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|nat=UK ...fusion as to whether 12-inch mountings ordered for {{UK-LordNelson}} and {{UK-Agamemnon}} were diverted to ''Dreadnought''. The order for the turntables

...., where it met the {{UK-Liverpool|f=t}} with the targets. At 08:45 the {{UK-BS|2}} was steaming twenty miles N. ¼ E. of Tory Island in line ahead, ''A ...Goldrick140>Goldrick. ''The King's Ships were at Sea''. p. 140.</ref> {{UK-1Liverpool}} circled repeatedly in case a submarine was present, and the tu

...December 1912, she served in the {{UK-BS|1}} alongside her sister ship, {{UK-Hercules|f=p}}. By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the {{UK-BS|1}} were all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set

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Laid down in mid-1908, she completed in early 1910, joining the {{UK-BS|1}}. She would serve with this squadron until April, 1916. At the outb On 22 January, 1916 Captain [[James Douglas Dick|J. D. Dick]] (late of {{UK-BlackPrince}}) became captain of ''Vanguard''.

...he outbreak of war of the [[First World War]] she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}}. ...est gunnery ship of the 15 tested of the Home Fleet's FIrst Division and {{UK-CS|1}}, scoring 81.91 &ndash; well ahead of the average 45.798.<ref>{{TNA|A

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}} {{CatShipDreadnought|UK}}

She fought at Jutland as part of the {{UK-BS|5}} under Captain Woollcombe in support of the [[Battle Cruiser Force]] ...ship {{UK-Warspite|f=p}} collided with ''Valiant'' and nearly also with {{UK-Erin}} on 24 August, 1916 while the squadron was engaged in a night firing

...was to make up for this misstep through his efforts to salve the wrecked {{UK-Chamois|f=t}}, which elicited praise in December..<ref>Everett Service Reco He was appointed command of the {{UK-1Cumberland|f=t}} on 22 April, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 298}}

On 8 August 1918, {{UK-Gorgon}} collided with ''General Craufurd''. Captain [[Charles Arthur Robe {{CatShipMonitor|UK}}

...in April of the following year. She was built in berth no. 2 along with {{UK-1Havelock|f=p}} - the same slipway upon which the White Star Liners ''Olymp {{CatShipMonitor|UK}}

The small {{UK-M28|f=t}} had also been sunk in the onslaught, but soon after the action '' {{CatShipMonitor|UK}}

...t C.S. became the {{UK-BCS|1}}. On 17 March, 1913 she collided with the {{UK-C34|f=t}} in Stokes Bay in the Solent, suffering no damage in the process. In August, 1913 ''Invincible'' joined the {{UK-BCS|2}} in the [[British Mediterranean Fleet|Mediterranean Fleet]] after an

...1.</ref> De Chair, who at the time was in command of the new battleship {{UK-Colossus}}, is an example of an officer who never formally attended the War ...redbot:office0 otitle="Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich" nat="UK">

In October 1903, ''Prince George'' collided with the {{UK-Hannibal|f=t}} as the two ships manoeuvred without lights.<ref>Campbell Ser ...el Fleet]], being designated, along with {{UK-Canopus}}, {{UK-Mars}} and {{UK-Goliath}} to soon transfer to the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLMar07|p. 269}}

...nder William Chisholm-Batten|Alexander W. Chisholm-Batten]] paid off the {{UK-1Resolution}} on 9 October and he and his crew turned over to ''Formidable' ...[Nore Station|Nore]]. Between 1912–14, ''Formidable'' was part of the {{UK-BS|5}}, in which she was serving at the outbreak of [[World War I]].

The ship was added to the {{UK-BS|5}} from the end of 1912 or earlier, remaining with that formation until .... Airplanes seemed to help, but fire directed at locations suggested by {{UK-Agamemnon}} proved ineffective. On the 11th, large batteries of 8- or 9-in

An appointment in command of the {{UK-Hyacinth}} for 29 January, 1912 seems to have been reconsidered.<ref>Caulfe Caulfeild was appointed in command of the {{UK-Fox|f=t}} on 7 October 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 317}} A sub-lieutenant aboard fou

...in [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan|Michael P. O'Callaghan]], to replace the {{UK-Victorious}} in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & M ...gunnery ship of the thirteen tested from the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] and {{UK-CS|6}}, scoring 51.57 versus the average 37.641.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328}}, p.

|nat=UK ...lp from aircraft from {{UK-Pegasus}} while steaming with {{UK-Lion}} and {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} ahead against a 145 foot target while steaming at full spee

|nat=UK ...iral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]], whose {{UK-BCS|1}} had been weakened by the need to hunt down the German East Asia Squ

As Captain of the ironclad {{UK-2Achilles}} he was described by ''Vanity Fair'' caricaturist 'Spy' (Sir Les When a muzzle-loading gun aboard the ironclad {{UK-1Thunderer}} exploded in January 1879 during gunnery practice, Heneage disp

...de her then the most profusely-equipped Royal Navy capital ship prior to {{UK-QueenMary}} and the [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V By 1921, ''Lion'' and {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} were equipped with nine rangefinders plus one for anti-airc

...' was commissioned at Devonport on 14 November, 1912, for service in the {{UK-BCS|1}},<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and N By 1921, {{UK-Lion}} and ''Princess Royal'' were equipped with nine rangefinders plus one

Lowry was given command of {{UK-1Ramillies|f=t}} in January, 1900.{{MackieRNW}} Thereafter, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} from 19 April, 1902 to 25 June, 1903 in the [[Home Fleet (Royal

...Navy]] as a Navigating Cadet on 15 July, 1870, and was appointed to the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} at Dartmouth, and left on 18 July, 1872, after the customa He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|

He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84| On 4 July, 1888, Slade was loaned to command the {{UK-TB60|f=t}} for manoeuvres.{{NMI|Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue '''32428''',

...196/87}}. f. 102.</ref> On 30 September he took command of the cruiser {{UK-1Diana}}. On 12 October he was given command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Ma Beatty was succeeded in command of {{UK-1Suffolk}} on 1 September, 1905, by Captain [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First

...August, 1861. After fourteen months at ''Excellent'', he was placed in {{UK-1Warrior}} in April 1863 for an additional fourteen months service. ...'']] on 16 November, 1876. On 30 January, 1877, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Hercules|f=t}} on Special Service, and served in her till 1 March.<ref>{{T

...was appointed commodore and senior officer on the West Coast of Africa, {{UK-2Boadicea|f=p}}. ...the [[East Indies Station]], assuming command on 4 June with his flag in {{UK-Bacchante}}.{{NLFeb88|p. 188}} In the course of this three years' command

...s requalified, on 5 January, 1884, he was appointed to the barbette ship {{UK-Temeraire|y=1876}} in the Mediterranean<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1187.</ ....{{ToL|Naval Intelligence|Saturday, Jul 19, 1890; pg. 12; Issue 33068}} {{UK-Camperdown}} paid off on 30 May, 1892, and Culme-Seymour paid Bridgeman ful

...Wemyss. p. 35.</ref> On 18 February, 1890, Wemyss was appointed to the {{UK-1Undaunted|f=t}} in the Mediterranean, captained by Captain [[Charles Willi ...was paid off on 29 August, and on 11 September he joined the battleship {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}} in the Channel Squadron,<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 223.<

...and of the new armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Drake (1901)|''Drake'']] in the {{UK-CS}}. ...nding the Second Division. In May, 1912, the Second Division became the {{UK-BS|2}}.

He was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Triumph}} on 5 August, 1914,{{NLDec14|p. 386}} and was in command when she ...aff to Senior Naval Officer, Mudros. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Europa|df=t}} on 15 June, 1915, still acting as Chief of Staff.. On 31 Aug

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 3 January, 1905.{{CN}} {{CatPerson|UK|1852|1925}}

...Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2007 [http://0-www.oxforddnb.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/view/article/34134, accessed 10 Sept 2012]</ref> ...training, Jackson was put in charge of Whitehead torpedo instruction at {{UK-Vernon}} in 1885. The "Whitehead" was one of the main torpedoes being used

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*[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491782.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/465010.html Memoirs and journal in the possession of the Na

...from which in the autumn of 1866 he was ordered home to take command of {{UK-Excellent}} and the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth. This may be describe ...anted some sea time to qualify him for his flag, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Monarch}} in the Channel Fleet. On 22 March, 1876, he was promoted to the

{{CatPerson|UK|1857|1914}} {{CatGeneral|UK}}

...l [[Montague Edward Browning|Montague E. Browning]], Rear-Admiral in the {{UK-BS|3}}, wrote to Vice-Admiral [[Edmond John Warre Slade|Sir Edmond J. W. Sl {{CatPerson|UK|1874|1965}}

...ble to do this in 7 minutes, 40 seconds.  The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.{{ {{CatShipArmouredCruiser|UK}}

{{UK-Hercules|f=p}} ...rs were sighted on starboard bow, through the mist, in action. Range of {{UK-Tiger}}—11,000 yards.

...nal seniorities.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34807/pages/1393 no. 34807. p. 1393.] 8 March, 1940. Those replac [[Category:Admirals of the Fleet (UK)|*]]

...7 marks. Gaunt would subsequently be appointed to join the Home Fleet's {{UK-1Colossus|f=t}} on 4 June.<ref>Gaunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D75 Gaunt next went to Somaliland, in command of the elderly {{UK-2Mohawk|f=t}}. While commanding a landing party on Durbo, Gaunt sustained

...z|27393|3|3 January, 1902}} On 5 June he was appointed Commander of the {{UK-Ariadne}} on the [[North America and West Indies Station]]. Arthur Marder He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}} on 5 January, 1909.<ref>Webb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/

He was appointed in command of {{UK-Europa}} on 1 August, 1908, also assuming command of Cruiser Division of Sp On 1 April, 1910, Woollcombe was appointed in command of {{UK-1Brilliant|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointme

He was appointed Captain of the {{UK-1Andromeda|f=t}} on 20 May, 1907.<ref>Singer Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196 He was appointed command of the {{UK-Dominion}} on 25 January 1910. In September, her practice firing somehow e

He was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Essex|f=t}} in March 1909. Stanley was appointed to command the {{UK-Pomone}} and for command of the [[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]] on 14 Au

...On 17 October, 1883, he was appointed Acting {{LieutRN}} to the gunboat {{UK-1Flirt}} on the Cape station. He was formally promoted to the rank of Lieut ...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, then com

He was appointed command of the {{UK-Juno|f=t}} on 8 May, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 334}} Phillimore was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} on 17 July, 1909.<ref>Phillimore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 1

...ational Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.</ref> and assumed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} in August.{{MackieRNW}} Phillpotts was appointed to command the {{UK-Euryalus|f=t}} on 8 February, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 311}}

...ckieRNW}} With her as his flagship, he was acting as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|2}} later that year.<ref>"The Mobilization of the Fleet" ''The Times''. On 1 September, 1913, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Temeraire}}.{{NLDec14|p. 384}}

In 1880 he went to the {{UK-1Ruby}}, a corvette in the East Indies Squadron, for two and a half years, On 7 July 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB72|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The T

On 29 August, 1881, he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-2Achilles}} in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]]. He He was appointed to the corvette {{UK-1Sapphire}} on 18 January, 1883.

...in October 1900, emerging to be appointed to the [[Channel Squadron]]'s {{UK-Arrogant|f=tp}} on 6 January, 1902.<ref>Dannreuther Service Record. {{TNA| When ''Arrogant'' paid off in May 1902, Dannreuther was sent to {{UK-Doris}}, to serve in her upon her commissioning, and was promoted to the ra

...o Britain soon enough, for he studied to qualify as a torpedo officer in {{UK-Vernon}} from 30 September 1879 until the end of the following June. He ser ...yal Navy)|Assistant Director of Torpedoes]] and was appointed captain of {{UK-1Hindustan}} until January of 1908.

...nd then on the [[North America and West Indies Station]], before joining {{UK-Powerful|f=p}}. In the South African War, he commanded a battery of naval ...4, he served as Executive Officer in the new {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}}, in the {{UK-CS}}.

...ouse, Christchurch, his father the physician, H. W. Hartford. He joined {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}} as a Naval Cadet on 15 January, 1898, ranking forty-fourth Hartford joined {{UK-1Crescent}}, the flagship of the [[North America and West Indies Station]]

...March, 1881. Issue '''30141''', col B, p. 6.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 11 January, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} In March 1901, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Furious|f=t}}, remaining in the ship for one year.{{MackieRNW}}

...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>Nicholson ...203/99}}. f. 35.</ref> From 1 September to 19 October he served in the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} as Flag Captain to Admiral of the Fleet [[Edward Hobart Se

...nd}} and {{UK-DukeOfWellington}} of the Channel Squadron before going to {{UK-Excellent}} for examinations.<ref>Allenby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42 After spending a little over three years in command of the {{UK-1Wanderer|f=t}}, Allenby was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 Januar

...First World War]]. An officer of undoubted ability, he died leading the {{UK-BCS|3}} in action at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. ..., 1886, then in the ''Minotaur'' until January, 1887, when he joined the {{UK-2Calliope}}, and in her was present at Samoa in the hurricane of 16 March,

He assumed command of the {{UK-RoyalArthur|f=t}} in January 1903.{{MackieRNW}} On 21 December, 1906, he was appointed in command of {{UK-BlackPrince}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments

...only a few months until he was appointed to command the new torpedo ram {{UK-Polyphemus}}, taking command on 25 November, 1881.{{NLDec83|p. 232}} The s ...in which a submerged torpedo tube he had designed was being evaluated in {{UK-2Severn}}.{{ARTS1887|p. 3}} The tube needed some adjustments in design bef

...the {{UK-1Swiftsure}}, flagship on the Pacific station, but moved to the {{UK-1Warspite}} in June 1890. Sueter suffered a gunshot wound to his right foo ...ars' service on the staff of the ''Vernon'' was appointed in 1899 to the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} for torpedo duties.

