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  • 14-in V D2 A.W. Torpedo Tube (UK)
    The '''14-in V.<small>D<small><sub>2</sub></small></small> Above-Water Tube''' was a sin {{CatAWTube|14-in|UK}}
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  • 14-in Mark XI Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in Mark XI Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich. The torpedo was introduced in 1903, and featured a nickel steel air vessel and a more p
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  • 14-in Mark I Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in Mark I Torpedo''' (or '''14-in R.L. I''') was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. ...t which time production was switching over to the [[14-in Mark II Torpedo (UK)|Mark II torpedoes]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}}
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  • 14-in Mark II Torpedo (UK)
    ...4-in R.L. Mark II Torpedo''' (or '''14-in R.L. II''') was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. ...ime production switched over to the [[14-in Mark III Torpedo (UK)|Mark III torpedo]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}}
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  • 14-in Mark III Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in R.L. Mark III Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. ...ction then switched right over to the [[14-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|Mark IV torpedo]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}}
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  • 14-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)
    [[File:ARTS1883Plate12.jpg|thumb|600px|'''14-in R.L Mark IV'''{{ARTS1883|Plate 12}}]] The '''14-in R.L. Mark IV Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]].
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  • 14-in Mark V Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in R.L. Mark V Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. The torpedoes' design improvements over the [[14-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|Mark IV]] were counted as nine in number. Deviation in the 24 test runs h
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  • 14-in Mark VIII Torpedo (UK)
    ...al Laboratory]] and later at the [[Royal Gun Factory]] when control of the Torpedo Factory at Woolwich was transferred. These torpedoes were now to be stampe The fully charged torpedo weighed 706 pounds.{{ARTS1894|p. 53}}
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  • 14-in Mark VII Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in R.L. Mark VII Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo. Some of these were referred to as "Leeds torpedoes", which likely means t ...ese parts were noted as being stronger in the newer {{Torp|14-in Mark VIII|UK}}es.{{ARTS1890|p. 22-23}}
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  • 14-in Mark VI Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in R.L. Mark VI Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]] at Woolwich. The genesis and specifics of this torpedo family is a little mysterious, owing to a gap in our primary source documen
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  • 14-in Mark IX Torpedo (UK)
    [[File:ARTS1893Plate10edit.jpg|thumb|640px|'''14-in R.G.F. Mark IX Torpedo'''{{ARTS1893|portion of Plate 10}} ]] The '''14-in Mark IX Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich.
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  • 14-in Mark X Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in Mark X Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich. ...uction in 1898, building upon its very successful [[14-in Mark IX Torpedo (UK)|Mark IX predecessor]].{{ARTS1898|pp. vi-vii}}
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  • 14-in Mark X* Torpedo (UK)
    #REDIRECT [[14-in Mark X Torpedo (UK)#Mark X*]]
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  • 14-in VII B A.W. Torpedo Tube (UK)
    The '''14-in VII.<small>B</small> Above-Water Tube''' was a single revolving tube used b {{CatAWTube|14-in|UK}}
    271 B (36 words) - 16:02, 30 October 2013
  • 14-in VII B D.R. A.W. Torpedo Tube (UK)
    ...by the [[Sharpshooter Class Torpedo Gunboat (1888)|''Sharpshooter'' class torpedo gunboats]]. {{CatAWTube|14-in|UK}}
    580 B (71 words) - 12:41, 1 November 2013
  • 14-in Torpedo Dropping Gear (UK)
    '''14-in Torpedo Dropping Gear''' was an assembly for dropping torpedoes into the water abre The torpedo would start when it was released.
