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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> ...ntirely deciphered.</ref> indicates plans for a Main Plotting Table and an Auxiliary one, tables for Dumaresq, Range Clock and Calculator (each 2' high and 1'6"
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  • ...our, c. 1913.<br>Image courtesy of [https://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ship.php?ShipID=1258 Battleships-cruisers.co.uk]<br>Her [[British Tripod Directo | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> ...333X Navyphones|Pattern 3331 Navyphones]] with loud-sounding bells in the auxiliary machinery compartments of [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion'']] and
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> ...e water won't run away.<br>We can't use the 2 after 6" guns at all, as the ship would get far too much water in. The ports are now permanently closed.<ref
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> ...this ship, to have been named ''Agincourt'', and the other dockyard-built ship of that year's programme would be proceeded with. On 26 August Churchill r
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> !Ship||30-ft on "B"||30-ft on "X"|| small R.F.(s) aft
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> ...nting (P. IV*); her particulars are documented on [[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|her ship's page]] &mdash; {{UK-PrincessRoyal}}'s configuration is documented here.
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> |[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank<br>(Ship no. 443)
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> ...333X Navyphones|Pattern 3331 Navyphones]] with loud-sounding bells in the auxiliary machinery compartments of [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion'']] and
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  • ...l Navy to arrange for a party of Abyssinian royals to be given a tour of a ship at [[Weymouth]]. In reality, the "Abyssinian royals" were some of Cole's fr In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 258, though the boat was not yet
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  • ...ated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]] to receive a director along the lines of that developed in [[H.M.S. In October 1914, the ship was to be given 8 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stov
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  • .... After many years in this duty she ended up as a decoy and anti-aircraft ship during the Mediterranean campaign of the Second World War. Towards the end The ship's machinery was constructed by Hawthorn, Leslie & Co.{{UKDockyardExpenseAcc
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  • ...sted in that year's [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]].{{FCHMShips|pp. 9-10}} Her director was certainly fitted after ''K In October 1914, the ship was to be given seven Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose
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  • ...'' for command of ''Audacious'' on 30 May, 1913. He would prove to be the ship's only captain.<ref>Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 19 ...nty miles N. ¼ E. of Tory Island in line ahead, ''Audacious'' being third ship in line. An 8 point turn to starboard in succession was signalled to take
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  • ...tation, intended to serve as a visual cue for the helmsman to find his own ship's bow from the {{CT}} when not steering by compass.{{AWO1913|634 of 7 Nov 1 Also in late 1913, the ship landed a Pattern 873 Zeiss stereo spotting telescope Mark II at Portsmouth
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  • In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 264, though the boat was not yet ...ated as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|twelve ship order]] to receive a director along the lines of that developed in [[H.M.S.
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  • ...o ''Orion'' escaped damage. Even so, the precautionary docking of the new ship would delay her joining the Home Fleet as the new second flagship.{{ToL|The ...Julian Francis Chichester Patterson|Julian F. C. Patterson]] served as the ship's gunnery officer from 1914 through 1917.