...December, 1886, Martin-de-Bartolomé was discharged from his first ship, {{UK-1Carysfort}} in September 1890 with fever and rheumatism.<ref>Martin-de-Bar ...February, 1892.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26307/pages/4067 no. 26307. p. 4067.] 15 July, 1892.</ref>

...899. This was followed by appointments in command of {{UK-Mermaid}} and {{UK-Cheerful}}. He was again appointed from ''Cheerful'' for a half-year in co He served as captain of {{UK-Implacable}} from May 1907 through September of the following year.

On 26 February, 1913 he commissioned the {{UK-Proserpine}} at Malta.{{NLJul13|p. 363}} ...the Falkland Islands]] on 8 December ''Invincible'' and her sister ship {{UK-Inflexible}} sank the German armoured cruisers {{DE-Scharnhorst}} and {{DE-

...fawning than average. Captain [[Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|Lake]] of {{UK-1Nelson|f=p}}, under whom Cay served from October 1884 to April 1888 descri Cay commanded the {{UK-TB85|f=t}} in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894]] and once again created the

...nese Navy]]. Upon his return he spent a year on the cadet training ship {{UK-1Britannia}}, before serving as the junior member of a committee appointed ...from 1874 to 1876. On 26 April, 1876 he was appointed commander of the {{UK-Vernon}},{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently establish

Radcliffe was appointed a Lieutenant & Commander of the {{UK-1Lynx|f=t}} on 6 January, 1900.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offici He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Drake|f=t}}.

Cowan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Boxer|f=t}} on 20 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offic He was appointed to command the {{UK-Cressy|f=t}} in August, 1909.{{MackieRNW}}

...time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. His first appointment was to {{UK-1Grafton}} on the [[China Station]], commencing from 18 August, 1896 and te On 21 October 1914, he was appointed to {{UK-1Diana}} and assumed command briefly later in the year when Captain [[Georg

...r in a number of ships through 1903, when he was performing such work in {{UK-Glory}}. He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} while in the ship on 30 Shelford commanded the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} from 22 October, 1909 through 28 November, 1910, being promoted

In 1867, Wintz saved an able seaman in {{UK-Terrible}} from drowning and was awarded a [[Royal Humane Society's Silver ...7 he would add a silver clasp to this medal for rescuing a seaman of the {{UK-1Raleigh|f=t}} who fell into the sea from aloft.

...adron]] in May of 1877. He remained in ''Achilles'' until being sent to {{UK-1Tourmaline}} for nearly two years. ...Excellent|f=tp}} in 1882, Ballard served in the {{UK-Espoir|f=t}} and in {{UK-Hecla}} before being promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1884.

...time towards the rank of {{MidRN}}. On 23 July he was appointed to the {{UK-1Agincourt|f=t}},<ref>Oliver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 319.< On 21 March, 1882, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Amethyst}} in the Brazils.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 319.</ref>

...er. || 4 March - 21 June, 1912 || Did not complete course. Appointed to {{UK-Tyne}} 6 May.

...etty free hand out of school." He passed the examination for entry into {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}} first out of batch, and with his term of twenty-three cade ...an Interpreter in French and on the 18th was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB66|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Mon

He assumed command of the {{UK-Edgar|f=t}} on 16 July, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/ He was appointed in command the battleship {{UK-Caesar}} on 21 December, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196

A minute of 23 September, 1889 while Arbuthnot was at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, records: ...UK-Hampshire|f=t}} in July 1905,{{MackieRNW}} then of the new battleship {{UK-LordNelson}} on 9 September, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 342}}

...ort Submarine Flotilla is comprised of four "A" class coastal boats with {{UK-Onyx}} acting as depot ship.{{NLApr11|p. 270''b''}} |align=center colspan=4|{{UK-Onyx}}

...rigade for garrison duties in Upper Egypt and as first lieutenant of the {{UK-Dolphin}}, served with the Eastern Sudan field force, being chosen by the G ...participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1889]], followed by service in {{UK-Volage}} in the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Training Squadron]].

...to study at [[Eastman's Royal Naval Academy]], Southsea. He entered the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} in September, 1866, having passed in forty-sixth out of si ...}} This was followed by an appointment to the composite-hulled corvette {{UK-2Active}} on 2 January, 1874.{{NLApr75|p. 128}}

...e Pacific, he also served aboard {{UK-1Warspite}} from June, 1890 and in {{UK-1Champion}} from March to May, 1892.<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA| {{UK-Redbreast}} arrived at Basra on Sunday, 15 October, 1905.{{NMI|17 Oct. 1905

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...une, 1904. He then spent a year (1904–5) in command of the ex-Chilean {{UK-Triumph|f=t}} in the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]]. His suc ...0''. p. 199.</ref> From 16 February, 1911, when he took command of the {{UK-CS|5}}, Burney was continuously on full pay for nine years.

...eorge V''. p. 8.</ref> After much controversy, the use of the corvette {{UK-Bacchante}} was eventually approved, and it was agreed that in spite of the ...rlie B.''. pp. 256-257.</ref> Beresford transferred his command to the {{UK-Caesar|f=t}} on 2 February, 1904, bringing Evan-Thomas with him.<ref>Evan-T

He quit Calshot on 12 January, 1916 and was appointed to {{UK-Tiger}} as a {{LCommRN}}, staying with her until 6 June. At the [[Battle o {{CatPerson|UK|1885|1970}}

...he Somaliland operations of 1903–4, and as [[First Lieutenant]] in the {{UK-Philomel|f=t}} he took part in the suppression of gun-running in the [[Pers On 3 July, 1906 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB81|f=t}}.{{NLJan07|p. 400}}

He assumed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} in March 1902. On 12 May, 1904, Keppel was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Implacable}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments an

...l, 1897, and on the same day was appointed to ''Victory'' for service in {{UK-Powerful|f=t}}, commissioning her at Portsmouth on 8 June 1897, for duty on {{CatPerson|UK|1856|1929}}

...ere treated with the greatest kindness by the officers and men of H.M.S. {{UK-Laurel}}, and were landed at [[Rosyth Dockyard|Rosyth]] at about 8 <small>P

{{CatPerson|UK|1829|1901}} {{CatAdmOfTheFleet|UK}}

{{CatPerson|UK|1847|1936}} {{CatAdmOfTheFleet|UK}}

*[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491800.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti {{CatPerson|UK|1825|1895}}

In June, 1868, he was chosen to be the first commanding officer of the new {{UK-1Hercules|f=t}}, which would operate as part of the Channel Fleet. His thr {{CatPerson|UK|1832|1907}}

...r, he served in the ''Raleigh'', flagship at the Cape, and commanded the {{UK-Alacrity}} in China. He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, ...y Palliser|Palliser]] on the Pacific Station.{{CN}} After commanding the {{UK-1RoyalSovereign|f=t}} in the Mediterranean from January 1900 until late in

...rles Ramsey Arbuthnot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Arbuthnot as Flag-Captain of {{UK-Orlando|f=p}}.<br><small>Photo by Herbst of Sydney.</small>]] Arbuthnot was placed in command of the {{UK-Orlando|f=t}} on the Australian Station in 1892.<ref>''The Town and Country

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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}} in November 1908.{{MackieRNW}} This was followed by command of {{UK-Niobe|f=t}} from 12 April, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Off

After serving as gunnery officer in {{UK-1Minotaur}} and {{UK-SansPareil}}, Adair was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 18 On 22 September 1902, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gladiator|f=t}}, taking command on 11 October. He took special pains to en

[[Category:Rear-Admirals (UK)|*]]

He was appointed command of the {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}} on 5 July, 1913.{{NLOct15|p. 392''l''}} In September 1916, Woollcombe was appointed in command of the {{UK-Chatham|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 29 September, 1897.{{CN}} {{CatPerson|UK|1847|1909}}

...July, 1884, he was appointed as a Lieutenant (G) on the Junior Staff at {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}.{{NLDec84|p. 255}} ...46''', col F, p. 9.</ref> but this was cancelled in favour of command of {{UK-1Sybille}}.<ref>Williams Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 56.</ref>

...onDuke}} and subsequently served as Commander in the post-1917 flagship, {{UK-QueenElizabeth}}. ...</ref> Blake's first appointment after leaving ''Britannia'' was to the {{UK-Majestic|f=t}} on 15 September, 1898.{{NLMar00|p. 270}} A month after join

...1Britannia}}. On 24 July, 1883, he was appointed to his first ship, the {{UK-1Agincourt}} of the [[Channel Squadron]]. He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} to qualify in torpedoes on 30 September 1892. In July 1894, h

He was appointed to command the {{UK-TB81}} for the July manoeuvres in 1890 and 1892.<ref>Sturdee Service Record ...7560|3525|2 June, 1903}} On 11 November he was appointed Captain of the {{UK-Bedford|f=t}}.

...[[Battle of Dogger Bank]], before being appointed as Gunnery Officer of {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} on 23, July 1915, serving there at the [[Battle of Jutland] ...917 Prickett was appointed Gunnery Commander to Vice-Admiral Pakenham in {{UK-Lion}}.{{NLDec18|p. 832}}

MacKinnon passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked fifteenth of the sixty-four cadets wh ...-Dido}}, and the {{UK-Syren|f=t}}. He then had a four-year stint in the {{UK-Russell|f=t}}, in which he was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 31 December 1903.

...s term. As a {{MidRN}} he served in the battleships {{UK-Majestic}} and {{UK-1Duncan}}. ...99}} Barely two months later on 25 January, 1907, he transferred to the {{UK-Hibernia}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Saturda

Burrough was appointed to the {{UK-1Southampton|f=t}} as gunnery officer on 12 May, 1916. This fortuitous tim Burrough served as First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer of {{UK-Indomitable}} from 13 August, 1917 to 21 November, 1918.

In November 1912, as Lieutenant (G) aboard {{UK-Cornwallis}}, he was blamed for poor results in gunlayers tests attributed ...ved as Gunnery Officer in {{UK-Agincourt}} from 10 October, 1916, and in {{UK-Thunderer}} from 26 February, 1919.<ref>Twigg Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 19

...ppointed to the {{UK-Star|f=c}} on 30 June 1908. He was appointed to the {{UK-Quail|f=c}} on 17 June 1909 for the 1909 man&oelig;uvres.<ref name=sr51/> Binney was appointed to {{UK-Blake}} for appointment to the {{UK-Itchen|f=c}} with the Home Fleet on 7 August 1909.<ref name=sr51/>

He was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} on 26 August, 1909.<ref>Chatfield Service Record. The Nati On 8 February, 1910, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1London|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments

Entered {{UK-1Britannia}} with the entry term of January, 1872 ranked 23 of 39 successfu Barton completed a one year appointment as first lieutenant in the {{UK-1Dreadnought|f=t}} when she paid off on 5 September 1894. He was appointed

In June 1902, he assumed command of the {{UK-Doris|f=t}}. Appointed command of the battleship {{UK-Britannia}} on 19 September, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 287}}

{{CatPerson|UK|1836|1912}} {{CatAdm|UK}}

He passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked sixth of the sixty-four cadets who pa Wake was appointed Lieutenant (G) of {{UK-Thunderer}} on 6 August, 1913.

....{{DreyerSeaHeritage|p. 58}} In 1908 he was appointed gunnery officer of {{UK-Agamemnon}},<ref>Henley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 44.</ref> ...ies. On 1 December, 1916, he was appointed Captain of the light cruiser {{UK-Conquest}}, which command he held until 16 May, 1917, when he was appointed

Born in Acton, Fraser gained four months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. Fraser was appointed to the {{UK-Minerva|f=t}} as her gunnery lieutenant for the Test Mobilisation. On 1 Au

...-QueenElizabeth}}, or the searchlight control hut atop the charthouse in {{UK-Benbow}} were regarded as ideal. Once more, the value of capital ship-born {{CatNat|Committees|UK}}

...{UK-Wallaroo}} ran from 17 to 24 March 1917 when he was appointed to the {{UK-Carnarvon|f=t}}.<ref>Down Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/112.|}} f. 317 In early May 1917, while in an appointment in {{UK-Carnarvon}} though not presently on board, he was selected to travel to Was

...utRN}} on 15 November, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 2}} He qualified in gunnery at {{UK-Excellent|f=p}} in 1913, becoming a Lieutenant (G) on 27 July, 1914.<ref>Ac ...unnery Officer in {{UK-Illustrious|f=p}} until late November 1915 and in {{UK-Commonwealth}} for the first four months of 1918.<ref>Acland Service Record

...ipse|f=t}} on the [[China Station]] in late 1903. He transferred to the {{UK-1Centurion|f=t}} before the end of the year and remained in her until she p Holland next served for sixteen months in {{UK-Hampshire}}, ending in January, 1907 when he underwent examinations.

