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...lass|ship class]] the vessel belongs to. You can click on the name of the class of the ship in the footer box. ...adnought") and general types those specific types conform to (e.g., "Small Cruiser", "Capital Ship"). This scheme helps soften the Balkanization of classific

On 11 January, 1897, he was appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Cossack (1886)|''Cossack'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" ...Following the course, he was appointed to commission the new battleship {{UK-Cornwallis}}, effective 9 February, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligenc

...hips were required either in the Grand Fleet or on patrol duties, so a new class of ship, with a shallow draught for inshore work and a requisite small numb ...name Robert E. Lee in February, 1915 - the names of the four ships of the class being American Civil War Generals to reflect the guns background. The monit

...ed in 1904 and 1905. They were occasionally referred to as the ''Topaze'' class. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

The two cruisers of the '''''Challenger'' class''' were completed in 1904 and 1905. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...corded. The census has been deemed to be more accurate.</ref> He was the second of four sons of Captain David Longfield Beatty (1841–1904), of the Fourth ...43}}. f. 156.</ref> On 25 October he was transferred to the new armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Suffolk (1903)|''Suffolk'']] in the Mediterranean. He was discipl

...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 ...e Channel Squadron,<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 223.</ref> flagship of the Second-in-Command, Rear-Admiral [[Edward Hobart Seymour|Edward H. Seymour]]. In D

On 25 April 1916, whilst returning from the [[Second Raid on Yarmouth]], Admiral [[Reinhard Scheer]], Commander-in-Chief of the ...the Firth of Forth to intercept Vice Admiral Sir [[David Beatty]] [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] as it left [[Rosyth]]. Another U-boat would force her way into the

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

...vinced of its merit by the defence, which was left largely to White. The {{UK-1Inflexible}} and four other vessels, of the same type but somewhat smaller ...ment—{{UK-1Rodney}}, {{UK-Howe}}, {{UK-Anson}}, {{UK-Camperdown}}, and {{UK-1Benbow}}.

...retary of a committee to revise the navy's signal book and later served as Second-in-Command of the [[Portsmouth Signal School]]. ...sue '''28350''', col C, p. 8.</ref> He then passed the examination thirty-second out of the forty-two successful candidates,<ref>"Naval and Military Intelli

...] on 28 November, 1890. Subsequently he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-1Dreadnought}} on 24 November. ...UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer {{UK-1Decoy}} in the [[Devonport Flotilla]].

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...laslough, County Monaghan. Lord John Beresford was the younger son of the Second Marquess of Waterford and a member of the Church of Ireland. Having marrie ...are only equalled by his daring". He was appointed a Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the

...)|''Amphitrite'']] for the annual manœuvres. He was appointed Commander (Second-in-Command) of the battleship [[H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)|''Jupiter'']] on 5 Oc ...[[Royal Naval War College|War Course]] at Portsmouth, being adjudged First Class.<ref>ADM 203/99. f. 9.</ref> From 16 May to 1 August he was appointed to

...and members of his [[National Antarctic Expedition|expedition]] became the second group of men to reach the South Pole. His martyrdom, subsequent elevation .../ref> He left the training ship in July, 1883, passing out seventh in his class.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 6/469.}}</ref> On 24 July he was appointed to the corvette

On 15 June, 1877, Montgomerie was awarded the Albert Medal of the Second Class. An account of the action leading to the awarding of the medal reads: ...ueen's birthday, Montgomerie was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (C.B.) on

...squadron he was given command of the [[Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Second Battle Squadron]], which command he held for the first year of the [[First George John Scott Warrender was born on 31 July, 1860, the second son of Sir George Warrender, Sixth Baronet, of Lochend, Haddingtonshire, an

....</ref> His elder brother, Lieutenant Walter Hungerford Pollen, R.E. (the second son, born 1859) died in 1889 while commanding a survey party in India.<ref> ...letter to the then-[[First Lord of the Admiralty]], [[Edward Marjoribanks, Second Baron Tweedmouth|Lord Tweedmouth]], that, "I always thought he promised too

Aldrich was appointed in command of the first-class protected cruiser {{UK-Hawke}} on 16 May, 1893.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appo *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491662.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti