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  • ...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 ...in Plymouth Sound, £500 of public money was found to be missing from the ship. A forensic inquiry into her books was so extensive that she was unable to
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  • ...er|armoured cruisers]] of the [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' class]] completed between 1903 and 1904. {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cunningham Robert de Clare Foot|nick=Cunningham R. de C. Foot|appt=25 August, 1913<ref>Foot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}
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  • ...er|armoured cruisers]] of the [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' Class]] completed between 1903 and 1904. ...rvice Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>|end=11 November, 1907<ref>de Horsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>}}
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  • ...vy]] [[Admiral|admiral]] known for his victory in the [[Battle of Santiago de Cuba]] during the [[Spanish-American War]]. ...tates Naval Academy]] on 24 September, 1857. After graduating first in his class four years later, he served as an instructor at the Academy. In 1864, he be
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  • {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|nick=The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Ber |'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate'''
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  • ...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 ...for examinations which had just resulted in April in the award of a First Class certificate with 537 marks. Gaunt would subsequently be appointed to join
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  • ...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. ...rt Course in Gunnery, in which he obtained First Class marks, and a Second Class Torpedo certificate. He was appointed to the corvette {{UK-2Diamond}} on th
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  • ...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 He was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) dated 1 October, 1908.{{Gaz|28184|729
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  • ...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 ...of the King's visit to Ireland Madden was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 11 August, 1903.{{Gaz|27586|5058|1
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  • 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 <blockquote>There was a general mess, about 40 officers, the ship was filthy, the Captain was mad, there was no poop or forecastle. The juni
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  • ...ed in Washington, D.C. He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint G ....</ref> On 10 September he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M
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  • 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 ...1 (1882? 1883?) until May 1885, spending his last month commanding second-class torpedo boats.<ref>Service chits in Bethell I/1/3 at Liddell Hart Centre fo
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  • ...use School]], Fareham, Hampshire, and entered [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|H.M.S. ''Britannia'']] in January, 1885. He was commissioned a Sub-Lieute ...dered to transfer to [[H.M.S. Invincible (1907)|''Invincible'']] when that ship was detached following the [[Battle of Coronel]].<ref>''Naval Staff Monogra
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  • Hamilton was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on ...arch 1901, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Furious|f=t}}, remaining in the ship for one year.{{MackieRNW}}
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  • ...ying Branch and was appointed to {{UK-1Stork|f=tp}} on 15 August, to which ship he was reappointed on 13 November. He attempted to qualify in Gunnery, but ...M 196/43. f. 288.</ref> He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • ...ion]]. 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>Nich ...f> He was placed first in order of merit out of six captains with a First Class pass on the course, which ran from 9 February to 28 May, 1909.<ref>{{TNA|AD
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  • ...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, ...of the King's visit to Copenhagen he was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 18 April, 1904.{{Gaz|27669|2581|22
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  • ...in British naval history. He passed into the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] first in his term.<ref>Temple Patterson. ''Tyrwhitt of th ...g George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • ...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} ...aff during the 1897 jubilee celebrations. He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 7 May, 1899, vice [[John Pakenham Pipon|Pipo
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  • ...encer Bacon|Reginald Bacon]] and recently commissioned as the first parent ship for submarines, of which the Holland boats were just entering for service a In 1903 Sueter married Elinor Mary de Winton (d. 1948), only daughter of Sir Andrew Clarke; they had two daughter
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  • ...tin-de-Bartolome, NPG x163935.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Charles Martin-de-Bartholomé as a Captain in 1918.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait {{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé''', K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (26 November, 1871 &ndas
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  • ...Gneisenau}}, while the rest of the German squadron bar the light cruiser {{DE-Dresden}} was destroyed by the rest of the British squadron. ...on of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • ...al Japanese Navy]]. Upon his return he spent a year on the cadet training ship {{UK-1Britannia}}, before serving as the junior member of a committee appoi ...ay for this. On 5 March, 1881, he was appointed to the new torpedo depôt ship {{UK-Hecla}} in the Mediterranean,<ref>Wilson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 19
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  • ...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>{ He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • Andoe was knighted and appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K. ...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
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  • ...g|350px|thumb|right|Admiral George A. Ballard, seen as a Commodore, Second Class.<br><small>Photograph: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] ...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
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  • ...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 8 January, 1889 he was appointed to the Training Ship ''Lion''.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 319.</ref>
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  • ...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 ...the highest gunnery examination for the year while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship.
