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...fly. By the 1870s the U.S. Navy, apart from a still-substantial [[Monitor|monitor]] force, had reverted very much to its pre-1861 composition. ...e have not a single vessel of war that could keep the seas against a first-class vessel of any important power. Such a condition ought not longer to contin

...ritain by the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]] for use as a [[monitor]]. Originally to have been named the ''Nidaros'', the ''Gorgon'' was so he Upon commissioning, ''Gorgon'' immediately joined the [[Dover Patrol]]'s {{UK-DF|6}}, which already had eleven monitors for bombarding enemy coastal posi

...ips]] (sometimes referred to as [[Monitor|monitors]]) of the '''''Gorgon'' Class''' were being built for the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] and were taken up for {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

The '''''Abercrombie''''' class of monitors were the first modern variants of that type to be adopted for t {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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The '''''Marshal Ney'' Class''' of monitor (sometimes known as the '''''Marshals''''') was the first in the [[Royal Na {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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...M.S. ''Erebus''''' was one of two [[Erebus Class Monitor (1916)|''Erebus'' class monitors]] launched in 1916 for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer Erebus Class Monitor (1916)}}

...M.S. ''Terror''''' was one of two [[Erebus Class Monitor (1916)|''Erebus'' class monitors]] launched in 1916 for the [[Royal Navy]]. In 1924, she replaced the battlecruiser {{UK-Tiger}} as Turret Drill Ship at Portsmouth, having undergone a refit at a c

{{Footer Marshal Ney Class Monitor (1915)}} {{CatShipMonitor|UK}}

...he monitor was serving as a turret drill ship at Portsmouth, attached to {{UK-Dartmouth}}.{{NLApr25|p. 255}} ...ice Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/103.|D7603610}} f. 103.</ref>|note=left to {{UK-Cleopatra}} on transfer}}

...ig gun [[monitor]] of the [[Lord Clive Class Monitor (1915)|''Lord Clive'' class]] used by the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. {{Footer Lord Clive Class Monitor (1915)}}

...no undue fallout affected him, however, and he remained in command of the monitor until 30 July, 1919.<ref>Scott Service Records. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/203.|D7603 The monitor paid off at Chatham on 17 May, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 779}}

...turrets from four obsolete [[Majestic Class Battleship (1894)|''Majestic'' class]] [[pre-dreadnought]]s which had their 12"/35 calibre guns and mounts remov ...g-range guns, the [[Abercrombie Class Monitor (1915)|''Abercrombie'' Class monitor]].

==18-inch Monitor== {{Footer Lord Clive Class Monitor (1915)}}

==18-inch Monitor== {{Footer Lord Clive Class Monitor (1915)}}

...ce Rupert'' was serving with East Coast Forces out of the Humber, the only monitor so assigned.{{SMNLJul18|p. 15}} {{Footer Lord Clive Class Monitor (1915)}}

'''H.M.S. ''Sir John Moore''''' was a big gun [[monitor]] of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. {{Footer Lord Clive Class Monitor (1915)}}

{{Footer Lord Clive Class Monitor (1915)}} {{CatShipMonitor|UK}}

...ombie''''' was an [[Abercrombie Class Monitor (1915)|''Abercrombie'' Class monitor]] of the Royal Navy constructed during the [[Great War]]. ...June, King George V sanctioned the use of the name ''Abercrombie'' for the monitor, after Major-General Ralph Abercromby of the Napoleonic Wars.

...ck''''' was one of four [[Abercrombie Class Monitor (1915)|''Abercrombie'' class monitors]] completed in 1915. {{Footer Abercrombie Class Monitor (1915)}}

...hips were required either in the Grand Fleet or on patrol duties, so a new class of ship, with a shallow draught for inshore work and a requisite small numb ...lass being American Civil War Generals to reflect the guns background. The monitor was launched on 19 April, 1915, her guns having crossed the Atlantic in Feb

...in the [[Great War]]. There was [[H.M.S. Roberts (1941)|a second, similar monitor]] built during World War II. The monitor was put up for disposal in December, 1931.<ref>"Royal Navy" (Official Appoi

The nineteen '''"M" Class Monitors''' were launched in 1915. Fourteen of them had a 9.2-in gun, and {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 styl

...''Satoe''''', was a coastal monitor of the [[M Class Monitor (1915)|''M'' Class]]. Built in 1915 in answer to the growing need for heavily armed, shallow- ...lied position there deteriorated throughout 1919, along with others of her class she stood by to give assistance where necessary. She left for Britain unde

{| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: | {{Template:UK-Humber}}

