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- Two '''Panther Class Torpedo Cruisers''' were completed for the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] in 1886. ==Torpedo Control==2 KB (255 words) - 09:59, 6 April 2018
- The two '''''Scout'' Class torpedo cruisers''', were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1885 and 1887. ===Torpedo Control===2 KB (214 words) - 08:21, 7 April 2018
- The eight '''''Archer'' Class torpedo cruisers''', were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] between 1888 and 1891. * two twin 14-in torpedo tubes4 KB (445 words) - 18:56, 11 December 2019
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- ...r, six armoured cruisers, eighteen light cruisers, seventeen gunboats, 110 torpedo boats, and 229 submarines.<ref>Herwig. ''"Luxury" Fleet''. p. 222.</ref>7 KB (1,037 words) - 18:00, 30 August 2013
- ...two whoppers, with 15-inch guns, and speed enough to run any German light cruiser off the face of the ocean."<ref>''Transactions of the Institution of Naval ...nt of four 15-inch guns would be more than a match for any raider or light cruiser that might be encountered.<ref>"Large Light Cruisers 'Courageous' & 'Glorio28 KB (4,383 words) - 20:44, 13 September 2021
- ...e; if there were a Pattern 50 light bulb, could there also be a Pattern 50 torpedo director? The numbers appeared after 1885, as no mention is found in ARTS |1875 || Cruiser Arc Lantern<ref>Admiralty Weekly Orders. 28 Feb, 1913. {{TNA|ADM 182/4}}.74 KB (10,213 words) - 15:05, 10 November 2016
- ...ard VII Class Battleship (1903)|''King Edward VII'']] and [[Minotaur Class Cruiser (1906)|''Minotaur'']] classes.{{TheSightM|p. 94, 108, Plate 47}} ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying.32 KB (4,764 words) - 18:02, 11 October 2022
- ...ght by the wind and swung along side a moored cruiser, crushing one of the cruiser's boats while avoiding collision. By the end of 1915, she had been equipped with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark I]] in her {{TCT}}. This probably made he15 KB (2,063 words) - 07:52, 9 June 2022
- There was [[H.M.S. Ajax (1934)|a light cruiser named ''Ajax'']] launched in 1934 which saw action against the pocket battl Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in the {{TCT}}.{{HTC1916|p. 38}}{{ART8 KB (1,055 words) - 08:05, 9 June 2022
- Lieutenant-Commander [[Brian Egerton]] served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of ''Valiant'' between March 1915 un ...art of the {{UK-BS|5}} under Captain Woollcombe in support of the [[Battle Cruiser Force]] with her sisters, less ''Queen Elizabeth''.10 KB (1,334 words) - 10:13, 14 February 2022
- The four [[Scout Cruiser|scout cruisers]] of the '''Admiral Spaun Class''' were completed between 19 ==Torpedo Control==3 KB (334 words) - 11:05, 9 April 2018
- On 11 January, 1897, he was appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Cossack (1886)|''Cossack'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" ...y. From 16 July to 26 August 1901, he commanded the first-class protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Amphitrite (1898)|''Amphitrite'']] in the annual manœuvres. Afte7 KB (1,004 words) - 18:56, 6 April 2022
- ...Second, Fourth and Sixth Battle Squadrons, and presumably the First Light Cruiser Squadron) to discuss the forthcoming operation before the fleet proceeded t ...<br>2. My Lords will, as desired, give orders for all available Ships and Torpedo Craft to proceed to the position of the Fleet Action on learning from you t9 KB (1,612 words) - 10:20, 28 December 2020
- ...l ship construction, the construction of the former battleship, now battle cruiser [[H.M.S. Renown (1916)|''Renown'']] building at Fairfield was speeded up, w ...ed cover for British destroyers when the Germans attempted to press home a torpedo-boat attack.<ref>Buxton. ''Big Gun Monitors''. p. 52.</ref> Afterwards,16 KB (2,461 words) - 14:41, 11 April 2020
- ...s, ''Raglan'' being despatched on the 28 June in tow of the old protected cruiser ''Diana''. She arrived on 22 July and went straight into action, supporting ...ning of the 20 January, 1918, the battlecruiser ''Goeben'' and her consort cruiser ''Breslau'' sneaked out of the straits in the mist of the Sunday morning. '8 KB (1,285 words) - 17:58, 6 November 2019
- ...n 20 March 1909 and joined the [[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Cruiser Squadron]] of the First Division, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]]. ...atform were rebuilt, and her forward searchlight battery reorganised. Her torpedo nets and booms were removed entirely. A rangefinder hood for a 9 foot rang20 KB (3,166 words) - 21:11, 6 November 2021
- ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes were to land their searchlights from their ...torpedo stored near it; its other two would be stored in the aft submerged torpedo room.12 KB (1,688 words) - 09:26, 4 April 2020
- She completed her two days torpedo trials at Spithead on the evening of 24 September, 1895. Firing from a sta ...Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class battleships]] and two [[Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)|''Cressy'' class cruisers]] being sent there to be demobilised on th14 KB (1,949 words) - 09:38, 1 January 2020
- ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes were to land their searchlights from their ===Torpedo Control===13 KB (1,883 words) - 13:08, 9 April 2018
- ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes were to land their searchlights from their ...still growing, these ships were to receive two [[18-in Fiume Mark III** H. Torpedo]]es each.{{ARTS1909|p. 14}}14 KB (1,966 words) - 14:58, 1 August 2017
- There was also a heavy cruiser named {{UK-London}} completed in the late 1920s. ..., she landed her 12-in armament as well as the aft 12-in turret as well as torpedo nets. She was left with an armament of three 6-in and one 4-in gun, presum8 KB (1,130 words) - 15:51, 30 December 2022
- ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes were to land their searchlights from their ...still growing, these ships were to receive two [[18-in Fiume Mark III** H. Torpedo]]es each.{{ARTS1909|p. 14}}17 KB (2,420 words) - 16:13, 28 January 2020
- ...to remove all of them, but this would have left the ships too weak against torpedo craft or in low visibility. Eventually, it was decided to remove the ten c ...ere B.L. Mark X on Mark V S mountings, as also used in the [[Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)|''Warrior'' class cruisers]], able to elevate 15 degrees and depress23 KB (3,226 words) - 15:30, 6 April 2018
- ...were mounted on P. IV* mountings, similar to those in the [[Minotaur Class Cruiser (1906)|''Minotaur'']], [[King Edward VII Class Battleship (1903)|''King Edw ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying.11 KB (1,570 words) - 12:59, 7 April 2018
- ===Torpedo Control=== By the end of 1920, it was decided that she should also receive a [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]], as had been decided for {{UK-NewZealand}} the5 KB (733 words) - 16:35, 5 April 2018
- ===Torpedo Control=== In 1919, she was selected to receive a [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B]].{{ARTS1919|pp. 118, 119}}12 KB (1,547 words) - 09:06, 6 December 2019
- '''H.M.S. ''Tiger''''', the only member of her class, was the last battle cruiser laid down for the [[Royal Navy]] before the [[Great War]]. ...ord Fisher]], the [[First Sea Lord]], objecting to the removal of a battle cruiser from his command:31 KB (4,874 words) - 10:53, 25 March 2024
- The four [[Third Class Cruiser|third class cruisers]] of the '''Gem Class''' were completed in 1904 and 19 ...rovided [[Voicepipe]]s, possibly with one for gun control and a second for torpedo control.{{HFCI1914|p. 67}}5 KB (690 words) - 14:30, 6 April 2018
- * two submerged 18-in torpedo tubes arranged on the broadside forward, depressed 3 degrees and bearing ab {{Footer Challenger Class Cruiser (1902)}}2 KB (306 words) - 14:41, 1 August 2017
- ...acceptance trial was projected to take place on 11 March.<ref>"The Battle Cruiser Lion" (News). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 13 February, 1912. Issue '''39820' ...liary set]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type 10 Cruiser Auxiliary set]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}9 KB (1,293 words) - 23:23, 13 November 2023
- '''H.M.S. ''Princess Royal''''' was a battle cruiser of the [[Royal Navy]] which saw active service throughout the First World W ...were athletic sports the next day involving the whole of the First Battle Cruiser Squadron, organised by a general committee presided over by Captain [[Alfre8 KB (1,094 words) - 19:30, 11 April 2024
- ...liary set]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type 10 Cruiser Auxiliary set]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}} ...r service in the [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Cruiser Squadron]].{{NMI|Thursday, 4 September, 1913. Issue '''40308''', col F, p.13 KB (1,900 words) - 08:48, 14 October 2022
- |type=torpedo boat |chain=Torpedo Boats5 KB (673 words) - 17:01, 3 November 2015
- He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} He emerged with a first-class certificate in ...the German submarine which had fired the torpedo, ''U-24'', fired another torpedo into ''Formidable'', which sank at about 04:45. Despite the best efforts o19 KB (2,940 words) - 18:05, 6 April 2022
- [[File:HandbookTorpedoControl1916Plate41.jpg|thumb|400px| '''Torpedo Sight Corrector'''{{HTC1916|Plate 41}}]] ...ate the effect of [[Torpedo Director|director]] errors for men using the [[Torpedo Attack Trainer]].{{ARTS1916|p. 34. (A.L. G. 6788/16)}}4 KB (538 words) - 15:25, 10 November 2016
- ...Torpedo Attack Table''' was a [[Torpedo Control]] teaching aid to practice torpedo attacks. [[File:ARTS1915Plate9.jpg|thumb|200px| '''Torpedo Attack Trainer'''{{ARTS1915|Plate 9}}<br>Early design sketch ]]9 KB (1,403 words) - 17:59, 5 March 2013
- He became a gunnery expert, founded the Navy's torpedo branch and upon joining the [[Board of Admiralty]] started a twenty-year pe ...truction. The torpedo school was established in the hulk [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] and subsequently became a separate command in48 KB (7,708 words) - 14:56, 27 June 2022
