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At the end of 1920, she was sharing her commander and gunner with {{UK-TB33}}.{{NLJan21|p. 871}} ==Captains==

Laid down the month {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}} was commissioned and largely mimicking her design, ''Bell ...to inferior shp; 25,061 shp as opposed to {{UK-Superb}}'s 27,407 shp and {{UK-Temeraire}}'s 26,966 shp.

|nat=UK ...fusion as to whether 12-inch mountings ordered for {{UK-LordNelson}} and {{UK-Agamemnon}} were diverted to ''Dreadnought''. The order for the turntables

Upon commissioning, ''Gorgon'' immediately joined the [[Dover Patrol]]'s {{UK-DF|6}}, which already had eleven monitors for bombarding enemy coastal posi ==Captains==

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...ARTS1919|p. 119}} In 1920, however, it was decided to send her Type F to {{UK-1Orion}} or to the the Staff College at Greenwich.{{ARTS1920|p. 91}} By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the {{UK-BS|2}} were all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set

''Centurion'' served in the {{UK-BS|2}} from at least December 1913, remaining with that squadron throughout ''Centurion'' operated as part of the {{UK-BS|2}} at the Battle, under the command of Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour,

By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the {{UK-BS|2}} were all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set ''Ajax'' served in the {{UK-BS|2}} from at least December 1913.

...., where it met the {{UK-Liverpool|f=t}} with the targets. At 08:45 the {{UK-BS|2}} was steaming twenty miles N. ¼ E. of Tory Island in line ahead, ''A ...Goldrick140>Goldrick. ''The King's Ships were at Sea''. p. 140.</ref> {{UK-1Liverpool}} circled repeatedly in case a submarine was present, and the tu

...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> By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the {{UK-BS|2}} were all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set

...January, 1912 the old battleship {{UK-1Revenge}}, which was a tender to {{UK-Excellent}}, broke free from her moorings and drifted across Portsmouth Har ''Orion'' joined the {{UK-BS|2}}, and would act as the formation's flagship from December, 1913 or ea

...t squadron were redesignated as the {{UK-BS|3}}.<ref>See {{UK-BS|2}} and {{UK-BS|3}} for citations.</ref> ==Captains==

...December 1912, she served in the {{UK-BS|1}} alongside her sister ship, {{UK-Hercules|f=p}}. By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the {{UK-BS|1}} were all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set

From at least December 1913, she served in the {{UK-BS|1}}. In 1913, ''Hercules'' was slated as part of the [[British Adoption By the end of 1913, she and the rest of the {{UK-BS|1}} were all equipped with [[British_Wireless_Systems#Short_Distance_Set

|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

...incurred Their Lordships' severe displeasure for allowing on 11 July the {{UK-Hawke|f=t}} to be grounded through "great carelessness and absence of preca Reeves was appointed to command the light cruiser {{UK-Skirmisher}} on 2 January, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 376}}

...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

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 On 22 January, 1916 Captain [[James Douglas Dick|J. D. Dick]] (late of {{UK-BlackPrince}}) became captain of ''Vanguard''.

''Superb'' recommissioned at Portsmouth 6 May, 1913 for service with the {{UK-BS|1}}.{{NLApr14|p. 378}} ...rom the First Battle Squadron to the {{UK-BS|4}}, exchanging places with {{UK-Agincourt}}. She returned from refit at Cromarty on the 28th.<ref>Jellicoe

...he outbreak of war of the [[First World War]] she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}}. ...est gunnery ship of the 15 tested of the Home Fleet's FIrst Division and {{UK-CS|1}}, scoring 81.91 &ndash; well ahead of the average 45.798.<ref>{{TNA|A

...served with the First until the end of the war.<ref>See {{UK-BS|4}} and {{UK-BS|1}} for citations.</ref> ...[[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Frederick Sturdee]]'s {{UK-BS|4}}, led the Fourth Division under the command of Captain [[Henry Wise P

...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. ...nder L. Duff]] hoisted his flag in ''Emperor of India'' as Rear-Admiral, {{UK-BS|4}} at Barrow-in-Furness on 22 October, 1914.

...f the [[Grand Fleet]] from 4 August, 1914 until replaced in this role by {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 16 February, 1917.{{UKCeased|p. 1}} ...r George A. Callaghan]]. She replaced {{UK-1Neptune}}, which joined the {{UK-BS|1}}.<ref>"The New Fleet Flagship" (News). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 10 M

...July 1927, she re-commissioned at Devonport and resumed service with the {{UK-BS|3}} in the Atlantic.{{NLFeb29|p. 254}} ==Captains==

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}} ==Captains==

...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}}

...tion through the end of the war and until at at least July 1919.<ref>See {{UK-BS|1}} for citations.</ref> Re-commissioned on 16 September, 1924 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}} in the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLApr25|p. 2

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.

.... ''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. ...n flagship. She remained in the First until at least July 1919.<ref>See {{UK-BS|1}} for citations.</ref>

...Following the course, he was appointed to commission the new battleship {{UK-Cornwallis}}, effective 9 February, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligenc {{CatPerson|UK|1853|1926}}

...land]], but joined her sisters {{UK-Revenge}} and {{UK-RoyalOak}} in the {{UK-BS|1}} in June, 1916. ...as re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 October, 1922 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}, Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|pp. 266, 267}}

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In 1924, she replaced the battlecruiser {{UK-Tiger}} as Turret Drill Ship at Portsmouth, having undergone a refit at a c ==Captains==

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...he monitor was serving as a turret drill ship at Portsmouth, attached to {{UK-Dartmouth}}.{{NLApr25|p. 255}} ==Captains==

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On 8 August 1918, {{UK-Gorgon}} collided with ''General Craufurd''. Captain [[Charles Arthur Robe ==Captains==

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...in April of the following year. She was built in berth no. 2 along with {{UK-1Havelock|f=p}} - the same slipway upon which the White Star Liners ''Olymp ==Captains==

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The small {{UK-M28|f=t}} had also been sunk in the onslaught, but soon after the action '' ==Captains==

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...missing from the safe in his cabin. A Court Martial was convened aboard {{UK-Acheron|f=p}} on 25 May, 1909, and Ward was found guilty on a charge of hav ''Indomitable'', along with {{UK-Indefatigable|f=p}}, shadowed the German {{DE-Goeben|f=t}} and {{DE-Breslau

On May 26, 1911, she was in collision with the {{UK-Bellerophon|f=t}}. ''Bellerophon'' received damage whilst ''Inflexible'' to {{UK-Invincible}} and ''Inflexible'' left Devonport on the 11th of November, 191

...t C.S. became the {{UK-BCS|1}}. On 17 March, 1913 she collided with the {{UK-C34|f=t}} in Stokes Bay in the Solent, suffering no damage in the process. In August, 1913 ''Invincible'' joined the {{UK-BCS|2}} in the [[British Mediterranean Fleet|Mediterranean Fleet]] after an

...:Early War Course.jpg|thumb|right|450px|A group portrait of Commanders and Captains on the War Course which began in September, 1902. From left to right, stan ...ple, the first Course of 1907 was attended by four Flag Officers, thirteen Captains, thirteen Commanders, seven Lieutenants, four Army officers, two Royal Mari

...cember, 1895, the majority of her crew turned over to the new battleship {{UK-Magnificent}} at Chatham.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official App ==Captains==

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...on 9 October, 1901 and he and his crew turned over to commission the new {{UK-Formidable|f=t}} on the following day.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ==Captains==

From 1918 to February, 1919 she served as a tender to {{UK-Victory|f=p}}. In late 1919 she was sold to Wards and broken up at Briton' ==Captains==

* two {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}}es, S.L. type * two {{Torp|14-in Mark IX|UK}}es, S.L. type

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...able to do this in 5 minutes, 45 seconds. The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7 ==Captains==

In October 1903, ''Hannibal'' collided with the {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}} as the two ships manoeuvred without lights.<ref>Campbell On 29 October, 1909 ''Hannibal'' collided with {{UK-TB105}}, severely damaging the boat.

...''. p. 52.</ref> to provide crew for the newly requisitioned battleship {{UK-Erin}}.<ref>''Monograph 6''. p. 10.</ref> She was sent to Loch Ewe on 30 In June 1898, the ''Illustrious'' and {{UK-Majestic}} became the second and third ships in the [[Royal Navy]] to recei

...there to be demobilised on the 25th. Her crew was to be transferred to {{UK-Canopus}}.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}} ==Captains==

''Magnificent'' arrived at Scapa Flow in company with {{UK-Hannibal}} for local defence at 4 p.m. on 10 August.<ref>"Grand Fleet Opera ...h with seventeen {{Torp|18-in Mark IX|UK}}es and five {{Torp|14-in Mark IV|UK}}es for use with their boats.{{ARTS1895|p. viii}}

...have been delayed by armour plate being diverted to the construction of {{UK-Magnificent|f=p}} at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]. ...jestic'' participated in manœuvres where in heavy fog she collided with {{UK-Victorious|f=p}}. ''Majestic'' suffered no damage but ''Victorious'' had h

...l Fleet]], but designated, along with {{UK-Canopus}}, {{UK-Goliath}} and {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} to soon transfer to the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLMar07|p. 269}} ...there to be demobilised on the 25th. Her crew was to be transferred to {{UK-Albion}}.{{AWO1914|140 of 17 July 1914}}

In October 1903, ''Prince George'' collided with the {{UK-Hannibal|f=t}} as the two ships manoeuvred without lights.<ref>Campbell Ser ...el Fleet]], being designated, along with {{UK-Canopus}}, {{UK-Mars}} and {{UK-Goliath}} to soon transfer to the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLMar07|p. 269}}

In June, 1910 while engaged in manoeuvres in heavy fog, the {{UK-Majestic|f=tp}} collided with ''Victorious''. ''Majestic'' suffered no dam In the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1912]], ''Victorious'' collided with {{UK-Majestic}} and damaged a propeller shaft. She was brought into Devonport o

...of the two flagships in the formation. On 20 August 1914 she joined the {{UK-BS|7}}. ==Captains==

...which doubled antenna wires were allowing her to reliably converse with {{UK-Jaseur}} and ''Hector'' at ranges of twelve miles.{{ARTS1900|pp. 89-131}} Relieved by {{UK-Russell}},{{ToL|The Navy Estimatesd|Wednesday, March 18, 1903, Issue 37031,

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...nnel Fleet]], but designated, along with {{UK-Canopus}}, {{UK-Mars}} and {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} to soon transfer to the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLMar07|p. 269}} ==Captains==

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...ed to relieve her temporarily in May, but her permanent relief was to be {{UK-Bulwark}}.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 18 April 1908 in ''Naval ...Fleet]], before joining the {{UK-BS|8}} on 8 August, 1914. She replaced {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=p}} as squadron flagship on 15 August.<ref>C.B. 1585. p. 52

...nder William Chisholm-Batten|Alexander W. Chisholm-Batten]] paid off the {{UK-1Resolution}} on 9 October and he and his crew turned over to ''Formidable' ...[Nore Station|Nore]]. Between 1912–14, ''Formidable'' was part of the {{UK-BS|5}}, in which she was serving at the outbreak of [[World War I]].