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  • Bellerophon Class Battleship (1907)
    ...class''' dreadnoughts were designed as a follow-up to the revolutionary {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}}. ...-division was improved to decrease the possibility of sinking from mine or torpedo attack. Unlike ''Dreadnought'' the ''Bellerophon'' class were given two tr
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  • St. Vincent Class Battleship (1908)
    | {{Template:UK-Collingwood}} | {{Template:UK-StVincent}}
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  • Colossus Class Battleship (1910)
    | {{Template:UK-Colossus}} | {{Template:UK-Hercules}}
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  • Orion Class Battleship (1910)
    ...ww.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ship.php?ShipID=1258 Battleships-cruisers.co.uk]<br>Her [[British Tripod Director Firing System|director]] is not yet insta | {{Template:UK-Conqueror}}
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  • King George V Class Battleship (1911)
    | {{Template:UK-1Ajax}} | {{Template:UK-Audacious}}
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  • Iron Duke Class Battleship (1912)
    | {{Template:UK-Benbow}} | {{Template:UK-EmperorOfIndia}}
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  • H.M. T.B. 35 (1909)
    ...''' was one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]]. At the end of 1920, she was sharing her commander and gunner with {{UK-TB33}}.{{NLJan21|p. 871}}
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  • Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship (1913)
    | {{Template:UK-Barham}} | {{Template:UK-Malaya}}
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  • Revenge Class Battleship (1914)
    | {{Template:UK-Ramillies}} | {{Template:UK-Resolution}}
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  • Invincible Class Battlecruiser (1907)
    | {{Template:UK-Indomitable}} | {{Template:UK-Inflexible}}
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  • Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser (1909)
    | {{Template:UK-Indefatigable}} | {{Template:UK-NewZealand}}
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  • Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)
    | {{Template:UK-Lion}} | {{Template:UK-PrincessRoyal}}
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  • Renown Class Battlecruiser (1916)
    | {{Template:UK-Renown}} | {{Template:UK-Repulse}}
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  • Courageous Class Battlecruiser (1916)
    | {{Template:UK-Courageous}} | {{Template:UK-Glorious}}
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  • Admiralty Pattern Number
    ...e; if there were a Pattern 50 light bulb, could there also be a Pattern 50 torpedo director? The numbers appeared after 1885, as no mention is found in ARTS ...of 2- June 1913, pattern number corrected in Order 362 of 11 July}}||in {{UK-Dreadnought}} and later
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  • East Indies Station
    ...e=fredbot:officeCIC otitle="Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station" nat="UK"> ...me=fredbot:office2IC otitle="Second in Command, East Indies Station" nat="UK">
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  • Gorgon Class Battleship (1914)
    | {{Template:UK-Glatton}} | {{Template:UK-Gorgon}}
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  • H.M.S. King George V (1911)
    ===Torpedo Control=== ...ARTS1919|p. 119}} In 1920, however, it was decided to send her Type F to {{UK-1Orion}} or to the the Staff College at Greenwich.{{ARTS1920|p. 91}}
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  • H.M.S. Centurion (1911)
    ''Centurion'' served in the {{UK-BS|2}} from at least December 1913, remaining with that squadron throughout ''Centurion'' operated as part of the {{UK-BS|2}} at the Battle, under the command of Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour,
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  • H.M.S. Ajax (1912)
    Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in the {{TCT}}.{{HTC1916|p. 38}}{{ART ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Ajax'' proposed one centrally on the fore bridge.{{ARTS1918|p. 1
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  • H.M.S. Audacious (1912)
    ...wer steam trial. She would leave on 4 August for the gun trials, with the torpedo trials expected on 5 August before returning to Birkenhead.<ref>"Naval And ...., where it met the {{UK-Liverpool|f=t}} with the targets. At 08:45 the {{UK-BS|2}} was steaming twenty miles N. ¼ E. of Tory Island in line ahead, ''A
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  • H.M.S. Orion (1910)
    ...January, 1912 the old battleship {{UK-1Revenge}}, which was a tender to {{UK-Excellent}}, broke free from her moorings and drifted across Portsmouth Har ''Orion'' joined the {{UK-BS|2}}, and would act as the formation's flagship from December, 1913 or ea
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  • H.M.S. Thunderer (1911)
    ...t squadron were redesignated as the {{UK-BS|3}}.<ref>See {{UK-BS|2}} and {{UK-BS|3}} for citations.</ref> ...George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'']] classes, as well as {{UK-Thunderer|f=p}}.{{ARTS1913|p. 126}}
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  • H.M.S. Neptune (1909)
    |nat=UK ...attle of Jutland]] in 1916. After the battle she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}}. Following the conclusion of the war and the dissolution of the Gra
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  • H.M.S. Benbow (1913)
    In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Benbow'' reloaded a submerged t ...served with the First until the end of the war.<ref>See {{UK-BS|4}} and {{UK-BS|1}} for citations.</ref>
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  • H.M.S. Emperor of India (1913)
    ...he navies of Japan, Russia, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Brazil and Argentina. {{UK-Revenge|f=p}} was laid down in the vacated slip on 22 December. ...nder L. Duff]] hoisted his flag in ''Emperor of India'' as Rear-Admiral, {{UK-BS|4}} at Barrow-in-Furness on 22 October, 1914.
