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...existed in October 1914.<ref>Quoted in Bennett. ''Naval Battles of World War I''. p. 136.</ref></blockquote> ...st Baron Keyes|Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, Bart.]], the [[Deputy Chief of Naval Staff]]: "My recollection is that I simply affixed my initials to the draft prepa

|order=1906 Naval Programme ...y electrically powered mountings for the 12-inch guns - a first in British naval construction. She was fitted with two turrets each built by [[Vickers Ltd.

...uiser was provided for in the [[British 1910-1911 Navy Estimates|1910-1911 naval estimates]] as part of the [[1910-1911 Programme]]. On Thursday, 13 Januar ...their number when they left, and took it out when they returned.<ref>"New Naval Discipline" (News). ''The Times''. Thursday, 2 April, 1914. Issue '''404

...ssion on the Defence of British Possessions and Commerce Abroad, the First Naval Lord [[Astley Cooper Key|Sir Astley Cooper Key]] stated that fast merchant ...ise and handle a fleet under convoy under the altered conditions of modern naval warfare has been considered and forecasted as far as it was possible?

...g his career during the Crimean War and ending it during the [[First World War]]. From a comparatively poor background, he made friends in the right plac ...the adoption of oil-fuel, and soon after the outbreak of the [[First World War]] in 1914 he returned as [[First Sea Lord]].

[[File:Lord Walter Kerr 1901.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Lord Walter Kerr, First Naval Lord of the Admiralty, in the study of his Cromwell Road residence in 1901. ...' on 1 May, 1855. Both ships served in the Baltic Campaign of the Crimean War, and Kerr received the Baltic Medal. He was rated {{MidRN}} on 10 August,

The '''Battle of the Falkland Islands''' was a naval engagement fought between elements of the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Imperial ...than all the others except ''Defence'' and ''Carnarvon''.<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations''. p. 411.</ref>

...n chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He served as [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] from 1911 to 1915. He was fo ...ime I had no doubt what to answer. All my mind was full of the dangers of war. I accepted with alacrity. I said, 'Indeed I would.' He said that Mr. Ha

...ugust, 1977) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. ...eutenant (G) on 31 August, 1904. Eight months spent on the junior gunnery staff on the books of ''Wildfire'' followed.<ref>Dannreuther Service Record. {{T

...Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for the Regulation of Her Majesty's Naval Service (1879).</div> ...formerly the authority charged with the command and administration of the Naval Service and [[Royal Navy]] from 1831 to 1964. Previously the navy had been

...chill]]. Still held in great esteem, at the outbreak of the [[First World War]] he was recalled to the Admiralty to serve in an advisory and unpaid capac ...on active service in the Black Sea during the later stages of the Crimean War.

...ember, 1948) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]] and a historian. ...Charles Fellowes. He went up to London for the examination at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]] with ten others from Burney's, six of whom passed, one

...ore promotion to Flag Rank in 1913 he was appointed to the [[Admiralty War Staff]] as [[Intelligence Division (Royal Navy)|Director of the Intelligence Divi ...entralisation" has come in for much criticism from supporters of the Naval Staff system.

...April, 1958) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. He is chiefly remembered for his command of the [[First Battle Squadron ...ician who in retirement settled at Swanbourne, Bucks.<ref>Fremantle. ''My Naval Career''. p. 13.</ref> Admiral Sir Thomas Fremantle had bought a property

...quadron (Royal Navy)|Fifth Battle Squadron]] for most of the [[First World War]], notably at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916. He joined the Royal Navy ...n at the request of the King, now George V, he took command of the [[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]] while the heirs to the throne were under training ther

...the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812 and the first of a British naval squadron since the Battle of Grand Port in 1810. ...ee left the German colony at [[Tsingtao]] in China, once Japan entered the war on Britain's side.

...f the nineteenth century. He served as naval attaché to Chile during the War of the Pacific. He retired to Torquay after his last flag appointment ende ...rge Wellesley]] on the North American Station. In 1876 he became a Senior Staff Officer in ''Excellent'',<ref name=Obit/> and on 31 March, 1879 Acland was

...ving retired in 1939, he saw varied active service during the Second World War as a Commodore of Convoys, liason officer with the British Army, Inspector ...yal School, Armagh. In 1890 Dreyer "expressed a strong desire to become a naval officer" and his father was able to secure a nomination from the [[First Lo

...[Frederic Charles Dreyer]] which appeared in the May 1930 issue of ''[[The Naval Review]]''. (Vol. XVIII. No. 2.) ...various great works which have been converted to manufacture implements of war, and are filled with admiration for the initiative and resource displayed,

The British Navy did not win the war. The British Navy made it possible for the armies to win the war. The

..."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

...ahead of schedule in May 1863 and saw considerable action during the Civil War, while attached to the steam sloop ''Canadaigua''. He took part in engagem .... Also whilst serving in ''Mohican'', he performed duty as an aide on the staff of the Commander, Pacific Squadron, Rear Admiral [[John Lorimer Worden]].

