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...1877. He was appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 5 June.<ref>George V Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/ On 25 July, 1879, he was appointed to the {{UK-Bacchante|f=tp}} of the Detached Squadron. He was rated Midshipman on 8 Ja

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...ated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]] to receive a director along the lines of that developed in [[H.M.S. In October 1914, the ship was to be given 8 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stov

.... After many years in this duty she ended up as a decoy and anti-aircraft ship during the Mediterranean campaign of the Second World War. Towards the end The ship's machinery was constructed by Hawthorn, Leslie & Co.{{UKDockyardExpenseAcc

...sted in that year's [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]].{{FCHMShips|pp. 9-10}} Her director was certainly fitted after ''K In October 1914, the ship was to be given seven Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose

...'' for command of ''Audacious'' on 30 May, 1913. He would prove to be the ship's only captain.<ref>Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19 ...nty miles N. ¼ E. of Tory Island in line ahead, ''Audacious'' being third ship in line. An 8 point turn to starboard in succession was signalled to take

...tation, intended to serve as a visual cue for the helmsman to find his own ship's bow from the {{CT}} when not steering by compass.{{AWO1913|634 of 7 Nov 1 Also in late 1913, the ship landed a Pattern 873 Zeiss stereo spotting telescope Mark II at Portsmouth

In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 264, though the boat was not yet ...ated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]] to receive a director along the lines of that developed in [[H.M.S.

...o ''Orion'' escaped damage. Even so, the precautionary docking of the new ship would delay her joining the Home Fleet as the new second flagship.{{ToL|The ''Orion'' joined the {{UK-BS|2}}, and would act as the formation's flagship from December, 1913 or ea

...had been working late and while walking across the upper deck to leave the ship, his candle was blown out and he fell down a hatch to the engine room to hi ...ed, the ship was launched by Mrs. Davidson at three in the afternoon. The ship took 2 minutes 45 seconds to go down the ways to the sound of "Rule Britann

...December 1912, she served in the {{UK-BS|1}} alongside her sister ship, {{UK-Hercules|f=p}}. By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the {{UK-BS|1}} were all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set

...d as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director, but it was not fitted until sometime between By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the {{UK-BS|1}} were all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set

|nat=UK ...attle of Jutland]] in 1916. After the battle she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}}. Following the conclusion of the war and the dissolution of the Gra

...tsmouth on 28 May, 1912{{NLApr14|p. 370-1}} as flagship of Read-Admiral, {{UK-BS|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 371}} ...ndt Fowler|Cole C. Fowler]] transferred his flag to ''St. Vincent'' from {{UK-Birkenhead}} as [[Rear-Admiral Reserve Fleet, Portsmouth|Reserve Fleet (Roy

In mid-1913, she was serving as flagship of the {{UK-BS|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 293}} She operated with the {{UK-BS|1}} under the command of Captain [[James Clement Ley|James C. Ley]]. He

Laid down in mid-1908, she completed in early 1910, joining the {{UK-BS|1}}. She would serve with this squadron until April, 1916. At the outb On 22 January, 1916 Captain [[James Douglas Dick|J. D. Dick]] (late of {{UK-BlackPrince}}) became captain of ''Vanguard''.

''Superb'' recommissioned at Portsmouth 6 May, 1913 for service with the {{UK-BS|1}}.{{NLApr14|p. 378}} ...rom the First Battle Squadron to the {{UK-BS|4}}, exchanging places with {{UK-Agincourt}}. She returned from refit at Cromarty on the 28th.<ref>Jellicoe

The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Tel ...he outbreak of war of the [[First World War]] she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}}.

In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 193, though the boat was not yet ...served with the First until the end of the war.<ref>See {{UK-BS|4}} and {{UK-BS|1}} for citations.</ref>

...he navies of Japan, Russia, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Brazil and Argentina. {{UK-Revenge|f=p}} was laid down in the vacated slip on 22 December. In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 194, though the boat was not yet

...f the [[Grand Fleet]] from 4 August, 1914 until replaced in this role by {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 16 February, 1917.{{UKCeased|p. 1}} .... Tuesday, 16 January, 1912. Issue '''39796''', col B, p. 13.</ref> The ship was launched on 12 October on a sunny Saturday before a crowd estimated to

In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 192, though the boat was not yet In October 1914, the ship was to be given 4 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stov

Re-commissioned on 4 January 1923 at Portsmouth to become part of the {{UK-BS|1}} in 1925.{{NLApr25|pp. 216, 217}} ...th the {{UK-Duchess|f=t}} which was escorting her to Belfast. The smaller ship was cut in half, and sank with heavy loss of life.

...to his father, the editor of the ''Glasgow Herald''. He had bypassed the ship's censor Surgeon Lorimer, R.N.V.R. by posting it ashore at Alness.<ref>Lidd Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}}

...n at sea with the fleet she was attached to ''Benbow's'' division in the {{UK-BS|4}}.<ref>Add MS 48998. f. 125.</ref>{{SMNLJun18|p. 10}} Re-commissioned 24 September, 1924 for service as flagship of the {{UK-BS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|pp. 260, 261}}

The ship had a pool table, a photo of which is in the Crawford Scrapbook, Liddle Col In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 250, though the boat was not yet

...13, in "beautiful" weather at 15:15. Mrs. Austen Chamberlain launched the ship, accompanied by Mr. Austen Chamberlain and their son. Also in attendance w ...spite'' collided with her sister {{UK-Valiant|f=t}} and nearly also with {{UK-Erin}} on 24 August, 1916 while the squadron was engaged in a night firing

In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 255, though the boat was not yet ...tion through the end of the war and until at at least July 1919.<ref>See {{UK-BS|1}} for citations.</ref>

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 4 January, 1924 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}, Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 264}} ...{NLJul27|p. 263}} In 1927, she became the second Royal navy ship, after {{UK-Vindictive}}, to be equipped with a catapult for launching aircraft, though

...gh the ship would not be completed before early in 1916, in July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 253, though the boat was not yet ''Revenge'' joined the {{UK-BS|1}} in May 1916 and remained in that formation through the end of the wa

...n]] fleets, coming under accidental attack on more than one occasion. The ship became the centre of worldwide attention in 1928 when her Captain and Comma Though the ship was still two years from completion, in July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 252, though the boat was not yet

...'Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1911'' as being first installed in {{UK-1Orion}}, and it was forecast that it would see service in future ships.