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  • H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)
    ...f the [[Grand Fleet]] from 4 August, 1914 until replaced in this role by {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 16 February, 1917.{{UKCeased|p. 1}} ...r George A. Callaghan]]. She replaced {{UK-1Neptune}}, which joined the {{UK-BS|1}}.<ref>"The New Fleet Flagship" (News). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 10 M
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  • H.M.S. Marlborough (1912)
    ...competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 58, 67, 77 and 203 seconds, and the aft flat at A propeller was damaged by a torpedo on 29 June 1927. Their Lordships informed Captain [[Frederick Charles Fish
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  • H.M.S. Barham (1914)
    Re-commissioned on 4 January 1923 at Portsmouth to become part of the {{UK-BS|1}} in 1925.{{NLApr25|pp. 216, 217}} On 12 December, 1939 ''Barham'' collided with the {{UK-Duchess|f=t}} which was escorting her to Belfast. The smaller ship was cut
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  • H.M.S. Malaya (1915)
    Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}} ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Malaya'' proposed a pair of transversing mountings atop the beef
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  • H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (1913)
    ...n at sea with the fleet she was attached to ''Benbow's'' division in the {{UK-BS|4}}.<ref>Add MS 48998. f. 125.</ref>{{SMNLJun18|p. 10}} Re-commissioned 24 September, 1924 for service as flagship of the {{UK-BS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|pp. 260, 261}}
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  • H.M.S. Valiant (1914)
    Lieutenant-Commander [[Brian Egerton]] served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of ''Valiant'' between March 1915 un She fought at Jutland as part of the {{UK-BS|5}} under Captain Woollcombe in support of the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]
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  • H.M.S. Warspite (1913)
    ...spite'' collided with her sister {{UK-Valiant|f=t}} and nearly also with {{UK-Erin}} on 24 August, 1916 while the squadron was engaged in a night firing ...Portsmouth on 23 January, 1929. By mid-1931 she was operating with the {{UK-BS|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet, bearing Rear-Admiral 2BS.{{NLJul31|p. 286}}
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  • H.M.S. Revenge (1915)
    ''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.
