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• Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock
  ...College with a Third Class pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Fourth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Cruiser, or Training Squadron]] in succession to Rear-Admiral [[Edward Eden Bradfor
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• Hugh Evan-Thomas
  ...)|''Sultan'']] on 10 January, 1884, having attained second class passes in torpedo, gunnery and a first class pass in pilotage.<ref name=Record105/> ...ointed to ''Sultan''. On 26 September, 1885 his application to qualify in torpedo duties was duly noted. He had been expecting to be appointed Flag-Lieutena
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• Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The composition remains as in December, 1913. A scout cruiser is attached, though it may have been, previously.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, ===Squadron Torpedo Officer===
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• Navy War Council
  ...from 28 Feb - 9 March, when the Second Division of the Home Fleet & Second Cruiser Squadron were on the way to Vigo. During the time the system for reporting ...troyer Flotillas should be instructed to prepare revised rules for putting Torpedo craft out of action, especially when flotillas are operating against each o
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• Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet
  ...e of the Falkland Islands]] in 1914, where his squadron destroyed a German cruiser force in South American waters, thus avenging the British defeat at [[Battl ...igned topic to explore the impact of the introduction on the ram, mine and torpedo on various aspects of naval training and operations. His work won the Gold
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• Dresden Class Cruiser (1907)
  ===Torpedo Control=== {{Footer Dresden Class Cruiser (1907)}}
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• Gerald William Vivian
  ...pointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer {{UK-1Decoy}} in the [[Devonport Flotilla]]. On 21 March, 1902 he was appointed First Lieutenant of the cruiser {{UK-Amphitrite}}. On 3 April he was transferred to the battleship {{UK-Ve
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• Bentinck John Davies Yelverton
  ...ong Senior Officers' Signal Course, and thence for a series of Gunnery and Torpedo courses.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 135.</ref> Yelverton was appointed in command of the cruiser {{UK-1Suffolk}} on 19 August, 1914.{{NLOct15|p. 398''d-k''}}
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• Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)
  ===Torpedo Control=== {{Footer Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)}}
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• George Holmes Borrett
  ...f the {{UK-Melpomene|f=t}}. On 31 January 1910, he began more Gunnery and Torpedo courses. ...Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>6 Apr, 1918{{UKCeased|p. 26a}} &ndash; 28 Feb, 1919{{UKCea
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• Zenta Class Cruiser (1897)
  ==Torpedo Control== {{Footer Zenta Class Cruiser (1897)}}
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• Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company
  |{{UK-1Surprise|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||17 Jan, 1885||Sold 1919 |{{UK-Alacrity|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||28 Feb, 1885||Sold 1913
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• Fifth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...the Second Fleet. It was mobilised in 1914 under the additional title of Cruiser Force D. ...ron of the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]] became the Fifth Cruiser Squadron,<ref>"The Navy Estimates" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 13 Ma
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• Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford
  ...November, 1875}} In May, 1877, after a short period in the ''Vernon'' for torpedo instruction, he was appointed executive officer of the ''Thunderer'', Chann ...0 tons weight, and over three days arranged to successfully tow the French cruiser into deep water, assisted by a small Turkish warship.<ref>''Navy & Army Ill
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• Karlsruhe Class Cruiser (1912)
  They were similar to the earlier [[Magdeburg Class Cruiser (1911)|''Magdeburg'' class]] in armour and distinctively German 10.5-cm arm ===Torpedo Control===
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• Imperial Russian Navy Dreadnought Fire Control
  | bgcolor="#f5faff"|1st Torpedo Officer | bgcolor="#f5faff"|2nd Torpedo Officer
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• Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)
  ...yly|Bayly]] ceased to be the responsibility of the Rear-Admiral Commanding Torpedo Boats, [[Robert Archibald James Montgomerie|Robert A. J. Montgomerie]], who ...ut there are now eight battleships rather than six, and there is one fewer cruiser.{{NLOct04|pp. 267, 269}}
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• H.M.S. Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland
  ...-westward, rapidly cleared the battleline, disclosing a German 3-funnelled cruiser somewhat like the ''Kolberg'' Class, but with larger funnels; she was appar 6.23 p.m.—Opened fire with the Turrets on the 3-funnelled cruiser. Bearing about 80 green. Range, 11,000. Fall of shot very easy to observe