In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 251, though the boat was not yet ...land]], but joined her sisters {{UK-Revenge}} and {{UK-RoyalOak}} in the {{UK-BS|1}} in June, 1916.

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...July, 1927 and commenced service as a cadet training ship and turret drill ship, which role she would retain through at least mid-1937.{{NLJul31|p. 237}}{{ * [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-03-HMS_Erebus.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]

In 1924, she replaced the battlecruiser {{UK-Tiger}} as Turret Drill Ship at Portsmouth, having undergone a refit at a cost that had been projected t The ship was re-commissioned at Singapore on 10 December, 1935.{{NLJul37|p. 279}}

....S. ''Marshal Ney''''' was re-named '''''Vivid''''' when she became a base ship in 1922 and then named '''''Drake''''' in 1934. She was finally named '''' {{CatShipMonitor|UK}}

...he monitor was serving as a turret drill ship at Portsmouth, attached to {{UK-Dartmouth}}.{{NLApr25|p. 255}} ...ice Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/103.|D7603610}} f. 103.</ref>|note=left to {{UK-Cleopatra}} on transfer}}

...Due to a mass re-allocation of resources caused by the halting of capital ship construction, the construction of the former battleship, now battle cruiser Before M.9 was laid down at Hebburn, it was decided from which ship she would receive her main-armament. On 1 January, 1915 it was decided that

...4-in guns and mounting purchased and constructed in the U.S. for the Greek ship [[Salamis (1914)|''Salamis'']] (ex-''Vasilefs Georgios'') which at the outb ...in April of the following year. She was built in berth no. 2 along with {{UK-1Havelock|f=p}} - the same slipway upon which the White Star Liners ''Olymp

...required either in the Grand Fleet or on patrol duties, so a new class of ship, with a shallow draught for inshore work and a requisite small number of bi ...scount Broome]], the nephew of [[Earl Kitchener]], took command, while the ship was undergoing a refit at Malta. She participated throughout the rest of 19

The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Tel In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 261, though the boat was not yet

|builder=[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank<br>(Ship no. 374){{JohnstonClydebankBattlecruisers|Footers}} The ship's heavy gun mountings were manufactured by Vicker's, whereas her sisters' w

...''Invincible''''' was a [[battlecruiser]] of the [[Royal Navy]], the lead ship of [[Invincible Class Battlecruiser (1907)|her class]] of three, and the fi ...went to superintend these gun trials, I was especially warned that if the ship failed to get through them a sum of about half a million pounds would be lo

...e armed with four 13.5-inch arranged in twin [[barbette]]s, except for one ship, [[H.M.S. Hood (1891)|''Hood'']], which had her main armament arranged in t | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>

...cember, 1895, the majority of her crew turned over to the new battleship {{UK-Magnificent}} at Chatham.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official App As of 1901, while serving as a Port Guard ship,. she was slated to receive a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|"1 to

In May 1898, the ship received the first gyro-equipped torpedoes ever issued in the Royal Navy: {{CatShipPreDreadnought|UK}}

In the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]] the ship was part of Fleet "B", loosely representing the British side. ...ded by new construction. In 1906 she was fitted out as a gunnery training ship and used in that capacity until 1911, when she was stricken and towed to th

In October &ndash; November 1898, the ship became one of the first in the [[Royal Navy]] to receive torpedoes fitted f * two {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}}es, S.L. type

'''H.M.S. ''Royal Sovereign''''' was the name ship of a [[Royal Sovereign Class Battleship (1891)|class of eight battleships]] For the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1895]], the ship received a masthead [[Semaphore|semaphore]] machine invented by Rear-Admira

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...able to do this in 5 minutes, 45 seconds. The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7 ...uary, 1915<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-01-HMS_Caesar.htm Ship's Log Book.]</ref>}}

In October 1903, ''Hannibal'' collided with the {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}} as the two ships manoeuvred without lights.<ref>Campbell On 29 October, 1909 ''Hannibal'' collided with {{UK-TB105}}, severely damaging the boat.

...ref> She was sent to Loch Ewe on 30 August for service as a local defence ship.<ref>''Monograph 6''. p. 52.</ref> In June 1898, the ''Illustrious'' and {{UK-Majestic}} became the second and third ships in the [[Royal Navy]] to recei

...there to be demobilised on the 25th. Her crew was to be transferred to {{UK-Canopus}}.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}} ...our times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 5 minutes, 50 seconds. The best time was ach

The ship's 6-in gunnery trials were conducted on 5 October, and her 12-in on 18 Octo ...anent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty]]. They were conducted over the ship by the new Admiral Superintendent, Rear-Admiral [[Hilary Gustavus Andoe|Hil

....M.S. ''Majestic''''' was a battleship of the [[Royal Navy]], and the lead ship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]]. She served ...have been delayed by armour plate being diverted to the construction of {{UK-Magnificent|f=p}} at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]].

