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The '''''Courageous'' class''' of warship consisted of two vessels, variously described as battle cruis {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...rmed part of the [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]]. She saw constant service throughout the [[First World War]] and during ...ght by the wind and swung along side a moored cruiser, crushing one of the cruiser's boats while avoiding collision.

...>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Raglan'' (1915)|fate2={{DE-Breslau}} and {{DE-Goeben}}{{DittColl|p. 102}} ...hips were 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 numb

...43}}. f. 156.</ref> On 25 October he was transferred to the new armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Suffolk (1903)|''Suffolk'']] in the Mediterranean. He was discipl ...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

...was an officer of the 78th Regiment of Foot (Highlanders) serving as Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Ceylon. In 1841 he decided to leave the army, and ...and, as I told you last mail, I had the satisfaction of getting a <u>first-class</u> certificate. Well, I came on board the ''Chesapeake'' and handed in my

...tinct from the impulsiveness of [[Battle Cruiser Fleet (Royal Navy)|Battle Cruiser Fleet]] commander, Vice-Admiral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty| ...], which took him to such foreign destinations as China, Port Stanley, Rio de Janeiro, South Africa and St. Helena over three years. He proved himself i

...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 The operation had to be postponed because repairs to the battlecruiser {{DE-Seydlitz|f=p}}, damaged by a mine in the [[Second Raid on Yarmouth]], took

...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.}}

...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>}}

{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|nick=The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Ber |{{UK-1Conqueror|f=p}}||second class battleship||8 Sep, 1881||Sold 1907

...unnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']], where he obtained a Second Class with 515 marks. On 26 March, 1881, he was appointed to the corvette {{UK-Br ...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

...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 ...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

In 1903 Sueter married Elinor Mary de Winton (d. 1948), only daughter of Sir Andrew Clarke; they had two daughter ...ir Service]] (R.N.A.S.). He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba

...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

...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

...command of the [[Second Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second Battle Cruiser Squadron]] in the [[Grand Fleet]], where he remained till the conclusion of He was appointed to the new cruiser {{UK-Niobe}} as Navigating Officer on 6 December, 1898.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/4

...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 ...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

...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.

...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 ...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

...tecting German interests there during the Mexican Revolution. The third, {{DE-1Nurnberg|f=p}}, was on her way to relieve ''Leipzig''. At its Chinese bases, the Royal Navy had two armoured cruisers, two light cruisers, eight destroyers and three submarines. The pr

...the Second Fleet. It was mobilised in 1914 under the additional title of Cruiser Force D. ...ron of the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]] became the Fifth Cruiser Squadron,<ref>"The Navy Estimates" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 13 Ma

[[File:Lord Charles de la Poer Beresford.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Admiral Lord Beresford.]] [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford''', G.C.B., G.C.V.O., Royal Navy (

....</ref> The formation was at that stage comprised of six battleships, two armoured cruisers and three smaller cruisers.{{NLMay03|p. 218}} ...uadron (Royal Navy)|Sixth Battle Squadron]] was formed from the ''Duncan'' class battleships of the [[Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Third Battle Squadr

...dron. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1901. After command of a cruiser squadron he was given command of the [[Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)| ...ille.{{Gaz|24780|6314|7 November, 1879}} On 31 July, 1879 he took a First Class certificate in his Seamanship examination and was promoted Acting {{SubRN}}

The two [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Prinz Adalbert'' class''' were completed in 1903 and 1904. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...ree Armoured Cruisers, probably [[Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|2nd Cruiser Squadron]], were abaft our starboard beam, steaming in a N.N.W. direction, ...very indistinct, probably "[[Kaiser Class Battleship (1911)|''Kaiser'']]" class. Range of first salvo was 13,000 yards, which was very short. Third and f

...about S.S.W. (flashes only), which eventually turned out to be our Battle Cruiser Fleet with Light Cruisers engaged with an unseen enemy to the Southward and | 6.08. || Course, S.E. Our Armoured Cruisers, Light Cruisers, with some destroyers were observed about this tim

'''Battlecruiser''' (sometimes '''Battle Cruiser''' prior to 1915 or so) is a generic term for a fast capital ship similar t ...gin of speed advantage previously reserved for [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruiser]]s with a uniform heavy battery previously reserved for [[Pre-Dreadnought|b

...er|armoured cruisers]] of the [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' Class]] completed between 1903 and 1904. ...1903 under Captain [[Charles Holcombe Dare]] with the paid-off crew of the cruiser {{UK-Sutlej}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments

...North Sea ports. On 16 August the British [[Grand Fleet]], supported by [[Cruiser Force C]] and the [[Harwich Force|Harwich flotillas]], had performed a swee ...med with bombs and one with a torpedo, was originally intended to attack a cruiser lying off the entrance to the West Ems, but her orders were cancelled. {{UK

...r''''' was one of three [[Minotaur Class Cruiser (1906)|''Minotaur'' class armoured cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1908 and 1909. ...]. Her gunnery officer was [[Edward Glyn de Styrap Jukes Hughes|Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes]], appointed to the ship on 6 January, 1914.{{NLApr14|p. 34

...''Blenheim'']] for the annual manœuvres on 10 July. He obtained a first class certificate in Parts I and II of the College examinations (Navigation) in A ...January, 1901, and a first in Torpedo in March. For attaining five first class certificates he was awarded a £10 prize.

