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  • 14-in V D2 A.W. Torpedo Tube (UK)
    The '''14-in V.<small>D<small><sub>2</sub></small></small> Above-Water Tube''' was a sin {{CatAWTube|14-in|UK}}
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  • 14-in Mark XI Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in Mark XI Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich. The torpedo was introduced in 1903, and featured a nickel steel air vessel and a more p
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  • 14-in Mark I Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in Mark I Torpedo''' (or '''14-in R.L. I''') was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. ...t which time production was switching over to the [[14-in Mark II Torpedo (UK)|Mark II torpedoes]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}}
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  • 14-in Mark II Torpedo (UK)
    ...4-in R.L. Mark II Torpedo''' (or '''14-in R.L. II''') was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. ...ime production switched over to the [[14-in Mark III Torpedo (UK)|Mark III torpedo]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}}
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  • 14-in Mark III Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in R.L. Mark III Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. ...ction then switched right over to the [[14-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|Mark IV torpedo]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}}
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  • 14-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)
    [[File:ARTS1883Plate12.jpg|thumb|600px|'''14-in R.L Mark IV'''{{ARTS1883|Plate 12}}]] The '''14-in R.L. Mark IV Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]].
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  • 14-in Mark V Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in R.L. Mark V Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. The torpedoes' design improvements over the [[14-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|Mark IV]] were counted as nine in number. Deviation in the 24 test runs h
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  • 14-in Mark VIII Torpedo (UK)
    ...al Laboratory]] and later at the [[Royal Gun Factory]] when control of the Torpedo Factory at Woolwich was transferred. These torpedoes were now to be stampe The fully charged torpedo weighed 706 pounds.{{ARTS1894|p. 53}}
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  • 14-in Mark VII Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in R.L. Mark VII Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo. Some of these were referred to as "Leeds torpedoes", which likely means t ...ese parts were noted as being stronger in the newer {{Torp|14-in Mark VIII|UK}}es.{{ARTS1890|p. 22-23}}
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  • 14-in Mark VI Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in R.L. Mark VI Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]] at Woolwich. The genesis and specifics of this torpedo family is a little mysterious, owing to a gap in our primary source documen
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  • 14-in Mark IX Torpedo (UK)
    [[File:ARTS1893Plate10edit.jpg|thumb|640px|'''14-in R.G.F. Mark IX Torpedo'''{{ARTS1893|portion of Plate 10}} ]] The '''14-in Mark IX Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich.
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  • 14-in Mark X Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in Mark X Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich. ...uction in 1898, building upon its very successful [[14-in Mark IX Torpedo (UK)|Mark IX predecessor]].{{ARTS1898|pp. vi-vii}}
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  • 14-in Mark X* Torpedo (UK)
    #REDIRECT [[14-in Mark X Torpedo (UK)#Mark X*]]
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  • 14-in VII B A.W. Torpedo Tube (UK)
    The '''14-in VII.<small>B</small> Above-Water Tube''' was a single revolving tube used b {{CatAWTube|14-in|UK}}
    271 B (36 words) - 16:02, 30 October 2013
  • 14-in VII B D.R. A.W. Torpedo Tube (UK)
    ...by the [[Sharpshooter Class Torpedo Gunboat (1888)|''Sharpshooter'' class torpedo gunboats]]. {{CatAWTube|14-in|UK}}
    580 B (71 words) - 12:41, 1 November 2013
  • 14-in Torpedo Dropping Gear (UK)
    '''14-in Torpedo Dropping Gear''' was an assembly for dropping torpedoes into the water abre The torpedo would start when it was released.
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  • Bellerophon Class Battleship (1907)
    ...class''' dreadnoughts were designed as a follow-up to the revolutionary {{UK-Dreadnought|f=p}}. ...-division was improved to decrease the possibility of sinking from mine or torpedo attack. Unlike ''Dreadnought'' the ''Bellerophon'' class were given two tr
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  • St. Vincent Class Battleship (1908)
    | {{Template:UK-Collingwood}} | {{Template:UK-StVincent}}
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  • Colossus Class Battleship (1910)
    | {{Template:UK-Colossus}} | {{Template:UK-Hercules}}
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  • Orion Class Battleship (1910)
    ...ww.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ship.php?ShipID=1258 Battleships-cruisers.co.uk]<br>Her [[British Tripod Director Firing System|director]] is not yet insta | {{Template:UK-Conqueror}}
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  • King George V Class Battleship (1911)
    | {{Template:UK-1Ajax}} | {{Template:UK-Audacious}}
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  • Iron Duke Class Battleship (1912)
    | {{Template:UK-Benbow}} | {{Template:UK-EmperorOfIndia}}
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  • H.M. T.B. 35 (1909)
    ...''' was one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]]. At the end of 1920, she was sharing her commander and gunner with {{UK-TB33}}.{{NLJan21|p. 871}}
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  • Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship (1913)
    | {{Template:UK-Barham}} | {{Template:UK-Malaya}}
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  • Revenge Class Battleship (1914)
    | {{Template:UK-Ramillies}} | {{Template:UK-Resolution}}
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  • Invincible Class Battlecruiser (1907)
    | {{Template:UK-Indomitable}} | {{Template:UK-Inflexible}}
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  • Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser (1909)
    | {{Template:UK-Indefatigable}} | {{Template:UK-NewZealand}}
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  • Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)
    | {{Template:UK-Lion}} | {{Template:UK-PrincessRoyal}}
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  • Renown Class Battlecruiser (1916)
    | {{Template:UK-Renown}} | {{Template:UK-Repulse}}
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  • Courageous Class Battlecruiser (1916)
    | {{Template:UK-Courageous}} | {{Template:UK-Glorious}}
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  • Admiralty Pattern Number
    ...e; if there were a Pattern 50 light bulb, could there also be a Pattern 50 torpedo director? The numbers appeared after 1885, as no mention is found in ARTS ...of 2- June 1913, pattern number corrected in Order 362 of 11 July}}||in {{UK-Dreadnought}} and later
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  • East Indies Station
    ...e=fredbot:officeCIC otitle="Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station" nat="UK"> ...me=fredbot:office2IC otitle="Second in Command, East Indies Station" nat="UK">
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  • Gorgon Class Battleship (1914)
    | {{Template:UK-Glatton}} | {{Template:UK-Gorgon}}
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  • H.M.S. King George V (1911)
    ===Torpedo Control=== ...ARTS1919|p. 119}} In 1920, however, it was decided to send her Type F to {{UK-1Orion}} or to the the Staff College at Greenwich.{{ARTS1920|p. 91}}
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  • H.M.S. Centurion (1911)
    ''Centurion'' served in the {{UK-BS|2}} from at least December 1913, remaining with that squadron throughout ''Centurion'' operated as part of the {{UK-BS|2}} at the Battle, under the command of Captain [[Michael Culme-Seymour,
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  • H.M.S. Ajax (1912)
    Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in the {{TCT}}.{{HTC1916|p. 38}}{{ART ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Ajax'' proposed one centrally on the fore bridge.{{ARTS1918|p. 1
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  • H.M.S. Audacious (1912)
    ...wer steam trial. She would leave on 4 August for the gun trials, with the torpedo trials expected on 5 August before returning to Birkenhead.<ref>"Naval And ...., where it met the {{UK-Liverpool|f=t}} with the targets. At 08:45 the {{UK-BS|2}} was steaming twenty miles N. ¼ E. of Tory Island in line ahead, ''A
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  • H.M.S. Orion (1910)
    ...January, 1912 the old battleship {{UK-1Revenge}}, which was a tender to {{UK-Excellent}}, broke free from her moorings and drifted across Portsmouth Har ''Orion'' joined the {{UK-BS|2}}, and would act as the formation's flagship from December, 1913 or ea
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  • H.M.S. Thunderer (1911)
    ...t squadron were redesignated as the {{UK-BS|3}}.<ref>See {{UK-BS|2}} and {{UK-BS|3}} for citations.</ref> ...George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'']] classes, as well as {{UK-Thunderer|f=p}}.{{ARTS1913|p. 126}}
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  • H.M.S. Neptune (1909)
    |nat=UK ...attle of Jutland]] in 1916. After the battle she was transferred to the {{UK-BS|4}}. Following the conclusion of the war and the dissolution of the Gra
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  • H.M.S. Benbow (1913)
    In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Benbow'' reloaded a submerged t ...served with the First until the end of the war.<ref>See {{UK-BS|4}} and {{UK-BS|1}} for citations.</ref>
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  • H.M.S. Emperor of India (1913)
    ...he navies of Japan, Russia, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Brazil and Argentina. {{UK-Revenge|f=p}} was laid down in the vacated slip on 22 December. ...nder L. Duff]] hoisted his flag in ''Emperor of India'' as Rear-Admiral, {{UK-BS|4}} at Barrow-in-Furness on 22 October, 1914.