The ship was added to the {{UK-BS|5}} from the end of 1912 or earlier, remaining with that formation until .... Airplanes seemed to help, but fire directed at locations suggested by {{UK-Agamemnon}} proved ineffective. On the 11th, large batteries of 8- or 9-in

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...r Captain [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Frederick T. Hamilton]], to relieve {{UK-1RoyalOak}} in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]], where she would ...m M. Chambers]] took command, with the crew from the paid-off battleship {{UK-1Resolution}}.

There was also a heavy cruiser named {{UK-London}} completed in the late 1920s. ...her quarter deck. ''London'' recommissioned on 18 May to work with the {{UK-MLS|1}}, helping to sow the massive [[Northern Mine Barrage]] in eleven sor

...s. She is sometimes considered the second ship in a two-ship class with {{UK-Queen|f=p}}.{{BurtBritishBattleships1889|pp. 248-263}} ...in [[George Astley Callaghan|George A. Callaghan]], with the crew of the {{UK-1Exmouth}}, Captain [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan|O'Callaghan]], replacing t

...he is sometimes considered the lead ship in a two-ship class, along with {{UK-PrinceOfWales|f=p}}.{{BurtBritishBattleships1889|pp. 248-263}} ...1904, by Captain [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]], to relieve {{UK-Russell}} on the [[Mediterranean Station]].<ref>"Naval & Military Intellige

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...] commissioned ''Albemarle'' on 12 November, 1903 at Chatham, to relieve {{UK-1Repulse}} as flagship of Rear-Admiral [[William Des Vœux Hamilton|William ...from refit at Chatham at 07:00 on 29 October, 1915, left for Scapa with {{UK-Africa}} in the forenoon of the 30th, and arrived there for gunnery practic

...at Devonport on 13 August, 1912. In mid-1913, she was serving with the {{UK-BS|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 297}} ==Captains==

==Captains== ...able to do this in 2 minutes, 26 seconds. The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7

...in [[Michael Pelham O'Callaghan|Michael P. O'Callaghan]], to replace the {{UK-Victorious}} in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & M ...gunnery ship of the thirteen tested from the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] and {{UK-CS|6}}, scoring 51.57 versus the average 37.641.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328}}, p.

...under Captain [[Alfred Leigh Winsloe|Alfred L. Winsloe]], to relieve the {{UK-Canopus}} in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]].<ref>"Naval & Mili ''Russell'' served in the {{UK-BS|4}} in 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 369}} At the end of the year, she was serving

...built for Chile as ''Constitucion''; she was purchased along with sister {{UK-Triumph}} on 3 December, 1903.{{DittColl|p. 31}} As a consequence, she did ==Captains==

...ginally built for Chile as ''Libertad'', and purchased along with sister {{UK-Swiftsure}} on 3 December, 1903.{{DittColl|p. 31}} As a consequence, she d ...h nucleus crew paid off from {{UK-Sutlej}}, for temporary service in the {{UK-BS|8}}. She made for Devonport the following day.<ref>"Naval And Military

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ...ame month and remained with the Squadron until being detached along with {{UK-Britannia}} &mdash; a ship that would become her traveling buddy &mdash; in

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ...May, 1912 and remained with the Squadron until being detached along with {{UK-Africa}} &mdash; a ship that would become her traveling buddy &mdash; in Se

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ...s on 14 May, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 297}} and was immediately assigned to the {{UK-BS|3}} upon its creation, remaining with the Squadron until January, 1918 w

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ''Dominion'' was assigned to the {{UK-BS|3}} upon its creation in May, 1912.

...War was primarily fulfilled with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}, often serving as the second flagship within the formation. Upon the formation of the {{UK-BS|3}} in May, 1912, ''Hibernia'' was made its second flagship, a role she

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ''Hindustan'' was assigned to the {{UK-BS|3}} upon its creation in May, 1912 and remained with the Squadron until

...Her service until her loss in the Great War was as the flagship of the {{UK-BS|3}} which was centered upon these semi-useful but then-obsolescent battl Upon the formation of the {{UK-BS|3}} in May, 1912, ''King Edward VII'' was made its flagship.

...er service in the Great War with a shifting roster of her sisters in the {{UK-BS|3}}. ...ll crew at Portsmouth on 14 May, 1912, ''Zealandia'' was assigned to the {{UK-BS|3}} upon its creation that same month, and remained with the Squadron un

...leship (1906)|her class]], and though designed before the transformative {{UK-Dreadnought}}, she was completed after her, in 1908. ...er recommissioning at Chatham on 27 September, 1910, she worked with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLAug12|pp. 274-5}}

...leship (1906)|her class]], and though designed before the transformative {{UK-Dreadnought}}, she was completed after her, in late 1908. ==Captains==

In 1916, ''Australia'' and {{UK-NewZealand}} were approved to receive [[Evershed Bearing Indicator]]s for t ...a [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]], as had been decided for {{UK-NewZealand}} the previous year.{{ARTS1920|p. 91}}

...International guests were Captain Koerver, the German Naval Attaché, and Captains Petroff, Vlatkin, and Leskoff of the [[Imperial Russian Navy]] cruisers ''D ...was re-commissioned at Devonport on 17th June, 1913 for service with the {{UK-BCS|1}}.{{NLApr14|p. 328}}

...orge Francis Maurice Cradock|Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]], and the {{UK-1Berwick}} arrived.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appoint On 21 August, 1914, ''New Zealand'' was ordered to join {{UK-Invincible}} on the Humber.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Even

|nat=UK ...lp from aircraft from {{UK-Pegasus}} while steaming with {{UK-Lion}} and {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} ahead against a 145 foot target while steaming at full spee

...Battle of Jutland]]. She never saw combat in the war, though her sister {{UK-Repulse|f=p}} fought in the [[Second Battle of Heligoland Bight]]. ...re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 September, 1926 for service with the {{UK-BCS}} supporting the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLFeb

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1929 for service with the {{UK-BCS}} supporting the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLJul ==Captains==

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She was involved in a collision with the {{UK-Winchester|f=t}} in 1931.<ref>Coombs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/213. ==Captains==

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|nat=UK ...iral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]], whose {{UK-BCS|1}} had been weakened by the need to hunt down the German East Asia Squ

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|nat=UK ...her no greater aircraft accommodation than the succeeding purpose-built {{UK-Hermes|y=1919}}, which was half her displacement.

|nat=UK ...some of the [[21-in Weymouth Mark III Torpedo]]es previously allotted to {{UK-Agincourt}}'s stern tube after they had been re-ranged for 21-knot running.

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...de her then the most profusely-equipped Royal Navy capital ship prior to {{UK-QueenMary}} and the [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V By 1921, ''Lion'' and {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} were equipped with nine rangefinders plus one for anti-airc

...' was commissioned at Devonport on 14 November, 1912, for service in the {{UK-BCS|1}},<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and N By 1921, {{UK-Lion}} and ''Princess Royal'' were equipped with nine rangefinders plus one

...n Brown & Company]], she was the fastest capital ship in the fleet until {{UK-Tiger|f=p}}, the last of the so-called [["Big Cats"]] to be launched. She Captain [[William Reginald Hall|W. Reginald Hall]] was appointed to {{UK-Victory|f=p}} for command of ''Queen Mary'' on 1 July, 1913.<ref>Hall Servi

...196/87}}. f. 102.</ref> On 30 September he took command of the cruiser {{UK-1Diana}}. On 12 October he was given command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Ma Beatty was succeeded in command of {{UK-1Suffolk}} on 1 September, 1905, by Captain [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First

...quote>Lady Horton's neighbour was Sir William Parker, the last of Nelson's Captains, so she asked him to take me to sea, and he did! Strange to say, another d ...e>I went up on the 25th January on board the ''Cambrian'' before the three captains, and they gave me a regular bounce out. It took altogether three days and,

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...Wemyss. p. 35.</ref> On 18 February, 1890, Wemyss was appointed to the {{UK-1Undaunted|f=t}} in the Mediterranean, captained by Captain [[Charles Willi ...was paid off on 29 August, and on 11 September he joined the battleship {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}} in the Channel Squadron,<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 223.<

...on 10 February and went on Half Pay. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Andromache|f=t}} in the annual man&oelig;uvres from 21 July to 10 September ...oria.{{Gaz|26809|3|1 January, 1897}} He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Majestic|f=t}} in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]] on

|nat=UK ...reless problems. After the battle, she undertook a tow of the wallowing {{UK-Warrior|f=t}}, but the sieved cruiser foundered before harbour could be mad

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|nat=UK * two (or four, less likely) {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}}es, with Side Lugs, in October, half of which were manufactured by Whitehe

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...instituted the "ordeal by sunlight." He liked to see as many admirals and captains as possible. When ...l [[Montague Edward Browning|Montague E. Browning]], Rear-Admiral in the {{UK-BS|3}}, wrote to Vice-Admiral [[Edmond John Warre Slade|Sir Edmond J. W. Sl

In mid-1913, she was serving in the {{UK-CS|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 300}} ==Captains==

In 1915, she was serving as flagship of {{UK-CS|3}}.{{SMNLNov15|p. 6}} ==Captains==

...leted at Devonport on 30 January, 1906. By early 1908, she was with the {{UK-CS|1}} of the [[Channel Fleet]],{{NLJan08|p. 279}} underoging a refit from ...oned at Devonport on 8 February, 1910. By mid-1911, she was part of the {{UK-CS|5}} with the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLJul11|p.

