The Fleets at War

by Archibald Hurd

• Asquith, Mr., [12], [36], [38]
• Balfour, Mr. A. J., [22], [35]
• Battenberg, Prince Louis of, [10]
• Beatty, Rear-Admiral Sir David, [43]
• British Navy, The:
• Armoured Cruisers:
• Aboukir, [76]
• Achilles, [73]
• Antrim, [74]
• Arethusa, [77]
• Argyll, [74]
• Aurora, [77]
• Bacchante, [76]
• Berwick, [42], [75]
• Black Prince, [40], [73]
• Carnarvon, [74]
• Cochrane, [73]
• Cornwall, [75]
• Cressy, [76]
• Cumberland, [75]
• Defence, [40], [72]
• Devonshire, [74]
• Donegal, [75]
• Drake, [75], [135]
• Duke of Edinburgh, [40], [73]
• Essex, [42], [75]
• Euryalus, [76]
• Galatea, [77]
• Good Hope, [75]
• Hampshire, [41], [74]
• Hogue, [76]
• Inconstant, [77]
• Kent, [75]
• King Alfred, [75]
• Lancaster, [42], [75]
• Leviathan, [75]
• Minotaur, [41], [72]
• Monmouth, [75]
• Natal, [73]
• Penelope, [77]
• Phaeton, [77]
• Roxburgh, [74]
• Royalist, [77]
• Shannon, [72]
• Suffolk, [42], [75]
• Sutlej, [76]
• Undaunted, [77]
• Warrior, [40], [73]
• Attached Ships:
• Hussar, [40]
• Imogene, [40]
• Battle Cruisers:
• Australia, [42], [65]
• Indefatigable, [40], [65]
• Indomitable, [25], [40], [66]
• Inflexible, [25], [40], [66]
• Invincible, [25], [66], [142]
• Lion, [64]
• New Zealand, [65]
• Princess Royal, [64]
• Queen Mary, [64]
• Tiger, [63]
• Destroyers:
• Acasta, [91]
• Achates, [91]
• Acheron, [92]
• Acorn, [93]
• Afridi, [94]
• Alarm, [93]
• Albacore, [98]
• Albatross, [97]
• Amazon, [94]
• Ambuscade, [91]
• Angler, [97]
• Arab, [98]
• Archer, [92]
• Ardent, [91]
• Ariel, [92]
• Arun, [96]
• Attack, [92]
• Avon, [97]
• Badger, [92]
• Basilisk, [40], [93]
• Bat, [97]
• Beagle, [40], [93]
• Beaver, [92]
• Bittern, [97]
• Blenheim (Depot Ship), [40]
• Bonetta, [98]
• Boyne, [96]
• Brazen, [97]
• Brisk, [93]
• Bulldog, [40], [93]
• Bullfinch, [97]
• Cameleon, [93]
• Cheerful, [97]
• Chelmer, [41], [96]
• Cherwell, [96]
• Christopher, [91]
• Cockatrice, [91]
• Colne, [41], [96]
• Comet, [93]
• Conflict, [98]
• Contest, [91]
• Coquette, [97]
• Cossack, [94]
• Crane, [97]
• Crusader, [95]
• Cygnet, [97]
• Cynthia, [97]
• Dee, [96]
• Defender, [92]
• Derwent, [96]
• Desperate, [97]
• Doon, [96]
• Dove, [97]
• Druid, [92]
• Earnest, [98]
• Eden, [96]
• Electra, [97]
• Erne, [96]
• Ettrick, [96]
• Exe, [96]
• Express, [98]
• Fairy, [97]
• Falcon, [97]
• Fame, [41], [97]
• Fawn, [97]
• Ferret, [92]
• Fervent, [98]
• Firedrake, [92]
• Flirt, [97]
• Flying Fish, [97]
• Forester, [92]
• Fortune, [91]
• Foxhound, [40], [93]
• Foyle, [96]
• Fury, [93]
• Garland, [91]
• Garry, [96]
• Ghurka, [94]
• Gipsy, [97]
• Goldfinch, [93]
• Goshawk, [92]
• Grampus, [40], [93]
• Grasshopper, [40], [93]
• Greyhound, [97]
• Griffon, [98]
• Hardy, [91]
• Harpy, [40], [93]
• Hind, [92]
• Hope, [93]
• Hornet, [92]
• Hydra, [92]
• Itchen, [96]
• Jackal, [92]
• Jed, [41], [96]
• Kale, [96]
• Kangaroo, [98]
• Kennet, [41], [96]
• Kestrel, [97]
