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• Lord Nelson Class Battleship (1906)
  ...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.
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• H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)
  ===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}} the
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• H.M.S. New Zealand (1911)
  ===Torpedo Control=== In 1919, she was selected to receive a [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B]].{{ARTS1919|pp. 118, 119}}
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• H.M.S. Tiger (1913)
  '''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:
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• Gem Class Cruiser (1903)
  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}}
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• Challenger Class Cruiser (1902)
  * two submerged 18-in torpedo tubes arranged on the broadside forward, depressed 3 degrees and bearing ab {{Footer Challenger Class Cruiser (1902)}}
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• H.M.S. Lion (1910)
  ...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}}
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• H.M.S. Princess Royal (1911)
  '''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 [[Alfre
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• H.M.S. Queen Mary (1912)
  ...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.
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• U.S.S. Ericsson (1894)
  |type=torpedo boat |chain=Torpedo Boats
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• Lewis Bayly
  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 o
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• Torpedo Sight Corrector
  [[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)}}
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• Torpedo Attack Table
  ...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 ]]
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• John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher
  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 in
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• Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss
  ...."<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 196/42
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• Henry Bradwardine Jackson
  ...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]]
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• Jutland:Preliminaries
  ...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 not
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• H.M.S. Hercules at the Battle of Jutland
  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 continued
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• Mysterious Collisions at Jutland
  ..."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 som
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• The Dreadnought Project:Abbreviations
  Sometimes used by the editors for "[[Annual Report of the Torpedo School]]" '''Above Water''', used in describing a torpedo tube that is not a submerged one.
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• William Thomas Sampson
  ...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 to
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• Union Iron Works
  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, 1899
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• New York Navy Yard
  |{{US-Alarm|f=p}}||torpedo ram||13 Nov, 1873|| 28 Feb, 1898 |{{US-1Cincinnati|f=p}}||protected cruiser||10 Nov, 1892||Sold 4 Aug, 1921
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• Chatham Royal Dockyard
  ...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 1903
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• Alfred Peter Friedrich von Tirpitz
  ...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 na
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• First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  |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 wa
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• Archibald Peile Stoddart
  ...xpense in 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, 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. I
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• Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet
  ...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'' in
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• Hubert Edward Dannreuther
  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}}.
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• Frederick Tower Hamilton
  ...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>"Nava
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• Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...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}}
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• Murray Fraser Sueter
  ...taff of the ''Vernon'' was appointed in 1899 to the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} for torpedo duties. ...his subject under the title "The Evolution of the Submarine Boat, Mine and Torpedo".
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• Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet
  ...tee appointed to examine the capabilities of the Whitehead, or locomotive, torpedo in 1870. He then served afloat for six years, during which time his profes ...,{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently established as a torpedo school. For the next three years Wilson devoted his great talent and energ
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• William Henry White
  ...at the sides. For many years this remained the accepted type of Admiralty cruiser, culminating in 1894 (after White had become director of naval construction ...ge armoured cruisers were built to White's designs. Many smaller cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers, and miscellaneous vessels, were designed by White and buil
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• Third Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  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.
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• First Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  The '''First Light Cruiser Squadron''' was a formation of light cruisers in the [[Royal Navy]]. Found ...1}} as post-war operations suggested the wisdom of merging heavy and light cruiser operations.
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• George Astley Callaghan
  ...he was appointed to ''Excellent'' for a short course in gunnery, and for a torpedo course in ''Vernon'' from 15 March to 27 April. He was appointed to ''Ruby ...ed Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Fifth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fifth Cruiser Squadron]] on 5 April, 1907, thus beginning an association with the Home Fl
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• Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet
  ...6, in which he led most of his [[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Cruiser Squadron]] to destruction against the German [[High Sea Fleet]]. Arbuthnot ...ny thought was carried to seemingly grotesque lengths. When commander in a cruiser on the South American station he had midshipmen as part of a seven-point da
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• Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...d the same eight pre-dreadnoughts as in December, 1912, now supported by a cruiser.{{DittColl|p. 15}} It had no light cruiser attached.
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• Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ...{{UK-Russell}} from the newly-disbanded {{UK-BS|6}}, and also a new small cruiser.{{SMNLApr15|p. 10}} ===Squadron Torpedo Officer===
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• Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
  ...tguard ships for an annual cruise "to carry out evolutions and gunnery and torpedo exercises in company." The [[Senior Naval Lord]], [[Walter Talbot Kerr|Lor ...|Cruiser Squadron]], the Coastguard ships, and the [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]].<ref>Admiralty letter M.0375 of 30 July, 1902. The Natio
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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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