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...ers was the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]], as well as ships in reserve at the Home Ports. Smaller squadrons under Commanders-in-Chief ...fleets began to concentrate ships in Home waters and to save money having ships on overseas stations. Battleships were removed from the China Station. A

...for all matters concerning the construction and maintenance of the Navy's ships.<ref>Herwig. ''"Luxury" Fleet''. pp. 21-22.</ref> ...U.B. submarines, 95 minelaying U.C. submarines, and 196 minesweepers. It lost two battleships, one battle cruiser, six armoured cruisers, eighteen light

...[[Battlecruiser|battlecruisers]] completed in 1908 and 1909 were the first ships of their type. ==Ships==

...8{{HepperLosses|p. 140}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|precBy=New Command|note=vessel lost under his command}} ...September 1918.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919''. p. 15.</ref>

...class]] battleships completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1912-13. She was lost to a mine north of Ireland on 27 October 1914. ...s to land and beach the ship.<ref name=Goldrick140>Goldrick. ''The King's Ships were at Sea''. p. 140.</ref> {{UK-1Liverpool}} circled repeatedly in case

...le of Jutland]].<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-11.</ref> ...ref>Dick Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 204.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=died when vessel exploded under his command|end=9 July, 1917<ref>Dick

...any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139}} ''Barham'' was completed with director firing installed, as all capital ships were supposed to do after 2 January, 1915.{{FCHMShips|pp. 10}}

...er completion.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships''. p. 18.</ref> {{UK-Revenge}} and ''Royal Oak'' were the only two ships in the class to fight at Jutland. ''Royal Oak'' was so newly placed into s

...was given the 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 backgrou ...y the Turks launched a heavy attack on the British lines and all available ships were moved up to lend fire support. The evacuation of the position was even

...p failed to get through them a sum of about half a million pounds would be lost from the current Estimates, and that this would very seriously handicap new ...coaling and proceeded to raise steam. In the meantime Sturdee ordered the ships' companies to breakfast so as to be ready for the expected battle.

...ur guns inspected were found to be defective and were withdrawn from their ships. It was deemed that the sleeves were contracting near the muzzle, generall ...ed 400 yards away and a torpedo wake streaming through a gap in the nearby ships. Despite her anti-torpedo nets being out, the torpedo fired by {{DE-U21}}

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...ate of Change, Dumaresq, Mark III, Pattern 760&mdash;Supply of, to certain Ships." N.S. 2066/13.&mdash;6.6.1913. The National Archives. ADM 182/4.</ref> ...Sclater Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/20.}} f. 21.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when vessel exploded}}

...officers and men wearing strict uniform, which is cruelty. All the other ships in the Gulf have always worn shorts and vests, not so Caulfield (sic), who He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Berwick|f=t}} as well as a group of ships on 20 August, 1919.{{NLSep19|p. 740}}

...Complaints of "very high temperatures" in ammunition passageways while the ships were under steam were evaluated by taking temperatures hourly.{{NMI|30 Jan. ...>Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49000. f. 269.</ref> The two ships left Scapa for Rosyth at 17:00 on 4 November, arriving at 08:30 on the 5th.

...tColl|p. 31}} As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships. ...ate of Change, Dumaresq, Mark III, Pattern 760&mdash;Supply of, to certain Ships." N.S. 2066/13.&mdash;6.6.1913. {{TNA|ADM 182/4.}}</ref>

''King Edward VII'' was lost to a mine on 6 January, 1916 while proceeding to Belfast to be refit.<ref>S ...be fitted with [[Service Gear Mark II]], in 1906, the ship was one of ten ships and two shore stations slated to receive [["C" Tune Gear]], capable of tran

...s in [[Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser (1909)|her class]]. She would be lost to a magazine explosion at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916. ...{DE-Goeben|f=t}} and {{DE-Breslau|f=t}} on 4 August, 1914 after the German ships had bombarded the French Algerian port of Phillipeville.

...n Stafford|Edward S. Fitzherbert]], Captain Superintendent, Contract Built Ships, Clyde District, was present on behalf of the Admiralty.<ref>"The Launch of ...e same efficiency could not be expected from the 'Tiger' as from the other ships. No you have not had any complaint from me or from Pelly, it is not the ti

...entered service.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-11, 16.</ref> ...k=William G. Tennant|appt=18 June, 1940|end=8 December, 1941|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=ship sunk under his command}}

...commissioning.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships''. p. 16.</ref> ...end=17 September, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=died when ship lost}}

...r commissioning.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', p. 16.</ref> ...es|appt=May, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=8 June, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship sank}}

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...nstruction]], Sir Eustace Tennyson-D'Eyncourt. Goodall's views on American ships were reported at length and summarized in Engineering in 1922. His work was ...sistant director in 1932, mainly concerned with the modernization of older ships and trials of protection though including the early studies for the King Ge

...on Roads bound for Key West, arriving on the 15th. She was joined there by ships of the North Atlantic Squadron on maneouvers, then left Key West on 24 Janu ...aine'', the public domain version of ''The Dictionary of American Fighting Ships'' states:

...evidence to the commission overwhelmingly considered that convoy of their ships would be an inconvenience, an anachronism, or even a hazard. Cooper Key op ...ything about it during the night. They found that they lost some of their ships during the night without knowing where or how they had gone. But an enterp

...''Topaze'' and ''Diamond'', out of a complement of 780 men ''Formidable'' lost 35 officers and 512 men dead, including Captain [[Arthur Noel Loxley|Arthur Fisher was scathing, writing to Churchill on 14 January, "He has lost our confidence and that is sufficient reason for his removal <u>and no othe

...aerial telegraphy. Invented a serviceable apparatus for signalling between ships at sea without wires. Proved that if the Hertzian oscillations are transmit ...ly Jackson was opposed to the continuing escalation of the size of capital ships, telling Admiral [[George Fowler King-Hall|Sir George F. King-Hall]] at the

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...al station had been established on Sapper Hill in order to watch for enemy ships and to direct ''Canopus''{{'}}s fire. A row of electric mines laid across t ...d coaling. The battlecruisers and Bristol were coaling and the other three ships had not yet started to do so. ''Kent'', as guardship, had steam at 30 minut

On 20 August, 1910, ''Bedford'' sailed from Weihai with three other ships from the squadron for Nagasaki. ''Bedford'' took the opportunity on the pa ...its sympathy with the relatives and friends of those whose lives have been lost. The Lord Lieutenant is anxious for further information.

...ruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|1st Cruiser Squadron]]. Fire opened by other ships of the 2nd Division.<br>About this time one of the 1st Cruiser Squadron on ...emy's after turrets when fourth salvo fell. Immediately after this, enemy lost sight of in spray and mist resulting from a short salvo from another ship.

...ed repeatedly that Richmond's subsequent appointments in command of lesser ships were some sort of punishment: "relegated", in the words of Barry Hunt,<ref> ...mes, Germany will be ready to barter any European conquests to recover her lost territories.<ref>Notes for 5 August, 1914. Richmond Papers. National Mari

...critical moment, the straining of a bulkhead under pressure, a few seconds lost in the time in the loading of the guns, or the difficulty of carrying out s ...p. 38.</ref> Following a disagreement over the matter of boilers in H.M. ships, on 18 March, 1901, Selborne offered Wilson the command of the Channel Squa

...he [[China Station]]. He would serve as navigating officer in a number of ships through 1903, when he was performing such work in {{UK-Glory}}. He was pro ...=t}} on 8 May, 1913,{{NLDec14|p. 324}} and died when she was torpedoed and lost in the early morning of 13 May, 1915.{{KindellROH2|p. 96}}

...them with a stop-watch. As commodore in the destroyer flotilla he required ships' companies to land under arms and cover 5 miles in a set period of time. He ...line stifled his naturally aggressive instincts and a rare opportunity was lost. The Admiralty knew from intelligence that German battle cruisers would rai

...th of the squadron would be increased from six battleships to eight as new ships joined the Fleet.<ref>''Hansard''. [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/com ...as being {{UK-1Neptune}}, which was not part of any Battle Squadron. The ships are listed in a different order, but remain unchanged from the previous yea

...her and ''Bacchante'' lost a cutter and had her rudder jammed sideways and lost sight of the rest of the squadron. After two days control was eventually r ...n 22 June, 1893 off the coast of Tripoli, Lebanon, the Mediterranean fleet lost its flagship and its Commander-in-Chief, Sir George Tryon, under whom Evan-

