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5th Battle Squadron

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The 5th Battle Squadron was a squadron of the British Royal Navy consisting of battleships. [1]

27 relations: Alexander Bethell, Arthur Leveson, Battle of Jutland, Battlecruiser, Battleship, Bernard Currey, Cecil Burney, Cecil Thursby, Channel Fleet, David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Fast battleship, Franz von Hipper, Grand Fleet, Hugh Evan-Thomas, I Scouting Group, Isle of Portland, Lewis Bayly (Royal Navy officer), Lewis Clinton-Baker, Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign, Pre-dreadnought battleship, Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, Reinhard Scheer, Royal Navy, Second Fleet (United Kingdom), Squadron (naval), World War I, 6th Battle Squadron.

Alexander Bethell

Admiral Sir Alexander Edward Bethell GCMG KCB (28 August 1855 – 13 June 1932) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

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Arthur Leveson

Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson GCB (27 January 1868 – 26 June 1929) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy.

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Battle of Jutland

The Battle of Jutland (Skagerrakschlacht, the Battle of Skagerrak) was a naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer during the First World War.

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Battlecruiser

The battlecruiser, or battle cruiser, was a type of capital ship of the first half of the 20th century.

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Battleship

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns.

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Bernard Currey

Admiral Bernard Currey (11 May 1862 - 6 June 1936) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the 5th Battle Squadron.

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Cecil Burney

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Baronet, (15 May 1858 – 5 June 1929) was a Royal Navy officer.

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Cecil Thursby

Admiral Sir Cecil Fiennes Thursby, (17 January 1861 – 28 May 1936) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, after serving in World War I mainly in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Channel Fleet

The Channel Fleet and originally known as the Channel Squadron was the Royal Navy formation of warships that defended the waters of the English Channel from 1859 to 1909 and 1914 to 1915.

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David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (17 January 1871 – 11 March 1936) was a Royal Navy officer.

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Fast battleship

A fast battleship was a battleship which emphasised speed without – in concept – undue compromise of either armor or armament.

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Franz von Hipper

Franz Ritter von Hipper (13 September 1863 – 25 May 1932) was an admiral in the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine).

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Grand Fleet

The Grand Fleet was the main fleet of the British Royal Navy during the First World War.

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Hugh Evan-Thomas

Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, (27 October 1862 – 30 August 1928) was a British Royal Navy officer.

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I Scouting Group

The I Scouting Group was a special reconnaissance unit within the German Kaiserliche Marine.

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Isle of Portland

The Isle of Portland is a limestone tied island, long by wide, in the English Channel.

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Lewis Bayly (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, (28 September 1857 – 16 May 1938) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the First World War.

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Lewis Clinton-Baker

Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker (16 March 1866 – 12 December 1939) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.

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Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign

The Naval Operations in the Dardanelles Campaign (17 February 1915 – 9 January 1916) took place against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.

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Pre-dreadnought battleship

Pre-dreadnought battleships were sea-going battleships built between the mid- to late 1880s and 1905, before the launch of.

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Queen Elizabeth-class battleship

The Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were a class of five super-dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy commissioned in 1915–16.

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Reinhard Scheer

Reinhard Scheer (30 September 1863 – 26 November 1928) was an Admiral in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine).

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Second Fleet (United Kingdom)

The Second Fleet was a reserve formation of the Royal Navy that briefly existed before the First World War.

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Squadron (naval)

A squadron, or naval squadron, is a significant group of warships which is nonetheless considered too small to be designated a fleet.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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6th Battle Squadron

The 6th Battle Squadron was a squadron of the British Royal Navy consisting of Battleships serving in the Grand Fleet and existed from 1913 to 1917.

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5th Battle Squadron (United Kingdom), British 5th Battle Squadron, Rear-Admiral Commanding 5th Battle Squadron, Rear-Admiral in 5th Battle Squadron, Rear-Admiral in the 5th Battle Squadron, Vice-Admiral Commanding 5th Battle Squadron.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Battle_Squadron

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