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• Victor Gallafent Gurner
  ...xandra'']]. On 28 May he was appointed First Lieutenant of the [[armoured cruiser]] [[H.M.S. Cressy (1899)|''Cressy'']]. ...ppointed to ''President'' for the gunnery course and on 21 October for the torpedo course.
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• Arthur Henry Christian
  ...ok a Gunnery course at Portsmouth and from 21 October to 8 November took a Torpedo course there.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 142.</ref> ...o 26 July he commanded the [[Seventh Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Seventh Cruiser Squadron]] in the test mobilisation.<ref>ADM 196/20. f. 435.</ref>
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• John Frederick Ernest Green
  ...mpress the Admiralty in 1903 with his explanation for having not conducted torpedo practice while in command of a flotilla. ...d to provide sufficient training. Worse was to follow &ndash; in 1910 the cruiser ran aground and Their Lordships expressed "severe displeasure for failure t
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• H.M.S. Hood (1918)
  ...armour protection. Consequently, the D.N.C. switched to preparing battle cruiser designs.{{RobertsBattlecruisers|p. 56}} A battle cruiser was ordered on 19 April, 1916 from John Brown of Clydebank.{{RobertsBattlec
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• Armstrong, Whitworth & Company
  |{{AH-Panther|f=p}}||torpedo cruiser||13 Jun, 1885||Broken up 1920 |{{AH-Leopard|f=p}}||torpedo cruiser||10 Sep, 1885||Broken up 1920
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• Vickers
  |{{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
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• Navyphone
  A brass navyphone recovered from a wreck of a Royal Navy armoured cruiser by a Dutch diver in the modern era may loosely be taken as an example. Lik ...] and later classes in which they were powered by a motor generator.<ref>''Torpedo Drill Book, 1914'', p. 263.</ref>
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• H.M.S. Berwick (1902)
  ...one of ten [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' Class]] completed between 1903 and 1904. ...1903 under Captain [[Charles Holcombe Dare]] with the paid-off crew of the cruiser {{UK-Sutlej}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments
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• Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)
  ...s Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' class]], often referred to as [[County Class Cruiser (1901)|"County Class" cruisers]]. ...rake'']], [[Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)|''Cressy'']], and [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] classes and battleships of the [[Majestic Class Battl
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• Battle of Dogger Bank
  ...light cruisers of the 2nd Scouting Group and two flotillas totalling of 18 torpedo boats would carry out a reconnaissance towards Dogger Bank. 'The intention was to make an extended destroyer advance with cruiser support, in order to clear the course to the Dogger Bank of trawlers employ
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• Battle of Heligoland Bight
  ...North Sea ports. On 16 August the British [[Grand Fleet]], supported by [[Cruiser Force C]] and the [[Harwich Force|Harwich flotillas]], had performed a swee ...med with bombs and one with a torpedo, was originally intended to attack a cruiser lying off the entrance to the West Ems, but her orders were cancelled. {{UK
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• Second Battle of Heligoland Bight
  ...attempt to clear them. They were normally escorted by light cruisers and torpedo boats, with battleships sometimes covering them. By mid November 1917 the ...n, but Napier commanded the two light cruiser squadrons as well as his own cruiser squadron. The {{UK-BS|1}} of six battleships and eleven destroyers was in
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• Minotaur Class Cruiser (1906)
  The three [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Minotaur'' Class''' were completed in 1908 The sights (also used in [[Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)|''Warrior'' class]]) were gear-worked with a range gearing constant
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• Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)
  ...ships are considered a subclass of the preceding [[Duke of Edinburgh Class Cruiser (1904)|''Duke of Edinburgh'' class]], with 7.5-in guns rather than 6-in gun The sights (also used in [[Minotaur Class Cruiser (1906)|''Minotaur'' class]]) were gear-worked with a range gearing constant
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• Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
  October, a first in Gunnery in January, 1901, and a first in Torpedo in March. For attaining five first class certificates he was awarded a £1 ...June, 1903, when he was superseded, and returned to Britain to qualify in Torpedo duties.