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  • H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1915)
    ...land]], but joined her sisters {{UK-Revenge}} and {{UK-RoyalOak}} in the {{UK-BS|1}} in June, 1916. In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Royal Sovereign'' reloaded a su
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  • H.M.S. General Wolfe (1915)
    ...ed cover for British destroyers when the Germans attempted to press home a torpedo-boat attack.<ref>Buxton. ''Big Gun Monitors''. p. 52.</ref> Afterwards, {{CatShipMonitor|UK}}
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  • H.M.S. Raglan (1915)
    ...s, Raglan achieved the best trial speed of any of the monitors, whose anti-torpedo bulges and poor hull form slowed them considerably. Her best speed on the m The small {{UK-M28|f=t}} had also been sunk in the onslaught, but soon after the action ''
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  • H.M.S. Invincible (1907)
    ...t C.S. became the {{UK-BCS|1}}. On 17 March, 1913 she collided with the {{UK-C34|f=t}} in Stokes Bay in the Solent, suffering no damage in the process. In August, 1913 ''Invincible'' joined the {{UK-BCS|2}} in the [[British Mediterranean Fleet|Mediterranean Fleet]] after an
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  • Royal Sovereign Class Battleship (1891)
    | {{Template:UK-EmpressOfIndia}} | {{Template:UK-1Hood}}
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  • H.M.S. Resolution (1892)
    ...on 9 October, 1901 and he and his crew turned over to commission the new {{UK-Formidable|f=t}} on the following day.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ...dge|appt=17 December, 1896<ref>''List of Her Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Torpedo Boats Present at Spithead 26th June 1897 Together with an Index of the Offi
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  • H.M.S. Revenge (1892)
    ...candidate for the rôle. She was the first vessel to be fitted with anti-torpedo bulges and she was also fitted with minesweeping gear designed by Admiral o From 1918 to February, 1919 she served as a tender to {{UK-Victory|f=p}}. In late 1919 she was sold to Wards and broken up at Briton'
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  • Majestic Class Battleship (1894)
    | {{Template:UK-Caesar}} | {{Template:UK-Hannibal}}
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  • H.M.S. Majestic (1895)
    ...have been delayed by armour plate being diverted to the construction of {{UK-Magnificent|f=p}} at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]. She completed her two days torpedo trials at Spithead on the evening of 24 September, 1895. Firing from a sta
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  • London Class Battleship (1899)
    | {{Template:UK-Bulwark}} | {{Template:UK-1London}}
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  • H.M.S. London (1899)
    There was also a heavy cruiser named {{UK-London}} completed in the late 1920s. ...her quarter deck. ''London'' recommissioned on 18 May to work with the {{UK-MLS|1}}, helping to sow the massive [[Northern Mine Barrage]] in eleven sor
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  • Duncan Class Battleship (1901)
    | {{Template:UK-Albemarle}} | {{Template:UK-Cornwallis}}
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  • King Edward VII Class Battleship (1903)
    | {{Template:UK-Africa}} | {{Template:UK-Britannia}}
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  • Lord Nelson Class Battleship (1906)
    | {{Template:UK-Agamemnon}} | {{Template:UK-LordNelson}}
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  • H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)
    In 1916, ''Australia'' and {{UK-NewZealand}} were approved to receive [[Evershed Bearing Indicator]]s for t ===Torpedo Control===
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  • H.M.S. New Zealand (1911)
    ...orge Francis Maurice Cradock|Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]], and the {{UK-1Berwick}} arrived.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appoint On 21 August, 1914, ''New Zealand'' was ordered to join {{UK-Invincible}} on the Humber.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Even
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  • H.M.S. Tiger (1913)
    |nat=UK ...icer, Lieutenant-Commander [[Evan Bruce-Gardyne]], on 13 March, 1914. The Torpedo Officer, Lieutenant-Commander Walter N. Lapage, was appointed on 19 June.
