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The '''''Courageous'' class''' of warship consisted of two vessels, variously described as battle cruis {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...as a Rear-Admiral, 1920.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] ...lerophon'' prepared to leave on a sweep:{{ArthurTrueGlory|Midshipman Brian de Courcy-Ireland, quoted on pp. 63-4.}}

The only member of her class, she was the first all-big-gun battleship to be laid down, launched, and co ...Vickers had "taken the 12-inch gun machinery started for the "Lord Nelson" class and appropriated it to the "Dreadnought," the date of the orders have there

...rmed part of the [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]]. She saw constant service throughout the [[First World War]] and during ...ght by the wind and swung along side a moored cruiser, crushing one of the cruiser's boats while avoiding collision.

...>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Raglan'' (1915)|fate2={{DE-Breslau}} and {{DE-Goeben}}{{DittColl|p. 102}} ...new class of ship, with a shallow draught for inshore work and a requisite small number of big guns was specified.

...Royal Navy]], the lead ship of [[Invincible Class Battlecruiser (1907)|her class]] of three, and the first battlecruiser to be built by any country. After ...n 20 March 1909 and joined the [[First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Cruiser Squadron]] of the First Division, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]].

...d Fisher, 1916.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] ...was an officer of the 78th Regiment of Foot (Highlanders) serving as Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Ceylon. In 1841 he decided to leave the army, and

...tinct from the impulsiveness of [[Battle Cruiser Fleet (Royal Navy)|Battle Cruiser Fleet]] commander, Vice-Admiral [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty| :[[Jellicoe:Background and Early Life|<small>Main Article</small>]]

..., 1869. He was entitled to a First Class Certificate in Study and a First Class Certificate in Seamanship, obtaining 1,629/2,000 marks and 783/1,000 marks ...' to qualify in Torpedo Duties. He passed on 21 March, 1883, with a First Class certificate, and on 2 April was appointed to join ''Vernon'' as a Staff Off

...g George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the ...od as a Rear-Admiral.<br><small>Image: In the collection of Simon Harley.</small>]]

...miral Sir Murray F. Sueter.<br><small>Portrait: By courtesy of Mary Sias.</small>]] In 1903 Sueter married Elinor Mary de Winton (d. 1948), only daughter of Sir Andrew Clarke; they had two daughter

...K. Wilson (seen as a Vice-Admiral).<br><small>Image: Library of Congress.</small>]] ...ictoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the

...ce-Admiral.<br><small>Portrait: Francis Dodd. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 1763).</small>]] ...'''Henry Francis Oliver''', G.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O., H<small>ON. L.L.D.</small>, Royal Navy (22 January, 1865 &ndash; 15 October, 1965) was an officer of

..., as an Admiral.<br><small>Photo: Imperial War Museum. © IWM (Q 71928).</small>]] ...oys' training ships. On 17 October, 1906, he was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King Edward VII, vice [[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Lowry]].{{Gaz|2795

...onary of English Surnames''. p. 307.</ref> G.C.B., K.C.V.O., H<small>ON.</small> L.L.D. (Durham), Royal Navy (5 July, 1856 &ndash; 20 September, 1929) was ...air, June 1900.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]

.... A naval blockade of Tsingtao by a largely Japanese force that included a small British contingent began on 27 August. A land siege began on 31 October and ...tecting German interests there during the Mexican Revolution. The third, {{DE-1Nurnberg|f=p}}, was on her way to relieve ''Leipzig''.

[[File:Lord Charles de la Poer Beresford.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Admiral Lord Beresford.]] [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford''', G.C.B., G.C.V.O., Royal Navy (

At 3.25 <small>P.M.</small>, G.M.T. enemy ships were reported on the starboard bow, bearing E. by N. At 3.30 <small>P.M.</small> enemy ships were in sight from {{UK-Lion}} and a range of 23,000 yards obt

...of the usual weekly cruises towards the Fisher Banks. The [[Third Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|3rd B.C.S.]] had gone up to Scapa Flow for target pra ...aw drop was quite 2,000 yards short of us, and did not seem to have a very small spread. 3.50 ''Lion'' opened fire, and we opened fire. Target 4th ship fr

On 15 June, 1877, Montgomerie was awarded the Albert Medal of the Second Class. An account of the action leading to the awarding of the medal reads: ...though there was a half-moon, the sea was sufficiently disturbed to render small objects, even boats, difficult to discern. Had not Mr. MONTGOMERIE been a

...David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]] in the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] and then in the [[Grand Fleet]]. ...sar}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1906]] in June before taking a second class certificate in torpedo on 17 August.