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• H.M.S. Lion at the Battle of Jutland
  * Commander (T) [[Evan Campbell Bunbury|Evan C. Bunbury]] was the torpedo officer, located in the Conning Tower on the Mess Decks. ...{{UK-Warrior}} now crossed ''Lion's'' bow and were engaging a light German cruiser, who was seriously injured by them. This caused ''Lion'' to cease fire and
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• H.M.S. Tiger at the Battle of Jutland
  * Torpedo officer: Lt. Comr. [[Walter Neville Lapage|W. N. Lapage]] ...of the usual weekly cruises towards the Fisher Banks. The [[Third Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|3rd B.C.S.]] had gone up to Scapa Flow for target pra
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• First B.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
  ...e Cruiser Fleet]], and at 3.55 a signal was made by senior officer, Battle-cruiser Fleet, that he was engaging the enemy. At 4 <small>P.M.</small> senior officer, 2nd Light-cruiser Squadron, reported enemy battle-fleet in sight steering east, and at 5 <sma
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• H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland
  ...ed by witnesses about 1,000 yards on the starboard beam. No track of this torpedo was observed, though looked for by several observers immediately after the At 7.10 p.m. fired a torpedo at a disabled German ship with three funnels. This may have been the same
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• H.M.S. Bellerophon at the Battle of Jutland
  ...d then that the enemy's Battle Fleet were coming North and that the Battle cruiser fleet and [[Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|5th Battle squadron]] were e ...readnought (1906)|''Dreadnought'']], with the Attached cruisers, 4th Light Cruiser squadron and Destroyers were steaming S.E. by S. at full speed, a nominal 2
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• H.M.S. Revenge at the Battle of Jutland
  ...eed 18 knots. Observed British [[Battle Cruiser Fleet (Royal Navy)|Battle Cruiser Fleet]] of 4 ships in line ahead, engaged with enemy battle cruisers; latte ...very indistinct. (No ranges being obtainable.) Also on a four funnelled cruiser between the lines, apparently damaged and stopped.
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• Robert Falcon Scott
  ...oelig;uvres, and paid off on 28 August. He was appointed to the protected cruiser ''Amphion'' on the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]] on 21 D ...uld remain in ''Vernon'' until 24 August, 1893. He attained a first class torpedo certificate at the Royal Naval College in July, 1892, and obtained a first
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• Graudenz Class Cruiser (1913)
  ===Torpedo Control=== {{Footer Graudenz Class Cruiser (1913)}}
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• Herbert Chatterton
  He specialised in torpedoes, and as Lieutenant he served from 1892 in the cruiser {{UK-Orlando}} in Australian waters, and in the {{UK-1Centurion}} and [[H.M ...f Enquiry held on 1st June at Sheerness to investigate causes of loss of a torpedo."<ref>Chatterton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/88.|}} f. 98.</ref> By the
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• Robert Archibald James Montgomerie
  ...and Submarine Craft Flotillas in Commission and Reserve, in the protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Sapphire (1904)|''Sapphire'']] on 1 January, 1907, replacing Rear- [[Category:Rear-Admirals Commanding, Torpedo Boat and Submarine Craft Flotillas (Royal Navy)]]
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• George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet
  ...dron. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1901. After command of a cruiser squadron he was given command of the [[Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)| ...86|19 May, 1899}} and on 11 July he was appointed to command the protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Brilliant (1891)|''Brilliant'']] for the annual manœuvres.<ref na
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• Frederic Charles Dreyer
  ...ging torpedo net defence, sailing races and occasional target practice and torpedo firings. At his first annual rifle practice Dreyer was recognised as a pot ...he received a First Class in Gunnery with 543 and in May a First Class in Torpedo with 184 marks.<ref>ADM 196/44. f. 353.</ref> On 27 May 1898, Dreyer was
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• John Saumarez Dumaresq
  In May, 1898, he attained a first class in the theoretical course for torpedo, and qualified with a second class in May, 1899. ...Second Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second-in-Command, Second Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>24 Dec, 1917<ref>Dumaresq Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/4
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• Ralph Frederick Seymour
  ...David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]] in the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] and then in the [[Grand Fleet]]. ...l Manoeuvres of 1906]] in June before taking a second class certificate in torpedo on 17 August.
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• Life on a French Cruiser in War Time
  '''Life on a French Cruiser in War Time''' by René Milan, translated from the ''Les Vagabonds de la Gu ...ters like a thoroughbred, drags with her cruisers and her two squadrons of torpedo boats to the adventure in which some one must die.
