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  • ...line of Anglo-Irish families. He entered the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] as a naval cadet on 15 January, 1875<ref name=Record83>Mad ...of the King's visit to Ireland Madden was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 11 August, 1903.{{Gaz|27586|5058|1
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  • Kiddle was appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1879.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 382.</r <blockquote>There was a general mess, about 40 officers, the ship was filthy, the Captain was mad, there was no poop or forecastle. The juni
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  • ...ed in Washington, D.C. He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint G ....</ref> On 10 September he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M
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  • Bethell was born in London. He joined the central ironclad battery ship [[H.M.S. Hercules (1868)|''Hercules'']] as a Sub-Lieutenant on 10 June, 187 ...1 (1882? 1883?) until May 1885, spending his last month commanding second-class torpedo boats.<ref>Service chits in Bethell I/1/3 at Liddell Hart Centre fo
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  • ...use School]], Fareham, Hampshire, and entered [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] in January, 1885. He was commissioned a Sub-Lieute ...dered to transfer to [[H.M.S. Invincible (1907)|''Invincible'']] when that ship was detached following the [[Battle of Coronel]].<ref>''Naval Staff Monogra
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  • Hamilton was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on ...arch 1901, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Furious|f=t}}, remaining in the ship for one year.{{MackieRNW}}
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  • ...ying Branch and was appointed to {{UK-1Stork|f=tp}} on 15 August, to which ship he was reappointed on 13 November. He attempted to qualify in Gunnery, but ...M 196/43. f. 288.</ref> He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • ...ion]]. At some point Poë's flag was transferred to ''Hyacinth's'' sister ship, {{UK-1Hermes}}. He was superseded in command on 20 August, 1908.<ref>Nich ...f> He was placed first in order of merit out of six captains with a First Class pass on the course, which ran from 9 February to 28 May, 1909.<ref>{{TNA|AD
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  • ...Navy]] and was appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 January, 1875, having scored 592 marks, ...of the King's visit to Copenhagen he was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 18 April, 1904.{{Gaz|27669|2581|22
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  • ...in British naval history. He passed into the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] first in his term.<ref>Temple Patterson. ''Tyrwhitt of th ...g George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • ...ined, but by 1888 it seemed to have promise. It was to be retained in the ship, contingent upon further refinements proving successful.{{ARTS1888|p. 45-6} ...aff during the 1897 jubilee celebrations. He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 7 May, 1899, vice [[John Pakenham Pipon|Pipo
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  • ...encer Bacon|Reginald Bacon]] and recently commissioned as the first parent ship for submarines, of which the Holland boats were just entering for service a In 1903 Sueter married Elinor Mary de Winton (d. 1948), only daughter of Sir Andrew Clarke; they had two daughter
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  • ...tin-de-Bartolome, NPG x163935.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Charles Martin-de-Bartholomé as a Captain in 1918.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait {{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé''', K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (26 November, 1871 &ndas
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  • ...Gneisenau}}, while the rest of the German squadron bar the light cruiser {{DE-Dresden}} was destroyed by the rest of the British squadron. ...on of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • ...al Japanese Navy]]. Upon his return he spent a year on the cadet training ship {{UK-1Britannia}}, before serving as the junior member of a committee appoi ...ay for this. On 5 March, 1881, he was appointed to the new torpedo depôt ship {{UK-Hecla}} in the Mediterranean,<ref>Wilson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 19
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  • ...in command of H.M.S. Charybdis on the China Station in February 1877. The ship returned to England and was paid off at Devonport on 9 November 1880.<ref>{ He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • Andoe was knighted and appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K. ...M. Wilson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. ''Impregnable'']]'''<br>1 Apr, 1886{{NLMar92|p. 248}} &ndash; 18 Sep
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  • ...g|350px|thumb|right|Admiral George A. Ballard, seen as a Commodore, Second Class.<br><small>Photograph: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] ...pher Cradock]]. He entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1875, and left on 21 December, 1876. He la
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  • ...und out and sent him the money.<ref>Oliver. '''I'''. f. 2.</ref> Of the ship's Naval Instructor Oliver recalled, "He never tried to teach us."<ref>Olive On 8 January, 1889 he was appointed to the Training Ship ''Lion''.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 319.</ref>
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  • ...antle (1765-1819), a friend of Nelson who had commanded ''Neptune'', third ship in the weather division at Trafalgar. Sir Thomas died in 1819 while in com ...the highest gunnery examination for the year while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship.