...quently delayed till mid-December because of machinery problems with the {{DE-VonDerTann|f=t}}.{{GoldrickKing'sShips|p. 191}} ...a potentially suspicious transit through the Kiel Canal. The submarine {{DE-U27}} was sent to reconnoitre Scarborough and Hartlepool, and reported weak

The six [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Cressy'' Class''' were completed between 1901 and 1904. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...8.</ref> On 12 January, 1907, he was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Bedford (1901)|''Bedford'']].{{NLOct08|p. 282}} ...of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the

...|''Britannia'']] in January, 1877. He served as {{MidRN}} in the armoured cruiser ''Shannon''. Promoted to {{LieutRN}} in May, 1885, he specialised in Torp In January, 1896 he was appointed First and Torpedo Lieutenant of the cruiser {{UK-Theseus}}, which was commissioned in the [[Special Service Squadron (R

...909, the Third Cruiser Squadron became the {{UK-CS|6}}, and the name Third Cruiser Squadron was given to nucleus crew ships at the Home Ports.{{INF}} ...ard Madden, First Baronet|Charles E. Madden]] assumed command of the Third Cruiser Squadron on 11 December, 1912, and was succeeded on 19 December, 1913<ref>M

The '''Tenth Cruiser Squadron''' was also known as '''Cruiser Force B''' from 1914. <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Tenth Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">

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...e evolution of the name, and the arguable phase shift to the later [[Large Cruiser]] type offer a story rich in nuance, varied in each telling, and couched in ...e power and speed may be developed in future battleships at the expense of armoured protection. The duties of scouting for intelligence, while avoiding action,

In order to avoid exaggerating the importance of any class of war-ship and to truly exhibit the functions it is called upon to perform ...arrow seas.[* Compare Mons. L. E. Bertin's work, "Etat actuel de la Marine de Guerre."]

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'''S.M.S. ''Gneisenau''''' was an [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruiser]] of the [[Imperial German Navy]]. ...entry for S.M.S. ''Gneisenau''.]</ref>|end=30 September, 1908<ref>[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Gneisenau_%281906%29 German Wikipedia entry for S.M.

'''S.M.S. Scharnhorst''' was an [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruiser]] of the [[Imperial German Navy]]. ...ee|name=Leberecht Maaß|nick=Leberecht Maaß|appt=March, 1909<ref>[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leberecht_Maa%C3%9F German Wikipedia article for Leberec

| ADM 1/7377 || Admiralty. || Docket: Tactics of New Armoured Cruisers as Affecting their Design. || 1898 | ADM 1/8383/179 || Battle and Cruiser Squadrons - Programme. || Courtesy of Mr. Stephen McLaughlin. || 1914

...enry Hervey Campbell|Henry H. Campbell]], Rear-Admiral Commanding, Seventh Cruiser Squadron, and Rear-Admiral [[Arthur Henry Christian|Arthur H. Christian]], ...ix weeks of the war both British and German submarines sank an enemy light cruiser. Some British admirals, such as Admiral Sir [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, Firs

|{{UK-1Warrior|f=p}}||armoured frigate||29 Dec, 1860||Museum Ship 1979 |{{UK-1Waterwitch|f=p}}||armoured gunboat||28 Jun, 1866||Sold 1890

On 7 June, 1916, Vice-Admiral Beatty asked the light cruiser squadrons that had operated with him to submit a report of the recent [[Bat :2. At 2.23 p.m., the Light Cruiser Screen being then spread

* The First [[Town Class Cruiser (1909)|Town Class]]: 1908-31 (Part 1 of 3), by David Lyon * The ''Littorio'' Class, by Aldo Fraccaroli/Antony Preston

The two [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Scharnhorst'' class''' were completed in 1907 and 1908. They formed the core strength of Spee' {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

On 5 September, 1914, ''Pathfinder'' was torpedoed by {{DE-U21}} ten miles south-east of May Island. A magazine was detonated and the ...dmiral! Commander! [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|1st Battle Cruiser Squadron]]. I like her very much and much appreciate her kindness. Sir Alfr

The two [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Roon'' class''' were completed in 1903 and 1904. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...he form of XX-ShipName, where XX is a two-letter country code (UK, AU, FR, DE, AH, JP, etc). It produces a link to the ship of the given name. ...ndon'' Class heavy cruiser", complete with a link to the page for the ship class. It's pretty neat!