In 1908-10, at least, she was in the {{UK-CS|2}}.<ref>Prendergast Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 242.</ref> In or around September 1912, ''Carnarvon'' collided with {{UK-KingAlfred}} while turning over gunnery targets. Captain [[John Douglas Ed

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In December 1907, she collided with a steamboat of {{UK-Magnificent|f=p}}. Lowly {{SubRN}} [[Percy Ralph Passawer Percival]] of '' ...'Roxburgh'' was to start refitting in Devonport in September 1908, after {{UK-Hampshire}} rejoined the Fleet.<ref>Report from Charles Beresford dated 10

...ble to do this in 7 minutes, 40 seconds.  The best time was achieved by {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.{{ ==Captains==

There was also a {{UK-Cornwall|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ==Captains==

There was also a {{UK-Cumberland|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ...erland'' commenced her service career as part of the [[Channel Fleet]]'s {{UK-CS|2}}. She underwent a refit in 1907–08 to become a training ship for t

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''Essex'' was first commissioned on 22 March 1904 and was added to the {{UK-CS|2}}. ''Essex'' joined the {{UK-CS|4}} some time in 1913.

There was also a {{UK-Kent|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ==Captains==

...1911, she collided with the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}} while operating with the {{UK-CS|6}}. It was determined that Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Austin Gamble]] was ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipArmouredCruiser|UK}}

There was a {{UK-Suffolk|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ...t on 27 February, 1913 under Captain [[Philip Francklin]] as flagship of {{UK-CS|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 379}}

CAPTAINS REPORT.—H.M.S. "ORION." P.M. {{pad|950px}} H.M.S. " {{UK-1Orion}}."

...tenant and Coxswain afforded all flag officers, Commodores First Class and Captains of the Fleet, as well as a generous twelve domestics &ndash; two more than ...nal seniorities.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34807/pages/1393 no. 34807. p. 1393.] 8 March, 1940. Those replac

* [http://www.essexregiment.co.uk/biogmaitland.html EssexRegiment.co.uk website] {{CatPerson|UK|1880|1921}}

...dbot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK"> ...e="Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK">

...January, 1906}} In March of that same year, he was appointed captain of {{UK-Venerable|f=t}}, remaining in command until some time in 1907.{{MackieRNW}} ...sford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]], and in command of {{UK-KingEdwardVII}}, on 5 March, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (O

|nat=UK On 17 February, 1879, ''T.B. 63'', together with the {{UK-1Lightning}} and a Thornycroft second-class torpedo boat left Portsmouth on

...edo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-Majestic}}, flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadro ...o the 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,

...At some point Poë's flag was transferred to ''Hyacinth's'' sister ship, {{UK-1Hermes}}. He was superseded in command on 20 August, 1908.<ref>Nicholson ...203/99}}. f. 35.</ref> From 1 September to 19 October he served in the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} as Flag Captain to Admiral of the Fleet [[Edward Hobart Se

...Holdsworth Rawson|Harry H. Rawson]], commanded the ship, in company with {{UK-1Inflexible}} (Captain [[Henry Coey Kane]]) to be target of a night time to ==Captains==

...the {{UK-1Swiftsure}}, flagship on the Pacific station, but moved to the {{UK-1Warspite}} in June 1890. Sueter suffered a gunshot wound to his right foo ...ars' service on the staff of the ''Vernon'' was appointed in 1899 to the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} for torpedo duties.

...nese Navy]]. Upon his return he spent a year on the cadet training ship {{UK-1Britannia}}, before serving as the junior member of a committee appointed ...from 1874 to 1876. On 26 April, 1876 he was appointed commander of the {{UK-Vernon}},{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently establish

Radcliffe was appointed a Lieutenant & Commander of the {{UK-1Lynx|f=t}} on 6 January, 1900.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offici He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Drake|f=t}}.

...ain. || 12 Sept. - 23 Dec., 1910 || First Class, ranked third out of seven captains. ...|| 29 Sept., 1908 - 22 Jan., 1909 || "V.G.I." Ranked eighth out of twenty captains.

...p. 6.</ref> hoisting his flag in {{UK-PrinceGeorge}}, transferring it to {{UK-Jupiter}} on 3 February and striking it on 17 November, 1909.<ref>Bush Serv ...{{TNA|ADM 196/38.|}} f. 202.</ref> hoisting his flag in the battleship {{UK-Hercules}} at Portland.<ref name=TimesDec>"Naval and Military Intelligence"

...une, 1904. He then spent a year (1904–5) in command of the ex-Chilean {{UK-Triumph|f=t}} in the [[Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)|Channel Fleet]]. His suc ...0''. p. 199.</ref> From 16 February, 1911, when he took command of the {{UK-CS|5}}, Burney was continuously on full pay for nine years.

...eorge V''. p. 8.</ref> After much controversy, the use of the corvette {{UK-Bacchante}} was eventually approved, and it was agreed that in spite of the ...rlie B.''. pp. 256-257.</ref> Beresford transferred his command to the {{UK-Caesar|f=t}} on 2 February, 1904, bringing Evan-Thomas with him.<ref>Evan-T

He quit Calshot on 12 January, 1916 and was appointed to {{UK-Tiger}} as a {{LCommRN}}, staying with her until 6 June. At the [[Battle o {{CatPerson|UK|1885|1970}}

...he Somaliland operations of 1903–4, and as [[First Lieutenant]] in the {{UK-Philomel|f=t}} he took part in the suppression of gun-running in the [[Pers On 3 July, 1906 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB81|f=t}}.{{NLJan07|p. 400}}

Bonham entered {{UK-1Britannia}} in January, 1886 after placing first, by a margin of 103 point From April, 1901 to June, 1904, he served as a Senior Staff Officer in the {{UK-Vernon|f=tp}}.

Captains who arrive at their turn for promotion without having completed the qualify ...tenant and Coxswain afforded all flag officers, Commodores First Class and Captains of the Fleet, as well as five domestics &ndash; two fewer than a {{ViceRN}}

{{CatPerson|UK|1880|1959}} {{CatGunneryOfficer|UK}}

He was appointed to {{UK-IronDuke}} "for special service" in August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 338}} In Best's diary entry for Monday 1st September, 1914: "C in C saw all Dreado: Captains onboard Iron Duke on subject of Action Tactics".<ref>Best Diaries. Septemb

...Issue '''32939''', col A, p. 10.</ref> In May of 1891, Beresford was in {{UK-1Undaunted}} in Alexandria, preparing to receive 300 guests for a ball when ...ord. Governor was there as private guest, Fawkes, Burr and Lowry the other Captains. About 70 present.

He commissioned the new {{UK-Endymion|f=t}} in May 1894, and commanded her until the following April. He commissioned the new battleship {{UK-Magnificent}} at Chatham on 12 December, 1895.<ref>"Naval & Military Intell

.../42}}. f. 423.</ref> On 1 January 1908, he was appointed in command of {{UK-Powerful}}, first-class protected cruiser, as Flag Captain to Vice-Admiral ...s appointed for a third War Course, being placed eleventh out of seventeen Captains, given a First Class pass, and adjudged "Attentive & capable."<ref>{{TNA|AD

...almost a year later, 15 March 1907, presumably having been returned to the UK when fit to travel. Appointed command of {{UK-Amethyst}} on 7 May, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 276-7}}

...Gunnery School]], and on 16 July he was appointed gunnery officer of the {{UK-Scylla|f=t}} for the annual manœuvres. After ''Scylla'' was paid off, Dre ...d Dreyer's name for appointment as Gunnery Officer to the new battleship {{UK-1Exmouth}}.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/44}}. f. 353.</ref>

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Pearl|f=t}} on 30 September, 1897.{{NLOct98|p. 277}} Goodrich was appointed to command the {{UK-1Resolution|f=t}} on 17 November, 1901.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence"

He was appointed command of the {{UK-Hogue|f=t}} on 19 November, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offi He served as captain of {{UK-Mars|f=t}} from October 1904. A very unsatisfactory inspection of her in M

In December 1903, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Furious|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} ...n January, 1905.{{MackieRNW}} In March, however, he was made Captain of {{UK-Lancaster}}.{{MackieRNW}}

On 17 May, 1887, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Starling|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments With this hurdle cleared, he was appointed to the screw sloop {{UK-Dolphin}} on 11 August, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official

...f two Naval Instructors and three masters. Each of the four terms had two Captains of Cadets, Naval Cadets who were selected ...were allowed three nominations if they held a command, Commodores two, and Captains one. The Colonies were granted seven nominations per year.<ref>Pack. ''Bri

This '''Account of Life in {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}"' is taken from ''Commander R.N.'' (1927), by [[George Bib ...and fourth terms. There were two chief cadet captains, promoted from cadet captains of the fourth term. The pair had a considerable amount of power and freedom

...urce for this}} On 28 September, 1918 he took command of the battleship {{UK-Resolution}}.{{NLDec18|p. 894}} He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ramillies|f=t}} on 6 April, 1919 and then appointed the Naval Member of the

==Captains== {{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...ced by Control Officers, and from the observation of {{UK-1Galatea}} and {{UK-Yarmouth}}, the fact is established that the enemy altered course frequentl of Captains of ships, and certain limitations to govern this matter should be laid down

{{CatPerson|UK|1889|1940}} [[Category:Royal Navy Paymaster Captains]]

...d]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where he served as [[Rate Officer]] in {{UK-Valiant}}. Taken from RNMN/BRAND in the Liddle Collection in the Universit ...he Admiral knew everything and did not wish to be told his business by odd Captains.

