer]].{{ARTS1916|p. 34. (A.L. G. 6788/16)}}
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• Torpedo Attack Table
  ...Torpedo Attack Table''' was a [[Torpedo Control]] teaching aid to practice torpedo attacks. [[File:ARTS1915Plate9.jpg|thumb|200px| '''Torpedo Attack Trainer'''{{ARTS1915|Plate 9}}<br>Early design sketch ]]
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• John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher
  He became a gunnery expert, founded the Navy's torpedo branch and upon joining the [[Board of Admiralty]] started a twenty-year pe ...truction. The torpedo school was established in the hulk [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] and subsequently became a separate command in
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• Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss
  ...."<ref>Wester Wemyss. p. 33.</ref> On 12 October he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship [[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|''Hecla'']] in the Mediterranean. He wa ..., a family friend. On 6 May, 1892, he received his first command, that of Torpedo Boat 21, which was commissioned for training purposes.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42
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• Henry Bradwardine Jackson
  ...went to Woolwich Arsenal, London, for a seven day course of instruction in torpedo apparatus. Jackson had a strong interest in the scientific aspects of his ...ineteenth century and was the world's first effective self-propelled naval torpedo, developed by an English engineer, [[Whitehead & Company|Robert Whitehead]]
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• Jutland:Preliminaries
  ...the Firth of Forth to intercept Vice Admiral Sir [[David Beatty]] [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] as it left [[Rosyth]]. Another U-boat would force her way into the ...cruisers and merchant ships that were frequently seen there. Cruisers and torpedo boats could guard the exposed flank since the [[High Sea Fleet]] would not
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• H.M.S. Hercules at the Battle of Jutland
  6.40 p.m.—Ship of [[Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)|''Warrior'' class]], bearing S.E., 3-4,000 yards, was observed attem 6.55 p.m.—{{UK-Marlborough}} struck by a mine or torpedo on starboard side. She listed quickly to starboard but continued
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• Mysterious Collisions at Jutland
  ..."Ship gave two very distinct shudders, which were at first thought to be a torpedo. This was afterwards ascertained to be incorrect." Her captain's report ca ...the compass platform. I thought that the ship had been mined or hit by a torpedo, but no damage has so far been discovered. I assume that we either hit som
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• William Thomas Sampson
  ...survived the loss of that ironclad on 15 January, 1865, when she struck a torpedo, exploded, and sank with a loss of 75 lives. ...to fit out {{US-SanFrancisco}}, and assumed command when that [[protected cruiser]] was commissioned on 15 November, 1889. He was detached in June, 1892 to
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• Union Iron Works
  In 1886, UIW was awarded a one million dollar contract to build a Naval cruiser, the {{US-Charleston}}, which they completed in eighteen months. From the c |{{US-1Charleston|f=p}}||protected cruiser||19 Jul, 1888||Wrecked 2 Nov, 1899
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• New York Navy Yard
  |{{US-Alarm|f=p}}||torpedo ram||13 Nov, 1873|| 28 Feb, 1898 |{{US-1Cincinnati|f=p}}||protected cruiser||10 Nov, 1892||Sold 4 Aug, 1921
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• Chatham Royal Dockyard
  ...tain the berthing space that would be required to accommodate the fourteen torpedo boat destroyers that were expected to be delivered shortly from the contrac |{{UK-Polyphemus|f=p}}||torpedo ram||15 Jun, 1881||Broken up 1903
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• Alfred Peter Friedrich von Tirpitz
  ...rose to become the head of the torpedo-arm which he re-organised into the torpedo inspectorate. ...in 1895. In 1896–97 he commanded the [[German East Asia Squadron|Asian cruiser squadron]] and oversaw the gain of [[Jiaozhou Bay|Kiaochow]] as a German na
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• First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  |colspan=2|'''Light Cruiser''' ...Battle's effects required some immediate changes. {{UK-Marlborough}} had torpedo damage to repair, and so was removed from her role as flagship while she wa
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• Archibald Peile Stoddart
  ...xpense in S.S. ''Cuzco'', arriving back on 9 June. He was appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Mersey}} for the annual man&oelig;uvres from 4 July to 22 August, the ...rpedo, obtaining First Classes in both. On 17 July he was appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Melpomene}} in the Pacific as First Lieutenant and gunnery officer. I
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• Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet
  ...nt two years in the [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] torpedo school with an additional six months as staff officer of that establishment ...z|26757|3978|10 July, 1896}} After three years at sea as commander of the cruiser {{UK-Terrible}} and the {{UK-Caesar|f=t}} he returned to the ''Vernon'' in
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• Hubert Edward Dannreuther
  He was appointed First and (G) of the battle cruiser {{UK-Invincible}} in August, 1913. He became just the gunnery officer on 1 ...{{LieutRN}} [[Cecil Stanley Sandford|Cecil S. Sandford]], ''Invincible'''s Torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJan15|p. 338}} They were rescued by the {{UK-Badger|f=t}}.
