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...S. ''London''''' was completed in mid-1902, one of five battleships in her class. She went to Rosyth to be converted to a minelayer. In doing so, she landed her 12-in armament as well as the aft 12-in turre

...ttlecruisers, eight armoured cruisers, 26 light cruisers, 78 destroyers, a minelayer and a seaplane carrier against 16 dreadnoughts, five battlecruisers, six pr ...attleship of the [[Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship (1913)|Queen Elizabeth class]]: only four of the five were available.

...r eighteen months," Thynne was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint G

<br>6.30 one of enemies large cruisers (Helgoland class) dropped astern & destroyer {{UK-Onslow}} attacked & sunk her with torpedo[ <br>7.PM 1st C.S. Defence class. appeared & opened terrific fire on enemy, later the Grand Fleet appeared &

|{{UK-Latona|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||22 May, 1890||Sold 22 Dec, 1920 |{{UK-1Melampus|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||2 Aug, 1890||Sold 1910

...estroyers]] and {{UK-DF|1}} of 15 [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|Acheron class destroyers]]. ...and, 3 E class in outer line and 2 [["D" Class Submarine (1908)|D class]] class off the Ems.

...leet boxing championship, 3 August, 1916. Left to right: Commodore, First Class [[Lionel Halsey]], Vice-Admiral [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|Sir T. H. Mart * {{UK-Abdiel|f=t}}, fitted as a minelayer, {{CommRN}} [[Berwick Curtis]]

...''''' was one of eight in the [[Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|4}}. In February, 1917, ''Royalist'' was refitted as a minelayer with 74 mines. She conducted 16 operations, laying 1183 mines in all.{{Dit

...enelope''''' was one of eight [[Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]] light cruisers completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. In November, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 (or 74) mines.{{DittColl|p. 117}} She was able to

...t in the [[Battle of Dogger Bank]] and was later converted to a high speed minelayer. In May, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 (or 74) mines.{{DittColl|p. 117}} She was able to

...''''' was one of eight in the [[Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}. In November, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 (or 74) mines.{{DittColl|p. 117}} She was able to

In September, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 (or 74) mines.{{DittColl|p. 117}} She was able to {{Footer Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)}}

...''''' was one of eight in the [[Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}. In August, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 (or 74) mines.{{DittColl|p. 117}} She was able to

...daunted''''' was one of eight [[Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]] light cruisers completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. In April, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 mines. She was able to conduct up to six minelayin

...T 1742.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Admiral Sydney S. Hall as a Commodore, Second Class, 1917.<br><small>Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1742).</small Hall was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba

...er name was taken by the former {{UK-M33|f=t}} when she was converted to a minelayer in 1925. {{Footer Eclipse Class Cruiser (1894)}}

...who achieved the highest gunnery examination while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship. ...s of 3 June, 1918, Usborne was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint G

...ance}} and {{UK-Landrail}} fired the first shots of the war against German minelayer ''Konigen Luise'' on 5 August. {{UK-Amphion}} was sunk as she returned to In September 1914, it was decided that an [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|M class destroyer]] (apparently, {{UK-Miranda}} was selected{{GFConferences1914|p.

In late 1917, she started conversion to a minelayer in Hong Kong, but the war ended before the work was completed. {{Footer Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)}}

...as one of seven ships of the [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|''Boadicea'' class]]. ...phion'' and {{UK-Lance}} and {{UK-Landrail}} encountered the ferry-''cum''-minelayer {{DE-KonigenLuise}}. With ''Amphion'' four miles behind, {{UK-Lance}} fire

...as one of seven ships of the [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|''Boadicea'' class]]. She was refit to be a minelayer in September, 1917.{{DittColl|p. 117}} In this configuration, she could ca

...as one of seven ships of the [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|''Boadicea'' class]]. ...17 February, 1917.{{NLSep19|p. 742}} In March, she was refit to act as a minelayer capable of carrying sixty-six mines. She undertook sixteen minelaying oper

...''' was one of seven scout cruisers in [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|her class]]. She was the first ship in the [[Royal Navy]] to be equipped with [[F.T. She was refit to be a minelayer in December, 1917, laying 184 mines in three operations.{{DittColl|p. 117}}

...f seven scout cruisers of the [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|''Boadicea'' class]]. ...on detached service,"{{SMNLJun17|p. 14}} as she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 66 mines.{{ARTSMining1917-18|Plate 7}} She laid 306

...'''' was one of 21 [[Apollo Class Cruiser (1890)|''Apollo'' class]] second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s. ...at Chatham on 4 August 1909. In mid-1913, she was in Second Fleet in the Minelayer Squadron.{{NLJul13|p. 279}}

...'''' was one of 21 [[Apollo Class Cruiser (1890)|''Apollo'' class]] second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s. Recommissioned at Chatham on 1 June, 1908. In mid-1913, active with the Minelayer Squadron of Second Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 338}}

...'''' was one of 21 [[Apollo Class Cruiser (1890)|''Apollo'' class]] second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s. ...ed at Chatham on 23 August, 1910. In mid-1913, she was operating with the Minelayer Squadron in Second Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 347}}

