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...class''' dreadnoughts were designed as a follow-up to the revolutionary {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}}. ...improve sea-keeping capability, but with the main mast just forward of the second funnel, it was frequently inundated with smoke and proved nearly useless in

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...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 Her tactical turning diameter was 445 yards at full speed (worst of the class), with the rudder being put over in 8 seconds.{{Burt1986|p. 69}}

...5, to remain in her until superseded on 1 August, 1906. He may have had a second short stint in ''Pandora'', as well.<ref>Bruen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 1 On 20 August 1907, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}}, remaining in her until September 1908.<ref name=f418>Brue

|nat=UK '''H.M.S. ''Dreadnought''''' was a British battleship of the [[Royal Navy]] whose design had a revolutionary impact on not only h

'''H.M.S. ''Gorgon''''' was an ex-Norwegian coast defence battleship which was purchased while building in Britain by the [[Royal Navy]] during Upon commissioning, ''Gorgon'' immediately joined the [[Dover Patrol]]'s {{UK-DF|6}}, which already had eleven monitors for bombarding enemy coastal posi

...}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Glatton''''' was a [[coast defence battleship]] constructed in Britain for the [[Sjøforsvaret|Royal Norwegian Navy]] but ''Glatton'''s main and second-battery directors were installed by the time she was commissioned, specific

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...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 ...as a decoy and anti-aircraft ship during the Mediterranean campaign of the Second World War. Towards the end of the war she was finally pronounced surplus t

...was one of four [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class battleships]] completed in 1912-13. ...[[Battle of the River Plate]], as well as [[H.M.S. Ajax (1880)|an ironclad battleship launched in 1880]].

...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 ...n 21 October 1913 for service in the [[Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second Battle Squadron]] of the [[Home Fleets (Royal Navy)|Home Fleets]].<ref>"Nav

...t squadron were redesignated as the {{UK-BS|3}}.<ref>See {{UK-BS|2}} and {{UK-BS|3}} for citations.</ref> ...ually forwarded its Dreyer table plot sheets (to vice-Admiral commanding {{UK-BS|2}} on 2nd October, 1916) for the daylight action, though this may have

...uadron when it was redesignated the {{UK-BS|3}}.<ref>See {{UK-BS|2}} and {{UK-BS|3}} for citations.</ref> ...e Papers. British Library. Add MS 49000. f. 266.</ref> and rejoined the Second Battle Squadron at Scapa at 11:00 on 3 November.<ref>Jellicoe Papers. Brit

...authorised in 1909 and one of four [[Orion Class Battleship (1910) |Orion Class Battleships]] and was built at [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]].<ref name=thet ...docking of the new ship would delay her joining the Home Fleet as the new second flagship.{{ToL|The Orion in Collision|8 Jan. 1912, p. 10}}

...rion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'' Class]] in the [[Royal Navy]]. Her class was the first of the so-called [[super-dreadnought]] battleships armed with ...t squadron were redesignated as the {{UK-BS|3}}.<ref>See {{UK-BS|2}} and {{UK-BS|3}} for citations.</ref>

...lossus''''' was one of two [[Colossus Class Battleship (1910)|''Colossus'' class battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1911. ...ir]] for service in the Second Division of the {{HomeFleet}}.<ref>"The New Battleship Colossus" (News). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 9 August, 1911. Issue '''396

...rcules''''' was one of two [[Colossus Class Battleship (1910)|''Colossus'' class battleships]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1911. From at least December 1913, she served in the {{UK-BS|1}}. In 1913, ''Hercules'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption

|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}}

...ire''''' was a [[Bellerophon Class Battleship (1907)|''Bellerophon'' class battleship]] of the British [[Royal Navy]] built at [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]. ...he outbreak of war of the [[First World War]] she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}}.

...1918, ''Benbow'' reloaded a submerged tube in a one minute, and fired the second shot after a further delay of one minute, seven seconds.{{ARTS1918|pp. 266- ...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}} The keel of the battleship to be known as ''Iron Duke'' was laid on 15 January, 1912 at [[Portsmouth R

...ical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships'', pp. 9-10.</ref> Her class received their directors after ''King George V'' received hers, and likely ...July 1927, she re-commissioned at Devonport and resumed service with the {{UK-BS|3}} in the Atlantic.{{NLFeb29|p. 254}}

Re-commissioned on 4 January 1923 at Portsmouth to become part of the {{UK-BS|1}} in 1925.{{NLApr25|pp. 216, 217}} On 12 December, 1939 ''Barham'' collided with the {{UK-Duchess|f=t}} which was escorting her to Belfast. The smaller ship was cut

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}} ...'Malaya'' had a Mark IV* Dreyer table.{{DreyerH|p. 3}} At some point, the class was also outfitted with Turret Control Tables, although there is no indicat

...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}}

She fought at Jutland as part of the {{UK-BS|5}} under Captain Woollcombe in support of the [[Battle Cruiser Force]] ...ship {{UK-Warspite|f=p}} collided with ''Valiant'' and nearly also with {{UK-Erin}} on 24 August, 1916 while the squadron was engaged in a night firing

...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 ...Portsmouth on 23 January, 1929. By mid-1931 she was operating with the {{UK-BS|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet, bearing Rear-Admiral 2BS.{{NLJul31|p. 286}}

...ught]] [[battleship]] of the [[Revenge Class Battleship (1914)|''Revenge'' class]] in the [[Royal Navy]]. ...tion through the end of the war and until at at least July 1919.<ref>See {{UK-BS|1}} for citations.</ref>

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

''Revenge'' joined the {{UK-BS|1}} in May 1916 and remained in that formation through the end of the wa ''Revenge'' and {{UK-RoyalOak}} were the only ships in the class to fight at Jutland.

...a [[Revenge Class Battleship (1914)|''Revenge'' class]] [[dreadnought]] [[battleship]] of the British [[Royal Navy]], torpedoed in [[Scapa Flow]] by the German .... ''Royal Oak'' was so newly placed into service that she fought in the {{UK-BS|4}}, a formation she was never listed under in the Navy List.

...'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. ...e-versa. It is not clear to me whether the insertion of the plug into the second station's socket makes the called navyphone ring, but I believe the caller

...Following the course, he was appointed to commission the new battleship {{UK-Cornwallis}}, effective 9 February, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligenc ...e remained on Half-Pay until 25 August, when he was appointed Rear-Admiral Second in Command of the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]] in success

...land]], but joined her sisters {{UK-Revenge}} and {{UK-RoyalOak}} in the {{UK-BS|1}} in June, 1916. ...s, and fired the second shot after a further delay of twenty seconds. The second tube failed to reload due to a misunderstood order.{{ARTS1918|pp. 266-7}}

...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]].