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  • H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)
    ...f the [[Grand Fleet]] from 4 August, 1914 until replaced in this role by {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 16 February, 1917.{{UKCeased|p. 1}} ...r George A. Callaghan]]. She replaced {{UK-1Neptune}}, which joined the {{UK-BS|1}}.<ref>"The New Fleet Flagship" (News). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 10 M
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  • H.M.S. Marlborough (1912)
    ...competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 58, 67, 77 and 203 seconds, and the aft flat at A propeller was damaged by a torpedo on 29 June 1927. Their Lordships informed Captain [[Frederick Charles Fish
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  • H.M.S. Barham (1914)
    Re-commissioned on 4 January 1923 at Portsmouth to become part of the {{UK-BS|1}} in 1925.{{NLApr25|pp. 216, 217}} On 12 December, 1939 ''Barham'' collided with the {{UK-Duchess|f=t}} which was escorting her to Belfast. The smaller ship was cut
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  • H.M.S. Malaya (1915)
    Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}} ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Malaya'' proposed a pair of transversing mountings atop the beef
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  • H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (1913)
    ...n at sea with the fleet she was attached to ''Benbow's'' division in the {{UK-BS|4}}.<ref>Add MS 48998. f. 125.</ref>{{SMNLJun18|p. 10}} Re-commissioned 24 September, 1924 for service as flagship of the {{UK-BS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|pp. 260, 261}}
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  • H.M.S. Valiant (1914)
    Lieutenant-Commander [[Brian Egerton]] served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of ''Valiant'' between March 1915 un She fought at Jutland as part of the {{UK-BS|5}} under Captain Woollcombe in support of the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]
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  • H.M.S. Warspite (1913)
    ...spite'' collided with her sister {{UK-Valiant|f=t}} and nearly also with {{UK-Erin}} on 24 August, 1916 while the squadron was engaged in a night firing ...Portsmouth on 23 January, 1929. By mid-1931 she was operating with the {{UK-BS|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet, bearing Rear-Admiral 2BS.{{NLJul31|p. 286}}
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  • H.M.S. Revenge (1915)
    ''Revenge'' joined the {{UK-BS|1}} in May 1916 and remained in that formation through the end of the wa ''Revenge'' and {{UK-RoyalOak}} were the only ships in the class to fight at Jutland.
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  • H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1915)
    ...land]], but joined her sisters {{UK-Revenge}} and {{UK-RoyalOak}} in the {{UK-BS|1}} in June, 1916. In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Royal Sovereign'' reloaded a su
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  • H.M.S. General Wolfe (1915)
    ...ed cover for British destroyers when the Germans attempted to press home a torpedo-boat attack.<ref>Buxton. ''Big Gun Monitors''. p. 52.</ref> Afterwards, {{CatShipMonitor|UK}}
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  • H.M.S. Raglan (1915)
    ...s, Raglan achieved the best trial speed of any of the monitors, whose anti-torpedo bulges and poor hull form slowed them considerably. Her best speed on the m The small {{UK-M28|f=t}} had also been sunk in the onslaught, but soon after the action ''
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  • H.M.S. Invincible (1907)
    ...t C.S. became the {{UK-BCS|1}}. On 17 March, 1913 she collided with the {{UK-C34|f=t}} in Stokes Bay in the Solent, suffering no damage in the process. In August, 1913 ''Invincible'' joined the {{UK-BCS|2}} in the [[British Mediterranean Fleet|Mediterranean Fleet]] after an
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  • Royal Sovereign Class Battleship (1891)
    | {{Template:UK-EmpressOfIndia}} | {{Template:UK-1Hood}}
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  • H.M.S. Resolution (1892)
    ...on 9 October, 1901 and he and his crew turned over to commission the new {{UK-Formidable|f=t}} on the following day.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ...dge|appt=17 December, 1896<ref>''List of Her Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Torpedo Boats Present at Spithead 26th June 1897 Together with an Index of the Offi
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  • H.M.S. Revenge (1892)
    ...candidate for the rôle. She was the first vessel to be fitted with anti-torpedo bulges and she was also fitted with minesweeping gear designed by Admiral o From 1918 to February, 1919 she served as a tender to {{UK-Victory|f=p}}. In late 1919 she was sold to Wards and broken up at Briton'
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  • Majestic Class Battleship (1894)
    | {{Template:UK-Caesar}} | {{Template:UK-Hannibal}}
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  • H.M.S. Majestic (1895)
    ...have been delayed by armour plate being diverted to the construction of {{UK-Magnificent|f=p}} at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]. She completed her two days torpedo trials at Spithead on the evening of 24 September, 1895. Firing from a sta
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  • London Class Battleship (1899)
    | {{Template:UK-Bulwark}} | {{Template:UK-1London}}
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  • H.M.S. London (1899)
    There was also a heavy cruiser named {{UK-London}} completed in the late 1920s. ...her quarter deck. ''London'' recommissioned on 18 May to work with the {{UK-MLS|1}}, helping to sow the massive [[Northern Mine Barrage]] in eleven sor
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  • Duncan Class Battleship (1901)
    | {{Template:UK-Albemarle}} | {{Template:UK-Cornwallis}}
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  • King Edward VII Class Battleship (1903)
    | {{Template:UK-Africa}} | {{Template:UK-Britannia}}
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  • Lord Nelson Class Battleship (1906)
    | {{Template:UK-Agamemnon}} | {{Template:UK-LordNelson}}
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  • H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)
    In 1916, ''Australia'' and {{UK-NewZealand}} were approved to receive [[Evershed Bearing Indicator]]s for t ===Torpedo Control===
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  • H.M.S. New Zealand (1911)
    ...orge Francis Maurice Cradock|Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]], and the {{UK-1Berwick}} arrived.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appoint On 21 August, 1914, ''New Zealand'' was ordered to join {{UK-Invincible}} on the Humber.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Even
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  • H.M.S. Tiger (1913)
    |nat=UK ...icer, Lieutenant-Commander [[Evan Bruce-Gardyne]], on 13 March, 1914. The Torpedo Officer, Lieutenant-Commander Walter N. Lapage, was appointed on 19 June.
