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  • Three '''''Imperatritsa Maria'' class battleships''' were completed for use by Russia's [[Black Sea Fleet]]. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
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  • ...''''' 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)}}
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  • ...he War Council instead of Sir H. Oliver.<ref>Quoted in Marder. ''From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow''. '''IV'''. pp. 223-224.</ref></blockquote> {| class="collapsible wikitable collapsed" style="width: 50%"
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  • ...he was renamed ''Redoubtable'' so as to free up the name for a new [[super-dreadnought]]. ...attleship (1914)|''Revenge'' Class]], often called the ''Royal Sovereign'' class, launched in 1915. She served throughout both World Wars, being present at
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  • ...e British Army. The establishment was generally fixed at three during the Dreadnought period, and tended to be filled by the most senior officers of the rank of ...Flag Lieutenant and Coxswain afforded all flag officers, Commodores First Class and Captains of the Fleet, as well as a generous twelve domestics &ndash; t
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  • |{{UK-1Conqueror|f=p}}||second class battleship||8 Sep, 1881||Sold 1907 |{{UK-1Calypso|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||7 Jun, 1883||Sold 1922
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  • *{{UK-Dreadnought}} *{{UK-Dreadnought}}
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  • ...e gin in the ward-room as an ungentlemanly drink!"<ref>Marder. ''From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow''. '''IV''''. p. 61.</ref> Marder doesn't name his informa On 1 January, 1915, Webb was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • Tothill was appointed in command of the dreadnought battleship {{UK-Conqueror}} on 22 December, 1914.{{NLOct15|p. 398''c''}} H On 15 September Tothill was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • ...of the King's visit to Ireland Madden was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 11 August, 1903.{{Gaz|27586|5058|1 He was appointed Captain of {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}} on 12 August, 1907,<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}
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  • On 12 September, 1912, he was given command of the super-dreadnought {{UK-Thunderer}}.{{NMI|Saturday, 13 September, 1913. Issue '''40316''', co ...ed in Washington, D.C. He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint G
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  • He was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnought {{UK-KingEdwardVII|f=t}} on 1 July, 1913.<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA| On 25 May, 1914, he was appointed in command of the dreadnought {{UK-Marlborough|f=t}}.{{NLDec14|p. 355}}
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  • {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: ...kov; Kent Crawford (March 2007). "The Spanish Dreadnoughts of the España class". ''Warship International'' '''44''' (1): pp. 63–117. ISSN 0043-0374.
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  • ...of our very best and most accomplished officers."<ref>Quoted in Marder. ''Dreadnought to Scapa Flow''. '''I'''. p. 408.</ref> On 8 July, 1907, he married Flor ...he 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, [[Home Flee
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  • ...sist solely of eight [[Revenge Class Battleship (1914)|''Revenge'' class]] dreadnought battleships.<ref>"Cruiser Squadron and Battle Squadron Programme." {{TNA|A ...n}} and {{UK-Russell}} have been moved over to the {{UK-BS|6}}, while {{UK-Dreadnought}} and the two most modern pre-dreadnoughts have been transferred in from ot
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  • ...of the King's visit to Copenhagen he was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 18 April, 1904.{{Gaz|27669|2581|22 ...nt to the [[Royal Naval War College|War Course]], where he was rated First Class and "Good."<ref>ADM 203/99. f. 9.</ref>
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  • ...g George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...sborne from October, 1910 to January, 1913. On 22 May he commissioned the dreadnought battleship {{UK-Centurion}} at Devonport, in the knowledge that he would sh
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  • ...type; a greater sea-going capacity was given to the torpedo-boat destroyer class; the use of oil sprayed upon coal was introduced, and ships' machinery unde ...oyal Navy)|Home Fleet]] with his flag in the [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|''Dreadnought'']]. This command included all the ships in home waters, and was, in May's
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  • He was appointed in command of the dreadnought {{UK-Bellerophon}} on 16 August, 1912.<ref>Vaughan-Lee Service Record. {{T On 1 January, 1917, Vaughan-Lee was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • He attained a First Class Certificate in Seamanship (with 925 marks out of a possible 1,000) and was ...7.{{Gaz|28096|34|3 January, 1908}} He was temporarily reappointed to {{UK-Dreadnought}} on 11 January, 1908.{{NMI|Friday, 10 January, 1908. Issue '''38539''', c
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  • ...' at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-BS|2}}, being the third dreadnought in line ahead after Jellicoe deployed the Battle Fleet. On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • ...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 ...'''II'''. p. 101.</ref> He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (
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  • ...gernon Adam|Adam, H. A.]] || Captain. || 12 Sept. - 23 Dec., 1910 || First Class, ranked third out of seven captains. ...Rear-Admiral. || 7 March - 1 June, 1906<br>8 Sept. - 9 Dec., 1913 || First Class. "Good."<br>"Has done very well." Second out of three flag officers.