...l Fleet]], but designated, along with {{UK-Canopus}}, {{UK-Goliath}} and {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} to soon transfer to the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLMar07|p. 269}} In 1910, ''Mars'' was the best gunnery ship of the 27 tested in the [[Home Fleet]]'s Third Division (and cruisers), sco

She was the fourth ship of the [[Royal Navy]] to bear the name. In October 1903, ''Prince George'' collided with the {{UK-Hannibal|f=t}} as the two ships manoeuvred without lights.<ref>Campbell Ser

In June, 1910 while engaged in manoeuvres in heavy fog, the {{UK-Majestic|f=tp}} collided with ''Victorious''. ''Majestic'' suffered no dam In the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1912]], ''Victorious'' collided with {{UK-Majestic}} and damaged a propeller shaft. She was brought into Devonport o

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...of the two flagships in the formation. On 20 August 1914 she joined the {{UK-BS|7}}. ...ovember, 1918{{NLJun19|p. 727}}|end=6 June, 1919|note=and for command of {{UK-1Exmouth}}}}

...which doubled antenna wires were allowing her to reliably converse with {{UK-Jaseur}} and ''Hector'' at ranges of twelve miles.{{ARTS1900|pp. 89-131}} Relieved by {{UK-Russell}},{{ToL|The Navy Estimatesd|Wednesday, March 18, 1903, Issue 37031,

...ut a large crowd of people were gathered to witness the christening of the ship. ''Glory'' was christened by Mrs. John M. Laird. In 1920, she was renamed ''Crescent'' and became port depot ship for Rosyth, bearing a great many additional officers for duties ranging fro

...nnel Fleet]], but designated, along with {{UK-Canopus}}, {{UK-Mars}} and {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} to soon transfer to the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLMar07|p. 269}} ...John White|appt=10 March, 1913|end=April, 1913|note=temporary, stayed with ship afterward}}

...our times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 8 minutes, 55 seconds.  The best time was ac {{CatShipPreDreadnought|UK}}

...ed to relieve her temporarily in May, but her permanent relief was to be {{UK-Bulwark}}.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 18 April 1908 in ''Naval ...Fleet]], before joining the {{UK-BS|8}} on 8 August, 1914. She replaced {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=p}} as squadron flagship on 15 August.<ref>C.B. 1585. p. 52

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'''H.M.S. ''Formidable''''' was the lead ship of the [[Formidable Class Battleship (1898)|''Formidable'' Class]] of [[bat ...nder William Chisholm-Batten|Alexander W. Chisholm-Batten]] paid off the {{UK-1Resolution}} on 9 October and he and his crew turned over to ''Formidable'

The ship was added to the {{UK-BS|5}} from the end of 1912 or earlier, remaining with that formation until ...f practice and coherence of purpose between spotters ashore and men on the ship. A visit ashore by the gunnery officer helped improve this.

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...r Captain [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Frederick T. Hamilton]], to relieve {{UK-1RoyalOak}} in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]], where she would ...m M. Chambers]] took command, with the crew from the paid-off battleship {{UK-1Resolution}}.

There was also a heavy cruiser named {{UK-London}} completed in the late 1920s. ''London'' collided with a ship named ''Don Benito'' on 11 May, 1912 in dense fog. A Court of Inquiry call

...s. She is sometimes considered the second ship in a two-ship class with {{UK-Queen|f=p}}.{{BurtBritishBattleships1889|pp. 248-263}} ...outh}}, Captain [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan|O'Callaghan]], replacing that ship on the [[Mediterranean Station]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offi

...he is sometimes considered the lead ship in a two-ship class, along with {{UK-PrinceOfWales|f=p}}.{{BurtBritishBattleships1889|pp. 248-263}} ...1904, by Captain [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]], to relieve {{UK-Russell}} on the [[Mediterranean Station]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intellige

...|ADM 196/42/67.|}} f. 73.</ref>|note=took command upon ship becoming depot ship for trawlers}} ...our times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 3 minute, 23 seconds.  The best time was ach

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...] commissioned ''Albemarle'' on 12 November, 1903 at Chatham, to relieve {{UK-1Repulse}} as flagship of Rear-Admiral [[William Des Vœux Hamilton|William The ship recommissioned at Portsmouth under Captain [[Henry William Grant|Henry W. G

...tly appointed in command of {{UK-1Exmouth|f=p}}, then operating with the {{UK-BS|6}}. He would remain there until February, 1914 when he was appointed t In August 1914, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}}.

...bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Duncan''''' was the lead ship of six pre-dreadnought battleships completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1903 She recommissioned at Chatham on 27 May, 1913 to become a gunnery training ship at Portsmouth.{{NLJul13|p. 305}}

...ant was [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic Dreyer]], whose comments on the ship's then-current state of fire control equipment is found in the notes for th ...gunnery ship of the thirteen tested from the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] and {{UK-CS|6}}, scoring 51.57 versus the average 37.641.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328}}, p.

...under Captain [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]], to relieve the {{UK-Canopus}} in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Mili ''Russell'' served in the {{UK-BS|4}} in 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 369}} At the end of the year, she was serving

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...built for Chile as ''Constitucion''; she was purchased along with sister {{UK-Triumph}} on 3 December, 1903.{{DittColl|p. 31}} As a consequence, she did ...ppt=9 November, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 912''a''}}|end=|note=and for command of {{UK-Hibernia}}}}

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...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ...th the Squadron until being detached along with {{UK-Britannia}} &mdash; a ship that would become her traveling buddy &mdash; in September, 1916.<ref>See [

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ...down without ceremony on 4 February, 1904, on the same day that her sister ship [[H.M.S. New Zealand (1904)|''New Zealand'']] vacated the slipway.<ref>"The

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. The contract date of delivery for the ship had originally been 6 September, 1904, and was then extended to 28 February

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ''Dominion'' was assigned to the {{UK-BS|3}} upon its creation in May, 1912.

On 30 September, 1904, Bingham ended an appointment in {{UK-Bulwark}} to command unspecified torpedo boats.<ref>Bingham Service Record Bingham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Star|f=t}} on 25 April, 1905.<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46

...War was primarily fulfilled with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}, often serving as the second flagship within the formation. Upon the formation of the {{UK-BS|3}} in May, 1912, ''Hibernia'' was made its second flagship, a role she

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. The contract date of delivery was originally 9 April, 1905, and the ship was actually delivered on 4 September.<ref>''Appropriation Account, 1905&nd

...Her service until her loss in the Great War was as the flagship of the {{UK-BS|3}} which was centered upon these semi-useful but then-obsolescent battl ...e was made by Ayrshire Foundry Company. After it had been installed in the ship a "a crack and a large hole" were discovered in the casting which had been