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  • H.M.S. Furious (1916)
    |nat=UK ...re-commissioned at Devonport on 29 August, 1933 with Fighter Squadron 801, Torpedo Bomber Squadron 812 and Search/Reconnaissance Squadron 822 embarked.{{NLJul
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  • H.M.S. Agincourt (1913)
    |nat=UK ...s soon as possible and proceed to the vicinity of Loch Ewe for gunnery and torpedo practice.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Events." Jellicoe Pap
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  • H.M.S. Canada (1913)
    |nat=UK The ten 14-in 45 calibre Mark E guns were in twin mountings. In respects to their sights
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  • H.M.S. Erin (1913)
    |nat=UK ...eymouth torpedoes in England were purchased: ten [[21-in Weymouth Mark II Torpedo]]es intended for Japan were given to ''Erin'', but her Elswick type submerg
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  • Gem Class Cruiser (1903)
    | {{Template:UK-Amethyst}} | {{Template:UK-1Diamond}}
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  • H.M.S. Princess Royal (1911)
    ...' was commissioned at Devonport on 14 November, 1912, for service in the {{UK-BCS|1}},<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and N ...n, he would remain in her until 31 May, 1919. He was scolded for losing a torpedo in June, 1918 and in the next month subjected to a court of inquiry for cau
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  • H.M.S. Queen Mary (1912)
    ...n Brown & Company]], she was the fastest capital ship in the fleet until {{UK-Tiger|f=p}}, the last of the so-called [["Big Cats"]] to be launched. She Captain [[William Reginald Hall|W. Reginald Hall]] was appointed to {{UK-Victory|f=p}} for command of ''Queen Mary'' on 1 July, 1913.<ref>Hall Servi
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  • 113 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1884)
    Four first-class torpedo boats were ordered in 1884 and were called '''113-Footers''' due to their l | {{Template:UK-1TB21}}
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  • Lewis Bayly
    ...Navy]] as a Navigating Cadet on 15 July, 1870, and was appointed to the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} at Dartmouth, and left on 18 July, 1872, after the customa He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} He emerged with a first-class certificate in
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  • John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher
    He became a gunnery expert, founded the Navy's torpedo branch and upon joining the [[Board of Admiralty]] started a twenty-year pe ...August, 1861. After fourteen months at ''Excellent'', he was placed in {{UK-1Warrior}} in April 1863 for an additional fourteen months service.
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  • Torpedo Director Pattern 2391
    ...pg|thumb|400px| A [[Pattern]] 2391 director<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 23.</ref>]] ...I* heater torpedo (35 knots to 4,000 yards)<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 23.</ref>]]
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  • Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman
    ...s requalified, on 5 January, 1884, he was appointed to the barbette ship {{UK-Temeraire|y=1876}} in the Mediterranean<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. f. 1187.</ ...} At the end of the year he went through the Lieutenants' short course of Torpedo on half pay, and on 1 January, 1885, commissioned as Commander (Second-in-C
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  • Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss
    ...."<ref>Wester Wemyss. p. 33.</ref> On 12 October he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship [[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|''Hecla'']] in the Mediterranean. He wa ..., a family friend. On 6 May, 1892, he received his first command, that of Torpedo Boat 21, which was commissioned for training purposes.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42
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  • Henry Bradwardine Jackson
    ...Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2007 [http://0-www.oxforddnb.com.wam.leeds.ac.uk/view/article/34134, accessed 10 Sept 2012]</ref> ...ineteenth century and was the world's first effective self-propelled naval torpedo, developed by an English engineer, [[Whitehead & Company|Robert Whitehead]]
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  • Jutland:Preliminaries
    ...cruisers and merchant ships that were frequently seen there. Cruisers and torpedo boats could guard the exposed flank since the [[High Sea Fleet]] would not ...ughts, five battlecruisers, six pre-dreadnoughts, 11 light cruisers and 61 torpedo boats (equivalent to British destroyers),<ref>Tarrant. “Jutland: The Germ
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  • H.M.S. Renown (1895)
    |nat=UK * two (or four, less likely) {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}}es, with Side Lugs, in October, half of which were manufactured by Whitehe
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  • Centurion Class Battleship (1892)
    | {{Template:UK-Barfleur}} | {{Template:UK-1Centurion}}
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  • Third Sea Lord
    | 6.&mdash;Inventions&mdash;relating to Ships, Machinery, Ordnance and Torpedo ''Matériel'', &c. | 12.&mdash;Ordnance and Torpedo ''Matériel'' and Stores.
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  • Chatham Royal Dockyard
    ...tain the berthing space that would be required to accommodate the fourteen torpedo boat destroyers that were expected to be delivered shortly from the contrac ...dbot:officeAdmSuper otitle="Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard" nat="UK">
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  • First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
    *{{UK-1Neptune}} [[File:VAdmRN.png|25px]] *{{UK-StVincent}}
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  • Archibald Peile Stoddart
    ...On 17 October, 1883, he was appointed Acting {{LieutRN}} to the gunboat {{UK-1Flirt}} on the Cape station. He was formally promoted to the rank of Lieut ...S.S. ''Cuzco'', arriving back on 9 June. He was appointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Mersey}} for the annual man&oelig;uvres from 4 July to 22 August, then com
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  • Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)
    ...name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet" nat="UK"> <div name=fredbot:officeCOF otitle="Captain of the Fleet, Reserve Fleet" nat="UK">
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  • Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet
    ...nt two years in the [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] torpedo school with an additional six months as staff officer of that establishment On 7 July 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB72|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The T
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  • Hubert Edward Dannreuther
    ...in October 1900, emerging to be appointed to the [[Channel Squadron]]'s {{UK-Arrogant|f=tp}} on 6 January, 1902.<ref>Dannreuther Service Record. {{TNA| When ''Arrogant'' paid off in May 1902, Dannreuther was sent to {{UK-Doris}}, to serve in her upon her commissioning, and was promoted to the ra
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  • Alexander Edward Bethell
    ...2? 1883?) until May 1885, spending his last month commanding second-class torpedo boats.<ref>Service chits in Bethell I/1/3 at Liddell Hart Centre for Milita ...yal Navy)|Assistant Director of Torpedoes]] and was appointed captain of {{UK-1Hindustan}} until January of 1908.
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  • Frederick Tower Hamilton
    ...B, p. 6.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 11 January, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} ...ton was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on 1 November, 1897.<ref>"Nava
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  • Herbert William Richmond
    ...he [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. Having specialised as a torpedo officer, he was employed intermittently at the [[Admiralty]] between period ...edo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-Majestic}}, flagship of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadro
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  • Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...ral [[Charles John Briggs|C. J. Briggs]]), replaced 17 December, 1912 by {{UK-Albemarle}} *{{UK-1Duncan}} (Flagship, Rear-Admiral [[Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram|T. H. M. Jer
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  • H.M.S. Benbow (1885)
    ...K-1Inflexible}} (Captain [[Henry Coey Kane]]) to be target of a night time torpedo boat attack in Volo Bay. Four second-class boats, one from ''Benbow'', one {{CatShipSecondClassBattleship|UK}}
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  • Mark Edward Frederic Kerr
    ...899. This was followed by appointments in command of {{UK-Mermaid}} and {{UK-Cheerful}}. He was again appointed from ''Cheerful'' for a half-year in co He served as captain of {{UK-Implacable}} from May 1907 through September of the following year.
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  • Arthur Lindesay Cay
    ...fawning than average. Captain [[Atwell Peregrine MacLeod Lake|Lake]] of {{UK-1Nelson|f=p}}, under whom Cay served from October 1884 to April 1888 descri ...dize, "Lieut. Cay is a dashing officer & would, I think, make a first rate Torpedo officer in war."<ref>Cay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 66.</ref>
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  • Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet
    ...tee appointed to examine the capabilities of the Whitehead, or locomotive, torpedo in 1870. He then served afloat for six years, during which time his profes ...,{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently established as a torpedo school. For the next three years Wilson devoted his great talent and energ
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  • William Henry White
    ...vinced of its merit by the defence, which was left largely to White. The {{UK-1Inflexible}} and four other vessels, of the same type but somewhat smaller ...ment—{{UK-1Rodney}}, {{UK-Howe}}, {{UK-Anson}}, {{UK-Camperdown}}, and {{UK-1Benbow}}.
