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...history has ever had a tradition so long and glorious as that of the Royal Navy.''</div> ...le for personnel. The [[Third Sea Lord]] (also known as Controller of the Navy) was responsible for matériel. The [[Fourth Sea Lord]] (previously known

...vy (28 September, 1857 &ndash; 16 May, 1938) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...a great-great-nephew of Admiral Sir Richard Keats. He entered the [[Royal Navy]] as a Navigating Cadet on 15 July, 1870, and was appointed to the {{UK-1Br

...Rising to fleet command in the early 1900s, he was widely regarded as the Navy's preeminent tactician. He was promoted to {{FleetRN}} in 1907 and succeed ...99–1845. Wilson attended Eton College from 1852 to 1855; he entered the navy in 1855, and was immediately employed on active service in the Black Sea du

...ine Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Submarine|submarines]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. Prior to mid-1912, it was referred to as the '''Devonport Submarine Flot {{UK-A10}} has gone over to the [[Lamlash Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Lamlash Submarine Flotilla]].{{NLMar13|pp. 269''d'', 270''b''}}

...red T. Jane]]. Major-General F.G. Slade, C.B., R.A., Inspector-General of Royal Garrison Artillery, in the Chair. ...of data, but the absence of any, what I may call, "sealed pattern plan of defence."

...ut was forced through ill-health to relinquish command and retire from the Navy in December of that year, dying early in 1917 at the age of fifty-six. ...|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']] to study for his Lieutenancy examinations at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]], which he passed on 26 May, 1880. He took three

...o be useful. Its data is reflected in the pages for the [[:Category:Royal Navy Formations|formations]] described. ...ruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|2nd]] & [[Third Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|3rd L.C.S.]] & {{UK-1Fearless}} & 20 destroyers.

...{{DE-Blucher}}, the four light cruisers of the 2nd Scouting Group and two flotillas totalling of 18 torpedo boats would carry out a reconnaissance towards Dogg ...urprise light forces on patrol.'<ref>Committee of Imperial Defence. German Navy and Sources of Material. Dogger Bank Action, 1915. Translation of German A

[[First Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|1st Battle Cruiser Squadron]] 1 Feb-9 Oct 1913. Papers relating to the command of the [[Second Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron]], [[Grand Fleet]] mobilisation, and armed tra

==The Patrol Flotillas== ...xth Flotillas of the Third and Fourth Divisions of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments

...f view, while previous papers from Sir Edward Reed, K.C.B., F.R.S., at the Royal United Service Institution, from Mr. [[William Henry White|W. H. White]], C ...ent unexampled position, but a naval officer, Captain Mahan, United States Navy, may, perhaps, claim to be the first who has set forth in a clear, terse, a

...yer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...rth Destroyer Flotilla, the Portsmouth Flotilla was the largest of all the Navy's torpedo craft formations, comprising a mixture of early destroyers (both

...yer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. Originally called the '''Devonport Flotilla''' and comprised of [[Nucle ...sh;8 were reorganised this month, leaving the 5 D.F. as one of four patrol flotillas with nucleus crews. Her strength is now twenty-five "Rivers" and a pair of

...s a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] and torpedo boats of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...B2}} has joined from the [[Newhaven Defence Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Newhaven Defence Flotilla]].{{SMNLAug15|p. 17}}

...yer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired o ...r W/T Sets]], part of an initiative to equip 26 destroyers in three patrol flotillas.{{ARTS1912|Wireless Appendix, p. 7}}

...yer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...r W/T Sets]], part of an initiative to equip 26 destroyers in three patrol flotillas.{{ARTS1912|Wireless Appendix, p. 7}}

...s a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] and torpedo boats of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...&ndash;8 were reorganised this month, leaving 8 D.F. as one of four patrol flotillas provided with nucleus crews only while 1 through 4 D.F. were fully crewed.

...yer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The flotilla is one of four patrol flotillas in Home and Atlantic Waters. The strength is two flotilla cruisers ({{UK-F

...transferred. For tactical reasons the flotilla was divided into two half flotillas. The formation appears in the ''Navy List'' for the first time in a primordial form of a flotilla leader, a depo

...9 November 1973) (Issue 58942), p. 28.</ref> was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. A naval engineer by training, in retirement Egerton also became interes ...uld have naval connections - Brian and his brother William both joined the Navy as officers and Egerton's only sister Dorothy married naval officer [[Phili