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...not a single vessel of war that could keep the seas against a first-class vessel of any important power. Such a condition ought not longer to continue. Th ...nt coal-burning battleships ventured across the Atlantic to comprise the {{UK-BS|6}} and act in concert with the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[Grand Fleet]], but th

...as a Rear-Admiral, 1920.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] ...} on 10 June, 1904, but then whisked away to command the despatch vessel {{UK-1Surprise}} on 6 February, 1905, to remain in her until superseded on 1 Aug

''Centurion'' served in the {{UK-BS|2}} from at least December 1913, remaining with that squadron throughout ''Centurion'' operated as part of the {{UK-BS|2}} at the Battle, under the command of Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour,

...new class of ship, with a shallow draught for inshore work and a requisite small number of big guns was specified. ...rt off Palestine, on 26 December Raglan returned to Imbros, where with the small monitor M.28 she formed the Second Detached Squadron of the Ægean Squadron

...t C.S. became the {{UK-BCS|1}}. On 17 March, 1913 she collided with the {{UK-C34|f=t}} in Stokes Bay in the Solent, suffering no damage in the process. In August, 1913 ''Invincible'' joined the {{UK-BCS|2}} in the [[British Mediterranean Fleet|Mediterranean Fleet]] after an

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...d Fisher, 1916.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] ...British Navy by an Indian merchant at a cost of 84,000. It was the day of small things and of sailing-ships.<ref>Fisher. ''Records''. pp. 11-12.</ref></b

...t]] {{SIR}} '''Frederick William Richards''', G.C.B., D.C.L. (<small>OXON</small>), F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (30 November, 1833 &ndash; 28 September, 1912) was ...le-sloop ''Vixen'' on the China station. He brought home and paid off this vessel in 1861. From March 1862 to January 1866 he commanded the ''Dart'', a gunb

...ble to do this in 7 minutes, 40 seconds.  The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.{{ ...ortunity on the passage to conduct a full-power test and drew ahead of her small formation. At about 4.50am on the 21st she ran hard aground on the Samaran

| {{UK-Revenge}} struck | {{UK-Benbow}} felt a shock

...he Somaliland operations of 1903–4, and as [[First Lieutenant]] in the {{UK-Philomel|f=t}} he took part in the suppression of gun-running in the [[Pers On 3 July, 1906 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB81|f=t}}.{{NLJan07|p. 400}}

...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

...ed in the Sea of Azoff. A few days later, on 11 October, he landed with a small party, made a hazardous march inland, and set fire to a large store of fora ...am Rickard, Quartermaster, and George Milestone, A.B. Having hauled their small boat across the Spit of Arabat, they traversed the Sivash to the Crimean sh

...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

...s on matters relating to the collision between the {{UK-Camperdown}} and {{UK-Victoria}}, and the circumstances attending the subsequent sinking of the ' ...ave been very great. It caused a tremor throughout the whole length of the vessel, and the noise of the collision was heard on board other vessels at some di

...Frederic C. Dreyer, 1936.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] ...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

This '''Account of Life in {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}"' is taken from ''Commander R.N.'' (1927), by [[George Bib ...ooden monsters had become utterly obsolete for fighting purposes, and this vessel, having had her machinery removed and with her new name of ''Britannia'', b

S<small>IR</small>, I<small>N</small> compliance with your orders, I have the honour to forward the following re

On 7 April, 1908, Present was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB81|f=t}}, and of her flotilla.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offic Preston was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Tartar|f=t}} on 4 January, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 382}}

I <small>HAVE</small> the honour to inform you that "Inflexible" left Scapa Flow at 9 p.m. on Tu ...destroyers "{{UK-Ophelia}}," "{{UK-Christopher}}," "{{UK-1Shark}}," and "{{UK-1Acasta}}." This Squadron, which left in advance of the main fleet, which

|nat=UK ...M 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when vessel destroyed}}

D<small>ESPATCHES</small> of which the following are Copies, have been received from the Commander-i ...well be spared, and were replaced on 4th June by a field gun's crew from {{UK-1Centurion}}.