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• Scarborough Raid
  ...shadow him, keeping the Admiral informed. From our information the German cruiser squadron will probably consist of four battle cruisers and five light cruis ...BS|2}}, the four ships of the [[Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)| Third Cruiser Squadron]], the five ships of the {{UK-LCS|1}} and seven ships from the {{U
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• Drake Class Cruiser (1901)
  The four [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Drake'' Class''' were completed in 1902 and ...a previous order to fit these ships with a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type 10 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] was rescinded.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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• Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)
  The six [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Cressy'' Class''' were completed between 19 ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes and battleships of the [[Majestic Class Bat
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• Diadem Class Cruiser (1896)
  The eight [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''''Diadem'' Class''' were completed between 1 ===Torpedo Control===
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• Powerful Class Cruiser (1895)
  The two [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''''Powerful'' Class''' were completed in 1897 ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes and battleships of the [[Majestic Class Bat
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• Blake Class Cruiser (1889)
  The two [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''''Blake'' Class''' were completed in 1892 an ...f altering the armament of the cruisers of the ''Blake'' and [[Edgar Class Cruiser (1890)|''Edgar'' classes]], sparked by unfavourable comparisons to French c
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• Jellicoe:The Battle of Jutland
  ...the two ships she had sighted were in fact destroyers, and then reported a cruiser. This news was received in ''Iron Duke'' at 14:30. Five minutes later Jel At 16:38 Jellicoe ordered the [[Tenth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Tenth Cruiser Squadron]] to take up its Eastern Patrol.
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• Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)
  The seven [[Scout Cruiser|scout cruisers]] of the '''''Boadicea'' Class''' were completed at [[Pembro ...to the Admiralty's stated desire that giving a long-ranged gun to a light cruiser is a guarantee that it will go get in a gunfight and abandon its scouting d
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• Bristol Class Cruiser (1909)
  The five [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''Bristol Class''' were completed by 1911. ...ham Class Cruiser (1913)|''Birmingham'' class]] and two [[Birkenhead Class Cruiser (1915)|''Birkenhead'' class]] cruisers.
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• Weymouth Class Cruiser (1910)
  The four [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''Weymouth Class''' (sometimes called ''Improved B ...ham Class Cruiser (1913)|''Birmingham'' class]] and two [[Birkenhead Class Cruiser (1915)|''Birkenhead'' class]] cruisers.
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• Concentration
  In early 1913, trials of special "Cruiser Arc Lamps" [[pattern]] 1875 to convey range, rate and target signals that h By 1915, a Gunnery and Torpedo Order{{GFGTO|pp. 30, 31. Nos 65 & 66. 600-15/9/15}} indicated that "conce
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• H.M.S. Carysfort (1914)
  '''H.M.S. ''Carysfort''''' was one of six [[Caroline Class Cruiser (1914)|''Caroline'' class light cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] ...nly, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.{{ARTS1916|p. 30}}
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• H.M.S. Royalist (1915)
  ...cruiser '''H.M.S. ''Royalist''''' was one of eight in the [[Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as par ...Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}}
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• H.M.S. Delhi (1918)
  In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]]s.{{ARTS1919|p. 118}} These calculators would {{Footer Danae Class Cruiser (1917)}}
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• H.M.S. Caledon (1916)
  ...was launched in 1916 &mdash; one of four light cruisers of [[Caledon Class Cruiser (1916)|her class]]. ...n Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with [[21-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|their Mark IV* version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}}
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• H.M.S. Calypso (1917)
  ...eby caused her to fire a ready torpedo. This quirk inspired issuance of a Torpedo Order to keep safety pins or push covers in place until the moment before f {{Footer Caledon Class Cruiser (1916)}}
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• H.M.S. Champion (1915)
  ...launched in 1915, the second of two light cruisers of the [[Calliope Class Cruiser (1914)|''Calliope'' class]]. ...hampion'' joined the {{UK-LCS|2}}, responsible for supporting the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]].{{SMNLFeb16|p. 11}}
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• H.M.S. Canterbury (1915)
  '''H.M.S. ''Canterbury''''' was one of four [[Cambrian Class Cruiser (1915)|''Cambrian'' class]] light cruisers completed in 1915 and 1916. In mid-1920, ''Canterbury'' was to receive [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark II***** S.L. torpedoes]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6
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• H.M.S. Castor (1915)
  '''H.M.S. ''Castor''''' was the first of four [[Cambrian Class Cruiser (1915)|''Cambrian'' class]] light cruisers completed in 1915 and 1916. She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as flag cruiser of the {{UK-DF|11}}.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}}
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• H.M.S. Caroline (1914)
  '''H.M.S. ''Caroline''''' was one of six [[Caroline Class Cruiser (1914)|''Caroline'' class light cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] In 1915 or 1916, she trialed a [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type B]] for torpedo control.{{ARTS1916|p. 30}}
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• H.M.S. Aurora (1913)
  ...e=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Aurora''''' was one of eight [[Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]] light cruisers completed for the [[Royal Navy]] ...nly, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.{{ARTS1916|p. 30}}
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• H.M.S. Galatea (1914)
  ...cruiser '''H.M.S. ''Galatea''''' was one of eight in the [[Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as par ...Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}}
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• H.M.S. Inconstant (1914)
  ...*** torpedoes]], but ''Inconstant'' alone would retain her [[21-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.19 ...915 or 1916, she trialled a [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type A]] for torpedo control.{{ARTS1916|p. 30}} As a result of this trial, in 1917 she was to h
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• H.M.S. Phaeton (1914)
  ...cruiser '''H.M.S. ''Phaeton''''' was one of eight in the [[Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as par ...Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}}
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• H.M.S. Undaunted (1914)
  ...redbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Undaunted''''' was one of eight [[Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]] light cruisers completed for the [[Royal Navy]] ...K-DF|3}} in the [[Battle off Texel]], destroying an inferior force of four torpedo boats .
