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The three '''''Bellerophon'' class''' dreadnoughts were designed as a follow-up to the revolutionary {{UK-Drea ...g from mine or torpedo attack. Unlike ''Dreadnought'' the ''Bellerophon'' class were given two tripod masts, with two control tops. This was ostensibly to

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...our, c. 1913.<br>Image courtesy of [https://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ship.php?ShipID=1258 Battleships-cruisers.co.uk]<br>Her [[British Tripod Directo {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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The three '''''Invincible'' class''' [[Battlecruiser|battlecruisers]] completed in 1908 and 1909 were the fir {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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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:

The only member of her class, she was the first all-big-gun battleship to be laid down, launched, and co ...Vickers had "taken the 12-inch gun machinery started for the "Lord Nelson" class and appropriated it to the "Dreadnought," the date of the orders have there

...rge V''''' was one of four [[H.M.S. King George V (1911)|''King George V'' class battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] shortly before the war. ...teration could be copied for ''Ajax'', ''Audacious'' and the ''Iron Duke'' class.<ref>Letter in D'Eyncourt Papers at the National Maritime Museum's Caird Li

...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 .... 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

...was one of four [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class battleships]] completed in 1912-13. ...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

...authorised in 1909 and one of four [[Orion Class Battleship (1910) |Orion Class Battleships]] and was built at [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]].<ref name=thet ...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

...ne''''' was a battleship of the [[Royal Navy]], and the only member of her class. She was laid down at [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] in 1909, launched the ..."Neptune" carried out 11th March 1912 at Tetuan." Docket in {{UK-Lion}}'s ship's cover. SC 251. Brass Foundry Out-Station, National Maritime Museum.</re

...Temeraire''''' was a [[Bellerophon Class Battleship (1907)|''Bellerophon'' class battleship]] of the British [[Royal Navy]] built at [[Devonport Royal Docky The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Tel

...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. ==Differences from Class==

...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 In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 246, though the boat was not yet

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 ...declined to admit his involvement with the incident in his history of the ship.

...turrets from four obsolete [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]] [[pre-dreadnought]]s which had their 12"/35 calibre guns and mounts remov ...th long-range guns, the [[Abercrombie Class Monitor (1915)|''Abercrombie'' Class monitor]].

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The two '''''Triumph'' class battleships''' (called the '''''Swiftsure'' class''' in many sources) were pre-dreadnoughts originally ordered for Chile, but {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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|builder=[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank<br>(Ship no. 418){{JohnstonClydebankBattlecruisers|Footers}} '''H.M.S. ''Tiger''''', the only member of her class, was the last battle cruiser laid down for the [[Royal Navy]] before the [[

...Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref>|note=ship is a gunnery training ship}} The two 18-in guns envisioned to arm the ship were designated as "15-inch B. Coast Defence Guns" during manufacture, for

...roved that capital ships of [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)‎|''Dreadnought'' class]] and later should have Evershed equipment added to their {{CT}}, able to c ...y compartments of [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion'']] and [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'']] classes and later where existing navyphones h

...}} ('''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''}} ...along with four destroyers. Now renamed '''''Almirante Latorre''''', the ship would serve as the national flagship. She received a modernization at Plym

...in design to the [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]]. .... Rose water instead of the usual bottle of wine was used to christen the ship, which took the water in 45 seconds. Hanoum was afterwards presented with

...S. ''Baden''''' was one of two [[Bayern Class Battleship (1915)|''Bayern'' class battleships]] completed for the [[Imperial German Navy]] during the Great W A ship's bell from ''Baden'' is in the possession of the Imperial War Museum, Cata

...ndiana''''' was one of three [[Indiana Class Battleship (1893)|''Indiana'' class]] pre-dreadnoughts completed for the [[United States Navy]] in the mid-1890 ...' was laid down 7 May, 1891 by [[William Cramp & Sons|William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company]] of Philadelphia, PA and was built to design s

...ed in 1904 and 1905. They were occasionally referred to as the ''Topaze'' class. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

The two cruisers of the '''''Challenger'' class''' were completed in 1904 and 1905. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...that all ships of [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion'']] and [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'' classes]] and earlier should have rangefinders ...[Colossus Class Battleship (1910)#Secondary Battery|as in the ''Colossus'' class]] for her sixteen 4-in guns.

