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3rd Battlecruiser Squadron
The 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron was a short-lived Royal Navy squadron of battlecruisers that saw service as part of the Grand Fleet during the First World War. Creation The 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron was created in 1915, with the return to home waters of two of the three s— and —following the Battle of the Falkland Islands and the Dardanelles operation. They were joined by their sister , and, under the command of Rear Admiral Sir Horace Hood, the squadron was based at Rosyth, Scotland. Battle of Jutland * ''Invincible'' - flagship of Rear Admiral the Honourable H. L. A. Hood; Captain A. L. Cay * ''Inflexible'' - Captain E. H. F. Heaton-Ellis * ''Indomitable'' - Captain F. W. Kennedy On 31 May 1916, the squadron—attached to the Grand Fleet rather than David Beatty's Battlecruiser Fleet—participated in the Battle of Jutland. During the battle, ''Invincible'' was hit in her "Q" turret by a salvo from the German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** ... [...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] |
Francis William Kennedy
Admiral Francis William Kennedy, CB (15 December 1862 – 11 July 1939) was a Royal Navy officer. The son of Robert Kennedy, Lord Lieutenant of Kildare, he entered the Royal Navy in January 1876. He participated in the Anglo-Egyptian War and punitive expeditions in Africa. Kennedy assumed command of the battlecruiser HMS ''Indomitable'' in 1912. He participated in the pursuit of ''Goeben'' and ''Breslau'' in 1914 and the Battle of Jutland in 1916. A West African flag he brought back from the Benin Expedition of 1897 is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in London as is a personal flag of Itsekiri chief and trader Nana Olumu.{{cite web, title=Personal flag of Nana Olomu, url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-455, access-date=18 August 2022, work=Royal Museums Greenwich Royal Museums Greenwich is an organisation comprising four museums in Greenwich, east London, illustrated below. The Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation is a Private Limite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Allan Publishing
Ian Allan Publishing was an English publisher, established in 1942, which specialised in transport books. It was founded by Ian Allan. In 1942 Ian Allan, then working in the public relations department for the Southern Railway at Waterloo station, decided he could deal with many of the requests he received about rolling stock by collecting the information into a book. The result was his first book, ''ABC of Southern Locomotives''. This proved to be a success, contributing to the emergence of trainspotting as a popular hobby in the UK, and leading to the formation of the company.Ian Allan…the man who launched a million locospotters ''The Railway Magazine'' issue 1174 February 1999 pages 20-27 The company grew from a small producer of books for train enthusiasts and spotters to a large transport publisher. Each year it published books covering subjects such as military and civil aviation, naval and maritime topics, buses, trams, trolleybuses and steam railways, including hi ... [...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] |
Dittmar
Dittmar is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andy Dittmar (born 1974), athlete * Chris Dittmar (born 1964), squash player * G. Walter Dittmar (1872–1949), dentist * Gudrun Klaus-Dittmar, sprint canoer * Hans Dittmar (1902–1967), sailor * Heini Dittmar (1912–1960), glider pilot * Kurt Dittmar (1891–1959), general * Louise Dittmar (1807–1884), German feminist and philosopher * Sabine Dittmar (born 1964), German politician * Trudy Dittmar (born 1944), author * Wally Dittmar (died 1983), football player * William Dittmar (1833–1892), scientist See also * Ditmar (other) Ditmar may refer to: People with the surname * Art Ditmar (1929–2021), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Karl von Ditmar (1822–1892), Baltic German geologist and explorer * Nikolay Fyodorovitch von Ditmar (1865–1919), Russian politicia ... {{surname Surnames from given names German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
MacIntyre
MacIntyre or McIntyre is a Scottish surname, relating to Clan MacIntyre. Its meaning is "Son of the Carpenter or Wright". The corresponding English name is Wright. People surnamed ''MacIntyre'', ''Macintyre'' * Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish philosopher * Angus Macintyre * Ben Macintyre * Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre * Colin MacIntyre * David Lowe MacIntyre * Donal MacIntyre * Donald MacIntyre (other) * Drew MacIntyre * Dunc MacIntyre * Duncan Ban MacIntyre * Duncan McIntyre (explorer) * Elisabeth MacIntyre * Elizabeth McIntyre * Ernest MacIntyre * F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre * Hilke MacIntyre * Jason MacIntyre * John Macintyre * Leanne MacIntyre * Marguerite MacIntyre * Michael McIntyre (comedian) * Michael McIntyre (sailor) * Mike MacIntyre * Mike McIntyre, American politician * Roly MacIntyre * Scott MacIntyre * Sheila Scott Macintyre * Stuart Macintyre * William MacIntyre See also * McIntyre McIntyre, McEntire, MacIntyre, McAteer, and McIntire are Scottish and Irish ... [...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] |
Order Of Battle At Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was fought on 31 May and 1 June 1916, in the waters of the North Sea, between forces of the Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy. The battle involved 250 warships, and, in terms of combined tonnage of vessels engaged, was the largest naval battle in history. The engagement was the result of the high commands of the two nations' eagerness to give their publics a victory in contrast to the stalemate on the ground in Western Europe (the Battle of Verdun had been underway for three months at the time the opposing fleets sortied). Both navies had plans to lure the other's battlecruisers into a trap where they could be defeated by a superior force of battleships. In the event, the battle had no impact on the course of the war and victory was claimed by both sides. Summary Ships present * The British capital ships carried a larger weight of broadside— compared to —than the German ones. * The German Navy's torpedo boats were of similar size and function t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (17 January 1871 – 12 March 1936) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the response to the Boxer Rebellion, he commanded the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, a tactically indecisive engagement after which his aggressive approach was contrasted with the caution of his commander Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. He is remembered for his comment at Jutland that "There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today", after two of his ships exploded. Later in the war he succeeded Jellicoe as Commander in Chief of the Grand Fleet, in which capacity he received the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at the end of the war. He then followed Jellicoe's path a second time, serving as First Sea Lord—a position that Beatty held longer (7 years 9 months) than any other First Sea Lord. While First Sea Lord, he was involved in negotiating the Washington Naval Trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosyth
Rosyth ( gd, Ros Fhìobh, "headland of Fife") is a town on the Firth of Forth, south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to the census of 2011, the town has a population of 13,440. The new town was founded as a Garden city-style suburb and naval dockyards in 1909, and was built as the coastal port of Dunfermline. Rosyth is almost contiguous with neighbouring Inverkeithing, separated only by the M90 motorway. Rosyth railway station is on the Fife Circle Line. Governance Rosyth is within the Cowdenbeath constituency of the Scottish Parliament, currently held by Annabelle Ewing of the Scottish National Party, as well as the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region. For the UK Parliament, Rosyth is located in the Dunfermline and West Fife Westminster constituency, currently held by Douglas Chapman MP for the Scottish National Party. Rosyth has three representatives on Fife Council: Brian Goodall (Scottish National Party), Tony Jackson (Scottish National Party) and Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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