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H.M.S. ''Orion'' was one of eight armoured vessels authorised in 1909 and one of four [[Orion Class Battleship (1910) |Orion C ...January, 1912 the old battleship {{UK-1Revenge}}, which was a tender to {{UK-Excellent}}, broke free from her moorings and drifted across Portsmouth Har

...relatively primitive and therefore orders were placed for shallow-draught vessels with long-range guns, the [[Abercrombie Class Monitor (1915)|''Abercrombie' ...tors, we prepare 8 more at a cost of not more than £700,000 apiece. These vessels should be armed with 13.5-inch (343 mm) or 15-inch (381 mm) guns, two or fo

...d on 30 October, 1914 he and others foresaw the need for coast bombardment vessels to harass Germans on the Belgian coast, in order to frustrate their making ...ck on the British lines and all available ships were moved up to lend fire support. The evacuation of the position was eventually completed on the night of 8/

...nder William Chisholm-Batten|Alexander W. Chisholm-Batten]] paid off the {{UK-1Resolution}} on 9 October and he and his crew turned over to ''Formidable' ...g after use fell on them at Terranova Pausania, Italy. Generous offers of support and sympathy from the local populace and Italian Marine Admiral Marchese fr

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...edo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-Majestic}}, flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadro ...o the Admiralty on the same day. On 24 March, 1909, he was appointed to {{UK-Dreadnought}} for temporary service on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief,

...s, eight destroyers and three submarines. The pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-Triumph}} had been in reserve at the start of the war, but was quickly reco ...agship) and {{UK-Monmouth|f=p}}, the modern {{UK-1Glasgow|f=t}}, and the {{UK-Otranto|f=pt}}.

...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 ...lag in the {{UK-Implacable}}, which had transported him from Genoa. The {{UK-Bulwark}}, flying Domvile's flag, took him to Genoa for passage home.<ref>"

...o England, Markham was obliged by the death of his father to take a job to support his mother and sister. In his second post, from 1854, at what was to becom ...in the R.G.S. and his Threshold of the Unknown Region (1873) helped muster support for the 1875 north polar expedition (for having joined which, as mentioned

The '''Diary of Alec S. Tempest''' (1899-1978), signal boy aboard {{UK-Lion|f=p}} from 20 May 1915 through 26 April, 1919 can be found at the Cair If found please return to A.S. Tempest Siglm. 47 Mess {{UK-Lion|f=p}} or 37 Hunslett Road Leeds. If not able to do so please destroy

....S. Victoria|sank]] after collision with another battleship in 1893, and {{UK-SansPareil}} had an uneventful career, being shortly rendered obsolescent b ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 2 vessels

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Matthew Seligmann has argued forcefully in support of Bacon's contention,<ref>Seligmann, Matthew S. (June 2008). "New Weapons ...he Board of Admiralty in November, 1908. The armoured cruiser was named {{UK-Indefatigable}} on 9 December and was laid down at Devonport on 23 February

* {{UK-Victoria}} and {{UK-SansPareil}} had directors for their 6-in guns only. ...-2Neptune}}, {{UK-1Agamemnon}}, {{UK-1Inflexible}}, {{UK-1Colossus}} and {{UK-1Edinburgh}} had director circuits "on an old plan".

...the perceived submarine danger in their patrol area, held at readiness to support Armed Boarding Steamers that took over the routine work.{{UKNSMonoXIII|pp. ...assigned to the Egyptian coastal patrol in the Mediterranean, relieving {{UK-Philomel}}. However, on August 18, 1915 ''Diana'' was ordered to Columbo,