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...} with seniority of 20 August, 1883. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB33|f=t}} on 7 July 1887, for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval & Military Intellige On 11 July, 1893, Bacon was appointed to {{UK-TB81}} for the annual manoeuvres.<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times'

...., 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

...ended by four Flag Officers, thirteen Captains, thirteen Commanders, seven Lieutenants, four Army officers, two Royal Marines officers and one Commander from the ...1.</ref> De Chair, who at the time was in command of the new battleship {{UK-Colossus}}, is an example of an officer who never formally attended the War

...s requalified, on 5 January, 1884, he was appointed to the barbette ship {{UK-Temeraire|y=1876}} in the Mediterranean<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1187.</ ...{Gaz|25372|3009|1 July, 1884}} At the end of the year he went through the Lieutenants' short course of Torpedo on half pay, and on 1 January, 1885, commissioned

...robably with some exaggeration, to have acted as Greek coach to one of the lieutenants, Montagu Burrows. In the ''Conway'' Hoskins remained for some years, partic {{CatPerson|UK|1828|1901}}

...neteen Squadron Commanders, twelve Flight Commanders, and sixty-one Flight Lieutenants.{{AWO1914|55 of 26 June 1914, Appendix I}} *[[:Category:Aviation Ship (UK)|British Aviation Ships]]

Gaunt was specially promoted from the Supplementary List of Lieutenants to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1901, for services in Samoa.{{Gaz|273 On 9 January, 1908, he was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Majestic}}.{{NLOct08|p. 343}}

...er. || 4 March - 21 June, 1912 || Did not complete course. Appointed to {{UK-Tyne}} 6 May. ...utenant. || 9 Feb. - 28 May, 1909 || First Class. Placed fifth out of six lieutenants in order of merit.

<blockquote>"The acting sub-lieutenants were taught mathematics by a senior naval instructor who, after his retirem A minute of 23 September, 1889 while Arbuthnot was at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, records:

...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 ...ommand.<ref>Gordon. ''The Rules of the Game''. p. 234.</ref> One of the lieutenants, [[Bryan Godfrey Godfrey-Faussett|Godfrey-Faussett]] wrote in his diary tha

...ith seniority dating back to his acting promotion) Reyne was sent to the {{UK-1Partridge|f=t}} on 1 April, in which he served on the [[Cape and West Afri ...March, 1905. On 20 January, 1906 Reyne was selected to join the class of Lieutenants chosen to qualify for Gunnery duties from 19 March of that year. On 29 May

...am and Plymouth.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31516/supplements/10632 (Supplement) no. 31516. p. 10632.] 22 Augus * [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=Oscar+Parkes&pageSize= Photographs at Imperial War

...24 August to re-qualify, and on 27 October he became Gunnery Officer in {{UK-DukeOfWellington}}. ...On 21 July he was appointed First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer of the {{UK-Forth}} until she paid off on 16 September. He was thence appointed to the

...dmiral Lord Lyons, I applied, with his permission, for Tryon as one of the lieutenants of the Royal Albert, and as such he more than fulfilled the opinions I had ...spent three years in this role before being appointed in command of the {{UK-2Surprise|f=t}}, vice Whyte, on 5 August, 1864.{{NMI|Monday, August 8, 1864

...ing within the rigid structures of the Victorian navy. When one of the sub-lieutenants shot a seal (a vital source of fresh food for the scurvy sufferers) he ‘w {{CatPerson|UK|1831|1915}}

...t Dartmouth. He passed out on 15 January, 1902, and was appointed to the {{UK-Mars|f=t}} in the [[Channel Squadron]] from the same date, as well as being ...ilotage, and on 30 May a first class in gunnery. He was appointed to the {{UK-Caesar}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1906]] in June before taking a seco

| Lieutenants: || [[Horatio Westmacott]] - 6-inch Control Officer {{UK-Agincourt|f=p}},

...ora}} on the [[China Station]] and for {{UK-Psyche}}, {{UK-Pyramus}} and {{UK-Pioneer}} on the [[Australia Station]].<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligenc He was appointed command of the {{UK-Bellerophon|f=t}} on 16 August, 1910.<ref>Napier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Endymion|f=t}} on 1 October, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 309}} In 1909, he wrote a r On 10 July 1911, Mawbey was appointed in command of the new {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}}.{{NLJul13|p. 298}}

...l the complement of Naval Cadets had increased to 306 due to a shortage in Lieutenants, and the additional numbers created conditions of overcrowding. Captain Po ...the entry of Naval Cadets were promulgated, in response to the shortage of Lieutenants having been rectified: the annual intake of 214 Naval Cadets in 1864 had fa

This '''Account of Life in {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}"' is taken from ''Commander R.N.'' (1927), by [[George Bib ...Admiral [[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Cradock]]), and four lieutenants of terms. The present Admiral [[Lewis Clinton-Baker|Clinton-Baker]] was my

...na of Brohemie, gazetted 21 December 1894. On 29 December he arrived in {{UK-Grafton}}. ...ed the Admiralty's displeasure in allowing discrepancies to arise in the {{UK-Imogene}}'s accounts and stores. He was required to pay for half the defic

...Royal Naval War College]] at Portsmouth. There he placed first out of six lieutenants in order of merit, and consequently was sent to the Army Staff College, Cam ...n [[Herbert William Richmond|Herbert W. Richmond]], then Flag Captain in {{UK-Dreadnought}}, called it at the time "a thesis on Tactics, clever & very Ir

...l Gunnery, from 1914 to 1918''. p. 22.</ref> In 1915 the Long Course for Lieutenants qualifying in Gunnery Duties was restarted but was reduced by 50% to six mo <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Excellent''" nat="UK">

...ers.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Lieutenant Godfrey Mundy and other officers of {{UK-2Ardent}}, mid-1890s.<br><small>Photograph: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</s ...n 25 May, 1887, and on 7 July was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of {{UK-TB52}} for the Jubilee naval review.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".