• Laertes, [90]
• Laforey, [90]
• Lance, [90]
• Landrail, [90]
• Lapwing, [92]
• Lark, [90]
• Larne, [93]
• Laurel, [90]
• Laverock, [90]
• Lawford, [90]
• Legion, [90]
• Lennox, [90]
• Leonidas, [90]
• Leopard, [97]
• Leven, [97]
• Liberty, [90]
• Liffey, [96]
• Lightning, [98]
• Linnet, [90]
• Lively, [98]
• Lizard, [92]
• Llewellyn, [90]
• Locust, [98]
• Lookout, [90]
• Louis, [90]
• Loyal, [90]
• Lucifer, [90]
• Lurcher, [92]
• Lydiard, [90]
• Lynx, [91]
• Lyra, [93]
• Lysander, [90]
• Mallard, [97]
• Maori, [95]
• Martin, [93]
• Mermaid, [97]
• Midge, [91]
• Minstrel, [93]
• Mohawk, [94]
• Mosquito, [40], [93]
• Moy, [96]
• Myrmidon, [98]
• Nemesis, [93]
• Nereide, [93]
• Ness, [96]
• Nith, [96]
• Nubian, [94]
• Nymphe, [93]
• Oak, [92]
• Opossum, [98]
• Orwell, [98]
• Osprey, [97]
• Ostrich, [97]
• Ouse, [96]
• Owl, [91]
• Panther, [98]
• Paragon, [91]
• Parramatta, [42]
• Peterel, [98]
• Phœnix, [92]
• Pincher, [40], [93]
• Porcupine, [98]
• Porpoise, [91]
• Quail, [98]
• Racehorse, [97]
• Racoon, [40], [93]
• Ranger, [98]
• Rattlesnake, [40], [93]
• Recruit, [97]
• Redpole, [93]
• Renard, [40], [93]
• Ribble, [41], [96]
• Rifleman, [93]
• Roebuck, [97]
• Rother, [96]
• Ruby, [93]
• Sandfly, [92]
• Saracen, [94]
• Savage, [40], [93]
• Scorpion, [40], [93]
• Scourge, [40], [93]
• Seal, [98]
• Shark, [91]
• Sheldrake, [93]
• Sparrowhawk, [91]
• Spiteful, [98]
• Spitfire, [91]
• Sprightly, [98]
• Stag, [97]
• Star, [97]
• Staunch, [93]
• Stour, [96]
• Success, [98]
• Sunfish, [98]
• Surly, [98]
• Swale, [96]
• Swift, [95]
• Sylvia, [97]
• Syren, [98]
• Tartar, [94]
• Test, [96]
• Teviot, [96]
• Thorn, [97]
• Thrasher, [98]
• Tigress, [92]
• Unity, [91]
• Ure, [96]
• Usk, [41], [96]
• Velox, [97]
• Victor, [91]
• Vigilant, [97]
• Viking, [95]
• Violet, [97]
• Vixen, [97]
• Vulture, [97]
• Warrego, [42]
• Waveney, [96]
• Wear, [96]
• Welland, [41], [96]
• Wolf, [98]
• Wolverine, [40], [93]
• Yarra, [42]
• Zephyr, [98]
• Zulu, [95]
• Dreadnoughts:
• Agamemnon, [62]
• Agincourt, [55], [133]
• Ajax, [57]
• Audacious, [57]
• Bellerophon, [61]
• Benbow, [54]
• Centurion, [57], [134]
• Collingwood, [60]
• Colossus, [59], [134]
• Conqueror, [58]
• Dreadnought, [24], [25], [61]
• Emperor of India, [54]
• Erin, [56]
• Hercules, [59]
• Iron Duke, [54]
• King George V., [43], [57]
• Lord Nelson, [62]
• Marlborough, [54]
• Monarch, [58], [133]
• Neptune, [59]
• Orion, [58]
• St. Vincent, [60]
• Superb, [61]
• Téméraire, [61]
• Thunderer, [58]
• Vanguard, [60]
• Flotilla Leaders:
• Kempenfelt, [99]
• Nimrod, [99]
• Gunboats:
• Alacrity, [41]
• Bramble, [41]
• Britomart, [41]
• Cadmus, [41]
• Clio, [41]
• Dwarf, [42]
• Thistle, [41]
• Pre-Dreadnoughts:
• Africa, [67]
• Albemarle, [69]
• Albion, [70]
• Britannia, [67], [133]
• Bulwark, [70]
• Cæsar, [71]
• Canopus, [70]
• Commonwealth, [67]
• Cornwallis, [69]
• Dominion, [67]
• Duncan, [69]
• Exmouth, [69]
