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...[[Battlecruiser|battlecruisers]] completed in 1908 and 1909 were the first ships of their type. ==Ships==

...class]] battleships completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1912-13. She was lost to a mine north of Ireland on 27 October 1914. She commissioned at Portsmouth on 21 October 1913 for service in the [[Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second Battle Squadron]] of the [

...bot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Royal Oak'' (1914)|fate2=by U-47 in Scapa Flow ...more than one occasion. The ship became the centre of worldwide attention in 1928 when her Captain and Commander were Court Martialled for petulant grie

...ustrate their making naval use of it. All battleships were required either in the Grand Fleet or on patrol duties, so a new class of ship, with a shallow ...ch had been ordered by the Greeks for the battleship Salamis then building in Germany. Now that the British had commenced their blockade of Germany, the

...he Falkland Islands]] and the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she was sunk in action on 31 May, 1916. ...tion, namely electrically powered mountings for the 12-inch guns - a first in British naval construction. She was fitted with two turrets each built by

...n Stafford|Edward S. Fitzherbert]], Captain Superintendent, Contract Built Ships, Clyde District, was present on behalf of the Admiralty.<ref>"The Launch of ...capa on 6 November.<ref>Parkes. p. 557.</ref> On the tenth the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet, Admiral [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|

...in event of violence in the Spanish struggle with the revolutionary forces in Cuba. ...on Roads bound for Key West, arriving on the 15th. She was joined there by ships of the North Atlantic Squadron on maneouvers, then left Key West on 24 Janu

...ring the [[First World War]] and being promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} in 1919. ...d bleacher, and Mrs. Jane Jackson, née Tee.<ref>Copy of birth certificate in the Jackson Papers. National Maritime Museum. JAC 1-3.</ref>

...k Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Sturdee]] was appointed Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South Pacific. The Northern boundary of his stat ...ssued Fighting Instructions on three sheets of foolscap paper, which read, in part:

Report on Action of 31st May 1916. :The attached report on the Action of 31st May 1910 is submitted in accordance with the above-quoted signal.

...n required to view article.</ref> Herbert had first developed an interest in joining the navy when, at the age of ten, he had visited Portsmouth. He at ...As a torpedo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-Majestic}}, flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channe

...and only succeeded to the Wilson Baronetcy after the death of his brother in 1919. ...e entered the navy in 1855, and was immediately employed on active service in the Black Sea during the later stages of the Crimean War.

...ly remembered today for being killed at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916, in which he led most of his [[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Cruise ...the customary foreign service leave he was appointed to the ''Minotaur'', in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]], on 27 October. The

...of a committee to revise the navy's signal book and later served as Second-in-Command of the [[Portsmouth Signal School]]. ...n 1912 he was promoted to Flag Rank and from 1913 to 1915 was Rear-Admiral in the [[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Squadron]], before be

...IWM SP 1703.jpg|thumb|right|350px|H.M.S. ''Orion'', flagship of the Second-in-Command, Second Battle Squadron, leads ''Monarch'', ''Conqueror'' and ''Thu ...Bart.]], at the end of 1912. Upon the outbreak of the [[First World War]] in August, 1914, the First Fleet was redesignated the [[Grand Fleet]].

...N. (8 July, 1883 &ndash; 5 February, 1931) was a pioneer of naval aviation in the [[Royal Navy]] and had an exremely active flying career during the [[Fi ...t}} he took part in the suppression of gun-running in the [[Persian Gulf]] in 1909–10.

...ginia, on 23 April, 1895, Captain [[William Clinton Wise|William C. Wise]] in command. ...ually felling members of the "black gang" who had to carry out their tasks in the ship's engine and fire rooms.

...2 and the first of a British naval squadron since the Battle of Grand Port in 1810. ...merce-raiding in the Pacific. Spee left the German colony at [[Tsingtao]] in China, once Japan entered the war on Britain's side.