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  • ...as a {{NavCadRN}}. He left ''Britannia'' on 16 April, 1877, with a Second Class Certificate and obtained six months' sea time. ...' on the East Indies station on 14 June. During this commission one of the ship's boats capsized in the Irrawady, and Callaghan earned the commendation of
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  • ...''Victory'' on 20 June, 1916, for command of the converted German merchant ship {{UK-Lucia}} (ex-''Spreewald''), and the {{UK-SF|10}}. ...of 3 June, 1918, Donaldson was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint Ge
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  • ...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. ...w. He would say, "Well, do you all understand that?" The majority of the class, taking the line of least resistance, would say "Yes" or acquiesce in silen
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  • ...pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...ce, being chosen by the Governor-General of the Red Sea to act as his Aide-de-Camp.
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  • ...ssed out twenty-second out of sixty naval cadets, and was granted a Second Class Certificate.<ref>Padfield. ''Aim Straight''. pp. 25-26.</ref> ...bRN}} with first-class certificates in Seamanship and Gunnery and a second-class certificate in Navigation. His seniority as Sub-Lieutenant was to 17 Decemb
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  • ...he Navy as a Naval Cadet in the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1871. ...oys' training ships. On 17 October, 1906, he was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII, vice [[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Lowry]].{{Gaz|2795
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  • ...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
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  • On 3 April, 1858, he was awarded the fifth class of the Turkish Imperial Order of the Medjidie.{{Gaz|22122|1736|3 April, 185 ...able, were rewarded with a civil C.B. In 1869 he commanded the new turret ship [[H.M.S. Monarch (1868)|''Monarch'']] (the first of her kind), which in Dec
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  • ...'Malaba'' until 1 February 1890. An extended stint in the central battery ship ''Alexandra'' of a series of appointments followed, lasting from 8 Septembe ...dent of Naval Reserves]], and in January, 1895 was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.<ref name=Obit/>
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  • ...15 January, 1880, he joined the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth. He left on 23 December, 1881, with two month ...f 3 June, 1916, Goodenough was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • ...highest gunnery examination for the year and while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship.<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D76 ...st and resulted in him receiving a severe reprimand and dismissal from his ship on the 20th.<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7601957}} f. 8.<
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  • ...eans he was a late arrival for the [[::Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of December, 1859|first intake term of December, 1859]]. Drury was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 23 August, 1897, vice [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont|
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  • ...of the King's visit to Malta Sturdee was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 21 April, 1903.{{Gaz|27560|3525|2 ...the {{UK-Bulwark}} as Chief of the Staff to Vice-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]], Commande
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  • Two '''''Dresden'' class light cruisers''' from the 1905-1906 Programme were completed between in 19 {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
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  • ...the [[China Station]]. He passed his Seamanship examination with a First Class certificate and was promoted to the rank of Acting {{SubRN}} on 20 Septembe On 12 January he qualified as a Navigator for other than first class ships, and on 15 January was Navigating Officer of ''Forrester''. He was p
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  • Four '''''Magdeburg'' class light cruisers''' from the 1908-1909 Programme were completed in 1912. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
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  • ...tune|f=t}} on 11 February, 1916,{{NLDec16|p. 396''ee''}} and commanded the ship through the [[Battle of Jutland]] and submitted [[H.M.S. Neptune at the Ba On 3 July, 1917, Bernard was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[Allen Thomas Hunt|Hunt]].{{Gaz|30168|6707|6 J
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  • ...fell ill in April, 1896, Bruce was made Acting Commander in Command of the ship. Maconochie died at year end, and it is not clear whether Bruce ever relin ...on of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • ...tecting German interests there during the Mexican Revolution. The third, {{DE-1Nurnberg|f=p}}, was on her way to relieve ''Leipzig''. ...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
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  • ...ed to guard that squadron's patrol area off Finisterre and dispatch a fast ship to join the {{UK-1Glasgow|f=t}} in South American waters. His orders were
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  • ...anded the {{UK-1Narcissus|f=t}} in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]. His ship acted as part of Fleet Number 1 which was itself playing the role of the Ro ...ary) to Australia, Beaumont was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
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  • ...Victoria's birthday Bedford was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the On 1 May, 1888, he was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to the Queen, vice [[Robert Henry More Molyneux|Molyneux]].{{Gaz|258
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  • [[File:Lord Charles de la Poer Beresford.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Admiral Lord Beresford.]] [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford''', G.C.B., G.C.V.O., Royal Navy (
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  • ...885}} On 13 April, 1885, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint G ...od on half pay, on 15 June, 1887, he was appointed in command of the troop ship ''Assistance''. He was superseded in command on 21 June, 1890. On 22 July
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  • Two '''''Karlsruhe'' class light cruisers''' from the 1910 Programme were completed in 1914. ...were similar to the earlier [[Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)|''Magdeburg'' class]] in armour and distinctively German 10.5-cm armament.