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  • George Astley Callaghan
    ...he was appointed to ''Excellent'' for a short course in gunnery, and for a torpedo course in ''Vernon'' from 15 March to 27 April. He was appointed to ''Ruby He assumed command of the {{UK-Edgar|f=t}} on 16 July, 1901.<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/
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  • Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet
    A minute of 23 September, 1889 while Arbuthnot was at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, records: ...UK-Hampshire|f=t}} in July 1905,{{MackieRNW}} then of the new battleship {{UK-LordNelson}} on 9 September, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 342}}
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  • Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
    The Fleet flagship was {{UK-1Neptune}}, which was not part of any Battle Squadron. *{{UK-Queen}} [[File:VAdm.png|border|25px]]
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  • Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...te 1917, the pre-dreadnoughts were slowly detached, leaving it with just {{UK-Dreadnought}}, its only-ever "dreadnought", at the time of its abolition in ...ilton|Sir Frederick T. Hamilton]], that he would be hoisting his flag in {{UK-Dreadnought}} in April.<ref>Bradford to Hamilton. Letter of 20 January, 19
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  • First Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)
    ...ort Submarine Flotilla is comprised of four "A" class coastal boats with {{UK-Onyx}} acting as depot ship.{{NLApr11|p. 270''b''}} |align=center colspan=4|{{UK-Onyx}}
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  • First Sloop Flotilla (Royal Navy)
    ...sh naval history, however &mdash; the next flotilla created would be the {{UK-SloopF|10}}, in February, 1916. ...created some time in June, with just three sloops ({{UK-Sunflower}} and {{UK-Lily}} are to join shortly).{{SMNLJul15|p. 14}}
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  • Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
    ...tguard ships for an annual cruise "to carry out evolutions and gunnery and torpedo exercises in company." The [[Senior Naval Lord]], [[Walter Talbot Kerr|Lor ...|Cruiser Squadron]], the Coastguard ships, and the [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]].<ref>Admiralty letter M.0375 of 30 July, 1902. The Natio
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  • Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock
    ...College with a Third Class pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August. ...rigade for garrison duties in Upper Egypt and as first lieutenant of the {{UK-Dolphin}}, served with the Eastern Sudan field force, being chosen by the G
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  • Hugh Evan-Thomas
    ...eorge V''. p. 8.</ref> After much controversy, the use of the corvette {{UK-Bacchante}} was eventually approved, and it was agreed that in spite of the ...)|''Sultan'']] on 10 January, 1884, having attained second class passes in torpedo, gunnery and a first class pass in pilotage.<ref name=Record105/>
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  • John Durnford
    ...remain in his blood, as on 8 August, 1882, he was appointed Commander of {{UK-Vernon}}.{{NLDec84|p. 258}} ...e Mediterranean.{{NLApr91|p. 224}} He turned over to and commissioned the torpedo depôt ship ''Vulcan'' on 19 June, 1893.
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  • Robert Cecil Hamilton
    Hamilton was appointed to {{UK-Agincourt}} as torpedo officer in August, 1914. He was to remain in her a considerable time, beco Hamilton was appointed in command of {{UK-Agincourt}} on 19 February, 1919 vice [[Henry Lancelot Mawbey|Mawbey]].{{NL
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  • Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet
    He was appointed to command the {{UK-TB81}} for the July manoeuvres in 1890 and 1892.<ref>Sturdee Service Record ...igned topic to explore the impact of the introduction on the ram, mine and torpedo on various aspects of naval training and operations. His work won the Gold
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  • William Fortescue Sells
    ...4, he was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Juno}}, {{UK-Cressy}} and {{UK-1Berwick}} in succession, ending in March, 1908.<ref>Sells Service Record. ...remain until 16 March, 1910 when he was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-1Neptune}}.<ref>Sells Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603444}} f. 196.
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  • Ralph Douglas Binney
    ...ppointed to the {{UK-Star|f=c}} on 30 June 1908. He was appointed to the {{UK-Quail|f=c}} on 17 June 1909 for the 1909 man&oelig;uvres.<ref name=sr51/> Binney was appointed to {{UK-Blake}} for appointment to the {{UK-Itchen|f=c}} with the Home Fleet on 7 August 1909.<ref name=sr51/>
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  • Cecil Ryther Acklom
    Acclom gained nine months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in July of 1887. From 1910 to 1919 he was Superintendent of the [[Royal Naval Torpedo Factory, Greenock]]. He was awarded the C.B. in 1910, and appointed a Comm
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  • Gerald William Vivian
    ...] on 28 November, 1890. Subsequently he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-1Dreadnought}} on 24 November. ...UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer {{UK-1Decoy}} in the [[Devonport Flotilla]].
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  • Bentinck John Davies Yelverton
    ...st Mayor of Penzance.<ref>West Penwith Resources: [http://west-penwith.org.uk/pzb.htm Penzance.]</ref> He entered the [[Royal Navy]] and was appointed a ...ong Senior Officers' Signal Course, and thence for a series of Gunnery and Torpedo courses.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 135.</ref>
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  • George Holmes Borrett
    ...f the {{UK-Melpomene|f=t}}. On 31 January 1910, he began more Gunnery and Torpedo courses. On 19 April 1910 he was appointed to the old {{UK-1Ramillies|f=t}}, and given command of a group of ships, likely in Reserve.
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  • Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company
    |{{UK-1Swiftsure|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||15 Jun, 1870||Sold 1908 |{{UK-1Triumph|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||27 Sep, 1870||Sold 1921
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  • Fifth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...the reorganisation of the fleets in March, 1909, his command became the {{UK-CS|2}} of the Second Division of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] ...veton Sturdee]] on 19 December. During 1912 his command was renamed the {{UK-CS|3}}.<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}. p. 1256.</ref> P
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  • Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford
    ...November, 1875}} In May, 1877, after a short period in the ''Vernon'' for torpedo instruction, he was appointed executive officer of the ''Thunderer'', Chann ...Issue '''32939''', col A, p. 10.</ref> In May of 1891, Beresford was in {{UK-1Undaunted}} in Alexandria, preparing to receive 300 guests for a ball when
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  • Walter Maurice Ellerton
    ...men were killed in a torpedo-handling accident on 9 February, 1897 when {{UK-Gibraltar}} was under the command of Captain [[Harry Francis Hughes-Hallett Later in 1897, his {{UK-1Sunfish|f=t}} collided with the barge ''Ellen''. He was cautioned to be m
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  • Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)
    ...tober, 1908, hoisting his flag in {{UK-1London}}, and transferring it to {{UK-Hibernia}} on 28 May 1909.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official ...yly|Bayly]] ceased to be the responsibility of the Rear-Admiral Commanding Torpedo Boats, [[Robert Archibald James Montgomerie|Robert A. J. Montgomerie]], who
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  • H.M.S. Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland
    ...y. Track finished about 2,000 yards on the port side of the line, and the torpedo sank. Direction of the track was S.E." ...s 4th ship astern of ''Iron Duke'', at 8.31 p.m. "It is believed that the torpedo passed ahead of ''Iron Duke''," but this was not seen by ''Iron Duke'', alt
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  • H.M.S. Lion at the Battle of Jutland
    * Commander (T) [[Evan Campbell Bunbury|Evan C. Bunbury]] was the torpedo officer, located in the Conning Tower on the Mess Decks. At 3.30 <small>P.M.</small> enemy ships were in sight from {{UK-Lion}} and a range of 23,000 yards obtained.
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  • First B.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
    {{UK-RoyalOak}}, 10 June, 1916 ...your orders at 9.30 <small>P.M.</small>, May 30, 1916, my flag being in {{UK-Marlborough}}, and proceeded in company with your flag to the south-eastwar
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  • H.M.S. Bellerophon at the Battle of Jutland
    ...n. Just about this time several projectiles fell near the ship, and the {{UK-Colossus}} in the next division was seen to receive a hit from a big shell. ...t for it. I directed both "A" turret and 4-in. guns to fire on the German torpedo craft when they were seen turning towards us; the Officer of the turret cla
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  • James Douglas Dick
    ...tes in Seamanship in January 1891, College in September of that same year, Torpedo in November, and Gunnery and Pilotage in February and April of 1892. ...almost a year later, 15 March 1907, presumably having been returned to the UK when fit to travel.
