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...arship consisted of two vessels, variously described as battle cruisers or large light cruisers, built for the [[Royal Navy]] between 1915 and 1916 at the b {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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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

...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]].

{| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: ...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes were to land their searchlights from their

...of three battlecruisers in [[Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser (1909)|her class]]. She would be lost to a magazine explosion at the [[Battle of Jutland]] ...> She launched on Thursday, 28 October, by Lady Loreburn. Present were a large number of naval, military and local dignitaries. International guests were

'''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:

...was a [[battlecruiser]] of the [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion'' class]] in the [[Royal Navy]], although she differed somewhat from her two sister ...nlike most shipyards, Palmers was not duly affected by the situation, as a large amount of materiel had already been stocked. However, on 9 December, 1912,

...ualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} He emerged with a first-class certificate in April, 1885, having been awarded a prize of £80. Bayly was appointed to the {{UK-Topaze|f=t}} as Commodore, Second Class, in charge of destroyers in commission with full crews, on 20 January, 1908

...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

...to the Dardanelles expedition. The fleet which fought the war was by and large the one constructed during his terms in office. ...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

...ch the Humber. A neutral merchantman had told the Germans, wrongly, that a large British force, including battleships, was located there. Three more boats w The British firepower advantage was negated to a large extent by the inferiority of their armour piercing shells. The long range a

He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of ...berg was appointed an Additional Member of the Civil Division of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 21 June, 1887.

...unable to sail for Bantry on 8 August as ordered. It was believed that a large quantity of gold had been removed from her safe quite recently.{{NMI|7 Aug. In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}

...ened by other ships of the 2nd Division.<br>About this time one of the 1st Cruiser Squadron on starboard quarter blew up and totally disappeared. | 6.32. || Sighted ship of [[Kaiser Class Battleship (1911)|Kaiser class]] bearing 105° green on slightly diverging course, range by rangefinder, 1

...red her first salvo at an enemy ship—four funnels—apparently of "Roon" class. She was noticed to be already disabled and stopped. ...three of enemy's Battleships of [[Kaiser Class Battleship (1911)|"Kaiser" class]] were seen indistinctly through the mist, and seven or eight salvoes were

{| class="wikitable" border="1" ...was "a few minutes after" Marlborough being torpedoed (right ahead). A "large patch of oil, with an upheaval in the middle, with portions of wreckage co

...e, being straddled frequently. They were seen severely to damage a German cruiser, setting her on fire aft. | 6.25. || " {{UK-IronDuke}} " opened fire on damaged cruiser, followed at 6.28 p.m. by " Thunderer," then by " {{UK-Conqueror}} " and ot

...ictoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...Captain to Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Wilson, as senior captain, worked on cruiser scouting systems and exercised independent command.

...d Steel'', published in 1869; in the preparation of this White was given a large share, as also in Reed's ''Our Iron Clad Ships'' (1869), and in the paper " ...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

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.

...nd Fleet]], where he remained till the conclusion of peace in 1919. For a large period of the war, through his untiring efforts, Oliver was instrumental in He was appointed to the new cruiser {{UK-Niobe}} as Navigating Officer on 6 December, 1898.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/4

...passed on his death to the First Baron Cottesloe. Cottesloe then built a large house (now Swanbourne House School). A third house in the village known as ...the highest gunnery examination for the year while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship.

...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. ...e Star with clasp for the Battle of Toker, and the Medjidieh of the Fourth Class. His time in ''Linnet'' extended to mid 1889. In July, he was appointed t

...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

...e practice of generating directly at 36,000 volts, thereby eliminating the large and costly step-up transformers necessary with the previous method. ...ed exclusively in all classes of warships; the dreadnoughts were the first class of battleship to be affected by this decision. The Cunard Company was first

*[[Boy, First Class (Royal Navy)|Boy, First Class]] Thomas Charles May J42494 (Po.)<ref name=Times/> ...small> the ''Queen Mary'' was third ship in the line of the [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|1st B.C.S.]], and action was sounded, and at 4.45 the

...r (1863)|''Minotaur'']]. Vivian was on 22 February, 1895 appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer 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

|{{UK-1Surprise|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||17 Jan, 1885||Sold 1919 |{{UK-Alacrity|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||28 Feb, 1885||Sold 1913

...The {{DE-1Emden|f=tp}} had sailed from Tsingtao on 31 July. Another light cruiser, {{DE-Leipzig|f=p}}, was on the west coast of Mexico, protecting German int ...as unable to stay for long, as an engagement with even an inferior British cruiser might leave her needing to put into a neutral port for repairs and thus be

...are only equalled by his daring". He was appointed a Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...0 tons weight, and over three days arranged to successfully tow the French cruiser into deep water, assisted by a small Turkish warship.<ref>''Navy & Army Ill

...ke'' being "straddled" at this time by two enemy's heavy projectiles, with large "spread." ...ine, disclosing a German 3-funnelled cruiser somewhat like the ''Kolberg'' Class, but with larger funnels; she was apparently stopped and on fire.

