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...Of the ship's Naval Instructor Oliver recalled, "He never tried to teach us."<ref>Oliver. '''I'''. f. 6.</ref> He was rated Midshipman on 31 January

...ly, and has the 2nd Class of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan, and the US of America Distinguished Service Medal; awarded Beaufort Testimonial, 1888;

...ld cock bird. Sea lions were sighted and many seal, and for a time both of us forgot our troubles."<ref>Grant. "H.M.S. ''Canopus'', August, 1914, to Marc ...fitting resting-place for men of our race&mdash;his body is separated from us by half the world, and he and his gallant comrades lie far from the pleasan

...which is more than those confounded politicians do so perhaps he will suit us quite well. He had rather an ordeal the other night&mdash;poor man when he

...ised of the four dreadnoughts of the US Navy's [[Battleship Division Nine (US Navy)|Battleship Division Nine]], increasing to five dreadnoughts in Januar

...lles|f=t}}.<ref>Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.</ref> ...rnet Joseph Wolseley|Lord Wolseley]] having reported that Boardman "helped us in fitting out our boats, in working them over the worst cataracts in the N

...d a first-rate seaman and disciplinarian to go on with, and though he kept us all in terrific order he was none the less very popular."<ref>Fortescue. '

...fresh sign of the neighbourly relations existing between Great Britain and us, and a manifestation which cannot but render our relations still more cordi

...h Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|5th Battle Squadron]] had come down to join us in the Forth in their place. It was the first time the 5th B.S. had come o ...my opened fire. The first salvo I saw drop was quite 2,000 yards short of us, and did not seem to have a very small spread. 3.50 ''Lion'' opened fire,

...ak the spirit of the young officers, and we found that once he had subdued us to his particular form of discipline we were able to satisfy him, while he ...prejudices against smoking in any form, and against spirits. He once gave us a lecture which ended up, "A gentleman may be excused an occasional cigar,

...rofessor of Mathematics at Cambridge, where he had also been a coach, told us that we were being taught in three months by Professor [[Carlton John Lambe ...nch|Sir Wilfred French]], Sir Vaughan Monroe and Sir William Andrewes, and Vice-Admirals Sir James Pipon and [[Richard Bell Davies|Sir Richard Bell Davies]]. He wa

...be summed up in a few words by saying that he speeded things up and saved us some 5 or 6 years. ...kill the very difficult task of writing the Life of Lord Fisher and giving us a picture of this extraordinary man and the demoniacal energy, inspired by

...n a fleet action, especially since they possess an actual superiority over us in these particular weapons. ...ay from an advancing fleet, I should assume that the intention was to lead us over mines and submarines, and should decline to be so drawn.

...and smoke, except the flashes of her guns, but a few projectiles fell near us and burst, making splashes about 20 feet high. ...nd {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} from five or six guns. Several shot fell ahead of us, a few short, and one passed between the fore top and fore bridge, being cl

...sure|f=t}}.<ref>Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.</ref>

...the vessel.<ref>Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.</ref>

...B. Kiddle]], later remembered Tottenham as "a sour pessimist who disliked us all and his appointment. Luckily a few months saw him promoted and he left

...re earlier than we did at the enemy as he closed us after his turn towards us at about 6.56 p.m.

...s there, then landed and caught the train for Banbury where our horses met us; got there in time for breakfast and to change our clothes at the 'White Li

...then turn away from them instead of towards them, was sickening They gave us our chance & we weren't allowed to take it."<ref>Diary entry for 4 May, 191