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  • ...at least December 1912, she served in the {{UK-BS|1}} alongside her sister ship, {{UK-Hercules|f=p}}. ...all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set|Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • ...d as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director, but it was not fitted until sometime between ...all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set|Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • In October 1914, the ship was to be given 7 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stov ...d as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director for her main battery. It was fitted sometime
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  • ==Ship's Logs== In October 1914, the ship was to be given 4 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stov
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  • ...d been assigned to the ship in 1913. In the end, Eto would die aboard the ship and Custance would be the senior officer to avoid this fate in July 1917. The ship exploded shortly before midnight on 9 July 1917. Approximately twenty-four
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  • The ship was commanded by Captain [[Edmond Hyde Parker]] as part of the {{UK-BS|4}}. The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Tel
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  • The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Tel In 1910, ''Temeraire'' was the best gunnery ship of the 15 tested of the Home Fleet's FIrst Division and {{UK-CS|1}}, scorin
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  • .... Tuesday, 16 January, 1912. Issue '''39796''', col B, p. 13.</ref> The ship was launched on 12 October on a sunny Saturday before a crowd estimated to The ship re-commissioned at Portsmouth 24 October, 1923.{{NLApr25|p. 248}}
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  • The ship was one of seven which tested [[Willis and Robinson Electric Revolution Tel In July 1914, the ship was appropriated 42-foot motor launch No. 261, though the boat was not yet
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  • |builder=[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank<br>(Ship no. 374){{JohnstonClydebankBattlecruisers|Footers}} The ship's heavy gun mountings were manufactured by Vicker's, whereas her sisters' w
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> ...lights when they became available.{{ARTS1907|p. 35. The location for each ship type was placement stipulated in C.N.2 11884/13066, 13.12.1906}}
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  • ...down without ceremony on 4 February, 1904, on the same day that her sister ship [[H.M.S. New Zealand (1904)|''New Zealand'']] vacated the slipway.<ref>"The ...with the Squadron until being detached along with {{UK-Africa}} &mdash; a ship that would become her traveling buddy &mdash; in September, 1916.<ref>See [
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  • ...ssignment continued until July, 1919, when she was made a gunnery training ship at Invergordon.{{SMNLJul19|p. 14}} ...all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set|Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • ...vy)]] for details on her service in 3BS.</ref> She became an accommodation ship in Chatham-Sheerness that same month.{{SMNLApr18|pp. 13,19}} She kept layi ...all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set|Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • In May, 1918, she was assigned to be an accommodation ship in Chatham-Sheerness.{{SMNLMay18|p. 19}} In June, she was noted as "paid o In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the [["C" Tune Gear]], capable of transm
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  • |builder=[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank<br>(Ship no. 402){{JohnstonClydebankBattlecruisers|Footers}} ...barrels from the R.A.N.A.D. were lashed to the deck and broke free as the ship turned over and rolled off. These numbers were 258, 377 and 378.<ref>Email
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  • ...'' and ''Bogatyr''. At five minutes to four, Lady Loreburn christened the ship with a bottle of Australian wine. She then severed a ceremonial cord and t ...t]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type 10 Cruiser Auxiliary set]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • In October 1914, the ship was to be given 12 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose sto ...t]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type 10 Cruiser Auxiliary set]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • |builder=[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank<br>(Ship no. 418){{JohnstonClydebankBattlecruisers|Footers}} ...James Bayley, appointed on the twenty-second.{{NLOct15|p. 398''q''}} The ship commissioned at Clydebank at 09:00 on 3 October.<ref>''Tiger'' log entry fo
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  • ...Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref>|note=ship is a gunnery training ship}} The two 18-in guns envisioned to arm the ship were designated as "15-inch B. Coast Defence Guns" during manufacture, for
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  • ...333X Navyphones|Pattern 3331 Navyphones]] with loud-sounding bells in the auxiliary machinery compartments of [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion'']] and Although in November, 1914 ''Agincourt'' was specified as a ship to receive a director and this task received special emphasis in mid 1915,<
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  • ...rangefinders made her then the most profusely-equipped Royal Navy capital ship prior to {{UK-QueenMary}} and the [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|' The ship was reduced to reserve at Rosyth on 31 March, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 802}}
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  • ...t]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type 10 Cruiser Auxiliary set]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}} ...d as part of the [[British Adoption of the Director#Early Orders|seventeen ship order]] to receive a director, but installation seemed delayed for a consid
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  • ...any]] and engined by [[John Brown & Company]], she was the fastest capital ship in the fleet until {{UK-Tiger|f=p}}, the last of the so-called [["Big Cats" ..., the same day that it was announced in ''The Times'' that the name of the ship would be ''Queen Mary'', in honour of the consort of [[George V|King George
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  • ..., Pursers, Mates, Mid<sup>n</sup> &c. Superintends the Excellent, Gunnery Ship (under the orders of Captain Chads) as well as Scientific Education of the | Service and Appointments of Officers of all Branches, including Auxiliary Patrol (except as reserve to ''First Lord'').
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  • | 3.&mdash;Ship-building. ...ecting vessels proposed to be purchased for the Fleet or to be employed in auxiliary services.