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  • H.M.S. Revenge at the Battle of Jutland
    H.M.S. {{UK-Revenge}}, | 6.&nbsp;9p.m. || —Observed {{UK-Lion|f=p}} hit on forecastle and on fire; soon extinguished.
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  • Albert Hastings Markham
    ...h, 1885, was appointed its Chairman. He was lent as acting Captain of the torpedo tender ''Hecla'' for service in the Particular Service Squadron on 2 June o *[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491845.html Papers in the possession of the National Mariti
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  • Robert Falcon Scott
    On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed to the torpedo gunboat ''Spider'' for the annual man&oelig;uvres, and paid off on 28 Augus ...uld remain in ''Vernon'' until 24 August, 1893. He attained a first class torpedo certificate at the Royal Naval College in July, 1892, and obtained a first
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  • Cyprian Arthur George Bridge
    ...Earl Jellicoe|John Jellicoe]] as Gunnery Lieutenant and [[Lewis Bayly]] as Torpedo Lieutenant. Bayly recalled that Bridge was "a very strict skipper... a gre ...rebrand (1877)|"FIREBRAND"]], [[H.M.S. Midge (1868)|"MIDGE"]], and all the torpedo-boats, (but two which might be used for carrying messages and for nothing e
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  • Herbert Chatterton
    ...from 1892 in the cruiser {{UK-Orlando}} in Australian waters, and in the {{UK-1Centurion}} and [[H.M.S. Endymion (1891)|''Endymion'']] on the China Stati ...g. He commanded the boys' training ship ''Lion'' at Devonport, then the {{UK-2Pandora|f=t}} in the reserve at Portsmouth. He was then appointed for ser
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  • Report on the Loss of H.M.S. Victoria
    ...s on matters relating to the collision between the {{UK-Camperdown}} and {{UK-Victoria}}, and the circumstances attending the subsequent sinking of the ' ...UK-1Dreadnought}}; and Captain [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]], of the {{UK-Nile}}. These officers are in substantial agreement, and their evidence is
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  • George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet
    ...24 August to re-qualify, and on 27 October he became Gunnery Officer in {{UK-DukeOfWellington}}. ...On 21 July he was appointed First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer of the {{UK-Forth}} until she paid off on 16 September. He was thence appointed to the
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  • Frederic Charles Dreyer
    ...ging torpedo net defence, sailing races and occasional target practice and torpedo firings. At his first annual rifle practice Dreyer was recognised as a pot ...he received a First Class in Gunnery with 543 and in May a First Class in Torpedo with 184 marks.<ref>ADM 196/44. f. 353.</ref> On 27 May 1898, Dreyer was
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  • John Saumarez Dumaresq
    In May, 1898, he attained a first class in the theoretical course for torpedo, and qualified with a second class in May, 1899. He was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-PrinceOfWales}} on 18 November, 1912.<ref>Dumaresq Service Record. The Nat
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  • H.M.S. New Zealand at the Battle of Heligoland Bight
    {{UK-NewZealand}} increased to full speed, steering S.E. and leading the line of ...rs and at the same time a large number of destroyers, accompanied by the {{UK-1Arethusa}}, passed down our port hand, retiring from an invisible enemy wh
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  • Edward Owen Cochrane
    ...rd. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147. His service record does not mention the Torpedo Boat.</ref> ...e Fleet until February 1904. He then qualified as gunnery Lieutenant at {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}.<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.
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  • Charles John Briggs
    ...day, Jul 04, 1871; pg. 12; Issue 27106.</ref> He succeeded, and entered {{UK-1Britannia}} with her [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants ...Torpedo Drill Book and Torpedo Manual, Vol III during an appointment at {{UK-Vernon}} that stretched from February, 1896 until January of 1898.<ref>Brig
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  • T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)
    The ten second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 39 Class''' were built by [[Yarrow & Company]] in 1889 | {{Template:UK-TB39}}
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  • Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram
    ...ne. The journey was to prove epic and demanding on the crew, as the small torpedo boat could only manage the heavy seas by shaking and wetting them continual From March 1902 to September 1903, he was captain of the {{UK-Albion|f=t}}.
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  • Alexander Ludovic Duff
    ...qualified as torpedo lieutenant he served for three years in the cruiser {{UK-Imperieuse}}, flagship of the China station. On 7 July, 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB86|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Ti
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  • Arthur Horace Walker
    On 17 July, 1917, Walker was appointed to {{UK-Castor}}, additional, for torpedo duties on the staff of Commodore (F) [[James Rose Price Hawksley|Hawksley]] ...ld finally quit his post in ''Castor'' to be appointed in command of the {{UK-Cadmus|f=t}} on 19 March, 1919. He left ''Cadmus'' upon being promoted to
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  • Frederick Laurence Field
    He was appointed Commanding Officer of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 15 September, 1914. {{NLDec14|p. 38 ...by<br>'''[[Cole Cortlandt Fowler|Cole C. Fowler]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance'']]'''<br>31 Aug, 1907{{NLOct
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  • Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane
    ...e Training Establishment at the outbreak of war and was appointed to the {{UK-Doris|f=t}}.<ref>Haldane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/60.|}} f. 60.</ ...|recorded his experiences]] in a written account. Haldane served in the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}} from 23 October 1916 through the end of the war, being made an
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  • Angus Dacres Nicholl
    ...as his guardian. He emerged on 1 January, 1915 and was appointed to the {{UK-Marlborough|f=t}}.<ref>Nicholl Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/82.|}} f. ...ted to the {{UK-P53|f=p}}. On 26 February, 1918 he was appointed to the {{UK-Simoom|f=t}}, in which he served the remainder of the war, being promoted t
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  • John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet
    ...=t}} in the Channel Squadron. On 10 January, 1882, he transferred to the {{UK-Northumberland|f=t}} in the same squadron. ...ollege, Greenwich]], with a third class and 869 marks. In May he passed in torpedo with a third class and 147 marks, and on 3 August he passed in gunnery with
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  • Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B
    ...B" standing for "Battleship") was a more elaborate version of the [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]], intended for use in battleships and battlecru ...e Type A focused on, its primary value was to help gauge the risk of enemy torpedo attack. In this way, it was a defensive instrument.{{ARTS1918|p. 181}}
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  • H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)
    ...d furtive expression was not infrequently heard of a feeling that an enemy torpedo would be a not unfitting end to her career of usefulness.<ref>Quoted in Dav ...redbot:office0 otitle="Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. ''Britannia''" nat="UK">
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  • William Coldingham Masters Nicholson
    ...owing service in {{UK-1Agincourt}}, {{UK-1Dido}}, {{UK-Northampton}} and {{UK-Sultan}}, Nicholson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 21 August, 1 ...torpedo officer in {{UK-2Boadicea}}, which had only two ancient Whitehead torpedo carriages, until he was invalided back to England with climatic debility an
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  • Barr and Stroud Rangefinders
    In July 1914, rangefinders from {{UK-KingEdwardVII}} and {{UK-KingGeorgeV}} which had been put badly out of calibration by the shock of h ...aboard ships were a 30 foot model in {{UK-Warspite}} and a 9-fot one in {{UK-Delhi}}. It was also decided in 1923 to drop the "low power" magnification
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  • H.M.S. King George V at the Battle of Jutland
    ....||[[H.M.S. Marlborough (1912)|''"Marlborough"'']] reported being hit by a torpedo. Altered course 3 points to starboard. [[Robert Lionel Brooke Cunliffe]] served in {{UK-KingGeorgeV|f=p}} in the battle. This extract is reproduced from side two
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  • Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe
    ...January, 1896}} On 5 March, 1896, he was appointed as Commander of the {{UK-Imperieuse}}, flagship of the [[Pacific Station (Royal Navy)|Pacific Statio ...''Halcyon'' paid off on 7 May, 1901. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-2Pandora|f=t}} for the man&oelig;uvres on 16 July, and on 30 September was
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  • 14-in Mark XI Torpedo (UK)
    The '''14-in Mark XI Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich. The torpedo was introduced in 1903, and featured a nickel steel air vessel and a more p
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  • H.M.S. Royal Oak at the Battle of Jutland
    H.M.S. " {{UK-RoyalOak}}," | 6.25. || " {{UK-IronDuke}} " opened fire on 3 funnelled cruiser.