...issioned at Portsmouth on 23 April 1912, by mid-1913 she was part of the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul13|p. 284}} ==Captains==

She served the {{UK-DF|2}} from at least November, 1911.{{March|p. 160}} ...p. 12}} In November, {{UK-DF|12}} was briefly added to her roster until {{UK-Diligence}} was allocated to meet its needs.{{SMNLNov15|p. 12}} In April,

In January, 1907, ''Duke of Edinburgh'' was one of four cruisers in the {{UK-CS|2}}. ...t Portsmouth on 19 March, 1912. In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul13|p. 303}}

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|nat=UK ==Captains==

...t|f=p}}, followed immediately by the 6 week short course in torpedoes at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}.<ref>Dare Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 234.</ref> Dare assumed command of the new {{UK-1Berwick|f=t}} in November 1903.

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aeolus|f=t}} on 2 July, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 272}} He was appointed to {{UK-Blenheim}}, in command, on 31 March, 1910.{{CN}}

Harbord was appointed in command of the {{UK-Terrible|f=t}} on 20 July, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Off Harbord was appointed in command of the {{UK-Magnificent}} on 27 November, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (

''Broke'' was commissioned on 21 January, 1925 and sent to join the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 219}} Upon her arrival, [[Eric Qu ==Captains==

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 February, 1926 for service with the {{UK-DF|3}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 249}} ...nder the command of Captain (D) [[Cyril Gordon Sedgwick]] to support the {{UK-DF|3}}, now on the [[Mediterranean Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 249}}

...st 1912 until 17 November 1913, when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}}.{{NLApr14|p. 271}} He was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Cornwallis}} on 1 June, 1914.{{NMI|Saturday, 30 May, 1914. Issue '''40537'

...ot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard" nat="UK"> ...edbot:officeDSuper otitle="Deputy Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard" nat="UK">

...hment" in lieu of their predecessors, whose records indicate appoints to {{UK-1Britannia}}, training ship. ==Captains of the College==

On 18 April 1893, ''Nile'' collided with the {{UK-1TB21}} in Malta harbour.{{NMI|Tuesday, Nov 15, 1892; pg. 11; Issue 33796}} On 25 October 1901, ''Nile'' collided with {{UK-Trafalgar}} and Captain [[Robert Sidney Rolleston|Rolleston]] was told that

On 25 October 1901, she collided with {{UK-Nile}} and Captain [[Robert Sidney Rolleston|Rolleston]] of ''Nile'' was to ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassBattleship|UK}}

...fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Victoria'' (1887)|fate2=by {{UK-Camperdown}} ...as notified and departed for the scene from Malta in the despatch-vessel {{UK-1Surprise}} and he ordered the dockyard tug ''Sampson'' with pumping equip

==Captains== {{CatShipPreDreadnought|UK}}

...ngest ironclad ship built at Portsmouth, being five feet longer than the {{UK-1Colossus}}. She underwent engine trials on 7 March, 1887 before her ultim ...d that ''Camperdown'', rather than {{UK-2Ajax}}, would relieve the aging {{UK-Agamemnon|f=tp}} in the Mediterranean, sailing from Portsmouth to do so.{{N

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassBattleship|UK}}

==Captains== ...n B. Warren|appt=13 May, 1890|end=31 October, 1891|note=may have been in {{UK-1Monarch}} until 13 May, 1890 or 1891}}

==Captains== {{CatShipArmouredCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== ...R. Boardman|appt=24 May, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 268''k''}}|end=|note=moved to {{UK-Howe}} upon her commissioning}}

|{{UK-Briton|f=p}}||corvette||6 Nov, 1869||Sold 1887 |{{UK-2Encounter|f=p}}||corvette||1 Jan, 1873||Sold 1888

|{{UK-DukeOfWellington|f=p}}||receiving ship||14 Sep, 1852||Broken up 1904 |{{UK-2Amazon|f=p}}||wooden screw sloop||23 May, 1865||Sunk 1866

|nat=UK ==Captains==

...182|1 July, 1904}} From 15 July to 17 July he took temporary command of {{UK-Aboukir}}] before being superseded on the latter date. He was appointed to .... 312.</ref> He received a First Class and placed second out of the seven captains participating in order of merit.<ref>ADM 203/99. f. 43.</ref>

...there long, however, as on 15 March, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nile|f=t}}.<ref>Le Marchant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 578.</ Le Marchant was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hogue|f=t}} on 20 December, 1906.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Of

In 1913, {{UK-Shannon}} and ''Cochrane'' were to be allocated {{Torp|18-in Fiume Mark III A navigating party formed from the nucleus crew of {{UK-Amphitrite}}, with other ratings, left Chatham on 16 February, 1907, to cre

|nat=UK ==Captains==

On 28 July, 1898, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Agincourt|f=t}}, remaining in her until 30 August, 1901.<ref>Wake Service On 26 November, 1901, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rinaldo|f=t}}, remaining in command there for three years and two months.<r

...ptember 1912, Edwards's command, the {{UK-KingAlfred|f=t}} collided with {{UK-Carnarvon}} while turning over gunnery targets. Captain Edwards was faulte ...Hope}} and {{UK-Drake}} as well as the light cruisers {{UK-1Active}} and {{UK-Amphion}} when the steamer was first sighted at considerable distance on a

...l B, p. 1.</ref> He gained eleven months' seniority upon passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July of 1889. ...cklin was appointed in to his first command, that of the despatch vessel {{UK-1Surprise}} on 1 August, 1906. He left the ship in 27 March, 1909.<ref>Fra

On 4 July, 1888, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB53|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Ti ...{Gaz|27691|4182|1 July, 1904}} In March 1905, he assumed command of the {{UK-Talbot|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}

|nat=UK ==Captains==

There was also a {{UK-Berwick|f=t}} launched in the 1920s. ...Captain [[Charles Holcombe Dare]] with the paid-off crew of the cruiser {{UK-Sutlej}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and

...ng Kong]] on 3 February, 1926 to continue her function as a component of {{UK-CS|5}} and as flagship of the C-in-C.{{NLJul27|p. 244}} ...re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 21 September, 1932 for service with the {{UK-CS|4}} in the East Indies.{{NLJan33|p. 245}}

...ence'' commissioned at Devonport on 9 February, 1909, for service in the {{UK-CS|5}} at the Nore.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appoint In mid-1913, she was serving as flagship of the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul13|p. 299}} At the same time, it was de

...aptain [[William Osbert Boothby|William O. Boothby]], for service in the {{UK-CS|5}}.{{NMI|Thursday, 2 April, 1908. Issue '''38610''', col A, p. 12}} ...eigh Winsloe]]'s flagship on the [[China Station]]. On 8 October, 1911, {{UK-Alacrity}} took over as flagship, but ''Minotaur'' resumed this role for 26

...-Admiral [[George Astley Callaghan|George A. Callaghan]], commanding the {{UK-CS|5}}, transferred his flag from ''Leviathan'' to ''Shannon'' on the same By April, 1910, she had become part of the {{UK-CS|2}}.

==Captains== {{CatShipArmouredCruiser|UK}}

...best gunnery ship of the sixteen in Home Fleet, Second Division and the {{UK-CS|2}}, scoring 90.48 &ndash; well ahead of the average 47.567.<ref>{{TNA|A ...tember, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 347}} In mid-1913, she was operating with the {{UK-CS|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 347}}

In early 1913, ''Warrior'' was serving in the {{UK-CS|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 396}} ==Captains==

...well be spared, and were replaced on 4th June by a field gun's crew from {{UK-1Centurion}}. ...[[Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday|Lewis S. T. Halliday]], R.M.L.I., {{UK-Orlando|f=p}}; Captain [[Edmund Wray]], R.M.L.I., Wei-hai-wei detachment; 2

On 20 August 1904, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ariadne|f=t}}.<ref>Moore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 64.</ref> ...5,{{MackieRNW}} remaining with her until he was appointed captain of the {{UK-Euryalus|f=t}} in May 1906.{{MackieRNW}}

...Baronet|Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.]], Vice-Admiral Commanding the {{UK-BS|2}}. The Grand Fleet passed the Straits of Dover at Midnight on 29-30 J ...King and Queen of the Belgians on the Quarter Deck of the fleet flagship {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} in July, 1918. Left to right: Rear-Admiral [[William Edmu

It first appeared in {{UK-1Orion}}.{{TorpDB1914|p. 271}} It might be telling that the earlier source ...o remember when darkening ship. The Admiralty decided it was time to warn captains of the necessity of doing this or colouring the glass blue.{{AWO1913|731 of

==Captains== <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Excellent''" nat="UK">

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

| {{Template:UK-Dartmouth}} | {{Template:UK-1Falmouth}}

...dle of Jutland''. p. 325.</ref> punctuated by a deputation of Grand Fleet Captains presenting him with a silver model of ''Iron Duke'' as a token of their est ...], formerly on Jellicoe's staff in the Grand Fleet and now in command of {{UK-Royalist|f=p}}, wrote in his diary on 27 December:

...June, 1925.{{NLJul27|p. 224}} On 20 July, she left Chatham to join the {{UK-CS|3}} of the [[Mediterranean Fleet]].{{NM|20 July 1925, p. 10}} ''Ceres'' re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 December, 1927 for duty with the {{UK-CS|3}} on the [[Mediterranean Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 224}}

...CS|3}}. She suffered grievously from 5.9-in gunfire while screening the {{UK-BCS|3}}. ...land]], where she operated detached from her {{UK-LCS|3}}, screening the {{UK-BCS|3}}. In this role, she delivered very effective fire but became the un

...in April 1916, ''Carysfort'' relieved the damaged {{UK-Conquest}} in the {{UK-LCS|5}}, which was a component of the [[Harwich Force]]. In March 1918 she moved to join the {{UK-LCS|7}}. By May 1918, she would be flying the broad pendant of {{Com2RN}}

...a unit to join the {{UK-LCS|2}} upon her completion, but she joined the {{UK-LCS|4}} instead. ...th on 21 October, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 750}} and resumed operations with the {{UK-LCS|4}}.