...publicised presence of the British battle cruisers {{UK-Invincible}} and {{UK-Inflexible}} at the Falklands lowered the British numerical superiority in ...d fresh. For the present the patrols to prevent contraband passing are of small importance.<ref>Admiralty to C-in-C Grand Fleet. 11 December, 1914. Sent

...ruiser (1917)|''Ceres'' class]]. Her name was so variously spelled that a small article was written in Warship 2012 to resolve the name as ''Curacoa''.<ref ...ioned in February, 1918.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}} She immediately went to {{UK-LCS|5}}, becoming the flagship of Rear-Admiral, [[Harwich Force]] Tyrwhitt.

...or the Tercentenary in July, 1908.<br><small>Library and Archives Canada.</small>]] ...rzon-Howe|The Honourable Assheton G. Curzon-Howe]], hoisting his flag in {{UK-Albemarle}} on 26 August.<ref>ADM 196/38. f. 693.</ref> On the 28th he wr

Modern sources often treat her as a member of a three-vessel ''Active'' class, but we treat her as contemporary documents do, as one of ...4-in or heavier), scoring 150.0 points and participating as part of the {{UK-BS|4}}.{{UKGunlayersTest1913|p. 3}}

===Captain's Report, H.M.S. "{{UK-Valiant}}"=== {{pad|25px}}I<small>n</small> compliance with your signal of to-day, 2nd June, I have the honour to repo

...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}}

Boyle gained twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. ...n the {{UK-1Indefatigable|f=t}} in the annual manoeuvres of 1895, and in {{UK-1Dreadnought}} in 1896. He stayed on with ''Dreadnought'' through March 18

Austin was gunnery officer of {{UK-Temeraire}} until 1913. ...Leviathan}} from February to April 1918, when he assumed command of the {{UK-Astraea|f=t}}.

...ld in 1897 were 11' 2" long of galvanized iron. They each contained 1,356 small steel tubes of 1.33 and 1.25" out diameter, variously. The eight furnaces On the evening of 27 September, 1901, ''Fairy'' and {{UK-Vigilant}} collided in Devonport Harbour while taking up moorings. Able se

...the Royal Navy’s greatest peacetime losses.<ref>http://www.hmscaptain.co.uk</ref> ...September 1870 , and lasted for eleven days.<ref>http://www.hmscaptain.co.uk/The%20Story/The%20Court%20Martial/court%20martial.htm</ref> The court mari

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

He was made Acting Commander of {{UK-2Swift}} on 9 August, 1883 until 27 October 1883 by order of the Commander- On 10 December, 1883, he was made acting Commander of {{UK-1Midge}}.<ref>Tisdall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/539.| D7579001}} f.

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...yielding total weights of 430/250 pounds and danger radii calculated by {{UK-Vernon}} at 70/35 feet. In 1915, it was envisioned that these would become the standard large and small charges. The first orders of the Type D were made in September 1915, and t

Unlike the {{Torp|Mark VI|UK}}es, there were heater torpedoes by nature, and so are never qualified by a ...tified threads throughout, B_{<small>2</small>} generators and air vessel pressures increased to 2,200 psi to deliver 29 knots to 7,00 yards.{{ARTS19

...George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'']] classes, as well as {{UK-Thunderer|f=p}}.{{ARTS1913|p. 126}} Introduced in 1914, these featured rectified threads throughout, air vessel pressures of 2,350 psi for 10,750 yard range and two other improvements.{{A

...was vigorously hunted and could not maintain contact. On May 1 she sank a small gunboat with a torpedo and failed to sink a larger target due to a torpedo ..., 1918{{UKNavalOpsV|pp. 90-1}}|note=killed by shellfire as she sank|succBy=Vessel Lost}}

...d by a screen of a torpedo boat, a small sloop, 4 trawlers, several tugs & small craft, on 22/12/15. The attack was very ably carried out & Lt. Cdr Duff-Du ...{TNA|ADM 196/50/190.|D7604602}} f. 269.</ref>{{KindellROH2|p. 267}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship lost under his command}}

''H 48'' collided with the fishing vessel ''Junita'' in 1920. ...{NLJul27|p. 243}}{{NLJul31|p. 244}} By early 1933, she had moved to the {{UK-SF|6}} out of Portland.{{NLJan33|p. 244}}

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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]]

...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

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

...r''' was an assembly for dropping torpedoes into the water abreast a small vessel. When required to work with the {{Torp|14-in Mark VI|UK}}, the length of a frame and firing bar were extended by 12.75 inches. A p