Enclosure № 1 to Submission № 1415/0022 of 20/6/16 from C-in-C. Home Fleets. ...your Flagship, [[H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)|H.M.S. ''Iron Duke'']] during the Action with the German High Sea Fleet off the Coast of Jutland on the 31st May 191

...[[Evan Campbell Bunbury|Evan C. Bunbury]] was the torpedo officer, located in the Conning Tower on the Mess Decks. * {{SubRN}} [[Roger Prideaux Selby|Roger P. Selby]] was in the {{TS}}

...ommander in Chief, and each Commodore of the First Class being a Commander in Chief, is to be allowed to nominate ''two'' Naval Cadets on his appointment NAVAL CADETS must not be under 12 nor above 14 years of age. They must be in good health, fit for Service, and able to write English from dictation, an

* 6-in control officer Lt. [[Alexander Stuart MacKay|Alexander S. MacKay]], R.N.R. ...n (Royal Navy)|5th Battle Squadron]] had come down to join us in the Forth in their place. It was the first time the 5th B.S. had come out with the batt

...nclosure to Enclosure No. 4 to Submission No. 1415/0022 of 20/6/16 from C.-in-C. Home Fleets. ...report that at 6.54 p.m. on the 31st May, the ship was struck by a torpedo in the Diesel engine room. At the same time a periscope was observed by witne

...killed when that ship was sunk by an internal explosion in [[Scapa Flow]] in 1917. ...anuary, 1887. On passing out on 6 December, 1887 he gained 12 months time in recognition of his good performance.

...ish command and retire from the Navy in December of that year, dying early in 1917 at the age of fifty-six. ...on 9 July, 1878.{{NLDec78|p. 199}} On 10 July he passed as an interpreter in French.<ref name=Record1383/>

...an article written by {{AdmRN}} [[Frederic Charles Dreyer]] which appeared in the May 1930 issue of ''[[The Naval Review]]''. (Vol. XVIII. No. 2.) ...en we go about in your country, Mr. Balfour," he continued, "and are shown in the midst of many war activities the various great works which have been co

...e]] at a joint meeting of the Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian Club, in Toronto on 8 December, 1919. uninvited guest. But why I am in Toronto I really do

...e flashes from their guns were clearly visible, the direction in which the ships were steaming was uncertain and no enemy was visible. Vice-admiral then ordered the Battle Cruiser Squadron to take station in sequence of fleet numbers, which reversed the positions, and the order then

...with your signal, I have the honour to submit the following report on the action of 31st May, as far as H.M.S, "Agincourt" was concerned. ...e Cruiser Squadron and firing at the enemy, but the flashes of these enemy ships' guns only came into sight through the mist one at a time.

...She was converted into a training ship and was renamed H.M.S. ''Mariner'' in January 1878, then H.M.S. ''Atalanta'' two weeks later. ...265 men and boys. This was ''Atalanta's'' third training voyage and early in the cruise yellow fever broke out and the captain decided to run for Bermud

...he EVAN-THOMAS PAPERS, Add. MSS. 52504 at the British Library. Reproduced in ''The Beatty Papers'' '''Volume II''', pp. 475-477. ...er Report. I retired in September 1919 & went over to Canada. I returned in December, and desiring a personal copy, called on my old chief, Capt. [[Joh

2. On 31st May at 5.10 p.m., the Fleet steaming S.E. by S. in organization 5 disposed to Starboard, the signal was made for Light Cruiser ...oyal Navy)|2nd Cruiser Squadron]], were abaft our starboard beam, steaming in a N.N.W. direction, when one of them blew up.

...Papers. National Maritime Museum. BTY/6/17/5.</ref> which is reproduced in a volume of Beatty's letters published by the Navy Records Society.<ref>''B ...ock and Commander Egerton have been absent from the meetings on leave, but in view of the importance of certain lessons being promulgated without delay,

...signal of to-day, I have the honour to submit the following report on the action of 31st May—1st June. | 6.29. || " Royal Oak " opened fire with 15-in. guns on the same 3 funnelled cruiser. Fired 4 salvoes, the first salvo fi

[[Eric James Patrick Brind|Brind]] was serving in [[H.M.S. Malaya (1915)]] during the Jutland battle. ...d as usual zigzagging to avoid a possible Fritz. The 5th Battle Squadron,(in the order of Barham, Valiant, Warspite, Malaya) were about 50 N. of Sir Dav

I <small>HAVE</small> the honour to forward the following report on the action with the German fleet on 31st ultimo. | At 5.46 p.m., || when steering S. 50° E. in columns of divisions line ahead, disposed abeam, one mile apart, (Organisat

...ce in January 1917 has enough context to be useful. Its data is reflected in the pages for the [[:Category:Royal Navy Formations|formations]] described. ...ies run daily from 20 May to 23 August, 1915, and then becomes more sparse in their flow. They carry through to 26 April, 1919.