==Captains== ...{{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 433.</ref>|note=as {{Com2RN}} and in command of {{UK-LCS|2}}}}

...ethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|4}}. ...(UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}}

...' re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 14 February, 1924 for service with the {{UK-CS|5}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLApr25|p. 235}} ...in [[Guy Lushington Coleridge]] on 2 November, 1926 for service with the {{UK-CS|8}} on the [[America and West Indies Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 233}}{{NLJul

==Captains== {{CatShipLightCruiser|UK}}

In June, 1919, ''Delhi'' joined the Atlantic Fleet's revamped {{UK-LCS|1}} and became the flagship. ...at Devonport on 18 November, 1924. By mid-1927 she was attached to the {{UK-CS|1}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 231}}

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 27 June, 1933 for service with the {{UK-CS|4}} on the [[East Indies Station]].{{NLJul34|p. 223}} ==Captains==

''Carlisle'' joined the {{UK-LCS|5}} just as the war was ending, likely in November 1918. She remained ...o Dockyard Control at Chatham on 12 September, 1928 for service with the {{UK-CS|5}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul31|p. 223}}

...as re-commissioned at Devonport on 16 October, 1924 for service with the {{UK-CS|8}} on the [[America and West Indies Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 221}} She was commissioned on 1 July, 1927 for service with the {{UK-CS|8}} on the [[America and West Indies Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 222}}

In early 1921, she was flagship of the {{UK-LCS|8}}.{{NLJan21|p. 738}} By January 1923, she was still in this role, wi ...221}} In early 1929, she was flagship on the [[Africa Station]], and of {{UK-CS|6}}.{{NLFeb29|p. 220}}

==Captains== {{CatShipLightCruiser|UK}}

...k of the war. She was launched at 1:20pm on the 23rd.<ref>Ship's log of {{UK-Astraea}} at {{TNA|ADM 53/34351.}}</ref> ==Captains==

...ec14|p. 282}} At the outset of the war, she found herself a part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}. ...attle of Dogger Bank]]. The following month, she moved over to join the {{UK-LCS|2}}.

...ttle of Jutland]], screening the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|2}}. She was to proceed to Cape Station in mid-1914 to relieve {{UK-Astraea}}, bearing two [[Target Pattern VI]]s to be supplied from [[Devonpo

...Fleet's destroyer flotillas,{{SMNLMay15|p. 14}} ''Penelope'' joined the {{UK-LCS|5}} by May 1915 and operated as part of the [[Harwich Force]]. ''Penelope'' left 5 L.C.S. to join the new {{UK-LCS|7}} in March 1918 and served in it until it was disestablished in Febru

...greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}} Following successful tests in {{UK-Yarmouth}} that same month, ''Caledon'' was one of three other light cruise ...n, First Baronet|Walter H. Cowan]], leading the {{UK-LCS|1}}. Screening {{UK-BCS|1}} with her squadron, she chased an assortment of enemy minesweepers a

...'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 March, 1923 for service in the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 222}} ==Captains==

...he was refitted and was recommissioned in August before returning to the {{UK-CS|3}}, Mediterranean.<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Aug 12, Re-commissioned at Chatham on 5 November, 1929 for duty with the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul31|p. 220}}

Following successful tests in {{UK-Yarmouth}} in June, 1917, ''Cassandra'' was one of three other light cruise In July 1917, she was added to the newly-formed {{UK-LCS|6}}. For the first month, they screened the [[Battle Fleet (Royal Navy

...commissioned at Portsmouth on 8 April, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 223}} to replace {{UK-Douglas}} as flagship of the Atlantic Destroyers.{{ToL|New Destroyer Flagsh ==Captains==

''Concord'' collided with the {{UK-Ostrich|f=t}} on 19 February, 1917, prompting a reproach for Captain [[Will ...'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 May, 1924 for service with the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p.227}}

In the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was flagship of the {{UK-LCS|4}}, screening the Battle Fleet.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} Re-commissioned at Chatham on 26 September, 1928 for duty with the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 221}}

In February, 1916, ''Champion'' joined the {{UK-LCS|2}}, responsible for supporting the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]].{{SMNLFeb1 ...eading twelve destroyers at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as it screened the {{UK-BCS|1}}.{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}}{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}}

She re-commissioned at Chatham on 17 August, 1926 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul27|p. 221}} Re-commissioned at Chatham on 31 December, 1928 for duty with the {{UK-CS|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLFeb29|p. 221}}

...K-BCS|3}} along with {{UK-Chester}}, who was similarly detached from the {{UK-LCS|3}}. Lucky to escape the considerable damage sustained by ''Chester'', In mid-1920, ''Canterbury'' was to receive [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark II***** S.L. torpedoes]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1

She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as flag cruiser of the {{UK-DF|11}}.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} Re-commissioned in reserve at Devonport on 22 July, 1928 for duty with the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean, but she wound up temporarily on the [[China St

In the [[Battle of Jutland]], she one of five light cruisers in the {{UK-LCS|4}}, screening the Battle Fleet.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} ...1922, her cruise in the West Indies was extended to await the arrival of {{UK-Curlew}}, which commissioned at Devonport on 24 November, 1922. ''Constanc

...le, ''Caroline'' was made temporary leader of the {{UK-DF|4}}, replacing {{UK-Swift}} in that role as that ship went into a refit.{{GFConferences1914|pp2 In the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was one of five light cruisers of the {{UK-LCS|4}} screening the Battle Fleet.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}}

Upon her completion in mid-1915, ''Cleopatra'' joined the {{UK-LCS|5}}, which was a component of the [[Harwich Force]]. ''Cleopatra'' joined the {{UK-LCS|7}}, which was supporting the [[Battle Fleet]], around November 1918.

She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 September 1924 for service with the {{UK-SF|1}} of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p.227}} By mid-1927, they had moved ==Captains==

...roline'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}. ...n hurried by overtime so that work could begin on another light cruiser, {{UK-Carysfort}}, as quickly as possible.<ref>"New Light Cruiser" (News). ''The

...Commodore [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Reginald Tyrwhitt]]'s {{UK-DF|3}} of sixteen modern destroyers. The cruiser was so new that her 4-in ==Captains==

...ious amounts of bunting, overshadowed to a degree by the hulking mass of {{UK-Warspite|f=p}} under construction at an adjoining slip. The assembled dign ...to be assigned to the {{UK-DF|4}} as the flotilla leader, thus demoting {{UK-Swift}} to serve as half-flotilla leader,{{GFConferences1914|p. 104}} but i

...ethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}. ...(UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}}

...ted in early 1915 and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}. ...does]], but ''Inconstant'' alone would retain her [[21-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}

...ethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}. ...(UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}}

On 24 November, 1914, she is noted as leader of the {{UK-DF|3}}, operating out of Harwich.{{GFConferences1914|pp218-219}} ...Captain [[Cecil Henry Fox|Cecil H. Fox]], she led four destroyers of the {{UK-DF|3}} in the [[Battle off Texel]], destroying an inferior force of four to

She re-commissoned at Chatham on 5 January, 1923 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 230}} Re-commissioned at Chatham on 10 September, 1925 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}}, this time on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 230}}

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 May, 1923 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 234}} Re-commissioned at Chatham on 2 February, 1926 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 233}}

...1913, she was attached with the {{UK-BS|3}}, but was ordered to join the {{UK-LCS|2}} in July.{{NLJul13|p. 298}} On 1 September 1913, now attached to the {{UK-LCS|3}}, she paid off at Devonport, to recommission the following day for s

In early 1913, she was attached to the {{UK-BS|2}}, but was to join the {{UK-LCS|2}} on 30 June.{{NLJul13|p. 312}} ...CS|2}}, acting as flagship. In March, she would be sent over to the new {{UK-LCS|3}}.

...y 1913, she was attached to the {{UK-BS|3}}, but was ordered to join the {{UK-LCS|2}} in mid-1913.{{NLJul13|p. 397}} ...sferred back to the {{UK-LCS|2}} around November, 1916, but left for the {{UK-LCS|6}} before the end of the year. Initially, she was the only ship in th

...Pratt]]. ''Yarmouth'' acted as the linking ship between the L.C.S. and {{UK-Lion}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 7, 33, 46}} ==Captains==

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...ommissioned at Chatham on 3 December, 1912. She was ordered to join the {{UK-BS|2}} on 5 July 1913, but may have been attached to it previously.{{NLJul1 She was to join the {{UK-LCS|3}} in 1916, but was delayed after she struck a mine, thus missing the

...tached to the {{UK-BS|1}}. On 1 July, she was ordered to trasfer to the {{UK-LCS|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 303}} At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was part of the {{UK-LCS|2}}, screening the battlecruisers under {{CaptRN}} [[Albert Charles Sco

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....S. ''Birkenhead''''' fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|3}}. At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was one of four light cruisers of the {{UK-LCS|3}} screening the battlecruisers, operating under {{CaptRN}} [[Edward R

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...ssioned at Portsmouth on 24 October, 1925 for service as flagship of the {{UK-CS|3}} on the [[Mediterranean Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 222}} ...d at Portsmouth on 29 May, 1928 for continued service as flagship of the {{UK-CS|3}} on the [[Mediterranean Station]].{{NLFeb29|pp. 222-3}}

==Captains== ...orman|nick=Alfred H. Norman|appt=c. mid 1920<ref>"undated" transfer from {{UK-Castor}}.</ref>|end=1 July, 1922|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A

...ioned in February, 1918.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}} She immediately went to {{UK-LCS|5}}, becoming the flagship of Rear-Admiral, [[Harwich Force]] Tyrwhitt. She re-commissioned at Chatham on 26 August, 1921 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 229}}

...ember, 1917.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}} She was immediately assigned to the {{UK-LCS|5}} of the [[Harwich Force]]. She re-commissioned on 24 November, 1922 for service with the {{UK-CS|8}} on the [[North America and West Indies Station]].{{NLApr25|pp. 229,

Commissioned at Hong Kong on 1 January, 1925 for service with the {{UK-CS|5}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLApr25|p. 232}} She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 7 November, 1928 for service in the {{UK-CS|8}} on the [[America and West Indies Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 232}}

In mid-1925, ''Diomede'' was part of the {{UK-CS|5}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLApr25|p. 233}} ==Captains==

|{{UK-1Minstrel|f=p}}||wooden gunboat||16 Feb, 1865||Discarded 1907 |{{UK-Cherub|f=p}}||wooden gunboat||29 Mar, 1865||Sold 1890

Lyne was appointed in command of the tug/special service vessel {{UK-Traveller}} from 28 June, 1902 to 22 May, 1903. ...V.O.) on 3 June.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34166/supplements/3600 no. 34166. p. 3600.] (Supplement) 3 June, 1