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  • ...the highest gunnery examination for the year while also achieving a first-class certificate in seamanship. In July, 1889, he was awarded a first-class certificate as an Interpreter in French and on the 18th was appointed in co
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  • ...as a {{NavCadRN}}. He left ''Britannia'' on 16 April, 1877, with a Second Class Certificate and obtained six months' sea time. ...8362|3063|3 May, 1910}} He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.
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  • ...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.
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  • ...ips [including the newest battleship, [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|H.M.S. ''Dreadnought'']]] …<br><br>In the Home Fleet we have a Rear-Admiral [Bridgeman], who h ...iral [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|T. H. Martyn Jerram]] was appointed to ''Dreadnought'' as Chief of the Staff responsible for ships with nucleus crews.<ref>Jerra
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  • ...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
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  • ...Secretary to the [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]. He commanded the new [[dreadnought]] [[battleship]] [[H.M.S. Bellerophon (1907)|''Bellerophon'']] from 1908 to ...On 22 March, 1882 Evan-Thomas was promoted Acting {{SubRN}} with a First-Class pass in Seamanship<ref name=Record105/> and at Corfu he left ''Bacchante''
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  • In the ''Dreadnought'' era, Rear-Admiral, and its foreign equivalents, was the lowest ranking [[ ...Flag Lieutenant and Coxswain afforded all flag officers, Commodores First Class and Captains of the Fleet, as well as five domestics &ndash; two fewer than
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  • ...of the King's visit to Malta Sturdee was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 21 April, 1903.{{Gaz|27560|3525|2 ...n 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
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  • ...s}} on 15 March, 1905. On 20 January, 1906 Reyne was selected to join the class of Lieutenants chosen to qualify for Gunnery duties from 19 March of that y ...by this time promoted to {{LCommRN}}, Reyne became gunnery officer of {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}}. He was to remain in this ship as gunnery officer and then as Comman
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  • Promoted to {{LieutRN}} he was reappointed to ''Dreadnought'' on 2 April, 1892. On 18 April, 1893 Vivian was appointed to the {{UK-1Wa ..., where he remained until appointed to ''Pembroke'' as [[Commodore, Second Class (Royal Navy)|Commodore]] of the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham]] on 11 Aug
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  • On 5 January, 1910, Bruce was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-PrinceGeorge}}.<ref>Bruce Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42 ...on of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • |{{UK-1Surprise|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||17 Jan, 1885||Sold 1919 |{{UK-Alacrity|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||28 Feb, 1885||Sold 1913
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  • ...uisers, two light cruisers, eight destroyers and three submarines. The pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-Triumph}} had been in reserve at the start of the war, but ..."Defence" was joining him, although she had not set off, and that the pre-dreadnought battleship H.M.S. "Canopus" was on her way. Spee's two armoured cruisers we
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  • ...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.