...n turrets, and fewer than five in total. As it had been approved that all capital ships should have one in each turret, more likely followed soon.{{UKTH23|p. ...d as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director, but installation seemed delayed for a consid

...was a [[battlecruiser]] of the [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion'' class]] in the [[Royal Navy]], although she differed somewhat from her two sister ...any]] and engined by [[John Brown & Company]], she was the fastest capital ship in the fleet until {{UK-Tiger|f=p}}, the last of the so-called [["Big Cats"

..., 1869. He was entitled to a First Class Certificate in Study and a First Class Certificate in Seamanship, obtaining 1,629/2,000 marks and 783/1,000 marks ...' to qualify in Torpedo Duties. He passed on 21 March, 1883, with a First Class certificate, and on 2 April was appointed to join ''Vernon'' as a Staff Off

...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}} ...arship is a trade off between speed, firepower and protection. The British capital ships at Jutland had heavier guns than the Germans, but the German ships we

...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

...into service in the [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'']] and [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion classes]]. ...moured rangefinder position. From the ''Queen Elizabeth'' class and later capital ships, it was surmounted by an [[Armoured Tower]] containing a secondary di

...July 1891 was appointed to the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] at Dartmouth.{{DreyerSeaHeritage|p. 25}} Out of the sixty ...ifle practice Dreyer was recognised as a potential marksman and joined the ship's rifle team. At a rifle meeting in March 1895 he competed against a numbe

...served as a Lieutenant [[Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve|R.N.V.R.]] in that ship from 1915 to 1919: he and Lieut.-Commander Elliott earned their O.B.E.s for ...he dry dock - in any of H.M. Dockyards of a hundred years earlier, just as ship's companies of those earlier days could have sailed and fought ships of a c

...me, the number and base length of the instruments offered for each capital ship grew and grew, and the ships regarded as platforms for rangefinders grew do ...Cut|range cuts]] recorded on the devices were communicated throughout the ship.

...enemy ship was fired after 1 1/2 minutes, while the fourth salvo from our ship was fired at 4 minutes. This shows that the enemy have a system of ranging :(b) The supply of one 15 ft rangefinder to each capital ship should be hastened.

The two [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''Duke of Edinburgh Class''' were completed in 1906. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...hant of 1869 to require that a special confidence should be reposed in his class. Moreover, can the Secretary suppose we have forgotten the prodigious sums ...reme need, will hold the same relation to them as the owners of a derelict ship hold to exacting volunteer salvors. Besides the inefficiency and eventual e

...rom the right at a range of 8,000 yards, but was checked at o'clock as the ship fired at was enveloped in a high column of smoke and was not seen again ; i At about this time another torpedo was observed to pass underneath the ship, and emerge the other side.

...ine-room Watches, so as to relieve the more highly trained officers of the ship from the routine duty of Engine-room Watch-keeping. ...ew Chief Petty Officer rating of Mechanician, to be filled from the Stoker Class, was announced.

....S. Invincible (1907)|H.M.S. ''Invincible'']] is usually seen as the first ship of the type, though her sister [[H.M.S. Inflexible (1907)|''Inflexible'']] ...t would not be needed by such a fast (and therefore, he felt, hard to hit) ship might give the Royal Navy a type which could lasso enemy cruisers on the hi

...e wrong ship or the [[Spotter|spotter]] observing and reporting on another ship's fire. ...tle cruisers, except the [[Iron Duke Class Battleship (1912)|''Iron Duke'' class]], [[H.M.S. Audacious (1912)|''Audacious'']], [[H.M.S. Ajax (1912)|''Ajax''

...outh'' class]], often referred to as [[County Class Cruiser (1901)|"County Class" cruisers]]. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...Devonshire'' class]], referred to as [[County Class Cruiser (1901)|"County Class" cruisers]]. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 styl

...is a generic term for a powerful capital ship carrying the mantle of the "Ship of the Line" from the days of sail: large size, heavy armament, and heavy a ...of name changes over the era and the preceding decades: ironclad, turret ship, battleship, dreadnought.

...estroyers]] and {{UK-DF|1}} of 15 [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|Acheron class destroyers]]. ...and, 3 E class in outer line and 2 [["D" Class Submarine (1908)|D class]] class off the Ems.

The three [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Minotaur'' Class''' were completed in 1908 and 1909. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...rret training ring, and thereby kept the fore-and-aft bar aligned with own ship's keel. In this way, and line of bearing was always that of the turret's p ...e. The dumaresq was set up to portray the line of bearing relative to own ship's keel, and this was driven mechanically by a flexible shaft geared to the

The four [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Drake'' Class''' were completed in 1902 and 1903. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...can be found in their articles detailing their [[:Category:Ship Class|ship class]].