...uth|f=p}} on the China Station. On 16 April, 1908, he moved to join the {{UK-Triumph}} in the Channel Fleet.<ref>Hughes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/5 ...ed to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1911. He was appointed to {{UK-Blenheim}} on the Home Fleet on 30 January, 1912. He remained in Blenheim,

...rlies that turn of events. On 22 February, Leveson was appointed to the {{UK-Hecla|f=t}}, where he would serve for over a year. While in ''Hecla'' in O Wilkinson was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Fame|f=t}} on 7 October, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 312}}

Hester was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-Cockchafer|f=t}} on 16 March, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p.758}} An S.206 evaluation f ...orders in writing; most of these I considered unnecessary in such a small vessel. The officers believed that Lieut. Hester set a C.P.O. to see that they ca

...he {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=t}} and remained in her until being appointed to {{UK-1Maidstone}} to continue his submarine service on 20 April, 1915, having be Duff-Dunbar was appointed to the {{UK-D4}}, temporarily, on 27 August, 1915. On 5 October he was appointed back

On 3 August 1914 he was appointed to the {{UK-Aboukir|f=tp}}, playing a small part in the [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]] on 28 August. He would survive h Farquhar-Smith was appointed in command of the {{UK-IronDuke|f=t}} from May to October, 1936.

...vision of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] (soon to become the {{UK-BS|2}} of the [[Home Fleets (Royal Navy)|Home Fleets]]).<ref>Jellicoe Paper ...action, it is of the utmost important that all turns should be made under small helm, to avoid disturbance of gunfire.

...to the {{UK-1Exmouth|f=t}} on 18 August, 1910 before being placed in the {{UK-KingEdwardVII|f=t}} of the Home Fleet on 15 September, 1910. He spent near Hartnoll next spent six weeks in the new dreadnought battleship {{UK-Hercules}} before being sent to undertake examinations on 18 September, 191

He was awarded the D.S.C. for firing upon Zeppelin ''L 31'' from {{UK-TB117}} on 31 July, 1916.{{FC}} On 19 June 1918, Lightoller was in command of the {{UK-Garry|f=c}} when she sank {{DE-UB110}}.

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...yal Naval Reserve]]. He appeared to be the object of blame in a number of small misfortunes. ...to ''Marcella''. She was lost on 25 March 1916, and he was appointed to {{UK-Seagull}} on 15 April.<ref>Savage Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/42/226.|}}

...o {{SubRN}} on 15 September 1916 and becoming the executive officer of the small ship. ...He was sent to {{UK-Lucia}} in July, and on 5 September, 1917 placed in {{UK-C22}}. He was re-appointed in the submarine as an Acting Lieutenant on 15

...and was judged as "very capable" and "most suitable in command of a small vessel."<ref>Pearce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/67.|}} f. 67.</ref> ...on the Supplementary List on 1 September 1913. He was appointed to the {{UK-1Foresight|f=t}} from January 1914 to July 1919.<ref>Pearce Service Record.

...his ship despite the fact his mistakes seemed minor compared to those of {{UK-1IronDuke}}'s Captain [[Henry Dennis Hickley]], who received no such scruti <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Vanguard''" nat=UK>

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...iving an adverse report in connection with the loss of small arms from the vessel in early 1917.<ref>Keigwin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/155.|}} f. 155 * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Charles+Thomas+Keigwin Service Records]

He served in {{UK-RoyalSovereign|f=p}} from September 1917 through the end of the war. In March and April, 1934, he spent a month in {{UK-Whitehall}} at Wei-hai-wei and then took her to Shanghai and Hong Kong in m

...before the [[Great War]] and played an ancillary part in the war itself as small numbers of increasingly capable platforms were fielded and employed. The d ...915.<br><small>The tail number suggests this may be the original No. 184.</small>]]

...14/15 February, 1918. The raid was a success, and the Germans sank eight small ships and damaged several others. A clumsy, confused response failed to br ...launching a number of attacks on shipping between the Netherlands and the UK, the largest of which was the [[Action of 10 May, 1917]].

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...to {{UK-Blenheim}} and ''Dolphin'' for service in submarines. He was in {{UK-B11}}, under the command of Lt. [[Norman Douglas Holbrook|Norman D. Holbro By November 1915, at least, Winn was being placed in command of small coastal boats. He would command at last five before March 1917, when his s