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  • H.M.S. Furious (1916)
    |nat=UK ...re-commissioned at Devonport on 29 August, 1933 with Fighter Squadron 801, Torpedo Bomber Squadron 812 and Search/Reconnaissance Squadron 822 embarked.{{NLJul
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  • H.M.S. Agincourt (1913)
    |nat=UK ...s soon as possible and proceed to the vicinity of Loch Ewe for gunnery and torpedo practice.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Events." Jellicoe Pap
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  • H.M.S. Canada (1913)
    |nat=UK The ten 14-in 45 calibre Mark E guns were in twin mountings. In respects to their sights
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  • H.M.S. Erin (1913)
    |nat=UK ...eymouth torpedoes in England were purchased: ten [[21-in Weymouth Mark II Torpedo]]es intended for Japan were given to ''Erin'', but her Elswick type submerg
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  • Gem Class Cruiser (1903)
    | {{Template:UK-Amethyst}} | {{Template:UK-1Diamond}}
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  • H.M.S. Princess Royal (1911)
    ...' was commissioned at Devonport on 14 November, 1912, for service in the {{UK-BCS|1}},<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and N ...n, he would remain in her until 31 May, 1919. He was scolded for losing a torpedo in June, 1918 and in the next month subjected to a court of inquiry for cau
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  • H.M.S. Queen Mary (1912)
    ...n Brown & Company]], she was the fastest capital ship in the fleet until {{UK-Tiger|f=p}}, the last of the so-called [["Big Cats"]] to be launched. She Captain [[William Reginald Hall|W. Reginald Hall]] was appointed to {{UK-Victory|f=p}} for command of ''Queen Mary'' on 1 July, 1913.<ref>Hall Servi
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  • 113 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1884)
    Four first-class torpedo boats were ordered in 1884 and were called '''113-Footers''' due to their l | {{Template:UK-1TB21}}
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  • Lewis Bayly
    ...Navy]] as a Navigating Cadet on 15 July, 1870, and was appointed to the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} at Dartmouth, and left on 18 July, 1872, after the customa He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} He emerged with a first-class certificate in
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  • John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher
    He became a gunnery expert, founded the Navy's torpedo branch and upon joining the [[Board of Admiralty]] started a twenty-year pe ...August, 1861. After fourteen months at ''Excellent'', he was placed in {{UK-1Warrior}} in April 1863 for an additional fourteen months service.
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  • Torpedo Director Pattern 2391
    ...pg|thumb|400px| A [[Pattern]] 2391 director<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 23.</ref>]] ...I* heater torpedo (35 knots to 4,000 yards)<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 23.</ref>]]
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  • Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman
    ...s requalified, on 5 January, 1884, he was appointed to the barbette ship {{UK-Temeraire|y=1876}} in the Mediterranean<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1187.</ ...} At the end of the year he went through the Lieutenants' short course of Torpedo on half pay, and on 1 January, 1885, commissioned as Commander (Second-in-C
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  • Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss
    ...."<ref>Wester Wemyss. p. 33.</ref> On 12 October he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship [[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|''Hecla'']] in the Mediterranean. He wa ..., a family friend. On 6 May, 1892, he received his first command, that of Torpedo Boat 21, which was commissioned for training purposes.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42
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  • Henry Bradwardine Jackson
    ...Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2007 [http://0-www.oxforddnb.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/view/article/34134, accessed 10 Sept 2012]</ref> ...ineteenth century and was the world's first effective self-propelled naval torpedo, developed by an English engineer, [[Whitehead & Company|Robert Whitehead]]
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  • Jutland:Preliminaries
    ...cruisers and merchant ships that were frequently seen there. Cruisers and torpedo boats could guard the exposed flank since the [[High Sea Fleet]] would not ...ughts, five battlecruisers, six pre-dreadnoughts, 11 light cruisers and 61 torpedo boats (equivalent to British destroyers),<ref>Tarrant. “Jutland: The Germ
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  • H.M.S. Renown (1895)
    |nat=UK * two (or four, less likely) {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}}es, with Side Lugs, in October, half of which were manufactured by Whitehe
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  • Centurion Class Battleship (1892)
    | {{Template:UK-Barfleur}} | {{Template:UK-1Centurion}}
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  • Third Sea Lord
    | 6.&mdash;Inventions&mdash;relating to Ships, Machinery, Ordnance and Torpedo ''Matériel'', &c. | 12.&mdash;Ordnance and Torpedo ''Matériel'' and Stores.
