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...'Novellen'' (Navy Laws) through the Imperial parliament which guaranteed a large continuous shipbuilding programme for the Imperial navy. ....C. submarines, and 196 minesweepers. It lost two battleships, one battle cruiser, six armoured cruisers, eighteen light cruisers, seventeen gunboats, 110 to

...arship consisted of two vessels, variously described as battle cruisers or large light cruisers, built for the [[Royal Navy]] between 1915 and 1916 at the b ...ohn Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|Lord Fisher]] made mention of two large light cruisers:

|5 || Large Picket{{AWO1913|294 of 13 June 1913}}||for Mast Fittings, Type 5 for Portab |1875 || Cruiser Arc Lantern<ref>Admiralty Weekly Orders. 28 Feb, 1913. {{TNA|ADM 182/4}}.

...ard VII Class Battleship (1903)|''King Edward VII'']] and [[Minotaur Class Cruiser (1906)|''Minotaur'']] classes.{{TheSightM|p. 94, 108, Plate 47}} Like all large British ships of the era prior to [[H.M.S. King George V (1911)|''King Geor

...Second, Fourth and Sixth Battle Squadrons, and presumably the First Light Cruiser Squadron) to discuss the forthcoming operation before the fleet proceeded t ...at the Fleet is very badly run. The Staff in the ''Iron Duke'' is far too large, which prevents decentralisation, and takes all initiative and authority ou

...class of monitor had commenced construction, coupled with the prospect of large-scale shore bombardment presented by the entry of the Ottoman Empire into t ...l ship construction, the construction of the former battleship, now battle cruiser [[H.M.S. Renown (1916)|''Renown'']] building at Fairfield was speeded up, w

...']], [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'']] and [[Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)|''Devonshire'']] classes were to land their searchlights from their In 1906, ''Albemarle'' had large range (three cylinder) and deflection (two cylinder) drums on the aft face

...> She launched on Thursday, 28 October, by Lady Loreburn. Present were a large number of naval, military and local dignitaries. International guests were ...liary set]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type 10 Cruiser Auxiliary set]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}

'''H.M.S. ''Tiger''''', the only member of her class, was the last battle cruiser laid down for the [[Royal Navy]] before the [[Great War]]. ...ord Fisher]], the [[First Sea Lord]], objecting to the removal of a battle cruiser from his command:

...nlike most shipyards, Palmers was not duly affected by the situation, as a large amount of materiel had already been stocked. However, on 9 December, 1912, ...liary set]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type 10 Cruiser Auxiliary set]].{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}

...ampaign, but for the first two years he never had sufficient ships for the large area for which he was responsible, until, in 1917, welcome reinforcements f ...on. Stanley C. J. Colville]]|1911 &ndash; 1913|<small>Renamed First Battle Cruiser Squadron</small>

...43}}. f. 156.</ref> On 25 October he was transferred to the new armoured cruiser [[H.M.S. Suffolk (1903)|''Suffolk'']] in the Mediterranean. He was discipl ...ns of the [[Order in Council of 21 November, 1855]], and became the senior cruiser flag officer in the [[Grand Fleet]]. On 31 January, 1915, an order in counc

...as to be the "play at home edition" of torpedo warfare, requiring a fairly large open area, with the model "firing ship" with a [[Torpedo Director]] mounted ...n table" set up, and Vice-Admiral commanding the {{UK-BS|4}} invited light-cruiser and destroyer officers to come putter with it.

...to the Dardanelles expedition. The fleet which fought the war was by and large the one constructed during his terms in office. ...ttle of the Falkland Islands]] on 8 December. The success was credited in large part to Fisher, but Sturdee also received much positive attention, with the

...ch the Humber. A neutral merchantman had told the Germans, wrongly, that a large British force, including battleships, was located there. Three more boats w The British firepower advantage was negated to a large extent by the inferiority of their armour piercing shells. The long range a

He was appointed in command of the cruiser [[H.M.S. Cambrian (1893)|''Cambrian'']] on the [[Mediterranean Station]] on ...he began on porridge then fish, then eggs and bacon or a meat dish, then a large plate of cold ham, then hot muffins or crumpets and then a lot of toast, bu

...being two pre-dreadnought battleships, three armoured cruisers and a light cruiser and did not realise that could see that the two largest ships were battlecr ==Armoured Cruiser Action==

...unable to sail for Bantry on 8 August as ordered. It was believed that a large quantity of gold had been removed from her safe quite recently.{{NMI|7 Aug. In mid-1913, it was decided to purchase a [[Type 9 Wireless Set|Type 9 Cruiser Auxiliary set]] for her.{{ARTS1913|W/T Appendix, p. 13}}

...ened by other ships of the 2nd Division.<br>About this time one of the 1st Cruiser Squadron on starboard quarter blew up and totally disappeared. ...voes. First two short. Third over and fourth hit with 13,300 on sights. Large flames observed near enemy's after turrets when fourth salvo fell. Immedia

6.40 p.m.—Ship of [[Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)|''Warrior'' class]], bearing S.E., 3-4,000 yards, was observed attem ...second was "Seydlitz" or "Moltke"; the third appeared to be also a Battle Cruiser, but was obscured by smoke. Approximate course of these ships—S.E.