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• Chatham Class Cruiser (1911)
  The six [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''''Chatham'' Class''' were completed between 1912 ...irmingham Class Cruiser (1913)|''Birmingham'']] and two [[Birkenhead Class Cruiser (1915)|''Birkenhead'' class]] cruisers.
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• Birmingham Class Cruiser (1913)
  Three of the four [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''''Birmingham'' Class''' were completed in 1914, ...(1911)|''Chatham'' class]] as well as the following two [[Birkenhead Class Cruiser (1915)|''Birkenhead'' class]] cruisers.
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• Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)
  The eight [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''Arethusa Class''' were completed in 1914 and 191 The ships had their torpedo and gun outfits augmented during the course of the war.{{UKTHVol4Part34|pp.
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• Caroline Class Cruiser (1914)
  The six [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''Caroline Class''' (sometimes called the '''Comus ...isers" have three 52.5 kw dynamos at 105 volts.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School', 1916', p. 120.</ref> It is possible that this description encompa
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• Calliope Class Cruiser (1914)
  ...ome contemporary sources regard them as a subclass of the [[Cambrian Class Cruiser (1915)|''Cambrian'' class]].<ref>''Technical History and Index'' Fig 1.</re ...K-Calliope}} may have been the testbed for a modification in which the aft torpedo control position's roof would be lowered so that a 12-foot {{RF}} could be
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• Birkenhead Class Cruiser (1915)
  The two [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''Birkenhead Class''' were completed in 1915 and 1 ...[[Chatham Class Cruiser (1911)|''Chatham'']], and four [[Birmingham Class Cruiser (1913)|''Birmingham'' class]] cruisers.
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• Cambrian Class Cruiser (1915)
  ...were sometimes considered repeats of the earlier two-ship [[Calliope Class Cruiser (1914)|''Calliope'' class]]. ...do tubes would use two impulse charges firing in a cascade to increase the torpedo discharge velocity and thus reduce the angle at which the torpedoes entered
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• Centaur Class Cruiser (1916)
  The two [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''''Centaur'' Class''' were completed in 1916. These were to be the last Royal Navy light cruisers to feature submerged torpedo tubes. Ensuing designs would employ new above water fitting featuring mult
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• Caledon Class Cruiser (1916)
  The four [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''''Caledon'' Class''' were completed in 1917. * four [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in D.R. Mark II torpedo tubes]] (4x2) disposed in pairs abreast, bearing 60-120 degrees.