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  • ...fore joining the [[Royal Navy]], entering the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] in September, 1861. In June, 1867 he became a {{SubRN}} a ...Sir) [[Albert Hastings Markham|Albert H. Markham]]. In October, 1880 the ship was ordered from Vancouver to Callao to protect British interests while the
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  • {{SIR}},—I have the honour to report that on May 31, 1916, H.M. Ship under my command, flying your flag, was in action with the enemy under the ...Lion'' was firing at the leading ship, which was either {{DE-Lutzow}} or {{DE-Derfflinger}}.
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  • ...rom 12 to 6 miles; wind west, force 3; sea calm. I gave the target as 4th ship from the right. At 3.46 the range-finders gave a first range of 21,300 yar ...small spread. 3.50 ''Lion'' opened fire, and we opened fire. Target 4th ship from right, range 18,500. Our first salvo missed for deflection, second sa
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  • Markham was born at Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Hautes Pyrénées, France, on 11 November, 1841, the fifth of six ...Triumph'' off on 24 October, 1882, and was appointed to the torpedo school ship at Portsmouth, [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']
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  • ...r was Marianne Catherine Emily, youngest daughter of Admiral Sir John Poo de la Poer Beresford. ...anked seventh in order of merit of thirty-six candidates accepted as first-class Naval Cadets following the entrance examinations.<ref>"Naval And Military I
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  • Two '''''Graudenz'' class light cruisers''' were completed in 1914 and 1915. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
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  • On 15 June, 1877, Montgomerie was awarded the Albert Medal of the Second Class. An account of the action leading to the awarding of the medal reads: ...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
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  • Warrender entered the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|training ship ''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1873.<ref name=Record1383>{{TNA|ADM 196/39.} ...ille.{{Gaz|24780|6314|7 November, 1879}} On 31 July, 1879 he took a First Class certificate in his Seamanship examination and was promoted Acting {{SubRN}}
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  • ...ated that the service adopt a more flexible command philosophy which would de-emphasise central command in favour of independent command initiative harmo ...p, but it has been overcome, and I&mdash;still having the ''Imaum'' for my ship&mdash;am permanently lent to the ''Wellesley''. Lieutenant Cochrane was ve
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  • ...} On 3 April he had been awarded the Ottoman Order of the Medjidie, Fifth Class.{{Gaz|22122|1737|3 April, 1858}} ...orge W. Hunt. On 1 April, 1876, he was appointed in command of the turret ship [[H.M.S. Monarch (1868)|''Monarch'']]. On 8 July, 1877, he was appointed t
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  • ...t class in the theoretical course for torpedo, and qualified with a second class in May, 1899. ...dward VII's visit to Russia, Dumaresq was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 10 June, 1908.{{Gaz|28148|4404|16
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  • ...r at Burney's at Gosport, and passed into the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on his second attempt, thirty-third out of thirty-four.<re On 15 July, 1917, Tyrwhitt was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).{{Gaz|30186|7125|17
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  • ...sar}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1906]] in June before taking a second class certificate in torpedo on 17 August. ...was absorbed into the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] in 1909. The ship paid off on 1 June, 1910. Captain [[Cresswell John Eyres|Cresswell J. Eyres
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  • ...elve months and was rated Midshipman immediately upon leaving the training ship on 15 July, 1883. He was sent to join the ''Achilles'' in the China Squadr ...7913|3326|15 May, 1906}} He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • The two [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Prinz Adalbert'' class''' were completed in 1903 and 1904. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
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  • ...ander, Lieutenant James St. Clair Bower, were the only two officers on the ship. ...the French fleet to Britain Bradford was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 11 August, 1905.{{Gaz|27826|5532|1
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  • ...n of the King's visit to Ireland Marx was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 11 August, 1903.{{Gaz|27586|5058|1 ...n May of 1905 showed her machinery and engine rooms in sad condition. The ship's performance in the heavy gunlayer tests of that year were also noted as b