• Formidable, [70]
• Glory, [70]
• Goliath, [70]
• Hannibal, [71]
• Hibernia, [67]
• Hindustan, [67]
• Illustrious, [71]
• Implacable, [70]
• Irresistible, [70]
• Jupiter, [71]
• King Edward VII., [67]
• London, [70]
• Magnificent, [71]
• Majestic, [71]
• Mars, [71]
• Ocean, [70]
• Prince George, [71]
• Prince of Wales, [70]
• Queen, [70]
• Russell, [69]
• Swiftsure, [41], [51], [68]
• Triumph, [41], [51], [68]
• Venerable, [70]
• Vengeance, [70]
• Victorious, [71]
• Zealandia, [67]
• Protected Cruisers:
• Active, [82]
• Adventure, [84]
• Æolus, [88]
• Amethyst, [84]
• Amphitrite, [79]
• Andromeda, [79]
• Argonaut, [79]
• Ariadne, [79]
• Astræa, [42], [87]
• Attentive, [84]
• Bellona, [83]
• Birmingham, [80]
• Blanche, [83]
• Blonde, [83]
• Boadicea, [83]
• Brilliant, [88]
• Bristol, [42], [82]
• Cambrian, [87]
• Challenger, [85]
• Charybdis, [87]
• Chatham, [40], [81]
• Crescent, [78]
• Dartmouth, [41], [81]
• Diadem, [79]
• Diamond, [84]
• Diana, [87]
• Dido, [87]
• Doris, [87]
• Dublin, [40], [81]
• Eclipse, [87]
• Edgar, [78]
• Encounter, [42], [85]
• Endymion, [78]
• Europa, [79]
• Falmouth, [81]
• Fearless, [82]
• Flora, [87]
• Foresight, [84]
• Forward, [84]
• Fox, [41], [87]
• Furious, [86]
• Gibraltar, [78]
• Glasgow, [42], [82]
• Gloucester, [40], [82]
• Grafton, [78]
• Hawke, [78]
• Hermes, [85]
• Hermione, [87]
• Highflyer, [85]
• Hyacinth, [42], [85]
• Isis, [87]
• Juno, [87]
• Liverpool, [82]
• Lowestoft, [80]
• Medea, [89]
• Melbourne, [42], [80]
• Melpomene, [88]
• Minerva, [87]
• Newcastle, [41], [82]
• Niobe, [79]
• Nottingham, [80]
• Pandora, [86]
• Pathfinder, [84]
• Patrol, [84]
• Pegasus, [42], [86]
• Pelorus, [86]
• Perseus, [86]
• Philomel, [41], [89]
• Pioneer, [86]
• Prometheus, [86]
• Proserpine, [86]
• Psyche, [41], [86]
• Pyramus, [41], [86]
• Rainbow, [88]
• Royal Arthur, [78]
• Sapphire, [84]
• Sappho, [88]
• Sentinel, [84]
• Sirius, [88]
• Skirmisher, [84]
• Spartiate, [79]
• Southampton, [81]
• Sydney, [42], [80]
• Talbot, [87]
• Terrible, [79]
• Theseus, [78]
• Topaze, [84]
• Torch, [41]
• Venus, [87]
• Vindictive, [86]
• Weymouth, [40], [81]
• Yarmouth, [41], [81]
• River Gunboats:
• Kinsha, [41]
• Moorhen, [41]
• Nightingale, [41]
• Robin, [41]
• Sandpiper, [41]
• Snipe, [41]
• Teal, [41]
• Woodcock, [41]
• Woodlark, [41]
• Widgeon, [41]
• Sloops:
• Alert, [41]
• Algerine, [42]
• Espiègle, [41]
• Odin, [41]
• Shearwater, [42]
• Sphinx, [41]
• Submarines:
• AE 1, [42], [100]
• AE 2, [42], [100]
• B 6, [41]
• B 7, [41]
• B 8, [41]
• B 9, [40]
• B 10, [40]
• B 11, [40]
• C 36, [41]
• C 37, [41]
• C 38, [41]
• Class “A,” [99]
• Class “B,” [99]
• Class “C,” [99]
• Class “D,” [100]
• Class “E,” [100]
• Class “F,” [100]
• Nautilus, [100]
• Swordfish, [100]
• Torpedo Boats:
• No. 035, [41]
• No. 036, [41]
• No. 037, [41]
• No. 038, [41]
• No. 044, [41]
• No. 045, [41]
• No. 046, [41]
• No. 063, [41]
• No. 064, [41]
• No. 070, [41]