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• Frederick Tower Hamilton
  ...B, p. 6.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 11 January, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} ...ton was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on 1 November, 1897.<ref>"Nava
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• Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...Class Battleship (1914)|''Revenge'' class]] dreadnought battleships.<ref>"Cruiser Squadron and Battle Squadron Programme." {{TNA|ADM 1/8383/179}}. p. 14.</ ...ond flagship. {{UK-Dreadnought}} has ceded her flagship role, and another cruiser has attached.{{SMNLDec14|p. 8}}
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• Murray Fraser Sueter
  ...taff of the ''Vernon'' was appointed in 1899 to the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} for torpedo duties. ...his subject under the title "The Evolution of the Submarine Boat, Mine and Torpedo".
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• Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet
  ...tee appointed to examine the capabilities of the Whitehead, or locomotive, torpedo in 1870. He then served afloat for six years, during which time his profes ...,{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently established as a torpedo school. For the next three years Wilson devoted his great talent and energ
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• William Henry White
  ...at the sides. For many years this remained the accepted type of Admiralty cruiser, culminating in 1894 (after White had become director of naval construction ...ge armoured cruisers were built to White's designs. Many smaller cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers, and miscellaneous vessels, were designed by White and buil
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• Third Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The '''Third Light Cruiser Squadron''' was a formation of light cruisers in the [[Royal Navy]]. Found ...3}} as post-war operations suggested the wisdom of merging heavy and light cruiser operations.
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• First Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The '''First Light Cruiser Squadron''' was a formation of light cruisers in the [[Royal Navy]]. Found ...1}} as post-war operations suggested the wisdom of merging heavy and light cruiser operations.
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• George Astley Callaghan
  ...he was appointed to ''Excellent'' for a short course in gunnery, and for a torpedo course in ''Vernon'' from 15 March to 27 April. He was appointed to ''Ruby ...ed Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Fifth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fifth Cruiser Squadron]] on 5 April, 1907, thus beginning an association with the Home Fl
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• Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet
  ...6, in which he led most of his [[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Cruiser Squadron]] to destruction against the German [[High Sea Fleet]]. Arbuthnot ...ny thought was carried to seemingly grotesque lengths. When commander in a cruiser on the South American station he had midshipmen as part of a seven-point da
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• Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...d the same eight pre-dreadnoughts as in December, 1912, now supported by a cruiser.{{DittColl|p. 15}} It had no light cruiser attached.
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• Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...{{UK-Russell}} from the newly-disbanded {{UK-BS|6}}, and also a new small cruiser.{{SMNLApr15|p. 10}} ===Squadron Torpedo Officer===
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• Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
  ...tguard ships for an annual cruise "to carry out evolutions and gunnery and torpedo exercises in company." The [[Senior Naval Lord]], [[Walter Talbot Kerr|Lor ...|Cruiser Squadron]], the Coastguard ships, and the [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]].<ref>Admiralty letter M.0375 of 30 July, 1902. The Natio
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• Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock
  ...College with a Third Class pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Fourth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Cruiser, or Training Squadron]] in succession to Rear-Admiral [[Edward Eden Bradfor
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• Hugh Evan-Thomas
  ...)|''Sultan'']] on 10 January, 1884, having attained second class passes in torpedo, gunnery and a first class pass in pilotage.<ref name=Record105/> ...ointed to ''Sultan''. On 26 September, 1885 his application to qualify in torpedo duties was duly noted. He had been expecting to be appointed Flag-Lieutena
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• Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The composition remains as in December, 1913. A scout cruiser is attached, though it may have been, previously.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, ===Squadron Torpedo Officer===
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• Navy War Council
  ...from 28 Feb - 9 March, when the Second Division of the Home Fleet & Second Cruiser Squadron were on the way to Vigo. During the time the system for reporting ...troyer Flotillas should be instructed to prepare revised rules for putting Torpedo craft out of action, especially when flotillas are operating against each o
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• Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet
  ...e of the Falkland Islands]] in 1914, where his squadron destroyed a German cruiser force in South American waters, thus avenging the British defeat at [[Battl ...igned topic to explore the impact of the introduction on the ram, mine and torpedo on various aspects of naval training and operations. His work won the Gold