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• Ceres Class Cruiser (1917)
  The five [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''Ceres Class''' were completed in 1917 and 1918. ...isers" have three 52.5 kw dynamos at 105 volts.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School', 1916', p. 120.</ref>
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• H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)
  '''H.M.S. Curacoa''' was one of five light cruisers of the [[Ceres Class Cruiser (1917)|''Ceres'' class]]. Her name was so variously spelled that a small a The cruiser re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 12 May, 1925. By mid-1927, she was servin
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• Capetown Class Cruiser (1918)
  ..., and generally completed after their design successors, the [[Danae Class Cruiser (1917)|''Danae'' class]]. ...isers" have three 52.5 kw dynamos at 105 volts.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School', 1916', p. 120.</ref> It is unclear whether this outfit was still
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• Danae Class Cruiser (1917)
  The eight [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''''Danae'' Class''' (sometimes called the '''''Dr ...ter 1917, an additional 9-foot rangefinder was to be added aft to augment torpedo control.{{ARTS1917|p. 199. (possibly pertinent: C.I.O. 481/17)}}
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• Emerald Class Cruiser (1920)
  The two [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''''Emerald'' Class''' were completed in 1926. A ==Torpedo Control==
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• Beatty Papers at the National Maritime Museum
  [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|1st Battle Cruiser Squadron]] 1 Feb-9 Oct 1913. ...he command of the [[Second Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron]], [[Grand Fleet]] mobilisation, and armed trawler operation, and
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• Sentinel Class Cruiser (1904)
  The eight [[Scout Cruiser|scout cruisers]] of the '''''Sentinel'' class''' (or '''Scout class''') wer * Two 18-in torpedo tubes, above water
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• Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby
  ...sferred his flag to the battleship {{UK-Glory}} as Rear-Admiral Commanding Cruiser Force H on the [[North America and West Indies Station]]. In February, 191 ...gate a range of topics including the suitability of the existing system of torpedo personnel, though it had not issued its report as of late August, 1918.{{AR
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• Robert Edmund Ross Benson
  ...he assumed command of the {{UK-RoyalArthur|f=t}} after further gunnery and torpedo courses at Portsmouth.<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. ...mmand'''|'''[[Tenth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second-in-Command, Tenth Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>11 Nov, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 401''h''}} &ndash; 17 May, 1916<r
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• Herbert Arthur Stevenson Fyler
  ...ser ''Shannon''. Promoted to {{LieutRN}} in May, 1885, he specialised in Torpedo Duties. In January, 1896 he was appointed First and Torpedo Lieutenant of the cruiser {{UK-Theseus}}, which was commissioned in the [[Special Service Squadron (R
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• Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The Second Cruiser Squadron was instituted by Admiralty order in December, 1904,<ref>"The Dist On 1 February, 1919, the squadron, the last armoured cruiser squadron in the Royal Navy, ceased to exist and went into the Portsmouth Re
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• First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The Royal Navy's '''First Cruiser Squadron''' was created when the {{UK-CS}} was renamed in December 1904.<re ...rst Baronet|Sir Percy M. Scott]] succeeded Neville in command of the First Cruiser Squadron on 15 July, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official
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• Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...909, the Third Cruiser Squadron became the {{UK-CS|6}}, and the name Third Cruiser Squadron was given to nucleus crew ships at the Home Ports.{{INF}} ...ard Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]] assumed command of the Third Cruiser Squadron on 11 December, 1912, and was succeeded on 19 December, 1913<ref>M
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• Tenth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The '''Tenth Cruiser Squadron''' was also known as '''Cruiser Force B''' from 1914. <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Tenth Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
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• Jellicoe:Director of Naval Ordnance
  ...ree officers of Commanders or Lieutenants rank for gunnery work, three for torpedo work and a marines' officer for general duties.<br>On coming to London my w ...ties an Admiral often has to contend with is the not unnatural tendency of cruiser captains to fight instead of collecting and forwarding information &hellip;
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• Alfred Leigh Winsloe
  ...resumptuously] felt that he deserved to be given command of a second-class cruiser.<ref>Winsloe Letter of 16 August, 1893 to Hornby. National Maritime Museum ...mand of the new {{UK-Niobe|f=t}}, a unit of the [[Channel Squadron]]. The cruiser was the scene of "a daring robbery" in January 1899 when the paymaster's ca
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• Charles Gauntlett Dicken
  He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser {{UK-RoyalArthur}} dated 4 November, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligen Dicken was appointed to ''Duke of Wellington'' as [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]] on 24 February, 1902, and appointed Commodore-in-Charge a
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• Sixth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...n 1 May, 1912, the Sixth Cruiser Squadron was renamed the '''Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron'''.<ref>M. 11735/12. 29 March, 1912. {{TNA|ADM 1/8271.}} f. 3 o ...David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David Beatty]] commanded the Sixth Cruiser Squadron for the annual manœuvres, flying his flag in the {{UK-Aboukir}}.<
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• Königsberg Class Cruiser (1915)
  ...g the lighter 10.5-cm armament inaugurated in the 1911's [[Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)|''Magdeburg'' class]]. ===Torpedo Control===
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• Account of Morgan Singer of the Great War
  [Ditto] Battle cruiser action N. Sea "Blucher" sunk "Lion" damaged. Some minor T.B.D. actions & L. cruiser raids with aircraft from Dec ^<u>..</u> 15 to March <sup><u>..</u
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• North America and West Indies Station
  ...and West Indian Station consist of his flag-ship, a first-class protected cruiser, and certain second and third-class cruisers. The Board have decided to wi ...er training.<br><br>Under this arrangement it is estimated that the Fourth Cruiser Squadron will be cruising for 30 weeks, and will be at Home for 22 weeks.<b
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• Baldwin Wake Walker, Second Baronet
  Walker was appointed Captain of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 1 November, 1893.<ref>Blond. ''Tech ...901 naval man&oelig;uvres.<ref>''List of His Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Torpedo Boats Engaged in the Naval Man&oelig;uvres'' (July, 1901). p. 10.</ref> O
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• Brummer Class Cruiser (1915)
  Two '''''Brummer'' class cruiser-minelayers''' were completed in 1915. ...g the lighter 10.5-cm armament inaugurated in the 1911's [[Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)|''Magdeburg'' class]].