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  • In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the [["C" Tune Gear]], capable of transm ...id-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • ...id-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}} In late July 1914, the ship received one of five [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]s purchased for evaluati
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  • That year, she was one of just nine ship equipped with [["C" Tune Gear|"C" Tune wireless equipment]], capable of tra The ship re-commissioned at Devonport on 8 February, 1910. By mid-1911, she was par
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  • The ship completed to full complement at Devonport on 18 June, 1907.{{NLJan08|p. 291 ...is time, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • ...yed sixteen miles ahead of the battle fleet. She was acting as the linking ship for communications.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 15}} ...id-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • ...the incident, which is somewhat unusual. That same month, command of the ship was being turned over from Captain [[Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe|The Ho ...in Plymouth Sound, £500 of public money was found to be missing from the ship. A forensic inquiry into her books was so extensive that she was unable to
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  • ...n equipped with [[British Wireless Systems#Battleship Auxiliary|Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}} |colspan=2|'''Repair Ship'''
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  • ...24 August, 1881, and on 19 December, 1882, he was appointed to her sister-ship ''Audacious''. On 25 July, 1884, he was appointed to the battleship ''Sult ...f operations on the 31st October, to the 2nd November, 1917, when a German Auxiliary Cruiser and several Trawlers were sunk in the Kattegat. Their Lordships' ap
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  • ...vember, 1939. This evolved into mine-sweeping work and he took command of auxiliary craft at Yarmouth tasked with this mission. *[[George Bibby Hartford Account of Life in H.M.S. Britannia (Cadet Training Ship)]]
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  • ...al Japanese Navy]]. Upon his return he spent a year on the cadet training ship {{UK-1Britannia}}, before serving as the junior member of a committee appoi ...ay for this. On 5 March, 1881, he was appointed to the new torpedo depôt ship {{UK-Hecla}} in the Mediterranean,<ref>Wilson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 19
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  • ...keep the "DREADNOUGHT" in Thames, but if not I could send her as a private ship to you to reinforce 4th. B.S.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 137/1898}}, f. 19.</ref></block ...n equipped with [[British Wireless Systems#Battleship Auxiliary|Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • ...n equipped with [[British Wireless Systems#Battleship Auxiliary|Battleship Auxiliary W/T sets]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}} Attached: {{UK-1Boadicea|f=t}}, repair ship ''Assistance''.
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  • ...tune|f=t}} on 11 February, 1916,{{NLDec16|p. 396''ee''}} and commanded the ship through the [[Battle of Jutland]] and submitted [[H.M.S. Neptune at the Ba ...of the Dockyard at Portland,{{NLDec18|p. 893}} and officer in charge of [[Auxiliary Patrol Area XIII]].{{SMNLNov18|p. 2}}
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  • ...in her, being promoted to the rank of {{MidRN}} on 21 July 1879. When the ship paid off on 26 January 1882, Boyle cooled his heels for two months at {{UK- ...ining Service (Royal Navy)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caledonia'', Boys' Training Ship]]'''<br>21 Aug, 1901<ref>Boyle service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/172.|}}</re
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  • ...a very popular man in the Service. Billy would have preferred a seagoing ship to life in a 'Stone Frigate'.{{FleetMyLife|p. 286}} ...in, R.N.R.. On 20 February, 1915, he was given charge of the vessels in [[Auxiliary Patrol Area XVII]]. This appointment lasted only until early April. On 39
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  • bearing S.S.W. 3 to 4 miles steering east, ''Lion'' the leading ship. The [[Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|5th Battle Squadron]] then came 9. Marlborough now shifted fire to a three-funnelled ship, and at 6.34 <small>P.M.</small> formed up astern of the line and opened fi
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  • ...ously been projected high into the air and landed some 150ft away from the ship burying itself breach down to a depth of 15ft. One gun turret complete with The above photograph shows the ship's propellor which was lying free of the ship which we lifted with the later vessel.
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  • ...''Iron Duke'', flagship on the [[China Station]] upon leaving the training ship in 1878. In 1880 he joined the corvette ''Comus'' in the Pacific. Promote ...f the depôt ship ''Tamar'' at Hong Kong. He commanded the boys' training ship ''Lion'' at Devonport, then the {{UK-2Pandora|f=t}} in the reserve at Ports
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  • ...ed from " {{UK-Barham}} " to open fire " Warspite " waited to see at which ship " Barham " was firing, and at 4.2 p.m. fire was opened on the second light ...eir battle cruisers were very bad targets owing to visibility, the leading ship of the enemy's battle fleet was engaged; range 17,000. Only a few salvoes
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  • ...ber, 1890, he was appointed Commander of the ''Victor Emanuel'', receiving ship at Hong Kong.{{NLMar91|p. 263}} ...w|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Admiral of Patrols|Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area V]]'''<br>19 Oct, 1916 &ndash; 23 Jun, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''
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  • ...me, the number and base length of the instruments offered for each capital ship grew and grew, and the ships regarded as platforms for rangefinders grew do ...Cut|range cuts]] recorded on the devices were communicated throughout the ship.