...in the armour and shell experiments conducted against the old battleship {{UK-Belleisle}}. A photo of him posing with other officers aboard {{UK-Magnificent|f=p}} c. mid 1907 shows his left arm in a sling. His service r

...] on 28 November, 1890. Subsequently he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-1Dreadnought}} on 24 November. ...UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer {{UK-1Decoy}} in the [[Devonport Flotilla]].

Cayley was appointed First Lieutenant of the {{UK-1Phaeton}} on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official A He was appointed to the {{UK-1Berwick}} on 9 December, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offici

...he [[First World War]]. He was killed while temporarily attached to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Coronel]] in November, 1914. ...Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Lieutenant]] and appointed to the [[battleship]] {{UK-1Repulse}}.

...s, eight destroyers and three submarines. The pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-Triumph}} had been in reserve at the start of the war, but was quickly reco ...agship) and {{UK-Monmouth|f=p}}, the modern {{UK-1Glasgow|f=t}}, and the {{UK-Otranto|f=pt}}.

Spooner gained three and a half months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. Spooner was Gunnery Officer in the {{UK-1Abercrombie|f=t}} from 6 May 1915 until 1 May 1917.

...Issue '''32939''', col A, p. 10.</ref> In May of 1891, Beresford was in {{UK-1Undaunted}} in Alexandria, preparing to receive 300 guests for a ball when ...lag in the {{UK-Implacable}}, which had transported him from Genoa. The {{UK-Bulwark}}, flying Domvile's flag, took him to Genoa for passage home.<ref>"

...196/36.|D7578487}} f. 22?</ref> He was appointed as Flag Lieutenant in {{UK-1Repulse}} to Rear Admiral [[Charles Farrell Hillyar|Hillyar]], Commander-i He was appointed in command of the composite gun vessel {{UK-1Griffon}} on 25 September, 1877 and was commended for her "very creditable

Lent to the {{UK-1Benbow|f=t}} as Lieutenant ('''T''') for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1895]] In December 1910, he assumed command of the {{UK-Highflyer|f=t}}.

...his flag as Second-in-Command of the Channel Squadron in the battleship {{UK-Magnificent}} on the morning of 5 June, 1901, in succession to Rear-Admiral {{CatPerson|UK|1847|1924}}

...men were killed in a torpedo-handling accident on 9 February, 1897 when {{UK-Gibraltar}} was under the command of Captain [[Harry Francis Hughes-Hallett Later in 1897, his {{UK-1Sunfish|f=t}} collided with the barge ''Ellen''. He was cautioned to be m

...tober, 1886. ''Canada'' paid off on 11 November, 1889 and Coode went to {{UK-Excellent}} for Royal Naval College in early 1890.<ref>Coode Service Record ...n]] followed before Coode received a short appointment in command of the {{UK-1Redpole|f=t}} on 1 March 1898, returning to ''Algerine'' on 24 May.<ref>Co

In July 1890, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB67|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval Intelligence". ''The Times''. Frida ...ol F, p. 7.</ref> In the mobilisation of 1892 he hoisted his pendant in {{UK-TB83}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Noti

...on, at that time competed for in a special course of study, on board the {{UK-Excellent|f=t}} and at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth. In February 184 ...ointed captain of the steam reserve at Devonport, and in 1863 captain of {{UK-Excellent}} and superintendent of the Royal Naval College. On 20 Nov. 1866

{{UK-Oak|f=p}} reports that "at about 7.35 p.m. the track of a torpedo was obser Another torpedo was also reported by {{UK-Benbow}}, which was 4th ship astern of ''Iron Duke'', at 8.31 p.m. "It is

H.M.S. {{UK-Temeraire}}, ...2 miles nearer the enemy and heavily engaged. It could be seen that the {{UK-Lion}} had been hit, as smoke was coming from a hole in her side a little b

4.5 {{UK-Indefatigable}} blew up; I did not know it at the time. We continued rapid ...ng forward saw an enormous sheet of flame and a cloud of black smoke the {{UK-QueenMary}} had blown up. We steamed on into the cloud. It was pitch blac

...almost a year later, 15 March 1907, presumably having been returned to the UK when fit to travel. Appointed command of {{UK-Amethyst}} on 7 May, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 276-7}}

H.M.S. {{UK-Revenge}}, | 6.&nbsp;9p.m. || —Observed {{UK-Lion|f=p}} hit on forecastle and on fire; soon extinguished.

He was the [[Turret Officer]] in "Y" in {{UK-Revenge|f=p}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Evan+Jukes+Hughes Service Records]

{{CatPerson|UK|1830|1916}} {{CatLieut|UK}}

*[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491845.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti *[https://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/permalink.do?docId=IAMS032-003374833&vid=IAMS_V

...from a spell in ''Curlew'' for the annual man&oelig;uvres of 1892 and in {{UK-TB87}} in those of 1893,<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Monda ...ies on 8 June, 1897. Not long after, on 21 July, Scott was appointed to {{UK-Majestic}} as torpedo officer. Captain MacLeod noted on Scott leaving ''Ju

{{CatPerson|UK|1847|1925}}

{{CatPerson|UK|1861|1908}}

*[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491690.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti {{CatPerson|UK|1839|1924}}

...t}} (1890-92). The balance of his time was largely spent in work at the {{UK-Excellent|f=tp}}. ...ADM 196/87/88 claims he commanded {{UK-1Ferret}}, {{UK-1Lightning}} and {{UK-2Porpoise}}, but nothing else I find shows this to be true. I suspect a cl

On 11 June, 1891, Windham was appointed to {{UK-Howe|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments an In mid-1893, he would be praised for his work in salving the {{UK-Howe}} and getting her home.<ref>Windham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.

...from 1892 in the cruiser {{UK-Orlando}} in Australian waters, and in the {{UK-1Centurion}} and [[H.M.S. Endymion (1891)|''Endymion'']] on the China Stati ...g. He commanded the boys' training ship ''Lion'' at Devonport, then the {{UK-2Pandora|f=t}} in the reserve at Portsmouth. He was then appointed for ser

...s on matters relating to the collision between the {{UK-Camperdown}} and {{UK-Victoria}}, and the circumstances attending the subsequent sinking of the ' ...UK-1Dreadnought}}; and Captain [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]], of the {{UK-Nile}}. These officers are in substantial agreement, and their evidence is

...reported in public that the obligatory court-martial on the survivors of {{UK-Victoria|f=p}} would be held at Portsmouth. However, on 3 July, Culme-Seym

...24 August to re-qualify, and on 27 October he became Gunnery Officer in {{UK-DukeOfWellington}}. ...On 21 July he was appointed First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer of the {{UK-Forth}} until she paid off on 16 September. He was thence appointed to the

...Gunnery School]], and on 16 July he was appointed gunnery officer of the {{UK-Scylla|f=t}} for the annual manœuvres. After ''Scylla'' was paid off, Dre ...d Dreyer's name for appointment as Gunnery Officer to the new battleship {{UK-1Exmouth}}.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/44}}. f. 353.</ref>

...spent three years in this role before being appointed in command of the {{UK-2Surprise|f=t}}, vice Whyte, on 5 August, 1864.{{NMI|Monday, August 8, 1864 ...s recalled for service as "additional captain" borne on the books of the {{UK-1Octavia}}, Flagship of the East Indies Station. He was detailed to act as

{{CatPerson|UK|1831|1915}} {{CatVice|UK}}

...nearly five years, before being given command of the new screw corvette {{UK-Volage}} on 1 December, 1870. In the same month Seymour informed that the ...]].{{Gaz|26405|3001|23 May, 1893}} He reported hoisting his flag in the {{UK-SansPareil|f=t}} on 20 July, proposing to retain this as his flagship until

*[http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FPLLN Papers in the possession of Churchil {{CatPerson|UK|1866|1937}}

He was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-PrinceOfWales}} on 18 November, 1912.<ref>Dumaresq Service Record. The Nat ...Gough-Calthorpe|Gough-Calthorpe]] in {{UK-Shannon}}, operating with the {{UK-CS|2}}.<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations'', Volume I. p. 439.</ref>

...2,{{NMI|Tuesday, Jan 19, 1892; pg. 7; Issue 33538}} but was appointed to {{UK-Pilot}} on 25 March.{{NMI|Monday, Mar 21, 1892; pg. 6; Issue 33591}} On 1 July, 1892, he was appointed to the {{UK-VictoriaAndAlbertII|f=t}} along with [[David Beatty]].{{NMI|Wednesday, Jun

...t Dartmouth. He passed out on 15 January, 1902, and was appointed to the {{UK-Mars|f=t}} in the [[Channel Squadron]] from the same date, as well as being ...ilotage, and on 30 May a first class in gunnery. He was appointed to the {{UK-Caesar}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1906]] in June before taking a seco

He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in December 1900, remaining there two years.{{MackieRNW}} ...he Admiralty formally ordered Milne to return to Chatham on 29 August in {{UK-Inflexible}} and to hoist his flag at Admiralty House there on 30 August.<r

...rook''', Royal Navy (28 September, 1879 &ndash; ) was Senior Engineer of {{UK-Valiant}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. {{CatPerson|UK|1879|}}

...e''', Royal Navy (16 June, 1878 &ndash; ) was the Senior Engineer in the {{UK-Indomitable|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. {{CatPerson|UK|1878|}}

...', R.M.L.I. (8 August, 1868 &ndash; ) commanded the Marine detachment in {{UK-Benbow}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Charles+Edwin+Collard Service Records]

Woods served as Flag Commander on {{UK-IronDuke}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>Woods Service Record. {{TNA|A He was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Topaze|f=t}} on 22 August, 1916, remaining with her through the end of the

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cressy|f=t}} on 21 May, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 297}} He would hold this command After commanding the {{UK-LCS|3}} of the Blue Fleet in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1913, in November Jac

In November 1910, he assumed command of the {{UK-Arrogant|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} Keyes was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dolphin|f=t}} as {{Com2RN}} on 31 August, 1912, remaining with her until Fe

Dearden was a midshipman in {{UK-QueenMary|f=p}} who survived her destruction at the [[Battle of Jutlland]] * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=ADM+Peregrine+Robert+Dearden Service Records]

He was appointed to {{UK-QueenMary}} as Navigating Officer on 15 February, 1913.{{NLOct13|p. 364}} Strutt was fortunate to be transferred from ''Queen Mary'' to {{UK-Lion}} on 30 November, 1915,{{NLDec16|p. 395''vv''}} thus avoiding being lo

...[Mediterranean Fleet]] from 1899 to 1901, possibly with a short stint in {{UK-TB46}} in 1900.<ref name=jane>Email from grand-daughter Jane Owen Cochrane, ...e Fleet until February 1904. He then qualified as gunnery Lieutenant at {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}.<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.

...supported by a target raft and floating timber till picked up by H.M.S. "{{UK-Badger}}" shortly after 7 p.m.

On 12 December, 1895, Bradford was appointed to the new {{UK-Majestic|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Majestic|f=t}} in April, 1901.{{MackieRNW}}

In December 1899, he commissioned the new {{UK-Highflyer|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Camperdown|f=t}} on 24 September, 1902.<ref>Brock Service Record. {{TNA|AD

He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in September 1903, remaining there until mid-August of 1905. ...January, 1914.<ref>''Edinburgh Gazette'': [http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/12630/pages/7 no. 12630. p. 7.] 2 January, 1914.</ref>

From March 1902 to September 1903, he was captain of the {{UK-Albion|f=t}}. In April of 1904, Jerram was appointed to command {{UK-Russell}}, remaining in command until the end of December of the next year.

...qualified as torpedo lieutenant he served for three years in the cruiser {{UK-Imperieuse}}, flagship of the China station. On 7 July, 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB86|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Ti

...jpg|300px|thumb|right|Sir Richard Poore (right) in 1898 while Captain of {{UK-Illustrious}}.<br><small>Photograph: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</small>]] He assumed command of the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} in November 1896.{{MackieRNW}}

Campbell entered the service with the December 1860 intake term at {{UK-1Britannia}}, his examination scores ranking him sixth of thirty-four candi ...1897.{{Gaz|26856|2928|25 May, 1897}} He was appointed in command of the {{UK-EmpressOfIndia|f=t}} on 8 June.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offici

On 7 July 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB61|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Ti ...manoeuvres in 1895, De Chair was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of {{UK-Vesuvius}} on 16 October.<ref>de Chair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}

In 1909, Pound was appointed to {{UK-President}}, additional, as an Assistant to [[Director of Naval Ordnance an ...393''e''}} and commanded her at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-BS|1}}.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 43}} He wrote [[H.M.S. Colossus at the Battle of J

*[http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FANCG Papers in the possession of Churchil {{CatPerson|UK|1893|1981}}

On 30 October, 1888, Keighly-Peach was appointed to the {{UK-1Pheasant|f=tp}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointme ...1897, Keighly-Peach was in charge of the {{UK-2Bulldog|f=t}}, tender to {{UK-Cambridge|f=tp}} at Devonport at which he was lent for staff duties. He to

On 20 February, 1895, Grafton was appointed to the {{UK-1RoyalSovereign}} as Flag Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral [[Robert O'Brien FitzR He assumed command of the {{UK-Endymion|f=t}} in June 1906.