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• Adriatic Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...enger. She would eventually be renamed ''Isonzo'', as there was already a cruiser named ''Isis''.{{SMNLOct15|p. 20}} The {{UK-Venerable|f=t}} has replaced the {{UK-PrinceOfWales}}. Light cruiser {{UK-Liverpool}} has joined, and {{UK-Bristol}}, {{UK-Amethyst}} and {{UK-D
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• Second Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The '''Second Light Cruiser Squadron''' was a formation of light cruisers in the [[Royal Navy]]. Found ...2}} as post-war operations suggested the wisdom of merging heavy and light cruiser operations.
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• The Battle Cruiser in the Royal Navy
  ...e evolution of the name, and the arguable phase shift to the later [[Large Cruiser]] type offer a story rich in nuance, varied in each telling, and couched in ...he question of ''Goeben'' as a "Superior Force" in comparison to the First Cruiser Squadron in 1914.</ref></blockquote>
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• Frederick St. George Rich
  ...24|7854|31 December, 1897}} He was re-appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Brisk (1886)|''Brisk'']] on 1 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military
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• British Adoption of Director Firing
  In the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881'' there is mention of electrical firing of a broadside by a "d The ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1890'' has several pages and diagrams on these systems.{{ARTS1890|p
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• Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The '''Battle Cruiser Squadron''' was formed in 1919 to act as a single formation of battlecruise ...formed by taking {{UK-Lion}} from her position as flagship of the [[Battle Cruiser Force]] and adding her to the most modern of the battlecruisers from the {{
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• Selborne Scheme
  ...of {{LieutRN}}. As Lieutenants they could then specialise in gunnery (G), torpedo (T) and navigating (N) duties as normal (and eventually signalling (S) duti
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• Spotting Rules
  In the ''Grand Fleet Gunnery and Torpedo Orders'' written in September 1915, it is noted that "In reports of firings ...a lost range after hitting. This is rationalised by an example of a light cruiser firing 4 salvos per minute who loses the range, as a 400 yard ladder to rea
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• Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The '''Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron''' was a [[Royal Navy]] formation during the [[First World War]]. {{UK-1Penelope}} was damaged by a torpedo from the {{DE-UB29}} on 25 April, but curiously remains a member of the flo
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• H.M.S. Dido (1896)
  Though '''H.M.S. ''Dido''''' was completed as one of nine [[Eclipse Class Cruiser (1894)|''Eclipse'']] second-class protected cruisers in 1898, she served in Armament at completion is given under [[Eclipse Class Cruiser (1894)|''Eclipse'' Class]].
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• Eclipse Class Cruiser (1894)
  There were three 18-in torpedo tubes, with original torpedo allocation as follows:{{ARTS1894|pp. 72-73}} ...iring reliably even when full of water at speed, unlike the [[Apollo Class Cruiser (1890)|''Apollo'' class]] which found this problematic the same year.{{ARTS
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• Lambert's Attack Director
  ...Director|torpedo director]], but a device to help judge the best course a cruiser might steer to most rapidly intercept an approaching formation of enemy des (2) No ambiguity occurs (as in [[Dreyer Attack Disc|DREYER'S CRUISER ATTACK DISC]]).