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  • ...id-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}} .../43.}} f. 295.</ref>|end=1 June, 1916|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship lost under his command at the [[Battle of Jutland]]}}
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  • The ship would be the only one of the four cruisers in the {{UK-CS|1}} to survive th In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the [["C" Tune Gear]], capable of transm
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  • ...Elizabeth (1913)|Queen E.]] & {{UK-Warspite}}, Calibrated 13.5" guns each ship firing 8 rounds ...rely from our fire. 4 leadmost ships firing at {{UK-Lion}} who was leading ship. 1 of enemies[sic] Battle cruisers sinking[.]
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  • ...gun-vessel, at the age of ten. He entered the [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] as a cadet in 1884. .... p. 5.</ref> but in battle practice (the more realistic competition) the ship placed fifth just in the 14 participating ships of the Second Division, [[H
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  • The ship was projected to cost 1,146,133 pounds.{{NMI|27 Nov. 1905, p. 10}} ...id-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • ...ine-room Watches, so as to relieve the more highly trained officers of the ship from the routine duty of Engine-room Watch-keeping. ...ce of 8½d. a day will be paid to Warrant Officers, Seamen, and Marines on ship's books who are away on leave beyond 48 hours. This privilege or its equiva
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  • ...o British ships firing on her. Though ''Lion'' was a recently commissioned ship with an inexperienced crew, she managed to hit ''Seydlitz'' once, causing m ...given particular credit for admitting the 600 tons of water that saved the ship by turning red hot valves to whilst breathing in toxic fumes.<ref>Goldrick,
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  • ...me time, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}} In late July 1914, the ship received one of five [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]s purchased for evaluati
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  • ...yn de Styrap Jukes Hughes|Edward G. de S. Jukes Hughes]], appointed to the ship on 6 January, 1914.{{NLApr14|p. 345''a''}} ...id-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • ...id-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}} In late July 1914, the ship received one of five [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]s purchased for evaluati
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  • The ship was projected to cost 1,137,781 pounds.{{NMI|27 Nov. 1905, p. 10}} In October 1914, the ship was to be given 11 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose sto
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  • The ship was projected to cost 1,162,366 pounds.{{NMI|27 Nov. 1905, p. 10}} In 1910, ''Natal'' was the best gunnery ship of the sixteen in Home Fleet, Second Division and the {{UK-CS|2}}, scoring
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  • The name ship for her class of four armoured cruisers, '''H.M.S. ''Warrior''''' was commi ...to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for the ship.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • ...Area XXI]], which was primarily based in [[Queenstown]]. The headquarters ship was {{UK-Colleen}}.
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  • ..._(1811) H.M.S. ''Java''] during the War of 1812. He was killed during his ship's fight with the [[United States Navy]] frigate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wi ...he sea. My father himself went to sea at 12 years of age, and commanded a ship at the age of 21. My ambition was to join the Navy, and a nomination was g
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> ...ous order to fit these ships with a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type 10 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] was rescinded.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> As of 1920, neither ship seems to have been equipped.<ref>absent from ''Manual of Gunnery of H.M. Fl
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> ...stols and circuits. The gunnery director tower had 3 firing pistols, main, auxiliary and "local", and a 3-position C.O.S. to govern their behavior. It is not a
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  • ...arry them out. Rather of the buffoon type, yet well meaning. Handles his ship well."<ref>ADM 196/88. f. 64.</ref> ...ames E. C. Goodrich]]'''|'''[[Admiral of Patrols|Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area V]]'''<br>23 Jun, 1917{{SMNLNov18|p. 3}} &ndash; 12 May, 1919|S
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  • ...883, he was appointed to the Senior Staff of {{UK-Cambridge|f=p}}, gunnery ship at Devonport.{{NLDec84|p. 254}} ...tation described Finnis as "[a]n excellent officer, who has maintained his ship in the highest state of discipline." Stephenson also recommended Finnis fo
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  • ...ad to be taken up & armed in these waters & in Med<sup><u>n</u></sup>; our auxiliary craft were fairly successful in destroying German submarines so much so tha ...></sup> 1916, continuous work by T.B.D.s cruisers & monitors & innumerable auxiliary craft, also Naval Air Service with seaplanes & kite balloons; very few nava
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  • ...f> A report of an inspection in 1896 stated in part, "[The] whole tone of ship shows careful & painstaking attention to details with most successful resul ...n August, the ship put in a dismal inspection, with the "dirtyness" of the ship's company attracting comment. In general, they evinced a "want of drill."<
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  • ...limits. ''Delaware'' was scrapped in 1924. ''North Dakota'', reduced to an auxiliary rôle, lasted until 1931. | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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  • ...rue that Lord Brassey, in his valuable paper, "On the Future Policy of War-ship Building," read here in 1891, has already treated the subject from a states In order to avoid exaggerating the importance of any class of war-ship and to truly exhibit the functions it is called upon to perform, it must be
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  • ...tol to a permissive firing key that would discharge the broadside when the ship next rolled through a reference plane. In effect, it made firing on the ro ...ate alternator supply and in the G.D.T., a special switch allowed main and auxiliary firing circuits to function with or without the Henderson equipment.
