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• H.M.S. Jason (1892)
  ...were sent to Chatham Dockyard to ready ''Jason'' for service to relieve {{UK-Banterer}} on particular service.{{NMI|Wednesday, Feb 28, 1894; pg. 6; Issu ...head of the Thames began on 11 April, 1894 under the supervision of Fleet Engineer [[Charles Francis Hulford]] of the Medway Dockyard Reserve. A three hour r
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• H.M.S. Salmon (1895)
  ...resisted insinuations that ''Salmon'' was too far behind his next ahead, {{UK-Haughty}}. Her lamps were also examined to determine if they were not brig ...verall command of Commander [[Reginald Graham Gregory|R. G. Gregory]] in {{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (Lon
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• H.M.S. Sharpshooter (1888)
  ...shipped fully seventy tons of water. A similar fate had nearly befallen {{UK-Skipjack}}, and it was reported that "it is the univeral opinion amongst na ...33742}} No conclusion was immediately forthcoming, but an officer from {{UK-Spanker|f=p}} reported that that ship's bulkheads had flexed when she was u
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• H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1915)
  ...land]], but joined her sisters {{UK-Revenge}} and {{UK-RoyalOak}} in the {{UK-BS|1}} in June, 1916. ...as re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 October, 1922 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}, Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|pp. 266, 267}}
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• H.M.S. Victoria (1887)
  ...fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Victoria'' (1887)|fate2=by {{UK-Camperdown}} ...ver going forward for "ahead" and backwards for "astern".<ref>''The Marine Engineer''. '''X'''. p. 65.</ref> As completed ''Victoria'' had very low funnels,
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• H.M.S. Revenge (1915)
  ''Revenge'' joined the {{UK-BS|1}} in May 1916 and remained in that formation through the end of the wa ''Revenge'' and {{UK-RoyalOak}} were the only ships in the class to fight at Jutland.
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• Second L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
  The {{UK-LCS|2}} operated in a screening role for the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] at th ..., and included his own report for ''Southampton'' with enclosures from the captains of the other three light cruisers in his formation.{{UKJutlandOD|pp.175-184
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• David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty
  ...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 ...n''] 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
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• Boxer Rebellion Despatches (Royal Navy)
  ...well be spared, and were replaced on 4th June by a field gun's crew from {{UK-1Centurion}}. ...[[Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday|Lewis S. T. Halliday]], R.M.L.I., {{UK-Orlando|f=p}}; Captain [[Edmund Wray]], R.M.L.I., Wei-hai-wei detachment; 2
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• Advance Report of B.C.F. Gunnery Committee
  ...ced by Control Officers, and from the observation of {{UK-1Galatea}} and {{UK-Yarmouth}}, the fact is established that the enemy altered course frequentl of Captains of ships, and certain limitations to govern this matter should be laid down
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• H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)
  |nat=UK ..., 1905. On 1 May, 1906, the [[Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet]] noted that Armstrong and Vickers had "taken the 12-
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• H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)
  ...f two Naval Instructors and three masters. Each of the four terms had two Captains of Cadets, Naval Cadets who were selected ...join. Only upon reaching the rank of {{SubRN}} could an officer join the Engineer Branch or the Royal Marines. Because the new naval college was not yet rea
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• John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher
  ...quote>Lady Horton's neighbour was Sir William Parker, the last of Nelson's Captains, so she asked him to take me to sea, and he did! Strange to say, another d ...e>I went up on the 25th January on board the ''Cambrian'' before the three captains, and they gave me a regular bounce out. It took altogether three days and,
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• Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford
  ...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
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