• No. 83, [41]
• No. 88, [41]
• No. 89, [41]
• No. 90, [41]
• No. 91, [41]
• No. 92, [41]
• No. 93, [41]
• No. 94, [41]
• No. 95, [41]
• No. 96, [41]
• Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry, [25]
• Cayzer, Sir Charles, Bt., [132]
• Churchill, Mr. Winston, [10], [29], [31], [33]
• Fisher, Lord, [21]-26, [29], [133]
• German Navy, The:
• Armoured Cruisers:
• Blücher, [115]
• Friedrich Karl, [117]
• Fürst Bismarck, [118]
• Gneisenau, [116]
• Prinz Adalbert, [117]
• Prinz Heinrich, [118]
• Roon, [117]
• Scharnhorst, [116]
• Yorck, [117]
• Battle Cruisers:
• Derfflinger, [106]
• Goeben, [108]
• Moltke, [108]
• Seydlitz, [107]
• Von der Tann, [109]
• Coast Defence Ships:
• Aegir, [114]
• Beowulf, [114]
• Frithjof, [114]
• Hagen, [114]
• Heimdall, [114]
• Hildebrand, [114]
• Odin, [114]
• Siegfried, [114]
• Dreadnoughts:
• Friedrich der Grosse, [102], [141]
• Grosser, [101]
• Helgoland, [103]
• Kaiser, [102], [151]
• Kaiserin, [102]
• König, [101], [157]
• König Albert, [102]
• Kronprinz, [101]
• Kurfurst, [101]
• Markgraf, [101]
• Nassau, [104], [157]
• Oldenburg, [103]
• Ostfriesland, [103], [157]
• Posen, [104]
• Prinzregent Luitpold, [102]
• Rheinland, [104]
• Thüringen, [103]
• Westfalen, [104]
• Gunboats:
• Condor, [124]
• Cormoran, [124]
• Eber, [124]
• Geier, [124]
• Iltis, [124], [144]
• Jaguar, [124]
• Luchs, [124]
• Panther, [124]
• Seeadler, [124]
• Tiger, [124]
• Mine-Layers:
• Albatross, [130]
• Arkona, [121]
• Nautilus, [130]
• Pelikan, [130]
• Pre-Dreadnoughts:
• Brandenburg, [131]
• Braunschweig, [111]
• Deutschland, [110]
• Elsass, [111]
• Hannover, [110]
• Hessen, [111]
• Kaiser Barbarossa, [112]
• Kaiser Friedrich III., [112]
• Kaiser Karl der Grosse, [112]
• Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, [112]
• Kaiser Wilhelm II., [112]
• Lothringen, [111]
• Mecklenburg, [111]
• Pommern, [110]
• Preussen, [111]
• Schlesien, [110]
• Schleswig-Holstein, [110]
• Schwaben, [111]
• Wettin, [111]
• Wittelsbach, [111]
• Wörth, [113], [144]
• Zähringen, [111]
• Protected Cruisers:
• Amazone, [121]
• Ariadne, [121]
• Arkona, [121]
• Augsburg, [123]
• Berlin, [121]
• Bremen, [121]
• Breslau, [123]
• Cöln, [123]
• Danzig, [121]
• Dresden, [122]
• Emden, [122]
• Frauenlob, [121]
• Freya, [119]
• Gazelle, [120]
• Gefion, [120]
• Graudenz, [123]
• Hamburg, [121]
• Hansa, [119]
• Hela, [120]
• Hertha, [119], [144]
• Kaiserin Augusta, [119], [144]
• Karlsruhe, [123]
• Kœnigsberg, [122]
• Kolberg, [123]
• Leipzig, [121]
• Lübeck, [121]
• Magdeburg, [123]
• Mainz, [123]
• Medusa, [121]
• München, [121]
• Niobe, [120]
• Nurnberg, [122]
• Nymphe, [121]
• Regensburg, [123]
• Rostock, [123]
• Stettin, [122]
• Stralsund, [123]
• Strassburg, [123]
• Stuttgart, [122]
• Thetis, [121]
• Undine, [121]
• Victoria Luise, [119]
• Vineta, [119], [144]
• Submarines:
• Nos. U1, U2, [129]
• Nos. U3 to U8, [129]
• Nos. U9 to U20, [129]
