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The two second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 49 Class''' were built by [[Yarrow & Company]] in 1888.{{Conways1860|p. 105}} {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...m; text-align: left; color: gray; ">"I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way."</div> ...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

...class''' dreadnoughts were designed as a follow-up to the revolutionary {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}}. ...g from mine or torpedo attack. Unlike ''Dreadnought'' the ''Bellerophon'' class were given two tripod masts, with two control tops. This was ostensibly to

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...class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]]. At the end of 1920, she was sharing her commander and gunner with {{UK-TB33}}.{{NLJan21|p. 871}}

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The three '''''Invincible'' class''' [[Battlecruiser|battlecruisers]] completed in 1908 and 1909 were the fir {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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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:

...the lead ship of the [[Bellerophon Class Battleship (1907)|''Bellerophon'' class]], and the fourth Royal Navy vessel to bear the name of the mythic Greek he The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Tel

...n chose to specialise in a variety of areas dealing with innovations: from ship design to electricity to submarines (he conducted the first Royal Navy tria ...} with seniority of 20 August, 1883. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB33|f=t}} on 7 July 1887, for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval & Military Intellige

|nat=UK The only member of her class, she was the first all-big-gun battleship to be laid down, launched, and co

...ips]] (sometimes referred to as [[Monitor|monitors]]) of the '''''Gorgon'' Class''' were being built for the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] and were taken up for {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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:

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The '''''Marshal Ney'' Class''' of monitor (sometimes known as the '''''Marshals''''') was the first in {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...rge V''''' was one of four [[H.M.S. King George V (1911)|''King George V'' class battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] shortly before the war. ...teration could be copied for ''Ajax'', ''Audacious'' and the ''Iron Duke'' class.<ref>Letter in D'Eyncourt Papers at the National Maritime Museum's Caird Li

...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 .... After many years in this duty she ended up as a decoy and anti-aircraft ship during the Mediterranean campaign of the Second World War. Towards the end

...was one of four [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class battleships]] completed in 1912-13. ...sted in that year's [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]].{{FCHMShips|pp. 9-10}} Her director was certainly fitted after ''K

...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 ...'' for command of ''Audacious'' on 30 May, 1913. He would prove to be the ship's only captain.<ref>Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19

...tation, intended to serve as a visual cue for the helmsman to find his own ship's bow from the {{CT}} when not steering by compass.{{AWO1913|634 of 7 Nov 1 Also in late 1913, the ship landed a Pattern 873 Zeiss stereo spotting telescope Mark II at Portsmouth

In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 264, though the boat was not yet ...ated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]] to receive a director along the lines of that developed in [[H.M.S.

...authorised in 1909 and one of four [[Orion Class Battleship (1910) |Orion Class Battleships]] and was built at [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]].<ref name=thet ...o ''Orion'' escaped damage. Even so, the precautionary docking of the new ship would delay her joining the Home Fleet as the new second flagship.{{ToL|The

...rion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'' Class]] in the [[Royal Navy]]. Her class was the first of the so-called [[super-dreadnought]] battleships armed with ...had been working late and while walking across the upper deck to leave the ship, his candle was blown out and he fell down a hatch to the engine room to hi

...lossus''''' was one of two [[Colossus Class Battleship (1910)|''Colossus'' class battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1911. ...December 1912, she served in the {{UK-BS|1}} alongside her sister ship, {{UK-Hercules|f=p}}.

...rcules''''' was one of two [[Colossus Class Battleship (1910)|''Colossus'' class battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1911. ...d as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director, but it was not fitted until sometime between

|nat=UK ...attle of Jutland]] in 1916. After the battle she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}}. Following the conclusion of the war and the dissolution of the Gra

...tsmouth on 28 May, 1912{{NLApr14|p. 370-1}} as flagship of Read-Admiral, {{UK-BS|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 371}} ...ndt Fowler|Cole C. Fowler]] transferred his flag to ''St. Vincent'' from {{UK-Birkenhead}} as [[Rear-Admiral Reserve Fleet, Portsmouth|Reserve Fleet (Roy

