Search results

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
  • ...e have not a single vessel of war that could keep the seas against a first-class vessel of any important power. Such a condition ought not longer to contin ...nt coal-burning battleships ventured across the Atlantic to comprise the {{UK-BS|6}} and act in concert with the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[Grand Fleet]], but th
    4 KB (629 words) - 09:02, 28 April 2020
  • {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: | {{Template:UK-Colossus}}
    16 KB (2,311 words) - 11:14, 28 July 2023
  • ...of the Queen's birthday Hay was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K. He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (
    5 KB (752 words) - 17:13, 30 October 2022
  • |nat=UK ...came after her were branded "[[Dreadnought]]s", and all those before as "[[Pre-Dreadnought]]s."
    32 KB (4,764 words) - 18:02, 11 October 2022
  • ...rmed part of the [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]]. She saw constant service throughout the [[First World War]] and during ''Centurion'' served in the {{UK-BS|2}} from at least December 1913, remaining with that squadron throughout
    15 KB (2,063 words) - 07:52, 9 June 2022
  • ...was one of four [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]] battleships completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1912-13. She was lost to ...., where it met the {{UK-Liverpool|f=t}} with the targets. At 08:45 the {{UK-BS|2}} was steaming twenty miles N. ¼ E. of Tory Island in line ahead, ''A
    15 KB (2,327 words) - 09:41, 28 October 2022
  • ...om four obsolete [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]] [[pre-dreadnought]]s which had their 12"/35 calibre guns and mounts removed, modified and ins ...th long-range guns, the [[Abercrombie Class Monitor (1915)|''Abercrombie'' Class monitor]].
    16 KB (2,461 words) - 14:41, 11 April 2020
  • ...gn'' class, please go to the [[Revenge Class Battleship (1914)|''Revenge'' Class]] page.'' ...the early 1890s under the [[Naval Defence Act]] of 1889. The ships of the class were armed with four 13.5-inch arranged in twin [[barbette]]s, except for o
    8 KB (988 words) - 14:30, 6 April 2018
  • ...one of eight [[Royal Sovereign Class Battleship (1891)|''Royal Sovereign'' class pre-dreadnoughts]] completed in 1893-94. In 1915, her name was changed to ...r name for a new ship of the [[Revenge Class Battleship (1914)|''Revenge'' Class]]. With the massive influx of new purpose-built monitors which started com
    9 KB (1,183 words) - 10:49, 29 December 2019
  • {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 styl | {{Template:UK-Caesar}}
    12 KB (1,688 words) - 09:26, 4 April 2020
  • {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: | {{Template:UK-Albion}}
    13 KB (1,883 words) - 13:08, 9 April 2018
  • ...ught]] [[battleship]] of the [[Canopus Class Battleship (1896)|''Canopus'' Class]] in the [[Royal Navy]] completed in 1901. ...of the two flagships in the formation. On 20 August 1914 she joined the {{UK-BS|7}}.