...e British line of battle at the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May, 1916, but lost touch with the German fleet as night fell. Sir Martyn Jerram declined to r ...anuary and possibly February of 1915 even though {{UK-Audacious}} had been lost at the end of October.{{SMNLSep14|p. 8}}{{SMNLOct14|p. 8}}{{SMNLDec14|p. 8}

...enger steamer fitted out as a seaplane carrier, and attended by two slower ships as escorts. Based on [[Port Said]], he ranged the coasts of Palestine, Syr ...gunfire that erupted, unanticipated, from the Asian shore. His two escort ships, already equipped to carry a few seaplanes, were now fitted out for indepen

...itted with turbine machinery, but shortly afterwards both these ships were lost at sea by accidents.

...modern gun," gave a "good account of themselves" in action against Spanish ships. Clearing Hampton Roads on 5 October, the monitor visited New Bedford, Mas ...o work with …" After "many vexatious delays," Evans writes, the American ships arrived off their destination, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the afternoon of t

...d an ultimatum to Germany on 15 August demanding that Germany withdraw its ships from Chinese and Japanese waters and hand it Tsingtao. It declared war eigh ...sers and two smaller ships, all of them old, in the Pacific. Many of these ships were engaged in supporting operations against German possessions in the Sou

...ut 7.35 p.m. the track of a torpedo was observed to cross the track of our ships, about 200 yards ahead of ''Iron Duke''. Torpedo was travelling slowly. T During the night, in view of the proximity of heavy enemy's ships, the hands remained at action stations, the gun's crews at their guns, but

At 3.25 <small>P.M.</small>, G.M.T. enemy ships were reported on the starboard bow, bearing E. by N. At 3.30 <small>P.M.</small> enemy ships were in sight from {{UK-Lion}} and a range of 23,000 yards obtained.

...orne on the Books of, and actually served in, one or more of Her Majesty's Ships not less than five complete years, eighteen months as a Cadet and three yea ...ion in the subjects contained in Sheet No. I, as well as in the Rigging of Ships, Seamanship, the use of Nautical Instruments, &c.

At 3.45 we sighted enemy ships, apparently battle cruisers, five in number, which I estimated to be [[S.M. ...shes of overs between the enemy funnels. One of the enemy battle cruisers lost her place in the line, and came dropping back. It was either the leading o

...p gunlayers on correct object; there was so much confusion amongst enemy's ships, one ship was passing another; smoke from cruisers on fire often obliterate | 6.10 p.m. || Sighted British battle cruisers engaging enemy's ships.

...d in Dispatches by Admiral [[Jellicoe]] as part of a blanket award for all ships captains involved at Jutland. [[H.M.S. Vanguard at the Battle of Jutland|H ...vice Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 204.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}}

...ell into the hands of the Japanese, and a larger one in the centre for big ships which was protected by mines, which the Japanese attempted to destroy, but ...tained, did not see the boats until they were more or less amongst the big ships.

.... At Ginghilovo, the British lost only eleven men killed, while the Zulus lost over a thousand. The battle allowed to raise the two-month long Siege of E ...and to have the ship unprepared for an attack."<ref>Lambert. "'Our Bloody Ships'." ''The Journal of Military History''. p. 38.</ref>

...he {{UK-Adventure|f=t}} weren't given another sea-going command when their ships paid off. Captain [[Fischer Burges Watson|F. B. Watson]] of ''Nelson'' wen ...under the circumstances. He is not very human and for some reason he has lost the confidence of a good many of his juniors and I believe his selection fo

...no doubt will win the War and then spend years in trying to prove that she lost it." ...fficiently. He had, however, the genius to realise that no time should be lost and when he got into power he proceeded to rush things.

...t early service was characterised by short periods of service in different ships. On 1 October, 1902, he was appointed to {{UK-StGeorge}}, to {{UK-1Revenge} ...ory that should have been a considerable victory. By not highlighting the lost opportunities, the more favourable public story was presented.

seas to the enemy's merchant ships. And, thirdly, to ships from the seas you may remember perhaps that at

...and caps, all met together as comrades of the War in a common tribute to a lost leader. ...rol. and of quiet and steadfast confidence. As da) by day I went among the ships in his command there was one unbroken testimony given: that he had made his

...e flashes from their guns were clearly visible, the direction in which the ships were steaming was uncertain and no enemy was visible. ...ng temporarily obscured by the smoke from the foremost ones, and generally lost the enemy when it blew across them.

