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

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

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

Thus science continues to present to us more and more frequently its practical side; and thus every branch of human ...parted, but we are anxious to point out the possible result which seems to us well worthy of being kept in view.

...inflict heavy damage on the enemy even under conditions most difficult for us and most favourable to him. At the same time these conditions have shown we ...enemy ship was fired after 1 1/2 minutes, while the fourth salvo from our ship was fired at 4 minutes. This shows that the enemy have a system of ranging

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

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

...in the dockyard and the new dreadnought {{DE-Baden|f=p}}, the first German ship with 15-inch guns, was still working up.{{MarderFDSFII| p. 437}} ...arship is a trade off between speed, firepower and protection. The British capital ships at Jutland had heavier guns than the Germans, but the German ships we

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

...ted on for extending the periods for which ships were hired? Would he have us forget the shameful violation of contract in the supply of preserved meats; ...reme need, will hold the same relation to them as the owners of a derelict ship hold to exacting volunteer salvors. Besides the inefficiency and eventual e

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

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

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