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{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Armoured Cruiser S.M.S. ''Blücher'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Armoured Cruiser S.M.S. ''Fürst Bismarck'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" ...'''[[Prinz Adalbert Class Cruiser (1901)|''Prinz Adalbert'' Class Armoured Cruiser]]'''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 width=100% align=center| '''Armoured Cruiser S.M.S. ''Prinz Heinrich'''''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" ...n=120 align=center| '''[[Roon Class Cruiser (1903)|''Roon'' Class Armoured Cruiser]]'''

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" ...nter| '''[[Scharnhorst Class Cruiser (1906)|''Scharnhorst'' Class Armoured Cruiser]]'''

...was one of two [[Prinz Adalbert Class Cruiser (1901)|Prinz Adalbert class armoured cruisers]] built for the [[Imperial German Navy]] in the early 1900s. {{Footer Prinz Adalbert Class Cruiser (1901)}}

...''' was one of 2 armoured cruisers of the [[Roon Class Cruiser (1903)|Roon class]]. {{Footer Roon Class Cruiser (1903)}}

...e of 7 armoured cruisers of the [[Orlando Class Cruiser (1886)|''Orlando'' class]]. {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|nick=The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Ber

...s one of two armoured cruisers of the [[Roon Class Cruiser (1903)|''Roon'' class]]. {{Footer Roon Class Cruiser (1903)}}

...red cruisers of the [[Victoria Louise Class Cruiser (1897)|Victoria Louise class]]. {{Footer Victoria Louise Class Cruiser (1897)}}

...red cruisers of the [[Victoria Louise Class Cruiser (1897)|Victoria Louise class]]. {{Footer Victoria Louise Class Cruiser (1897)}}

...red cruisers of the [[Victoria Louise Class Cruiser (1897)|Victoria Louise class]]. {{Footer Victoria Louise Class Cruiser (1897)}}

...oured cruisers of the [[Prinz Adalbert Class Cruiser (1901)|Prinz Adalbert class]]. {{Footer Prinz Adalbert Class Cruiser (1901)}}

...red cruisers of the [[Victoria Louise Class Cruiser (1897)|Victoria Louise class]]. {{Footer Victoria Louise Class Cruiser (1897)}}

...red cruisers of the [[Victoria Louise Class Cruiser (1897)|Victoria Louise class]]. {{Footer Victoria Louise Class Cruiser (1897)}}

...'s Cover for the [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion'' class]] battle cruiser. In the design of the armoured ships of the 1911-12 programme it has been approved to abolish the control

...-Moltke}} and S.M.S. {{DE-VonDerTann}}, plus the armoured cruiser S.M.S. {{DE-Blucher}} and four light cruisers. Hipper's squadron sailed at 4:30 pm on 2 ...o intercept the retreating German force, but the armoured cruiser S.M.S. {{DE-Yorck}}, which had been part of the covering force, struck two German mines

...d Fleet. The German operation was then cancelled after the light cruiser {{DE-Graudenz|f=p}} struck a mine and other German ships reported spotting subma ...mal commander, was indisposed. His force was reduced to four ships after {{DE-Seydlitz|f=p}} struck a mine.{{MarderFDSFII| pp. 424-25}}

A Stoker First Class from {{UK-Tipperary}} was picked up by the {{UK-Dublin|f=t}} in the night. ::::::::::Stoker 1st Class.

Battle Cruiser Fleet with remainder of Flotilla, as described in Enemy Battle Cruiser Fleet. This attack was well carried out,

...was one of six [[Pennsylvania Class Cruiser (1903)|''Pennsylvania'' Class armoured cruisers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. ...8 off Long Island, presumably upon striking a mine laid by the submarine {{DE-U156}}. She sank in 28 minutes. Fortunately, only six lives were lost whe

...oyal Navy]] as one of two [[Belleisle Class Ram (1876)|''Belleisle'' Class armoured rams]]. There was also a super-dreadnought named {{UK-1Orion}} and a cruiser launched in 1932 named {{UK-Orion}}.

|{{DE-Schutze|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||11 May, 1882||Sold 1900 |{{DE-Flink|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||24 May, 1882||Sold 1900

|{{DE-Arminius|f=p}}||ironclad turret ship||20 Aug, 1864||Sold 1902 |{{DE-1Kronprinz|f=p}}||armoured frigate||6 May, 1867||Sold 3 Oct, 1921

{| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% class="toccolours" |colspan=120 align=center| '''Armoured Cruiser S.M.S. ''Prinz Heinrich'''''

{|style="margin:0" width=75% class="toccolours" ...et B 1 from {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}}. In B 2, Vice-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Beresford]] commanded B 2 from the

...oeuvres, his flag in {{UK-Euryalus}}. He was assisted by Commodore, First Class [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Arthur Leveson]]. ...nsible for the loss of three defending submarines. Earlier, the protected cruiser {{UK-Talbot}} had encountered the raiding force and sent messages firstly t

Italy's two '''''Pisa'' class''' armoured cruisers were delivered in 1909. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...r" class is in the dockyard, instead, for instance, of one of the "Nassau" class with 11-in. guns. ...2 "Indefatigable" class; they were soon reinforced by 5 "Queen Elizabeth" class following astern.

...d, for instance, of one of the [[Nassau Class Battleship (1908)|"Nassau"]] class with 11-in. guns. ...ip (1913)|Queen Elizabeth]]" class following astern.<ref>Only four of this class were present.</ref>