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• Jellicoe Letter to the Admiralty, 30 October, 1914
  ...he northern area is also favourable to a concentration of our cruisers and torpedo craft with the Battle Fleet; such concentration on the part of the enemy be ...so that the latter may be manœuvred into any desired position behind the cruiser screen. This is a strong additional reason for fighting in the northern ar
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• H.M.S. New Zealand at the Battle of Heligoland Bight
  Shortly before noon, the Light Cruiser Squadron were observed to be firing; it was then about eight miles away, sl As the light cruiser's antagonist was obviously beaten-her upper deck a mass of wreckage and onl
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• Jellicoe Papers at the British Library
  ...val document, 1914, recovered by the Russians from the wreck of the German cruiser 'Magdeburg', with MS. notes. See Sir Winston Churchill, ''The World Crisis, ...of Jellicoe, principally with the Admiralty, and (ff. 61-124) memoranda on torpedo attack and defence, 1916.
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• Jellicoe's Battle of Jutland Despatch
  :Available vessels. Battle-cruiser Fleet, Fifth Battle Squadron and T.B.D.s including Harwich T.B.D.s proceed :Third Battle Cruiser Squadron, "Chester" and "Canterbury" will leave with me. I will send them o
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• Edward Owen Cochrane
  ...rd. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147. His service record does not mention the Torpedo Boat.</ref> ...'''[[Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Squadron Gunnery Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>9 May, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 801}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel
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• Prinz Adalbert Class Cruiser (1901)
  The two [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Prinz Adalbert'' class''' were completed in ===Torpedo Control===
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• H.M.S. Agincourt at the Battle of Jutland
  | Torpedo Officer: || [[Robert Cecil Hamilton]] ...o left. Shortly after this, the {{UK-BS|5}} was seen following our Battle Cruiser Squadron and firing at the enemy, but the flashes of these enemy ships' gun
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• H.M.S. Warspite at the Battle of Jutland
  ...at 3.50 p.m. at the time when the engagement commenced between the battle cruiser fleets. ...oncentration signal 2P being received, fire was shifted to the rear battle cruiser; range, 19,500; she was straddled several times, turned away, and eventuall
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• Alexander Ludovic Duff
  ...}} Having qualified as torpedo lieutenant he served for three years in the cruiser {{UK-Imperieuse}}, flagship of the China station. ...n the cruiser {{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 J
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• Errors Made in the Jutland Battle
  At 4.40 p.m., after receiving the report from the 2nd Cruiser Squadron that the enemy's Battle Fleet was in sight, Beatty made a general ...quadron, one of which (fired before 7 p.m.) hit the ''Marlborough''. This torpedo did not therefore come from the destroyer attack at 7.20 p.m. But a refere
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• Frederick Laurence Field
  He was appointed Commanding Officer of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 15 September, 1914. {{NLDec14|p. 38 ...by<br>'''[[Cole Cortlandt Fowler|Cole C. Fowler]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance'']]'''<br>31 Aug, 1907{{NLOct
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• Account of Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane at the Battle of Jutland
  At 6 P.M. the Torpedo Lieut. fired a 12,000 yard torpedo at the enemy's Battle Squadron, then on our starboard quarter. ...once more appeared in sight and we opened fire. At 8.8 we passed an enemy cruiser [7] with either 3 or 4 funnels and 2 masts, very heavily hit and in a sinki
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• Pillau Class Cruiser (1914)
  ===Torpedo Control=== {{Footer Pillau Class Cruiser (1914)}}
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• H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)
  ...erm from ''Britannia'' was embarked for an extended training cruise in the cruiser ''Isis''.<ref>Pack. ''Britannia at Dartmouth''. p. 161.</ref> When the ...subsequently borne. In 1910 she was replaced by the third-class protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Pomone (1897)|''Pomone'']].<ref>Davies; Grove. ''The Royal Naval
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• How it Feels to a Clergyman to be Torpedoed on a Man-of-War
  As you know, I was on the cruiser ''Cressy'' on September 22, 1914, when in company with the cruisers {{UK-Ab [213] While doing this the ''Hogue'' was hit by a torpedo from a German submarine and very quickly settled down. Indeed, no sooner wa
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• Barr and Stroud Rangefinders
  In late 1915, a Gunnery and Torpedo Order noted a lack of stiffness in the F.T. 24 due to its weight being grea The ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918'' mentions this pedestal mounting as the model in the T.C.T.s
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• Additional Report of B.C.F. Gunnery Committee
  ...emarks on various points of interest gathered from the ships of the Battle-Cruiser Fleet and 5th Battle Squadron. The general impression is that the enemy's fire in the battle-cruiser action fell off gradually, but whether this was due to our fire, the condit
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• H.M.S. King George V at the Battle of Jutland
  |valign=top| 3.07. ||S.O. [[Third Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|3rd L.C.S.]] reported 3 cruisers bearing E. steering |valign=top| 3.13.|| S.O. [[First Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|1st L.C.S.]] reported enemy altered course to N.W. Co
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• Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe
  On 3 January, 1900, he was appointed to ''Vernon'' for revision of the Torpedo Manual, and on 15 September was appointed in command of the gunboat ''Halcy ...f. 13}} On 11 March, 1915, he was appointed Acting Vice-Admiral as senior cruiser admiral in the [[Grand Fleet]].
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• H.M.S. Royal Oak at the Battle of Jutland
  | 6.25. || " {{UK-IronDuke}} " opened fire on 3 funnelled cruiser. | 6.29. || " Royal Oak " opened fire with 15-in. guns on the same 3 funnelled cruiser. Fired 4 salvoes, the first salvo fired was seen to have straddled the tar
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• Account of Eric Sydney Brand at the Battle of Jutland
  ...t in no physical connection with it. Torpedo Control was exercised from a Torpedo Control Tower abaft the Mainmast. There were no Plotting arrangements as w ...g broke out on our beam which seemed awfully close. It was the 2nd. Light Cruiser Squadron suddenly sighting the German 4th. Scouting Group and I could see t
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• Arthur Kipling Waistell
  ...ick Vernon Wentworth|Frederick C. U. V. Wentworth]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>13 Mar, 1919<ref>Wais ...|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)|Director of the Torpedo Division]]'''<br>6 Apr, 1920<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/43/374|D7576556}}</ref> &nda
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• Duke of Edinburgh Class Cruiser (1904)
  The two [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''Duke of Edinburgh Class''' were completed in The ships had three submerged 18-in torpedo tubes:{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}}
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• H.M.S. Collingwood at the Battle of Jutland
  2. At 3.15 p.m., enemy reports between the Light Cruiser Squadrons and Battle Cruisers and the Commander-in-Chief began to be receiv 4. At about 6.15 p.m., our Battle Cruiser Squadron, consisting of two [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|"Lions,"]] "{
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• H.M.S. Vanguard at the Battle of Jutland
  ...by our Battle Cruisers and 5th Battle Squadron). Continued firing at this cruiser. | 7.00 || Observed a German Battle Cruiser ( ? " Lützow ") badly on fire aft. She showed up very clearly against wes
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• H.M.S. Neptune at the Battle of Jutland
  | 5.56 p.m.— || One of our cruiser squadrons, either First or Second, was observed on Port bow, engaging enemy ...be badly hit and set on fire; she passed across to Port quarter. Another cruiser, apparently "Defence," was observed to be hit, and was reported to have blo
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• Account of Prince Albert at the Battle of Jutland
  ...ight cruiser and helped to sink her as well. Our next target was a battle cruiser, we think the ''Derrflinger'' [''sic''] or [[S.M.S. Lützow (1913)|''Lützo ...d was reduced to 14 knots. She succeeded in getting into the Humber. One torpedo passed ahead of the {{UK-Collingwood}} and another astern. We had no casua
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• John William Leopold McClintock
  ...[Gunnery and Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo]] on 1 February, 1919.<ref>''Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. C.B. 3013. p ...y<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]]'''|'''[[Gunnery and Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Gunnery and Torpedoes]]'''<br>1 Feb, 1919
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• Diary of Alec S. Tempest
  ...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 <br>Battle Cruiser
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• H.M.S. Benbow at the Battle of Jutland
  At 6.38 nearly all turret Officers thought that we opened fire on the enemy cruiser drifting down between the lines, whereas we were firing at one of the "Kais ...ng down between "Benbow" and the enemy. This ship was apparently an enemy cruiser with three or four funnels.<br>Several of "Benbow's" rangefinders were appa
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• William Reginald Hall
  On 18 July, 1889, he was appointed to the ''Asia'' for Torpedo Boat No. 81. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 January, 189 ...ining Establishments]]. He was appointed in command of the cadet training cruiser [[H.M.S. Cornwall (1902)|''Cornwall'']] on 10 December, 1907.<ref>ADM 196/4
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• Panther Class Torpedo Cruiser (1885)
  Two '''Panther Class Torpedo Cruisers''' were completed for the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] in 1886. ==Torpedo Control==
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• Kaiser Franz Josef I Class Cruiser (1889)
  ==Torpedo Control== {{Footer Kaiser Franz Josef I Class Cruiser (1889)}}