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...leship (1906)|her class]], and though designed before the transformative {{UK-Dreadnought}}, she was completed after her, in 1908. ...er recommissioning at Chatham on 27 September, 1910, she worked with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLAug12|pp. 274-5}}

|builder=[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank<br>(Ship no. 402){{JohnstonClydebankBattlecruisers|Footers}} ...barrels from the R.A.N.A.D. were lashed to the deck and broke free as the ship turned over and rolled off. These numbers were 258, 377 and 378.<ref>Email

...'' and ''Bogatyr''. At five minutes to four, Lady Loreburn christened the ship with a bottle of Australian wine. She then severed a ceremonial cord and t ...was re-commissioned at Devonport on 17th June, 1913 for service with the {{UK-BCS|1}}.{{NLApr14|p. 328}}

...orge Francis Maurice Cradock|Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]], and the {{UK-1Berwick}} arrived.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appoint On 21 August, 1914, ''New Zealand'' was ordered to join {{UK-Invincible}} on the Humber.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Even

|builder=[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank<br>(Ship no. 418){{JohnstonClydebankBattlecruisers|Footers}} |nat=UK

...bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Renown''''' was the lead ship in her [[Renown Class Battlecruiser (1916)|class]] of "large light cruisers ...Battle of Jutland]]. She never saw combat in the war, though her sister {{UK-Repulse|f=p}} fought in the [[Second Battle of Heligoland Bight]].

|builder=[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank<br>(Ship no. 443){{JohnstonClydebankBattlecruisers|Footers}} Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1929 for service with the {{UK-BCS}} supporting the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLJul

|nat=UK ...Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref>|note=ship is a gunnery training ship}}

Stiffening was worked into both ''Courageous'' and her sister ship ''Glorious'' at the first opportunity.<ref>''Records of Warship Constructio She was involved in a collision with the {{UK-Winchester|f=t}} in 1931.<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/213.

By late 1920, she was a turret drill ship at Devonport.{{NLJan21|p. 780}} ...kieRNW}}|end=8 June, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship sank}}

|nat=UK ...iral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]], whose {{UK-BCS|1}} had been weakened by the need to hunt down the German East Asia Squ

|nat=UK {{CatShipSeaplaneCarrier|UK}}

|nat=UK ...}} ('''T''') [[Alfred Bernard Watts|Alfred B. Watts]] was appointed to the ship on 4 March, 1915 to help ready her for service.{{NLApr15|p. 392''p''}}

|nat=UK ...her no greater aircraft accommodation than the succeeding purpose-built {{UK-Hermes|y=1919}}, which was half her displacement.

|nat=UK ...''' was a dreadnought battleship ordered along with her uncompleted sister-ship ''Reshad-i-Hamiss'' by the [[Osmanlı Donanması|Ottoman Navy]] in 1911. Sh

As Captain of the ironclad {{UK-2Achilles}} he was described by ''Vanity Fair'' caricaturist 'Spy' (Sir Les ...y 1879 during gunnery practice, Heneage dispatched a medical party to that ship, then ordered ''Achilles''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> gun crews to resume firing, "

...was at the Admiralty in charge of the design of the novel light cruiser {{UK-1Arethusa}}. His later description of this design in a lecture to American On his return to the UK, Goodall worked on the design of post-war battleships and battle cruisers,

| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> ...time they entered service improvements in gunnery and the launch of the {{UK-Dreadnought}} had negated any small benefit these turrets might have provid

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...redbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''M.24'' (1915)|fate2=as target ship ...n oil tanker. Having served in the Dutch Antilles, she was sunk as target ship in 1936.

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...HMS_Severn.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]</ref>|note=left ship on 24 December, 1917}} ...ef>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-03-HMS_Severn.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]</ref>|end=31 May, 1919|note=assumed command on 3

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...de her then the most profusely-equipped Royal Navy capital ship prior to {{UK-QueenMary}} and the [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V By 1921, ''Lion'' and {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} were equipped with nine rangefinders plus one for anti-airc

...' was commissioned at Devonport on 14 November, 1912, for service in the {{UK-BCS|1}},<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and N By 1921, {{UK-Lion}} and ''Princess Royal'' were equipped with nine rangefinders plus one

...n Brown & Company]], she was the fastest capital ship in the fleet until {{UK-Tiger|f=p}}, the last of the so-called [["Big Cats"]] to be launched. She ..., the same day that it was announced in ''The Times'' that the name of the ship would be ''Queen Mary'', in honour of the consort of [[George V|King George

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In March 1915, he assumed command of the {{UK-Challenger|f=t}}. ...3,{{NLApr14|p. 282}} commissioning her at Chatham at 9 in the morning.<ref>Ship's log at {{TNA|ADM 53/34351.}}</ref>

Lowry was given command of {{UK-1Ramillies|f=t}} in January, 1900.{{MackieRNW}} Thereafter, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} from 19 April, 1902 to 25 June, 1903 in the [[Home Fleet (Royal

He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84| On 4 July, 1888, Slade was loaned to command the {{UK-TB60|f=t}} for manoeuvres.{{NMI|Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue '''32428''',

...ttle interest in the Service outside his immediate functions, and when our ship was at Malta distinguished himself as a member of the naval polo team.<ref> ...d to have said, "What &mdash; court martial my David? I'll buy them a new ship."<ref>Quoted in Roskill. p. 41.</ref> The story is supported by [[Arthur M

...ted torpedo director whose various bars could be locked down with a target ship. It would be used after a trial run on the torpedo attack trainer and illu A target ship image of appropriate scale for the range in the training scenario at which

...et from each other. It was to be a casual affair "very easily made in the ship." ...for trainable tubes, the director could also be allowed to train over the ship.