    8 KB (1,077 words) - 15:11, 11 July 2021
  • ...ught]] [[battleship]] of the [[Canopus Class Battleship (1896)|''Canopus'' Class]] in the [[Royal Navy]] completed in 1899. ...which doubled antenna wires were allowing her to reliably converse with {{UK-Jaseur}} and ''Hector'' at ranges of twelve miles.{{ARTS1900|pp. 89-131}}
    9 KB (1,163 words) - 19:17, 1 October 2022
  • ...ught]] [[battleship]] of the [[Canopus Class Battleship (1896)|''Canopus'' Class]] in the [[Royal Navy]] completed in 1900. {{Footer Canopus Class Battleship (1897)}}
    7 KB (955 words) - 10:51, 23 March 2021
  • ...ught]] [[battleship]] of the [[Canopus Class Battleship (1896)|''Canopus'' Class]] in the [[Royal Navy]] completed in 1900. After a somewhat delayed build ...nnel Fleet]], but designated, along with {{UK-Canopus}}, {{UK-Mars}} and {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} to soon transfer to the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLMar07|p. 269}}
    8 KB (1,127 words) - 10:50, 8 July 2021
  • {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: | {{Template:UK-Formidable}}
    12 KB (1,741 words) - 09:06, 16 May 2018
  • ...902 and 1904. They are sometime considered a subclass of the [[Formidable Class Battleship (1898)|''Formidables'']]. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
    14 KB (1,966 words) - 14:58, 1 August 2017
  • '''H.M.S. ''Bulwark''''' was a [[pre-dreadnought]] [[battleship]] of the [[Royal Navy]] completed in 1902. ...r Captain [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Frederick T. Hamilton]], to relieve {{UK-1RoyalOak}} in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]], where she would
    11 KB (1,591 words) - 15:41, 30 December 2022
  • ...s. She is sometimes considered the second ship in a two-ship class with {{UK-Queen|f=p}}.{{BurtBritishBattleships1889|pp. 248-263}} ...in [[George Astley Callaghan|George A. Callaghan]], with the crew of the {{UK-1Exmouth}}, Captain [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan|O'Callaghan]], replacing t
    8 KB (1,029 words) - 15:21, 2 May 2020
  • ...he is sometimes considered the lead ship in a two-ship class, along with {{UK-PrinceOfWales|f=p}}.{{BurtBritishBattleships1889|pp. 248-263}} ...1904, by Captain [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]], to relieve {{UK-Russell}} on the [[Mediterranean Station]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intellige
    7 KB (908 words) - 17:06, 17 March 2021
  • '''H.M.S. ''Venerable''''' was a [[pre-dreadnought]] [[battleship]] of the [[Royal Navy]] completed in 1902. {{Footer London Class Battleship (1899)}}
    6 KB (806 words) - 02:56, 25 October 2023
  • {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: | {{Template:UK-Albemarle}}
    17 KB (2,420 words) - 16:13, 28 January 2020
  • ...arle''''' was one of six [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class pre-dreadnought battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1903 and 1904. ...] commissioned ''Albemarle'' on 12 November, 1903 at Chatham, to relieve {{UK-1Repulse}} as flagship of Rear-Admiral [[William Des Vœux Hamilton|William
    10 KB (1,355 words) - 10:40, 20 May 2023
  • ...llis''''' was one of six [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class pre-dreadnought battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1903 and 1904. ...at Devonport on 13 August, 1912. In mid-1913, she was serving with the {{UK-BS|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 297}}
    5 KB (599 words) - 13:08, 9 April 2018
  • ...</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Duncan''''' was the lead ship of six pre-dreadnought battleships completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1903 and 1904. ...able to do this in 2 minutes, 26 seconds. The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7
    6 KB (812 words) - 13:37, 3 November 2018
  • ...outh''''' was one of six [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class pre-dreadnought battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1903 and 1904. ...is found in the notes for the [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class]].{{DreyerSeaHeritage|p. 47}}
    8 KB (1,075 words) - 12:00, 14 July 2019
  • The two '''''Triumph'' class battleships''' (called the '''''Swiftsure'' class''' in many sources) were pre-dreadnoughts originally ordered for Chile, but {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
    3 KB (421 words) - 09:56, 6 April 2018
  • {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 styl | {{Template:UK-Africa}}
    23 KB (3,226 words) - 15:30, 6 April 2018
  • ...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ...ame month and remained with the Squadron until being detached along with {{UK-Britannia}} &mdash; a ship that would become her traveling buddy &mdash; in
    7 KB (898 words) - 04:20, 9 June 2022
  • ...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ...s on 14 May, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 297}} and was immediately assigned to the {{UK-BS|3}} upon its creation, remaining with the Squadron until January, 1918 w
    7 KB (919 words) - 12:50, 23 March 2021
  • ...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ''Dominion'' was assigned to the {{UK-BS|3}} upon its creation in May, 1912.
