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...m Orpen David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Admiral of the Fleet David, Earl Beatty.<br><small>Portrait: Sir William Orpen.</small>]] [[Admiral of the Fleet]] {{RIGHTHON}} '''David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty''', G.C.B., O.M.,

...from 1914 to 1916, achieving a strategic victory over the German High Seas Fleet at the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May, 1916. He served as [[First Sea Lor ...om the impulsiveness of [[Battle Cruiser Fleet (Royal Navy)|Battle Cruiser Fleet]] commander, Vice-Admiral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David

[[File:Sir Henry B. Jackson.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry B. Jackson.]] [[Admiral of the Fleet]] {{SIR}} '''Henry Bradwardine Jackson''', G.C.B., K.C.V.O., F.R.S., Royal

...ir William May]], Commander-in-Chief of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]]. He gave up command on 4 April, 1911, shortly after May hauled down his ...toed; he was glad after a few months of frustration to return to the Grand Fleet, in command of the battleship {{UK-Erin}}.

...oyal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]] at the time of the [[Scuttling of the High Sea Fleet]] in 1919. ...Trafalgar. Sir Thomas died in 1819 while in command of the Mediterranean Fleet at Naples. Fremantle's grandfather was Thomas Francis Fremantle, First Bar

[[File:Burney as Admiral, IWM Q 71928.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cecil Burney, Bart., as an Admiral.<br><small>Photo: Imperial War Museu [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] {{SIR}} '''Cecil Burney''', First Baronet, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Royal Navy (

...an, and his efforts at expanding the navy. Eventually Beresford was given fleet command, but the relationship between him and the [[First Sea Lord]], [[Joh ...eresford. '''I'''. pp. 113-114.</ref> In his own memoirs Admiral of the Fleet [[William Henry May|Sir William H. May]] identifies the "brother officer" a

...eet, whose contents are found on articles for the various formations. The Fleet flagship was noted as being {{UK-1Neptune}}, which was not part of any Batt Part of the [[Third Fleet (Royal Navy)|Third Fleet]], the roster is the same as it was the previous year.<ref>The Caird Librar

...86)|''Anson'']] which was recommissioning for service in the Mediterranean Fleet. ''Anson'' left [[Chatham]] on 14 October for [[Malta]]. The usual drill ...and on 18 May, 1904, ''Exmouth'' was commissioned as flag ship of the Home Fleet. The Commander-in-Chief, [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Sir Arthur

...for ''Land and Water''. In 1916, Jellicoe was compelled to issue a Grand Fleet Order to the men under his command: ..., unless the persons concerned are serving under the government.<ref>Grand Fleet Orders. "573. Discussion of service matters with persons outside H.M. ser

...ce anyone that the campaign waged for so many years against Admiral-of-the-Fleet Lord [[Jellicoe]] was both unfair and unwarrantable. ...lize the effect of the plain, unvarnished, chronological Record of facts. Articles, inspired it would seem from inside the Admiralty, appeared in the Press; t

the Grand Fleet. It was far superior in fire control system fitted in the other Grand

...the creation of the Mark V table in 1918. The dreadnoughts of the Grand Fleet relied on Dreyer equipment at Jutland to convert sporadic and imprecise est ...ers; the Mark III table was the first developed for regular service in the fleet, being installed in a few vessels in 1912-13. A smaller and simpler Mark I

...formation on which gun each employed for the purpose can be found in their articles detailing their [[:Category:Ship Class|ship class]]. ...no action taken. Finally, in January 1917, the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet asked that ships of the ''Iron Duke'', ''Orion'', ''Lion'', ''King George V

A list of the papers of Admiral of the Fleet [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|David, First Earl Beatty]] in the The refusal of an appointment in the Atlantic Fleet: letters including drafts by Beatty relating to the offer 5-26 Jul 1911.

...eet, whose contents are found on articles for the various formations. The Fleet flagship was noted as being {{UK-1Neptune}}, which was not part of any Batt Part of the [[Third Fleet (Royal Navy)|Third Fleet]], the roster is the same as it was the previous year.<ref>The Caird Librar

...e best way any officer could justify the great efforts taken to create the fleet in which he served. ==Battle Fleet==

...ted Aspects of War" with letter from Mahan, including miscellaneous notes, articles, lectures, pamphlets on the same subject, 1905-14. Articles in "The Monthly Review", 1901-4, by Corbett, "Colonel Wilks and Napoleon, E

...licoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]].<ref>See, for example:<br>Brown. ''The Grand Fleet''. p. 168.<br>Friedman. ''Naval Firepower''. pp. 99, 297-298.<br>Friedma On 14 July, 1916, the Vice-Admiral Commanding the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]], Vice-Admiral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]

Duff's remarks on Convoy 1931: transcript and newspaper articles. ...ry 22 Oct 1914-26 Nov 1916 as Second in Command 4th Battle Squadron, Grand Fleet in EMPEROR OF INDIA.