Dundas entered the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} in July, 1872, the same term as [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, In October 1904 while he was in command of the {{UK-Forte|f=t}} on the [[Cape of Good Hope Station]], the Admiralty thanked him

...{{NLJul13|p. 389}} remaining there until he was appointed command of the {{UK-Britannia|f=t}} on 6 December, 1913.{{NLDec14|p. 286}} {{CatPerson|UK|1868|1928}}

{{CatPerson|UK|1871|1945}} {{CatTorpedoOfficer|UK}}

Brand was appointed first to {{UK-Dominion}} on 15 September, 1913. ...ft ''Dominion'' on 1 December, 1915 to take up an appointment in the new {{UK-Valiant|f=t}}, which was being worked up for her commissioning.

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Endymion|f=t}} on 1 October, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 309}} In 1909, he wrote a r On 10 July 1911, Mawbey was appointed in command of the new {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}}.{{NLJul13|p. 298}}

...redbot:office0 otitle="Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. ''Britannia''" nat="UK"> {{CatBoysTrainingSchool|UK}}

On 5 January, 1911, he was made captain of the {{UK-KingAlfred|f=t}}. The appointment lasted precisely one year. On 30 June 1912, Leatham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gloucester|f=t}}{{NLJul13|p. 320}}

This '''Account of Life in {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}"' is taken from ''Commander R.N.'' (1927), by [[George Bib

...George Henry Collier]], B.A. of the [[Royal Navy]], who was on board the {{UK-Cressy|f=pt}} when that ship was torpedoed in 1914. This account is taken ...September 22, 1914, when in company with the cruisers {{UK-Aboukir}} and {{UK-Hogue}} she was torpedoed by a German submarine. My life has been spared in

...owing service in {{UK-1Agincourt}}, {{UK-1Dido}}, {{UK-Northampton}} and {{UK-Sultan}}, Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 21 August, 1 ...al Manoeuvres. He then returned to an appointment as torpedo officer in {{UK-2Boadicea}}, which had only two ancient Whitehead torpedo carriages, until

He was appointed to the {{UK-Venerable|f=t}} on 15 March, 1906.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (O Baird was appointed in command of {{UK-KingGeorgeV}} on 7 March, 1913.{{NLDec14|p. 343}}

{{CatPerson|UK|1868|1929}} {{CatGunneryOfficer|UK}}

...urce for this}} On 28 September, 1918 he took command of the battleship {{UK-Resolution}}.{{NLDec18|p. 894}} He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ramillies|f=t}} on 6 April, 1919 and then appointed the Naval Member of the

...r was Rear-Admiral [[Frank Elliott]], O.B.E., who was Gunnery Officer of {{UK-Benbow|f=p}} throughout the [[First World War]]. Mr. Clausen served as a L

...none very close. One appeared to pass between " {{UK-IronDuke}} " and " {{UK-RoyalOak}} " at 6.14, about 300 over, and burst on striking water, emitting ...eck. They eventually passed ahead of us and disappeared in the mist. " {{UK-Lion}} " was seen to be straddled once or twice. Two of our Armoured Cruis

Sub-Lieutenant Fisher was appointed to the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} on 13 January, 1896.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''Th As {{LieutRN}} (G) in {{UK-KingEdwardVII}}, as enterprising naval persons were fairly required to do,

H.M.S. "{{UK-Barham}}," ...1st B.C.S. ("{{UK-Lion}}," "{{UK-PrincessRoyal}}," "{{UK-QueenMary}}," "{{UK-Tiger}}").

''Malaya'' operated as one of the four fast battleships comprising the {{UK-BS|5}} supporting the [[Battle Cruiser Force]] during the battle.

...d]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where he served as [[Rate Officer]] in {{UK-Valiant}}. Taken from RNMN/BRAND in the Liddle Collection in the Universit

H.M.S. " {{UK-Collingwood}}," ...ahead to starboard, 19 knots, "{{UK-Collingwood}}" being second ship of "{{UK-Colossus}}" division (No. 5).

...of the {{UK-Endymion}} in February 1908, but left her to take charge of {{UK-1London|f=}} on 1 October, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 341}} In December 1909 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Cornwall|f=t}}.

He was present at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in the {{UK-Agincourt|f=t}} as Damage Control Officer, an experience which stayed with ...ms. In 1924 while in Newcastle overseeing the building of the battleship {{UK-Nelson}} he married Florence Wood. The marriage lasted 60 years until her d

On 7 July 1887, Thursby was loaned to command the {{UK-1TB45|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The T ..., 1902. He was discharged from her on 18 July, 1903, to take command of {{UK-1Cleopatra}} for manoeuvres. He was then reappointed to command ''Triumph'

...or transmitting relative bearing,{{BrooksDGBJ|p. 174}} first deployed in {{UK-Ramillies}} in July, 1917{{UKTH23|p. 27}} ...st {{UK-Ramillies}} before [[Gyro Director Training Gear]] was tested in {{UK-EmperorOfIndia}} in July 1918 and ordered widely early in 1919.{{BrooksDGBJ

In May of 1904, McClintock was serving as Lieutenant (G) in {{UK-Jupiter}}.<ref>''Joint Report of the Mediterranean and Channel Committees o McClintock was appointed to command the {{UK-Queen}} on 22 January, 1914 as flag captain to Vice-Admiral commanding Seco

Campbell was appointed to the {{UK-1London}} on 31 May 1902, serving first temporarily as gunnery lieutenant. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}} on 15 August, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 375}}

...NA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 141.</ref> On 3 January, 1903, he was appointed to {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}} for a stint that would last 18 months.<ref>Doughty Service ...9183''', col B, p. 17.</ref> On 12 April he was appointed in command of {{UK-Sutlej}} as Flag Captain.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official A

...inted in command of the ''Acheron'' class destroyer {{UK-Beaver}} in the {{UK-DF|1}} on 17 March, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 283}} Dutton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lookout|f=t}} on 9 August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 350}}

Harbord was appointed in command of the {{UK-Terrible|f=t}} on 20 July, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Off Harbord was appointed in command of the {{UK-Magnificent}} on 27 November, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (

...ed Captain and J.P.. Henry was educated at Cheam School and passed into {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}} in 1896. He passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 sixtieth out of the sixty-four cadets who pa

...om March of 1888 to August 1890 and then was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mercury|f=t}} from November, 1892 to March, 1896.<ref>Fawkes Service Record He was appointed to H.M.S. ''Victory'' on 1 July, 1896, for {{UK-Terrible}}.

Walwyn was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}} on 17 January 1919.{{NLFeb19|p. 800}} He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Spenser|f=t}} on 1 October, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 865}}

...certificate in Gunnery. He was appointed to ''Victory'' for command of {{UK-TB82}} on 11 July, 1893, for the annual manoeuvres, but owing to sickness d ...ships of the Second Division, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] and {{UK-CS|2}}.<ref>Result of Battle Practice of His Majesty's Fleet, 1910''. p. 5

...f {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1913. On 1 February, he was appointed to the {{UK-QueenMary|f=t}}.<ref>ADM 196/46. f. 145.</ref> ...f Jutland]]. After the battle, he followed Sturdee to the new flagship, {{UK-Hercules}}. On 1 January, 1917, James was also appointed for War Staff dut

...[Matthew Robert Best|The Honourable Sir Matthew R. Best]], who commanded {{UK-Royalist}} on the day. In his diary he described it as "A nevertobeforgotte | align= left | {{UK-QueenElizabeth}}

...e Director of Naval Ordnance. He was appointed Commander of the cruiser {{UK-Orlando}} on the [[China Station]] on 16 February, 1899. On 21 July, 1901, he was appointed Commander of {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}. However, he did not receive news of the appointment until th

...thur_Farquhar_Magnificent.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Farquhar as a Captain in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in alb ...Gaz|25969|4738|30 August, 1889}} On 20 December he was appointed to the {{UK-2Ajax|f=t}}, additional, for the Highlands and Islands Commission.<ref>"Nav

On 1 February, 1905, he was appointed to be executive officer in {{UK-PrinceGeorge}}. On 1 April, she collided with the German cruiser {{DE-Frie ...of the cruiser {{UK-KingAlfred}} on 7 June, 1910, and became captain of {{UK-Sutlej}} on 13 June when the flag was transferred to ''King Alfred''.<ref>"

In 1905, while appointed to {{UK-Excellent}} for experimental work, he was impressing his superior officers He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} on 29 December, 1913.{{NLDec14|p. 271}}

Backhouse gained ten months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. ...ficer on 19 February, 1903. On 7 April, 1904, he was moved over to the {{UK-Queen|f=t}} on the same station.<ref>Backhouse Service Record. ADM 196/44.

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB32|f=t}} on 7 July, 1887, for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval & Military Intellig ...y there for a single month before being appointed as first lieutenant in {{UK-1Crescent}}.<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}} f. 98.</ref> P

Faviell was appointed as {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-Banshee|f=t}} on 19 August, 1910.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offi He was appointed in commanded of the speedy {{UK-Oak|f=t}} on 13 November 1912,{{NLJan15|p. 363}} remaining with her through

In 1904, he was captain of the {{UK-Cherwell|f=tp}} when she visited Kiel and valuable intelligence on German d Shortly after, he spent three years in the {{UK-Britannia|f=t}}, ending on 18 February, 1908.<ref>Brand Service Record. {{

He was appointed as a staff officer in {{UK-Vernon}} on 12 February, 1877.{{NLJul78|p. 249}} {{CatPerson|UK|1847|1929}}

...ptember, 1873.{{Gaz|24020|4329|26 September, 1873}} He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 24 October, 1882 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} He was appointed to command the {{UK-Terrible|f=t}} on 24 March, 1898.<ref>Robinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 1

{{CatPerson|UK|1864|1929}} {{CatGeneral|UK}}

On 29 June, 1925 Roskill was appointed to the {{UK-Wistaria|f=t}} on the [[North America and West Indies Station]]. On 1 March, 1927 he was appointed to {{UK-Ramillies}} as first Lieutenant and as an acting Interpreter in French.

On 7 April, 1908, Present was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB81|f=t}}, and of her flotilla.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offic Preston was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Tartar|f=t}} on 4 January, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 382}}

As a Lieutenant, in {{UK-Aboukir}} from April, 1902 to August, 1902. Gunnery officer in {{UK-Carnarvon}} from 29 May, 1905 to 16 February, 1908.

...f {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1889. His first appointment was to the {{UK-1Dreadnought|f=t}} in the Mediterranean, lasting from mid-January, 1890 to ...oted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1912 and appointed to command {{UK-Cressy}} during the annual manoeuvres on 2 July.<ref>Brown Service Record.

In 1896 after completing an appointment in {{UK-1Rainbow}} on the [[China Station]], he was thanked for a report he'd compi ...19 May, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 299}}. In November, he assumed command of the {{UK-Challenger|f=t}}.

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Imperieuse|f=t}} on 10 November, 1890.{{NLApr91|p. 228}} ...'''35201''', col E, p. 13.</ref> In October, he assumed command of the {{UK-StGeorge|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}

In January, 1923, Leggett began a 20 month stint as captain of {{UK-Thunderer}}. *[http://iwmcollections.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030011341 Papers in the possession of the Imperial

...er''. On 12 March, 1880 he was appointed to the Mediterranean flag ship {{UK-1Alexandra}}, in which he was senior midshipman, and on 21 October, 1880, h ...ilee Review of 1887, Pakenham was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of {{UK-1TB29}}, commanding her on manoeuvres from 1 July.<ref>"Naval & Military In

...anuary, 1911, when he was appointed to ''Victory'' to commission the new {{UK-Hercules|f=t}}.<ref>ADM 196/44. f. 290.</ref> On commissioning ''Hercules ...Fleets (Royal Navy)|Home Fleets]]. He transferred to the new battleship {{UK-IronDuke}} in August in order to commission her as the new fleet flagship.<

..., col E, p. 9.</ref> On 21 May, 1904, he was appointed Commander of the {{UK-1Suffolk|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments ...committing an indiscretion by being present at a dinner, possibly aboard {{UK-Lancaster|f=p}}.<ref>Lowther-Crofton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/316.|

In July 1911, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Isis|f=t}}. On 5 December 1912, he was appointed captain of the {{UK-1Newcastle|f=t}} out of the [[China Station]]{{NLApr14|p. 349}}

Kennard was promoted to the rank of {{UK-LieutRN}} on 11 June, 1902.<ref>Kennard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/1 On 13 December, 1912, Kennard was appointed to {{UK-Lion}} to be her gunnery officer.{{NLMar13|p. 340}}

He was appointed in command of the depot ship {{UK-1Leander}} on 16 December, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 338}} ...ames Richard Maitland Makgill Crichton]], who had stranded the destroyer {{UK-1Express}} on 5 May. Maitland-Makgill-Crichton was ordered to be severely