    7 KB (905 words) - 07:27, 9 June 2022
  • ...Her service until her loss in the Great War was as the flagship of the {{UK-BS|3}} which was centered upon these semi-useful but then-obsolescent battl Upon the formation of the {{UK-BS|3}} in May, 1912, ''King Edward VII'' was made its flagship.
    6 KB (879 words) - 18:04, 14 April 2020
  • {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: | {{Template:UK-Agamemnon}}
    11 KB (1,570 words) - 12:59, 7 April 2018
  • ...leship (1906)|her class]], and though designed before the transformative {{UK-Dreadnought}}, she was completed after her, in 1908. ...er recommissioning at Chatham on 27 September, 1910, she worked with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLAug12|pp. 274-5}}
    5 KB (701 words) - 15:32, 1 April 2021
  • ...leship (1906)|her class]], and though designed before the transformative {{UK-Dreadnought}}, she was completed after her, in late 1908. ...vice Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578800}} f. 186.</ref>|note=lent from {{UK-Agamemnon}}}}
    5 KB (591 words) - 11:20, 12 January 2021
  • As Captain of the ironclad {{UK-2Achilles}} he was described by ''Vanity Fair'' caricaturist 'Spy' (Sir Les When a muzzle-loading gun aboard the ironclad {{UK-1Thunderer}} exploded in January 1879 during gunnery practice, Heneage disp
    8 KB (1,275 words) - 17:13, 30 October 2022
  • Five '''''Virginia'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1906 and 1907. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
    5 KB (544 words) - 10:22, 27 April 2018
  • | {{UK-Vernon}} (2)|| {{UK-Defiance}}|| {{UK-Actaeon}} |{{UK-Caledon}}||{{UK-Carysfort}}||{{UK-Cardiff}}||{{UK-1Birmingham}}
    4 KB (538 words) - 15:25, 10 November 2016
  • ...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 ...iki/HMS_Furious_(1850) H.M.S. 'Furious']; this officer obtained high first class certificates in seamanship and gunnery, and has now passed in navigation un
    48 KB (7,708 words) - 14:56, 27 June 2022
  • ...of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order Kerr was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (
    13 KB (2,071 words) - 17:14, 30 October 2022
  • ...was appointed commodore and senior officer on the West Coast of Africa, {{UK-2Boadicea|f=p}}. ...of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 24 May, 1881.{{G
    16 KB (2,629 words) - 21:12, 8 March 2023
  • ...readnoughts {{UK-QueenElizabeth|f=p}} and {{UK-EmperorOfIndia|f=p}}, the {{UK-Australia|f=tp}}, two cruisers and 17 destroyers were in the dockyard. Howe ...at the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]] in 1914. The armoured cruiser {{UK-1Kent|f=p}} would probably have blown up had Sergeant Charles Mayes, R.M.L.
    15 KB (2,495 words) - 18:27, 11 March 2022
  • ...he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 2 June.{{ ...mber, 1882, he was knighted and appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.
    8 KB (1,137 words) - 11:15, 7 April 2022
  • ...he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 29 May, 1 ...ctoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.
    8 KB (1,186 words) - 21:12, 8 March 2023
  • ...tagu''''' was one of six [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class pre-dreadnought battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1903 and 1904. {{Footer Duncan Class Battleship (1901)}}
    4 KB (633 words) - 11:53, 22 December 2022
  • ...dbot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> ...e="Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK">
    25 KB (3,238 words) - 20:01, 13 September 2022
  • ...z|27393|3|3 January, 1902}} On 5 June he was appointed Commander of the {{UK-Ariadne}} on the [[North America and West Indies Station]]. Arthur Marder He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}} on 5 January, 1909.<ref>Webb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/
    9 KB (1,244 words) - 12:45, 7 April 2022
  • Grant entered the July, 1880 intake term for {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}} as a Colonial Cadet.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence. ...Issue '''39162''', col D, p. 4.</ref> In May, he assumed command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}}.
