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...and), Friday, Aug 13, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35281.</ref> He joined his first ship as a [[Midshipman (Royal Navy)|Midshipman]] in 1898. He served in the {{UK ...}} while the ship steamed at full speed. This was the first flight from a ship's deck to be made in Europe and marked the beginning of the idea of the air

|cat=Misc ''Vesuvius'' was the first ship in the Royal Navy to carry Whitehead torpedoes, being equipped to carry up

...ommander Norman McClean Lockhead Papers, Imperial War Museum, London. IWM/MISC/1010/65/2.</ref>

...in-chief of the North American and West Indian Station consist of his flag-ship, a first-class protected cruiser, and certain second and third-class cruise ...nder-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station, composed of the Flag Ship on that Station, and the five sea-going training ships for cadets, youths,

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...Signals were successfully conveyed over sixty miles, as long as only one ship was sending at a time.<ref>"The Navy." ''The Times'' (London, England), Sa ...162 feet above the test ship's netting from Portsmouth, and that a second ship 30 miles away also be able to converse with its aerials at 100 feet height.

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...second-class torpedo boat carrier, but was converted to a submarine depot ship before the Great War. After serving as a torpedo depot ship in the Mediterranean, ''Vulcan'' arrived at Spithead under the command of [

...ivilian ship, ''British Crown'' purchased on the stocks for use as a depot ship. ''Hecla'' soon proved herself "a very wet ship." During one trial cruise in Bantry Bay in late 1883 the sea "made clean s

...an vessel hired as an A.M.C. in 1914, but then purchase for use as a depot ship. ...yth on 4 December, 1928.{{NLJul34|p. 215}} She served as an accommodation ship from at least mid-1931{{NLJul31|p. 215}} through at least mid-1934.{{NLJul3

...civil vessel, but was purchased in 1915 and converted to a submarine depot ship. ''Titania'' completed conversion to a depot ship in November, 1915 and started with the {{UK-SF|11}}, serving the submarines

...dummy battleship ''Indomitable'' before being converted to a fleet repair ship.{{DittColl|p. 294}} ''Sandhurst'' completed conversion to a depot ship in September, 1916. She served at Scapa Flow from 1916 to 1918.{{DittColl|

'''H.M.S. ''Woolwich''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship. There was [[H.M.S. Woolwich (1934)|a later destroyer tender named ''Woolw ...D),{{SMNLJul18|p. 15}} ''Woolwich'' surrendered her role as Captain (D)'s ship in March and April of 1919, and then resumed it "temporarily" until being d

'''H.M.S. ''Maidstone''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship. Sold in 1929, her name was eventually taken by a later [[H.M.S. Maidstone cat=Misc

'''H.M.S. ''Platypus''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship. Originally intended to support the Australian submarines {{AU-AE1}} and { cat=Misc

...e under construction and completed by [[Swan Hunter]] as a destroyer depot ship. The ship was reduced to Reserve on 21 December, 1925.{{NLJul27|p. 243}} She was re-

'''H.M.S. ''Alecto''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship. ...e reduction in the formation's size in August 1916, she was the only depot ship left, serving eleven subs.

'''H.M.S. ''Adamant''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship. ...Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]]'s {{UK-SF|9}}, being the second depot ship supporting her eight "L" class submarines.

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