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..."a document the contents of which were to have repercussions on the whole war at sea."<ref>Goldrick. p. 166.</ref> Andrew Gordon claims that the Board The experience gained of German methods since the commencement of the war make it possible and very desirable to consider the manner in which these m

...to the British [[Royal Navy]]'s ship used for the preliminary education of naval officers from 1859 to 1905. It was anchored first at Portsmouth, then Port ...leaving for the fleet they were rated Midshipmen; if not then they left as Naval Cadets and had to pass further examinations to become Midshipmen. Over the

He was appointed to the {{UK-Venerable|f=t}} on 15 March, 1906.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Time ...Baird was appointed to {{UK-Egmont}} as Director of Shipping Movements on Staff of C-in-C Mediterranean as {{Com1RN}}, remaining there until 28 March, 1919

...ip, {{UK-Hercules}}. On 1 January, 1917, James was also appointed for War Staff duties.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/46.}} f. 146.</ref> ...Staff (Royal Navy)|Naval Staff]]. From 7 July he was appointed a II Grade Staff Officer and was to receive a consolidated salary of £600 a year. He was p

...fficers continue to be trained there today in its guise as Britannia Royal Naval College. ...e, and a final one of 30 in January, 1906.<ref>''Report of the Director of Naval Education, for the Year 1905''. f. 6. In {{TNA|ADM 7/936.}}</ref>

...of the Sea-keeping Fleet and of a better system of training for the Royal Naval Reserve. The elimination of the older vessels, which require the most frequ The Royal Marines will not in future possess a staff of officers entirely distinct, as at present, from the officers of the Roya

==Prelude to War== ...and on the way home spent a week end at Wimereux where later on during the war a big hospital was established.<ref>Quoted in Bacon. ''Earl Jellicoe''. p

Combined Naval Expedition to attempt the Relief of Legations at Peking. ...the next Senior Naval Officer present on the 5th instant, that the Senior Naval Officers should meet together to discuss the situation and arrange for mutu

...tional Archives. ADM 116/1606. Reproduced in ''Documents Relating to the Naval Air Service''. '''I'''. pp. 497-499.</ref> makes perfect sense. ...Wemyss realised the burden of staff work and departmental work as Chief of Naval Personnel would be too much for him, and at his request he was relieved, Vi

...led 'Destroyers building at Stettin' and 'Destroyers and Light Cruisers in War' and other papers 9 Oct 1911-21 Dec 1912 (See also BTY/22/1). First World War. [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]] 28 Aug 1914: folder containing papers 29 Au

...y lieutenant. This will not do when he gets a big fleet. He must trust his staff and captains and if they don't fit he must kick them out! I am sure you wi ...han valuable assistance to support me in the very big work there is before us.<ref>Callaghan to Jellicoe. Letter of 9 December, 1911. Jellicoe Papers.

...detships in the Royal Navy, coming fourth out of his batch of twenty.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Time ...washing in a bucket & alongside the Iron Duke at 3.40 amid cheers from the staff on the quarter deck[.] There I was presented to the Prince of Wales & Prin

...hitects of March, 1893, entitled "[[On the Present Position of Cruisers in Naval Warfare]]", Rear-Admiral [[Samuel Long]] stated that the size of cruisers h ...liam Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne|the Earl of Selborne]], on naval requirements:

...recently (2015) been re-examined by Morgan-Owen, who concluded that “the naval portion of his [Wilson’s] strategy &hellip; was far more credible than ha ...mall>]], C.M.G., [[Director of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Intelligence]].</p>

...''Naval Firepower''. pp. 99, 297-298.<br>Friedman. ''Fighting the Great War at Sea''. pp. 164, 378.</ref> In order to try and rectify this state of a ...nowiki>[[Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> will be asked to report on this letter in [the

It is the scholarly companion to more accessible publications such as ''Naval History'', and less on the human side of naval conflict, although this is not a dogmatic characteristic.

...y for 1931 belonging to Hubert Edward Dannreuther. Also 4 photographs of a naval review possibly by a member of royalty. London Magazine, Number 71, Volume XXXVII, Special Naval Number including 'Survivors Own thrilling stories of the last fights of {{U

==Great War== ...rifle fire. A report of the action reads as follows:<ref>Halpern, G. P. (Naval Records Soc. 1987) ‘'The Royal Navy in the Mediterranean 1915-18’' pp.

...h in merit among the sixty-three candidates accepted as naval cadets.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Aug 13, ...} as First officer and for War Staff Duties. He was in this post when the war broke out.

...) [[Cyprian Arthur George Bridge|Cyprian A. G. Bridge]] and published in ''Naval Science'' in 1872. Thus science continues to present to us more and more frequently its practical side; and thus every branch of human