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...ourse.jpg|thumb|right|450px|A group portrait of Commanders and Captains on the War Course which began in September, 1902. From left to right, standing: [ ...and then at Portsmouth. Branch war colleges were located at Devonport and the Nore.

...yal Navy (28 September, 1857 &ndash; 16 May, 1938) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...on 18 October. He was appointed to the frigate ''Ariadne'', which cruised the Atlantic and Mediterranean for a year.<ref>Bayly. p. 18.</ref><ref>Bayly S

...In 1912 he was dismissed in acrimonious circumstances by [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] [[Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill|Winston Churchill]] and wen He entered the Royal Navy as Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman Simpson.

[[File:Wemyss Orpen.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss, portrayed as an Admiral.<b ...during the [[First World War]], followed by his elevation to the position of [[First Sea Lord]] in 1917.

[[File:May, IWM Q 80193.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir William H. May.<br><small>Photograph: © IWM (Q 80193).</small>]] ...er, 1930) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] in the period leading up to the [[First World War]].

...t, 1867 &ndash; 2 April, 1925) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. ...d Mary, daughter of the Honourable Richard Watson, M.P. and grand-daughter of Lewis Watson, Second Baron Sondes.

...et Sir Arthur K. Wilson (seen as a Vice-Admiral).<br><small>Image: Library of Congress.</small>]] ...fused a Peerage and only succeeded to the Wilson Baronetcy after the death of his brother in 1919.

[[File:Callaghan, NPG x65163.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir George A. Callaghan, 1918.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery ...tant an influence on Royal Navy war planning in the last years of peace as the Sea Lords.

...ruction against the German [[High Sea Fleet]]. Arbuthnot had a reputation of being a martinet, but he enjoyed almost universal respect because he would ...buthnot was appointed to the ''Northumberland'', until he was appointed to the ''Amethyst'' on 21 March, off Brazil.

...itter feud which threatened to tear the navy in half in the early years of the Twentieth Century. ...The third son William later declared, "that he would rather meet an army of Zulus than his reverend father in a bad temper."<ref>Bennett. ''Charlie B'

...px|Vice-Admiral Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.<br><small>Photo: Library of Congress.</small>]] ...ire from the Navy in December of that year, dying early in 1917 at the age of fifty-six.

...l, 1867 &ndash; 30 July, 1920) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. Napier was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 December, 1887.{{Gaz|25771|7300|30 December, 1887}}

...ll) R.N. (30 August, 1864 &ndash; 17 August, 1958) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. De Chair was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}}, dated 19 May, 1885.{{Gaz|25514|4516|25 September, 1885}}

...R.N. (2 November, 1854 &ndash; 23 February, 1945) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...to the rank of {{LieutRN}} from the ''Victoria and Albert'' with seniority of 5 September, 1877.{{Gaz|24501|5151|7 September, 1877}}

...D., R.N. (15 March, 1862 &ndash; 20 October, 1936) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...King-Hall was specially promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 18 November, 1882.{{Gaz|25169|5173|17 November, 1882}}

...ired (27 February, 1865 &ndash; 12 February, 1933) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Campbell was appointed in command of the {{UK-2TB5|f=t}} on 24 May, 1886.{{NLJul86|p. 245}}

...Retired (9 March, 1868 &ndash; 11 December, 1948) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue '''30231''', col E, p. 8.</ref> He entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 July

...sition of [[Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]] (D.N.O.): ...the D.N.O. composed an Assistant Director of Torpedoes, three officers of Commanders or Lieutenants rank for gunnery work, three for torpedo work and a marines'

...V.O., D.S.O. (26 May, 1878 &ndash; 26 April, 1968) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. ...as born in Devonport, and listed his mother as his guardian when he joined the January 1892 term at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.