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...Garrison Artillery officer and [[Director of Naval Construction]] in the [[Royal Navy]]. ...or Knight Commander, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 30 June, 1905.{{GazSup|27811|4548|30 June, 1905}}

...humb|right|350px|His Majesty King George V in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, 1931.<br><small>Photograph: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</s ...his royal duties. He never retired from the Service and reached the rank of {{FleetRN}}.

...avy (30 November, 1833 &ndash; 28 September, 1912) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...on the west coast of Africa, and on his return he was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 6 February, 1866.{{Gaz|23068|773|9 February, 1866}}

[[File:Sir Henry B. Jackson.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry B. Jackson.]] ...1915 to 1916 during the [[First World War]] and being promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} in 1919.

...] from 1911 to 1915. He was forced from office following the formation of the First Coalition government. ...is article on Churchill will focus only on his first term as First Lord of the Admiralty.''

...was the senior engineering officer of the [[Royal Navy]] in the lead-up to the [[First World War]]. On 25 October, 1907, Oram was appointed [[Engineer-in-Chief (Royal Navy)|Engineer-in-Chief]]. His salary was £1,300 a year, and his appointm

...rolific British warship designer and [[Director of Naval Construction]] at the [[Admiralty]]. He is not to be confused with the Royal Navy Admiral [[William Henry Whyte]].

...20 March, 1900) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] in the latter half of the 19th Century. Fairfax was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 25 August, 1858.{{NLApr61|p. 27}}

...ruction against the German [[High Sea Fleet]]. Arbuthnot had a reputation of being a martinet, but he enjoyed almost universal respect because he would ...buthnot was appointed to the ''Northumberland'', until he was appointed to the ''Amethyst'' on 21 March, off Brazil.

[[File:Clanwilliam.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Clanwilliam.]] [[File:ClanwilliamNAI.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam in 1896<br><small>Photograph: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</sma

...Arbuthnot as Flag-Captain of {{UK-Orlando|f=p}}.<br><small>Photo by Herbst of Sydney.</small>]] ...ired (5 February, 1850 &ndash; 30 September, 1913) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].

...is chiefly remembered for his service in command of light cruisers during the [[First World War]]. ...g rated as a {{MidRN}}. He was appointed to the cruiser ''Northampton'' on the [[North America and West Indies Station]] on 10 January, 1882.

...Royal Navy (27 August, 1846 &ndash; 18 May, 1914) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. ....S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of December, 1859|first intake term of December, 1859]].

...Retired (19 January, 1881 &ndash; 31 March, 1966) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. The son of a Reverend W. Sells, William Sells was born in 1881 in Wokingham.<ref>Sells

...Retired (28 March, 1843 &ndash; 27 December, 1917) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. On 31 December, 1881, Bridges was appointed in command of the [[H.M.S. Ganges (Boys' Training Establishment)|''Ganges'']], training ship

...jpg|thumb|300px|Admiral Sir Lewis A. Beaumont.<br><small>Image: Department of National Defence.</small>]] ...., Royal Navy (19 May, 1847 &ndash; 19 June, 1922) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].

....L., P.C. (18 January, 1821 &ndash; 3 March, 1888) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...his scientific training enabled him to take a prominent share in the work of getting her afloat, and at once marked him as a rising man.

...aps best known for his pivotal rôle in the [[Loss of H.M.S. Victoria|loss of H.M.S. ''Victoria'']] in 1893. ..., where he attempted to suppress the "blackbirding" quasi-slave trade from the South Sea Islands to Australia, and punished Nakapa islanders for murdering

...heroic status and vicious debunking through the Twentieth Century obscured the scientific achievements made by his polar work. ...tt's life is better qualified than many, if not most, to write a biography of Scott. Certainly better than a hide-bound desk jockey. Fiennes' work stan

...Retired (24 April, 1831 &ndash; 15 January, 1915) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] and Nineteenth Century arctic explorer. ...d mate on HMS Resolute. From winter quarters at Dealy Island, to the south of Melville Island, he took part in several sledge journeys.