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  • Arthur Kipling Waistell
    ...n July 1888 and served in {{UK-1Agincourt}} briefly before being sent to {{UK-1Cleopatra}} in the [[Channel Squadron]] on 29 November 1888. He remained After a five-month stint navigating {{UK-1Sealark}}, Waistell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority
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  • Duke of Edinburgh Class Cruiser (1904)
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  • H.M.S. Collingwood at the Battle of Jutland
    H.M.S. " {{UK-Collingwood}}," ...ahead to starboard, 19 knots, "{{UK-Collingwood}}" being second ship of "{{UK-Colossus}}" division (No. 5).
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  • H.M. T.B. 98 (1883)
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  • Account of Prince Albert at the Battle of Jutland
    ...me of the other cruisers were firing on the port bow. As we came up the {{UK-Lion}}, leading our Battle Cruisers, appeared to be on fire the port ...ed out. We opened fire at 5.37 p.m. on some German light cruisers. The {{UK-Collingwood}}'s second salvo hit one of them which set her on fire, and san
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  • Diary of Alec S. Tempest
    The '''Diary of Alec S. Tempest''' (1899-1978), signal boy aboard {{UK-Lion|f=p}} from 20 May 1915 through 26 April, 1919 can be found at the Cair If found please return to A.S. Tempest Siglm. 47 Mess {{UK-Lion|f=p}} or 37 Hunslett Road Leeds. If not able to do so please destroy
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  • George Le Clerc Egerton
    Appointment to the {{UK-Vernon|f=tp}} came on 28 September, 1877.{{NLJul78|p. 249}} Egerton was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB25|f=t}} on 17 June, 1886.{{NLJul86|p. 245}}
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  • H.M.S. Benbow at the Battle of Jutland
    * Torpedo Officer: [[Eric Clover Ward]] H.M.S. "{{UK-Benbow}},"
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  • William Reginald Hall
    On 18 July, 1889, he was appointed to the ''Asia'' for Torpedo Boat No. 81. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 January, 189 ...certificate in Gunnery. He was appointed to ''Victory'' for command of {{UK-TB82}} on 11 July, 1893, for the annual manoeuvres, but owing to sickness d
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  • William Milbourne James
    ...ng board intended to assist in applying the experimental [[Torpedo Control|torpedo control]] method of [[Deflection Plotting|deflection plotting]].{{ARTS1912| ...f {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1913. On 1 February, he was appointed to the {{UK-QueenMary|f=t}}.<ref>ADM 196/46. f. 145.</ref>
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  • Devonport Royal Dockyard
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  • Gerard Henry Uctred Noel
    ...Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 956.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Nile}} in command on 30 June, 1891.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" ( ...u should have made an appropriate signal to me, not vented your views on {{UK-Theseus}}. I am on my way to see you in my frock coat and sword.<ref>Payma
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  • Edward Francis Benedict Charlton
    ...ficer of the [[Royal Navy]]. He entered the Navy in 1878 and qualified in Torpedo Duties. Having served in China during the Boxer Rebellion he served in com ...and then served on the instructional staff. Charlton afterwards served as Torpedo Lieutenant in ships at sea.
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  • India Office Class Torpedo Boat (1887)
    ...st-class boats for the Royal Indian Marine based on the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footer class]] of two years previous, but by 1892, these ha | {{Template:UK-TB100}}
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  • Douglas Austin Gamble
    ...s. He described the concept it in a section of the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School'' in a description dated 24 July 1894. The scheme entailed use of a In March 1902, Gamble assumed command of the {{UK-Hyacinth|f=t}}.
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  • Arthur Craig Waller
    ...he was impressing his superior officers with his ideas in night firing and torpedo boat attack. He also invented range transmitters and indicators.<ref>Walle He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} on 29 December, 1913.{{NLDec14|p. 271}}
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  • William Lowther Grant
    He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB32|f=t}} on 7 July, 1887, for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval & Military Intellig ...d for his "zeal and ability" in preparing a report on trials of a [[Howell Torpedo]] at Newport, Rhode Island.<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}}
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  • H.M.S. Rodney (1884)
    A second-class torpedo boat attached to ''Rodney'' foundered near Gibraltar or in the Mediterranea ...n B. Warren|appt=13 May, 1890|end=31 October, 1891|note=may have been in {{UK-1Monarch}} until 13 May, 1890 or 1891}}
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  • Sheerness Royal Dockyard
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  • Pembroke Royal Dockyard
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  • Charles Grey Robinson
    ...tember, 1873}} He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 24 October, 1882 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} He was appointed to command the {{UK-Terrible|f=t}} on 24 March, 1898.<ref>Robinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 1
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  • George Walter Smith
    ...on 9 February, 1907. On 3 June he was appointed to go through Gunnery and Torpedo courses at Portsmouth. On 16 September he was appointed to the Senior Offi He was appointed captain of the {{UK-Monmouth|f=t}} on the China Station 1 January, 1908, (possibly effective on
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  • William Christopher Pakenham
    ...er''. On 12 March, 1880 he was appointed to the Mediterranean flag ship {{UK-1Alexandra}}, in which he was senior midshipman, and on 21 October, 1880, h ...ilee Review of 1887, Pakenham was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of {{UK-1TB29}}, commanding her on manoeuvres from 1 July.<ref>"Naval & Military In
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  • Harry Louis d'Estoteville Skipwith
    ...with was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} in 1909 while captain of the {{UK-Defiance|f=tp}}. He was appointed in command of the depot ship {{UK-Blake}} on 12 August, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 284}}
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  • Edward George Lowther-Crofton
    ..., col E, p. 9.</ref> On 21 May, 1904, he was appointed Commander of the {{UK-1Suffolk|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments ...committing an indiscretion by being present at a dinner, possibly aboard {{UK-Lancaster|f=p}}.<ref>Lowther-Crofton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/316.|
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  • Victor Gallafent Gurner
    ...ppointed to ''President'' for the gunnery course and on 21 October for the torpedo course. He was appointed in command of the depot ship {{UK-1Leander}} on 16 December, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 338}}
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  • Charles Langdale Ottley
    He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 19 May, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} Ottley was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']], flag
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  • William Henry Hall
    He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Resolution|f=t}} on 5 December, 1893.<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM ...hur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Arthur K. Wilson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>9 Feb, 1892<ref>"Nava
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  • Reginald Neville Custance
    ...rthumberland. He entered the [[Royal Navy]] in 1860, being appointed to {{UK-1Britannia}} at Portsmouth. ...S. Eclipse (1860)|''Eclipse'']]. In February, 1873, he was appointed to {{UK-Excellent}}. A Court of Enquiry was convened to probe the Lieutenant's obj
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  • Arthur Henry Christian
    ...lag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Charles Carter Drury|Charles C. Drury]] in {{UK-Highflyer}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Christian was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Juno|f=t}} on 6 January, 1905.<ref>Christian Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196
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  • Bernard Currey
    Currey earned his first-class torpedo certificate in April, 1886.<ref>Currey Service Record. {{ADM196|87|D811534 ...sichore}}.<ref name=f36/> On 5 November, he was appointed as captain of {{UK-GoodHope}}.<ref name=f36/>
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  • Horace Reid Adams
    Adams qualified as a Torpedo Lieutenant second-class on 24 March, 1880. * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Horace+Reid+Adams Service Records]
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  • Cecil Stanley Sandford
    ...]]. He is notable as being one of the six survivors from the sinking of {{UK-Invincible|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. ...niority to 30 January, 1905, and on 15 August, 1905 was appointed to the {{UK-Dominion|f=t}}.{{NLJan07|pp. 143, 302}}
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  • John Frederick Ernest Green
    ...mpress the Admiralty in 1903 with his explanation for having not conducted torpedo practice while in command of a flotilla. Green was commended for his work in helping salve the {{UK-1Ariel|f=t}} in 1907.<ref>Green Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/335.|D760
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    |nat=UK ...chool, 1915'', p. 36, no depression indicated in ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 35.</ref>
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  • Armstrong, Whitworth & Company
    |{{UK-1Mastiff|f=p}}||gunboat||4 Apr, 1871||Sold 28 Nov, 1931 |{{UK-Bloodhound|f=p}}||gunboat||22 Apr, 1871||Sold 28 Jun, 1921
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  • Battle of Dogger Bank
    ...n dreadnoughts ready at Scapa Flow and the eight pre-dreadnoughts of the {{UK-BS|3}} and five battlecruisers at Rosyth in the Firth of Forth. The battlec ...light cruisers of the 2nd Scouting Group and two flotillas totalling of 18 torpedo boats would carry out a reconnaissance towards Dogger Bank.