...ar-Admiral [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|F. T. Hamilton]], with his flag in {{UK-Drake|f=p}}. There were also 2 light cruisers. Rear-Admiral [[Sackville H ....) on 19 June, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28505/supplements/4588 (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588.] 19 June,

...found himself in command of the {{UK-1TB21|f=t}} when she collided with {{UK-Nile|f=t}} in Malta Harbour. The incident is not mentioned in his Service He was appointed in command of {{UK-Astraea}} in the [[China Station|China Squadron]] on 1 January, 1908.<ref>R

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bullfinch|f=t}} on 24 February, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" ( ..., 1909, when he was superseded. He next spent a year in command of the {{UK-Blenheim|f=t}}, during which time he grounded her through what the Admiralt

|nat=UK ==Captains==

On 20 August 1908, he was given command of the {{UK-1Hermes|f=t}}.<ref>Dumas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 500.</ref ...o the First Lord of the Admiralty]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> who said he had more Captains to spare than he knew what to do with & I couldn't glean any news except th

...when he was discharged to retired pay. Nonetheless, he was appointed to {{UK-Europa}} to serve as a beachmaster for Gallipoli operations, as a Captain i {{CatPerson|UK|1862|1949}}

.../20.}} f. 524.</ref> His busy string of commands continued directly to {{UK-Albemarle}} from November 1905 to the beginning of 1907.{{MackieRNW}} In December 1908, he became Captain of the {{UK-Bedford|f=t}}, remaining in command almost two years before she was wrecked

On 1 April, 1905, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Latona|f=t}}.{{NLJan07|p. 339}} He was appointed in command of {{UK-Barfleur}} and in Command of Ships in Special Reserve at Portsmouth on 1 Ju

==Captains== <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon''" nat="UK">

==Captains== <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance''" nat="UK">

Re-commissioned on 17 January, 1925 for duty in the {{UK-DF|8}} of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 274}} ...1927 under the command of [[Hamilton Edward Snepp]] for service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 274}}

==Captains== <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''St. Vincent''" nat="UK">

He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser {{UK-RoyalArthur}} dated 4 November, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" ( *[http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0012%2FMS%20Add.7351 Papers in the possession of

...me=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station" nat="UK"> .../37.}} f. 1322.</ref>|end=22 June, 1893|note=killed in loss of flagship {{UK-Victoria|f=p}}}}

...was the best gunnery ship of the 11 tested of the [[Atlantic Fleet]] and {{UK-CS|5}}, scoring 67.27 &ndash; well ahead of the average 41.303.<ref>{{TNA|A ...r Grant|William Grant]] hoisted his flag in ''Drake'' as flagship of the {{UK-CS|6}}.<ref>"New Sea Lord" (News). ''The Times''. Friday, 7 August, 1914.

From October 1876 to June 1878, Finnis was at {{UK-Excellent}} for various courses. During this time he earned a First Class C On 21 April, 1883, he was appointed to the Senior Staff of {{UK-Cambridge|f=p}}, gunnery ship at Devonport.{{NLDec84|p. 254}}

She was renamed ''Melpomene'' in 1910 so that the new {{UK-Indefatigable|f=t}} could take her name. ==Captains==

...would continue to receive the 12 shillings a day command money due to Flag Captains.<ref>''The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service''. '' ...name=fredbot:office0 otitle="In Command of Sheerness Gunnery School" nat="UK">

Robertson was appointed to the {{UK-Trafalgar}} on 14 April, 1896.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Officia In December 1904 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Cornwall|f=t}}.

She was re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 October, 1923 to serve with the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 288}} Re-commissioned at Chatham on 30 April, 1926 to rejoin the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul27|p. 289}}

Domvile was appointed to command the corvette {{UK-1Dido}} on 20 September, 1879, a month after Captain [[Arthur Richard Wrigh ...had told him that things had gone to pieces in the Mediterranean. Half the Captains would not speak to [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Colville]] [Chief of the

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Phaeton|f=t}} on 8 June, 1897.{{NMI|Wednesday, 12 May, 1897. Issue '''352 ''Phaeton'' collided with the {{UK-Thrasher|f=t}} on a foggy night on 19 August, 1897 as both were en route to

==Captains of H.M. Navigation School== ...name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School" nat="UK">

...e sea-going training ships for cadets, youths, and boys. This forms the {{UK-CS|4}}.<ref>''Redistribution of the Fleet&mdash;Arrangements Consequent on ...erick S. Inglefield]] was in command of the squadron, flying his flag in {{UK-Euryalus}}.<ref>Inglefield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19}}. f. 473.</r

==Captains== <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cambridge''" nat="UK">

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Liffey|f=t}} on 1 December, 1905.{{NLJan07|p. 341}} Farie was appointed in command of {{UK-Latona}} on 15 February, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 338}}

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aeolus|f=t}} on 5 June, 1897, for manoeuvres.<ref>"The Naval Review at Spit ...pointed captain of the {{UK-Venus|f=t}} on 14 February, 1900, and of the {{UK-Cressy|f=t}} on 28 May, 1901.<ref>Tudor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}

In February 1885 he began an extended appointment at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, where Captain Markham privately sent word to the Admiralty th A November 1892 inspection of {{UK-1Linnet}} by V/A Fremantle revealed that the crew demonstrated a surprising

...n 3 January, 1891, he was appointed Commander (Executive Officer) of the {{UK-1Dreadnought|f=t}} on the [[Mediterranean Station]]. Having paid off ''Dre ...t, 1901, and on 1 February, 1902, Cuming was appointed in command of the {{UK-2Galatea}} in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]]. In A

De Horsey was appointed in command of the {{UK-Scylla|f=t}} on 5 June, 1902.<ref>De Horsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/ He was appointed Captain of the {{UK-1Kent|f=t}} in December 1905.

...780|19 July, 1901}} On 5 September, 1902, De Salis was appointed to the {{UK-2Orion}} for torpedo boats in the Mediterranean.<ref>"Naval & Military Inte De Salis was appointed to the {{UK-Juno|f=t}} on 26 January, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offici

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Anson|f=t}} on 4 September, 1903.<ref>Galloway Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 1 On 17 May, 1904, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Revenge|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments

{{CatPerson|UK|1831|1897}} {{CatGunneryOfficer|UK}}

Graham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aeolus|f=t}} on 11 July, 1893, for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1893]].<ref>" ...storm damage repaired to Malta, where he and the crew transferred to the {{UK-1RoyalOak|f=tp}}, which he commanded from late March 1899 to January of 190

He assumed command of the {{UK-RoyalArthur|f=t}} in April 1901.{{MackieRNW}} He served as captain of {{UK-Formidable}} from October 1904 until March 1906.{{MackieRNW}}

...ommand of the {{UK-Theseus|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} He became Captain of the {{UK-Monmouth|f=t}} in April 1906.{{MackieRNW}} He was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Victorious}} on 1 June, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 392}}

On 3 January, 1905 he he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Arrogant|f=t}}.{{NLDec05|p. 280}} He was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Hannibal|f=t}} on 20 October, 1906.<ref>Rolleston Service Record. {{TNA|AD

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Magdala|f=tp}} on 2 November, 1899.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Of He served as captain of {{UK-Ocean}} from February 1904 until September of the following year.

==Captains== <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Fidget''" nat="UK">

...regard, it complemented rather than extended the scale of instruction at {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}. ==Captains==

...} on the [[China Station]], from which he was invalided and sent home in {{UK-Thalia|f=p}} on 11 April, 1888. Kelly failed to pass from College in November 1891 and was sent to {{UK-1Hotspur}} on 12 December, to be denied Christmas leave in light of the imp

He was appointed Commander of the turret ship {{UK-1Agamemnon}} on the China Station on 16 September, 1884.{{NLJun85|p. 191}} Langley was appointed in command of the {{UK-2Arethusa|f=t}} on 16 May, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offic

...were to replace two Mark I models similar to one which had burst aboard {{UK-1Cordelia}}.{{NMI|Tuesday, Jan 26, 1892; pg. 10; Issue 33544}} ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassBattleship|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassBattleship|UK}}

==Captains== ...} ff. 886, 855.</ref>|note=transferred in from {{UK-1Audacious}}, out to {{UK-2Galatea}}}}

.... 8.</ref> On 8 September he was appointed to commission the battleship {{UK-Britannia}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments a ...f> On 2 August he was appointed to the {{UK-Topaze}} for command of the {{UK-DF|4}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and No

At the start of the war, she was with Cruiser Force G, {{UK-CS|12}}, patrolling the Western Channel Approaches. This patrol was shared ...assigned to the Egyptian coastal patrol in the Mediterranean, relieving {{UK-Philomel}}. However, on August 18, 1915 ''Diana'' was ordered to Columbo,

In February 1913, ''Dido'' was collided with the {{UK-Berwick|f=t}}. ''Dido{{'}}s'' commander [[Robert Henry Coppinger]] was fau She relieved {{UK-Minerva}} as depot ship for the {{UK-DF|6}} on 29 August, 1913.<ref>Johnson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}

Early in the war, she was part of the {{UK-CS|11}}, which was itself part of the Third Fleet. ==Captains==

''Eclipse'' was mobilized in August, 1914 for service with Cruiser Force G ({{UK-CS|12}}) covering the Western Approaches to the English Channel{{UKNSMonoX| ...4.{{UKNSMonoIX|pp. 91-97}} Temporary Flagship for the Squadron whilst ''{{UK-Euryalus}}'' was refitting from 31 October, 1914.{{UKNSMonoIX|p. 100}}

...59.|}} f. 263.</ref> she operated as one of two cruisers attached to the {{UK-BS|1}}.{{NLJul09|pp. 269, 334}} ...ervice with the {{UK-CS|11}}. {{UK-Theseus}} would then transfer to the {{UK-CS|10}}.{{NMI|Thursday, Apr 16, 1914; pg. 4; Issue 40499}}

In mid-August 1912, ''Juno'', {{UK-Astraea}} and {{UK-Charybdis}} were contributing to congestion in Chatham Dockyard, and were t ...; Issue 40114}} By mid-year, she was due to be replaced in this role by {{UK-1Sentinel}} after Manœuvres. She was to be reduced to Reserve Commission

...Royal Navy]]. She was sold in 1920 and her name was taken by the former {{UK-M33|f=t}} when she was converted to a minelayer in 1925. ...ers at Chatham ordered to receive wireless telegraphy systems along with {{UK-SansPareil}}, then port guarship at Sheerness.<ref>"Naval & Military Intell

In mid-1913, she was with Third Fleet, temporarily attached to the {{UK-DF|7}}.{{NLJul13|p. 381}} ==Captains==

The {{UK-Philomel|f=t}} relieved ''Venus'' on the [[Mediterranean Station]] in Febru ...on 20 December, 1911. In mid-1913, she was acting as depot ship for the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 390}}

...UK-TB77}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]] and was sent to join the {{UK-1Collingwood|f=t}} in the Mediterranean and promoted to the rank of {{Lieut ...{{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}}. After six months, he was placed in command of {{UK-Greyhound}}.