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  • ...of the Bath on 10 October, 1912.<br><small>Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France.</small>]] He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • ...1884.{{Gaz|25393|3994|5 September, 1884}} He was appointed to the turret ship ''Agamemnon'' on the China Station on 16 September.{{NLJun85|p. 191}} Havin ...{{UK-Blake}}, flagship of the North America station, and the torpedo depot-ship {{UK-Vulcan}}. He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 189
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  • ...d on a shoal off Mutton Island" and severely reprimanded and dismissed the ship.<ref>Carden Service Record. In our PDF for [[Arthur William Carter]]. {{T ...{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578800}} f. 185.</ref> being succeeded by Rear-Admiral de Robeck. On that day Fisher noted in a letter to Jellicoe, "Who expected Ca
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  • ...ointed as a {{NavCadRN}} to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1874. ...n of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.
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  • Two '''''Pillau'' class light cruisers''' were completed in 1914 and 1915. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
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  • ...ed in 1869 by the three-decker ''Prince of Wales'', which became the fifth ship to bear the name ''Britannia''. From 1864 onwards the two-decker ''Hindost ..., and a Naval Cadet had to pass an examination before going to a sea-going ship. Three Naval Instructors, including Reverend Inskip, were appointed to the
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  • At 6.38 "''Canada''" fired two salvoes at German Ship, which had apparently suffered heavily, and was much obscured by smoke and ...le, but conditions were such as to make it impossible to be certain. This ship then disappeared in dense smoke, probably a smoke screen.
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  • Nicholson passed as a Torpedo Lieutenant, Second Class, on 22 June, 1888. He would serve in a variety of appointments that are di ...08 he was appointed to command the {{UK-1Achilles|f=t}}. He commanded the ship until being appointed Captain of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|
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  • ...the [[Royal Navy]] through the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1881. ...highest gunnery examination for the year and while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship.
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  • ...a three-funnelled enemy ship, [[Kolberg Class Cruiser (1908)|"''Kolberg''" class]], was observed steaming an opposite course. ...About this time the Navigating Officer states he saw another large German ship, but not for long. Two of our T.B.Ds. were also seen on fire, one at fore
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  • ...le:Brock, NPG x65615.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir Osmond de B. Brock, 1934.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] {{SIR}} '''Osmond de Beauvoir Brock''', {{Post-Nominals|country=GBR-cats|G.C.B.m|K.C.M.G.|K.C.V.
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  • ...nuary, 1891}} He was superseded in ''Boadicea'' on 7 May, discharged from ship's books on 31 May, and returned to Britain on 8 June. He was appointed in ...dland Fisheries" Curzon-Howe was appointed an Ordinary member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint G
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  • Waistell was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V on 26 November, 1920, vice [[Maurice Swynfen FitzMa ...n of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.
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  • ...ke'' class cruisers]] completed in the early 1890s. She served as a depot ship in the Great War. One of the ship's boilers exploded off the Lizard on 24 June, 1896, resulting in the death
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  • ...ions, line ahead to starboard, 19 knots, "{{UK-Collingwood}}" being second ship of "{{UK-Colossus}}" division (No. 5). 4. At about 6.15 p.m., our Battle Cruiser Squadron, consisting of two [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|"Lions,"]] "{{UK-Tiger}}," and "{{UK-NewZealand}}," ap
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  • Ley entered the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1883.{{NLDec84|p. 37}} ...of {{RearRN}} on 5 October, 1917, vice [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|de Chair]].{{GazSup|30336|10605|16 October, 1917}}
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  • ...on of the King's visit to Malta Patey was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 27 April, 1903.{{Gaz|27560|3525|2 On 22 March, 1908, he was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII, vice [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Brock]].{
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  • In 1905, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Encounter|f=t}},leaving the ship in December to become captain of the {{UK-KingAlfred|f=t}}. He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M
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  • ...Elizabeth (1913)|Queen E.]] & {{UK-Warspite}}, Calibrated 13.5" guns each ship firing 8 rounds ...rely from our fire. 4 leadmost ships firing at {{UK-Lion}} who was leading ship. 1 of enemies[sic] Battle cruisers sinking[.]
