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...consisted of two vessels, variously described as battle cruisers or large light cruisers, built for the [[Royal Navy]] between 1915 and 1916 at the behest | {{Template:UK-Courageous}}

...hese numbers, or even whether they were unique; if there were a Pattern 50 light bulb, could there also be a Pattern 50 torpedo director? The numbers appea ...of 2- June 1913, pattern number corrected in Order 362 of 11 July}}||in {{UK-Dreadnought}} and later

|nat=UK ...fusion as to whether 12-inch mountings ordered for {{UK-LordNelson}} and {{UK-Agamemnon}} were diverted to ''Dreadnought''. The order for the turntables

...ght by the wind and swung along side a moored cruiser, crushing one of the cruiser's boats while avoiding collision. ...rimental searchlight director, a new innovation. She was completed with a light pole mast which eventually proved inadequate to carry the range of fire con

There was [[H.M.S. Ajax (1934)|a light cruiser named ''Ajax'']] launched in 1934 which saw action against the pocket battl By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the {{UK-BS|2}} were all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set

...incurred Their Lordships' severe displeasure for allowing on 11 July the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} to be grounded through "great carelessness and absence of preca Reeves was appointed to command the light cruiser {{UK-Skirmisher}} on 2 January, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 376}}

...was to make up for this misstep through his efforts to salve the wrecked {{UK-Chamois|f=t}}, which elicited praise in December..<ref>Everett Service Reco He was appointed command of the {{UK-1Cumberland|f=t}} on 22 April, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 298}}

...l ship construction, the construction of the former battleship, now battle cruiser [[H.M.S. Renown (1916)|''Renown'']] building at Fairfield was speeded up, w ...as fixed to starboard, had been intended for "A" turret of the large light cruiser HMS Furious and was fitted on 9 July.<ref name=Buxton55/>

...n 20 March 1909 and joined the [[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Cruiser Squadron]] of the First Division, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]]. ...t C.S. became the {{UK-BCS|1}}. On 17 March, 1913 she collided with the {{UK-C34|f=t}} in Stokes Bay in the Solent, suffering no damage in the process.

...l Fleet]], but designated, along with {{UK-Canopus}}, {{UK-Goliath}} and {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} to soon transfer to the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLMar07|p. 269}} ...there to be demobilised on the 25th. Her crew was to be transferred to {{UK-Albion}}.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}}

|nat=UK '''H.M.S. ''Tiger''''', the only member of her class, was the last battle cruiser laid down for the [[Royal Navy]] before the [[Great War]].

...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 On his return to the UK, Goodall worked on the design of post-war battleships and battle cruisers,

...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 He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|

...cenario just undertaken. This causes the sight bar to move, and a spot of light traces the actual place in the enemy line through which the torpedo would h | {{UK-Vernon}} (2)|| {{UK-Defiance}}|| {{UK-Actaeon}}

...n table" set up, and Vice-Admiral commanding the {{UK-BS|4}} invited light-cruiser and destroyer officers to come putter with it. ...lamps in low foreground holders and overhead reflector, no dimming, and a light background

...Wemyss. p. 35.</ref> On 18 February, 1890, Wemyss was appointed to the {{UK-1Undaunted|f=t}} in the Mediterranean, captained by Captain [[Charles Willi ...was paid off on 29 August, and on 11 September he joined the battleship {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}} in the Channel Squadron,<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 223.<

...the Firth of Forth to intercept Vice Admiral Sir [[David Beatty]] [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] as it left [[Rosyth]]. Another U-boat would force her way into the ...ier against 16 dreadnoughts, five battlecruisers, six pre-dreadnoughts, 11 light cruisers and 61 torpedo boats (equivalent to British destroyers),<ref>Tarra

...the cruisers {{UK-Minotaur}}, {{UK-Warrior}}, {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}} and {{UK-BlackPrince}} were ordered to return from from overseas convoy service as s ...ith {{UK-1Suffolk}}, {{UK-Essex}} and {{UK-Caronia}}. That day that the {{UK-Canopus|f=t}} arrived at the Falkland Islands, mooring, signalled Captain G

...one of ten [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' Class]] completed between 1903 and 1904. There was also a {{UK-Cornwall|f=t}} launched in the 1920s.

P.M. {{pad|950px}} H.M.S. " {{UK-1Orion}}." ...ened by other ships of the 2nd Division.<br>About this time one of the 1st Cruiser Squadron on starboard quarter blew up and totally disappeared.