...on's own niece, and she asked Sir William for me, and, curiously, my first ship of war was the ''Victory'', Nelson's flagship.<ref>Quoted in Mackay. p. 4. ...he recalled, "I entered the Navy, July 12th, 1854, on board Her Majesty's Ship 'Victory', after being medically examined by the Doctor on board of her, an

...ng could be communicated and set on the sight as a relative heading to own ship's course.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 23.</re ...}} and {{UK-Inflexible}}, and one of each stripe in {{UK-Colossus}} and {{UK-Hercules}}. At the same time, all 2391s and 2392s in the Dockyards at Malt

...First Baron Hood|Sir Arthur W. A. Hood]], she was constructed as a turret ship, the last of its type to be built for the Royal Navy. She was sunk as a bl ...iterranean Station]] from 1893 to 1900, before a brief spell as port guard ship at Pembroke, following which she returned to the Mediterranean until Decemb

...was appointed commodore and senior officer on the West Coast of Africa, {{UK-2Boadicea|f=p}}. ...the [[East Indies Station]], assuming command on 4 June with his flag in {{UK-Bacchante}}.{{NLFeb88|p. 188}} In the course of this three years' command

...s requalified, on 5 January, 1884, he was appointed to the barbette ship {{UK-Temeraire|y=1876}} in the Mediterranean<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1187.</ ...) the battleship [[H.M.S. Triumph (1870)|''Triumph'']] for service as flag ship on the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Station]]. The Commander-in-

...</ref> He was appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1877. He left on 24 July, 1879, ...emyss. p. 33.</ref> On 12 October he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship [[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|''Hecla'']] in the Mediterranean. He was promoted t

...examination and passed into the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] as a naval cadet on 15 July, 1872.<ref>Bacon. ''Earl Jell ...'', and 1 April he was appointed Commander in the ''Sans Pareil's'' sister-ship, [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|H.M.S. ''Victoria'']], flagship of the Commander-

...time Museum. JAC 1, 2.</ref> Jackson joined [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] on 23 January, 1869. He was entitled to a First Cl ...Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2007 [http://0-www.oxforddnb.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/view/article/34134, accessed 10 Sept 2012]</ref>

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...in the dockyard and the new dreadnought {{DE-Baden|f=p}}, the first German ship with 15-inch guns, was still working up.{{MarderFDSFII| p. 437}} ...at the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]] in 1914. The armoured cruiser {{UK-1Kent|f=p}} would probably have blown up had Sergeant Charles Mayes, R.M.L.

...a proficiency in classical learning unusual at his early age. In his first ship, the ''Conway'', he is said, probably with some exaggeration, to have acted {{CatPerson|UK|1828|1901}}

...but was ordered to the other side of the Atlantic, where he served in one ship or another almost continuously until 1868. On paying off the Hydra in 1862 *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491782.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti

|nat=UK ...reless problems. After the battle, she undertook a tow of the wallowing {{UK-Warrior|f=t}}, but the sieved cruiser foundered before harbour could be mad

...rning of the 30th on the south shore of Lundy Island off North Devon. The ship struck the rocks so heavily and in such a dangerous position that news stor ...TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7601957}} f. 8.</ref>|note=removed from the hard grounded ship by Court Martial|succBy=Vessel Lost}}

...the cruisers {{UK-Minotaur}}, {{UK-Warrior}}, {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}} and {{UK-BlackPrince}} were ordered to return from from overseas convoy service as s ...ith {{UK-1Suffolk}}, {{UK-Essex}} and {{UK-Caronia}}. That day that the {{UK-Canopus|f=t}} arrived at the Falkland Islands, mooring, signalled Captain G

|nat=UK In October &ndash; December 1898, the ship became one of the first in the [[Royal Navy]] to receive torpedoes fitted f

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| 3.&mdash;Ship-building. <div name=fredbot:office3SL otitle="Third Sea Lord" nat="UK">

In mid-1913, she was serving in the {{UK-CS|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 300}} In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the [["C" Tune Gear]], capable of transm

In 1915, she was serving as flagship of {{UK-CS|3}}.{{SMNLNov15|p. 6}} In late July 1914, the ship received one of five [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]s purchased for evaluati

...leted at Devonport on 30 January, 1906. By early 1908, she was with the {{UK-CS|1}} of the [[Channel Fleet]],{{NLJan08|p. 279}} underoging a refit from That year, she was one of just nine ship equipped with [["C" Tune Gear|"C" Tune wireless equipment]], capable of tra

The ship completed to full complement at Devonport on 18 June, 1907.{{NLJan08|p. 291 In 1908-10, at least, she was in the {{UK-CS|2}}.<ref>Prendergast Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 242.</ref>

...yed sixteen miles ahead of the battle fleet. She was acting as the linking ship for communications.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 15}} ...d. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship lost under his command|end=5 June, 1916{{HepperLosses|p. 64}}}}

...the incident, which is somewhat unusual. That same month, command of the ship was being turned over from Captain [[Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe|The Ho ...'Roxburgh'' was to start refitting in Devonport in September 1908, after {{UK-Hampshire}} rejoined the Fleet.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 10

...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.{{ In 1910, ''Bedford'' was the best gunnery ship of the six on the [[China Station]], scoring 67.81 &ndash; well ahead of th

There was also a {{UK-Cornwall|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. In mid-1913, she was a training ship for naval cadets.{{NLJul13|p. 296}}

There was also a {{UK-Cumberland|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ...]]'s {{UK-CS|2}}. She underwent a refit in 1907–08 to become a training ship for the Part II education of naval cadets.

* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Donegal.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net] {{CatShipArmouredCruiser|UK}}

''Essex'' was first commissioned on 22 March 1904 and was added to the {{UK-CS|2}}. ''Essex'' joined the {{UK-CS|4}} some time in 1913.

There was also a {{UK-Kent|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ...tember, 1916<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Kent.htm Ship's Logbook.]</ref>|note=in command at the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]]

...1911, she collided with the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} while operating with the {{UK-CS|6}}. It was determined that Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Austin Gamble]] was * [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Lancaster.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]

There was a {{UK-Suffolk|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ...t on 27 February, 1913 under Captain [[Philip Francklin]] as flagship of {{UK-CS|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 379}}

P.M. {{pad|950px}} H.M.S. " {{UK-1Orion}}." ...nge from foretop rangefinder, 12,400.<br>Did not open fire as blanked by a ship of the [[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|1st Cruiser Squadron]]. Fire

{{UK-Hercules|f=p}} 2. The Ship's company, having fallen out from Action Stations to get tea, closed up aga

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

...dbot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> ...e="Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK">

*{{UK-1Neptune}} [[File:VAdmRN.png|25px]] *{{UK-StVincent}}

*[[:Category:Aviation Ship (UK)|British Aviation Ships]]

...on 25 January, 1878, joined the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth, as a Colonial Cadet.<ref>Gaunt Service Recor ...7 marks. Gaunt would subsequently be appointed to join the Home Fleet's {{UK-1Colossus|f=t}} on 4 June.<ref>Gaunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D75

...nce Committee (Royal Navy)|Ordnance Committee]]. He took command of the {{UK-Minerva|f=t}} on 9 June, 1904. ...to count his time in command of ''Warrior'' for the trials as service in a ship of war at sea.