    7 KB (1,034 words) - 17:30, 10 November 2023
  • ...edo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-Majestic}}, flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadro ...o the Admiralty on the same day. On 24 March, 1909, he was appointed to {{UK-Dreadnought}} for temporary service on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief,
    24 KB (3,738 words) - 04:42, 14 February 2023
  • ...ould consist solely of eight [[Revenge Class Battleship (1914)|''Revenge'' class]] dreadnought battleships.<ref>"Cruiser Squadron and Battle Squadron Progra ...ral [[Charles John Briggs|C. J. Briggs]]), replaced 17 December, 1912 by {{UK-Albemarle}}
    20 KB (2,466 words) - 10:15, 30 March 2020
  • ...the Queen's birthday Salmon was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...oria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.
    4 KB (612 words) - 21:12, 8 March 2023
  • Seymour was appointed in command of the despatch vessel {{UK-1Iris}} on 27 April, 1880.{{NLJun81|p. 220}} ...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
    8 KB (1,198 words) - 17:13, 30 October 2022
  • ...nese Navy]]. Upon his return he spent a year on the cadet training ship {{UK-1Britannia}}, before serving as the junior member of a committee appointed ...from 1874 to 1876. On 26 April, 1876 he was appointed commander of the {{UK-Vernon}},{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently establish
    47 KB (7,656 words) - 12:42, 17 November 2023
  • He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.
    5 KB (673 words) - 03:03, 3 October 2022
  • Andoe was knighted and appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K. {{CatPerson|UK|1841|1905}}
    3 KB (477 words) - 10:23, 19 September 2022
  • ...he screw corvette [[H.M.S. Clio (1858)|''Clio'']], and as Commodore Second Class in Command of Australian States from 22 February 1870, hoisting pendant on * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Frederic+196+Stirling Service Records]
    2 KB (309 words) - 13:27, 30 May 2022
  • ...as a {{NavCadRN}}. He left ''Britannia'' on 16 April, 1877, with a Second Class Certificate and obtained six months' sea time. He assumed command of the {{UK-Edgar|f=t}} on 16 July, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/
    21 KB (3,136 words) - 18:22, 6 April 2022
  • Fairfax was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba ...ent of Alexandria]], Fairfax was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath on 14 Augu
    5 KB (682 words) - 17:14, 30 October 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
  • ...pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...rigade for garrison duties in Upper Egypt and as first lieutenant of the {{UK-Dolphin}}, served with the Eastern Sudan field force, being chosen by the G
    30 KB (4,814 words) - 18:35, 6 April 2022
  • On 3 April, 1858, he was awarded the fifth class of the Turkish Imperial Order of the Medjidie.{{Gaz|22122|1736|3 April, 185 ...mpelled him to invalid. He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.
    8 KB (1,303 words) - 18:32, 6 April 2022
  • ...Jubilee honours, Erskine was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order {{CatPerson|UK|1838|1911}}
    4 KB (575 words) - 18:51, 6 April 2022
  • ...the Queen's birthday, Lyons was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order ...ond Jubilee honours, Lyons was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (
    3 KB (485 words) - 11:36, 7 April 2022
  • In June, 1868, he was chosen to be the first commanding officer of the new {{UK-1Hercules|f=t}}, which would operate as part of the Channel Fleet. His thr ...he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 2 June, 1
    9 KB (1,335 words) - 11:44, 7 April 2022
  • In July, 1884, he was serving as Commodore of the 2nd Class and Naval Officer in Charge at [[Hong Kong]].{{NLJul84|p.42}} ...ward VII's birthday, Morant was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order
    3 KB (433 words) - 11:48, 7 April 2022
  • ...n June, 1881, necessitating his being invalided to Malta Hospital in the {{UK-Condor|f=t}}. In October, his left eye was doing well and he underwent sur ...clear whether Bruce ever relinquished command before being appointed to {{UK-Andromache}} as first and gunnery officer in mid-June, 1897.