In mid-1913, she was serving as flagship of the {{UK-BS|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 293}} She operated with the {{UK-BS|1}} under the command of Captain [[James Clement Ley|James C. Ley]]. He

...'') was one of three [[St. Vincent Class Battleship (1908)|''St. Vincent'' class battleships]], built at Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. Laid down in mid-1908, she completed in early 1910, joining the {{UK-BS|1}}. She would serve with this squadron until April, 1916. At the outb

...dreadnoughts of the [[Bellerophon Class Battleship (1907)|''Bellerophon'' class]]. ''Superb'' recommissioned at Portsmouth 6 May, 1913 for service with the {{UK-BS|1}}.{{NLApr14|p. 378}}

...Temeraire''''' was a [[Bellerophon Class Battleship (1907)|''Bellerophon'' class battleship]] of the British [[Royal Navy]] built at [[Devonport Royal Docky The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Tel

In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 193, though the boat was not yet ...chnical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref> Her class received their directors after ''King George V'' received hers, and likely

...nought battleship of the [[Iron Duke Class Battleship (1912)|''Iron Duke'' Class]] in the [[Royal Navy]]. ...he navies of Japan, Russia, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Brazil and Argentina. {{UK-Revenge|f=p}} was laid down in the vacated slip on 22 December.

...f the [[Grand Fleet]] from 4 August, 1914 until replaced in this role by {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 16 February, 1917.{{UKCeased|p. 1}} .... Tuesday, 16 January, 1912. Issue '''39796''', col B, p. 13.</ref> The ship was launched on 12 October on a sunny Saturday before a crowd estimated to

In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 192, though the boat was not yet In October 1914, the ship was to be given 4 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stov

Re-commissioned on 4 January 1923 at Portsmouth to become part of the {{UK-BS|1}} in 1925.{{NLApr25|pp. 216, 217}} ...th the {{UK-Duchess|f=t}} which was escorting her to Belfast. The smaller ship was cut in half, and sank with heavy loss of life.

...to his father, the editor of the ''Glasgow Herald''. He had bypassed the ship's censor Surgeon Lorimer, R.N.V.R. by posting it ashore at Alness.<ref>Lidd Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}}

...n at sea with the fleet she was attached to ''Benbow's'' division in the {{UK-BS|4}}.<ref>Add MS 48998. f. 125.</ref>{{SMNLJun18|p. 10}} Re-commissioned 24 September, 1924 for service as flagship of the {{UK-BS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|pp. 260, 261}}

The ship had a pool table, a photo of which is in the Crawford Scrapbook, Liddle Col In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 250, though the boat was not yet

...13, in "beautiful" weather at 15:15. Mrs. Austen Chamberlain launched the ship, accompanied by Mr. Austen Chamberlain and their son. Also in attendance w ...spite'' collided with her sister {{UK-Valiant|f=t}} and nearly also with {{UK-Erin}} on 24 August, 1916 while the squadron was engaged in a night firing

...ught]] [[battleship]] of the [[Revenge Class Battleship (1914)|''Revenge'' class]] in the [[Royal Navy]]. In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 255, though the boat was not yet

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 4 January, 1924 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}, Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 264}} ...{NLJul27|p. 263}} In 1927, she became the second Royal navy ship, after {{UK-Vindictive}}, to be equipped with a catapult for launching aircraft, though

...gh the ship would not be completed before early in 1916, in July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 253, though the boat was not yet ''Revenge'' joined the {{UK-BS|1}} in May 1916 and remained in that formation through the end of the wa

...n]] fleets, coming under accidental attack on more than one occasion. The ship became the centre of worldwide attention in 1928 when her Captain and Comma Though the ship was still two years from completion, in July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 252, though the boat was not yet

...'Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1911'' as being first installed in {{UK-1Orion}}, and it was forecast that it would see service in future ships. * [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)]]

In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 251, though the boat was not yet ...land]], but joined her sisters {{UK-Revenge}} and {{UK-RoyalOak}} in the {{UK-BS|1}} in June, 1916.