- ...."<ref>Wester Wemyss. p. 33.</ref> On 12 October he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship [[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|''Hecla'']] in the Mediterranean. He wa ..., a family friend. On 6 May, 1892, he received his first command, that of Torpedo Boat 21, which was commissioned for training purposes.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/4229 KB (4,511 words) - 12:46, 7 April 2022
- ...went to Woolwich Arsenal, London, for a seven day course of instruction in torpedo apparatus. Jackson had a strong interest in the scientific aspects of his ...ineteenth century and was the world's first effective self-propelled naval torpedo, developed by an English engineer, [[Whitehead & Company|Robert Whitehead]]34 KB (5,086 words) - 12:42, 17 November 2023
- ...the Firth of Forth to intercept Vice Admiral Sir [[David Beatty]] [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] as it left [[Rosyth]]. Another U-boat would force her way into the ...cruisers and merchant ships that were frequently seen there. Cruisers and torpedo boats could guard the exposed flank since the [[High Sea Fleet]] would not15 KB (2,495 words) - 18:27, 11 March 2022
- 6.40 p.m.—Ship of [[Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)|''Warrior'' class]], bearing S.E., 3-4,000 yards, was observed attem 6.55 p.m.—{{UK-Marlborough}} struck by a mine or torpedo on starboard side. She listed quickly to starboard but continued9 KB (1,416 words) - 13:07, 13 April 2017
- ..."Ship gave two very distinct shudders, which were at first thought to be a torpedo. This was afterwards ascertained to be incorrect." Her captain's report ca ...the compass platform. I thought that the ship had been mined or hit by a torpedo, but no damage has so far been discovered. I assume that we either hit som9 KB (1,408 words) - 11:57, 1 September 2022
- ...survived the loss of that ironclad on 15 January, 1865, when she struck a torpedo, exploded, and sank with a loss of 75 lives. ...to fit out {{US-SanFrancisco}}, and assumed command when that [[protected cruiser]] was commissioned on 15 November, 1889. He was detached in June, 1892 to5 KB (793 words) - 19:25, 30 January 2022
- In 1886, UIW was awarded a one million dollar contract to build a Naval cruiser, the {{US-Charleston}}, which they completed in eighteen months. From the c |{{US-1Charleston|f=p}}||protected cruiser||19 Jul, 1888||Wrecked 2 Nov, 18999 KB (1,193 words) - 13:42, 26 April 2018
- |{{US-Alarm|f=p}}||torpedo ram||13 Nov, 1873|| 28 Feb, 1898 |{{US-1Cincinnati|f=p}}||protected cruiser||10 Nov, 1892||Sold 4 Aug, 192115 KB (1,876 words) - 22:16, 4 April 2022
- ...tain the berthing space that would be required to accommodate the fourteen torpedo boat destroyers that were expected to be delivered shortly from the contrac |{{UK-Polyphemus|f=p}}||torpedo ram||15 Jun, 1881||Broken up 190325 KB (3,238 words) - 20:01, 13 September 2022
- ...rose to become the head of the torpedo-arm which he re-organised into the torpedo inspectorate. ...in 1895. In 1896–97 he commanded the [[German East Asia Squadron|Asian cruiser squadron]] and oversaw the gain of [[Jiaozhou Bay|Kiaochow]] as a German na6 KB (898 words) - 09:37, 3 November 2021
- |colspan=2|'''Light Cruiser''' ...Battle's effects required some immediate changes. {{UK-Marlborough}} had torpedo damage to repair, and so was removed from her role as flagship while she wa27 KB (3,442 words) - 19:41, 10 November 2022
- ...xpense in S.S. ''Cuzco'', arriving back on 9 June. He was appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Mersey}} for the annual manœuvres from 4 July to 22 August, the ...rpedo, obtaining First Classes in both. On 17 July he was appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Melpomene}} in the Pacific as First Lieutenant and gunnery officer. I18 KB (2,668 words) - 22:18, 13 September 2022
- ...nt two years in the [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] torpedo school with an additional six months as staff officer of that establishment ...z|26757|3978|10 July, 1896}} After three years at sea as commander of the cruiser {{UK-Terrible}} and the {{UK-Caesar|f=t}} he returned to the ''Vernon'' in23 KB (3,483 words) - 14:56, 27 June 2022
- He was appointed First and (G) of the battle cruiser {{UK-Invincible}} in August, 1913. He became just the gunnery officer on 1 ...{{LieutRN}} [[Cecil Stanley Sandford|Cecil S. Sandford]], ''Invincible'''s Torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJan15|p. 338}} They were rescued by the {{UK-Badger|f=t}}.10 KB (1,491 words) - 18:40, 6 April 2022
- ...B, p. 6.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 11 January, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} ...ton was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on 1 November, 1897.<ref>"Nava13 KB (1,944 words) - 19:10, 6 April 2022
- ...Class Battleship (1914)|''Revenge'' class]] dreadnought battleships.<ref>"Cruiser Squadron and Battle Squadron Programme." {{TNA|ADM 1/8383/179}}. p. 14.</ ...ond flagship. {{UK-Dreadnought}} has ceded her flagship role, and another cruiser has attached.{{SMNLDec14|p. 8}}20 KB (2,466 words) - 10:15, 30 March 2020