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• Dreyer Attack Disc
  ...suited for calculating an intercept course to disrupt an inbound attack by torpedo boats. Little is known of the device. Its mention in the ''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'' suggests it was used in action, but Lambert felt comfortabl
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• Torpedo Control Disc
  ...hich would be replacing them.{{ARTS1915|pp. 60-61. ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 25}} ...ed or heading for own ship (as own velocity has no part in calculating a [[Torpedo Deflection]].
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• Line of Sight Indicator
  ...conceived around 1915 and intended to be mounted on the bridge of a light cruiser or destroyer. The intent was to permit these values to be passed on for pl ...s graduated up to 40 knots. The sighting arm functioned as one would on a torpedo director, and a possible shot strip was clamped alongside.
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• Torpedo Director Pattern 1192
  ...r",{{HTC1916|p. 16}} was a large, semi-circular British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] designed for use with training broadside tubes. It entered serv It was a contemporary instrument to the [[Torpedo Director Pattern 1193|Pattern 1193]],{{INF}} which had a 60 degree arc and
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• Torpedo Director Pattern 2380
  [[File:UnknownRNTorpedoDirector.jpg|thumb|480px| An unidentified British torpedo director, possibly a Pattern 2380 altered for deflection firing.]] ...80''' was a British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] similar to the [[Torpedo Director Pattern 2390a|Pattern 2390a]], but larger and of improved construc
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• On the Present Position of Cruisers in Naval Warfare
  ...As an example, the ''Vernon'' frigate may be compared with the third-class cruiser ''Pearl'' of nearly the same displacement. ...continue to do so in average weather across any extent of ocean. The fast torpedo-boat catcher of to-day, with a speed of 26 to 27 knots, can outstrip any ot
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• Line of Sight Director
  ...RTS1915Plate10.jpg|thumb|400px| Original Design<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915'', Plate 10.</ref>]] ...vice was reported to feature, at least by 1918.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918'', p. 165.</ref>]]
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• Torpedo Deflection Sight Mark III
  ...Director Pattern 2391a]] converted to a T.D.S. Mark III.<ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', p. 26, Plate 14.</ref><br>Note that the deflection ring B ...400px| '''Modified Rings for T.D.S. Mark III'''<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918'', Plate 109.</ref><br>Handles added to alter setting shown in
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• Chadburn's Torpedo Telegraph
  [[File:ARTS1916Plate67.jpg|thumb|300px| Chadburn's Submerged Tube Torpedo Telegraph Transmitter.{{ARTS1916|Plate 67}}]] ...ark I Fire Control Instruments#Torpedo Control Instruments|Barr and Stroud torpedo control instruments]] as well as the [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System]].
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• First Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
  |align=center colspan=5|'''Flotilla Cruiser''' ...he depot ship, ''Venus'', was soon to be relieved by {{UK-Woolwich}}.<ref>"Torpedo Flotilla Organization" ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 06,
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• Second Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
  ...' class destroyers]]{{March|p. 160}} armed with the [[21-in R.G.F. Mark II Torpedo]].{{ARTS1912|p. 36}} Their test runnings of the 21-in Mark II Torpedoes in ...s, all with full crews and based on Rosyth alongside the {{UK-DF|1}}.<ref>"Torpedo Flotilla Organization" ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 06,
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• Third Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
  ...rtes}}, {{UK-Laurel}}, {{UK-Liberty}}, and {{UK-Lysander}} torpedoed light cruiser {{DE-Mainz}}. Only ''Lysander'' avoided receiving significant damage.{{Mar ...er Flotilla was comprised of a mixture of 30-knotters and "[[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|Coastals]]" assigned to the Third Division of the Home Fleet.{{
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• Fourth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
  The flotilla distinguished itself by its bold and costly torpedo attacks on the German battle line during the night action at the [[Battle o ...mixture of early destroyers (both 27 and 30-knotters) and "[[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|Coastals]]". It was assigned to the Third Division of the Home
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• Fifth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
  ...']] and [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class destroyers]], whose torpedo test runnings in the first half of that year resulted in shots that were 79 ...mixture of early destroyers (both 27 and 30-knotters) and "[[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|Coastals]]". It was assigned to the Third Division of the Home
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• Sixth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
  ===Torpedo Duties=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Torpedo Duties, Sixth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
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• Seventh Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
  In 1916, it was comprised of assorted old torpedo boats and [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''River'' class destroyers]]. The ...ngth is now twenty-four old T.B.Ds. and a cruiser based on Devonport.<ref>"Torpedo Flotilla Organization" ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 06,
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