...e Cruiser Squadron and firing at the enemy, but the flashes of these enemy ships' guns only came into sight through the mist one at a time. ...iew of the enemy could not be obtained, but from general opinion the enemy ships first fired on were Battle Cruisers.

...ing Bermuda, the Atalanta was never heard of again and all aboard her were lost at sea, the date of deaths being recorded as 4 June, 1880. A strong gale h ..., and in May the Admiralty was compelled to conclude that ''Atalanta'' was lost. In August 1880 a committee of inquiry was called.<ref>The Atalanta. ''The

...k Beatty has been forced merely to stifle information until the public has lost interest in the whole thing, but there is sufficient information available ...nts (surely the Admiral's fault) suffered the enemy to put two more of his ships out of action, and he then turned North again, which enabled you to come in

...editerranean Fleet (Royal Navy)|Mediterranean Fleet]], the new formation's ships had previously been in the {{UK-CS|1}}. ...} was lost at Jutland and the other two Battle Cruiser Squadrons also lost ships, prompting the {{UK-BCS|3}} to be disbanded and much shuffling to occur. I

...y suffered heavily, and was much obscured by smoke and the splash of other ships' fire. Object extremely indistinct. Neither of these salvoes were seen to ...o have sunk. The right-hand destroyer was also straddled by 6-in. and was lost sight of.

...ust as ship's companies of those earlier days could have sailed and fought ships of a century later in time, with very litt!e practice. ...of my countless visits to modern ships of war. Progress was slow, and the ships and their equipment were the result of many years of development to the sta

Having reviewed the reports of all ships of the B.C.F. and [[Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|5th B.S.]], the Comm ...d salvoes should be continued, as at present, until the target is entirely lost, and then we consider that the ladder system is the quickest way of regaini

...Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] served as a midshipman in masted ships for three and a half years. While in the ''Raleigh'' he was awarded the [[ ...and a great example. Although he paid great attention to detail, he never lost sight of the principles governing a problem, and his judgement was always s

...ied out owing to mist enveloping them. From spotting top the four engaged ships looked like " Königs " or " Kaisers." ...shifted to the next ship, a few rounds only could be fired as she was soon lost in the mist. All 6-in. guns were meanwhile firing on the enemy Destroyers

...how the firing of the other ships fared. All I remember is that the enemy ships all seemed to be having a bad time, and that they appeared obliterated by s ...is out to the Commander who is in my turret for the purpose of conning the ships should anything happen to the main position, and because it is a good centr

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...cruiser, I ceased fire. She was observed to be hit several times, and was lost sight of astern. She did not return the fire. ...hward. She was soon hit, while turning to Port, by a salvo from one of our ships. She appeared to stop and to settle down in the water. Believed to have sun

...e in Rosyth Dockyard[.] thousands of sailors assembled to hear him speak. Lost 2/- <br>Arrived Scapa Flow 5 AM commenced coaling 1280 tons, ran two torpedoes lost one, also sub-calibre firing. 5.PM {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}} sailed

...s received a severe shock. If this feeling be destroyed efficiency must be lost, though the simple restoration of the feeling, if long absent, will not at ...ian war; and the exactions insisted on for extending the periods for which ships were hired? Would he have us forget the shameful violation of contract in t

...this occasion were very great. With the mist varying in intensity, enemy ships coming into sight for a few seconds and then disappearing, I found it extre | 6. 4. || Sighted enemy ships right ahead.

...realistic competition) the ship placed fifth just in the 14 participating ships of the Second Division, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] and {{UK-CS| ...into the ship the first chapel in a man-of-war; a few years later all big ships were fitted with chapels.