'''The Admiralty''' was an article published anonymously in the June, 1870, issue of ''Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine''.<ref>pp. 763-77 ...each week; and their decisions, which were at once minuted, were paramount in every branch. The branches being superintended each by a member of the Boar

...x}}I <small>HAVE</small> the honour to forward the following report on the action with the German [[High Sea Fleet]] on 31st May 1916, and ...rative of events as they appeared from the Control Officer's point of view in the Gun Control Tower.

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...you that "Inflexible" left Scapa Flow at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, 30th May 1916, in company ...pher}}," "{{UK-1Shark}}," and "{{UK-1Acasta}}." This Squadron, which left in advance of the main fleet, which sailed shortly after, under the command of

...lier [[Mark III Dreyer Table|Mark III table]], and probably first deployed in 1915.<ref name=Brooks176>Brooks. ''Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Ju ...rators.jpg|thumb|512px|'''Mark I Dreyer Table as it would have been crewed in 1918''' ]]

...m; padding-right: 10em; text-align: left; color: gray; ">—signal hoisted in H.M.S. ''Lion''</div> The '''Battle of Dogger Bank''' was fought in the [[North Sea]] on 24 January, 1915 the British sortied to intercept a Ge

...concerted operation of some consequence was attempted against the Germans in the Helgoland Bight … According to the information that has reached the A The '''Battle of Heligoland Bight''' was the first naval action of [[Great War]], fought on 28 August 1914 near the island of Heligoland ne

...Germans sent minesweepers up to 100 miles from Heligoland almost every day in an attempt to clear them. They were normally escorted by light cruisers an ...er squadron. The {{UK-BS|1}} of six battleships and eleven destroyers was in a supporting position several hours steaming away.{{MarderFDSFIV |pp. 300-1

...attle of Jutland]] continues to be an interesting and controversial topic, in part because of technical arguments surrounding British gunnery and the eff ...technical function of fire control systems on the strengths and weaknesses in British gunnery are inappropriate.

...ces where transcription are particularly uncertain are footnoted. Numbers in parentheses that may have been part of their cataloguing have been removed. ...> of which the following are Copies, have been received from the Commander-in-Chief and the Rear-Admiral on the China station, relative to the attempted

...t by battlecruisers of the German fleet against British East Coast targets in the early morning hours of 16 December, 1914. ...as soon as he received the permission of the German Emperor, Wilhelm II. In the aftermath of the German naval victory at the [[Battle of Coronel]] on 1

...designed primarily to act as destroyer leaders in the North Sea. Two were in service at outset of war, followed soon by the remaining six.{{UKTHVol4Part <div name=fredbot:ships>

...den]] was 2nd in Command of the Battle Squadron.<ref name=Bacon168q>Quoted in Bacon. ''Earl Jellicoe''. p. 168.</ref></blockquote> ...tween fleets was a pure lottery, more particularly if destroyers took part in it.<br><br>During these exercises I received a wireless message from the Ad

...'s '''First Cruiser Squadron''' was created when the {{UK-CS}} was renamed in December 1904.<ref>"The Distribution and Mobilization of the Fleet" (News). ...Henry Adair|Charles H. Adair]] succeeded Scott as Rear-Admiral Commanding in September, 1908.<ref>"Admiral C. H. Adair" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. T

...bably sunk.<br>The exact number of enemy destroyers disposed of during the action cannot be ascertained with any certainty, but it must have been large.<ref> ...ld have tried to go on fighting instead of legging it for home.<ref>Quoted in Bacon. ''Earl Jellicoe''. p. 306.</ref></blockquote>

...Naval Ordnance]] within the first month, staying in that post until April in 1917. This tenure provided him a valuable perspective on the navy's decisi ...cordingly I took over in the next few days, making arrangements for a room in Jermyn Street & to live at the Club [Army and Navy].

