Search results

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
  • The '''''Courageous'' class''' of warship consisted of two vessels, variously described as battle cruis {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
    28 KB (4,383 words) - 20:44, 13 September 2021
  • ...y,<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 166.</ref> for, in his own words, "service with the submarine boats, on which work had already been commenced."<ref>Bacon. ''From 1900 O On 1 January, 1916, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order
    14 KB (2,133 words) - 12:44, 17 February 2022
  • The '''''Abercrombie''''' class of monitors were the first modern variants of that type to be adopted for t {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
    6 KB (811 words) - 16:21, 1 September 2021
  • ''Kearsarge'', the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the first ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be name ...rwegian barque ''Nordhav'' which had been sunk by the German Submarine ''{{DE-U117}}''. The survivors were landed in Boston.
    8 KB (1,215 words) - 19:24, 30 January 2022
  • ...edbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Formidable'' (1898)|fate2=by {{DE-U24}} off Portland{{Conways1860|p. 36}} ...s the lead ship of the [[Formidable Class Battleship (1898)|''Formidable'' Class]] of [[battleship]] and the third of four with the name H.M.S. ''Formidable
    9 KB (1,239 words) - 15:44, 30 December 2022
  • ...incourt''''' was a dreadnought battle built in England for Brazil as ''Rio de Janeiro'' featuring seven twin 12-in turrets on her centre line. She was r ...aunched on 22 January, 1913 by Mme. Huet de Bacellar, wife of Admiral Huet de Bacellar, the Chief of the Brazilian Naval Commission. The Brazilian Minis
    25 KB (3,785 words) - 11:30, 28 April 2019
  • ...bservers to witness the experimental bombings of the ex-German submarine {{DE-U117}}. Proceeding thence back to New York, the battleship there broke the {{Footer Pennsylvania Class Battleship (1915)}}
    15 KB (2,204 words) - 19:25, 30 January 2022
  • ...ning to New York received President Pessoa of Brazil for the voyage to Rio de Janeiro. Departing 6 July with her escort, the battleship arrived Rio 17 Ju ...odernization. The veteran battleship received better armor, "blister" anti=submarine protection, better machinery, and tripod masts during this extensive overha
    4 KB (533 words) - 21:41, 26 March 2022
  • ...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. ...yly "had been recalled, owing to his rather indiscreet conduct there."<ref>De Chair. p. 115.</ref>
    19 KB (2,940 words) - 18:05, 6 April 2022
  • ...was an officer of the 78th Regiment of Foot (Highlanders) serving as Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Ceylon. In 1841 he decided to leave the army, and ...and, as I told you last mail, I had the satisfaction of getting a <u>first-class</u> certificate. Well, I came on board the ''Chesapeake'' and handed in my
    48 KB (7,708 words) - 14:56, 27 June 2022
  • {| class="collapsible wikitable collapsed" style="width: 50%" {| class="collapsible wikitable collapsed" style="width: 50%"
    32 KB (4,649 words) - 07:48, 30 July 2023
  • ...vy's three Home Ports. In the twentieth century it became the navy's main submarine dockyard. {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|nick=The Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Ber
    25 KB (3,238 words) - 20:01, 13 September 2022
  • <blockquote>The submarine has the smallest value of any vessel for the direct attack upon Trade. She ...M 196/43. f. 288.</ref> He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
    24 KB (3,738 words) - 04:42, 14 February 2023
  • {| class="collapsible wikitable collapsed" style="width: 50%" ...questions relating to foreign stations, except protection of trade against submarine and mine attack.
    8 KB (1,137 words) - 12:30, 21 November 2021
  • ...books of real merit on this subject under the title "The Evolution of the Submarine Boat, Mine and Torpedo". In 1903 Sueter married Elinor Mary de Winton (d. 1948), only daughter of Sir Andrew Clarke; they had two daughter
    12 KB (1,809 words) - 12:30, 7 April 2022
  • ...n of the King's visit to Austria Kerr was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 9 October.{{Gaz|27604|6147|9 Octob He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to the King dated 9 July, 1912, vice [[Hugh Evan-Thomas|Evan-Thomas]
    11 KB (1,636 words) - 11:25, 7 April 2022
  • ...ictoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...k by collision heads but the cost proved prohibitive.<ref>Dash. ''British Submarine Policy''. p. 185.</ref>
    47 KB (7,656 words) - 12:42, 17 November 2023
  • ...ctober he was given command of ''Bonaventure'' as Captain (S) of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla. He was appointed to ''Victory'' on 20 June, 1916, for command of ...of 3 June, 1918, Donaldson was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint Ge
    8 KB (1,191 words) - 18:45, 6 April 2022
  • ...w. He would say, "Well, do you all understand that?" The majority of the class, taking the line of least resistance, would say "Yes" or acquiesce in silen ...highest gunnery examination for the year and while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship.
    31 KB (4,885 words) - 18:00, 6 April 2022
  • ...ssed out twenty-second out of sixty naval cadets, and was granted a Second Class Certificate.<ref>Padfield. ''Aim Straight''. pp. 25-26.</ref> ...bRN}} with first-class certificates in Seamanship and Gunnery and a second-class certificate in Navigation. His seniority as Sub-Lieutenant was to 17 Decemb
    20 KB (2,974 words) - 12:18, 7 April 2022

View (previous 20 | next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)