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  • Battle of Heligoland Bight
    ...er {{UK-Engadine|f=p}}, with two seaplanes armed with bombs and one with a torpedo, was originally intended to attack a cruiser lying off the entrance to the ...ction was to propose that the {{UK-BCS|1}}, the {{UK-LCS|1}} and 2nd and {{UK-DF|4}} should support the operations, with the battleships nearby. The Admi
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  • Second Battle of Heligoland Bight
    ...ts with the {{UK-LCS|6}} one mile to their port beam at 25 knots and the {{UK-LCS|1}} three miles astern. Ten destroyers screened the forces.{{GFGTO|No. ...attempt to clear them. They were normally escorted by light cruisers and torpedo boats, with battleships sometimes covering them. By mid November 1917 the
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  • Minotaur Class Cruiser (1906)
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  • 18-in Mark I Torpedo (UK)
    [[File:ARTS1891Plate5.jpg|thumb|600px|'''18-in R.G.F. Torpedo Tail, 1891'''{{ARTS1891|Plate 5}}]] ...o (UK)|Mark II model]], it was commonly referred to as the '''18-in R.G.F. Torpedo'''.
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  • Scarborough Raid
    ...publicised presence of the British battle cruisers {{UK-Invincible}} and {{UK-Inflexible}} at the Falklands lowered the British numerical superiority in ...e dreadnoughts of the [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'' Class]]. {{UK-Thunderer|f=p}} was missing because she was undergoing a refit.{{UKNSMonoII
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  • Fischer Burges Watson
    As a {{LieutRN}}, Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dasher|f=t}} on 26 August, 1909.{{NLApr10|p. 299}} On 2 May, 1911, Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dee|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and N
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  • Drake Class Cruiser (1901)
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  • Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)
    ...owever some significant differences. Most notably, {{UK-1Boadicea}} and {{UK-Bellona}} had just six 4-in guns, and the others carry eight or ten. The m ...cout cruisers was taken literally, as {{UK-1Blanche}}, {{UK-Blonde}} and {{UK-Bellona}} served throughout the war providing a close-in screen to individu
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  • H.M.S. Carysfort (1914)
    ...in April 1916, ''Carysfort'' relieved the damaged {{UK-Conquest}} in the {{UK-LCS|5}}, which was a component of the [[Harwich Force]]. In March 1918 she moved to join the {{UK-LCS|7}}. By May 1918, she would be flying the broad pendant of {{Com2RN}}
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  • H.M.S. Royalist (1915)
    ...ethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|4}}. ...(UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}}
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  • H.M.S. Caledon (1916)
    ...greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}} Following successful tests in {{UK-Yarmouth}} that same month, ''Caledon'' was one of three other light cruise ...n, First Baronet|Walter H. Cowan]], leading the {{UK-LCS|1}}. Screening {{UK-BCS|1}} with her squadron, she chased an assortment of enemy minesweepers a
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  • H.M.S. Calypso (1917)
    ...eby caused her to fire a ready torpedo. This quirk inspired issuance of a Torpedo Order to keep safety pins or push covers in place until the moment before f ...he was refitted and was recommissioned in August before returning to the {{UK-CS|3}}, Mediterranean.<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Aug 12,
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  • H.M.S. Champion (1915)
    In February, 1916, ''Champion'' joined the {{UK-LCS|2}}, responsible for supporting the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]].{{SMNLFeb1 ...eading twelve destroyers at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as it screened the {{UK-BCS|1}}.{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}}{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}}
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  • H.M.S. Canterbury (1915)
    ...K-BCS|3}} along with {{UK-Chester}}, who was similarly detached from the {{UK-LCS|3}}. Lucky to escape the considerable damage sustained by ''Chester'', In mid-1920, ''Canterbury'' was to receive [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark II***** S.L. torpedoes]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1
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    ...ethusa'' class]], and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}. ...(UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}}
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  • Chatham Class Cruiser (1911)
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  • H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)
    ...ioned in February, 1918.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}} She immediately went to {{UK-LCS|5}}, becoming the flagship of Rear-Admiral, [[Harwich Force]] Tyrwhitt. She re-commissioned at Chatham on 26 August, 1921 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 229}}
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  • Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby
    In October 1904, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Diana|f=t}}.<ref>Hornby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 338.</ref He served as captain of {{UK-Glory}} from March 1907 through September 1908.<ref>Hornby Service Record.
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  • Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy
    ...ers.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Lieutenant Godfrey Mundy and other officers of {{UK-2Ardent}}, mid-1890s.<br><small>Photograph: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</s ...n 25 May, 1887, and on 7 July was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of {{UK-TB52}} for the Jubilee naval review.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".
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  • Robert Edmund Ross Benson
    ...he assumed command of the {{UK-RoyalArthur|f=t}} after further gunnery and torpedo courses at Portsmouth.<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. He was appointed to command of the {{UK-Hermione|f=t}} on 28 October, 1909.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (
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  • John Nicholas
    ...and Second Class in Pilotage with 787 (3 June, 1886). He was appointed to Torpedo Boat 24 on 4 June, 1886, and on 27 August to ''Minotaur'' again.<ref>ADM 19 In September 1909, he assumed command of the {{UK-Flora|f=t}}, remaining with her for two years.
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  • Philip Wylie Dumas
    On 20 August 1908, he was given command of the {{UK-1Hermes|f=t}}.<ref>Dumas Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 500.</ref Dumas was appointed to command the {{UK-Roxburgh|f=t}} on 26 December, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 368}}
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  • Herbert Arthur Stevenson Fyler
    ...''32114''', col C, p. 12.</ref><ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7590711 National Archives Online Catalog listing for ...ser ''Shannon''. Promoted to {{LieutRN}} in May, 1885, he specialised in Torpedo Duties.