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  • Chatham Royal Dockyard
    ...tain the berthing space that would be required to accommodate the fourteen torpedo boat destroyers that were expected to be delivered shortly from the contrac ...dbot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK">
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  • First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
    *{{UK-1Neptune}} [[File:VAdmRN.png|25px]] *{{UK-StVincent}}
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  • Archibald Peile Stoddart
    ...On 17 October, 1883, he was appointed Acting {{LieutRN}} to the gunboat {{UK-1Flirt}} on the Cape station. He was formally promoted to the rank of Lieut ...S.S. ''Cuzco'', arriving back on 9 June. He was appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Mersey}} for the annual man&oelig;uvres from 4 July to 22 August, then com
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  • Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)
    ...name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet" nat="UK"> <div name=fredbot:officeCOF otitle="Captain of the Fleet, Reserve Fleet" nat="UK">
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  • Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet
    ...nt two years in the [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] torpedo school with an additional six months as staff officer of that establishment On 7 July 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB72|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The T
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  • Hubert Edward Dannreuther
    ...in October 1900, emerging to be appointed to the [[Channel Squadron]]'s {{UK-Arrogant|f=tp}} on 6 January, 1902.<ref>Dannreuther Service Record. {{TNA| When ''Arrogant'' paid off in May 1902, Dannreuther was sent to {{UK-Doris}}, to serve in her upon her commissioning, and was promoted to the ra
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  • Alexander Edward Bethell
    ...2? 1883?) until May 1885, spending his last month commanding second-class torpedo boats.<ref>Service chits in Bethell I/1/3 at Liddell Hart Centre for Milita ...yal Navy)|Assistant Director of Torpedoes]] and was appointed captain of {{UK-1Hindustan}} until January of 1908.
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  • Frederick Tower Hamilton
    ...B, p. 6.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 11 January, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} ...ton was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on 1 November, 1897.<ref>"Nava
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  • Herbert William Richmond
    ...he [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. Having specialised as a torpedo officer, he was employed intermittently at the [[Admiralty]] between period ...edo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-Majestic}}, flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadro
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  • Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...ral [[Charles John Briggs|C. J. Briggs]]), replaced 17 December, 1912 by {{UK-Albemarle}} *{{UK-1Duncan}} (Flagship, Rear-Admiral [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|T. H. M. Jer
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  • H.M.S. Benbow (1885)
    ...K-1Inflexible}} (Captain [[Henry Coey Kane]]) to be target of a night time torpedo boat attack in Volo Bay. Four second-class boats, one from ''Benbow'', one {{CatShipSecondClassBattleship|UK}}
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  • Mark Edward Frederic Kerr
    ...899. This was followed by appointments in command of {{UK-Mermaid}} and {{UK-Cheerful}}. He was again appointed from ''Cheerful'' for a half-year in co He served as captain of {{UK-Implacable}} from May 1907 through September of the following year.
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  • Arthur Lindesay Cay
    ...fawning than average. Captain [[Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|Lake]] of {{UK-1Nelson|f=p}}, under whom Cay served from October 1884 to April 1888 descri ...dize, "Lieut. Cay is a dashing officer & would, I think, make a first rate Torpedo officer in war."<ref>Cay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 66.</ref>
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  • Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet
    ...tee appointed to examine the capabilities of the Whitehead, or locomotive, torpedo in 1870. He then served afloat for six years, during which time his profes ...,{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently established as a torpedo school. For the next three years Wilson devoted his great talent and energ
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  • William Henry White
    ...vinced of its merit by the defence, which was left largely to White. The {{UK-1Inflexible}} and four other vessels, of the same type but somewhat smaller ...ment—{{UK-1Rodney}}, {{UK-Howe}}, {{UK-Anson}}, {{UK-Camperdown}}, and {{UK-1Benbow}}.