...am on 15 January, 1926. In mid-1927, she was supposed to be part of the {{UK-CS|4}} on the [[East Indies Station]], but was temporarily attached to the ...Devonport on 4 September, 1928, and this time was indeed attached to the {{UK-CS|4}} on the [[East Indies Station]].{{NLFeb29|p. 236}}

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 26 February, 1929 for service with the {{UK-CS|4}} in the East Indies.{{NLJul31|p. 237}} Re-commissioned at Chatham on 15 October, 1931 for service with the {{UK-CS|4}} on the [[East Indies Station]].{{NLJan33|p. 237}}

...the captains of {{UK-KingGeorgeV}}, {{UK-1Orion}}, {{UK-Hercules}}, and {{UK-1Neptune}} were directed to return their sextant-type rangefinder to the ma ...ting in {{UK-Shannon}}, {{UK-1Orion}}, {{UK-Defence}}, {{UK-Antrim}} and {{UK-Excellent}}.{{AWO1914|219 of 31 July 1914}}

|nat=UK ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...HERS]]|Captain|The Vice Admiral Commanding|1st Battle Squadron,|H.M.S. " {{UK-RoyalOak}}."}} engaged by H.M.S. " {{UK-Shannon}} " and one other Cruiser, which

...|align=center|{{UK-Cynthia}}||align=center|{{UK-1Electra}}||align=center|{{UK-Fervent}} ...lign=center|{{UK-Porcupine}}||align=center|{{UK-1Recruit}}||align=center|{{UK-Zephyr}}

...d full crew turned over from {{UK-Leviathan}} and became flagship of the {{UK-CS|3}}.{{NLJan08|p. 281}} ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...ruary, 1911, she collided with {{UK-Lancaster}} while operating with the {{UK-CS|6}}. It was determined that Rear-Admiral [[Douglas Austin Gamble]] was She re-commissioned at Devonport on 4 April, 1911 for service with the {{UK-CS|6}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul11|p. 271}}

In December, 1912, she was part of the {{UK-CS|7}}. She remained in that formation [[The Loss of the Aboukir, Cressy a ==Captains==

==Captains== ...e Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 66.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain in {{UK-CS|4}}}}

==Captains== ...in 6 minutes 20 seconds from port. The best time was achieved by sister {{UK-Cressy}} at 50.75 seconds, though 2:30 was more typical.{{ARTS1904|pp. 45-7

...arget at 1,400 yards. This was the second-best result yet achieved, the {{UK-Arrogant|f=t}} having once gone eleven for eleven shots in a minute.{{NMI|2 ...hip took on a crew from Chatham Depot for service with the Third Fleet's {{UK-CS|7}}.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, Engla

''Good Hope'' was part of the {{UK-CS|6}}, nominally in the Second Fleet but part of the Third Fleet for admin ...Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Bentinck J. D. Yelverton]] transferred to {{UK-1Suffolk}}, and Cradock, his staff, and his Flag Captain, Captain [[Philip

In or around September 1912, ''King Alfred'' collided with {{UK-Carnarvon}} while turning over gunnery targets. Captain [[John Douglas Edw ...Hope}} and {{UK-Drake}} as well as the light cruisers {{UK-1Active}} and {{UK-Amphion}} when the steamer was first sighted at considerable distance on a

In June, 1906, she was flagship for the {{UK-CS|3}},{{NLJun06|pp. 268-9}} flying the flag of {{RearRN}} [[Hedworth Meux| ''Leviathan'' was designated as flagship of the {{UK-CS|4}} on 20 April, 1909. {{RearRN}} [[Arthur Murray Farquhar]]'s hoisted

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...arch, when she would go out to the Mediterranean with a new crew for the {{UK-1RoyalOak|f=t}}.{{NMI|Saturday, Feb 18, 1899; pg. 13; Issue 35756}} After ==Captains==

In mid-1913, she was servicing {{UK-SF|4}} in Portsmouth.{{NLJul13|p. 280}} ...l submarines, at Dover from September 1914 until it was re-designated as {{UK-SF|5}} in September 1916. She continued to oversee the flotilla's [["C" Cl

==Captains== {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

In July, 1914, she was the flotilla cruiser of {{UK-DF|1}}.<ref>Admiralty Weekly Order No. 109 of 10 July, 1914.</ref> ...y {{UK-1Galatea}} as leader of the {{UK-DF|1}} and went over to lead the {{UK-DF|2}}, as that formation's leader was undergoing refit.{{GFConferences1914

{{CatPerson|UK|1831|1899}} {{CatGunneryOfficer|UK}}

...Duff]] took command the next month. She was ordered to transfer to the {{UK-LCS|1}} on 1 July.{{NLJul13|p. 376}} [[William Edmund Goodenough]] would b ''Southampton'' was flagship of the {{UK-LCS|2}}, screening the battlecruisers under the command of Commodore [[Will

==Captains== ...pt=29 September, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 279}}|end=31 August, 1909|note=lent to {{UK-Edgar}} in June, 1909}}

...vors and compared with logs of the action from the {{UK-Invincible}} and {{UK-Inflexible}}, synchronized by forcing time stamps to agree on when the Germ ==Captains==

...s re-commissioned at Devonport on 5 September, 1923 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|pp. 230, 231}} ==Captains==

...4-in or heavier), scoring 150.0 points and participating as part of the {{UK-BS|4}}.{{UKGunlayersTest1913|p. 3}} ...um''-minelayer {{DE-KonigenLuise}}. With ''Amphion'' four miles behind, {{UK-Lance}} fired the first shots of the war. After a pursuit of 30 minutes, '

...Dock 17 May, 1911. Soon thereafter, she became the flagship cruiser of {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul13|p. 286}} ==Captains==

A destroyer named {{UK-Blanche}} joined the Royal Navy in the 1930s. ...910 under the command of [[Guy Montagu Marston]] and was assigned to the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLApr11|p. 285}}

...in 1909 to replace {{UK-Topaze}} as flag ship of Commodore in Charge of {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLJul09|p. 286}} ''Boadicea'' served as flagship of the {{UK-DF|3}} during the period from 1910-1912 (at least), under the flag of [[Rob

...to transfer to the {{UK-BS|1}} from her present role as flagship of the {{UK-DF|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 283}} On 17 December, 1914, ''Bellona'' and the {{UK-1Broke|f=t}} collided; Commander [[Charles Donnison Roper|Roper]] of ''Bro

==Captains== ...Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/399.|D7602718}} f. 441.</ref>|note=lent out to {{UK-Bellona}} for trials at end of 1909}}

...re-commissioned at Chatham on 1 July, 1913 for manoeuvres, destined for {{UK-DF|7}} afterward.{{NLAug13|p. 376}} ==Captains==

In November, 1911, ''Patrol'' was a flotilla leader in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{March|p. 160}} ''Patrol'' became the lead ship of the {{UK-DF|9}}, a patrol flotilla serving in Home and Atlantic Waters, under the co

==Captains== ...ce Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 69.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|8}}, vessel lost under his command|succBy=Vessel Lost}}

In March, 1910 she was a scout cruiser for the {{UK-DF|2}}, part of the Second Division, Home Fleet. In November, 1911 she was part of the {{UK-DF|3}}.

...he collier ''Fernhill''. The same collier had recently supplied coal to {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh}} which had been found to also contain these devices.<ref>" ==Captains==

She re-commissioned at Devonport on 25 April, 1911 for service with the {{UK-DF|2}}.{{NLJul11|p. 273}} ...Devonport on 29 December, 1911, by August 1912 she was working with the {{UK-DF|7}}.{{NLAug12|p. 273}}

...he night of 27 April, 1908, ''Attentive'' struck both {{UK-Welland}} and {{UK-Gala}} on night manœuvres near the Outer Gabbard Light Vessel, sinking the ==Captains==

...l ordered to be recommissioned at Devonport on 1 July for service in the {{UK-LCS|2}}.{{NLJul13|p. 288}} ''Bristol'' under the command of {{CaptRN}} [[George James Todd‎]] and {{UK-Dartmouth}} were part of the Allied naval force that sortied from Brindisi

==Captains== ...cord. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 120.</ref>|note=and as Second in Command, {{UK-LCS|8}} from 1 October, 1918}}

She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|3}}. At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was one of four light cruisers of the {{UK-LCS|3}} screening the battlecruisers, operating under {{CaptRN}} [[William

==Captains== {{CatShipLightCruiser|UK}}

...o join Second Fleet at Portsmouth. In July, she was ordered to join the {{UK-LCS|2}}.{{NLJul13|pp. 340-1}} ==Captains==

|nat=UK ==Captains==

==Captains== ...1911{{NLAug12|p. 276-7}}|end=1 January, 1913|note=and as Commander (D), {{UK-DF|8}}}}

In mid-August 1912, ''Astræa'', {{UK-Juno}} and {{UK-Charybdis}} were contributing to congestion in Chatham Dockyard, and were t ==Captains==

...NMI|7 Aug. 1897, p. 6}}{{NMI|18 Aug. 1897, p. 8}} The delay resulted in {{UK-Charybdis}} replacing ''Blenheim'' as escort, departing on 26 August.{{NMI| In August 1900, she was one of six cruisers along with {{UK-SansPareil}} ordered to receive wireless telegraphy systems.{{NMI|Friday, A

