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{| border=1 class="wikitable sortable" ...of 2- June 1913, pattern number corrected in Order 362 of 11 July}}||in {{UK-Dreadnought}} and later

|nat=UK The only member of her class, she was the first all-big-gun battleship to be laid down, launched, and co

...rmed part of the [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]]. She saw constant service throughout the [[First World War]] and during ''Centurion'' served in the {{UK-BS|2}} from at least December 1913, remaining with that squadron throughout

...was one of four [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]] battleships completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1912-13. She was lost to ...., 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

...t squadron were redesignated as the {{UK-BS|3}}.<ref>See {{UK-BS|2}} and {{UK-BS|3}} for citations.</ref> ...ually forwarded its Dreyer table plot sheets (to vice-Admiral commanding {{UK-BS|2}} on 2nd October, 1916) for the daylight action, though this may have

...British battleship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]], launched in 1895 and sold for scrap in 1921. In October 1903, ''Prince George'' collided with the {{UK-Hannibal|f=t}} as the two ships manoeuvred without lights.<ref>Campbell Ser

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

|nat=UK ...for Scapa at 16:00 on 14 October, screened by two destroyers of the First Destroyer Flotilla. She was met by a division of destroyers West of Stroma at 08:00

...was at the Admiralty in charge of the design of the novel light cruiser {{UK-1Arethusa}}. His later description of this design in a lecture to American ...ngton treaty. After a short time in Malta Dockyard he returned to head the destroyer design section—and the departmental concert party. It was in this appoint

...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 ...ualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} He emerged with a first-class certificate in April, 1885, having been awarded a prize of £80.

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'''H.M.S. ''Electra''''' was one of forty [["C" Class Destroyer (1896)|"C" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] &mdash; a "30 knotter". {{Footer "C" Class Destroyer (1896)}}

...readnoughts {{UK-QueenElizabeth|f=p}} and {{UK-EmperorOfIndia|f=p}}, the {{UK-Australia|f=tp}}, two cruisers and 17 destroyers were in the dockyard. Howe ...rs lived ashore in barracks when their ships were in port. Some U-boat and destroyer crews based in Flanders did so but not the men of the High Sea Fleet based

P.M. {{pad|950px}} H.M.S. " {{UK-1Orion}}." ...d on an enemy cruiser apparently of [[Kolberg Class Cruiser (1908)|Kolberg class]] already on fire aft and stopped, steam escaping from funnels. Foremast s

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

...dbot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> ...e="Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK">

...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

...|thumb|right|350px|Rear-Admiral Sir Godfrey M. Paine as a Commodore, First Class, 1917.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] ...ales to India, on 15 May, 1906, Paine was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.), dated 11 March.{{Gaz|27913|3325|15 M

He was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) dated 1 October, 1908.{{Gaz|28184|729 ...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''.