He was appointed to {{UK-StVincent}} as first lieutenant on 16 June, 1903.<ref>Trewby Service Record ...on 13 March, remaining only until 11 July, 1906 when he switched to the {{UK-Queen|f=t}} for an appointment lasting four months.<ref>Trewby Service Reco

...53|31 December, 1889}} On 6 May, 1890, he was appointed to the gun boat {{UK-Thrush}} on the [[North America and West Indies Station]], under the comman He was appointed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} on 10 January, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 322}}

On 18 July, 1889, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB64|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Mon ...st Lieutenant and Gunnery Lieutenant ("1st and G") of the new battleship {{UK-Jupiter}} on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Ap

He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 19 May, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} {{CatPerson|UK|1858|1932}}

...rthumberland. He entered the [[Royal Navy]] in 1860, being appointed to {{UK-1Britannia}} at Portsmouth. ...S. Eclipse (1860)|''Eclipse'']]. In February, 1873, he was appointed to {{UK-Excellent}}. A Court of Enquiry was convened to probe the Lieutenant's obj

...hips would all be ill-fated: he joined {{UK-Monmouth}} in February 1912, {{UK-Hampshire}} sometime soon after, and then back to ''Good Hope'' for the Tes Cotter died at the [[Battle of Coronel]] when the {{UK-GoodHope}} was lost with all hands on 1 November 1914.{{KindellROH2|p. 31}}

...-1Suffolk}}, {{UK-1Kent}} and {{UK-Roxburgh}} before he was appointed to {{UK-Leviathan}} on 7 February, 1906.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51 ...und the same time, he was also held to blame when she also collided with {{UK-C8}}.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/146.|}} f. 149.</ref>

..., 1913{{SMNLFeb19|p. 734}} to 1 April, 1919 he commanded the repair ship {{UK-Assistance}}, which served at [[Scapa Flow]] during the [[Great War]]. On *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7917928&queryType=1&resultcount=

On 4 July, 1888, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB53|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Ti ...{Gaz|27691|4182|1 July, 1904}} In March 1905, he assumed command of the {{UK-Talbot|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}

''From''—The Commanding Officer, H.M.S. "{{UK-Erin}}." {{UK-Erin|f=p}}.

...(afterwards Lord Fisher of Kelverstone), and the {{UK-Dreadnought}} and {{UK-Invincible}}, the first ships of a new class, were laid down. On 30 Nov. 19 * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+,+Third+Earl+Cawdor Service Records]

{{CatPerson|UK|1835|1910}}

...Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.</ref> He was first appointed to join {{UK-1Resolution}} in the [[Channel Squadron]] in mid-January, 1898. In March 1905, he went to {{UK-Excellent}} to qualify as a gunnery lieutenant, emerging one year later wit

...sichore}}.<ref name=f36/> On 5 November, he was appointed as captain of {{UK-GoodHope}}.<ref name=f36/> ...ma/summary/cu80-001.shtml Liddle Hart Centre]</ref> moving on to command {{UK-BlackPrince}} on 1 February, 1906.<ref name=f36/>

...1st class certificate. After three months' leave he was appointed to the {{UK-Volage|f=t}} on 14 September 1893 in the [[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|T {{CatPerson|UK|1875|1942}}

...na of Brohemie, gazetted 21 December 1894. On 29 December he arrived in {{UK-Grafton}}. ...ed the Admiralty's displeasure in allowing discrepancies to arise in the {{UK-Imogene}}'s accounts and stores. He was required to pay for half the defic

...h Baron Saltoun. He gained two and a half months time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in May, 1903.<ref>Fraser Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/346.| ..., 1906, he served in {{UK-Victorious}}, {{UK-Albion}}, {{UK-Sutlej}} and {{UK-Glory}}.<ref>Fraser Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/346.|D7576692}} f. 344.

...Squadron]] on 29 July. At the end of October 1899, he was sent to join {{UK-1Cambrian}}.<ref>Leveson-Gower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/178.|D7603 On 6 December 1901 he was appointed to {{UK-Scout}} in the Mediterranean.

...in the same capacity. In May, while he was serving as Lieutenant (G) in {{UK-Caesar}}, Wray contributed to a Joint Report on gunnery methods being emplo ...50|25|3 January, 1905}} On 4 March, 1907, he quit {{UK-Caesar}} to join {{UK-KingEdwardVII}} as Flag Commander to Lord [[Charles Beresford]], Commander-

* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Horace+Reid+Adams Service Records] {{CatPerson|UK|1851|1914}}

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Grant was appointed to the {{UK-Lion|f=t}} on 5 June, 1915 and fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. On 19 February, 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Moorsom|f=t}}, before being appointed to the Naval Barracks at Chatham on 2

...]]. He is notable as being one of the six survivors from the sinking of {{UK-Invincible|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. ...niority to 30 January, 1905, and on 15 August, 1905 was appointed to the {{UK-Dominion|f=t}}.{{NLJan07|pp. 143, 302}}

...lity Engineering Company, Limited of London.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-45868798 BBC Story].</ref>

On 15 February, 1910, Warleigh was appointed to the {{UK-Prometheus|f=t}}, then serving on the [[Australian Station]]. ...ded a Signals and a War Course. On 4 January, 1913, he was appointed to {{UK-Ocean}}, but this lasted only until the end of the month.<ref>Warleigh Serv

...p {{UK-Jupiter}}. In 1903 he was given his first command, the destroyer {{UK-Charger}}. In February, 1904 {{UK-Leven}} collided with a lighter through what was determined to be an error

...f {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1897. On 27 May, 1898 he was appointed to {{UK-Barfleur}} on the [[China Station]] during the time of the Boxer Rebellion. ...ted those, they took him all of six days, as he was appointed to command {{UK-Vulture}} on 28 October, 1904.<ref>Stirling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/

There was also a {{UK-Berwick|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ...Captain [[Charles Holcombe Dare]] with the paid-off crew of the cruiser {{UK-Sutlej}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and

...n dreadnoughts ready at Scapa Flow and the eight pre-dreadnoughts of the {{UK-BS|3}} and five battlecruisers at Rosyth in the Firth of Forth. The battlec ...Navy)|Light Cruiser Squadron]] under his command: a sixth battlecruiser, {{UK-QueenMary|f=p}}, was undergoing maintenance. He was ordered to rendezvous w

...ecruisers with tardy, remote support from four super-dreadnoughts of the {{UK-BS|5}} engaged the five battlecruisers of the High Seas Fleet's [[Scouting ...he Beatty Papers at the National Maritime Museum, specifically those for {{UK-Indomitable}},<ref>Beatty Papers (BTY 6/6), item 3. Caird Library.</ref> [

...well be spared, and were replaced on 4th June by a field gun's crew from {{UK-1Centurion}}. ...[[Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday|Lewis S. T. Halliday]], R.M.L.I., {{UK-Orlando|f=p}}; Captain [[Edmund Wray]], R.M.L.I., Wei-hai-wei detachment; 2

On 20 August 1904, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ariadne|f=t}}.<ref>Moore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 64.</ref> ...5,{{MackieRNW}} remaining with her until he was appointed captain of the {{UK-Euryalus|f=t}} in May 1906.{{MackieRNW}}

...n [[Herbert William Richmond|Herbert W. Richmond]], then Flag Captain in {{UK-Dreadnought}}, called it at the time "a thesis on Tactics, clever & very Ir ...eappointed for War Staff duties on Beatty's staff, though he would be in {{UK-Tiger|f=p}}.<ref>ADM 196/45. f. 214.</ref>

From 6 May, 1907, to 9 January, 1908, he was appointed to {{UK-Queen}} as Intelligence Officer in the Mediterranean Fleet. *[http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FHNKY Papers in the possession of Churchil

..., {{UK-1Resolution}}, {{UK-Barfleur}}, {{UK-Powerful}}, {{UK-Terrible}}, {{UK-1Revenge}}) were listed as being equipped with Mark I.{{HFCI1909|p. 56}} B

Commander Johnstone was appointed to the {{UK-Flora}} on 11 July, 1881.{{NMI|Tuesday, Jul 12, 1881; pg. 7; Issue 30244}} * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Pearson+Campbell+Johnstone Service Records]

Lyne was appointed in command of the tug/special service vessel {{UK-Traveller}} from 28 June, 1902 to 22 May, 1903. ...V.O.) on 3 June.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34166/supplements/3600 no. 34166. p. 3600.] (Supplement) 3 June, 1

...ar-Admiral [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|F. T. Hamilton]], with his flag in {{UK-Drake|f=p}}. There were also 2 light cruisers. Rear-Admiral [[Sackville H ....) on 19 June, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28505/supplements/4588 (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588.] 19 June,

From September 1905 until sometime in 1906, he was captain of {{UK-1Renown|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} ...for just two months,{{MackieRNW}} as in March he assumed command of the {{UK-Donegal|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}

...ers.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Lieutenant Godfrey Mundy and other officers of {{UK-2Ardent}}, mid-1890s.<br><small>Photograph: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</s ...n 25 May, 1887, and on 7 July was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of {{UK-TB52}} for the Jubilee naval review.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".

...found himself in command of the {{UK-1TB21|f=t}} when she collided with {{UK-Nile|f=t}} in Malta Harbour. The incident is not mentioned in his Service He was appointed in command of {{UK-Astraea}} in the [[China Station|China Squadron]] on 1 January, 1908.<ref>R

In June, 1907, he assumed command of the {{UK-RoyalArthur|f=t}} after further gunnery and torpedo courses at Portsmouth.< He was appointed to command of the {{UK-Hermione|f=t}} on 28 October, 1909.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (

...s followed, carrying him into March of 1903 when he was appointed to the {{UK-1Superb|f=t}}.<ref>Ruck-Keene Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 451. Ruck-Keene was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bacchante}}, and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Henry Deacon Barry|Sir H

...da}}, {{UK-Bedford}}, {{UK-Sutlej}}, {{UK-Triumph}}, {{UK-1Diamond}} and {{UK-KingAlfred}}.<ref>Wharton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/22.|D7603728}} ...ted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1914. He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, in January, 1915, and made Inspecting Commander of Paravanes

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Alecto|f=t}} on 21 January, 1895 and remained in her until 26 September, 1 On 20 March, 1902, Marescaux was appointed in command of the {{UK-Pelorus|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments a

...''32114''', col C, p. 12.</ref><ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7590711 National Archives Online Catalog listing for Fyler was loaned to command the {{UK-TB59|f=t}} on 4 July, 1888 for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intellig

...(N) until paying off on 14 March, 1892. On 21 July he was appointed to {{UK-Tribune}} for the annual man&oelig;uvres, and on 15 August he was appointed ...d to {{UK-Mersey}}, Coastguard ship at Harwich. He was appointed to the {{UK-1Blonde|f=t}} on the Cape Station on 10 September, where he remained until

He served as commander in {{UK-Nile}}, {{UK-Niobe}} and {{UK-Hogue}}. A rather dismal inspection of ''Hogue'' by Rear-Admiral Henderson He was appointed command of {{UK-Hyacinth|f=t}} on 10 January, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 329}}

...be in command for so short that he took command of his next vessel, the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}}, later that same month. On 7 December, 1906, Hickley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Highflyer|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointmen

...ndidates who passed the examination for naval cadetships and entered the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} at Dartmouth as a {{NavCadRN}} on 15 January, 1876.<ref>"N ...the torpedo course, obtaining a 2nd class certificate in June, and on to {{UK-Excellent}} for the gunnery course, where he again obtained a 2nd class in

...atty|Sir David Beatty]] and Battle Cruiser Fleet staff on the fo'csle of {{UK-Lion}}, 1916. Left to right: Unknown, Commander [[Sidney Robert Bailey|Sid ...fredbot:office0 otitle="Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Force" nat="UK">

{{CatPerson|UK|1874|1920}} {{CatComm|UK}}

...Temporary {{SubRNR}} on 24 March, 1915. On 20 April,he was appointed to {{UK-Alcantara}} for duty with Prize Crews.<ref>Howell-Price Service Record in o ...{{UK-Titania}} for instruction in submarines. In June, he was placed in {{UK-G6}}.<ref>Howell-Price Service Record in our PDF of Beswick Service Record.

...of Verulam on 28 September, 1904. On 20 December, 1910 was appointed to {{UK-PrinceOfWales}} to be Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral [[John Jellicoe]]. H * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Bernard+Buxton Service Records]

In April 1898, however, he was placed in command of the new {{UK-Niobe|f=t}}, a unit of the [[Channel Squadron]]. The cruiser was the scene Appointed to command {{UK-Russell|f=t}} on 19 February, 1903.{{NMI|Monday, 9 February, 1903. Issue '

...Tipperary}}, {{UK-1Turbulent}}, {{UK-1Fortune}}, {{UK-Sparrowhawk}}, and {{UK-1Ardent}} were lost, and six others are not yet accounted for.<br>No Britis

...He was complimented by Captain Rawson for being "good at plans" while in {{UK-1Alexandra}} in 1884-1885. ...home. On 22 July, he was appointed to {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}}, moving to {{UK-Venerable}} on 4 November, 1902. While in ''Venerable'', an A.B. drowned,

From October 1876 to June 1878, Finnis was at {{UK-Excellent}} for various courses. During this time he earned a First Class C On 21 April, 1883, he was appointed to the Senior Staff of {{UK-Cambridge|f=p}}, gunnery ship at Devonport.{{NLDec84|p. 254}}

On 15 March, 1897 Duncan was appointed to the {{UK-1Sealark|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments On 5 July, 1898 Duncan joined the battleship {{UK-Howe}} for a summer cruise.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official A

Kingsford was appointed to {{UK-Imperieuse}} on 29 March 1891. He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} o In March 1902, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Furious|f=t}}.