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  • ...l Sovereign (1915)|''Royal Sovereign'']] and [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|''Dreadnought'']], with the Attached cruisers, 4th Light Cruiser squadron and Destroyers ...or battleship of the [[Deutschland Class Battleship (1904)|''Deutschland'' class]] was the centre of a heavy fire from the British line, but so many ships w
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  • ...of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. He commanded the [[dreadnought]] [[battleship]] [[H.M.S. Vanguard (1909)|''Vanguard'']] at the [[Battle of ...eve from the papers that his promotion was reward for obtaining five first class certificates in Seamanship in January 1891, College in September of that sa
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  • ...in April he received a First Class in Gunnery with 543 and in May a First Class in Torpedo with 184 marks.<ref>ADM 196/44. f. 353.</ref> On 27 May 1898, ...to qualify in torpedo duties. By his own account, he passed with a First Class certificate for Gunnery Officer on 25 June, 1901. He then left Portsmouth
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  • ...7913|3326|15 May, 1906}} He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...al Manoeuvres of 1913, in November Jackson was appointed in command of the dreadnought battleship [[H.M.S. Thunderer (1911)|''Thunderer'']].<ref>Jackson Service R
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  • ...was appointed Acting {{SubRN}}. On 23 January, 1880 he received a Second Class Gunnery Certificate. On 7 February he was appointed to the ''Wolverine'', ...the French fleet to Britain Bradford was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 11 August, 1905.{{Gaz|27826|5532|1
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  • ...enberg]].{{Gaz|28627|5182|16 July, 1912}} He transferred his flag to {{UK-Dreadnought}} on 14 December, 1912, striking it on 1 July, 1914 as war clouds loomed. ...n 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
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  • ...ver three years before being appointed to ''Vivid'' for command of the new dreadnought battleship [[H.M.S. Temeraire (1907)|''Temeraire'']] on 5 January, 1909.<re He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • ...dward VII's visit to Russia, de Chair was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 10 June, 1908.{{Gaz|28148|4404|16 ...King George V's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • ==Dreadnought Battle Fleet== ! width=15%; align= center rowspan=2 | Ship Class
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  • ...d four armoured cruisers.<ref>This section is based on Marder. ''From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow''. '''I'''. pp. 287-298; Lambert. ''Sir John Fisher's Nav ...filled, and more than filled, by five battleships of the "King Edward VII" class.<ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1913/jun/02/mediterranean-
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  • .... 398''l''}}<ref>ADM 196/43. f. 2.</ref> He was in command of this early dreadnought when she participated in the [[Battle of Jutland]]. [[H.M.S. Superb at the He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • Nicholson passed as a Torpedo Lieutenant, Second Class, on 22 June, 1888. He would serve in a variety of appointments that are di He was appointed captain of dreadnought battleship [[H.M.S. Emperor of India (1913)|''Emperor of India'']] on 15 Se
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  • He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...n of the King'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.
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  • ...e years 1906-1916, as it was the model being delivered for ships such as ''Dreadnought''. It continued in service well into the 1920s, but by then would be releg ...ns this pedestal mounting as the model in the T.C.T.s of the ''Iron Duke'' class.{{ARTS1918|p. 175}}
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  • ...and Fleet]] deployed. This placed her at the very head of the twenty-four dreadnought battleships of the [[Grand Fleet]] after the main action was joined. ...erman battleship or [[Derfflinger Class Battlecruiser (1913)|''"Lützow"'' class battle cruiser]] with three destroyers on engaged side making a heavy smoke
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  • ...}.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 264.</ref> He was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order dated 25 September, 1906.{{Gaz|27960|7108|23 O Gough-Calthorpe was appointed to {{UK-Dreadnought}} as Captain of the Fleet of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] and
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  • ...f them, and I thought their order was as follows:&mdash; Three Derfflinger class, followed by the Moltke, and last the Seydlitz. There were Light Cruisers ...ighting her I saw a long line of others which we soon recognised as German Dreadnought battleships of the Konig and Kaiser classes. I can not say in what formati
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  • ...the first gas turbine ships of the ''Tribal'' class and, eventually, the ''Dreadnought'' nuclear submarine programme all benefitted from his wise leadership. How
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  • He was appointed in command of {{UK-Dreadnought}} on 19 July, 1916.<ref>McClintock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}. p. McClintock was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • The three '''Habsburg Class Battleships''' were pre-dreadnoughts completed between 1902 and 1904. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