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  • ...humb|right|400px|Admiral The Rt. Hon. Lord Suffield as a Commodore, Second Class, 1917.<br><small>Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1747).</small In May 1909, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Isis|f=t}}, remaining with the ship until October 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
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  • On 15 September 1916 he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
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  • On 9 August, 1914, Duff's {{UK-1Birmingham}} encountered {{DE-U15}} which had been immobilised by engine trouble and delivered a fatal ra On 3 April, 1915, he was sent to the hospital ship ''Rewa'' to have gall stones removed. He was expected to be fit by 26 Apri
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  • ...leaders of the [[Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader (1917)|''Shakespeare'' class]]. The ship was re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] for service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on th
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  • ...896.<ref>Fawkes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/86.}} f. 59/118.</ref> The ship touched ground on 3 June 1893, just two days after erecting a monument to t ...olland|Holland]],{{Gaz|27043|298|17 January, 1899}} and became a paid Aide-de-Camp on 30 June.
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  • ...gun-vessel, at the age of ten. He entered the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] as a cadet in 1884. ...at Portsmouth for this purpose on 30 September. There he attained a First Class certificate in Gunnery. He was appointed to ''Victory'' for command of {{U
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  • ...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 ' ...e Archibald Bourke|The Hon. Maurice Bourke]], Tryon once pointed to Noel's ship and said, "Oh I wish they were all like that!"<ref>Bourke to Noel. Letter
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  • ! width=15%; align= center | <small>Ship</small> ...Brock]], K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.<br>(Chief of Staff.)<br>Commodore, First Class The Hon. [[Hubert George Brand|H. Brand]], ''Ad C''., C.B., C.V.O.<br>(Capt
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  • ...edecessors, whose records indicate appoints to {{UK-1Britannia}}, training ship. ...nt. This end would be secured by the system being adopted at Osborne. The class-rooms, gymnasium, and so forth were separate, and could be added to without
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  • ...to ''President'' for a War Course at Portsmouth, where he obtained a First Class pass. On 19 November he was lent to {{UK-Ariadne}} for the remainder of th ...eat zeal. A most excellent Capt. of a battleship & knows how to handle his ship." C.-in-C. Home Fleet [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Sir Francis Bri
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  • ...y, 1875, being appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth. He missed the Easter term of 1876 on accoun ...1884.{{Gaz|25393|3994|5 September, 1884}} He was appointed to the turret ship ''Agamemnon'' on the China Station on 16 September.{{NLJun85|p. 191}}
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  • ...K-Barham}} from her commissioning in mid-1915 through to April, 1918. The ship was flagship of the {{UK-BS|5}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD| On 15 September 1916, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • Two '''''Wiesbaden'' class cruisers''' were completed in 1915. ...e generally similar to the 1914's [[Pillau Class Cruiser (1914)|''Pillau'' class]] in that their armament was centered on the heavier 15-cm gun.
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  • ...thumb|right|400px|Vice-Admiral James R. P. Hawksley as a Commodore, Second Class, 1917.<br><small>Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1748).</small ...October, 1898 though no clear record exists of his being appointed to that ship.<ref>Hawksley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>
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  • The ship was projected to cost 1,146,133 pounds.{{NMI|27 Nov. 1905, p. 10}} In October 1914, the ship was to be given eleven Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose
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  • ...Lieutenant of the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']], flag ship on the [[Mediterranean Station]], on 14 November, 1889.{{NLMar91|p. 263}} ...g Edward VII's visit to Paris, Ottley was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 4 May, 1903.{{Gaz|27560|3526|2 Jun
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