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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.

...nd Fleet]], where he remained till the conclusion of peace in 1919. For a large period of the war, through his untiring efforts, Oliver was instrumental in ...time towards the rank of {{MidRN}}. On 23 July he was appointed to the {{UK-1Agincourt|f=t}},<ref>Oliver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 319.<

...passed on his death to the First Baron Cottesloe. Cottesloe then built a large house (now Swanbourne House School). A third house in the village known as ...etty free hand out of school." He passed the examination for entry into {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}} first out of batch, and with his term of twenty-three cade

...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 ...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

...pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...rigade for garrison duties in Upper Egypt and as first lieutenant of the {{UK-Dolphin}}, served with the Eastern Sudan field force, being chosen by the G

...to study at [[Eastman's Royal Naval Academy]], Southsea. He entered the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} in September, 1866, having passed in forty-sixth out of si ...ssed out twenty-second out of sixty naval cadets, and was granted a Second Class Certificate.<ref>Padfield. ''Aim Straight''. pp. 25-26.</ref>

...e practice of generating directly at 36,000 volts, thereby eliminating the large and costly step-up transformers necessary with the previous method. ...ed exclusively in all classes of warships; the dreadnoughts were the first class of battleship to be affected by this decision. The Cunard Company was first

*[[Boy, First Class (Royal Navy)|Boy, First Class]] Thomas Charles May J42494 (Po.)<ref name=Times/> ...small> the ''Queen Mary'' was third ship in the line of the [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|1st B.C.S.]], and action was sounded, and at 4.45 the

...] on 28 November, 1890. Subsequently he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-1Dreadnought}} on 24 November. ...UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer {{UK-1Decoy}} in the [[Devonport Flotilla]].

|{{UK-1Swiftsure|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||15 Jun, 1870||Sold 1908 |{{UK-1Triumph|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||27 Sep, 1870||Sold 1921

...The {{DE-1Emden|f=tp}} had sailed from Tsingtao on 31 July. Another light cruiser, {{DE-Leipzig|f=p}}, was on the west coast of Mexico, protecting German int ...s, eight destroyers and three submarines. The pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-Triumph}} had been in reserve at the start of the war, but was quickly reco

...are only equalled by his daring". He was appointed a Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...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

...ke'' being "straddled" at this time by two enemy's heavy projectiles, with large "spread." ...ine, disclosing a German 3-funnelled cruiser somewhat like the ''Kolberg'' Class, but with larger funnels; she was apparently stopped and on fire.

At 3.30 <small>P.M.</small> enemy ships were in sight from {{UK-Lion}} and a range of 23,000 yards obtained. ...<small>P.M.</small> a shell disabled "Q" turret, and shortly afterwards {{UK-Indefatigable}} was seen to be blown up, evidently by a magazine explosion.

...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 ...volumes of smoke. For some minutes about now, we counted her as a battle cruiser, and so engaged № 3 instead of № 4 of the enemy line. I thought we wer

{{UK-RoyalOak}}, 10 June, 1916 ...your orders at 9.30 <small>P.M.</small>, May 30, 1916, my flag being in {{UK-Marlborough}}, and proceeded in company with your flag to the south-eastwar

...in April 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, ...Gunnery School]], and on 16 July he was appointed gunnery officer of the {{UK-Scylla|f=t}} for the annual manœuvres. After ''Scylla'' was paid off, Dre

The '''Second Battle Cruiser Squadron''', also known as '''Cruiser Force K''' from 1914 to 1915, was a formation of battlecruisers in the [[Ro ...sly based on Gibraltar, would become the {{UK-BS|3}} based on Portland. A cruiser squadron was to be left at Malta. These changes took effect on 1 May, 1912

...about S.S.W. (flashes only), which eventually turned out to be our Battle Cruiser Fleet with Light Cruisers engaged with an unseen enemy to the Southward and ...none very close. One appeared to pass between " {{UK-IronDuke}} " and " {{UK-RoyalOak}} " at 6.14, about 300 over, and burst on striking water, emitting