...ortant damage was done, though several fires were started, and there was a large number of killed and wounded, chiefly from a shell that exploded on the mes ...penetrating down from a heavy shell burst in the Sick Bay, which killed a large number of men in the vicinity.

...of the usual weekly cruises towards the Fisher Banks. The [[Third Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|3rd B.C.S.]] had gone up to Scapa Flow for target pra ...volumes of smoke. For some minutes about now, we counted her as a battle cruiser, and so engaged № 3 instead of № 4 of the enemy line. I thought we wer

...e Cruiser Fleet]], and at 3.55 a signal was made by senior officer, Battle-cruiser Fleet, that he was engaging the enemy. At 4 <small>P.M.</small> senior officer, 2nd Light-cruiser Squadron, reported enemy battle-fleet in sight steering east, and at 5 <sma

...opened fire on battleship of [[König Class Battleship (1913)|''Markgraf'' class]], one point before the starboard beam, distant 10,200 yards, steering sout ...rse to S.E. by S., and fired a torpedo at a battleship of the ''Markgraf'' class. At 7.33 three torpedoes were observed on starboard beam and bow, course w

...in April he received a First Class in Gunnery with 543 and in May a First Class in Torpedo with 184 marks.<ref>ADM 196/44. f. 353.</ref> On 27 May 1898, ...to qualify in torpedo duties. By his own account, he passed with a First Class certificate for Gunnery Officer on 25 June, 1901. He then left Portsmouth

:Available vessels. Battle-cruiser Fleet, Fifth Battle Squadron and T.B.D.s including Harwich T.B.D.s proceed :Third Battle Cruiser Squadron, "Chester" and "Canterbury" will leave with me. I will send them o

...uke'' and ''Lion'' time) (see signals) the ''Galatea'' reported sighting a large amount of smoke as though from a fleet, bearing ENE. Here at any rate was At 4.40 p.m., after receiving the report from the 2nd Cruiser Squadron that the enemy's Battle Fleet was in sight, Beatty made a general

The '''Second Battle Cruiser Squadron''', also known as '''Cruiser Force K''' from 1914 to 1915, was a formation of battlecruisers in the [[Ro ...sly based on Gibraltar, would become the {{UK-BS|3}} based on Portland. A cruiser squadron was to be left at Malta. These changes took effect on 1 May, 1912

...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 ...a three-funnelled enemy ship, [[Kolberg Class Cruiser (1908)|"''Kolberg''" class]], was observed steaming an opposite course.

[[Barr and Stroud]] manufactured a large and evolving family of optical [[Rangefinder|rangefinders]], primarily [[Co ...val service, owing to their superior performance in low light due to their large optics. They were assumed to be slightly less accurate than F.T. equipment

|valign=top|2.40. || [[H.M.S. Galatea (1914)|''"Galatea"'']] reported a large quantity of smoke bearing E.N.E. (56.50 N., 5.27 E.). Speed of fleet, 17 kn |valign=top| 3.07. ||S.O. [[Third Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|3rd L.C.S.]] reported 3 cruisers bearing E. steering

...ght us up, were engaged. At 5.48 we reopened fire on the Left Hand battle cruiser, & the 3rd BCS joined up with us & took station ahead of us & opened fire o ...en firing at was seen to be on fire at 7.15. 7.20 the range of the battle cruiser was 7200 & we felt rather uncomfortable as we only had 5 guns in action. S

| 6.25. || " {{UK-IronDuke}} " opened fire on 3 funnelled cruiser. | 6.29. || " Royal Oak " opened fire with 15-in. guns on the same 3 funnelled cruiser. Fired 4 salvoes, the first salvo fired was seen to have straddled the tar

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd light cruiser squadrons were spread ahead with the 13th T.B.D. Flotilla. 2.30 p.m. Saw an intercepted signal, from Galatea to Lion stating that a large amount of smoke had been seen, apparently a Fleet under way. Shortly after

The first enemy seen, at which fire could be opened, was a three-funnelled cruiser two points before the starboard beam, heading the opposite way to our line, Ten minutes later (about 6.54 p.m.) three large ships came into view near the starboard beam, steering a roughly similar co