...ed Director Tower''' was a well-protected revolving structure on a capital ship within which a [[Gunnery Director|gun director]] was situated. It was gen ...evenge'']], [[Renown Class Battlecruiser (1916)|''Renown'']], [[Courageous Class Battlecruiser (1916)|''Courageous'']] and {{UK-Hood}} classes were built wi

...ior force to make good its advantage in strength, difficulties each firing ship faces in correcting its fire undercuts the effect. |What SHIP are you firing at||Interrogative S

...east the outbreak of the war. She was launched at 1:20pm on the 23rd.<ref>Ship's log of {{UK-Astraea}} at {{TNA|ADM 53/34351.}}</ref> In March 1914, the ship was to carry a single red band on second and fourth funnel.{{AWO1914|924 of

...ey, Royal Navy. He entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 July, 1878. ...DM 196/88. f. 57.</ref> During his time at the Cape Hickley played first-class cricket for the Western Province team.<ref>Cricket Archive. [http://cricke

...ose intended to act as look-out ships, observing that it is possible first-class or battle-cruisers may be attached to fleets to play the part assigned by L ...heir new big cruisers are really Battle-ships in disguise, and our new 1st class cruisers ought to be designed accordingly.<ref>Fisher to Selborne. Letter

...s introduced. The remote placement of the director was often necessary on capital ships with submerged broadside tubes, or desirable on ships where the aimin ...ted to a given fixed distance from director to firing tube. As such, each ship's director positions would require their own tangent bars. The range set u

...Dumaresq]]s in a way, with no means of dialing on speed or heading for own ship (as own velocity has no part in calculating a [[Torpedo Deflection]]. | '''Ship'''

...be positioned in the [[Conning Tower]]s or [[Torpedo Control Tower]]s of capital ships where they would plot bearings and then calculate the [[Deflection|de A [[Forbes Log Indicator]] or similar means would supply own ship's speed for entry, and a bearing dial would show the relative bearing of th

...had slowly been reduced 6-9 feet, producing real issues in the ''Admiral'' class. Similar issues arose with stern tubes in ''Apollo'' class cruisers.

...do deflection sights]] created for use from armoured sighting positions in capital ships armed with 21-inch torpedoes.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo Scho ...a and IV**b for ships with tubes at 80 degs: King George V class and Orion class except Orion

...ure that all members of the fire control staff were in harmony as to which ship their own was targeting. ...ss Battleship (1910)|''Orions'']], and the three surviving [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George Vs'']].

...from the small [[Torpedo Boat]]s of the 1800s who represented a threat to capital ships. Navies reacted to this threat by creating slightly larger vessels w Destroyers, like other ship types, generally grew in size and capability as time went on.

...issing in the Royal Navy's [[British Tripod Director Firing System|capital ship director system]]. ...for the bulky equipment that comprised the director firing systems used in capital ships, but some simplifications and compromises were seen as helpful in pre

...ith Ordnance department over contracts for electrical work and Royal Naval ship prices. ...his time at Armstrong Whitworth (Elswick) 1902-12: concerning Royal Naval Ship Design including plans, weights and trial results, of ships unsuccessfully

...Signals were successfully conveyed over sixty miles, as long as only one ship was sending at a time.<ref>"The Navy." ''The Times'' (London, England), Sa ...162 feet above the test ship's netting from Portsmouth, and that a second ship 30 miles away also be able to converse with its aerials at 100 feet height.

* Washington's Cherrytrees: The Evolution of the British 1921-22 Capital Ships (Part 1 of 4), by N J M Campbell * Classic Ship Models: Number 1 The USS Wilkes-Barre, by Lawrence Sowinski

...irst British gunnery director generally deployed, and the one on which its capital ships relied during the [[Battle of Jutland]]. ...deemed the primary director in recognition of its higher placement in the ship and the presumably better view it enjoyed, despite its more vulnerable posi

Ship list, British and Foreign and estimates. n.d. Ship lists. n.d.

smoke, the ship was turned about 32 points, and station taken 4.23. Salvo appeared to hit last ship in enemy's line.

...dmiral to be assisted? Not by the captain of his flag-ship. He has his own ship to look after. By his flag-lieutenant? He is probably one of the junior and ...between compliance with the demands made on him and the bombardment of his capital, may have been more persuasive than any arguments to be derived from Grotiu

Two '''''Kaiser'' class armored frigates''' were completed for the [[Imperial German Navy]] in 1875 {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...pite a focus on smaller construction, the firm did build some of Germany's capital ships for the Great War. |'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate'''

* Average arrangement and numbers of personnel in each capital ship * Difficulty of fighting ship from Conning Tower owing to restricted view