...ld next serve in the turret ship [[H.M.S. Wivern (1863)|''Wivern'']] and {{UK-Britomart}}, in which the condition of the bilges was to draw him censure i ...do course at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, Alington was appointed in command of the {{UK-Satellite|f=t}} on 12 December 1884. He was re-appointed for five (three?)

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Phaeton|f=t}} on 8 June, 1897.{{NMI|Wednesday, 12 May, 1897. Issue '''352 ''Phaeton'' collided with the {{UK-Thrasher|f=t}} on a foggy night on 19 August, 1897 as both were en route to

...s of "Special Service" (or "Q") ships, employing [[:Category:Depth Charge (UK)|depth charges]], bomb-throwers, non-directional hydrophones, Indicator or ...name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Director of the Anti-Submarine Division" nat="UK">

...Station, in the vacancy caused by the death of Lieutenant Huntley of the {{UK-Cherub|f=t}}.{{Gaz|23487|2235|13 April, 1869}} Henderson was appointed in command of the {{UK-1RoyalSovereign|f=t}} in December, 1895.

...ritannia}}. He was first appointed, additional, to ''Narcissus'' in the {{UK-CS}}, on 17 August, 1893. In September 1895 while serving in the {{UK-1Undaunted|f=t}} on the China Station, Reinold was deprived of one month's

*[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491688.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti {{CatPerson|UK|1842|1918}}

...1902}} On 10 June, 1903, he was appointed to {{UK-Excellent}}, for the {{UK-1Narcissus}},<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments an He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} on 1 April, 1905.<ref>Story Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/3

Cardale was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-1Agamemnon}} on 5 August, 1887.{{NLFeb88|p. 192}} In October 1888, the Adm ...ng, as President of a Court Martial regarding the negligent stranding of {{UK-1Turquoise|f=p}} in April, Captain [[John William Brackenbury|Brackenbury]]

He served in {{UK-1Monarch}} and [[H.M.S. Implacable (1795)|''Implacable'']]. {{CatPerson|UK|1839|1914}}

{{CatPerson|UK|1841|1911}} {{CatAdm|UK}}

On 24 August, 1888 Ewart was appointed to {{UK-Rupert}} as gunnery officer.<ref>Ewart Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} ...1904, he relieved [[Frederick Robert William Morgan]] in command of the {{UK-Doris|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}

...omoted to {{LieutRN}} on 9 March, 1876{{NLJul84|p. 23}} and appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84| He was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB72|f=t}} and additional to the {{UK-Pembroke}} for torpedo duties on 30 October, 1888.<ref>Foley Service Record

In February 1904, he assumed command of the {{UK-Astraea|f=t}} on the China Station. He would stay with her until shortly af He served as captain of the {{UK-Irresistible|f=t}} from June 1906 until some time the following year.

*[http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/Dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=NCC3CL01&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCm {{CatPerson|UK|1843|1906}}

He was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Hannibal|f=t}} on 27 April, 1900.<ref>Russell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 19 {{CatPerson|UK|1850|1928}}

together with irritation at the interruption due to {{UK-Invincible}}'s smoke, out of action from a portion of 6-inch shell from {{UK-Monmouth}} entering here.

In July 1901, he was appointed to command {{UK-TB81}} and was placed in command of the Portsmouth Flotilla for the annual ...November, 1906, he was appointed in command of the submarine depot ship {{UK-Mercury}} and as [[Inspecting Captain of Submarines|Inspecting Commander of

...isasterous". By the time the flotilla limped into Portsmouth behind the {{UK-1Rattlesnake|f=t}} in late May, fully eleven of the twenty-four boats had b {{CatPerson|UK|1840|1893}}

...UK-TB77}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]] and was sent to join the {{UK-1Collingwood|f=t}} in the Mediterranean and promoted to the rank of {{Lieut ...{{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}}. After six months, he was placed in command of {{UK-Greyhound}}.

...nceived by Lieutenant (T) [[John Rickards Middleton|J. R. Middleton]] of {{UK-Hercules|f=p}}.{{ARTS1913|p. 30}} ...ott Brothers]]. In 1914, one was being "hastened" to sea for testing in {{UK-IronDuke}}, which had been fitted for the trial. It was acknowledged that

A single Chaytor instrument was tested in {{UK-Dreadnought}} in 1910, but was "adversely reported on, on account of the di

...d me that he was on the bridge when the first news of the first contact ({{UK-1Galatea}}-{{DE-Elbing}}, I think) came in and went down to tell the admira

...e}}, {{UK-StVincent}}, {{AU-1Australia|f=p}}, {{UK-KingGeorgeV|f=p}} and {{UK-PrincessRoyal}}. The device was described in the ''Handbook for Torpedo Co

...}, {{UK-IronDuke}}, {{UK-Lion}}, {{UK-Marlborough}}, {{UK-Barham}}, and {{UK-1Orion}}. The device was described in the ''Handbook for Torpedo Control,

...the captains of {{UK-KingGeorgeV}}, {{UK-1Orion}}, {{UK-Hercules}}, and {{UK-1Neptune}} were directed to return their sextant-type rangefinder to the ma ...ting in {{UK-Shannon}}, {{UK-1Orion}}, {{UK-Defence}}, {{UK-Antrim}} and {{UK-Excellent}}.{{AWO1914|219 of 31 July 1914}}

...George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'']] classes, as well as {{UK-Thunderer|f=p}}, though the Mark III* T.C.Ds. did receive a new disc. User ...plied to the destroyers, destroyer depot ships and "P" boats attached to {{UK-Vernon}}, and two of the three discs in flotilla leaders were modified by a

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Achilles}} on 16 April, 1901, ending on 31 May, 1901.<ref>Inglefield Servi He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Antrim|f=t}} on 24 June, 1905.<ref>Inglefield Service Record. The National

{{CatPerson|UK|1871|1955}} {{CatComm|UK}}

...e {{UK-1Hood}} from 3 January, 1905 to 24 June, 1905 when he was sent to {{UK-1NewZealand}}. He remained in ''New Zealand'' until she paid off on 17 Jun ...> Before leaving ''Bellerophon'', Usborne's gunners tied for first with {{UK-Dreadnought}}'s at a prize firing, scoring 18 hits out of 40 rounds fired a

...1915, Captain (D) [[Wilmot Stuart Nicholson|Wilmot S. Nicholson]] of the {{UK-DF|10}} had suggested that the system be adapted for torpedo control. Unde ...-31. I am not sure that the port and starboard facet applies to any but {{UK-1Inconstant}}}}

...ne'' were attached to the {{UK-Vernon}}. ''Hardy'' was attached to the ''{{UK-Excellent}}''. |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Topaze}}

...=fredbot:officecaptD otitle="Captain (D), Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK"> ...fredbot:officeFGO otitle="Gunnery Duties, Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">

Tyrwhitt was appointed to {{UK-Excellent|f=p}} on 25 October, 1890.{{NMI|Wednesday, Oct 22, 1890; pg. 7; I {{CatPerson|UK|1856|1907}}

...J. S. Dove]] of {{UK-RoyalSovereign}}, Lt. [[Hugh Clausen]], R.N.V.R. of {{UK-Benbow}}, as well as civilian mechanical engineers [[George Keith Buller El {{CatNat|Committees|UK}}

In mid-1913, she was servicing {{UK-SF|4}} in Portsmouth.{{NLJul13|p. 280}} ...l submarines, at Dover from September 1914 until it was re-designated as {{UK-SF|5}} in September 1916. She continued to oversee the flotilla's [["C" Cl

{{CatPerson|UK|1831|1899}} {{CatGunneryOfficer|UK}}

...e on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in September, 1904 and joining the {{UK-Swiftsure|f=t}}.<ref>Renouf Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/254.|D7605009}} He was appointed Lieutenant ('''T''') of the dreadnought battleship {{UK-Conqueror}} on 1 May, 1914.{{NLNov17|p. 392''p''}}

...pt=29 September, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 279}}|end=31 August, 1909|note=lent to {{UK-Edgar}} in June, 1909}} {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...he night of 27 April, 1908, ''Attentive'' struck both {{UK-Welland}} and {{UK-Gala}} on night manœuvres near the Outer Gabbard Light Vessel, sinking the ...ce Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 496.</ref>|note=and as {{Com2RN}} of {{UK-LCS|3}} for manoeuvres|end=August, 1913}}

...''Ruby'' paid off on 9 October and on the 10th he was appointed to the {{UK-1Cleopatra|f=t}} in the same squadron. He passed his Seamanship examinatio ...ointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser {{UK-Columbella}} in the {{UK-CS|10}}.

...the German submarine {{DE-U9}} in the North Sea. The ships, part of the {{UK-CS|7}} (also known as Cruiser Force C) of the [[Southern Force]], were unde ...Rear Admiral [[Henry Hervey Campbell|Henry Campbell's]] {{UK-CS|7}}, the {{UK-SF|7}} and the [[First Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|First]] and [[Third

===Captain's Report, H.M.S. "{{UK-Valiant}}"=== 55. At 6.7 p.m. the Grand Fleet in sight. Observed "{{UK-Marlborough}}" leading First Division, bearing Red 10° about three miles.

In mid-August 1912, ''Charybdis'', {{UK-Astraea}} and {{UK-Juno}} were contributing to congestion in Chatham Dockyard, and were to be ...{TNA|ADM 196/37/1534.|D7578754}} f. 1410.</ref>|note=transferred out to {{UK-1Furious|f=p}}}}

...and a trawler arrived, joined later by the ''City of Cambridge'' and the {{UK-2Tartar|f=t}}. Collectively the men were removed by lifeline, though one m {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

{{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

On 6 May 1902, ''Hawke'' collided with the {{UK-Syren|f=t}}. A Court of Enquiry concluded that no one was to blame in the {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...ock'' class, engaged with "A", "P" and "X" turrets off the port side. ''{{UK-Indomitable}}'' targeted the fourth vessel owing to her position in rear of ...PrincessRoyal}}, {{UK-Tiger}}, {{UK-NewZealand}}, {{UK-Indomitable}} and {{UK-Inflexible}}.

...|Salwey]] reported on tests between {{UK-Europa}}, {{UK-1Alexandra}} and {{UK-Juno}} during the "Peace Manœuvres" (naval manoeuvres) of 1899 in which Ma ...ks of doubled antenna wires were allowing {{UK-Canopus}}, ''Hector'' and {{UK-Jaseur}} to reliably converse across twelve miles. Wireless telegraphy now

* {{UK-Albemarle}} * {{UK-1Exmouth}}

On 7 July, 1887, Colmore was loaned to the {{UK-1TB41|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The T He served as First Lieutenant under Captain Curzon-Howe in the {{UK-1Cleopatra|f=t}} on the [[North America and West Indies Station]]. With a l

...ith eleven months' seniority at the end of 1883. His first ship was the {{UK-1Minotaur|f=t}} of the [[Channel Squadron]], appointed 4 January, 1884. In October, he was appointed to {{UK-1Opal}} which was operating at the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Afri

The Colonial Office expressed thanks for the assistance {{UK-Sappho}} rendered during riots in British Guiana in 1905-6.<ref>Hodges Serv In July 1910, he relieved [[Spencer Allen Hickley]] in command of the {{UK-Doris|f=t}}.

...rheumatism. He was not fit until May of 1896, and he was discharged to {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}. ...ed the life of leading seaman Joseph Brailey who had gone overboard from {{UK-Iphigenia|f=p}}. Meade was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 Octobe

Bethune was found largely to blame in the loss of {{UK-Caribbean}} on 26 September 1915. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Victorious|f=t}} on 23 November, 1915.{{NLNov17|p. 398''u''}}

...eared of blame in the incident, as the destroyers were all darkened, and {{UK-Arun}}'s captain, [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Reginald Tyrwhit Paton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cherwell|f=t}} on 10 September, 1907.{{NLApr10|p. 293}}

...ficer of the [[Royal Navy]], best known for his notorious command of the {{UK-Argonaut|f=t}} from 1900 to 1904. Cherry was appointed in command of the {{UK-Argonaut|f=t}} on 19 April, 1900.{{NLJan01|p. 225}}

Gained seven months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1889.<ref>Asser Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44 On 9 April 1900, he was invalided from {{UK-2Phoenix}}, afflicted with "Chronic Diarrhœa." He was sent home by contra

...out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July 1887. On the 30th, he was appointed to {{UK-1Raleigh}} on the Cape of Good Hope Station.<ref>Mackenzie Service Record. Mackenzie was appointed to {{UK-Orlando}} on the Australia Station on 15 August, 1892. On 24 June 1893 he

...3, Leake was appointed Captain of {{UK-Amethyst}} and Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|8}}.{{NLJul13|p. 276-7}} On 1 October he transferred to {{UK-Pathfinder}}, retaining command of the flotilla.<ref>Leake Service Record.