• Nos. U21 to U26, [129]
• Nos. U27 to U36, [129]
• Torpedo-Boat Destroyers:
• No. D1 (Carmen), [129]
• No. D2 (Alice Roosevelt), [129]
• Nos. D3 to D8, [128]
• No. D9, [128]
• No. D10, [128]
• Nos. G7 to G12, [125]
• Nos. G37 to G42, [125]
• Nos. G108 to G113, [128]
• Nos. G132 to G134, [127]
• No. G135, [127]
• No. G136, [127]
• No. G137, [127]
• Nos. G169, G170, G172, G173, [126]
• Nos. G174, G175, [126]
• Nos. G192 to G197, [125]
• Nos. S13 to S24, [125]
• Nos. S21 to S33, [125]
• Nos. S34 to S36, [125]
• Nos. S90 to S101, [128]
• Nos. S102 to S107, [128]
• Nos. S114 to S119, [128]
• Nos. S120 to S124, [127]
• Nos. S125 to S131, [127]
• Nos. S138 to S149, [126]
• Nos. S165 to S168, [126]
• Nos. S176 to S179, [125]
• Nos. V1 to V6, [125]
• Nos. V25 to V28, [125]
• Nos. V29, V30, [125]
• Nos. V43 to V48, [125]
• Nos. V150 to V161, [126]
• Nos. V162 to V164, [126]
• Nos. V180 to V185, [125]
• Nos. V186 to V191, [123]
• Taku, [128]
• Grey, Sir Edward, [27]
• Haldane, Lord, [33], [34]
• Hankey, Captain Maurice, C.B., [38]
• “Hohenzollern,” German Imperial Yacht 43, [144]
• Hollmann, Admiral von, [18]
• Holtzendorff, Admiral von, [145]
• Ingenohl, Admiral Friedrich von, [141] et seq.
• Jacobson, Rear-Admiral, [154]
• Jellicoe, Admiral Sir John, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., [14], [29], [33], [54], [131] et seq., [141]
• Koester, Grand-Admiral von, [144], [145]
• Lapeyrère, Admiral Boué du, [44]
• McKenna, Mr. Reginald, [26], [27], [28], [29]
• Madden, Rear-Admiral Charles E., C.V.O., [131]
• Ottley, Rear-Admiral Sir Charles, [38]
• Perris, Mr. G. H., [33]
• Prussia, Prince Henry of, [152]
• Scott, Sir Percy, [29], [135]
• Selborne, Lord, [21], [22], [30]
• Seymour, Admiral Sir E. H., [134]
• Tapken, Rear-Admiral, [110]
• Tirpitz, Grand-Admiral von, [18], [144]
• Tweedmouth, Lord, [26]
• Warrender, Vice-Admiral Sir George, [43]
• White, Mr. Arnold, [15]
• Wilson, Sir Arthur, [29]

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Transcriber’s Notes

Footnotes have been moved to under the paragraph or table in which they are referenced.

Inconsistent (Kiao Chau/Kiau-Chau, Nurnburg/Nurnberg, Cöln/Köln) and unusual spelling, capitalisation and hyphenation as used in the source document have been retained unless mentioned below.

The inconsistencies between the text and the tabulated data (Chapter X.) have been retained, as have been the repeated entries in the tabulated data.

The names of ships have been copied verbatim from the original work (except as listed below), although there is some doubt about some of the spellings.

Page 176, Edgar Class, 22 torpedo tubes: it is unclear what the 22 refers to.

Page 178, Birmingham: this ship is listed with two different sets of armament in the source document (a third set is listed in the body of the text).

Page 197: the breves (ŭ) in the French names were copied from the source document.