...o a science, and the rules effectively created an algorithm to be followed in correcting the fall of shot. ...strongest emphasis on the fact that nothing less than absolute perfection in drill and organisation and condition of materiel can be accepted if full va

...Baronet|Sir Arthur K. Wilson]] in particular, has generally been ridiculed in the historiography&mdash;Steiner and Neilson, for example, refer to “the ...enter>The Right Hon. H. H. A<small>SQUITH</small>, M.P., Prime Minister (''in the Chair'').</center></p>

...hat judicious liberties with the truth might have been warranted, at least in initial accounts, as continuing efforts were made to discover and enumerate ...cretary to the Board of Admiralty made the following announcement, printed in ''The Times'':

...leus Crew]] vessels, it was re-designated as the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in April, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments an ...where its roster of destroyers grew to enormous levels, reaching 50 ships in July, 1918.

...name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Amphion'' (1911)|fate2=in North Sea ...ion''''', completed in 1913, was the first ship of the [[Royal Navy]] lost in the war.

...opic from the files held at The National Archives, Kew, and presented them in a chronological order. At the end is a look at the historiography on the i ...particularly of "Q" turret, since most hits occur on this central part of ships.

...orpedoed and sunk by 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 ...turn. 1,459 officers and men were killed. As a direct consequence, large ships of the [[Royal Navy]] were ordered to leave torpedoed and mined consorts to

...onour to report as follows on the action of 31st May 1916. All times shown in this report are G.M.T., and all courses are true. ...g strength of the enemy's wireless signals, it became evident that we were in close contact with some part of the German Fleet. By 3.45 p.m. hands were c

...another detached to screen the {{UK-BCS|3}}. {{UK-Engadine|f=t}} operated in a detached manner.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 46}} command during the action on 31st May 1916.

...dible value and merit to serious students of fighting ships. While it has in recent years moved ...s to Warship are many, but it is the rare heavy-hitter who is not featured in the editions. Prominent among them are John Jordan, Pierre Hervieux, John

...) '''Cecil Henry Fox''', C.B., (27 May, 1873 &ndash; 1963) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. ...following a round of examinations in late November, 1885.<ref>"Cadetships In The Navy." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Dec 05, 1885; pg. 8;

The {{UK-LCS|2}} operated in a screening role for the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutlan ...pton'' with enclosures from the captains of the other three light cruisers in his formation.{{UKJutlandOD|pp.175-184}}

He is not the same person as [[Francis Powell]], who served in the navy earlier. ...Frank Powell gained eight months time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July of 1892.<ref>Powell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/242.|D7603028}} f

...m; padding-right: 10em; text-align: left; color: gray; ">—signal hoisted in H.M.S. ''Lion''</div> ...Dover Strait''' was a small forces night action fought October 26-27, 1916 in the Dover Strait.

...llowing report on the engagement which took place on the 8th December 1914 in so far as it concerns H. M. Ship under my command. - ...ight approaching from the southward, and shortly after that more smoke was in sight beyond these vessels.

[[Hubert Edward Dannreuther]] was notably the gunnery officer in {{UK-Invincible|f=p}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], and one of the few surv ...Dannreuther he has been selected for the Senior Officers technical course in Portsmouth.

...pers of Vice-Admiral [[Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar|Kenneth G. B. Dewar]] in the possession of the National Maritime Museum, London. ...n the North Sea 1914-16, notes and plans of the Scarborough Raid Destroyer Action 16 Dec 1914, an exercise book containing statistical information on the Bat

...e rank of ''Kapitänleutnant'' and served in the corvette ''Carola'', then in the ''Militärisch Atbteilung'' (Military Department) of the [[Imperial Nav ...e coast defence ship ''Ägir'' and the cruiser ''Hansa''. He participated in the Boxer Rising, and on 7 May, 1900, was promoted to the rank of ''Kapitä

...xplosion of mines or torpedoes contributed to the loss of the ships. In 2 lost at Coronel the magazines were <u>probably</u> a contributory cause. ...ed cases in the magazines, the magazines being open to the handing room in action.