[[Barr and Stroud]] manufactured a large and evolving family of optical [[Rangefinder|rangefinders]], primarily [[Co In July 1914, rangefinders from {{UK-KingEdwardVII}} and {{UK-KingGeorgeV}} which had been put badly out of calibration by the shock of h

|valign=top|2.40. || [[H.M.S. Galatea (1914)|''"Galatea"'']] reported a large quantity of smoke bearing E.N.E. (56.50 N., 5.27 E.). Speed of fleet, 17 kn |valign=top| 3.07. ||S.O. [[Third Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|3rd L.C.S.]] reported 3 cruisers bearing E. steering

...t 5 minutes, that is at about 4.0 pm the T.S. passed up to all turrets, "{{UK-1Galatea}} reports 1st LCS engaged with 3 enemy cruisers". Then of course ...ght us up, were engaged. At 5.48 we reopened fire on the Left Hand battle cruiser, & the 3rd BCS joined up with us & took station ahead of us & opened fire o

H.M.S. " {{UK-RoyalOak}}," | 6.25. || " {{UK-IronDuke}} " opened fire on 3 funnelled cruiser.

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd light cruiser squadrons were spread ahead with the 13th T.B.D. Flotilla. 2.30 p.m. Saw an intercepted signal, from Galatea to Lion stating that a large amount of smoke had been seen, apparently a Fleet under way. Shortly after

H.M.S. " {{UK-StVincent}}," The first enemy seen, at which fire could be opened, was a three-funnelled cruiser two points before the starboard beam, heading the opposite way to our line,

H.M.S. " {{UK-Collingwood}}," ...ahead to starboard, 19 knots, "{{UK-Collingwood}}" being second ship of "{{UK-Colossus}}" division (No. 5).

| 5.56 p.m.— || One of our cruiser squadrons, either First or Second, was observed on Port bow, engaging enemy ...across our bow. They were engaging an enemy invisible to "Neptune." The {{UK-BS|5}} appeared some distance astern of them.

The '''Diary of Alec S. Tempest''' (1899-1978), signal boy aboard {{UK-Lion|f=p}} from 20 May 1915 through 26 April, 1919 can be found at the Cair ...torn out near them. As a result, only one labelled as being for the Battle Cruiser Force in January 1917 has enough context to be useful. Its data is reflect

...destroyers "{{UK-Ophelia}}," "{{UK-Christopher}}," "{{UK-1Shark}}," and "{{UK-1Acasta}}." This Squadron, which left in advance of the main fleet, which Commander-in-Chief, was stationed 10 miles ahead of the armoured cruiser screen; speed of advance of fleet was 17 knots.

'''Battlecruiser''' (sometimes '''Battle Cruiser''' prior to 1915 or so) is a generic term for a fast capital ship similar t ...rved for [[Pre-Dreadnought|battleships]]. His hope was that adoption of a large [[Displacement|displacement]] with a sacrifice in armour protection that wo

|nat=UK ...armour protection. Consequently, the D.N.C. switched to preparing battle cruiser designs.{{RobertsBattlecruisers|p. 56}}

...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

The name ship for her class of four armoured cruisers, '''H.M.S. ''Warrior''''' was commissioned by Cap ...or'' was launched by Lady Windsor in bad weather that did not discourage a large public audience on 25 November, 1905 at Pembroke Dock in the Number 5 Slipw

The six [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Cressy'' Class''' were completed between 1901 and 1904. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

In early 1913, trials of special "Cruiser Arc Lamps" [[pattern]] 1875 to convey range, rate and target signals that h |colspan=2|&nbsp;||third ship of ''Kaiser'' class||3 KR

...s one of Britain's largest Royal (or national) dockyards. Situated in the large harbour city of [[Portsmouth]], its facilities were convenient to ships ser |{{UK-1Minstrel|f=p}}||wooden gunboat||16 Feb, 1865||Discarded 1907

...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 ...ing robbery" in January 1899 when the paymaster's cabin was entered and "a large sum of money" was taken from the safe.{{NMI|Saturday, Jan 07, 1899; pg. 10;

{{CaptRN}} [[Morgan Singer]] was commander of {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} at the start of the war, and appointed [[Director of Naval Ord ...rs, fortunately we had plenty of 6" & 4.7" Q.F. guns available having kept large numbers of these guns when many cruisers & old battleships were scrapped so

...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 ...ose intended to act as look-out ships, observing that it is possible first-class or battle-cruisers may be attached to fleets to play the part assigned by L

...hip (1882)|Admiral]] and [[Trafalgar Class Battleship (1887)|''Trafalgar'' class]] battleships had directors "on the new plan". * {{UK-Victoria}} and {{UK-SansPareil}} had directors for their 6-in guns only.

