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...In that position he oversaw the introduction of convoy and the evolution of a proper Naval Staff at the Admiralty. ...aced in the Beatty-Jellicoe spectrum continues to dominate public thinking of the Dreadnought Era.

...Navy, Retired (11 October, 1865 – 10 September, 1936) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 11 April, 1885.{{Gaz|25550|268|19 January, 1886}}

...naval forces which defeated the German East Asia Squadron at the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]] in December, 1914. ...lirt'' from that date. The ship paid off on 29 February, 1884, and he went on a month's full pay leave.

...', C.B., Retired (7 March, 1862 – 15 September, 1948) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]] and a historian. ...S. Britannia (Training Ship)|''Britannia'']] on 15 January, 1875, and left on 21 December, 1876. He later recalled:

...uadron to destruction against the [[Imperial German Navy]] in the [[Battle of Coronel]] in 1914. ...s discharged from ''Cleopatra'' on 6 March, 1882 to return to Britain, and on 8 July, he was appointed to [[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|''

[[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 ...., G.C.M.G., Royal Navy (15 May, 1858 &ndash; 5 June, 1929) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].

...tee to revise the navy's signal book and later served as Second-in-Command of the [[Portsmouth Signal School]]. ...Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Squadron]], before being given command of the Fifth Battle Squadron which he led at Jutland.

...a bitter feud which threatened to tear the navy in half in the early years of the Twentieth Century. ...The third son William later declared, "that he would rather meet an army of Zulus than his reverend father in a bad temper."<ref>Bennett. ''Charlie B'

...nter-Allied Commission of Control in Berlin, before retiring with the rank of Admiral in 1924. He was knighted in 1918. ...[[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Arthur K. Wilson]], and then served on the instructional staff. Charlton afterwards served as Torpedo Lieutenant

(Saturday, 7 December 1963), p.17.</ref> was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...the signals and communications with the tower and our batteries for firing on the Chinese guns, also in trying to surprise and capture Chinese signallers

...tercept a German raiding force sent overnight to bombard the east coast of England. ...en moved there from Cromarty after the German raid on the north east coast on 16 December 1914 so that they could respond more quickly to future attacks.

...oyal Navy, Retired (17 June, 1874 &ndash; 31 October, 1950) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Lambert was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 31 May, 1916. The citation in ''The London Gazette'' read:

...Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] and torpedo boats of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...event of war.<ref>"Torpedo Flotilla Organization" ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 06, 1912; pg. 4; Issue 39866.</ref>{{ARTS1912|p. 36}}

...conclusions reached at the conference held by on board H.M.S. "IRON DUKE" on the 13th instant, and I am to enclose herewith in duplicate Revised Orders ...d with remarks on the present situation in the North Sea in order to place on record the reasons for the revised orders. It is contemplated that these or

...in the [[Royal Navy]] who would distinguish himself in riverine operations on the Tigris during the [[Great War]]. Nunn gained five months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July 1889. He was appointed to the {{UK-Northumberlan

'''H.M.S. ''Thrasher''''' was one of twenty-four [["B" Class Destroyer (1895)|"B" class destroyers]] built for t ...ots over three hours.{{NMI|Wednesday, Dec 16, 1896; pg. 10; Issue 35075}} On 13 January 1897, she obtained 30.34 knots and completed her steering trials

Hawkins was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 18 March, 1911.<ref>Hawkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/221.|}} f. 22 ...and good judgment with which Lt. Hawkins handled his ship that the capture of Germ. S/M UC 39 was effected."<ref>Hawkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/5

Son of A. Foote, Esq. J.P., a landed proprietor. ...24 March, 1911, having spent his last month with additional signal duties on the Nore Sub Division.<ref>Foote Service Records {{TNA|ADM 196/50/53.|D7604

...xander Milne, First Baronet|Sir Alexander Milne, Bart.]] in the possession of the National Maritime Museum, London. Logbook of LEANDER, North America, 1817-19.

..., raw insight into the state of the [[Imperial German Navy]], even if some of the details turned out to be inaccurate. ...editor [[User:Simon Harley|Simon Harley]] found another copy in the papers of {{ViceRN}} [[John Ernest Troyte Harper|John E. T. Harper]].<ref>Harper pape