Rodgers was born in New Jersey and received an at-large appointment to the Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1878. He served in a mundane series o ...d its immediate aftermath, Rodgers served aboard {{US-Monterey|f=t}} and {{US-Wheeling|f=t}}.{{USOfficerReg1899|pp. 8, 20}}{{USList&Station1899|p. 5}}

...d a patent on a device to decrease the chances of turret explosions aboard naval vessels. ...><ref>''Boston Globe'' 5 May, 1898 p. 12.</ref> Knapp then returned to his staff duties, though the squadron had been designated as the First Squadron, [[No

Kalbfus was born in Pennsylvania and received an At-Large appointment to the Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1899.{{USOfficerReg1912|pp. 26-27}} ...}} on 4 March, 1911. In 1913 into 1914, he served as Fleet Engineer on the staff of the Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet.{{USOfficerReg1914|pp. 22-2

...1889|pp. 32-33}}{{USOfficerReg1897|pp. 24-25}} During the Spanish American War, he served as Flag Secretary to the Commander of the Pacific Station.{{USOf ...cruise of the [[Great White Fleet]], Andrews served as Navigator aboard {{US-Kansas|f=t}}.{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 207}} Andrews was promoted to the rank o

...n.{{USOfficerReg1898|p. 51}} During the War with Spain, he served aboard {{US-Newark|f=t}}.{{USList&Station1898|p. 29}} In December, 1903, Castleman was temporarily in charge of {{US-Yankton|f=t}} when the ship collided with and sank a tugboat. Convicted at

Abbett was born in Kentucky and appointed to the United States Naval Academy from the same state.{{USOfficerReg1940|p. 23}} Upon graduation in 1907 he first served on {{US-Georgia|f=t}}. {{USOfficerReg1908|p.52}}

Austin was born in Alabama but was appointed to the Naval Academy from Tennessee, where his father, Richard W. Austin, served four te ...icerReg1916|p. 30}} Later in 1916 he was appointed commanding officer of {{US-Fanning|f=t}}, serving into 1917.{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 30, 293}}

...82 &ndash; 16 March, 1966) served in the [[United States Navy]] in [[World War I]]. His father [[John Strong Abbott, Sr.|by the same name]] was also in t ...t was born in California{{USOfficerReg1904|p.48}} but was appointed to the Naval Academy from Wisconsin.{{USOfficerReg1903|p.90}}

Ancrum was born in South Carolina and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state in 1898. However, he resigned in early 1899, on ...in command about six months. Ancrum was immediately appointed to command {{US-Jarvis|f=t}}, where he remained for only a few months.{{USOfficerReg1913|p.

...a.org/wiki/Rufus_Fairchild_Zogbaum Rufus Zogbaum]. He was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1896 but resigned before the end of his first year.{{USOfficerRe ...to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 7 June, 1906 while serving on the cruiser {{US-Charleston}}.{{USOfficerReg1907|pp. 34-35}}

...s of 1911. His first duty assignment was on his "home state" battleship {{US-Connecticut}}.{{USOfficerReg1912|pp. 70-71}} ...d in 1921 into 1922 he was appointed commanding officer of the destroyer {{US-Cowell}}. Risley was promoted to the permanent rank of {{LCommUS}} on 31

Ashe was born in North Carolina and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1911. He was prom ...{{US-Palmer}}, and finally, in 1919, as the first Commanding Officer of {{US-McCalla}}.{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 52}}{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 50-51}} During t

...of 1911. He was commissioned {{EnsUS}} on 7 March, 1912 while serving on {{US-1Idaho|f=t}}.{{USOfficerReg1913|pp. 56-57}} Gilmore was promoted to the ran ...By March 1918 he was assigned duty in connection with the fitting out of {{US-N5|f=t}} and he assumed command upon the vessel's commissioning on 13 June,

Kane was born in Washington, DC but was appointed to the Naval Academy from New York. He graduated in 1859 and was promoted to the rank o ...of {{LCommUS}} on 22 September, 1865 and served as Executive Officer on {{US-Juniata}} in 1870.{{USOfficerReg1870|pp. 20-21, 140}}

Born in Kansas, Wygant was appointed to the Naval Academy from Florida, and graduated with the Class of 1901. He was promoted ...pp. 416, 487.</ref> He received the Navy Cross for his service during the war.<ref>[https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/10285 Hall of Valor]</ref>

...n the [[United States Navy]]. During the Second World War he was Chief of Staff to President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and also served as amb ...ay, 1875. He was appointed to the {{USNA}} from Wisconsin and entered the Naval Academy on 19 May, 1893. He graduated with the Class of 1897 as part of th

