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...rner, she had not been deployed to European waters owning to a scarcity of fuel oil in the British Isles-the base of other American battleships sent to aid ...ion on 12 December to rendezvous with the transport George Washington, the ship carrying President Woodrow Wilson to the Paris Peace Conference. ''Arizona'

...ted States Navy]] "super-dreadnought" battleships. She was the third Navy ship named for the state of Pennsylvania. ...oil rather than coal, and tankers could not be spared to carry additional fuel to Britain. In the light of this circumstance, only coal-burning battleshi

.... Having retired in 1910, he was then instrumental in the adoption of oil-fuel, and soon after the outbreak of the [[First World War]] in 1914 he returned ...on's own niece, and she asked Sir William for me, and, curiously, my first ship of war was the ''Victory'', Nelson's flagship.<ref>Quoted in Mackay. p. 4.

...in the dockyard and the new dreadnought {{DE-Baden|f=p}}, the first German ship with 15-inch guns, was still working up.{{MarderFDSFII| p. 437}} ...ial speeds of the ships. Welsh steam coal was superior to German coal as a fuel for ships and poor coal sometimes restricted the speed of German warships.{

...ously been projected high into the air and landed some 150ft away from the ship burying itself breach down to a depth of 15ft. One gun turret complete with The above photograph shows the ship's propellor which was lying free of the ship which we lifted with the later vessel.

...''Cruiser''. On 12 March, 1880 he was appointed to the Mediterranean flag ship {{UK-1Alexandra}}, in which he was senior midshipman, and on 21 October, 18 ...ton on account of [[George V|H.R.H. Prince George]] being appointed to the ship. Fremantle also wrote of Pakenham:

...E, p. 8.</ref> He entered the training ship [[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 July, 1881, and gained eleven months time on passing On 1 December, 1913 he was superseded as Joint Secretary of the Oil Fuel Commission by [[Sydney Stewart Hall]].<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM

|valign=top|6.58|| Altered course South. Saw bow and stern of large ship submerged S 80 W on far side of Battle Fleet. |valign=top|8.12|| Passed large patch of oil fuel and wreckage, whaler, etc.

time practically in line with the rear ship of the 5th battle which were dropping all round the ship.

...use of oil fuel, promotion of a fellow officer, absolution of blame for a ship's grounding, enquiry about a recommendation for honours, dated 1910-1912. Report on extension of oil fuel in war vessels, unsigned manuscript, not Pakenham's hand, [191-].

:When abandoning the ship the Motor Boat was tried, the :6. At about 1040 a large explosion as of a Ship blowing up

course, and when ship had been steadied after avoiding torpedoes, disengaged side of the German B.C. line, took us under heavy

smoke, the ship was turned about 32 points, and station taken 4.23. Salvo appeared to hit last ship in enemy's line.

::" {{UK-Lion}} " ordered us to go away, I turned 16 points 11.30. Fire was opened on us by a line of large ships

|nat=US During 1897, she was modified to burn fuel oil, but results of trials held subsequently were disappointing, and the ex

...il, 1898 for a passage from Germany to Britain, but then took command of {{US-Topeka|f=t}} for a perilous journey to the United States, lasting from 5 Ap ...ngton Navy Yard]] in 1899, Knapp briefly served as commanding officer of {{US-Sylph|f=t}}.{{USList&Station1899|p. 13}} He was promoted to the rank of {{

|nat=US ...re and proceeded down the St. Lawrence River to Quebec, leaving the little ship there on 11 June and returning to Norfolk, where she arrived on 22 June. '

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