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2nd Battlecruiser Squadron (United Kingdom)
The 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy squadron of battlecruisers that saw service as part of the Grand Fleet during the First World War. August 1914 In August 1914, the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron was in the Mediterranean, and consisted of:Dittmar, F.J & Colledge J.J., ''British Warships 1914–1919'' Ian Allan, London. 1972; * * * 1915 On 15 January 1915, became flagship of the 2nd BCS. She was replaced as flagship by the Australian battlecruiser on 8 February 1915. With the transfer of HMS ''Inflexible'' and ''Indomitable'' to the newly created 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron during 1915, the squadron was left with three ships, namely HMS ''New Zealand'' and ''Indefatigable'', and HMAS ''Australia''. Battle of Jutland HMAS ''Australia'' was damaged in collision with HMS ''New Zealand'' on 22 April 1916, and did not participate in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. The 2nd BCS therefore consisted of: *HMS ''New Zealand'' Flagship of Rear Admiral W. C. Pakenham; Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Green (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir John Frederick Ernest Green, (8 August 1866 – 30 October 1948) was a Royal Navy officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He saw service in the Boxer Rebellion, First World War (including the Battle of Jutland), and the North Russia Intervention in the Russian Civil War. Late in his career, he became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland. Birth Green was born in Lee, Kent, England, on 8 August 1866. He was the son of Henry Green. Naval career Early career Green took the examination for naval cadetships successfully in July 1879, and joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1882. He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 January 1890 and went on to command the gunboat during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, for which role he was mentioned in despatches and received a special promotion to commander on 1 January 1901. He was appointed in command of the destroyer on 13 June 1901, and used her as his flagship when he was in charge of the Medway Instructional Flotilla. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Oliver
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver, (22 January 1865 – 15 October 1965) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Second Boer War as a navigating officer in a cruiser on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station, he became the first commanding officer of the new navigation school in the early years of the 20th century. He went to be commanding officer first of the armoured cruiser and then of the new battleship before becoming Director of the Intelligence Division at the Admiralty. During the First World War, Oliver was sent to Antwerp where, with Belgian support, he blew up the engine rooms of 38 stranded German merchant vessels. He became Naval Secretary to Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, and then chief of the Admiralty War Staff before serving as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. In that capacity, he was closely involved in directing the Allied forces at the Battle of Jutland. He served as commander of the 1st Battlecruis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Halsey
Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, (26 February 1872 – 26 October 1949) was a Royal Navy officer and courtier. Early life and career Halsey was born in London, the fourth son of Sir Thomas Frederick Halsey, 1st Baronet. After primary education at Stubbington House, Fareham, Hampshire, he entered the ''Britannia'' in January 1885. He was commissioned a sub-lieutenant on 14 July 1891. In July 1893 he was posted to the Royal Yacht ''Victoria and Albert'' and was promoted lieutenant on 28 August 1893. He served with the Mediterranean Fleet and then on the North America and West Indies Station, before joining . In the Second Boer War he commanded a battery of naval guns in the Defence of Ladysmith, for which he was mentioned in despatches and promoted commander on 1 January 1901. He was posted to the cruiser as executive officer and served in her in the Mediterranean until June 1902, when he was posted to the signal school at HMS ''Victory''. From October 1902 he served as Exec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Leveson
Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson GCB (27 January 1868 – 26 June 1929) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was the Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Fleet from 9 January 1917 to 3 September 1918 and later Commander in Chief, China Station from 10 September 1922 to 22 April 1925.Dodd, Chapt. 8 (Part 2) Naval career Born on 27 January 1868 at Kensington, London, he attended a private school, and began his naval cadetship aboard the training ship HMS ''Britannia'' on 13 January 1881. He was rated midshipman on 15 January 1883 and sub-lieutenant on 17 January 1887 and promoted lieutenant on 27 July 1887. He was awarded the Beaufort Testimonial and Goodenough Medal in 1888 and qualified in gunnery in 1891. Serving as a Gunnery Lieutenant upon HMS ''Victoria'' in 1893, he survived the sinking of HMS ''Victoria'' on 22 June 1893 after she collided with HMS ''Camperdown'' near Tripoli, Lebanon during manoeuvres and quickly sank, taking 358 crew with her, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pakenham (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, (10 July 1861 – 28 July 1933) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He served as a British observer with the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War; during