...at Portsmouth on 3 April, 1906. In early 1908, she was attached to the {{UK-CS|4}}.{{NLJan08|p. 286}} ...age, ''Brilliant'' was the best gunnery ship of the three tested in the {{UK-CS|4}}, scoring 52.52, compared to the average 41.888.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8328

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...1914, she joined the {{UK-BS|5}}. In April, 1915, she left to join the {{UK-BS|3}}, but did not sortie with them at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. She wou ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

In 1923, the former {{UK-Griper|f=t}} was renamed ''Flora'' when she became a base ship. ==Captains==

...Edward Pitcairn Jones]] with a complement of 318 in order to relieve the {{UK-Fox|f=t}} under Captain [[Frank Hannam Henderson]] on the [[Cape of Good Ho ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...=fredbot:officeTE otitle="In Command, Shotley Training Establishment" nat="UK"> ==Captains of Ganges==

She commissioned along with the {{UK-Theseus|f=t}} at Chatham on 6 July 1895,{{NMI|Monday, Jun 24, 1895; pg. 9; In August, she was one of six cruisers along with {{UK-SansPareil}} ordered to receive wireless telegraphy systems.<ref>"Naval & M

==Captains== ...6/88.}} f. 56.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain, transferred to here from {{UK-Hyacinth}}}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

There was a later seaplane carrier named {{UK-Pegasus}}. ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...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 Force]], were unde ...Rear Admiral [[Henry Hervey Campbell|Henry Campbell's]] {{UK-CS|7}}, the {{UK-SF|7}} and the [[First Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|First]] and [[Third

''Wivern'' was re-commissioned on 6 July, 1923 for service with the {{UK-DF|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 290}} ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

''Bonaventure'' was working with the {{UK-SF|8}} when she arrived at Portsmouth in July, 1912.{{MoS|23 July 1912, p. In mid-1913, she was in Harwich supporting the {{UK-SF|6}} and {{UK-SF|7}}.{{NLJul13|p. 286}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

In mid-August 1912, ''Charybdis'', {{UK-Astraea}} and {{UK-Juno}} were contributing to congestion in Chatham Dockyard, and were to be ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK|AU}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...ptember, 1917 in order to transition to service as a parent ship for the {{UK-DF|4}}, which then boasted a strength of 38 destroyers. She kept up this w ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...ribution'' left Halifax in company with the cruisers {{UK-1Tribune}} and {{UK-Ariadne}} on 15 August, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The T ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...and a trawler arrived, joined later by the ''City of Cambridge'' and the {{UK-2Tartar|f=t}}. Collectively the men were removed by lifeline, though one m ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

''Tribune'' left Halifax in company with the cruisers {{UK-Ariadne}} and {{UK-Retribution}} on 15 August, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''T ==Captains==

In 1910, ''Sapphire'' was leading the {{UK-DF|5}}. ...ordered to transfer to Second Fleet from 1 July 1913, being replaced by {{UK-Skirmisher}} after Manœuvres.{{NLJul13|p. 372}}

==Captains== ...Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 282.</ref>|note=and in charge of {{UK-DF|1}}?}}

Note: there is another {{UK-1Pandora}} &mdash; a submarine depot ship conversion of a civil ship purcha ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...ers at Chatham ordered to receive wireless telegraphy systems along with {{UK-SansPareil}}, then port guardship at Sheerness.<ref>"Naval & Military Intel She serviced the boats of the {{UK-SF|9}} out of the Clyde from at least mid-1913{{NLJul13|p. 352}} through th

On 30 January, 1903, ''Pioneer'' struck the {{UK-Orwell|f=tp}} during a night attack exercise in Corfu Channel, severing the ...'Pioneer{{'}}s'' officers and crew were appropriated to recommission the {{UK-Pyramus|f=t}} in Australia.{{NLJul13|p. 363}}

==Captains== {{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

In late 1906, ''Proserpine'' collided with the {{UK-Cynthia|f=t}} and Commander [[Alan Cameron Bruce|Bruce]] was told to be mor In June 1912, {{UK-Pelorus}} left Aden to relieve ''Proserpine'',{{MoS|Thursday, June 20, 1912

==Captains== {{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...r [[Philip James Stopford|Philip J. Stopford]] with officers and crew of {{UK-Pioneer}}.{{NLJul13|p. 363}} ==Captains==

In August 1900, she was one of six cruisers along with {{UK-SansPareil}} ordered to receive wireless telegraphy systems.<ref>"Naval & M ...a 4-in H.A. gun and a capacity of 354 mines. She went to work with the {{UK-MLS|1}}, helping lay the [[Northern Mine Barrage]].{{DittColl|p. 117}} The

==Captains== {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

''Ariadne'' left Halifax in company with the cruisers {{UK-1Tribune}} and {{UK-Retribution}} on 15 August, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''T ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

* two {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}}es, H.B. type * one {{Torp|14-in Mark IX|UK}}, S.L. type

==Captains== {{CatShipFirstClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

On 6 May 1902, ''Hawke'' collided with the {{UK-Syren|f=t}}. A Court of Enquiry concluded that no one was to blame in the ==Captains==

...0}}. In 1918, she became a submarine depot ship and was attached to the {{UK-SF|12}}. ...e ''Edgar'' class cruisers were operating with the {{UK-CS|10}}.<ref>See {{UK-CS|10}} for references.</ref>

...} commissioning at Chatham on the 15th{{NLJul13|p. 370}} and joining the {{UK-DF|3}}, supporting the Third Division of the Home Fleet. ...id-1913 if not earlier,{{NLJul13|p. 370}} until August 1915 and also the {{UK-DF|7}} in the Humber in 1914 through October 1915, and finally to the Medit

She commissioned along with the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} at Chatham on 6 July 1895,{{NMI|Monday, Jun 24, 1895; pg. 9; ...19, 1897; pg. 12; Issue 35207}} having already dispatched 27 men in the {{UK-Marathon}} to be sent to Haslar Hospital.{{NMI|Monday, May 24, 1897; pg. 12

==Captains== {{CatShipCruiser|UK}}

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 18 October, 1927 for service with the {{UK-CS|4}} as flagship to Commander-in-Chief, East Indies [[Bertram Sackville T ==Captains==

...|1}} in the Mediterranean, though the flag may have flown temporarily in {{UK-Delhi}}.{{NLApr25|pp. 240, 241}} ...mmissioned at Devonport on 13 February, 1928, again for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 240}}

|nat=UK ...a cruiser with a reduced aircraft capacity, she sailed from Chatham the {{UK-LCS|5}} on the [[China Station]] early in 1926.

...t three cruisers should tow the obsolete ''Medusa'', {{UK-Philomel}} and {{UK-Rinaldo}} from the Firth of Forth to the Motherbank, where they were to be ==Captains==

...tilla leaders. Returned to Chile in 1920, there would be another leader {{UK-Broke|f=p}} commissioned in the 1920s. In September 1914, it was decided that ''Broke'' should join the {{UK-DF|2}} as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a [[Wireless Telegrap

|nat=UK In November, 1911, ''Swift'' was serving as a flotilla leader in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{March|p. 160}}

...three cruisers should tow the obsolete {{UK-Rinaldo}}, ''Philomel'' and {{UK-1Medusa}} from the Firth of Forth to the Motherbank, where they were to be ''Philomel'' relieved the {{UK-Venus|f=t}} on the [[Mediterranean Station]] in February, 1908, allowing ''

...te War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 3". Sisters {{UK-Tauranga}} and {{UK-1Phoebe}} were also being sold.{{ToL|Sales By Auction|16 June 1906, p. 17}} ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

==Captains== {{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...te War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 4". Sisters {{UK-Katoomba}} and {{UK-Tauranga}} were also being sold.{{ToL|Sales By Auction|16 June 1906, p. 17} ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

...te War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 2". Sisters {{UK-Katoomba}} and {{UK-1Phoebe}} were also being sold.{{ToL|Sales By Auction|16 June 1906, p. 17}} ==Captains==

==Captains== {{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

Acting {{SubRN}} Molteno was loaned to command the {{UK-1TB25|f=t}} on 16 July, 1892, for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]].<ref>"T ...e, 1911, where he was noted as being First Class, placing third out of ten captains in order of merit. "V.G."

...eerness Depot. on 1 July, 1908. He left this post to take up command of {{UK-Scylla}} on 13 January, 1909. He would command ''Scylla'' until, 24 May, 1 ...ended the Royal Navy War College from 3 March 1913, placing second of nine captains.

While still a commander, he was appointed command of the {{UK-Pathfinder|f=t}} on 20 January, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 352}} He was thanked for ...ed to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1910 and placed seventh of seven captains at a War College session from 12 September - 23 December of that year, thou

In March 1910, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Eclipse|f=t}}. ...ded her at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where his ship was the only of the {{UK-CS|1}} to survive the battle. He was recommended for commendation for serv

...hannel Squadron]], appointed 16 October 1888. On 4 December, he went to {{UK-1Champion}} in the Pacific. He remained in ''Champion'' until she paid off ...8 November, 1901. On 11 January, he was appointed navigating officer in {{UK-Sutlej}} and served in her until she paid off on 22 December, 1903.<ref>Cra

==Captains== <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Actæon''" nat="UK">

Hamilton was made captain of the {{UK-Essex|f=t}} in 1906. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aboukir|y=1900|f=t}} on 2 March, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 271}}

...hips at Kusu Bay, Pyrgos, quickly sinking the monitors {{UK-Raglan}} and {{UK-M28}}. ''Breslau'' and ''Göeben'' then headed for Mudros, shadowed by the ==Captains==

...redbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=S.M.S. ''Frauenlob'' (1902)|fate2=by {{UK-1Southampton}} ==Captains==

...as re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 8 October, 1923 for service with the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 291}} Re-commissioned on 21 August, 1928 for service with the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 291}}

She re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 2 April, 1934 for service with the {{UK-DF|8}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul34|p. 285}} By October 1935, she was attached to the {{UK-DF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLOct35|p. 285}}