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...as a Rear-Admiral, 1920.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] ...dora|f=t}} on 10 June, 1904, but then whisked away to command the despatch vessel {{UK-1Surprise}} on 6 February, 1905, to remain in her until superseded on

...-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 June, 1933 for continued work as a target vessel.{{NLOct35|p. 222}} ...o the Germans. As a last ditch measure, she was equipped with a number of small calibre weapons in the event of German invasion. As the threat of invasion

...>{{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.

...n a few minutes {{DE-Pillau|f=p}}, {{DE-Frankfurt|f=p}} were damaged and {{DE-Wiesbaden|f=p}} was reduced to a floating wreck. ...and having the advantage of the light ''Invincible'' scored two hits on {{DE-Lutzow}} which ultimately led to Hipper's flagship sinking.

...y of machine tools. Nothing comparable was found in the <u>Baden</u>. Such small workshops as there were equipped only with benches and vices. I do not reco ...>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Alton on GWPDA]</ref>|succBy=Vessel Scuttled}}

...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

...t]] {{SIR}} '''Frederick William Richards''', G.C.B., D.C.L. (<small>OXON</small>), F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (30 November, 1833 &ndash; 28 September, 1912) was ...le-sloop ''Vixen'' on the China station. He brought home and paid off this vessel in 1861. From March 1862 to January 1866 he commanded the ''Dart'', a gunb

...ed in the Sea of Azoff. A few days later, on 11 October, he landed with a small party, made a hazardous march inland, and set fire to a large store of fora ...am Rickard, Quartermaster, and George Milestone, A.B. Having hauled their small boat across the Spit of Arabat, they traversed the Sivash to the Crimean sh

[[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 (

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

D<small>ESPATCHES</small> of which the following are Copies, have been received from the Commander-i On 5th June I received a requisition from H.M. Consul at Tientsin for a vessel to protect Pei-tai-ho (a watering-place a few miles south of Shan-hai-kuan)

...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

...arrow seas.[* Compare Mons. L. E. Bertin's work, "Etat actuel de la Marine de Guerre."] ...h this speed cannot be maintained, besides which the supply of coal is too small to allow of its maintenance for more than a short time, under any circumsta

Modern sources often treat her as a member of a three-vessel ''Active'' class, but we treat her as contemporary documents do, as one of ...gun, salvaged from her wreck.<br><small>In the collection of Tony Lovell.</small>]]

3-funnelled Light Cruiser, I think " {{DE-Elbing}}," from 9,700 to finger " and one other (possibly " {{DE-Lutzow}} ").

...ya}} on 28 November, 1915.{{NLDec16|p. 395''zz''}} He commissioned the new vessel on 1 January, 1916 and commanded her at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part o ...erson]] dated 29 May 1919 indicates that this was to include command of "a small Force of Light Cruisers and Destroyers" which would be sent to Flensborg "i

...ld in 1897 were 11' 2" long of galvanized iron. They each contained 1,356 small steel tubes of 1.33 and 1.25" out diameter, variously. The eight furnaces Early in the morning of 31 May, 1918, she engaged {{DE-UC75}} off Flamborough Head after the submarine accidentally collided with

31st May was armed with 9.4-in. guns, probably the " {{DE-Roon}} " or " {{DE-FurstBismarck}}."

..., under {{LCommRN}} [[Cecil Ponsonby Talbot|Cecil P. Talbot]], E 16 sank {{DE-U6}} at 59deg 10' N., 5deg 9' E..{{UKTH1|p. 13}} ...d by a screen of a torpedo boat, a small sloop, 4 trawlers, several tugs & small craft, on 22/12/15. The attack was very ably carried out & Lt. Cdr Duff-Du

...leg of her homeward voyage, the submarine encountered a Norwegian sailing vessel laden with timber for English mines. Once again, she scorned the use of a t ...s: {{DE-U117}}, {{DE-U140}}, {{DE-UB148}}, {{DE-UB88}}, {{DE-UC97}}, and {{DE-U164}}—to the United States on condition that they be destroyed within a

:The vessel kept afloat for some time after this, going down :Some men had previously got away on a small raft, and

resembled the " {{DE-Seydlitz}}." The " Lion's " smoke becoming of the " {{DE-Seydlitz}} " or similar type). At 5.8 the enemy could no

...November, 1911 and confirmed in the rank two days later. His first small vessel service started on 31 December 1911 with an appointment to the {{UK-Savage| Hartnoll was credited with destroying {{DE-UC50}} on 4 February, 1918 while in command of {{UK-Zubian}}. He received

...ne 1918, Lightoller was in command of the {{UK-Garry|f=c}} when she sank {{DE-UB110}}. ...the Channel, an impressive achievement for the small 58 foot long, 26 GRT vessel.

{{LCommRN}} '''John Duncan de Mussenden Leathes''', (26 January, 1896 &ndash; 26 January, 1932) served in ...o {{SubRN}} on 15 September 1916 and becoming the executive officer of the small ship.

...copies of certificates, 11 July 1850; Orders to join the FISGARD (training vessel) at Woolwich, 10 February 1851; Certificate for services on HMS FISGARD, 5 ...HMS FORTE, RAINBOW, GEYSER, RALEIGH, ILLUSTRIOUS, VICTORY and HM Surveying Vessel THUNDER. The Pacific Station, often referred to as the Pacific Squadron, wa

...ncentrating fire on German heavy batteries inland; a suggestion of a decoy vessel for enemy submarines; a scheme for the absorption of engineer officers as a ...services; minefield positions; proposals for submarine nets and the use of small airships against submarines; airship design; the Dardanelles, including an

d=18810517|s=H.M.S. Constance (1880)|s=VES a moored vessel|w=Chatham Dockyard|n=blown together by wind d=18840508|s=H.M.S. Vivid (1883)|s=VES small pleasure boat|w=in the Hamoaze|n=2 dead

...his commission on 14 November, 1918.<ref>''The News Journal'' (Wilmington, DE) 29 November, 1955 p. 41.</ref>{{USOfficerReg1918|p. 110}}{{USOfficerReg191 ...tails of his service, though he did serve on {{US-Eagle11|f=t}} while that vessel was fitting out in early 1919. Other sources indicate he briefly commanded

...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