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  • ...as a {{NavCadRN}}. He left ''Britannia'' on 16 April, 1877, with a Second Class Certificate and obtained six months' sea time. ...' 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
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  • ...''Victory'' on 20 June, 1916, for command of the converted German merchant ship {{UK-Lucia}} (ex-''Spreewald''), and the {{UK-SF|10}}. ...of 3 June, 1918, Donaldson was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint Ge
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  • ...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. ...w. He would say, "Well, do you all understand that?" The majority of the class, taking the line of least resistance, would say "Yes" or acquiesce in silen
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  • ...pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...ce, being chosen by the Governor-General of the Red Sea to act as his Aide-de-Camp.
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  • ...ssed out twenty-second out of sixty naval cadets, and was granted a Second Class Certificate.<ref>Padfield. ''Aim Straight''. pp. 25-26.</ref> ...bRN}} with first-class certificates in Seamanship and Gunnery and a second-class certificate in Navigation. His seniority as Sub-Lieutenant was to 17 Decemb
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  • ...he Navy as a Naval Cadet in the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth on 15 July, 1871. ...oys' training ships. On 17 October, 1906, he was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII, vice [[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Lowry]].{{Gaz|2795
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  • ...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
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  • On 3 April, 1858, he was awarded the fifth class of the Turkish Imperial Order of the Medjidie.{{Gaz|22122|1736|3 April, 185 ...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
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  • ...'Malaba'' until 1 February 1890. An extended stint in the central battery ship ''Alexandra'' of a series of appointments followed, lasting from 8 Septembe ...dent of Naval Reserves]], and in January, 1895 was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.<ref name=Obit/>
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  • ...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 ...f 3 June, 1916, Goodenough was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • ...highest gunnery examination for the year and while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship.<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D76 ...st and resulted in him receiving a severe reprimand and dismissal from his ship on the 20th.<ref>Adair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7601957}} f. 8.<
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  • ...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]]. Drury was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 23 August, 1897, vice [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont|
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  • ...of the King's visit to Malta Sturdee was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 21 April, 1903.{{Gaz|27560|3525|2 ...the {{UK-Bulwark}} as Chief of the Staff to Vice-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]], Commande
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  • Two '''''Dresden'' class light cruisers''' from the 1905-1906 Programme were completed between in 19 {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
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  • ...the [[China Station]]. He passed his Seamanship examination with a First Class certificate and was promoted to the rank of Acting {{SubRN}} on 20 Septembe On 12 January he qualified as a Navigator for other than first class ships, and on 15 January was Navigating Officer of ''Forrester''. He was p
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  • Four '''''Magdeburg'' class light cruisers''' from the 1908-1909 Programme were completed in 1912. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
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  • ...tune|f=t}} on 11 February, 1916,{{NLDec16|p. 396''ee''}} and commanded the ship through the [[Battle of Jutland]] and submitted [[H.M.S. Neptune at the Ba On 3 July, 1917, Bernard was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice [[Allen Thomas Hunt|Hunt]].{{Gaz|30168|6707|6 J
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  • ...fell ill in April, 1896, Bruce was made Acting Commander in Command of the ship. Maconochie died at year end, and it is not clear whether Bruce ever relin ...on of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • ...tecting German interests there during the Mexican Revolution. The third, {{DE-1Nurnberg|f=p}}, was on her way to relieve ''Leipzig''. ...the supply ship ''Markomannia'', to operate in the Indian Ocean. One fast ship could raid commerce and obtain its coal supplies from prizes. ''Emden'' car
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  • ...ed to guard that squadron's patrol area off Finisterre and dispatch a fast ship to join the {{UK-1Glasgow|f=t}} in South American waters. His orders were
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