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...>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Raglan'' (1915)|fate2={{DE-Breslau}} and {{DE-Goeben}}{{DittColl|p. 102}} ...coast bombardment vessels to harass Germans on the Belgian coast, in order to frustrate their making naval use of it. All battleships were required eithe

...ass Battlecruiser (1907)|her class]] of three, and the first battlecruiser to be built by any country. After an initial period of near-continual modific ...nn'', and stood by until the lifeboat ''John Birch'' arrived from Yarmouth to take the brigantine in tow. She was commissioned into the fleet on 20 March

...fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Majestic'' (1895)|fate2=by {{DE-U21}} off Helles ...out of reserve until the [[First World War|Great War]]. She was relegated to secondary duties when recommissioned and for the Dardanelles Campaign she w

...=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Triumph'' (1903)|fate2=by {{DE-U21}} off Dardanelles ...tColl|p. 31}} As a consequence, she did not resemble contemporary British ships.

...Channel Fleet, ''King Edward VII'' underwent a refit from 13 December 1907 to 24 February 1908.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 18 April 1908 in ...replace them and coat bottom. The Vice-Admiral's flag was briefly shifted to {{UK-Dominion}}.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Events." Jelli

...ating Midshipman, which rank he was rated on 18 October. He was appointed to the frigate ''Ariadne'', which cruised the Atlantic and Mediterranean for a Bayly was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 10 August, 1881.{{Gaz|26534|4154|12 August, 1881

...Lord]] from 1915 to 1916 during the [[First World War]] and being promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} in 1919. ...was born on 21 January, 1855, at Rectory House, Darfield, South Yorkshire, to Mr. Henry Jackson of Cudworth, a relatively well-off linen manufacturer and

...ile still on the Active List. After retiring from the Navy he was elected to the Vere Harmsworth Chair of Imperial and Naval History at the University o ...35743 ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''.] Subscription required to view article.</ref> Herbert had first developed an interest in joining the

...-Churchill régime. A modest man, he refused a Peerage and only succeeded to the Wilson Baronetcy after the death of his brother in 1919. ...o, vicar of Swaffham, 1799–1845. Wilson attended Eton College from 1852 to 1855; he entered the navy in 1855, and was immediately employed on active s

...but he enjoyed almost universal respect because he would never ask anyone to perform a task he himself could not do. ...Arbuthnot was appointed to the ''Northumberland'', until he was appointed to the ''Amethyst'' on 21 March, off Brazil.

...from service in the Battle Fleet though it was technically still attached to the Grand Fleet. ...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

...He became a signals specialist and was appointed secretary of a committee to revise the navy's signal book and later served as Second-in-Command of the ...under training there. In 1912 he was promoted to Flag Rank and from 1913 to 1915 was Rear-Admiral in the [[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Bat

...and he was replaced by [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|Sir John M. de Robeck]], latterly commanding the {{UK-BS|3}}. ...ver to the {{UK-BS|1}}, and the two pre-dreadnoughts have been booted over to the {{UK-BS|4}}.<ref>Handwritten notes in Albert Francis Barclay Bridges pa

* Commander (T) [[Evan Campbell Bunbury|Evan C. Bunbury]] was the torpedo officer, located in the Conning Tower on the Mess Decks. {{SIR}},—I have the honour to report that on May 31, 1916, H.M. Ship under my command, flying your flag,

* Torpedo officer: Lt. Comr. [[Walter Neville Lapage|W. N. Lapage]] ...e [[Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|5th Battle Squadron]] had come down to join us in the Forth in their place. It was the first time the 5th B.S. ha

...[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]] in 1916, but was forced through ill-health to relinquish command and retire from the Navy in December of that year, dying ...e frigate ''Raleigh'' on 1 June, 1875.{{NLJun75|p. 166}} He was appointed to the corvette ''Boadicea'' on 9 July, 1878.{{NLDec78|p. 199}} On 10 July he

...y]] during the [[First World War]], where he served as [[Flag Lieutenant]] to [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]] in the [[Battl ...was the Earl of Minto, who served as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1835 to 1841.{{ToL|Obituary|27 June, 1902, p. 4}}

| Torpedo Officer: || [[Robert Cecil Hamilton]] {{pad|25px}}I<small>N</small> accordance with your signal, I have the honour to submit the following report on the action of 31st May, as far as H.M.S, "Ag

...d as being for the Battle Cruiser Force in January 1917 has enough context to be useful. Its data is reflected in the pages for the [[:Category:Royal Na ...ust, 1915, and then becomes more sparse in their flow. They carry through to 26 April, 1919.

...he was appointed to the ''Asia'' for Torpedo Boat No. 81. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 January, 1890. ...avy." He did not serve a full commission at sea, and he was not appointed to the Senior Staff of ''Excellent''.

...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

'''H.M.S. ''Decoy''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. She was lost in a collision in 1904.

'''H.M.S. ''Lynx''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...s before a pipe fitting burst, necessitating the postponement of the trial to the next day.{{NMI|Friday, Aug 24, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34351}}

...rd to clear the enemy ships, but ''Tiger'' kept going straight, attempting to pass between {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} and {{UK-1Berwick}} behind. The second sh {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Wion de Malpas Egerton|nick=Wion de M. Egerton|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES."

...ably more attentive to its role in keeping the fleet commander informed as to enemy movements and dispositions, often by wireless. Goodenough's report o :I HAVE the honour to submit the following report of the

...Laforey class destroyers were at Deal, defending the Downs, where two old torpedo boats were permanently stationed. Six [[Tribal Class Destroyer (1907)|Triba ...leave. The latter was due to go to Dunkirk after dawn and could be ready to for sea in two hours.<ref>Naval Staff. Naval Staff Monograph. Volume VI. Mo

...modore [Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Keyes]] in operations to protect the Belgian coast.<ref>See [[Southern Force (Royal Navy)]].</ref> The roster is comprised of ships taken from the Seventh Flotilla. It would, like the Seventh, operate initi

I have the honour to make the following report on the engagement which took place on the 8th Dec ...om the signal station at Sapper Hill behind the settlement at Port Stanley to the effect that two men o'war (one four funnelled, one two funnelled) were

Collins Octavo Diary for 1906 belonging to Hubert Edward Dannreuther. Collins Octavo Diary for 1907 belonging to Hubert Edward Dannreuther.

...om 1913 to 1915 he served as Chief of the [[Admiral Staff]], and from 1915 to 1916 as Chief of the [[High Sea Fleet]]. ...>Kelly. ''Tirpitz''. p. 54.</ref> On 15 November, 1887, he was promoted to the rank of ''Kapitänleutnant'' and served in the corvette ''Carola'', the

...eastern end of the English Channel to prevent U-boats from gaining access to western areas. ...val base itself, and the Downs Boarding Flotilla. Command was transferred to Rear-Admiral [[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|The Honourable Horace L. A. Ho