    8 KB (1,214 words) - 18:19, 6 April 2022
  • |{{UK-1Swiftsure|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||15 Jun, 1870||Sold 1908 |{{UK-1Triumph|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||27 Sep, 1870||Sold 1921
    6 KB (802 words) - 13:42, 26 April 2018
  • ...s, eight destroyers and three submarines. The pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-Triumph}} had been in reserve at the start of the war, but was quickly reco ...agship) and {{UK-Monmouth|f=p}}, the modern {{UK-1Glasgow|f=t}}, and the {{UK-Otranto|f=pt}}.
    29 KB (4,664 words) - 12:30, 10 June 2022
  • ...Victoria's birthday Bedford was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...of his services in Benin he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.
    5 KB (722 words) - 18:06, 6 April 2022
  • ...885}} On 13 April, 1885, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint G ...in command on 21 June, 1890. On 22 July he was appointed in command of {{UK-1Medusa}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]].<ref>Bickford Service Recor
    8 KB (1,061 words) - 08:26, 16 October 2022
  • ...196/36.|D7578487}} f. 22?</ref> He was appointed as Flag Lieutenant in {{UK-1Repulse}} to Rear Admiral [[Charles Farrell Hillyar|Hillyar]], Commander-i He was appointed in command of the composite gun vessel {{UK-1Griffon}} on 25 September, 1877 and was commended for her "very creditable
    7 KB (1,091 words) - 18:11, 6 April 2022
  • ...King's birthday, Bosanquet was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order ...ing George V]]'s birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (G.C
    5 KB (789 words) - 18:12, 6 April 2022
  • ...of the King's birthday, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491845.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti
    13 KB (1,927 words) - 01:53, 5 April 2022
  • ...ervices in South Africa, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order ...ewis A. Beaumont]]'''|'''[[Training Squadron (Royal Navy)|Commodore Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron]]'''<br>1 Jun, 1893{{NMI|Saturday, 13 M
    6 KB (877 words) - 19:13, 6 April 2022
  • ...of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order ...the King's birthday, Bridge was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (
    8 KB (1,151 words) - 15:30, 10 March 2023
  • ...ille.{{Gaz|24780|6314|7 November, 1879}} On 31 July, 1879 he took a First Class certificate in his Seamanship examination and was promoted Acting {{SubRN}} ...24 August to re-qualify, and on 27 October he became Gunnery Officer in {{UK-DukeOfWellington}}.
    33 KB (5,045 words) - 12:44, 7 April 2022
  • ...spent three years in this role before being appointed in command of the {{UK-2Surprise|f=t}}, vice Whyte, on 5 August, 1864.{{NMI|Monday, August 8, 1864 ...s recalled for service as "additional captain" borne on the books of the {{UK-1Octavia}}, Flagship of the East Indies Station. He was detailed to act as
    14 KB (2,194 words) - 12:38, 7 April 2022
  • ...} On 3 April he had been awarded the Ottoman Order of the Medjidie, Fifth Class.{{Gaz|22122|1737|3 April, 1858}} ...nearly five years, before being given command of the new screw corvette {{UK-Volage}} on 1 December, 1870. In the same month Seymour informed that the
    12 KB (1,747 words) - 17:13, 30 October 2022
  • Aldrich was appointed in command of the first-class protected cruiser {{UK-Hawke}} on 16 May, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appo *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491662.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti
    4 KB (611 words) - 17:57, 6 April 2022
  • Baird was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K. {{CatPerson|UK|1832|1908}}
    3 KB (399 words) - 17:13, 30 October 2022
  • ...Jubilee honours, Erskine was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order {{CatPerson|UK|1838|1921}}
    4 KB (558 words) - 18:13, 6 April 2022
  • ...ctoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order {{CatPerson|UK|1825|1894}}
    4 KB (567 words) - 14:55, 27 June 2022
  • ...of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K. Buller was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (
    3 KB (435 words) - 21:12, 8 March 2023
  • ...Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]], previously based on Gibraltar, would become the {{UK-BS|3}} based on Portland. A cruiser squadron was to be left at Malta. The In October, 1912, the {{UK-BS|3}} was sent to the Mediterranean for a protracted temporary period, and
    10 KB (1,339 words) - 16:20, 3 November 2015
  • This '''Account of Life in {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}"' is taken from ''Commander R.N.'' (1927), by [[George Bib ...er was that she was one of the famous ships built at Bombay, and, like her class in that region, was largely constructed of teak.