...891. Issue '''33366''', col C, p. 8.</ref> He joined the training ship {{UK-1Britannia}} on 15 July as a {{NavCadRN}}. ...ointed Commander (Executive Officer) of the {{UK-Cornwallis|f=t}} in the {{UK-BS|4}} on 13 August.{{NLApr13|p. 297}}

...entered the service via the training ship ''Worcester'', having entered {{UK-1Britannia}} on 10 December, 1891 and passed out on 14 January, 1892. ...bring Moreton with him as first Lieutenant when Bacon assumed command of {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}}.<ref>Moreton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/141.|D8121108

...RN}} on 1 January, 1894 and returned home. He was appointed to join the {{UK-Raleigh|f=t}} on the [[Cape of Good Hope Station]] on 26 February, subseque ...feild finally broke this barrier when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Crescent|f=t}} in January, 1910.

Myburgh gained six months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. ...tenant Myburgh had displayed a want of judgement after {{UK-Wizard}} and {{UK-2Starfish}} collided on 3 February 1903.<ref>Myburgh Service Record. {{TNA

...iggle]], Neston Diggle was awarded twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. Diggle was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB92|f=t}} on 1 November, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 400''a''}}

...f {{LieutRN}} on 22 January, 1888. Appointments in {{UK-1Valorous}} and {{UK-Reindeer}} followed.<ref>Ogilvy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 415 Ogilvy assumed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} in February, 1906.

...ench. On 1 February, 1905 he was appointed as Lieutenant (G) and (I) in {{UK-Euryalus}} on the [[Australia Station (Royal Navy)|Australia Station]], but ...ry appointment at {{UK-Excellent}} and then a role as gunnery officer in {{UK-Cressy}}, dated from 13 March, 1906.<ref>Townsend Service Record. {{TNA|AD

Miller gained five months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. Miller was appointed in command of the {{UK-Edgar|f=t}} on 21 February, 1911. 17,000 undeclared cigarettes were discov

...lf months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. He was appointed to {{UK-Jupiter}} in the Channel in mid January, 1903. He remained in her until sh ...t}} to qualify in gunnery on 6 August, 1910. In mid-June 1911 he joined {{UK-Racehorse}} for the annual manoeuvres, and on 13 September received his Lie

...pointed first to the {{UK-Monarch|f=t}} on 19 November, 1889 and then to {{UK-Rodney}} on 14 May, 1890. ...{{UK-2Galatea}} in April of 1895. In September, he was appointed to the {{UK-Ringarooma}} on the Australia Station.<ref>Grant-Dalton Service Record {{TN

He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 16 June, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} Campbell was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB22}} on 18 March, 1886.{{NLJul86|p. 257}}

He was appointed to {{UK-Imogene|f=p}} for navigation on 10 May, 1893. On 25 August, 1894, she grou Hughes-Onslow assumed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} in March of 1910.

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Pegasus|f=t}} on 1 December, 1913.{{NLDec13|p. 354}} He was obliged to str ...destroyed, he was appointed in succession to the {{UK-Fox|f=t}} and the {{UK-Hyacinth|f=t}} for service, initially as “Officer Commanding, Zanzibar, i

...from the last, {{UK-Teviot}} on 22 March, 1910, he was appointed to the {{UK-Russell|f=t}}.<ref>Parry Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 34.</ref> Parry was appointed in command of the {{UK-Staunch|f=t}} on 3 December, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 378}}

...e served in {{UK-1RoyalSovereign}}, {{UK-1Crescent}}, {{UK-2Active}} and {{UK-1Revenge}}.<ref>Domvile Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576635}} f. 46 ...u|f=p}} as gunnery lieutenant on 28 July. He left her when appointed to {{UK-Leviathan}} as gunnery officer on 2 May, 1905.<ref>Domvile Service Record.

Stopford was appointed in command of the {{UK-Leviathan|f=t}} on 16 June, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offi He served as captain of {{UK-Glory}} from February 1904 until October of the next year.

...isted his mother as his guardian when he joined the January 1892 term at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}. In May of 1904, he was serving as Lieutenant (G) in {{UK-Venerable}}.<ref>''Joint Report of the Mediterranean and Channel Committees

...ia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1889|July 1889]] intake term at the {{UK-1Britannia|f=tp}}, scoring lowest of 48 candidates on entry with 871 marks. Withers was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Active|f=t}} in April 1916, and fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]]

...K-Bulwark}} for one year. In early 1914, he was appointed additional to {{UK-1Leander}} for command of reduced T.Bs. and T.B.Ds..<ref>Hornell Service Re ...6/44/435.|D7576628}} f. 437.</ref> He was only there ten days before he {{UK-Laforey}} fought on the periphery of a substantial night action of 26-7 Oct

In 1911, an inspection of {{UK-1Mohawk}} concluded that excessive amounts of liquor were being consumed.<r ...d in command of the new {{UK-1Phoenix|f=t}} on 11 May, 1912, joining the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 356}}

In August 1916, he assumed command of the {{UK-Bellona|f=t}}. In February 1917, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Caledon|f=t}}.

...upon joining the Navy. He gained twelve months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July, 1892. As a sub-Lieutenant, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Leander|f=t}} on 24 July 1897.<ref>Longden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/

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She was commissioned at Malta on 5 March, 1931 to serve with the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul31|p. 290}} ...commissioned at Malta on 11 September, 1932, this time to serve with the {{UK-SF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJan33|p. 293}}

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Upon joining the fleet on 21 July 1917, she joined the {{UK-DF|15}} to help escort convoys out of Lough Swilly, despite a minor fault i In early August, she and {{UK-Rapid}} were tasked to search for the culprit in torpedoing and sinking a v

...{UK-DF|11}} in February, 1918{{SMNLFeb18|p. 12}} and sometime that year, {{UK-Tormentor}} collided with her; ''Tormentor's'' Lieutenant-Commander [[Perc ...ted along with the Eleventh's other "V"s and "W"s to the newly-fashioned {{UK-DF|1}}.{{SMNLMar19|p. 11}}

In 1918, ''Tormentor'' collided with {{UK-Walker}}, and Lieutenant-Commander [[Percy John Helyar]] was told to be mor ...was appointed in command on 29 October, 1927 and was then to transfer to {{UK-Whitley}}, but I am unable to identify him.{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Nov 02, 19

The ship was re-commissioned on 21 July, 1933 with the {{UK-ASF|1}}.{{NLJul34|p. 280}} ...ef stint as Local Defence destroyers based on Alexandria, {{UK-Rowena}}, {{UK-Torrid}} and ''Thruster'' paid off into Reserve at The Nore on 11 June, 193

''Portia'' was assigned to the [[Grand Fleet]]'s {{UK-DF|15}} in November, 1916, as it was just reaching a useful strength.{{SMNL {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

In April, 1916 ''Onslow'' was assigned to the newly-created {{UK-DF|13}}.{{SMNLApr16|p. 12}} ...screened the {{UK-BCS|1}} as one of twelve destroyers operating with the {{UK-DF|13}}.{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}}{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}}

On 13 January, 1917, {{UK-Ophelia}} collided with ''Norman''. {{UK-Ophelia}}'s captain [[Gordon McLeod Cameron|Cameron]] was informed in unusu {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

''Norseman'' joined the {{UK-DF|13}} in November, 1916.{{SMNLNov16|p. 12}} She transferred to the {{UK-DF|14}} in February 1918 with five other of the Thirteenth's "M" class dest

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...7604750}} f. ?.</ref>{{INF}}|precBy=New Command|note=transferred out to {{UK-Paragon}}}} ...0/191.|D7604603}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 902}}|note=transferred in from {{UK-Paragon}}}}

''Oriana'' joined the {{UK-DF|13}} upon completion, joining some time in October, 1916. This flotilla ...t of Devonport. In October, she was one of six destroyers loaned to the {{UK-DF|3}} for about a month. She returned to the Fourth to ride out the end o

...one of the 14 [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] of the {{UK-DF|11}}.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

''Nonsuch'' joined the {{UK-DF|12}} in March, 1916,{{SMNLMar16|p. 12}} and operated with it at the [[Ba {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...dward S. Graham]], one of six [[Harwich Force]] destroyers screening the {{UK-BCS|2}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 10, 47}} ...July, 1916]], a running night action where she, {{UK-Melpomene}} and the {{UK-Canterbury}} pursued a superior force of German destroyers.

...s selected as an [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M class T.B.D."]] to join {{UK-DF|3}} as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a [[Wireless Telegrap ...n, Coast of Ireland Station, operating out of Buncrana, returning to the {{UK-DF|6}} in November 1917.

{{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...moved out to {{UK-DF|3}} in January,{{SMNLJan15|p. 11}} and then to the {{UK-DF|10}} in March, 1915.{{SMNLMar15|p. 14}} {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...e [[Harwich Force]]. Around October 1915, the formation was renamed the {{UK-DF|9}}. ...], she operated as one of six [[Harwich Force]] destroyers screening the {{UK-BCS|2}}.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 10}}

''Lark'' joined the {{UK-DF|3}} upon completion, one of those supporting the First Fleet. She took ...'Lark'' was one of eight Harwich destroyers which assisted the torpedoed {{UK-Marlborough|f=t}} on this day, joining her at 11 a.m..

In mid-1913, she was in the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 342}} {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

There was also an 27 knotter of 1895 named {{UK-1Spitfire}}. ''Spitfire'' was ordered to join the {{UK-DF|4}} upon commissioning.{{NLJul13|p. 377}}

...ough mid-1916, she being one of seven ''Acasta'' class destroyers of the {{UK-DF|4}} that saw action during the [[Scarborough Raid]] on 16 December 1914, ...lecruiser.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 307}} On 2nd June, she was taken under tow by {{UK-Nonsuch|f=p}} to [[Aberdeen]]. She made Aberdeen with the assistance of a

In mid-1913, with the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 387}} On 22 July 1914, ''Tigress'' collided with the {{UK-Sandfly|f=t}} due to the ''Sandfly'' being in the wrong position.<ref>Coate

In early 1913, she was with the {{UK-DF|1}}, attached to First Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 316}} ...g too large an alteration of course after ''Forester'' collided with the {{UK-Archer|f=t}} in 1915.<ref>Legge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/170.|D760

She was serving with the {{UK-DF|1}} in July, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 356}} {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

In mid-1913, she was with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 347}} On 5 February 1918, ''Mosquito'', {{UK-Grasshopper}} and {{UK-Pigeon}} were escorting a convoy when the Anchor Line/Cunard troopship SS '

In mid-1913 she was active with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 365}} Some time prior to September 1914, she was moved to the {{UK-DF|5}} in the Mediterranean.

In mid-1913, she was operating with {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 373}} ...on 6-7 August, 1915, ''Scourge'' worked with five other ''Beagles'' and {{UK-Arno}} to tow troop barges in.{{HardLying|p. 113}}

In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 373}} ...a shell in her boiler room when working with five other ''Beagles'' and {{UK-Arno}} to tow troop barges in.{{HardLying|p. 113}}

...fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Wolverine'' (1910)|fate2=w/{{UK-Rosemary}}{{DittColl|p. 61}} A later {{UK-Wolverine|f=p}} was launched in 1919.

In mid-1913, was with {{UK-DF|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 369}} {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...RN}} [[Harold Victor Dundas]], ''Harpy'' collided with the training ship {{UK-1Caroline}}.<ref>Dundas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7603125}} In mid-1913, she was part of the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 322}}

In mid-1913, ''Saracen'' was with {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 372}} War having broken out, in 1914, {{UK-1Tartar|f=p}} collided with ''Saracen'' while crossing her known line of pa

...in his first ship, the {{UK-KingAlfred|f=t}} before being placed in the {{UK-KingEdwardVII|f=t}} on 19 January, 1909.<ref>Lockhart Service Record. {{TN ...h was upgraded to Third Class on 1 January 1914. Lockhart served in the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}} from her commissioning in 1914 through 11 December, 1917, seein

...the first phase, she underwent progressive, comparative trials with the {{UK-1Speedy|f=t}} and in the second, she simulated a 120 mile sortie to take up {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...was one of ten Rivers expected to arrive at Portsmouth in order to have {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} install wireless telegraphy equipment in them.{{NMI|Saturday, {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

In 1917, she collided with {{UK-TB104}}. {{LiCRNR}} [[Ernest Kirkbank Irving]] was cautioned.<ref>Irving S ...f. 322.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]], though possibly in {{UK-Haughty}}}}

{{UK-Wizard}} and ''Starfish'' collided on 3 February 1903. A Court of Enquiry ...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon

...(Palmers' first 30 knotter) and 30 tons more than the recently-delivered {{UK-Myrmidon}}.{{ToL|Trial of the Syren|11 Sept. 1901, p. 8}} On 6 May 1902, ''Syren'' collided with the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} while under the command of Lieutenant [[Herbert Meade]]. A Cou

In late 1904, ''Lively'' collided with {{UK-Haughty}} during manoeuvres. Commander [[Charles Penrose Rushton Coode]] w In mid-1913, ''Lively'' was operating with the {{UK-DF|7}}, a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 340}}

...aid off into the Dockyard Reserve on 8 March and her crew turned over to {{UK-Leven}}, which would replace her in the Instructional Flotilla.{{NMI|Friday On 23 January, 1901, ''Bat'' led six other destroyers (plus {{UK-Leven}}, who sortied later) of her flotilla from Devonport to Kingstown. T

...yacht ''Goshawk'' came to assist, taking the wounded men to the cruiser {{UK-Australia}}.{{ToL|Serious Accident in a Destroyer|Saturday, July 22, 1899, In mid-1913, she was serving in a patrol flotilla, the {{UK-DF|7}}.{{NLJul13|p. 289}}

...y, Jul 10, 1909; pg. 9; Issue 39008}} By September, she was a tender to {{UK-Vernon}} and being used for wireless instruction. She was to have her boil {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...' joined the Devonport Reserve. She and ten other "Rivers" followed the {{UK-Skirmisher|f=tp}} from Plymouth on 21 August for a practice cruise along th In mid-1913, she was serving in the {{UK-DF|9}}.{{NLJul13|p. 335}}

In March 1910, she was one of eighteen destroyers of the {{UK-DF|5}}, which was itself part of the Third Division, Home Fleet. ...la became a component of the [[Dover Patrol]] before leaving to join the {{UK-DF|7}} in April, 1918. The Seventh operated as part of the East Coast Forc

She and {{UK-Ure}} arrived at Sheerness with ten torpedo boats on 13 July, 1905.{{NMI|Fr In march 1910, she belonged to the {{UK-DF|4}}, which was part of the Third Division, Home Fleet.