...taken with the truth. Such finesse was not beyond British authorities; {{UK-Audacious|f=p}} had been lost to a mine early in the war, and no public rep ...the action cannot be ascertained with any certainty, but it must have been large.{{ToL|Great Naval Battle|Saturday, 3 June, 1916. Issue '''41184''', col A,

...as one of seven ships of the [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|''Boadicea'' class]]. ...HERS]]|Captain|The Vice Admiral Commanding|1st Battle Squadron,|H.M.S. " {{UK-RoyalOak}}."}}

...rrection, and used open sights or early telescope retrofits which required large openings in turret roofs. ...e sight back from the trunnion, as there was no room for it forward. This class also inaugurated the use of a third, central sighting position with sights

...he [[Birkenhead Class Cruiser (1915)|''Birkenhead'']] and [[Calliope Class Cruiser (1914)|''Calliope'']] classes were selected to receive Chadburn systems wit ...r (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]] with above-water tubes and destroyers of "K" class and later needed similar control arrangements. Of these, those ships with

...e similarly equipped [[First Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|First]] and {{UK-DF|3}}s.{{NLJun06|pp. 269, 270''a''}} {|width=75% class=toccolours

...of assorted old torpedo boats and [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''River'' class destroyers]]. The T.B.s ran 37 18-in cold torpedoes that year, endangering * {{UK-Blonde}} (flag)

On 14 July, 1916, the Vice-Admiral Commanding the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]], Vice-Admiral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David B ...ill required an explanation of how it is possible in German ships for very large cordite fires to arise, and apparently burn out, without any visible explos

...enry Hervey Campbell|Henry H. Campbell]], Rear-Admiral Commanding, Seventh Cruiser Squadron, and Rear-Admiral [[Arthur Henry Christian|Arthur H. Christian]], ...ed in turn. 1,459 officers and men were killed. As a direct consequence, large ships of the [[Royal Navy]] were ordered to leave torpedoed and mined conso

===Captain's Report, H.M.S. "{{UK-Valiant}}"=== ...were bearing Red 40° from "Valiant," range about 22,000 yards. Our Light Cruiser Squadrons were 6 points on our port bow, distant about 8,000 yards.

....S. ''Niobe''''' was one of eight [[Diadem Class Cruiser (1896)|''Diadem'' class]] protected cruisers completed for the [[Royal Navy]] near the beginning of ...scene of "a daring robbery" when the paymaster's cabin was entered and "a large sum of money" was taken from the safe.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence."

Laird's began with warship construction in the 1840s and was a leader in large vessels by 1885. Their primary yard was at Birkenhead.{{Burt1986|p. 9}} |{{UK-1Warrior|f=p}}||armoured frigate||29 Dec, 1860||Museum Ship 1979

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

...inciple. The transmitter created sparks and thus radio energy between two large balls {{frac|1|25}} inch apart in a bag of oil. More code rates of eight w ...|Salwey]] reported on tests between {{UK-Europa}}, {{UK-1Alexandra}} and {{UK-Juno}} during the "Peace Manœuvres" (naval manoeuvres) of 1899 in which Ma

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...e [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]], and {{UK-Erin}}.<ref>''Manual of Gunnery in H.M. Fleet, Volume III, 1920'', pp. 44.< ...s Cruiser (1911)|''Chatham'' class]], the light cruisers {{UK-1Aurora}}, {{UK-1Galatea}}, {{AU-Melbourne}} and {{AU-1Sydney}}.<ref>''Manual of Gunnery in

...3, Leake was appointed Captain of {{UK-Amethyst}} and Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|8}}.{{NLJul13|p. 276-7}} On 1 October he transferred to {{UK-Pathfinder}}, retaining command of the flotilla.<ref>Leake Service Record.