He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Collingwood|f=t}} on 7 November, 1889.{{NLMar91|p. 211}} ...1895, or an undiscovered letter from about those dates.{{ToL|The Supply Of Lieutenants In Time Of War|13 Sept. 1895, p. 15}}{{ToL|The Supply Of Officers For The N

...C. Brown]] as Gunnery Officer, Lieutenant W. J. B. Law as Torpedo Officer, Lieutenants F. Payne-Galloway, R. S. J. Wigram, and Hugh B. Mulleneux.<ref>"Naval & Mil ...pt=29 September, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 279}}|end=31 August, 1909|note=lent to {{UK-Edgar}} in June, 1909}}

...|Salwey]] reported on tests between {{UK-Europa}}, {{UK-1Alexandra}} and {{UK-Juno}} during the "Peace Manœuvres" (naval manoeuvres) of 1899 in which Ma ...ks of doubled antenna wires were allowing {{UK-Canopus}}, ''Hector'' and {{UK-Jaseur}} to reliably converse across twelve miles. Wireless telegraphy now

Hunt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} from the list of Supplementary Lieutenants on 1 January, 1902.<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604457}} ...ng with her until 9 August, 1910 when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Newcastle|f=t}}.<ref>Hunt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604457}} Un

[[Hubert Edward Dannreuther]] was notably the gunnery officer in {{UK-Invincible|f=p}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], and one of the few survivors ...}}, 6 Jan 1902 - 3 Jun 1902; {{UK-Doris|f=p}}, 4 Jun 1902 - 12 Jan 1903; {{UK-Mars|f=p}}, 16 Jan 1903 - 1 Sep 1903.

...Rusbridger Wonham|Albert Wonham]] and [[Herbert Roxby]], both serving in {{UK-Asia}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Friday, 15 Commissioned as tender to {{UK-1Valorous}} in May 1886 for flotilla manoeuvres.{{NLJul86|p. 245}}<ref>"Nav

...e=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''L 24'' (1919)|fate2=with {{UK-Resolution}} ...ugh weather would prevent recovery of the valuable torpedoes) along with {{UK-L25}} and some "H" class boats on the Fleet at the time of the accident, an

The composition of the {{UK-DF|11}} in the [[Battle of Jutland]] was 14 [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M * {{UK-Castor|f=t}}, Commodore (F) [[James Rose Price Hawksley|James R. P. Hawksle

...e several other Lieutenants, was temporarily appointed additional to the {{UK-Sutlej|f=t}} for duty with a Record Party under the auspices of the [[Inspe Goldsmith was appointed to the {{UK-Triumph|f=t}} when she recommissioned on 12 January, 1911.<ref>"Naval and M

...[[Channel Squadron]] on 15 October. In May of 1902, he was appointed to {{UK-Bulwark}}, a battleship operating in the Mediterranean.<ref>Glencross Servi ...int in the {{UK-Erne|f=c}} in May 1906 was followed by two months in the {{UK-1Greyhound|f=c}}. From here, his naval career was to veer into submarine w

...ed List with the rank of {{CommRN}}, having reached the retirement age for Lieutenants of 45. * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+Unwin Service Records]

...n officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who entered from the Supplementary List of lieutenants. He was noted as being "popular". Gillett appears not to have come through {{UK-1Britannia}}, but started as a Lieutenant on the Supplementary List, becomi

Ryan took his entrance exams with the {{UK-1Britannia}} term of March, 1889, ranking ninth in order of merit in a smal In February 1895, Captain [[Albert Baldwin Jenkings|Jenkings]] of {{UK-1Collingwood|f=p}} noted Ryan's skill with electrical machinery.<ref>Ryan S

...aspect of our building programme, 1907; New Admiralty Scheme. Training of lieutenants in gunnery and torpedo, 1903; Manoeuvres and operations of the particular s ...1903; Fisher to Prince of Wales (copy) 23 October 1906; New Name for the {{UK-Dreadnought}} - Printed January 1907; The Cruiser Policy - 1 page undated t

...to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 October, 1905 and then was sent to join {{UK-Caesar}} in the Channel until 2 January, 1906.<ref>Cunningham Service Recor ...May of 1915. Following a month in {{UK-Hibernia}}, he was appointed to {{UK-Russell}} for navigation on 1 July, 1915. Cunningham was promoted to the r

...or a small armed trawler of 336 tons which served as the flagship of the {{UK-ASF|1}}. It moved ashore in 1927. ...ie|J. A. Binnie]] and [[Gage Duncan Saffery Johnson|G. D. S. Johnson]] and Lieutenants R.A.N. (A/S) [[James Claude Durie Esdaile|J. C. D. Esdaile]] and [[Harry Go

...Ceylon, the thirteenth child of J. S. Agar, a tea planter. Agar entered {{UK-1Britannia}} in May, 1905 after schooling at Framlingham College and [[East ...ms at Bermuda. The fourth and final term was spent at sea in the cruiser {{UK-Isis}}.<ref>''Report of the Director of Naval Education, for the Year 1905'

...involvement in allegations leveled against him while a Sublieutenant in {{UK-Agamemnon}} during early 1917. ...to {{UK-Lion|f=p}} from May 1914 until 14 April 1916 when he was sent to {{UK-Beagle}}. He fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].