...in Engineering Charge in HMS King Edward VII on 25 January 1908, in which ship he was promoted to Engineer Captain. {{CatPerson|UK|1859|1928}}

...on 31 December, 1883, and reappointed to the ''Flirt'' from that date. The ship paid off on 29 February, 1884, and he went on a month's full pay leave. ...S.S. ''Cuzco'', arriving back on 9 June. He was appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Mersey}} for the annual man&oelig;uvres from 4 July to 22 August, then com

...24 August, 1881, and on 19 December, 1882, he was appointed to her sister-ship ''Audacious''. On 25 July, 1884, he was appointed to the battleship ''Sult ...ckieRNW}} With her as his flagship, he was acting as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|2}} later that year.<ref>"The Mobilization of the Fleet" ''The Times''.

...line of Anglo-Irish families. He entered the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] as a naval cadet on 15 January, 1875<ref name=Record83>Mad In 1880 he went to the {{UK-1Ruby}}, a corvette in the East Indies Squadron, for two and a half years,

Kiddle was appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1879.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 382.</r On 29 August, 1881, he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-2Achilles}} in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]]. He

...in October 1900, emerging to be appointed to the [[Channel Squadron]]'s {{UK-Arrogant|f=tp}} on 6 January, 1902.<ref>Dannreuther Service Record. {{TNA| When ''Arrogant'' paid off in May 1902, Dannreuther was sent to {{UK-Doris}}, to serve in her upon her commissioning, and was promoted to the ra

On 9 January, 1908, he was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Majestic}}.{{NLOct08|p. 343}} Gaunt was appointed Captain of {{UK-1Andromeda}} on 29 January, 1909 for "Trooping".<ref>Gaunt Service Record.

Grant entered the July, 1880 intake term for {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}} as a Colonial Cadet.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence. ...Issue '''39162''', col D, p. 4.</ref> In May, he assumed command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}}.

Bethell was born in London. He joined the central ironclad battery ship [[H.M.S. Hercules (1868)|''Hercules'']] as a Sub-Lieutenant on 10 June, 187 ...o Britain soon enough, for he studied to qualify as a torpedo officer in {{UK-Vernon}} from 30 September 1879 until the end of the following June. He ser

...nd then on the [[North America and West Indies Station]], before joining {{UK-Powerful|f=p}}. In the South African War, he commanded a battery of naval ...4, he served as Executive Officer in the new {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}}, in the {{UK-CS}}.

...ouse, Christchurch, his father the physician, H. W. Hartford. He joined {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}} as a Naval Cadet on 15 January, 1898, ranking forty-fourth Hartford joined {{UK-1Crescent}}, the flagship of the [[North America and West Indies Station]]

...March, 1881. Issue '''30141''', col B, p. 6.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 11 January, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} Hamilton was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on

|nat=UK On 17 February, 1879, ''T.B. 63'', together with the {{UK-1Lightning}} and a Thornycroft second-class torpedo boat left Portsmouth on

...y, 1928. Issue '''44953''', col D, pg. 18.</ref> He then served in the {{UK-Sultan|f=t}} in the [[Channel Squadron]] until being sent to the Royal Nava ...867)|''Avon'']] for navigating duties. In December 1889, he was sent to {{UK-Grappler}} for the same work, this time for six months.<ref>Underhill Servi

...edo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-Majestic}}, flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadro ...o the Admiralty on the same day. On 24 March, 1909, he was appointed to {{UK-Dreadnought}} for temporary service on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief,

...At some point Poë's flag was transferred to ''Hyacinth's'' sister ship, {{UK-1Hermes}}. He was superseded in command on 20 August, 1908.<ref>Nicholson ...203/99}}. f. 35.</ref> From 1 September to 19 October he served in the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} as Flag Captain to Admiral of the Fleet [[Edward Hobart Se

...Navy]] and was appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 January, 1875, having scored 592 marks, ...nd}} and {{UK-DukeOfWellington}} of the Channel Squadron before going to {{UK-Excellent}} for examinations.<ref>Allenby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42

...First World War]]. An officer of undoubted ability, he died leading the {{UK-BCS|3}} in action at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. ..., 1886, then in the ''Minotaur'' until January, 1887, when he joined the {{UK-2Calliope}}, and in her was present at Samoa in the hurricane of 16 March,

...only a few months until he was appointed to command the new torpedo ram {{UK-Polyphemus}}, taking command on 25 November, 1881.{{NLDec83|p. 232}} The s ...ined, but by 1888 it seemed to have promise. It was to be retained in the ship, contingent upon further refinements proving successful.{{ARTS1888|p. 45-6}

...Holdsworth Rawson|Harry H. Rawson]], commanded the ship, in company with {{UK-1Inflexible}} (Captain [[Henry Coey Kane]]) to be target of a night time to ...wson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/660.|}} f. 1076.</ref>|note=to join ship at Athens}}

...the {{UK-1Swiftsure}}, flagship on the Pacific station, but moved to the {{UK-1Warspite}} in June 1890. Sueter suffered a gunshot wound to his right foo ...ars' service on the staff of the ''Vernon'' was appointed in 1899 to the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} for torpedo duties.