In 1908, ''Banshee'' collided with {{UK-Boxer}} through the fault of Lieutenant-in-Command [[Basil George Washingto {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...nuary 1907, she and seven other "River" and "30 knotter" T.B.D.s. of the {{UK-DF|2}} arrived in Portsmouth from Sheerness.<ref>"Naval Appointments." ''T ...as to be the cruisers {{UK-Natal}}, {{UK-Cochrane}}, {{UK-Minotaur}} and {{UK-1Achilles}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London,

...hile the two destroyers made their way back to Devonport under escort of {{UK-Liffey|f=p}}.{{NMI|Wednesday, Aug 30, 1905; pg. 4; Issue 37799}} In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-DF|3}}.

In mid-1906, ''Exe'' was part of the {{UK-DF|2}}, which in turn was supporting the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Chann ...nuary 1907, she and seven other "River" and "30 knotter" T.B.D.s. of the {{UK-DF|2}} arrived in Portsmouth from Sheerness.<ref>"Naval Appointments." ''T

...official report of the exercises, she seems to have been replaced by the {{UK-1Hasty|f=cp}}. ...nder [[William Douglas Paton]] was cleared of blame in the incident, and {{UK-Arun}}'s Commander [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Reginald Tyrwhi

...hereafter to the {{UK-DF|3}}. Then, on 1 May, 1912 she moved into the {{UK-DF|5}}.<ref>Allen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 408.</ref> In mid-1913, active with the {{UK-DF|9}}.{{NLJul13|p. 352}}

''Wizard'' collided with {{UK-2Starfish}} on 3 February 1903. A Court of Enquiry found that the Lieutena ...Renshaw|appt=early 1901{{NLMar01|p. 314}}|note=temporary, in command of {{UK-1Hunter}}}}

...-six [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|"River" class destroyers]]. She and {{UK-Test}} were bought far later than the other "Rivers". In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-DF|9}} &mdash; a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 378}}

...g. 1897, p. 4}} In the end, {{UK-1Rocket}} replaced ''Sparrowhawk'', and {{UK-Charybdis}} rather than ''Blenheim'' acted as escort.{{NMI|23 Aug. 1897, p. ...nuary 1907, she and seven other "River" and "30 knotter" T.B.D.s. of the {{UK-DF|2}} arrived in Portsmouth from Sheerness.<ref>"Naval Appointments." ''T

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In 1908, {{UK-Banshee}} collided with ''Boxer'' through the fault of the first ship's Lie ...ley|appt=18 March, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 287}}|end=|note=this is indicated as {{UK-Gleaner}} in his service record}}

...miralty's severe displeasure. A second collision in March 1904 with the {{UK-Osprey|f=t}} drew a similar rebuke.<ref>Spicer-Simson Service Record. {{TN Also in approximately 1904, ''Vixen'' was in a collision with {{UK-1Skate}}.

She and ten other "Rivers" of the Devonport Reserve followed the {{UK-Skirmisher|f=tp}} from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 for a practice cruise alo ...e left Malta for Corfu with eight other destroyers under the lead of the {{UK-Hussar|f=t}}.{{NMI|Thursday, July 3, 1913, Issue 40254, p.6}} On 4 July, t

In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-DF|7}} &mdash; a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 378}} ...903|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]; his service record indicates {{UK-Violet}}}}

...men on the bridge and the ship struck a breakwater. With steering lost, {{UK-Bruizer}} tried unsuccessfully to tow her to keep her clear of the rocky co ...ell is acknowledged. Dormer's appointment was initially to have been to {{UK-1Spitfire}}, but this was cancelled. I am at a loss to find my basis for i

...in the loss of seven of the twenty men from ''Itchen'', {{UK-Kale}} and {{UK-Ure}} aboard.{{ToL|The Naval Misphap off Granton|Tuesday, May 20, 1913, Iss {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

In October, 1913 {{UK-TB10}} collided with ''Zephyr''. The torpedo boat's Lieutenant & Commande ...April, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 398}}|end=20 July, 1906|note=also in command of {{UK-Rocket}}}}

She and ten other "Rivers" of the Devonport Reserve followed the {{UK-Skirmisher|f=tp}} from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 for a practice cruise alo ...hile the two destroyers made their way back to Devonport under escort of {{UK-Liffey|f=p}}.{{NMI|Wednesday, Aug 30, 1905; pg. 4; Issue 37799}}

...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...-six [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|"River" class destroyers]]. She and {{UK-Stour}} were bought far later than the other "Rivers". In mid-1913, ''Test'' was with the {{UK-DF|9}} &mdash; a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 384}}

...ull-power trial in the Gulf of Patras, near Greece. {{UK-Kangaroo}} and {{UK-Exe}} came alongside her on both sides to try to sling her, but bulkhead co {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon She and {{UK-Kestrel}} arrived at Sheerness with ten torpedo boats on 13 July, 1905.<ref

{{UK-1Snapper}} was commissioned at Chatham in late February 1901 to replace ''A She and ten other T.B.Ds. of the Devonport Reserve followed the {{UK-Skirmisher|f=tp}} from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 for a practice cruise alo

On the evening of 27 September, 1901, ''Fairy'' and {{UK-Vigilant}} collided in Devonport Harbour while taking up moorings. Able se In mid-1913, ''Fairy'' was with the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 311}}

In mid-1913, she was serving in the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 297}} {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...ng from Chatham to join the Home Fleet. In a possibly related incident, {{UK-Rother}} was struck by a steamer.{{NMI|Thursday, June 17, 1909, Issue 38988 In mid-1913, serving in the {{UK-DF|9}} &mdash; a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 396}}

...e {{UK-Virago}} on 10 August 1897 for the Pacific Station, tender to the {{UK-1Phaeton|f=t}}.{{NMI|Wednesday, Aug 04, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35273}}{{NMI|Sat ...el breakwater and gun mountings removed, and her crew transferred to the {{UK-2Sparrowhawk}} for passage to the Pacific, the latter destroyer having been

...ervice Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 441.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-Virago}} from 24 January, 1910}} {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

{{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

On 30 January, 1903, ''Orwell'' collided with the {{UK-Pioneer|f=tp}} in Corfu Channel while under the command of Lieutenant [[Per In mid-1913, active with the {{UK-DF|7}}.{{NLJul13|p. 351}}

...ervice Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 441.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-Whiting}}, both ships in reserve}} {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

{{UK-2Swordfish}} was commissioned at Chatham on 6 January, 1899 by Lieutenant a ...allard'' was to then be replaced in the Medway Instructional Flotilla by {{UK-2Sturgeon}}, {{NMI|October 9, 1901, Issue 36581, p.8}} her Lieutenant and C

In mid-1913, active with {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 351}} ''Ostrich'' collided with the {{UK-Concord|f=t}} on 19 February, 1917. Captain [[William Douglas Paton|Paton]

In March 1904, ''Osprey'' was involved in a collision with {{UK-Vixen}}, whose Lt. in Command [[Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson]] was told to In mid-1913, active with {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 351}}

...had already been ordered placed into commission to replace the disabled {{UK-Surly|f=p}} at [[Milford Haven]].{{NMI|Friday, Aug 09, 1895; pg. 3; Issue 3 ...rpedo Flotilla left harbour, consisting of {{UK-Banshee}}, ''Lynx'', and {{UK-1Ferret}} for a ten day cruise in the English and Irish Channels.{{NMI|Thur

{{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

In mid-1913, ''Thorn'' was with the {{UK-DF|7}} &mdash; a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 385}} {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...resisted insinuations that ''Salmon'' was too far behind his next ahead, {{UK-Haughty}}. Her lamps were also examined to determine if they were not brig ...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon

...{NLNov05|pp. 267, 269}} By mid-1906, this formation would be dubbed the {{UK-DF|1}}. By March 1910, she was in the {{UK-DF|4}} which was part of the Third Division, Home Fleet.

...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

...had increased to 12 T.B.Ds. and the formation had taken the name of the {{UK-DF|1}}. By March 1910 she was with the {{UK-DF|2}}, operating as part of the First Division, Home Fleet.

The crew of {{UK-Haughty}} turned over to ''Swordfish'' at Chatham on 4 March, 1897.{{NMI|5 ...by Lieutenant and Commander [[Alan Cameron Bruce]] to take the place of {{UK-Mallard}} in the [[Medway Instructional Flotilla]].{{NMI|Saturday, Jan 07,

In April, 1911, she was with the {{UK-DF|5}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLApr11|p. 381}} In mid-1913, she was operating with {{UK-DF|7}} &mdash; a patrol flotilla, having been there since at least August,

In late 1906, {{UK-Proserpine}} collided with ''Cynthia'' and Commander [[Alan Cameron Bruce|B In March 1910, she was part of the {{UK-DF|4}}, which was in turn part of Part of the Third Division, Home Fleet.

...e left Malta for Corfu with eight other destroyers under the lead of the {{UK-Hussar|f=t}}.{{NMI|Thursday, July 3, 1913, Issue 40254, p.6}} On 4 July, t {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}}

In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 316}} With some ambiguity, it somehow seems that ''Flying Fish'' and {{UK-1Spiteful}} shared commanders Nicholson and Sparks.

...was one of ten Rivers expected to arrive at Portsmouth in order to have {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} install wireless telegraphy equipment in them.{{NMI|Saturday, ...as to be the cruisers {{UK-Natal}}, {{UK-Cochrane}}, {{UK-Minotaur}} and {{UK-1Achilles}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London,

...3''', col E, p. 12.</ref> He was found responsible for a collision with {{UK-1Peterel}} in 1904. Though he received a favourable inspection of the dest ...arvon}}, crediting the Lieutenant with thereby avoiding a collision with {{UK-Devonshire|f=p}}.<ref>Bowring Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/66.|D760285

...as to be the cruisers {{UK-Natal}}, {{UK-Cochrane}}, {{UK-Minotaur}} and {{UK-1Achilles}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, In mid-1913, she was with the {{UK-DF|9}}.{{NLJul13|p. 349}}

She and ten other T.B.Ds. of the Devonport Reserve followed the {{UK-Skirmisher|f=tp}} from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 for a practice cruise alo In mid-1913, she was active with {{UK-DF|6}}, a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 339}}

...e left Malta for Corfu with eight other destroyers under the lead of the {{UK-Hussar|f=t}}.{{NMI|Thursday, July 3, 1913, Issue 40254, p.6}} On 4 July, t She was with the {{UK-DF|4}} during the Test Mobilisation of July 1914.

She, {{UK-Flirt}} and {{UK-Hecla}} of the {{UK-DF|4}} were paid off on 30 April 1912 and re-commissioned the following day In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-DF|6}} &mdash; a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 378}}

...e left Malta for Corfu with eight other destroyers under the lead of the {{UK-Hussar|f=t}}.{{NMI|Thursday, July 3, 1913, Issue 40254, p.6}} On 4 July, t ...al destroyers that went to the aid of the mined {{UK-Ocean|f=t}}, seeing {{UK-Chelmer}} rescue 500 men.{{HardLying|pp. 77-8}}

In mid-1913, she was with the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 319}} ....|D7602718}} f. 441.</ref>|note=seemingly, appointed out the same day to {{UK-Dasher}}}}

On 11 April, 1907, she collided with {{UK-Colne|f=p}} in the English Channel. The two damaged vessels returned to Do In mid-1913, ''Falcon'' was with the {{UK-DF|6}}.{{NLJul13|p. 311}}

...officer {{LieutRN}} [[Thomas Henderson]] relieved and packed off to the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}} with the stinging comment that he was unsuitable for indep ...trofitting existing tubes in this way, but that the {{UK-1Fearless}} and {{UK-RobRoy}} and future ships should have their tubes built with this feature,