    32 KB (5,848 words) - 12:09, 16 July 2018
  • Sub-Lieutenant Fisher was appointed to the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} on 13 January, 1896.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''Th As {{LieutRN}} (G) in {{UK-KingEdwardVII}}, as enterprising naval persons were fairly required to do,
    8 KB (1,211 words) - 18:56, 6 April 2022
  • ...d William Shafto Douglas]] would die at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in the {{UK-BlackPrince|f=tp}}, in which he was Gunnery Officer. Douglas was knighted and appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order
    8 KB (1,127 words) - 11:17, 29 May 2022
  • ...ot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard" nat="UK"> ...edbot:officeDSuper otitle="Deputy Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard" nat="UK">
    21 KB (2,773 words) - 22:47, 9 November 2022
  • ...Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 956.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Nile}} in command on 30 June, 1891.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" ( ...s flag on 4 February. His appointment as an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
    13 KB (1,987 words) - 11:54, 7 April 2022
  • |{{UK-DukeOfWellington|f=p}}||receiving ship||14 Sep, 1852||Broken up 1904 |{{UK-2Amazon|f=p}}||wooden screw sloop||23 May, 1865||Sunk 1866
    13 KB (1,678 words) - 18:34, 4 March 2022
  • {{CatPerson|UK|1831|1907}}
    28 KB (4,681 words) - 15:08, 20 November 2021
  • ...armoured cruiser]]s with a uniform heavy battery previously reserved for [[Pre-Dreadnought|battleships]]. His hope was that adoption of a large [[Displacement|displa ...victory and avoid catastrophic loss despite the heavy damage to flagship {{UK-Lion|f=p}}.
    7 KB (985 words) - 18:14, 11 June 2015
  • |{{UK-1Mastiff|f=p}}||gunboat||4 Apr, 1871||Sold 28 Nov, 1931 |{{UK-Bloodhound|f=p}}||gunboat||22 Apr, 1871||Sold 28 Jun, 1921
    6 KB (787 words) - 12:45, 23 May 2018
  • |{{UK-Latona|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||22 May, 1890||Sold 22 Dec, 1920 |{{UK-1Melampus|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||2 Aug, 1890||Sold 1910
    14 KB (1,863 words) - 13:39, 26 April 2018
  • A '''Pre-Dreadnought''' is a [[Battleship|battleship]] built before {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}} and not sharing her then-unique combination of strengths ...born", the [[Battlecruiser]] type was being inaugurated by the launch of {{UK-Invincible}}.
    2 KB (237 words) - 17:42, 11 June 2015
  • ...publicised presence of the British battle cruisers {{UK-Invincible}} and {{UK-Inflexible}} at the Falklands lowered the British numerical superiority in ...e dreadnoughts of the [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'' Class]]. {{UK-Thunderer|f=p}} was missing because she was undergoing a refit.{{UKNSMonoII
    14 KB (2,220 words) - 09:53, 1 November 2021
  • ...ships fitted with Siemens Mark I gear were the five of the six ''Canopus'' class ships: [[H.M.S. Albion (1898)|''Albion'']], [[H.M.S. Goliath (1898)|''Golia
    9 KB (1,343 words) - 15:41, 10 October 2012
  • |colspan=2|&nbsp;||third ship of ''Kaiser'' class||3 KR |colspan=2|&nbsp;||second ship of ''Konig'' class||3 KR
    17 KB (2,761 words) - 10:09, 5 December 2020
  • The four [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''''Caledon'' Class''' were completed in 1917. In contemporary documents, often referred to as the '''''Calypso'' Class'''.
    14 KB (2,044 words) - 11:08, 27 March 2020
  • The five [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] of the '''Ceres Class''' were completed in 1917 and 1918. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
    12 KB (1,681 words) - 11:09, 27 March 2020

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