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  • George Astley Callaghan
    ...he was appointed to ''Excellent'' for a short course in gunnery, and for a torpedo course in ''Vernon'' from 15 March to 27 April. He was appointed to ''Ruby He assumed command of the {{UK-Edgar|f=t}} on 16 July, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/
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  • Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet
    A minute of 23 September, 1889 while Arbuthnot was at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, records: ...UK-Hampshire|f=t}} in July 1905,{{MackieRNW}} then of the new battleship {{UK-LordNelson}} on 9 September, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 342}}
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  • Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
    The Fleet flagship was {{UK-1Neptune}}, which was not part of any Battle Squadron. *{{UK-Queen}} [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
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  • Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...te 1917, the pre-dreadnoughts were slowly detached, leaving it with just {{UK-Dreadnought}}, its only-ever "dreadnought", at the time of its abolition in ...ilton|Sir Frederick T. Hamilton]], that he would be hoisting his flag in {{UK-Dreadnought}} in April.<ref>Bradford to Hamilton. Letter of 20 January, 19
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  • First Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)
    ...ort Submarine Flotilla is comprised of four "A" class coastal boats with {{UK-Onyx}} acting as depot ship.{{NLApr11|p. 270''b''}} |align=center colspan=4|{{UK-Onyx}}
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  • First Sloop Flotilla (Royal Navy)
    ...sh naval history, however &mdash; the next flotilla created would be the {{UK-SloopF|10}}, in February, 1916. ...created some time in June, with just three sloops ({{UK-Sunflower}} and {{UK-Lily}} are to join shortly).{{SMNLJul15|p. 14}}
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  • Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
    ...tguard ships for an annual cruise "to carry out evolutions and gunnery and torpedo exercises in company." The [[Senior Naval Lord]], [[Walter Talbot Kerr|Lor ...|Cruiser Squadron]], the Coastguard ships, and the [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]].<ref>Admiralty letter M.0375 of 30 July, 1902. The Natio
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  • Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock
    ...College with a Third Class pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...rigade for garrison duties in Upper Egypt and as first lieutenant of the {{UK-Dolphin}}, served with the Eastern Sudan field force, being chosen by the G
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  • Hugh Evan-Thomas
    ...eorge V''. p. 8.</ref> After much controversy, the use of the corvette {{UK-Bacchante}} was eventually approved, and it was agreed that in spite of the ...)|''Sultan'']] on 10 January, 1884, having attained second class passes in torpedo, gunnery and a first class pass in pilotage.<ref name=Record105/>
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  • John Durnford
    ...remain in his blood, as on 8 August, 1882, he was appointed Commander of {{UK-Vernon}}.{{NLDec84|p. 258}} ...e Mediterranean.{{NLApr91|p. 224}} He turned over to and commissioned the torpedo depôt ship ''Vulcan'' on 19 June, 1893.
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  • Robert Cecil Hamilton
    Hamilton was appointed to {{UK-Agincourt}} as torpedo officer in August, 1914. He was to remain in her a considerable time, beco Hamilton was appointed in command of {{UK-Agincourt}} on 19 February, 1919 vice [[Henry Lancelot Mawbey|Mawbey]].{{NL
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  • Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet
    He was appointed to command the {{UK-TB81}} for the July manoeuvres in 1890 and 1892.<ref>Sturdee Service Record ...igned topic to explore the impact of the introduction on the ram, mine and torpedo on various aspects of naval training and operations. His work won the Gold
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  • William Fortescue Sells
    ...4, he was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Juno}}, {{UK-Cressy}} and {{UK-1Berwick}} in succession, ending in March, 1908.<ref>Sells Service Record. ...remain until 16 March, 1910 when he was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-1Neptune}}.<ref>Sells Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.
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  • Ralph Douglas Binney
    ...ppointed to the {{UK-Star|f=c}} on 30 June 1908. He was appointed to the {{UK-Quail|f=c}} on 17 June 1909 for the 1909 man&oelig;uvres.<ref name=sr51/> Binney was appointed to {{UK-Blake}} for appointment to the {{UK-Itchen|f=c}} with the Home Fleet on 7 August 1909.<ref name=sr51/>
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  • Cecil Ryther Acklom
    Acclom gained nine months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July of 1887. From 1910 to 1919 he was Superintendent of the [[Royal Naval Torpedo Factory, Greenock]]. He was awarded the C.B. in 1910, and appointed a Comm
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  • Gerald William Vivian
    ...] on 28 November, 1890. Subsequently he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-1Dreadnought}} on 24 November. ...UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer {{UK-1Decoy}} in the [[Devonport Flotilla]].
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