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• Dresden Class Cruiser (1907)
  ===Torpedo Control=== {{Footer Dresden Class Cruiser (1907)}}
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• Gerald William Vivian
  ...pointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer {{UK-1Decoy}} in the [[Devonport Flotilla]]. On 21 March, 1902 he was appointed First Lieutenant of the cruiser {{UK-Amphitrite}}. On 3 April he was transferred to the battleship {{UK-Ve
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• Bentinck John Davies Yelverton
  ...ong Senior Officers' Signal Course, and thence for a series of Gunnery and Torpedo courses.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 135.</ref> Yelverton was appointed in command of the cruiser {{UK-1Suffolk}} on 19 August, 1914.{{NLOct15|p. 398''d-k''}}
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• Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)
  ===Torpedo Control=== {{Footer Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)}}
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• George Holmes Borrett
  ...f the {{UK-Melpomene|f=t}}. On 31 January 1910, he began more Gunnery and Torpedo courses. ...Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>6 Apr, 1918{{UKCeased|p. 26a}} &ndash; 28 Feb, 1919{{UKCea
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• Zenta Class Cruiser (1897)
  ==Torpedo Control== {{Footer Zenta Class Cruiser (1897)}}
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• Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company
  |{{UK-1Surprise|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||17 Jan, 1885||Sold 1919 |{{UK-Alacrity|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||28 Feb, 1885||Sold 1913
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• Fifth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...the Second Fleet. It was mobilised in 1914 under the additional title of Cruiser Force D. ...ron of the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]] became the Fifth Cruiser Squadron,<ref>"The Navy Estimates" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 13 Ma
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• Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford
  ...November, 1875}} In May, 1877, after a short period in the ''Vernon'' for torpedo instruction, he was appointed executive officer of the ''Thunderer'', Chann ...0 tons weight, and over three days arranged to successfully tow the French cruiser into deep water, assisted by a small Turkish warship.<ref>''Navy & Army Ill
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• Karlsruhe Class Cruiser (1912)
  They were similar to the earlier [[Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)|''Magdeburg'' class]] in armour and distinctively German 10.5-cm arm ===Torpedo Control===
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• Imperial Russian Navy Dreadnought Fire Control
  | bgcolor="#f5faff"|1st Torpedo Officer | bgcolor="#f5faff"|2nd Torpedo Officer
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• Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)
  ...yly|Bayly]] ceased to be the responsibility of the Rear-Admiral Commanding Torpedo Boats, [[Robert Archibald James Montgomerie|Robert A. J. Montgomerie]], who ...ut there are now eight battleships rather than six, and there is one fewer cruiser.{{NLOct04|pp. 267, 269}}
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• H.M.S. Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland
  ...-westward, rapidly cleared the battleline, disclosing a German 3-funnelled cruiser somewhat like the ''Kolberg'' Class, but with larger funnels; she was appar 6.23 p.m.—Opened fire with the Turrets on the 3-funnelled cruiser. Bearing about 80 green. Range, 11,000. Fall of shot very easy to observe
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• H.M.S. Lion at the Battle of Jutland
  * Commander (T) [[Evan Campbell Bunbury|Evan C. Bunbury]] was the torpedo officer, located in the Conning Tower on the Mess Decks. ...{{UK-Warrior}} now crossed ''Lion's'' bow and were engaging a light German cruiser, who was seriously injured by them. This caused ''Lion'' to cease fire and
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• H.M.S. Tiger at the Battle of Jutland
  * Torpedo officer: Lt. Comr. [[Walter Neville Lapage|W. N. Lapage]] ...of the usual weekly cruises towards the Fisher Banks. The [[Third Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|3rd B.C.S.]] had gone up to Scapa Flow for target pra
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• First B.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
  ...e Cruiser Fleet]], and at 3.55 a signal was made by senior officer, Battle-cruiser Fleet, that he was engaging the enemy. At 4 <small>P.M.</small> senior officer, 2nd Light-cruiser Squadron, reported enemy battle-fleet in sight steering east, and at 5 <sma
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• H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland
  ...ed by witnesses about 1,000 yards on the starboard beam. No track of this torpedo was observed, though looked for by several observers immediately after the At 7.10 p.m. fired a torpedo at a disabled German ship with three funnels. This may have been the same
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• H.M.S. Bellerophon at the Battle of Jutland
  ...d then that the enemy's Battle Fleet were coming North and that the Battle cruiser fleet and [[Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|5th Battle squadron]] were e ...readnought (1906)|''Dreadnought'']], with the Attached cruisers, 4th Light Cruiser squadron and Destroyers were steaming S.E. by S. at full speed, a nominal 2
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• H.M.S. Revenge at the Battle of Jutland
  ...eed 18 knots. Observed British [[Battle Cruiser Fleet (Royal Navy)|Battle Cruiser Fleet]] of 4 ships in line ahead, engaged with enemy battle cruisers; latte ...very indistinct. (No ranges being obtainable.) Also on a four funnelled cruiser between the lines, apparently damaged and stopped.