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  • ...ommunication|started using wireless telegraphy]] in a network of land- and ship-based installations starting around 1900. Their hardware evolved rapidly a !align=center|Receiving Ship Types||align=center|"D" tune||align=center|"P" tune||align=center|"Q" tune|
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  • ...in H.M. Ships" seem so expansive and weighty when set alongside "Darkening Ship" that one must wonder what bureaucratic underpinning could envisage them as | Darkening Ship
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  • ...as provided for the officer or man to note the particulars of the specific ship the given copy of the Manual was to serve. The following is condensed from ...rea of 28.75 square feet, and the top blade was entirely immersed when the ship drew 8' 8" aft.
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  • time practically in line with the rear ship of the 5th battle which were dropping all round the ship.
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  • ...[Type G Depth Charge (UK)|Type G]] on a submarine contact on the 24th.<ref>Ship's log at {{TNA|ADM 53/37730.|}}</ref> ...er than 80 feet showed that even the slowest and smallest vessels in the [[Auxiliary Patrol]]s could safely drop Type D charges deeper than 100 feet, which sugg
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  • The build up in strength was not only in warships. By October 1916 [[Auxiliary Patrol]] XI, covering the Dover Straits, had two yachts, 78 trawlers (56 of ...just a machine gun, requiring them to be protected by destroyers and armed auxiliary steamers. German records show that {{DE-U8|f=p}}, scuttled on 4 March 1915
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  • ...ed soon after being landed in Ireland by a U-boat. The same day the German auxiliary Libau, disguised as the Norwegian Aud, had been intercepted with a load of ...ital damage, but 25 of her crew were killed and 13 wounded. The only other ship damaged was the destroyer {{UK-Laertes|f=p}}, which had a boiler put out of
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  • ...]] was awarded the D.S.O. "for attacking and torpedoing a German auxiliary ship protected by a screen of a torpedo boat, a small sloop, 4 trawlers, several ...}} f. 269.</ref>{{KindellROH2|p. 267}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship lost under his command}}
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  • course, and when ship had been steadied after avoiding torpedoes, ''Preparation to abandon ship.''
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  • concentrating on the leading ship (of " Derfflinger " type), the was out of action. At 4.11 a torpedo missed the Ship, passing
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  • ...arfleur|f=t}}, from mid 1898 to 21 January, 1902. Finally free of the big-ship appointments, Phillimore was appointed to ''Theseus'' for command of the {{ ...g was soon modified to be [[Auxiliary Patrol Area XIV|Captain in Charge of Auxiliary Patrol & Net Drifters in Area XIV]]. He would stay there until being appoi
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  • ...dy|Charles T. Hardy]]'''|'''[[Admiral of Patrols|Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area XXI]]'''<br>10 Feb, 1916<ref>Wrightson Service Record. {{TNA|A ...12.</ref><ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-06-HMS_Dunedin.htm Ship's Log]</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hubert Seeds Monroe|Hubert S. Monroe]]'''
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  • ...ly catching enteric fever, which necessitated his being invalided from the ship on 2 November, 1904. Sent home by P. & O. steamer ''Somali'', he would not ...1911, Ward was appointed additional to the protected cruiser-turned-depôt ship {{UK-Arrogant}} for service with submarines of either Section IV or Section
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  • ...e forfeited nine month's seniority, severely reprimanded and dismissed the ship. This resulted in his seniority as Lieutenant was now antedated to 1 July, ...ober, 1913 and would distinguish himself with good work performed when the ship was lost to a mine north of Ireland on 22 November, 1914.