2. At 3.15 p.m., enemy reports between the Light Cruiser Squadrons and Battle Cruisers and the Commander-in-Chief began to be receiv 4. At about 6.15 p.m., our Battle Cruiser Squadron, consisting of two [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|"Lions,"]] "{{UK-Tiger}}," and "{{UK-NewZealand}}," ap

| 5.56 p.m.— || One of our cruiser squadrons, either First or Second, was observed on Port bow, engaging enemy ...be badly hit and set on fire; she passed across to Port quarter. Another cruiser, apparently "Defence," was observed to be hit, and was reported to have blo

...torn out near them. As a result, only one labelled as being for the Battle Cruiser Force in January 1917 has enough context to be useful. Its data is reflect <br>Battle Cruiser

Commander-in-Chief, was stationed 10 miles ahead of the armoured cruiser screen; speed of advance of fleet was 17 knots. ...ry by "Invincible," presumably with the idea of joining up with the Battle Cruiser Fleet, reports having been intercepted that "{{UK-Lion}}" was engaging the

...ew Chief Petty Officer rating of Mechanician, to be filled from the Stoker Class, was announced. ...ittee to recommend that in future the highly trained Engine-room Artificer Class should not, as heretofore, be called upon to undertake ordinary watch-keepi

'''Battlecruiser''' (sometimes '''Battle Cruiser''' prior to 1915 or so) is a generic term for a fast capital ship similar t ...rved for [[Pre-Dreadnought|battleships]]. His hope was that adoption of a large [[Displacement|displacement]] with a sacrifice in armour protection that wo

...armour protection. Consequently, the D.N.C. switched to preparing battle cruiser designs.{{RobertsBattlecruisers|p. 56}} A battle cruiser was ordered on 19 April, 1916 from John Brown of Clydebank.{{RobertsBattlec

...led intercoms, and some were rather comical in appearance with trumpets or large horns in front or to be clopped over one's ears as though sharing a secret A brass navyphone recovered from a wreck of a Royal Navy armoured cruiser by a Dutch diver in the modern era may loosely be taken as an example. Lik

...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

The name ship for her class of four armoured cruisers, '''H.M.S. ''Warrior''''' was commissioned by Cap ...or'' was launched by Lady Windsor in bad weather that did not discourage a large public audience on 25 November, 1905 at Pembroke Dock in the Number 5 Slipw

.... By 1930, it was used in some [[Hawkins Class Cruiser (1917)|''Hawkins'' class cruisers]] in lieu of [[Dreyer Table Mark I*|Mark I* tables]] originally en The Mark III*'s range plot was typical to other well-appointed models; a large surface placed on the right, with a [[Range Rate Grid|range rate grid]] pos

...water front, and we had some experience of yachting both in small craft & large yachts, amongst the latter being the racing yacht belonging to Count Bathga ...out first of his term of thirty-nine boys<ref name=Jellicoe14/> with first-class certificates in each subject for which he gained nine months' time of servi

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:

In early 1913, trials of special "Cruiser Arc Lamps" [[pattern]] 1875 to convey range, rate and target signals that h |colspan=2|&nbsp;||third ship of ''Kaiser'' class||3 KR

...s one of Britain's largest Royal (or national) dockyards. Situated in the large harbour city of [[Portsmouth]], its facilities were convenient to ships ser |{{UK-1Colossus|f=p}}||second class battleship||1882||Sold 1908

...resumptuously] felt that he deserved to be given command of a second-class cruiser.<ref>Winsloe Letter of 16 August, 1893 to Hornby. National Maritime Museum ...ing robbery" in January 1899 when the paymaster's cabin was entered and "a large sum of money" was taken from the safe.{{NMI|Saturday, Jan 07, 1899; pg. 10;

...rs, fortunately we had plenty of 6" & 4.7" Q.F. guns available having kept large numbers of these guns when many cruisers & old battleships were scrapped so ...st the W.O. [War Office] at every turn as they were starting to equip very large forces in the face of great difficulties.

...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 ...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

...hip (1882)|Admiral]] and [[Trafalgar Class Battleship (1887)|''Trafalgar'' class]] battleships had directors "on the new plan". * [[Mersey Class Cruiser (1885)|''Mersey'' class]] director for 8-in guns.