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• Robert Falcon Scott
  ...oelig;uvres, and paid off on 28 August. He was appointed to the protected cruiser ''Amphion'' on the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]] on 21 D ...uld remain in ''Vernon'' until 24 August, 1893. He attained a first class torpedo certificate at the Royal Naval College in July, 1892, and obtained a first
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• Graudenz Class Cruiser (1913)
  ===Torpedo Control=== {{Footer Graudenz Class Cruiser (1913)}}
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• Herbert Chatterton
  He specialised in torpedoes, and as Lieutenant he served from 1892 in the cruiser {{UK-Orlando}} in Australian waters, and in the {{UK-1Centurion}} and [[H.M ...f Enquiry held on 1st June at Sheerness to investigate causes of loss of a torpedo."<ref>Chatterton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/88.|}} f. 98.</ref> By the
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• Robert Archibald James Montgomerie
  ...and Submarine Craft Flotillas in Commission and Reserve, in the protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Sapphire (1904)|''Sapphire'']] on 1 January, 1907, replacing Rear- [[Category:Rear-Admirals Commanding, Torpedo Boat and Submarine Craft Flotillas (Royal Navy)]]
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• George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet
  ...dron. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1901. After command of a cruiser squadron he was given command of the [[Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)| ...86|19 May, 1899}} and on 11 July he was appointed to command the protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Brilliant (1891)|''Brilliant'']] for the annual manœuvres.<ref na
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• Frederic Charles Dreyer
  ...ging torpedo net defence, sailing races and occasional target practice and torpedo firings. At his first annual rifle practice Dreyer was recognised as a pot ...he received a First Class in Gunnery with 543 and in May a First Class in Torpedo with 184 marks.<ref>ADM 196/44. f. 353.</ref> On 27 May 1898, Dreyer was
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• John Saumarez Dumaresq
  In May, 1898, he attained a first class in the theoretical course for torpedo, and qualified with a second class in May, 1899. ...Second Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second-in-Command, Second Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>24 Dec, 1917<ref>Dumaresq Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/4
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• Ralph Frederick Seymour
  ...David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]] in the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] and then in the [[Grand Fleet]]. ...l Manoeuvres of 1906]] in June before taking a second class certificate in torpedo on 17 August.
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• Life on a French Cruiser in War Time
  '''Life on a French Cruiser in War Time''' by René Milan, translated from the ''Les Vagabonds de la Gu ...ters like a thoroughbred, drags with her cruisers and her two squadrons of torpedo boats to the adventure in which some one must die.
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• Jellicoe Letter to the Admiralty, 30 October, 1914
  ...he northern area is also favourable to a concentration of our cruisers and torpedo craft with the Battle Fleet; such concentration on the part of the enemy be ...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
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• H.M.S. New Zealand at the Battle of Heligoland Bight
  Shortly before noon, the Light Cruiser Squadron were observed to be firing; it was then about eight miles away, sl As the light cruiser's antagonist was obviously beaten-her upper deck a mass of wreckage and onl
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• Jellicoe Papers at the British Library
  ...val document, 1914, recovered by the Russians from the wreck of the German cruiser 'Magdeburg', with MS. notes. See Sir Winston Churchill, ''The World Crisis, ...of Jellicoe, principally with the Admiralty, and (ff. 61-124) memoranda on torpedo attack and defence, 1916.
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• Jellicoe's Battle of Jutland Despatch
  :Available vessels. Battle-cruiser Fleet, Fifth Battle Squadron and T.B.D.s including Harwich T.B.D.s proceed :Third Battle Cruiser Squadron, "Chester" and "Canterbury" will leave with me. I will send them o
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• Edward Owen Cochrane
  ...rd. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147. His service record does not mention the Torpedo Boat.</ref> ...'''[[Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Squadron Gunnery Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>9 May, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 801}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel
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• Prinz Adalbert Class Cruiser (1901)
  The two [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Prinz Adalbert'' class''' were completed in ===Torpedo Control===
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• H.M.S. Agincourt at the Battle of Jutland
  | Torpedo Officer: || [[Robert Cecil Hamilton]] ...o left. Shortly after this, the {{UK-BS|5}} was seen following our Battle Cruiser Squadron and firing at the enemy, but the flashes of these enemy ships' gun
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