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  • ...oned-auxiliaries-u-v-w/1409-requisitioned-auxiliary-westphalia Royal Fleet Auxiliary Historical Society.]</ref> ...surface at 11,000 yards range, from which distance it began shelling the Q-Ship. After firing 38 rounds without recording a hit, the enemy was enticed by S
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  • ...He was awarded the D.S.O. "for attacking and torpedoing a German auxiliary ship protected by a screen of a torpedo boat, a small sloop, 4 trawlers, several
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  • ...leading entries in the log. He was severely reprimanded and dismissed the ship. Upon being superseded on 14 March, 1909, Gwatkin-Williams was appointed t ...} as her Captain. He was appointed a C.M.G. for his services in charge of Auxiliary Patrols, White Sea, gazetted 3 June, 1918.<ref>Gwatkin-Williams Service Rec
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  • ..."{{HepperLosses|pp. 125-6}} He was severely reprimanded and dismissed the ship, two of three charges having been proved. ...being recorded as a resident in 1937 and having a war appointment with an Auxiliary Flotilla.<ref>Denison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/456.|D7603239}} f.
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  • ...on in cd. of S/M D4 and in particular of his successful attack on a German auxiliary steamer." Moncreiffe was discharged from {{UK-D4}} on 26 August and was ap
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  • ...1Crescent|f=t}}. In mid-November 1915 he commenced this naval career as Q-Ship captain. ...le Chatterton, E. ''Q-Ships and their Story'', pp. 35-38.</ref> This same ship would also go by the names ''Thornhill'' and ''Wonganella''.
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  • ...emoved by lifeline, though one man was fatally injured in the effort. The ship was to become a total loss under the action of the sea, though much of her ...nant Holland had not allowed for the strong current. He was dismissed the ship and was penalised two years' seniority, as was navigating lieutenant Cayley
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  • |'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate''' |{{US-1Yosemite|f=p}}||auxiliary cruiser||16 Mar, 1892||Scuttled 15 Nov, 1900
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  • ...as laid down on 15 August, 1899 at Philadelphia, Pa., by the Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Co. She was launched on 27 August, 1901, sponsored by Mi ...gton Williams|George W. Williams]] in command. ''Bainbridge'' was the lead ship—though not the first to be commissioned—of the first class of destroyer
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  • ...napolis on 20 April, 1899. After arrival, ''Manley'' served as a training ship for the midshipmen until 1914, except for a brief period during 1906 and 19 {ship
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  • ...by the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1898 and subsequently employed as a miscellaneous auxiliary. {ship
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  • ...cerReg1931|pp. 18-19}} One source indicates he briefly commanded auxiliary ship ''Antares'' in 1931.<ref>''Navy Directory'' 1 April, 1931 p. 4.</ref>
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  • Two '''''Harvard'' class auxiliary cruisers''' were International Navigation Company liners charted by the [[U | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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  • Two '''''St. Louis'' class auxiliary cruisers''' were International Navigation Company liners charted by the [[U | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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  • An '''Armed Merchant Cruiser''' ('''Auxiliary Cruiser''' in [[U.S. Navy]] terminology) was a civilian merchant vessel tak * [[Defensively-Armed Merchant Ship]]
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  • ...War]] these ships were converted to various uses, several becoming [[Depot Ship|tender]]s for torpedo craft. | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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  • |type=auxiliary ...ier purchased by the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1898 and later converted to a prison ship.