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...M.S. ''Erebus''''' was one of two [[Erebus Class Monitor (1916)|''Erebus'' class monitors]] launched in 1916 for the [[Royal Navy]]. ...July, 1927 and commenced service as a cadet training ship and turret drill ship, which role she would retain through at least mid-1937.{{NLJul31|p. 237}}{{

...M.S. ''Terror''''' was one of two [[Erebus Class Monitor (1916)|''Erebus'' class monitors]] launched in 1916 for the [[Royal Navy]]. In 1924, she replaced the battlecruiser {{UK-Tiger}} as Turret Drill Ship at Portsmouth, having undergone a refit at a cost that had been projected t

....S. ''Marshal Ney''''' was re-named '''''Vivid''''' when she became a base ship in 1922 and then named '''''Drake''''' in 1934. She was finally named '''' {{Footer Marshal Ney Class Monitor (1915)}}

...he monitor was serving as a turret drill ship at Portsmouth, attached to {{UK-Dartmouth}}.{{NLApr25|p. 255}} ...ice Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/103.|D7603610}} f. 103.</ref>|note=left to {{UK-Cleopatra}} on transfer}}

...turrets from four obsolete [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]] [[pre-dreadnought]]s which had their 12"/35 calibre guns and mounts remov ...th long-range guns, the [[Abercrombie Class Monitor (1915)|''Abercrombie'' Class monitor]].

...Abercrombie''''' was an [[Abercrombie Class Monitor (1915)|''Abercrombie'' Class monitor]] of the Royal Navy constructed during the [[Great War]]. ...the Admiralty passed a directive (which affected the other members of her class) that ''Admiral Farragut'' would become ''M 1''. On 19 June, King George V

...required either in the Grand Fleet or on patrol duties, so a new class of ship, with a shallow draught for inshore work and a requisite small number of bi ...name Robert E. Lee in February, 1915 - the names of the four ships of the class being American Civil War Generals to reflect the guns background. The monit

The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Tel In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 261, though the boat was not yet

|builder=[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank<br>(Ship no. 374){{JohnstonClydebankBattlecruisers|Footers}} The ship's heavy gun mountings were manufactured by Vicker's, whereas her sisters' w

...Royal Navy]], the lead ship of [[Invincible Class Battlecruiser (1907)|her class]] of three, and the first battlecruiser to be built by any country. After ...went to superintend these gun trials, I was especially warned that if the ship failed to get through them a sum of about half a million pounds would be lo

...gn'' class, please go to the [[Revenge Class Battleship (1914)|''Revenge'' Class]] page.'' ...e armed with four 13.5-inch arranged in twin [[barbette]]s, except for one ship, [[H.M.S. Hood (1891)|''Hood'']], which had her main armament arranged in t

...one of eight [[Royal Sovereign Class Battleship (1891)|''Royal Sovereign''-class battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1893-94. She was expende ...cember, 1895, the majority of her crew turned over to the new battleship {{UK-Magnificent}} at Chatham.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official App

...one of eight [[Royal Sovereign Class Battleship (1891)|''Royal Sovereign'' class battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1893-94. She was sold sh In May 1898, the ship received the first gyro-equipped torpedoes ever issued in the Royal Navy:

...one of eight [[Royal Sovereign Class Battleship (1891)|''Royal Sovereign'' class pre-dreadnoughts]] completed in 1893-94. In 1915, her name was changed to In the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]] the ship was part of Fleet "B", loosely representing the British side.

...one of eight [[Royal Sovereign Class Battleship (1891)|''Royal Sovereign'' class battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1893-94. She was sold sh In October &ndash; November 1898, the ship became one of the first in the [[Royal Navy]] to receive torpedoes fitted f

...eign''''' was the name ship of a [[Royal Sovereign Class Battleship (1891)|class of eight battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1893-94. She wa For the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1895]], the ship received a masthead [[Semaphore|semaphore]] machine invented by Rear-Admira

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'''H.M.S. ''Cæsar''''' was a [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]] battleship of the [[Royal Navy]], launched in 1896 and sold for scrap in ...able to do this in 5 minutes, 45 seconds. The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7