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

The {{UK-LCS|4}} had five light cruisers operating in support of the [[Grand Fleet]] * {{UK-Calliope}}, Commodore 2nd class [[Charles Edward Le Mesurier|Charles E. Le Mesurier]][[File:Com2.png|25px]]

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

...f the [[Royal Navy]]. It was a large flotilla, and generally comprised of large, modern submarines. Its roster changed almost every month. {|width=75% class="toccolours"

...ss}} which had been attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] and one of the new "K" class submarines.{{SMNLJan17|p. 12}}{{SMNLDec16|p. 12}} {|width=75% class="toccolours"

...ass torpedo boats of the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footer class]]. ...g her compasses at Grainshore on 5 July, 1888. She was towed off by the {{UK-1Locust|f=t}} with serious damage to propellers. To compound this, she sub

The {{UK-DF|4}} screened the [[Grand Fleet]] in the battle and sustained heavy losse * {{UK-Tipperary}}, Flotilla leader (lost), Captain (D) [[Charles John Wintour]]

...{UK-DF|12}} screened the [[Grand Fleet]] in the battle, working with the {{UK-DF|4}}. Its composition in the battle was 14 [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] and two leaders, their commanders given as listed in the ''Off

...|11}} in the [[Battle of Jutland]] was 14 [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] and two leaders, organised as follows{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 432}}{ * {{UK-Castor|f=t}}, Commodore (F) [[James Rose Price Hawksley|James R. P. Hawksle

...arwich Force]]) under the lead of the {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, screening the {{UK-BCS|1}}. * {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, flagship, {{CaptRN}} (D) [[James Uchtred Farie|James U. Far

...h and then served the same duty for the {{UK-BCS|1}}. {{UK-Attack}} and {{UK-1Defender}} sustained hits from 11-in shells, but kept in the action.{{Marc * {{UK-1Fearless|f=t}}, flagship, {{CaptRN}} (D) [[Charles Donnison Roper|Charles

...Cruiser Fleet]] to screen the {{UK-BCS|2}}, under the nominal command of {{UK-Lydiard}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 253-4}} * {{UK-Lydiard}}, {{CommRN}} [[Malcolm Lennon Goldsmith|Malcolm L. Goldsmith]]

{{UK-PrincessRoyal}} operated with the {{UK-BCS|1}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. :I HAVE the honour to report that " {{UK-PrincessRoyal}},"

...In the morning of 20 April Burney and Arbuthnot went out and dived in a C-class submarine with Captain [[Frank Brandt]]. After lunch at Fort Blockhouse the {| class="collapsible wikitable collapsed"

...Ceylon, the thirteenth child of J. S. Agar, a tea planter. Agar entered {{UK-1Britannia}} in May, 1905 after schooling at Framlingham College and [[East ...ms at Bermuda. The fourth and final term was spent at sea in the cruiser {{UK-Isis}}.<ref>''Report of the Director of Naval Education, for the Year 1905'

Laird's began with warship construction in the 1840s and was a leader in large vessels by 1885. Their primary yard was at Birkenhead.{{Burt1986|p. 9}} |{{UK-Euphrates|f=p}}||iron screw troopship||24 Nov, 1866||Sold 23 Nov, 1894

...unting Mark II'''{{ARTS1913|Plate15}}<br>First used in 1913's ''Arethusa'' class light cruisers. Mark I and Mark III mountings were similar, but would lack ...hich first appeared on 1913's [[Laforey Class Destroyer (1913)|''Laforey'' class]] destroyers, single mountings had limited the British destroyer to a sting

d=c. 187701|s=H.M.S. Dromedary (1862)|s=VES large steamer|n=while Dromedary going from Portsmouth to Chatham d=188110|s=H.M.S. Cruiser (1852)|s=UNK unknown object|w=Cape Passerro

...s {{UK-MaryRose|f=p}} (Lieutenant-Commander [[Charles Leonard Fox]]) and {{UK-Strongbow|f=p}} (Lieutenant-Commander [[Edward Brooke]]) and the armed traw ...th Sea for a German force that was believed to be at sea. A total of three large cruisers, 27 light cruisers and 53 destroyers were hunting for what was tho