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  • |'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate''' |{{US-Southery|f=p}}||auxiliary||27 May, 1889||Sold 1 Dec, 1933
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  • ...ship used to transport steam coal—was one of the most important types of auxiliary vessels during the Dreadnought Era. {{CaptUS}} [[Asa Walker]] wrote that: [[Category:Ship Type]]
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  • ...te''''' was one of five [[Prairie Class Auxiliary (1898)|''Prairie'' Class auxiliary cruisers]] acquired and converted for use by the [[U.S. Navy]]. The ship was purchased on 6 April, 1898 and renamed ''Yosemite''. She was commissio
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  • ...the [[United States Navy]] and converted into an [[Armed Merchant Cruiser|auxiliary cruiser]] during the [[Spanish-American War]]. ...was purchased by the [[U.S. Navy]] on 19 April, 1898 for conversion to an auxiliary cruiser. During conversion she was renamed ''Panther''.{{SilverstoneNewNav
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  • |type=auxiliary cruiser ...mer merchant ship purchased and converted into an [[Armed Merchant Cruiser|auxiliary cruiser]] by the [[United States Navy]] in 1898.
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  • ...United States Navy]] in 1867 and later became a [[Receiving Ship|receiving ship]]. ...of simply razeeing the old ''Franklin'' and including engines to provide "auxiliary steam power".<ref>Quoted in Bauer and Roberts. ''Register''. p. 54.</ref>
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  • One of five large frigates with auxiliary steam propulsion ordered on 6 April, 1854.{{BauerRobertsRegister|p. 55}} ' ''Colorado'' became a receiving ship at [[New York Navy Yard]] from 1876 through 1884. Sold 14 February, 1885.{
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  • Her sister ship, {{UK-PrincessIrene}} was also employed in the same capacity, but was lost On 7 November, 1924, she collided with the Norwegian auxiliary vessel ''Marie Margaretha'' in the English Channel near Owers Light. The o
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  • | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> When they served in the [[Auxiliary Patrol]], all were given pendant numbers that were the Fishing pendant supe
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  • ...} for navigation duties. On 30 May, 1908 he was re-appointed and made the ship's first and navigation officer.<ref>Hamilton-Bate Service Record. {{TNA|ADM ...ober, 1920, he applied to be placed in command of a hospital ship or fleet auxiliary.<ref>Hamilton-Bate Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/137/149.|D7570536}} f. 152
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  • ...e ship to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1916. He remained with the ship until she paid off in August 1916. On 18 December 1916 he was appointed to He commanded the {{UK-Amicus|f=t}} and served as Senior Officer, Auxiliary Patrol Flotillas from 23 July 1940 to 1 October, 1940.
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  • |'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate''' |{{US-1Badger|f=p}}||auxiliary cruiser||12 Oct, 1889||Transferred 7 Apr, 1900
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  • Angus was appointed to ''Vivid'' for command of an armed trawler in [[Auxiliary Patrol Area XIV]]. He was re-appointed in such a role as a Temporary Actin On 8 April 1916, he was appointed to {{UK-Ebro}}. He served in the ship until being appointed to {{UK-Gentian}} on 21 January, 1919, being promoted
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  • ...t less than 1,200 yards. After an attack, or when within 1,000 yards of a ship, submarines were required to surface thereby precluding multiple attacks. ! width=50%; align= center | <small>Ship</small>
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  • ...t failure while appointed to {{UK-Thalia}}, a parent ship supporting the [[Auxiliary Patrol]].
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  • ...e dreadnought type; tenders for the construction of an oil tanker hull and auxiliary machinery; the oil engine and the submarine; proposed alterations to Chatha ...graphs of 1st Lord Fisher with Winston Churchill and of the launching of a ship; a letter from 1st Lord Fisher to Sir Henry Ponsonby (1885). 1 file. 1885-1
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  • ...on 13 August, 1903. He was appointed in command of the twin-screw survey ship [[H.M.S. Seahorse (1880)|''Seahorse'']] on 18 February, 1904 and assumed co ...w|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Admiral of Patrols|Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area XVIII]]'''<br>2 Jan, 1915<ref>Crooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM
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  • ...ith the Fleet. Von Trotha told me that there was no alternative and that a ship must carry out small overhauls regularly in a dockyard according to program ...have been postponed for 2 or 3 weeks, instead of dispensing with the only ship carrying 15-in. guns.
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  • ...f enemy hits on ships A. to H. above, in conjunction with the two attached ship sketches (Enclosures 1 and 2). [Not attached.] ...bmitted on installations in newly commissioned ships (K. and L.) also on a ship still under construction (J.), as well as means of combating submarines ins
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