the First World War he commanded the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland, and from December 1916 was Commander-in-Chief of the Battle Cruiser Fleet. Background A member of the Pakenham family headed by the Earl of Longford, he was the second son of Rear-Admiral the Honourable Thomas Alexander Pakenham, third son of Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford. His mother was Sophia Frances Sykes, daughter of Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet. Career Pakenham entered the navy as a naval cadet in 1874 and served upon the training ship HMS ''Britannia''.Dodd, Chapt. X. (Part 1) On completion of his training he was assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron, where he served on . He was promoted to midshipman in 1876. Noted for his swimming ability, Pakenham was commended f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Edwin Patey
Admiral Sir George Edwin Patey, (24 February 1859 – 5 February 1935) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. Early years Patey was born on 24 February 1859 at Montpellier, near Plymouth, United Kingdom. His father, also named George Edwin Patey, was a Royal Navy officer. Patey entered the Royal Navy as a cadet on 15 January 1872, aged 12. Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 7 February 1935, p.12 (Obituary). Naval career Patey served as a midshipman aboard as part of the British Pacific Squadron under Admiral de Horsey during the Battle of Pacocha, an action in company with the corvette on 29 May 1877 with the Peruvian armoured turret ship ''Huáscar'' which had been taken over by rebels opposed to the Peruvian Government and, it was feared, could be used to attack British shipping. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 21 March 1878, and while upon the voyage home HMS ''Shah'' was diverted to South Africa to assist in the Anglo-Zulu War. Patey served in the naval brigade w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Moore (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Sir Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore, (2 February 1862 – 2 April 1934) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Third Sea Lord from 1912 to 1914. Naval career Moore joined the Royal Navy in 1875 and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882. He was promoted to Captain (Royal Navy), Captain 17 July 1901, and later Rear admiral (Royal Navy), Rear-Admiral. He was appointed Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord in 1907 and Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes in 1909. He went on to be Third Sea Lord in 1912. He served in the First World War, commanding the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron (United Kingdom), 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron from 1914. As Vice Admiral David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Sir David Beatty's second-in-command at the Battle of Dogger Bank (1915), Battle of Dogger Bank, Moore led the sinking of SMS Blücher, SMS ''Blücher'' in January 1915. Heavily criticized for allowing the seriously-damaged SMS Seydlitz, SMS ''Seydlitz'' and SMS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to a briga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiserliche Marine
{{italic title The adjective ''kaiserlich'' means "imperial" and was used in the German-speaking countries to refer to those institutions and establishments over which the ''Kaiser'' ("emperor") had immediate personal power of control. The term was used particularly in connexion with the Roman-German Emperor as sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire and with the subsequent Empire of Austria. In the Early Modern Period the term is linked with the universal precedence of the ''Kaiser'' over the other princes of the realm. Holders of an imperial or ''kaiserliche'' office were recruited from the whole empire, and had wide-ranging privileges in the territories. Examples of military, political and cultural institutions with ''kaiserliche'' players in the Holy Roman Empire are the: * ''Kaiserliche Armee'' ( Imperial Army) and * ''Kaiserliche Reichspost'' (Imperial Post Office) of the Roman-German Emperor (to 1806) (Habsburg, only 1742–1745 Wittelsbach) * ''kaiserliches Hofgestüt'' (Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland (german: Skagerrakschlacht, the Battle of the Skagerrak) was a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, during the First World War. The battle unfolded in extensive manoeuvring and three main engagements (the battlecruiser action, the fleet action and the night action), from 31 May to 1 June 1916, off the North Sea coast of Denmark's Jutland Peninsula. It was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in that war. Jutland was the third fleet action between steel battleships, following the Battle of the Yellow Sea in 1904 and the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, during the Russo-Japanese War. Jutland was the last major battle in history fought primarily by battleships. Germany's High Seas Fleet intended to lure out, trap, and destroy a portion of the British Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Empire
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered , of the Earth's total land area. As a result, its constitutional, legal, linguistic, and cultural legacy is widespread. At the peak of its power, it was described as "the empire on which the sun never sets", as the Sun was always shining on at least one of its territories. During the Age of Discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal and Spain pioneered European exploration of the globe, and in the process established large overse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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