Babcock was born in Iowa and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating near the bottom of the Class of 190 ...US}} on 1 July, 1914 while in this position. He followed Sims to the new {{US-Nevada|f=t}} in 1916.{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 30}}{{USOfficerReg1914|pp. 28, 2

Phythian was born in Pennsylvania but was appointed to the Naval Academy from Kentucky, graduating with the Class of 1856. During the Civil War, he advanced in rank to {{LieutUS}} in 1861 and to {{LCommUS}} on 16 July,

Althouse was born in Illinois and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1891. He played i ...h-American War, including the [[Battle of Santiago de Cuba]], and aboard {{US-Vermont|f=t}} during the cruise of the [[Great White Fleet]] from 1907 to 1

...OOD, 1902, Mediterranean (invalided home to Portsmouth) and from the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, 1903. ...serving on HMS LEVIATHAN 1903 - 04, China Station (during Russo - Japanese War).

...fortitude in action, his evaluations as a young sailor during the [[Great War]] are amongst the most uniformly abysmal to be found. ...as a {{NavCadRN}}.<ref>Unless otherwise referenced, all details of Agar's naval career are taken from his service records.<br>{{TNA|ADM 196/144/626.|D81234

Kimberly was born in Illinois and was appointed to the Naval Academy from Massachusetts, graduating with the Class of 1899.{{USOfficerRe ...was promoted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on 29 August, 1916, and spent World War I on ordnance inspection duty.{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 20-21}}<ref>''Navy Dir

...moted to the rank of {{EnsUS}} on 6 June, 1914, and was appointed to the {{US-1WestVirginia}} on 10 July, 1914.{{USOfficerReg1915|pp. 72-73.}} Rooks was assigned to duty on the staff of the Naval War College, Newport on 19 May, 1939.{{USOfficerReg1940|pp. 34-35}}

In 1917, Bingham was Fleet Gunnery Officer on the staff of Admiral Commanding Atlantic Fleet. When the Royal Navy sent Lt. Cdr. [[ ...ted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on 1 July, 1919. By 1924, he was working in Naval Operations.{{USOfficerReg1924|pp. 20, 21}}

Osborn was born in Wisconsin but was appointed to the Naval Academy from Missouri. He graduated in 1919 with the accelerated Class of 1 ...{USOfficerReg1929|p. 88}} His submarine service concluded with a period of staff duty lasting into 1931.<ref>''Evening Star'' (Washington, DC) 4 December, 1

Anderson was born in Illinois and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1903. He was prom ...ommissioning crew of {{US-Arizona|f=t}}, remaining aboard throughout World War I.{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 24-25}} He was promoted to the temporary rank of {

...a commissioned Civil Engineer with the Navy. Asserson was appointed to the Naval Academy from New York, following his father's transfer to the [[New York Na After seeing action aboard {{US-Iowa|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Santiago de Cuba]] in 1898, Asserson had a no

Thalbert Alford was born in Texas and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state. He graduated with the Class of 1909 and was pr ==Great War==

Avery was born in Pennsylvania and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1917 and being co ...1 July, 1920, Avery underwent submarine training and was serving aboard {{US-R9|f=t}} by 1922.{{USOfficerReg1921|p. 56}}{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 54-55}}

...1920. He saw early service on battleships, including {{US-Oklahoma}} and {{US-Utah}}, before focusing on submarine service.{{USOfficerReg1918|p. 80}}{{US ...ober, 1929. In the early 1930's he assumed his second submarine command, {{US-S35|f=t}} from 1932 to 1934. When he left this assignment, it marked an end

...was landed with the Naval Brigade in the Ashanti War. He passed the Royal Naval College in June, 1876.<ref>Gladstone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/532. ...irst Class on 31 March, 1882. He remained in {{UK-Vernon}} as part of the staff, to instruct officers.<ref>Gladstone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/532.

...recommendations led to the amalgamation of the [[Royal Navy]]’s [[Royal Naval Air Service]] with the British Army’s Royal Flying Corps, and the creatio The War Cabinet at their 181st meeting held on 11th July 1917, decided (Minute 3):-

The following bio is offered by the [[United States Naval Academy]]:<ref>[https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/man-findingaids/view.php?f ...an War. Abele was commissioned an Ensign in 1900 and later served aboard {{US-Chester|f=p}} (Light cruiser: CL-1) from 1910 to 1913 while that ship was a

...and his American hosts exchanged information and observations of how their naval services operated. ...ccasional visits of from three to four days to the American Fleet at their War Bases.

Soon after the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May &ndash; 1 June 1916 the Naval Attaché of the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy|Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian ...a copy which was subsequently returned to "F.N.A.", presumably the French Naval Attaché. A copy of the translation then made its way into the papers of th