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|nat=UK ..., 1905. On 1 May, 1906, the [[Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet]] noted that Armstrong and Vickers had "taken the 12-

...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

''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.

...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}}

...He was educated at Owens School, Islington, and intended to become a naval engineer officer but soon, in July 1901, transferred to the Royal Corps of Naval Con ...was at the Admiralty in charge of the design of the novel light cruiser {{UK-1Arethusa}}. His later description of this design in a lecture to American

...turn to Malta as quickly as possible, overriding the warnings of the Chief Engineer. Having heard that Beatty might be censured for this, Ethel is supposed to ...''] for a mere £500, or so the story goes. Soon after starting, the Chief Engineer of the ''Suffolk'' reported that the starboard engine was running hot, to w

...August, 1861. After fourteen months at ''Excellent'', he was placed in {{UK-1Warrior}} in April 1863 for an additional fourteen months service. ...'']] on 16 November, 1876. On 30 January, 1877, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Hercules|f=t}} on Special Service, and served in her till 1 March.<ref>{{T

...Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2007 [http://0-www.oxforddnb.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/view/article/34134, accessed 10 Sept 2012]</ref> ...ld's first effective self-propelled naval torpedo, developed by an English engineer, [[Whitehead & Company|Robert Whitehead]].

...d Craft, control of the Departments of the Director of Naval Construction, Engineer-in-Chief, Director of Dockyards, Superintendent of Contract Work, Naval Sto ...Superintendence of the Departments of the Director of Naval Construction, Engineer-in-Chief, [[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnan

[[Engineer Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Vice-Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Henry John Oram''', K.C.B., F.R.S., Royal Navy (1 ==Engineer-in-Chief==

...time towards the rank of {{MidRN}}. On 23 July he was appointed to the {{UK-1Agincourt|f=t}},<ref>Oliver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 319.< On 21 March, 1882, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Amethyst}} in the Brazils.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 319.</ref>

...B., F.R.S. (13 June, 1854 &ndash; 11 February, 1931) was a leading British engineer and inventor. Parsons is considered to be the most original engineer whom this country has produced since the days of James Watt. He lived to se

...afieh'', when he kept his ship steadily engaged under heavy fire while his engineer, Benbow, repaired her disabled boiler (4 February). He was commended in th ...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

* Engineer Commander [[Mark Rundle]] was in charge of the Engine Room Department At 3.30 <small>P.M.</small> enemy ships were in sight from {{UK-Lion}} and a range of 23,000 yards obtained.

4.5 {{UK-Indefatigable}} blew up; I did not know it at the time. We continued rapid ...ng forward saw an enormous sheet of flame and a cloud of black smoke the {{UK-QueenMary}} had blown up. We steamed on into the cloud. It was pitch blac

...from a spell in ''Curlew'' for the annual man&oelig;uvres of 1892 and in {{UK-TB87}} in those of 1893,<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres". ''The Times''. Monda ...ies on 8 June, 1897. Not long after, on 21 July, Scott was appointed to {{UK-Majestic}} as torpedo officer. Captain MacLeod noted on Scott leaving ''Ju

| Engineer Commander: || [[Reginald William Skelton]] {{UK-Agincourt|f=p}},

He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in September 1903, remaining there until mid-August of 1905. ...in frock coats with epaulettes, cocked hats and swords, the captain, chief engineer, paymaster, surgeon and lieutenant of Marines crowded into a dog-cart and d

...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

...ced by Control Officers, and from the observation of {{UK-1Galatea}} and {{UK-Yarmouth}}, the fact is established that the enemy altered course frequentl :(iv) One of the venting plates in {{UK-Lion}} admitted a tongue of flame into the Magazine; this plate was of the