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6.15 p.m.—As "Hercules" started to deploy a salvo, with a small spread, of some five shots straddled our forecastle and deluged the Fore Br 6.40 p.m.—Ship of [[Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)|''Warrior'' class]], bearing S.E., 3-4,000 yards, was observed attem

...trike underwater debris (or debris that was awash), as judged by nicks and small damage to propellors and skegs. Other ships just report sounds of scraping ...und up sinking slowly — the loss of the Royal Navy's entire [[Battle Cruiser Force]]! It's quite a what-if, of course, but the fact that they steamed r

...od as a Rear-Admiral.<br><small>Image: In the collection of Simon Harley.</small>]] In October, 1914 Hood was placed in command of a small naval force assisting the British and Belgian armies in stemming the German

...miral Sir Murray F. Sueter.<br><small>Portrait: By courtesy of Mary Sias.</small>]] ...ecting Captain when he was appointed in late September 1910 to command the cruiser {{UK-Hermione}}. Unfortunately before her first flight the ''Mayfly's'' ba

...K. Wilson (seen as a Vice-Admiral).<br><small>Image: Library of Congress.</small>]] ...Captain to Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Wilson, as senior captain, worked on cruiser scouting systems and exercised independent command.

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.

...ce-Admiral.<br><small>Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1763).</small>]] ...'''Henry Francis Oliver''', G.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O., H<small>ON. L.L.D.</small>, Royal Navy (22 January, 1865 &ndash; 15 October, 1965) was an officer of

...{{UK-Russell}} from the newly-disbanded {{UK-BS|6}}, and also a new small cruiser.{{SMNLApr15|p. 10}}

..., as an Admiral.<br><small>Photo: Imperial War Museum. © IWM (Q 71928).</small>]] ...served, first in a division of the Home Fleet, and later in command of the Cruiser Squadron attached to the Atlantic Fleet then under my command. He succeede

...onary of English Surnames''. p. 307.</ref> G.C.B., K.C.V.O., H<small>ON.</small> L.L.D. (Durham), Royal Navy (5 July, 1856 &ndash; 20 September, 1929) was ...air, June 1900.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]

...newly organized electrical department. In those days electric dynamos were small machines driven usually at 1000 to 1500 revolutions per minute by a belt fr ...of C. A. Parsons & Co. He bought back his patent rights, and established a small works at Heaton on a site about 2 miles from the centre of Newcastle upon T

...letely destroyed when in action with the German Fleet at 5.25 <small>P.M.</small> on Wednesday, May 31. The total ...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

...ge, in 1872. Tōgō found his cadet rations "inadequate": "I swallowed my small rations in a moment. I formed the habit of dipping my bread in my tea and ...at the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War, Tōgō, as Captain of the cruiser ''Naniwa'', sank the British transport ship ''Kowshing'' which was chartere

...r (1863)|''Minotaur'']]. Vivian was on 22 February, 1895 appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer 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

.... A naval blockade of Tsingtao by a largely Japanese force that included a small British contingent began on 27 August. A land siege began on 31 October and ...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

...les Beresford in 1896.<br><small>Photograph: ''Navy & Army Illustrated.''</small>]] ...d any feeling of regret on the part of French Capt<small><super>n</super></small> at the recovery of his ship being due to services of a foreign nation." L

...ot believed in, however, after once getting on. When the error in rate is small each successive salvo will move across the target slowly, splashing in almo ...d Russian battleship with 4 - 12" - 40 calibre guns, and the German battle cruiser "Goeben" with 8 - 11" - 50 calibre guns. The Germans made four hits, the R

At 3.25 <small>P.M.</small>, G.M.T. enemy ships were reported on the starboard bow, bearing E. by N. At 3.30 <small>P.M.</small> enemy ships were in sight from {{UK-Lion}} and a range of 23,000 yards obt

...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 ...aw drop was quite 2,000 yards short of us, and did not seem to have a very small spread. 3.50 ''Lion'' opened fire, and we opened fire. Target 4th ship fr

I <small>HAVE</small> the honour to report that at 6.54 p.m. on the 31st May, the ship was struc G<small>UNNERY</small> R<small>EPORT</small>