...' at right.<br><small>Image: By courtesy of Terry Dickens [astraltrader].</small>]] ...g me kindly by the shoulder and saying, "Well, my little man, you are very small for your age. Why are you being sent to sea?"<br>

S<small>IR</small>, I<small>N</small> compliance with your orders, I have the honour to forward the following re

I<small>N</small> accordance with your signal 0600 of to-day, I have the honour to submit th 2. At 3.15 p.m., enemy reports between the Light Cruiser Squadrons and Battle Cruisers and the Commander-in-Chief began to be receiv

...ocks or on the water front, and we had some experience of yachting both in small craft & large yachts, amongst the latter being the racing yacht belonging t ...out first of his term of thirty-nine boys<ref name=Jellicoe14/> with first-class certificates in each subject for which he gained nine months' time of servi

...quently delayed till mid-December because of machinery problems with the {{DE-VonDerTann|f=t}}.{{GoldrickKing'sShips|p. 191}} ...a potentially suspicious transit through the Kiel Canal. The submarine {{DE-U27}} was sent to reconnoitre Scarborough and Hartlepool, and reported weak

In order to avoid exaggerating the importance of any class of war-ship and to truly exhibit the functions it is called upon to perform ...arrow seas.[* Compare Mons. L. E. Bertin's work, "Etat actuel de la Marine de Guerre."]

...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 * twenty [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acherons'']]

...rough 4 D.F. were fully crewed. 8 D.F's. strength is now twenty-four first-class T.Bs. and two cruisers based on Harwich, to be moved to Rosyth in event of {|width=75% class=toccolours

In 1916, it was comprised of [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|''M'' class destroyers]] whose 104 torpedo test runs in the first half of that year pro ...to the Grand Fleet. Its small initial size (a flotilla leader, seven "M" class destroyers, and a depot ship shared with the {{UK-DF|2}}) augurs future gro

Light cruiser '''H.M.S. ''Amphion''''', completed in 1913, was the first ship of the [[Ro ...as one of seven ships of the [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|''Boadicea'' class]].

...enry Hervey Campbell|Henry H. Campbell]], Rear-Admiral Commanding, Seventh Cruiser Squadron, and Rear-Admiral [[Arthur Henry Christian|Arthur H. Christian]], ...ix weeks of the war both British and German submarines sank an enemy light cruiser. Some British admirals, such as Admiral Sir [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, Firs

...eleven [[Third Class Cruiser|third class cruisers]] of the '''''Pelorus'' Class''' were completed between 1897 and 1901. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 styl

On 7 June, 1916, Vice-Admiral Beatty asked the light cruiser squadrons that had operated with him to submit a report of the recent [[Bat :2. At 2.23 p.m., the Light Cruiser Screen being then spread

...ni personally adjusted the equipment and great results were obtained. The small factors that allowed for such improvements were continually revealing thems |rowspan=5 align=center|Training Squadron<br>/<br>Cruiser Squadron||[[H.M.S. St. George (1892)|''St. George'']]||rowspan=4 align=cent

|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

...protected cruisers of the [[Barracouta Class Cruiser (1889)|''Barracouta'' class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1890. There was a small cruiser named {{UK-1Blanche}} that came after and fought in the [[Great War]].

...class protected cruisers of the [[Leander Class Cruiser (1882)|''Leander'' class]], but she served as a depot ship in the Great War. There was also a light cruiser named [[H.M.S. Leander (1931)|''Leander'']] launched in 1931.

The {{UK-LCS|2}} operated in a screening role for the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. proceedings of the Second Light Cruiser Squadron, consisting of

A Stoker First Class from {{UK-Tipperary}} was picked up by the {{UK-Dublin|f=t}} in the night. :Some men had previously got away on a small raft, and

Battle Cruiser Squadrons, less " {{AU-1Australia}}," on the afternoon fired at a three-funnelled cruiser steering southwards, and fire

{|style="margin:0" width=75% class="toccolours" ...et B 1 from {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}}. In B 2, Vice-Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Beresford]] commanded B 2 from the

...oeuvres, his flag in {{UK-Euryalus}}. He was assisted by Commodore, First Class [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Arthur Leveson]]. ...nsible for the loss of three defending submarines. Earlier, the protected cruiser {{UK-Talbot}} had encountered the raiding force and sent messages firstly t

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...ral Behncke, who was wounded and in hospital; his wounds are slight, a few small splinters in his head, elbow and knee, and he will probably soon be well ag ...T messages were received, but they were corrupt, appeared to refer only to small formations and gave no clue to the movements of the Grand Fleet. The airshi