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• William Milbourne James
  ...ng board intended to assist in applying the experimental [[Torpedo Control|torpedo control]] method of [[Deflection Plotting|deflection plotting]].{{ARTS1912| He was superseded in command of the Battle Cruiser Squadron on 14 August, 1934.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 146.</ref>
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• Devonport Royal Dockyard
  |{{UK-Serpent|f=p}}||torpedo cruiser||10 Mar, 1887||Wrecked 10 Nov, 1890 |{{UK-1Racoon|f=p}}||torpedo cruiser||6 May, 1887||Sold 1905
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• Edward Francis Benedict Charlton
  ...ficer of the [[Royal Navy]]. He entered the Navy in 1878 and qualified in Torpedo Duties. Having served in China during the Boxer Rebellion he served in com ...and then served on the instructional staff. Charlton afterwards served as Torpedo Lieutenant in ships at sea.
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• Douglas Austin Gamble
  ...s. He described the concept it in a section of the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School'' in a description dated 24 July 1894. The scheme entailed use of a ...by<br>'''[[Charles John Briggs|Charles J. Briggs]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>10 May, 1907{{BlondTe
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• William Lowther Grant
  ...d for his "zeal and ability" in preparing a report on trials of a [[Howell Torpedo]] at Newport, Rhode Island.<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} ...1914. Issue '''40597''', col D, p. 4.</ref> again in command of the Sixth Cruiser Squadron.<ref>Goldrick. ''The King's Ships were at Sea''. p. 27.</ref>
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• Form E.—190.
  Page 4: Certificate on leaving Training Cruiser. :Torpedo.
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• Account of Jocelyn Latham Storey at the Battle of Jutland
  ...ook place which broke the ship in half by the foremast, it was I believe a torpedo into one of the fore turret magazines. When the explosion took place, our At one period during the night a German cruiser and switched a searchlight on us, but we made a heavy smoke screen and she
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• Sheerness Royal Dockyard
  |{{UK-1Grasshopper|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||30 Aug, 1887||Sold 1905 |{{UK-Barracouta|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||16 May, 1889||Sold 1905
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• Pembroke Royal Dockyard
  |{{UK-Vesuvius|f=p}}||torpedo vessel||24 Mar, 1874||Broken up 1924 |{{UK-1Shannon|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||11 Nov, 1875||Sold Dec, 1899
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• George Walter Smith
  ...on 9 February, 1907. On 3 June he was appointed to go through Gunnery and Torpedo courses at Portsmouth. On 16 September he was appointed to the Senior Offi ...Gunnery Course at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]], and on 6 March a Torpedo course. This last course was cancelled as on 3 March he was appointed to c
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• Wiesbaden Class Cruiser (1915)
  They were generally similar to the 1914's [[Pillau Class Cruiser (1914)|''Pillau'' class]] in that their armament was centered on the heavie ===Torpedo Control===
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• H.M.S. Inflexible at the Battle of Jutland
  Commander-in-Chief, was stationed 10 miles ahead of the armoured cruiser screen; speed of advance of fleet was 17 knots. ...ry by "Invincible," presumably with the idea of joining up with the Battle Cruiser Fleet, reports having been intercepted that "{{UK-Lion}}" was engaging the
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• William Christopher Pakenham
  ...ng Lanarca, Cyprus. On 18 September, 1879 he was appointed to the sloop ''Cruiser''. On 12 March, 1880 he was appointed to the Mediterranean flag ship {{UK- Leaving the torpedo boat in September, Pakenham ended the year with a short course in gunnery a
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• John Douglas Edwards
  ...full speed ahead", and did not order the engines stopped before the yawing cruiser's propellers cut into the steamer so badly that the other ship sank. Jeffr ...{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 46}} He remained with the ship until she was lost to torpedo on 16 August, 1916.
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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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