...'''' was one of 21 [[Apollo Class Cruiser (1890)|''Apollo'' class]] second-class cruisers completed in the early to mid 1890s. ...at Portsmouth 1 August, 1907. In mid-1913, operating with Second Fleet's Minelayer Squadron.{{NLJul13|p. 385}}

...Amphitirite''''' was one of eight [[Diadem Class Cruiser (1896)|''Diadem'' class]] protected cruisers completed for the [[Royal Navy]] at the end of the nin ...rage]].{{DittColl|p. 117}} The general British dissatisfaction with their minelayer types extended to her, as a post-war report summarised her suitability by s

.... ''Ariadne''''' was one of eight [[Diadem Class Cruiser (1896)|''Diadem'' class]] protected cruisers completed for the [[Royal Navy]] at the end of the nin ''Ariadne'' completed conversion in [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] to a minelayer on 20 March, 1917, her armament being reduced to four 6-in guns and one 4-i

* The First [[Town Class Cruiser (1909)|Town Class]]: 1908-31 (Part 1 of 3), by David Lyon * The ''Littorio'' Class, by Aldo Fraccaroli/Antony Preston

...class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. She was converted to a minelayer and renamed '''H.M.S. ''Minerva''''' in 1925. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

'''H.M.S. ''M 31''''' was one of nineteen [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. In 1922 she was renamed '''H.M.S. ''Melpomene''''' and converted to use as a minelayer.

...'' was one of seven [[Lightfoot Class Flotilla Leader (1915)|''Lightfoot'' class flotilla leaders]] built for the [[Royal Navy]]. ...ttle of Jutland]],{{UKJutlandOD|p. 45}} where she was configured as a fast minelayer and attached to the [[Grand Fleet]].

...twenty-two destroyers of the [[Laforey Class Destroyer (1913)|''Laforey'' class]]. ...the naval war when she, accompanied by {{UK-Landrail}}, engaged the German minelayer ''Konigen Luise'' on 5 August, 1914.

...s one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]]. ...to service with the {{UK-DF|7}}, which was comprised solely of ''Acheron'' class units.<ref>"The New 'Dreadnoughts.'" ''The Times'' (London, England), Frid

...twenty-nine destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]]. She was one of 18 [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class destroyers]] fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far

Germany's ten '''UE II Type''' (or "Project 45") oceangoing minelayer submarines were launched in 1917 and 1918. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 styl

Germany completed fifteen '''UC I Type''' coastal minelayer submarines in 1915. All but one would be sunk or lost to grounding during {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 styl

Germany started launching '''UC III Type''' coastal minelayer submarines in 1918. Sixteen were commissioned before the end of the war an {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 styl

Germany started building '''UC II Type''' coastal minelayer submarines in 1916. Sixty-four were commissioned between 1915 and 1917. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 styl

|{{UK-TB17|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||21 Dec, 1907||Sold 1919 |{{UK-TB18|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||15 Feb, 1908||Sold 1920

Severn passed for pilot stage in first-class ships on 24 June 1902 with 791 of a possible 1,000 marks on his examination ...t}}, though she was likely still in reserve and undergoing conversion to a minelayer. Severn was still in command when, on 23 February 1916 he was admitted to

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...as appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1903. He enjoyed a normal rotation of sea and shore duty early in his c In 1924 he was appointed to command minelayer ''Aroostook'', which was serving as the flagship for Commander, Aircraft Sq

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Minelayer H.M.S. ''Angora'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 width=100% align=center| '''Minelayer H.M.S. ''Biarritz'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Minelayer H.M.S. ''Old Colony'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Minelayer H.M.S. ''Paris'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Minelayer H.M.S. ''Perdita'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Minelayer H.M.S. ''Princess Irene'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Minelayer H.M.S. ''Princess Margaret'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Minelayer H.M.S. ''Wahine'''''

...ford Dictionary of National Biography'' altered this to "Achieving a first-class certificate in all five subjects (a so-called 'five-oner'), he was promoted Cunningham was appointed in command of the minelayer [[H.M.S. Adventure (1928)|''Adventure'']] on 26 January, 1928. He was supe

On 24 October, 1907, Palmer received a second class certificate in Physical Training duties.<ref>Palmer Service Record. {{TNA| ...'', which had been captured by a German prize crew and then "employed as a minelayer" was scuttled after being overtaken by {{UK-1Odin}} under command of Palmer

...ristan Dannreuther and relating to HMS INTREPID, 1 Nov 1912 - 17 Jan 1913, Minelayer Squadron, HMS MARS, 7th Battle Squadron, Humber Battle Squadron and Detache Undated printed examination paper entitled 'examination in pilotage for first class ships'.

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Minelayer H.M.S. ''Adventure'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Minelayer H.M.S. ''Biarritz'''''

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...light cruisers and 53 destroyers were hunting for what was thought to be a minelayer and some destroyers.{{UKNavalOpsV|pp. 150-53}} ...were rigged to resemble British [[Caroline Class Cruiser (1914)| Caroline Class cruisers]].{{MarderFDSFIV|pp. 294-95}}