...S. ''Humber''''' was one of three [[Humber Class Monitor (1913)|''Humber'' class]] monitors completed in 1913 and 1914. {{Footer Humber Class Monitor (1913)}}

...S. ''Mersey''''' was one of three [[Humber Class Monitor (1913)|''Humber'' class]] monitors completed in 1913 and 1914. Originally intended for sale to Bra {{Footer Humber Class Monitor (1913)}}

...S. ''Severn''''' was one of three [[Humber Class Monitor (1913)|''Humber'' class]] monitors completed in 1913 and 1914. {{Footer Humber Class Monitor (1913)}}

|{{UK-1Swiftsure|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||15 Jun, 1870||Sold 1908 |{{UK-1Triumph|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||27 Sep, 1870||Sold 1921

On 15 February, 1910, Warleigh was appointed to the {{UK-Prometheus|f=t}}, then serving on the [[Australian Station]]. ...ded a Signals and a War Course. On 4 January, 1913, he was appointed to {{UK-Ocean}}, but this lasted only until the end of the month.<ref>Warleigh Serv

|{{UK-1Mastiff|f=p}}||gunboat||4 Apr, 1871||Sold 28 Nov, 1931 |{{UK-Bloodhound|f=p}}||gunboat||22 Apr, 1871||Sold 28 Jun, 1921

|{{UK-Latona|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||22 May, 1890||Sold 22 Dec, 1920 |{{UK-1Melampus|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||2 Aug, 1890||Sold 1910

...tle cruisers, except the [[Iron Duke Class Battleship (1912)|''Iron Duke'' class]], [[H.M.S. Audacious (1912)|''Audacious'']], [[H.M.S. Ajax (1912)|''Ajax'' ...still under construction to include [[Danae_Class_Cruiser_(1917)|''Danae'' class]] and later with equipment for searchlight control.{{FCHMShips|p. 29}}

|colspan=2|&nbsp;||third ship of ''Kaiser'' class||3 KR |colspan=2|&nbsp;||second ship of ''Konig'' class||3 KR

...tive surprise night raid against the drifter force, {{UK-Dartmouth}} and {{UK-Bristol}} would sortie from the port of [[Brindisi]] to fight alongside Fre ...group of ships on "Detached Service" from the [[Mediterranean Fleet]]. {{UK-Queen}} is the flagship, having formerly been the second flagship in the Me

...T 1742.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Admiral Sydney S. Hall as a Commodore, Second Class, 1917.<br><small>Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1742).</small In July 1901, he was appointed to command {{UK-TB81}} and was placed in command of the Portsmouth Flotilla for the annual

...issioned in 1897 as one of nine [[Eclipse Class Cruiser (1894)|''Eclipse'' class cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. ...nt at completion is given under [[Eclipse Class Cruiser (1894)|''Eclipse'' Class]].

{|width=75% class="toccolours" ...|align=center|{{UK-Cynthia}}||align=center|{{UK-1Electra}}||align=center|{{UK-Fervent}}

...of assorted old torpedo boats and [[River Class Destroyer (1903)|''River'' class destroyers]]. The T.B.s ran 37 18-in cold torpedoes that year, endangering * {{UK-Blonde}} (flag)

|{{UK-1Warrior|f=p}}||armoured frigate||29 Dec, 1860||Museum Ship 1979 |{{UK-1Waterwitch|f=p}}||armoured gunboat||28 Jun, 1866||Sold 1890

...|Salwey]] reported on tests between {{UK-Europa}}, {{UK-1Alexandra}} and {{UK-Juno}} during the "Peace Manœuvres" (naval manoeuvres) of 1899 in which Ma ...ks of doubled antenna wires were allowing {{UK-Canopus}}, ''Hector'' and {{UK-Jaseur}} to reliably converse across twelve miles. Wireless telegraphy now

|align=center|T.B.D. parent ships,<br>Battleships, 1st class Cruisers||align=center|100/200||align=center|150/300||align=center|200/400| |align=center|2nd class Cruisers||align=center|80/160||align=center|120/240||align=center|160/320||

* The First [[Town Class Cruiser (1909)|Town Class]]: 1908-31 (Part 1 of 3), by David Lyon * The ''Littorio'' Class, by Aldo Fraccaroli/Antony Preston

...M 19''''' was one of nineteen monitors of the [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

'''H.M.S. ''M 25''''' was one of 19 [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

'''H.M.S. ''M 23''''' was one of 19 [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

'''H.M.S. ''M 26''''' was one of 19 [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

...M 18''''' was one of nineteen monitors of the [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

...M 28''''' was one of nineteen monitors of the [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

...M 20''''' was one of nineteen monitors of the [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

...M 16''''' was one of nineteen monitors of the [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

...M 17''''' was one of nineteen monitors of the [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

....S. ''M 30''''' was one of 19 monitors of the [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

'''H.M.S. ''M.33''''' was one of nineteen [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. She was converted to a minela {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

...M 21''''' was one of nineteen monitors of the [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

'''H.M.S. ''M 29''''' was one of nineteen [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

....S. ''M 15''''' was one of 19 monitors of the [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class]]. She was sunk with {{UK-Staunch|f=t}}, torpedoed by {{DE-UC38}}.