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...e in turn during the winter. Torpedoes would be launched from fast moving ships in real battle conditions, but it was desireable to practice this in relati ...M 196/38.}} f. 133.</ref>|end=22 June, 1893|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}}

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...rently engaging the "{{UK-Chester}}." On seeing the battlecruisers, these ships turned away ; fire was opened on the second light cruiser from the right at 5. At 6.20 p.m., enemy's heavy ships were observed ahead, course was altered about 8 points to port and fire was

...n heavy ships were at sea, should he not have seen that his most important ships were at hand?

...=tp}} in the Atlantic Fleet. Over the course of his short naval life, his ships would all be ill-fated: he joined {{UK-Monmouth}} in February 1912, {{UK-Ha Cotter died at the [[Battle of Coronel]] when the {{UK-GoodHope}} was lost with all hands on 1 November 1914.{{KindellROH2|p. 31}}

...ured by [[Elliott Brothers]], but a Mark VIII instrument salvaged from the lost {{UK-Vanguard|f=cp}} bears manufacturer's marks of the Fidelity Engineering ...a flexible means of illustrating the geometry of two independently moving ships to quickly perceive the other ship's motion along and across the line of be

...and Fairfields, and a fourth was ordered on 13 July. On 14 July the four ships were given the names ''Hood'', ''Howe'', ''Rodney'' and ''Anson'', respecti ...the [[Battle of Jutland]], in which three British battle cruisers had been lost.{{RobertsAnatomyHood|p. 8}} On 14 July, the ship was named ''Hood''.{{Robe

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...the main battery or in their [[Gun Control Tower]] (if they had one), and ships with 6-in secondary batteries had transmitters in both day and night contro In 1916, those ships with {{GCT}}s but with primary control positions in their tops had transmit

...longer in active service crossed out by hand at some later date, and those lost before promulgation not listed at all. Those appearing in that document ar ...e "Ships in which Dreyer's Fire Control is fitted or being fitted." Those ships listed under the heading "<u>MARK I (Simple Mechanical Table...)</u>" in th

...a more comprehensive means of outputting [[Gun Range|gun range]]. The few ships to receive it were completed too late to see wartime service. ...ere placed in ships, and for how long, seems unclear, though five to seven ships appear possible. In 1918, two coastal battleships just reaching completion

...longer in active service crossed out by hand at some later date, and those lost before promulgation not listed at all. Those appearing in that document ar In 1913, Dreyer listed the ships he claimed actually received the first five Mark III tables delivered.<ref

Jellicoe always counted the number of ships that he had actually available, excluding those under repair or refit or ne ...Jellicoe's assumption that the Germans would come out only when all their ships were available was wrong, since the {{DE-VonDerTann|f=tp}} was in dry dock.

...oodenough]] and [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David Beatty's]] ships when he encountered the former at 03:45 on 28 August. All forces were in po ...y of an attack by capital ships and that the tides meant that large German ships could not pass over the Jade Bar to sea in certain times of day. On the mor

...er to evade a government order forbidding the construction of more capital ships. ...rawler ''Kehdingen'', which had been hit and immobilised. The other German ships were in the smoke before the British could ascertain their strength.{{UKNav

...hip used its director all the time, some few ships lacked a director, some ships lacked a Dreyer table, others used different types of Dreyer table, and a g ...up]]. The British battlecruisers, while being the most battle experienced ships in the Grand Fleet, had the least secure anchorage and this offered them fe

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...[[G.D.T.]] replaced it. A post-war Technical History volume says that the ships that had an Argo Clock had no time-and-bearing "table" at all... just a tim ...ould not be expected to show ''Queen Mary'' or ''Audacious'', as they were lost well before it was prepared. Excepting ''Orion'', the shipboard installat

Both the {{UK-Orlando}} and {{UK-Algerine}} were then at Taku, and thirteen ships of various other nationalities. The ''Algerine'' on her arrival on 30th ha ...o be ready for immediate landing if required, as the distance at which the ships lie from Taku, about thirteen miles, causes great delay in receiving messag

...(Historical)''. '''Volume XII'''. p. 214. Quoted in Goldrick. ''King's Ships''. p. 191.</ref></blockquote> ...y)| Third Cruiser Squadron]], the five ships of the {{UK-LCS|1}} and seven ships from the {{UK-DF|4}}. The Third Battle Squadron consisted of the three surv

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...iralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}} ...940{{UBAllyWarship|1200}}|note=vessel lost under his command|succBy=Vessel Lost}}