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...915 the British sortied to intercept a German raiding force sent overnight to bombard the east coast of England. ...rth east coast on 16 December 1914 so that they could respond more quickly to future attacks.

...nce was attempted against the Germans in the Helgoland Bight … According to the information that has reached the Admiralty so far, the operation has be ...ing a "combined force" based at Harwich, proposed at the same time a sweep to the eastward commencing on a line from Terschelling. Commodore (S) [[Roger

...-CS|1}} was steering 90 degrees at 22 knots with the {{UK-LCS|6}} one mile to their port beam at 25 knots and the {{UK-LCS|1}} three miles astern. Ten d ...er 1917 the British Admiralty had enough intelligence on German operations to plan an attack on the minesweepers and their escorts.{{UKNavalOpsV|pp.165-6

...quently delayed till mid-December because of machinery problems with the {{DE-VonDerTann|f=t}}.{{GoldrickKing'sShips|p. 191}} ...picious transit through the Kiel Canal. The submarine {{DE-U27}} was sent to reconnoitre Scarborough and Hartlepool, and reported weak defences and no m

...{{UK-CS|6}}, and the name Third Cruiser Squadron was given to nucleus crew ships at the Home Ports.{{INF}} {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Edward de Faye Renouf|nick=Edward de F. Renouf|appt=2 May, 1940<ref>Renouf Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/254.|

...ce the squadron intercepted 12,979 ships at sea while 2,039 ships reported to a port of examination. 642 evaded the blockade. The losses incurred were ...R. S. de Chair|appt=1 August, 1914{{SMNLFeb16|p. 7}}|end=6 March, 1916<ref>De Chair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 259.</ref>|as=Rear-Admiral C

...royers and monitors would be featured in its moderate force count. A need to work closely with Italian and French allies would demand patience and diplo ...iatic, intended to prevent Austro-Hungarian submarines from gaining access to the broader Mediterranean.

...The initial strength is just two light cruisers with two others assigned to join as soon as they are completed. 5 L.C.S. would remain a part of the Ha The seaplane carrier {{UK-Vindex}} joins, bringing the formation's strength to four light cruisers and a seaplane carrier.{{SMNLDec15|p. 13}} This would

...iculed in the historiography&mdash;Steiner and Neilson, for example, refer to “the glaring incompetence of the navy”<ref>Ibid.</ref>&mdash;but has re | <center>ACTION TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF INTERVENTION IN A EUROPEAN WAR.</center>

...royers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred. ...er ''Konigen Luise'' on 5 August. {{UK-Amphion}} was sunk as she returned to port.{{March|p. 141}} Commodore (T) was in the {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}}.{{March

...ghth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] and torpedo boats of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...two cruisers based on Harwich, to be moved to Rosyth in event of war.<ref>"Torpedo Flotilla Organization" ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 06,

...{{UK-Tipperary}} and {{UK-Mansfield}} will be joining, bringing the Tenth to the strength of two cruisers and twelve "M" class destroyers.{{SMNLMay15|p. Plans to add {{UK-Tipperary}} to the Tenth may have been altered, as she is now part of the {{UK-DF|3}}. {{

...e 104 torpedo test runs in the first half of that year proved 91% probable to endanger the enemy.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}} ...ay be incorrectly identified as a member of the flotilla, that photo seems to show:{{March|caption Photo 20/1}}

...elating to his time at Fairfields, 1898-1902: notes and memoranda relating to shipyard problems, including notes of Fairfield's premium incentive wage sc ...ing to his time at Fairfields, 1898-1902: memoranda relating to Royal Navy Ships, including schedules, specifications, plans, indicated Horse Power and Spee

...orpedoed and sunk by the German submarine {{DE-U9}} in the North Sea. The ships, part of the {{UK-CS|7}} (also known as Cruiser Force C) of the [[Southern ...al Navy]] were ordered to leave torpedoed and mined consorts to their fate to avoid a similar occurrence.

...ports of his own {{UK-1Falmouth}}, as well as {{UK-Birkenhead}}, promising to supply data from {{UK-Chester}} later, presumably because she'd been so bad ...as represented in the battle by four light cruisers, with another detached to screen the {{UK-BCS|3}}. {{UK-Engadine|f=t}} operated in a detached manner

...]], these early systems were functional but generally regarded as inferior to contemporary systems crafted by Marconi. They were known as "Jackson" equi Soon after 1907, improvements allowed these to transmit between 700 and 6,500 feet wavelength, though 1,000 was generally

incredible value and merit to serious students of fighting ships. While it has in recent years moved to an annual format, it remains the "periodical" that deserves a space on your

She was re-commissioned on 10 March, 1925 to serve with the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 289}} Re-commissioned at Chatham on 16 October, 1928 to serve with the {{UK-DF|3}}, once more in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 289

...=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Contest'' (1913)|fate2=by {{DE-U106}}<ref>[http://www.uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=106 Uboat.net]</ ''Contest'' was the seventh of the twenty destroyers of the 1911-12 programme to be completed. She was commissioned into service by Commander [[Kerrison Ki