...the [[Royal Navy]] through the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] in January, 1885. ...December, 1886, Martin-de-Bartolomé was discharged from his first ship, {{UK-1Carysfort}} in September 1890 with fever and rheumatism.<ref>Martin-de-Bar

On 26 February, 1913 he commissioned the {{UK-Proserpine}} at Malta.{{NLJul13|p. 363}} ...the Falkland Islands]] on 8 December ''Invincible'' and her sister ship {{UK-Inflexible}} sank the German armoured cruisers {{DE-Scharnhorst}} and {{DE-

...M.S. ''Invincible'']] at the [[Battle of Jutland]], he was killed when his ship sank. ...fawning than average. Captain [[Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|Lake]] of {{UK-1Nelson|f=p}}, under whom Cay served from October 1884 to April 1888 descri

...nese Navy]]. Upon his return he spent a year on the cadet training ship {{UK-1Britannia}}, before serving as the junior member of a committee appointed ...from 1874 to 1876. On 26 April, 1876 he was appointed commander of the {{UK-Vernon}},{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently establish

...time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. His first appointment was to {{UK-1Grafton}} on the [[China Station]], commencing from 18 August, 1896 and te ...working as an Interpreter in French on 7 February, 1915 until he left the ship in late April to take up an appointment with the [[Director of Naval Ordnan

In December, 1884 Shelford passed out of [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']], having qualfied for entrance as a Colonial Cadet f ...to the rank of {{CommRN}} while in the ship on 30 June, 1903, leaving the ship in October 1905.{{Gaz|27572|4187|3 July, 1903}}<ref>Shelford Service Record

In 1867, Wintz saved an able seaman in {{UK-Terrible}} from drowning and was awarded a [[Royal Humane Society's Silver ...7 he would add a silver clasp to this medal for rescuing a seaman of the {{UK-1Raleigh|f=t}} who fell into the sea from aloft.

...in command of H.M.S. Charybdis on the China Station in February 1877. The ship returned to England and was paid off at Devonport on 9 November 1880.<ref>{ {{CatPerson|UK|1843|1925}}

...M. Wilson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. ''Impregnable'']]'''<br>1 Apr, 1886{{NLMar92|p. 248}} &ndash; 18 Sep {{CatPerson|UK|1841|1905}}

...e commanded the {{UK-2Ajax|f=t}} in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]], his ship acting as part of Fleet Number 2 which represented a hypothetical Hostile F {{CatPerson|UK|1840|1892}}

...vinced of its merit by the defence, which was left largely to White. The {{UK-1Inflexible}} and four other vessels, of the same type but somewhat smaller ...ment—{{UK-1Rodney}}, {{UK-Howe}}, {{UK-Anson}}, {{UK-Camperdown}}, and {{UK-1Benbow}}.

...roughout the war and beyond. In September 1924 it was re-designated the {{UK-CS|3}} as post-war operations suggested the wisdom of merging heavy and lig ...ffice0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Light Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">

...beyond. At some time in perhaps September 1924 it was re-designated the {{UK-CS|1}} as post-war operations suggested the wisdom of merging heavy and lig ...ffice0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, First Light Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">

...pher Cradock]]. He entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1875, and left on 21 December, 1876. He la ...adron]] in May of 1877. He remained in ''Achilles'' until being sent to {{UK-1Tourmaline}} for nearly two years.

...und out and sent him the money.<ref>Oliver. '''I'''. f. 2.</ref> Of the ship's Naval Instructor Oliver recalled, "He never tried to teach us."<ref>Olive On 21 March, 1882, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Amethyst}} in the Brazils.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 319.</ref>

...antle (1765-1819), a friend of Nelson who had commanded ''Neptune'', third ship in the weather division at Trafalgar. Sir Thomas died in 1819 while in com ...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

...y, 1866, being appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth as a {{NavCadRN}}. He left ''Britanni ...' on the East Indies station on 14 June. During this commission one of the ship's boats capsized in the Irrawady, and Callaghan earned the commendation of

...appointed to {{UK-1Andromeda}} on 25 January, 1910 and then promptly to {{UK-Monmouth}} on 12 March. He would stay in ''Monmouth'' until 10 April, 1912 ...converted German merchant ship {{UK-Lucia}} (ex-''Spreewald''), and the {{UK-SF|10}}.

...liam Graham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. ''Britannia'']]'''<br>31 Aug, 1877<ref>Fairfax Service Record. {{TN {{CatPerson|UK|1837|1900}}

...A, p. 14.</ref> He entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1877 and left on 24 July, 1879. A minute of 23 September, 1889 while Arbuthnot was at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, records:

...te 1917, the pre-dreadnoughts were slowly detached, leaving it with just {{UK-Dreadnought}}, its only-ever "dreadnought", at the time of its abolition in ...ilton|Sir Frederick T. Hamilton]], that he would be hoisting his flag in {{UK-Dreadnought}} in April.<ref>Bradford to Hamilton. Letter of 20 January, 19

...comprised of four "A" class coastal boats with {{UK-Onyx}} acting as depot ship.{{NLApr11|p. 270''b''}} |align=center colspan=4|'''Depot Ship'''

...sh naval history, however &mdash; the next flotilla created would be the {{UK-SloopF|10}}, in February, 1916. ...created some time in June, with just three sloops ({{UK-Sunflower}} and {{UK-Lily}} are to join shortly).{{SMNLJul15|p. 14}}

...ond Highlanders. Christopher Cradock entered [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1875 which he left with Third Class passes. ...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 ...}} This was followed by an appointment to the composite-hulled corvette {{UK-2Active}} on 2 January, 1874.{{NLApr75|p. 128}}

...e Pacific, he also served aboard {{UK-1Warspite}} from June, 1890 and in {{UK-1Champion}} from March to May, 1892.<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA| {{UK-Redbreast}} arrived at Basra on Sunday, 15 October, 1905.{{NMI|17 Oct. 1905

...o {{UK-Hogue}} for gunnery duties. In early 1904, he was transferred to {{UK-1Suffolk}}.<ref>Bruton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7602891}} f. 116 He served in {{UK-Dreadnought}} as a commander from 28 March, 1911 to 17 December, 1912, rece