...British battleship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]], launched in 1896 and sold for scrap in 1920. She was the sixth warship In October 1903, ''Hannibal'' collided with the {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}} as the two ships manoeuvred without lights.<ref>Campbell

...British battleship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]], launched in 1894 and sold for scrap in 1920. She was the third warship ...ref> She was sent to Loch Ewe on 30 August for service as a local defence ship.<ref>''Monograph 6''. p. 52.</ref>

...'' was a battleship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]], launched in 1895, and sold for scrap in 1920. She was the fourth warshi ...there to be demobilised on the 25th. Her crew was to be transferred to {{UK-Canopus}}.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}}

.... ''Magnificent''''' was a [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]] battleship of the British [[Royal Navy]], launched in 1894 and sold for s The ship's 6-in gunnery trials were conducted on 5 October, and her 12-in on 18 Octo

..., and the lead ship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]]. She served as the flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Chann ...have been delayed by armour plate being diverted to the construction of {{UK-Magnificent|f=p}} at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]].

...British battleship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]], launched in 1896 and sold for scrap in 1921. ...l Fleet]], but designated, along with {{UK-Canopus}}, {{UK-Goliath}} and {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} to soon transfer to the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLMar07|p. 269}}

...British battleship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]], launched in 1895 and sold for scrap in 1921. She was the fourth ship of the [[Royal Navy]] to bear the name.

...ritish battleship of the [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'']] class, launched in 1895 and sold for scrap in 1922. She was the third warship of In June, 1910 while engaged in manoeuvres in heavy fog, the {{UK-Majestic|f=tp}} collided with ''Victorious''. ''Majestic'' suffered no dam

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...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}}.

...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}}

...ught]] [[battleship]] of the [[Canopus Class Battleship (1896)|''Canopus'' Class]] in the [[Royal Navy]] completed in 1900. ...ut a large crowd of people were gathered to witness the christening of the ship. ''Glory'' was christened by Mrs. John M. Laird.

...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}}

...our times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 8 minutes, 55 seconds.  The best time was ac {{Footer Canopus Class Battleship (1897)}}

...last of the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[Canopus Class Battleship (1897)|''Canopus'' class battleships]] to be completed, in 1902. ...ed to relieve her temporarily in May, but her permanent relief was to be {{UK-Bulwark}}.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 18 April 1908 in ''Naval

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...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 ...nder William Chisholm-Batten|Alexander W. Chisholm-Batten]] paid off the {{UK-1Resolution}} on 9 October and he and his crew turned over to ''Formidable'

The ship was added to the {{UK-BS|5}} from the end of 1912 or earlier, remaining with that formation until ...f practice and coherence of purpose between spotters ashore and men on the ship. A visit ashore by the gunnery officer helped improve this.

...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:

...r Captain [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Frederick T. Hamilton]], to relieve {{UK-1RoyalOak}} in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]], where she would ...m M. Chambers]] took command, with the crew from the paid-off battleship {{UK-1Resolution}}.

...S. ''London''''' was completed in mid-1902, one of five battleships in her class. There was also a heavy cruiser named {{UK-London}} completed in the late 1920s.

...s. She is sometimes considered the second ship in a two-ship class with {{UK-Queen|f=p}}.{{BurtBritishBattleships1889|pp. 248-263}} ...outh}}, Captain [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan|O'Callaghan]], replacing that ship on the [[Mediterranean Station]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offi

...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

...|ADM 196/42/67.|}} f. 73.</ref>|note=took command upon ship becoming depot ship for trawlers}} ...our times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 3 minute, 23 seconds.  The best time was ach

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...'Albemarle''''' was one of six [[Duncan Class Battleship (1901)|''Duncan'' class pre-dreadnought battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1903 and ...] commissioned ''Albemarle'' on 12 November, 1903 at Chatham, to relieve {{UK-1Repulse}} as flagship of Rear-Admiral [[William Des Vœux Hamilton|William

...bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Duncan''''' was the lead ship of six pre-dreadnought battleships completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1903 She recommissioned at Chatham on 27 May, 1913 to become a gunnery training ship at Portsmouth.{{NLJul13|p. 305}}