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  • |{{UK-1Phoebe|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||1 Jul, 1890||Sold 1906 |{{UK-Philomel|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||28 Aug, 1890||Scuttled 1949
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  • ...Brock]], K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.<br>(Chief of Staff.)<br>Commodore, First Class The Hon. [[Hubert George Brand|H. Brand]], ''Ad C''., C.B., C.V.O.<br>(Capt ...K.C.M.G., C.V.O.<br>(Second-in-Command, Grand Fleet.)<br>Commodore, Second Class [[Michael Henry Hodges|M. H. Hodges]], C.V.O.<br>(Chief of Staff.)<br>Capta
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  • ...n guns on the sides because the 50 Calibre guns became available after the class was planned. {{Footer Kawachi Class Battleship (1910)}}
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  • He commanded the super-dreadnought {{UK-Barham}} from her commissioning in mid-1915 through to April, 1918. T On 15 September 1916, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • On 20 August, 1907, Backhouse was appointed to the revolutionary {{UK-Dreadnought|f=t}} for gunnery. <ref>Backhouse Service Record. ADM 196/44. f. 474.</ref Backhouse was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Ba
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  • |{{UK-1Iris|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||12 Apr, 1877|| 1905 |{{UK-Mercury|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||17 Apr, 1878|| 1919
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  • ...to study at the War Course College at Portsmouth where he received a First Class and the rating "Good."<ref>{{TNA|ADM 203/99}}. f. 9.</ref> He was superse ...], Portsmouth.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 312.</ref> He received a First Class and placed second out of the seven captains participating in order of merit
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  • He was appointed in command of the dreadnought {{UK-Superb}} on 30 April, 1913.<ref>Hope Service Record. The National Arc Hope was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the
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  • ...October, 1880, he was appointed Acting {{SubRN}}, having obtained a First Class Certificate in Seamanship, with 940 marks. He was appointed to [[H.M.S. Ex ...a [[Royal Naval War College|War Course]], for which he was awarded a First Class on 28 December. That day he was appointed to the Naval Intelligence Depart
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  • ...on 1 January, 1900 Custance was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint G ...n of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M
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  • ...of call for Atlantic steamers. Long-distance runs, the reduction of second-class fares, and the institution of motor-trains and road-motors were other featu ...and the {{UK-Dreadnought}} and {{UK-Invincible}}, the first ships of a new class, were laid down. On 30 Nov. 1905, just before the resignation of the minist
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  • ...pattern and principles of the seminal [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|H.M.S. ''Dreadnought'']]. Generally, these principles are taken to be: ...eships conforming to the earlier norm the collective appellation of "[[Pre-Dreadnought]]". At the same time as battleships were being "reborn", the [[Battlecruis
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  • ...r so) is a generic term for a fast capital ship similar to a [[Dreadnought|dreadnought]], but exchanging a reduced outfit of heavy guns and considerable thickness ...ured cruiser]]s with a uniform heavy battery previously reserved for [[Pre-Dreadnought|battleships]]. His hope was that adoption of a large [[Displacement|displa
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  • |{{UK-Victoria|f=p}}||second class battleship||9 Apr, 1887||Rammed 22 Jun, 1893 |{{UK-Katoomba|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||27 Aug, 1889||Sold 1906
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  • |{{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
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  • ...tle cruisers, except the [[Iron Duke Class Battleship (1912)|''Iron Duke'' class]], [[H.M.S. Audacious (1912)|''Audacious'']], [[H.M.S. Ajax (1912)|''Ajax'' ...still under construction to include [[Danae_Class_Cruiser_(1917)|''Danae'' class]] and later with equipment for searchlight control.{{FCHMShips|p. 29}}
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  • ...the [[Lord Nelson Class Battleship (1906)|''Lord Nelson'']], [[Bellerophon Class Battleship (1907)|''Bellerophon'']] and later classes in which they were po |fitted in some cabins in ''Dreadnought'' and later ships
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  • ...ver the era and the preceding decades: ironclad, turret ship, battleship, dreadnought. ==Dreadnought==
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  • A '''Pre-Dreadnought''' is a [[Battleship|battleship]] built before {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}} and not sharing her then-unique combination of strengths that revolut ...tleships conforming to the earlier norm the collective appellation of "pre-dreadnought". At the same time as battleships were being "reborn", the [[Battlecruiser