...he Navy as a Naval Cadet in the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1871. ...une, 1904. He then spent a year (1904–5) in command of the ex-Chilean {{UK-Triumph|f=t}} in the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]]. His suc

...ate ''Serapis'' in battle against John Paul Jones and the Continental Navy ship ''Bonhomme Richard''. Evan-Thomas was one of eight children and although t ...A, p. 6.</ref> and entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1876.<ref name=Record105/> In his final te

...e Robeck, First Baronet|Sir John M. de Robeck]], latterly commanding the {{UK-BS|3}}. The Fleet flagship at this time was {{UK-1Neptune}}, which was not part of any Battle Squadron. 2BS was comprised a

...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}}

...ediate success. Many such machines were constructed almost exclusively for ship lighting, and by 1888 about 200 were in service. ...g Edward, was built for service on the River Clyde, followed by the sister ship Queen Alexandra, and within the next year or two the cross-channel boats Qu

==Ship's Complement== ...the order was given "load all guns." At 4.53 fire was opened on the third ship of the enemy's line, the range being about 17,000 yards.

...able, were rewarded with a civil C.B. In 1869 he commanded the new turret ship [[H.M.S. Monarch (1868)|''Monarch'']] (the first of her kind), which in Dec {{CatPerson|UK|1829|1901}}

...'Malaba'' until 1 February 1890. An extended stint in the central battery ship ''Alexandra'' of a series of appointments followed, lasting from 8 Septembe {{CatPerson|UK|1847|1936}}

...say you weren't going to do it because you had put your helm over and the ship had begun to move the wrong way. Many years afterwards, when he was the Po *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491800.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti

...a'', flagship of [[John Hay|Lord John Hay]] in the Mediterranean, in which ship he served two years. ...r, he served in the ''Raleigh'', flagship at the Cape, and commanded the {{UK-Alacrity}} in China. He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June,

...rles Ramsey Arbuthnot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Arbuthnot as Flag-Captain of {{UK-Orlando|f=p}}.<br><small>Photo by Herbst of Sydney.</small>]] Arbuthnot was placed in command of the {{UK-Orlando|f=t}} on the Australian Station in 1892.<ref>''The Town and Country

...He entered the [[Royal Navy]] as a {{NavCadRN}} directly from the training ship ''Worcester'' on 20 August 1885. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}} in November 1908.{{MackieRNW}}

...aving in December, 1903. In April, 1902, ''Thrasher'' collided with the {{UK-Coquette}}, and Raikes was found at fault and warned to be more cautious in After some time in the {{UK-Enchantress|f=t}}, Raikes was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1905.

...15 January, 1880, he joined the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth. He left on 23 December, 1881, with two month He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} on 25 August, 1907.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 433.</ref>

After serving as gunnery officer in {{UK-1Minotaur}} and {{UK-SansPareil}}, Adair was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 18 On 22 September 1902, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gladiator|f=t}}, taking command on 11 October. He took special pains to en

...Navy]], being appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 9 September, 1862. ...remain in his blood, as on 8 August, 1882, he was appointed Commander of {{UK-Vernon}}.{{NLDec84|p. 258}}

...she was lost in a collision in 1908. He was reprimanded and dismissed the ship for having hazarded the vessel. {{CatPerson|UK|1865|1947}}

On 1 February, 1889, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Leander|f=t}}.{{NLApr91|p. 232}} ...ctober 1893.{{MackieRNW}} He was the first commander of her new sister, {{UK-1RoyalOak}}, from January to November of 1896.

...]. In the days of the sailing navy, the "Rear" Admiral commanded the last ship in the squadron, so as to preserve the change of command in case the "Admir in a ship of war at sea.

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 9 December, 1898.{{CN}} In March, 1901, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Camperdown|f=t}}.<ref>''Naval and Military Intelligence'' The Times (London

Blaxland entered the service with the December 1860 intake term at {{UK-1Britannia}}, his examination scores ranking him eighteenth of thirty-four On 18 March, 1896, Blaxland was appointed to {{UK-2Penelope}}, additional, to serve as Naval Officer in Charge, Ascension. H

...eans he was a late arrival for the [[::Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of December, 1859|first intake term of December, 1859]]. ...superseded on 21 August, 1895. He was next appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}}, in the Mediterranean, on 10 October, 1895.<ref>Drury Service R

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 29 September, 1897.{{CN}} ...m Aldrich]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. ''Impregnable'']]'''<br>23 Jan, 1899{{NLJan01|p. 269}}|Succeeded by<

...s made a midshipman on 18 June, 1880.{{NLJul81|p. 10}} While serving in {{UK-1Audacious}} in 1883, an impish turn prompted him to write "improper remark ...and remained in her until 1 February, 1899 when he moved to command the {{UK-1Wanderer|f=t}}, remaining in her until being promoted to {{CommRN}} on 30

...1Britannia}}. On 24 July, 1883, he was appointed to his first ship, the {{UK-1Agincourt}} of the [[Channel Squadron]]. He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} to qualify in torpedoes on 30 September 1892. In July 1894, h

He was appointed to command the {{UK-TB81}} for the July manoeuvres in 1890 and 1892.<ref>Sturdee Service Record ...7560|3525|2 June, 1903}} On 11 November he was appointed Captain of the {{UK-Bedford|f=t}}.

He served as Gunnery Officer in {{UK-Vanguard|f=p}} 1914-1917. ...ed to {{LCommRN}} on 15 January, 1913. On 30 April, he was appointed to {{UK-Vanguard}} as her gunnery officer.<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM

...ith seniority dating back to his acting promotion) Reyne was sent to the {{UK-1Partridge|f=t}} on 1 April, in which he served on the [[Cape and West Afri ...idge}} until Reyne was given notice of his appointment to the battleship {{UK-Cornwallis}} on 15 March, 1905. On 20 January, 1906 Reyne was selected to

MacKinnon passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked fifteenth of the sixty-four cadets wh ...was swept up in a scandal of "irregularities" of gun room accounts in the ship involving an Assistant Purser Homer Baird. MacKinnon was caught in the bla