...wo years at [[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]], and a period in a training cruiser at sea before joining the Fleet as [[Midshipman (Royal Navy)|Midshipmen]]. ...assifying the candidates, it could safely subdivide the large middle or β Class still further".<ref>''Selection of Candidates for Nomination as Naval Cadet

...the action cannot be ascertained with any certainty, but it must have been large.{{ToL|Great Naval Battle|Saturday, 3 June, 1916. Issue '''41184''', col A, ...nd the third was observed to be seriously damaged.<br><br>One German light cruiser and six German destroyers were sunk, and at least two more German light cru

...', sometimes referred to as a "broadside director",{{HTC1916|p. 16}} was a large, semi-circular British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] designed for u ...till being in use in the [[Pelorus Class Cruiser (1896)|H.M.S. ''Pelorus'' class]].{{HTC1916|p. 16}}

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 ...As an example, the ''Vernon'' frigate may be compared with the third-class cruiser ''Pearl'' of nearly the same displacement.

...as one of seven ships of the [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|''Boadicea'' class]]. :(2) At about 6.0 p.m. an enemy Cruiser, apparently of the

...rrection, and used open sights or early telescope retrofits which required large openings in turret roofs. ...e sight back from the trunnion, as there was no room for it forward. This class also inaugurated the use of a third, central sighting position with sights

...he [[Birkenhead Class Cruiser (1915)|''Birkenhead'']] and [[Calliope Class Cruiser (1914)|''Calliope'']] classes were selected to receive Chadburn systems wit ...r (1913)|''Arethusa'' class]] with above-water tubes and destroyers of "K" class and later needed similar control arrangements. Of these, those ships with

{|width=75% class=toccolours ...t least 1916, it was comprised of [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class destroyers]]{{March|p. 160}} armed with the [[21-in R.G.F. Mark II Torpedo]

...of assorted old torpedo boats and [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''River'' class destroyers]]. The T.B.s ran 37 18-in cold torpedoes that year, endangering * twenty [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acherons'']]

On 14 July, 1916, the Vice-Admiral Commanding the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]], Vice-Admiral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David B ...ill required an explanation of how it is possible in German ships for very large cordite fires to arise, and apparently burn out, without any visible explos

...ctive steel, and three letters from Lord Fisher, two concerning the Battle Cruiser design RHADAMANTHUS, built as HMS RENOWN and REPULSE. ...respondence and papers for 1915, letters from Lord Fisher about new Battle Cruiser designs, letters from Adm Beatty, a report from Rear-Adm Horace Hood concer

...enry Hervey Campbell|Henry H. Campbell]], Rear-Admiral Commanding, Seventh Cruiser Squadron, and Rear-Admiral [[Arthur Henry Christian|Arthur H. Christian]], ...ed in turn. 1,459 officers and men were killed. As a direct consequence, large ships of the [[Royal Navy]] were ordered to leave torpedoed and mined conso

...were bearing Red 40° from "Valiant," range about 22,000 yards. Our Light Cruiser Squadrons were 6 points on our port bow, distant about 8,000 yards. ...minutes later a similar explosion was witnessed in the rear of our Battle Cruiser Squadron, and what was probably H.M.S. "Indefatigable" blew up. This ship d

....S. ''Niobe''''' was one of eight [[Diadem Class Cruiser (1896)|''Diadem'' class]] protected cruisers completed for the [[Royal Navy]] near the beginning of ...scene of "a daring robbery" when the paymaster's cabin was entered and "a large sum of money" was taken from the safe.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence."

Laird's began with warship construction in the 1840s and was a leader in large vessels by 1885. Their primary yard was at Birkenhead.{{Burt1986|p. 9}} |{{UK-1Benbow|f=p}}||second class battleship||15 Jun, 1885||Sold 13 Jul, 1909

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

...inciple. The transmitter created sparks and thus radio energy between two large balls {{frac|1|25}} inch apart in a bag of oil. More code rates of eight w |rowspan=5 align=center|Training Squadron<br>/<br>Cruiser Squadron||[[H.M.S. St. George (1892)|''St. George'']]||rowspan=4 align=cent

|align=center|T.B.D. parent ships,<br>Battleships, 1st class Cruisers||align=center|100/200||align=center|150/300||align=center|200/400| |align=center|2nd class Cruisers||align=center|80/160||align=center|120/240||align=center|160/320||

...h'' class]], the [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]], and {{UK-Erin}}.<ref>''Manual of Gunnery in H.M. Fleet, Volume III, 1920 ...class]], the {{UK-Tiger}}, the [[Chatham Class Cruiser (1911)|''Chatham'' class]], the light cruisers {{UK-1Aurora}}, {{UK-1Galatea}}, {{AU-Melbourne}} and

...Island. A magazine was detonated and the ship sank in four minutes with a large part of her crew. Leake was wounded but survived.<ref>''Home Waters&mdash; ...dmiral! Commander! [[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|1st Battle Cruiser Squadron]]. I like her very much and much appreciate her kindness. Sir Alfr

