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...turn to Malta as quickly as possible, overriding the warnings of the Chief Engineer. Having heard that Beatty might be censured for this, Ethel is supposed to ...''] for a mere £500, or so the story goes. Soon after starting, the Chief Engineer of the ''Suffolk'' reported that the starboard engine was running hot, to w

...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

...Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2007 [http://0-www.oxforddnb.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/view/article/34134, accessed 10 Sept 2012]</ref> ...ld's first effective self-propelled naval torpedo, developed by an English engineer, [[Whitehead & Company|Robert Whitehead]].

...d Craft, control of the Departments of the Director of Naval Construction, Engineer-in-Chief, Director of Dockyards, Superintendent of Contract Work, Naval Sto ...Superintendence of the Departments of the Director of Naval Construction, Engineer-in-Chief, [[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnan

[[Engineer Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Rear-Admiral]] '''Arthur William Turner''', C.B., Royal Navy (29 August, 18 ...n HMS King Edward VII on 25 January 1908, in which ship he was promoted to Engineer Captain.

[[Engineer Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Rear-Admiral]] '''William Frederic Pamphlett''', C.B., Royal Navy (22 Augus {{CatPerson|UK|1858|1940}}

[[Engineer Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Rear-Admiral]] '''Sylvester Rawling''', Royal Navy (28 June, 1859 &ndash; 6 {{CatPerson|UK|1859|1938}}

...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>

...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}}.

...afieh'', when he kept his ship steadily engaged under heavy fire while his engineer, Benbow, repaired her disabled boiler (4 February). He was commended in th ...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

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

...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

{{UK-NewZealand}} fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-BCS|2}}. H.M.S. '' {{UK-NewZealand}} '',

| Engineer Commander: || [[Reginald William Skelton]] {{UK-Agincourt|f=p}},

H.M.S. " {{UK-Warspite}}," 3. On the signal being received from " {{UK-Barham}} " to open fire " Warspite " waited to see at which ship " Barham "

He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in September 1903, remaining there until mid-August of 1905. ...in frock coats with epaulettes, cocked hats and swords, the captain, chief engineer, paymaster, surgeon and lieutenant of Marines crowded into a dog-cart and d

...ora}} on the [[China Station]] and for {{UK-Psyche}}, {{UK-Pyramus}} and {{UK-Pioneer}} on the [[Australia Station]].<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligenc He was appointed command of the {{UK-Bellerophon|f=t}} on 16 August, 1910.<ref>Napier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM

[[Engineer Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Rear-Admiral]] '''William Toop''', C.B., Royal Navy (? &ndash; 9 May, 1950) {{CatPerson|UK||1950}}

...tenant Commanding, while at the same time doing without the services of an engineer.<ref>Keighly-Peach Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 345.</ref> ...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

[[Engineer Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Rear-Admiral]] '''James Thomas Willoughby''', Royal Navy (1 January, 1864 & Promoted to Engineer Captain on 6 November, 1913. He was placed on the Retired List "at his own