The '''Dover Patrol''' was a [[Royal Navy]] command based in [[Dover]] and [[Dunkirk]]. ...otecting in the poorly sheltered waters of Dover Harbour. This placed him in an uncommon position for a naval commander: asking that people stop sending

...fore planned for 22 April. Submarines were positioned to attack any German ships that came north. Three days before the operation was to take place it was d ...after the light cruiser {{DE-Graudenz|f=p}} struck a mine and other German ships reported spotting submarines.{{UKNSMonoXVI|pp. 9-10}}

...the battle and sustained heavy losses in the night action, losing 5 of 19 ships when it met elements of the [[High Sea Fleet]] unexpectedly at short range. The flotilla was represented in the battle as follows:{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 432}}{{UKJutlandOD|p. 44}}

The {{UK-DF|12}} screened the [[Grand Fleet]] in the battle, working with the {{UK-DF|4}}. ...)|"M" class destroyers]] and two leaders, their commanders given as listed in the ''Official Despatches'':{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 432}}{{UKJutlandOD|p. 45}}

The composition of the {{UK-DF|11}} in the [[Battle of Jutland]] was 14 [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class des appeared to justify the opinion that they were enemy ships ;

The {{UK-DF|13}} participated in the [[Battle of Jutland]] with ten destroyers (plus two temporarily attache ** {{UK-Nestor}} (lost), {{CommRN}} [[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|E. B. S. Bingham]]

...the papers of Admiral [[Herbert William Richmond|Sir Herbert W. Richmond]] in the possession of the National Maritime Museum, London. ...ation to the trade defence of the Empire in the future', with a note added in pen dated 30 August 1916.

...n''', D.S.O., R.N. (24 May, 1881 &ndash; 24 February, 1941) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. His career would be highlighted by command of destroye ...i-slaving work, as in November, 1902 his service record states that he was in command of a captured slaver dhow which had been given the delightful monik

...''', M.V.O., R.N. (26 April, 1888 &ndash; 27 January, 1924) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. He was known as "Kit" to his friends. Born in Lindfield, Sussex.

...volume of ''Naval Science: A Quarterly Magazine, etc'', which was printed in London, edited by [[Edward James Reed|E. J. Reed]], C.B.. ...progress than there is here space to devote to it; but the mind cannot be in a condition for study of this kind which shuts out the historical aspect of

...d.<ref>See, for example, Harley, Simon (August, 2016). ‘A Distinct Point in Modern Naval Tactics’. ''The Mariner's Mirror''. '''102''' (3): 325-330.< ...that crossed out in the original typescript pages. The appendix mentioned in the War Orders was not attached to this draft and its whereabouts are unkno

...le [[Hugh Culling Erskine Childers|H. C. E. Childers]] on Admiralty Reform in the House of Commons on 18 March, 1872. ...ery ingenious suggestion—namely, that it had something to do with turret-ships; that he had differed with the Admiralty, but that the Board preferred a qu

...'''Frederick Rodgers''' (3 October, 1842 &ndash; 3 November, 1917) served in the [[United States Navy]]. ...he Navy from its founding through the early Twentieth Century. He was born in Maryland, the son of Colonel of US Volunteers Robert Smith Rodgers, and was

...lass patrol craft''' were ordered for the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] in 1918, only sixty of which were completed between 1918 and 1919. <div name=fredbot:ships>

...a submerged torpedo tube and to oscillate around a preset depth under the action of a small electrically driven propeller without use of mooring cables. ...in and 21-in diameters) for testing,{{ARTS1913|p. 76}} and issued a report in 1914.{{ARTS1914|pp. 67-70, Plates 38-41}}

...ncess Margaret''''' was an ocean liner taken up for service as a minelayer in the [[Royal Navy]]. ...ship, {{UK-PrincessIrene}} was also employed in the same capacity, but was lost to an explosion after a short career.

...=GBR-cats|V.C.|D.S.O.}} (4 January, 1890 &ndash; 30 December, 1968) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. For much of his career, at least through January 1921{ For a man who would deliver such personal fortitude in action, his evaluations as a young sailor during the [[Great War]] are amongst the

...leet (Royal Navy)|Home]] and [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel]] Fleets in company with the {{UK-CS}}. ...ractice since at least 1901. Some of the ships participating were already in full commission, whereas others were to be completed to full complement, an

...Rodney Phillott''', R.N. (11 June, 1891 &ndash; 26 December, 1915) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. ...n under trial. He also invented with Teasdale-Buckell a device to protect ships against mines. This invention was promising enough that his estate would l

.... I did not enjoy working in these environments. I got much more working in JME3, but this did not seem like the place to be, either, as I would have t ...Unity3D], and things have been much better. With demonstrable networking in place, I consider the present work to be a prototype of [[Sim:WTF|With the

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