...ive [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''''Victoria Louise'' class''''' were completed in 1898 and 1899. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...twenty-nine destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]]. ''Archer'' was one of 18 [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class destroyers]] fitted with W/T in 1912, becoming one of 123 destroyers so far

* {{UK-Calliope}}, Commodore 2nd class [[Charles Edward Le Mesurier|Charles E. Le Mesurier]][[File:Com2.png|25px]] ==LETTER OF PROCEEDINGS—FROM COMMODORE, 4TH LIGHT CRUISER SQUADRON==

The {{UK-LCS|2}} operated in a screening role for the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. proceedings of the Second Light Cruiser Squadron, consisting of

...f the [[Royal Navy]]. It was a large flotilla, and generally comprised of large, modern submarines. Its roster changed almost every month. {|width=75% class="toccolours"

A '''Flotilla Leader''' was a type of large destroyer intended to lead a flotilla or division of destroyers in fleet op At various times, [[Scout Cruiser]]s or [[Light Cruiser]]s were assigned the same duties.

...ss}} which had been attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] and one of the new "K" class submarines.{{SMNLJan17|p. 12}}{{SMNLDec16|p. 12}} {|width=75% class="toccolours"

...ass torpedo boats of the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footer class]]. ...epairs; the cruiser was holed.{{ToL|Collision Between a Torpedo Boat and a Cruiser|Wednesday, Jul 12, 1893; pg. 11; Issue 34001}}

Handwritten tables with details of dock accommodation for certain large warships, in home ports and on foreign stations, compiled by the Hydrograph ...the Examination Service and Coast Defences of the Tyne, carried out by the cruiser HMS VINDICTIVE (1897) and torpedo gunboat HMS SPEEDY (1893) in August 1908.

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

Its composition in the battle was 14 [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] and two leaders, their commanders given as listed in the ''Off own Flotillas led by a cruiser (believed to be

...|11}} in the [[Battle of Jutland]] was 14 [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] and two leaders, organised as follows{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 432}}{ and Half Flotilla proceeded to attack, the Commodore of [[Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|4th

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

after the Battle Fleet, passing the wreck of a Light Cruiser, :8. About midnight, G.M.T., a large vessel, which appeared to

...d]], six destroyers of the [[Harwich Force]] were attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] to screen the {{UK-BCS|2}}, under the nominal command of {{UK-Lydia 11.30. Fire was opened on us by a line of large ships

Battle Cruiser Squadrons, less " {{AU-1Australia}}," on the afternoon fired at a three-funnelled cruiser steering southwards, and fire

...In the morning of 20 April Burney and Arbuthnot went out and dived in a C-class submarine with Captain [[Frank Brandt]]. After lunch at Fort Blockhouse the {| class="collapsible wikitable collapsed"

...5, Home Fleet, HMS KINFAUNS CASTLE, 1915 and HMS PATUCA, 1916 - 1919, 10th Cruiser Squadron. ...n (25 Jan - 14 Aug 1905); HMS ROXBURGH, Chatham Reserve Squadron and First cruiser squadron, Channel Fleet (19 Aug - 22 Nov 1905); and HMS VINDICTIVE, Chatham

...xt two terms at Bermuda. The fourth and final term was spent at sea in the cruiser {{UK-Isis}}.<ref>''Report of the Director of Naval Education, for the Year <blockquote>A large part of this period was spent in the dockyard at Bermuda where we had class

Laird's began with warship construction in the 1840s and was a leader in large vessels by 1885. Their primary yard was at Birkenhead.{{Burt1986|p. 9}} |{{UK-TB97|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||1893||Sold 1920

...unting Mark II'''{{ARTS1913|Plate15}}<br>First used in 1913's ''Arethusa'' class light cruisers. Mark I and Mark III mountings were similar, but would lack ...hich first appeared on 1913's [[Laforey Class Destroyer (1913)|''Laforey'' class]] destroyers, single mountings had limited the British destroyer to a sting

d=c. 187701|s=H.M.S. Dromedary (1862)|s=VES large steamer|n=while Dromedary going from Portsmouth to Chatham d=188110|s=H.M.S. Cruiser (1852)|s=UNK unknown object|w=Cape Passerro

...th Sea for a German force that was believed to be at sea. A total of three large cruisers, 27 light cruisers and 53 destroyers were hunting for what was tho ...were rigged to resemble British [[Caroline Class Cruiser (1914)| Caroline Class cruisers]].{{MarderFDSFIV|pp. 294-95}}

...ese were stationed chiefly off the Orkneys and the Firth of Forth, and the large group of Flanders boats were off the Thames and at the entrance to the Chan ...r" class is in the dockyard, instead, for instance, of one of the "Nassau" class with 11-in. guns.

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