'''H.M.S. ''M 22''''' was one of 19 [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. The monitor paid off at Malta, 28 October, 1919.{{NLJan20|p. 804}}

'''H.M.S. ''M 32''''' was one of 19 [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

'''H.M.S. ''M 31''''' was one of nineteen [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

'''H.M.S. ''M 27''''' was one of 19 [[M Class Monitor (1915)|"M" class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}

...helped by preparing "K" class boats for service in the {{UK-SF|12}} and {{UK-SF|13}}. {|width=75% class="toccolours"

...K-Titania}} as depot ship and {{UK-D7}} and {{UK-D8}} have come from the {{UK-SF|8}}.{{SMNLDec15|p. 12}}{{SMNLNov15|p. 13}} {|width=75% class="toccolours"

...illa]], and at times a collection of monitors. Its primary mission was to monitor barriers and defences at the eastern end of the English Channel to prevent ...short title "Rear-Admiral, Dover Patrol." His command consisted of the {{UK-DF|6}}, Captain (D) [[Charles Duncan Johnson|Charles D. Johnson]], the [[Th

...as one of three monitor submarines of the [["M" Class Submarine (1917)|"M" class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. ...collective command of {{CommRN}} [[Hubert Vaughan-Jones]] and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJan21|p. 804}}

...of one of three monitor submarines of the [["M" Class Submarine (1917)|"M" class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. ...collective command of {{CommRN}} [[Hubert Vaughan-Jones]] and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJan21|p. 804}}

...as one of three monitor submarines of the [["M" Class Submarine (1917)|"M" class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]], and the only one completed in time to s ...collective command of {{CommRN}} [[Hubert Vaughan-Jones]] and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJan21|p. 804}}

...xmouth}}, {{UK-1Diana}}, {{UK-Hindustan}}, {{UK-Monarch}} and finally to {{UK-Bristol}} as acting {{SubRN}} on 10 October, 1912. His evaluations over th ...ary, 1913 while still in ''Bristol'' and then spent time in {{UK-Leda}}, {{UK-Wear}} and ''Leda'' again, the last appointment on 22 October, 1913.<ref>Ve

|{{UK-1BlackPrince|f=p}}||armoured frigate||27 Feb, 1861||Sold 21 Feb, 1923 |{{UK-Malabar|f=p}}||iron screw troopship||8 Dec, 1866||Sold Jan, 1918

...P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P"]] and [["PC" Class Patrol Boat (1916)|"PC" class patrol boats]] for the [[Royal Navy]], as well as two monitors. |{{UK-Victorian|f=p}}||armed merchant cruiser||25 Aug, 1904||

...e [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats as well as the {{UK-PrinceRupert|f=t}}. |{{UK-PrinceRupert|f=p}}||monitor||20 May, 1915||Sold May, 1923

Britain completed four '''''Cyclops'' class coast defence monitors''' in the mid-to-late 1870s. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...' was one of four [[Cyclops Class Coast Defence Monitor (1871)|''Cyclops'' Class coastal monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Hydra''" nat="UK">

...' was one of four [[Cyclops Class Coast Defence Monitor (1871)|''Cyclops'' Class coastal monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cyclops''" nat="UK">

...' was one of four [[Cyclops Class Coast Defence Monitor (1871)|''Cyclops'' Class coastal monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Hecate''" nat="UK">

...' was one of four [[Cyclops Class Coast Defence Monitor (1871)|''Cyclops'' Class coastal monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Gorgon''" nat="UK">

Two '''''Roberts'' class monitors''' were built for use in the [[Royal Navy]] during World War II. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...Abercrombie''''' was one of two [[Roberts Class Monitor (1941)|''Roberts'' Class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] during World War II. There was [[H.M.S. Abercrombie (1915)|an earlier, similar monitor]] built during the [[Great War]].

.... ''Roberts''''' was one of two [[Roberts Class Monitor (1941)|''Roberts'' Class monitors]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] during World War II. There was [[H.M.S. Roberts (1915)|an earlier, similar monitor]] built during the [[Great War]].