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  • The three [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the '''''Minotaur'' Class''' were completed in 1908 and 1909. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:
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  • ...as approved by the [[Board of Admiralty]] on 19 July, 1914,<ref>Brooks. ''Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland''. p. 52.</ref> and confirmed by Order-i *[[Rangetaker, Second Class (Royal Navy)]]
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  • ...ary, 1918. At the same time a non-substantive rating of Rangetaker, Third Class was also introduced.{{Gaz|31365|6643|30 May, 1919}} *[[Rangetaker, First Class (Royal Navy)]]
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  • ...fficers' rank, ranking above {{RearRN}} and below {{AdmRN}}. During the [[Dreadnought Era]] a Vice-Admiral would normally be found serving as a Senior Officer of ...Flag Lieutenant and Coxswain afforded all flag officers, Commodores First Class and Captains of the Fleet, as well as seven domestics &ndash; three fewer t
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  • .... By 1930, it was used in some [[Hawkins Class Cruiser (1917)|''Hawkins'' class cruisers]] in lieu of [[Dreyer Table Mark I*|Mark I* tables]] originally en ...cided upon, a bearing clock was added (see image to right).<ref>Brooks. ''Dreadnought Gunnery'', p. 177.</ref>
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  • ...ing's inspection of the Home Fleet he was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 3 August, 1907.{{Gaz|28048|5390|6 He was appointed in command of {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}} on 1 December, 1908.<ref>Moore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}
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  • ...''Blenheim'']] for the annual manœuvres on 10 July. He obtained a first class certificate in Parts I and II of the College examinations (Navigation) in A ...January, 1901, and a first in Torpedo in March. For attaining five first class certificates he was awarded a £10 prize.
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  • ...463, 2464, 2465 and 2466) introduced to service at the dawn of the [[Super-Dreadnought]] era for service in [[H.M.S. Orion (1910)|''Orion'']]. They were powered ...ing with the [[Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship (1913)|''Queen Elizabeth'' class]].
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  • ...ee available dreadnoughts of the [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'' Class]]. {{UK-Thunderer|f=p}} was missing because she was undergoing a refit.{{UK ...S|3}} of eight [[King Edward VII Class Battleship (1903)|King Edward VII]] Class pre-dreadnoughts from [[Rosyth]] to a point 30 miles east of Berwick in cas
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  • ...oadside flat, and it was observed that the submerged tubes in the ''City'' class could also benefit from the gear.{{ARTS1910|p. 33}} ...r and reliable, as the same Mark was planned for use in the ''Courageous'' class{{ARTS1915|pp. 236-7}} which were not to be completed before 1917.
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  • ...'Caroline''''' was one of six [[Caroline Class Cruiser (1914)|''Caroline'' class light cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] early in the Great War. Along with the [[Dreadnought|dreadnought]] {{US-Texas}}, she is one of two survivors of the [[Grand Fleet]].
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  • |{{UK-1Colossus|f=p}}||second class battleship||1882||Sold 1908 |{{UK-1Calliope|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||24 Jul, 1884||Sold 1951
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  • ...ber, which he joined on 13 December.<ref>ADM 196/39. f. 928.</ref> The ''Dreadnought'', serving in the Mediterranean, had a notable complement. The Captain was ...ion of the King's visit to Austria he was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 9 October, 1903.{{Gaz|27604|6147|9
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  • ...ecember, 1885), Second Class in Gunnery with 509 (April, 1886), and Second Class in Pilotage with 787 (3 June, 1886). He was appointed to Torpedo Boat 24 o ...me to Sir John Jellicoe and I think he would be an excellent choice for a [dreadnought] battleship.<ref>Jackson Papers. MSS/5/8. National Museum of the Royal Na
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  • ...ist'' shows a strength of six older [[Edgar Class Cruiser (1890)|''Edgar'' class]] protected cruisers.<ref>Albert Francis Barclay Bridges papers at The Cair {|width=75% class="toccolours"
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  • ...step against which I always protested.</ref> Eventually the design of HMS Dreadnought was selected, but before this decision was reached I had taken up the appoi Jellicoe later recalled in connection to the ''Dreadnought'':
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  • ...82|1921|31 March, 1874}} He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint G ...Queen's birthday, Fremantle was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.
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  • ...ve dreadnought battleships would be sent to the Mediterranean with two pre-dreadnought battleships. The number of dreadnoughts was to be increased to seven in Ap ...DM 196/42.}} f. 29<sup><u>a</u></sup></ref>|note=and as Commodore, Second Class, from 22 April, 1913}}
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