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  • Thomas Webster Kemp
    ...and on 15 August he was appointed to ''Abyssinia'' for the Indian defence torpedo boat. He was appointed to ''Magdala'' on 1 January, 1893 for the same duty ...d to {{UK-Mersey}}, Coastguard ship at Harwich. He was appointed to the {{UK-1Blonde|f=t}} on the Cape Station on 10 September, where he remained until
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  • John de Mestre Hutchison
    ...ndidates who passed the examination for naval cadetships and entered the {{UK-1Britannia|f=t}} at Dartmouth as a {{NavCadRN}} on 15 January, 1876.<ref>"N ...the torpedo course, obtaining a 2nd class certificate in June, and on to {{UK-Excellent}} for the gunnery course, where he again obtained a 2nd class in
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  • Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...bot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK"> ...ron is the former {{UK-CS|5}}|precBy=Himself as Rear-Admiral Commanding, {{UK-CS|5}}}}
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  • H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)
    ...lked sailing ship. It was the [[Royal Navy]]'s home for the research of [[Torpedo]]es and, soon thereafter, electricity and [[British Adoption of Radio Commu ...ef> In 1872 H.M.S. ''Vernon'' was selected to become the [[Royal Navy]]'s torpedo training school as a tender to ''Excellent''. ''Vernon'' was a fifty gun f
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  • H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)
    '''H.M.S. ''Defiance''''' was one of the Royal Navy's torpedo training schools. It was based, until 1931, on the old ''Defiance'' launch <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance''" nat="UK">
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  • First Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
    The Royal Navy's '''First Cruiser Squadron''' was created when the {{UK-CS}} was renamed in December 1904.<ref>"The Distribution and Mobilization o Rear-Admiral [[Edmund Samuel Poë|Edmund S. Poë]] assumed command of the {{UK-CS}} on 2 November, 1904,<ref>Poë Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f.
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  • Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...ion of the Home Fleet in mid-1909, the Third Cruiser Squadron became the {{UK-CS|6}}, and the name Third Cruiser Squadron was given to nucleus crew ships ...dbot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
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  • Tenth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...dbot:office0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Tenth Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK"> ...rvice Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1337.</ref>|succBy=<small>Renamed {{UK-CS|2}}</small>}}
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  • Edmund Robert Fremantle
    ...in Plymouth Sound. Incredibly, in February 1880 while in command of the {{UK-1Invincible}}, Fremantle jumped overboard in boots while the ship was makin ...emantle, Rear-Admiral The Hon. Edmund R.] (October, 1885). "Ironclads and Torpedo Flotillas." ''The Nineteenth Century''.
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  • Ernest Rice
    ...cond-rate [[H.M.S. Ganges (1821)|''Ganges'']] before being placed in the {{UK-1Vixen|f=t}} on 8 January 1861, where he served for most of the year. Rice was sent to the {{UK-Excellent|f=tp}} for instruction in gunnery on 28 February, 1863 and emerge
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  • Alfred Leigh Winsloe
    In April 1898, however, he was placed in command of the new {{UK-Niobe|f=t}}, a unit of the [[Channel Squadron]]. The cruiser was the scene Appointed to command {{UK-Russell|f=t}} on 19 February, 1903.{{NMI|Monday, 9 February, 1903. Issue '
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  • Charles Gauntlett Dicken
    He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser {{UK-RoyalArthur}} dated 4 November, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" ( Dicken was appointed to ''Duke of Wellington'' as [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]] on 24 February, 1902, and appointed Commodore-in-Charge a
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  • Mediterranean Station
    ...me=fredbot:office0 otitle="Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station" nat="UK"> .../37.}} f. 1322.</ref>|end=22 June, 1893|note=killed in loss of flagship {{UK-Victoria|f=p}}}}
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  • Arthur Hildebrand Alington
    ...ld next serve in the turret ship [[H.M.S. Wivern (1863)|''Wivern'']] and {{UK-Britomart}}, in which the condition of the bilges was to draw him censure i ...do course at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, Alington was appointed in command of the {{UK-Satellite|f=t}} on 12 December 1884. He was re-appointed for five (three?)
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  • Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)
    ...s of "Special Service" (or "Q") ships, employing [[:Category:Depth Charge (UK)|depth charges]], bomb-throwers, non-directional hydrophones, Indicator or ...were tried, and a scheme to arm lifeboats for "Q" ships with hidden 14-in torpedo tubes was abandoned only after ten had been constructed in light of the rea
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  • Account of Morgan Singer of the Great War
    {{CaptRN}} [[Morgan Singer]] was commander of {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} at the start of the war, and appointed [[Director of Naval Ord ...y attacked & Germans retired, "Conquest" & "Penelope" damaged by gunfire & torpedo but not very seriously.
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  • North America and West Indies Station
    ...e sea-going training ships for cadets, youths, and boys. This forms the {{UK-CS|4}}.<ref>''Redistribution of the Fleet&mdash;Arrangements Consequent on ...erick S. Inglefield]] was in command of the squadron, flying his flag in {{UK-Euryalus}}.<ref>Inglefield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19}}. f. 473.</r
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  • Alexander William Chisholm-Batten
    ...am privately sent word to the Admiralty that Batten was "one of the finest torpedo officers in the Service, and likely to make a name for himself."<ref>Chisho ...uary, 1886}} He was then appointed to draft a revision of Volume 3 of the Torpedo Manual.<ref>Chisholm-Batten Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/86/125.|}} f. 2
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  • Alfred Taylor Dale
    Dale was appointed to command the ''Doterel''-class sloop {{UK-1Espiegle}} on 11 October, 1881, remaining in her only until 20 October, 18 He was appointed to command the ''Amethyst''-class corvette {{UK-2Diamond}} on 25 October, 1881, remaining in her until 29 March, 1885.<ref>
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  • Edward Henry Meggs Davis
    ...1887 he took passage home by mail steamer and went on half pay as he took Torpedo and Gunnery courses.{{Gaz|25660|6612|31 December, 1886}}<ref>Davis Service He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1RoyalSovereign|f=t}} on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence
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  • William Fane De Salis
    ...1}} On 5 September, 1902, De Salis was appointed to the {{UK-2Orion}} for torpedo boats in the Mediterranean.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official A De Salis was appointed to the {{UK-Juno|f=t}} on 26 January, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offici
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  • Charles Cooper Penrose FitzGerald
    He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Collingwood|f=t}} on 7 November, 1889.{{NLMar91|p. 211}} ...His flag was hoisted in ''President'' on that date, and transferred to {{UK-Edgar}} on 3 November.
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  • Francis John Foley
    .... 23}} and appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} ...n command of the {{UK-TB72|f=t}} and additional to the {{UK-Pembroke}} for torpedo duties on 30 October, 1888.<ref>Foley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/489}
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  • William Elrington Gordon
    ...Preceded by<br>'''[[William Arthur|William Arthur]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>1 Jun, 1879{{NLDec81| {{CatPerson|UK|1831|1897}}
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  • William Des Vœux Hamilton
    He assumed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} in September 1895, remaining with her until May 1896. On 9 He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Ramillies|f=t}} on 10 November, 1896, and assumed command on 9 December.
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  • Adriatic Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...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
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  • Second Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...war and beyond. At some time in September 1924 it was re-designated the {{UK-CS|2}} as post-war operations suggested the wisdom of merging heavy and lig ...fice0 otitle="Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Light Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
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  • The Battle Cruiser in the Royal Navy
    ...consider designs for a battleship, an armoured cruiser, and three types of torpedo craft.<ref>''Fisher Papers''. '''I'''. pp. 198-201.</ref> The terms of r <blockquote>Speed, 25 knots.<br>Armament, 12-inch guns and anti-torpedo-craft guns. Nothing between. 12-inch guns to be as numerous only as is co
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  • Cape of Good Hope Station
    ...ommander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station and West Africa Station" nat="UK"> ...name=fredbot:officeFGO otitle="Fleet Gunnery Officer, Africa Station" nat="UK">
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  • Frederick St. George Rich
    ...{Gaz|26924|7854|31 December, 1897}} He was re-appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Brisk (1886)|''Brisk'']] on 1 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval & In November 1903, he assumed command of the {{UK-Diadem|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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  • British Adoption of Director Firing
    In the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881'' there is mention of electrical firing of a broadside by a "d The ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1890'' has several pages and diagrams on these systems.{{ARTS1890|p
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  • Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
    ...Force]] and adding her to the most modern of the battlecruisers from the {{UK-BCS|1}}, which was, in fact, the only B.C.S. still extant. * {{UK-Lion}} [[File:RAdm.png|border|25px]]
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