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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/HMSVindex1915.jpg/600px-HMSVindex1915.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1494" data-file-height="883" /></a></span><div>Side view of HMS <i>Vindex</i>, showing the prominent seaplane <a href="/wiki/Hangar" title="Hangar">hangar</a> aft</div> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">History</th></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;color:inherit;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/56px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="56" height="28" class="mw-file-element" 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<tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth" title="Armstrong Whitworth">Armstrong Whitworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elswick,_Tyne_and_Wear" class="mw-redirect" title="Elswick, Tyne and Wear">Elswick</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>1904</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>7 March 1905</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Completed</td><td>26 June 1905</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Acquired</td><td>26 March 1915 (chartered)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>11 October 1915</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td><a href="/wiki/Ship_breaking" title="Ship breaking">Scrapped</a>, 1954</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" 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style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>218</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">4 × <a href="/wiki/QF_12_pounder_18_cwt_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 12 pounder 18 cwt naval gun">12-pdr (3 in (76 mm)) guns</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × <a href="/wiki/QF_6-pounder_Hotchkiss" title="QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss">6-pdr</a> (2.2 in (56 mm)) <a href="/wiki/AA_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="AA gun">AA gun</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Aircraft carried</td><td>7</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Aviation facilities</td><td>1 × <a href="/wiki/Flight_deck#Early" title="Flight deck">Flying-off deck</a> forward</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>HMS <i>Vindex</i></b> was a <a 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The ship spent the bulk of her career operating the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a>, where she twice unsuccessfully attacked the German <a href="/wiki/Zeppelin" title="Zeppelin">Zeppelin</a> base at <a href="/wiki/Tondern" class="mw-redirect" title="Tondern">Tondern</a> and conducted anti-Zeppelin patrols. One of her <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout" title="Bristol Scout">Bristol Scout</a> aircraft made the first take-off from an aircraft carrier in late 1915. Another made the first interception of an <a href="/wiki/Airship" title="Airship">airship</a> by a carrier-based aircraft on 2 August 1916, when it unsuccessfully attacked the Zeppelin LZ 53 (L 17).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWarship_International2013340_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWarship_International2013340-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Vindex</i> was transferred to the Mediterranean in 1918 and was sold back to her original owners in 1920. She was requisitioned again in 1939 and served through the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Troopship" title="Troopship">troopship</a> under a different name. After the end of the war, the ship was returned to her owners and was sold for <a href="/wiki/Ship_breaking" title="Ship breaking">scrapping</a> in 1954. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description_and_conversion">Description and conversion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Vindex_(1915)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description and conversion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ship had an overall length of 361 feet 6 inches (110.2 m), a <a href="/wiki/Beam_(nautical)" title="Beam (nautical)">beam</a> of 42 feet (12.8 m), and a <a href="/wiki/Draft_(ship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Draft (ship)">draught</a> of 13 feet 8 inches (4.2 m) at <a href="/wiki/Deep_load" class="mw-redirect" title="Deep load">deep load</a>. She displaced 2,950 <a href="/wiki/Long_ton" title="Long ton">long tons</a> (3,000 <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">t</a>). Her three direct-drive <a href="/wiki/Steam_turbine" title="Steam turbine">steam turbines</a>, each driving one <a href="/wiki/Propeller_shaft" class="mw-redirect" title="Propeller shaft">propeller shaft</a>, using steam provided by four <a href="/wiki/Boiler_(steam_generator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boiler (steam generator)">boilers</a>. The turbines produced a total of 11,000 <a href="/wiki/Horsepower#Shaft_horsepower" title="Horsepower">shaft horsepower</a> (8,200 <a href="/wiki/Kilowatt" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilowatt">kW</a>) which gave the ship a speed of 23 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (43 km/h; 26 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ship carried 475 long tons (483 t) of coal which meant that she could steam for 995 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nautical miles</a> (1,843 km; 1,145 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Her crew numbered 218, including 76 aviation personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-l0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-l0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Vindex</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s main armament consisted of four 50-<a href="/wiki/Caliber_(artillery)" title="Caliber (artillery)">calibre</a>, 3-inch (76 mm) <a href="/wiki/QF_12_pounder_18_cwt_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 12 pounder 18 cwt naval gun">12-pounder</a> 18 cwt<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> guns, with 130 rounds stored for each gun.<sup id="cite_ref-f4_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They fired 12.5-pound (5.7 kg) projectiles at a muzzle velocity of 2,600 ft/s (790 m/s); this gave a maximum range of 9,300 yd (8,500 m). Their rate of fire was 15 rounds per minute.<sup id="cite_ref-nav_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nav-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ship also carried a single <a href="/wiki/QF_6_pounder_Hotchkiss" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss">QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss</a> <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">anti-aircraft gun</a> for which she carried 55 rounds.<sup id="cite_ref-f4_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This had a maximum depression of 8° and a maximum elevation of 60°. It fired a 6-pound (2.7 kg) shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,765 ft/s (538 m/s) at a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute. It had a maximum ceiling of 10,000 ft (3,000 m), but an effective range of only 1,200 yards (1,100 m).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 12-pounder guns were later replaced by two 4-inch (102 mm) anti-aircraft guns.<sup id="cite_ref-g9_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-g9-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Vindex</i> was fitted with a 64-foot-long (19.5 m) <a href="/wiki/Flight_deck" title="Flight deck">flying-off deck</a> forward, intended for aircraft with wheeled <a href="/wiki/Landing_gear" title="Landing gear">undercarriages</a>, and a prominent <a href="/wiki/Hangar" title="Hangar">hangar</a> aft. Two electric <a href="/wiki/Crane_(machine)" title="Crane (machine)">cranes</a> were fitted aft and two <a href="/wiki/Derrick" title="Derrick">derricks</a> forward to handle her aircraft. Initially she carried two dismantled single-seat aircraft in her small forward hangar and five <a href="/wiki/Floatplane" title="Floatplane">floatplanes</a> in the hangar aft. Both aircraft in the forward hangar could be reassembled and flown off in about ten minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-f4_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was capable of operating up to seven aircraft, and during her career, operated a range of aircraft including the <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Schneider" class="mw-redirect" title="Sopwith Schneider">Sopwith Schneider</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Pup" title="Sopwith Pup">Sopwith Pup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_1%C2%BD_Strutter" title="Sopwith 1½ Strutter">Sopwith 1½ Strutter</a> in addition to the aircraft mentioned.<sup id="cite_ref-l0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-l0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service">Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Vindex_(1915)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flt_Lt_Towler_makes_the_first_take-off_from_a_carrier_ship_the_HMS_Vindex_1915.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="plane taking off" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Flt_Lt_Towler_makes_the_first_take-off_from_a_carrier_ship_the_HMS_Vindex_1915.jpg/220px-Flt_Lt_Towler_makes_the_first_take-off_from_a_carrier_ship_the_HMS_Vindex_1915.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Flt_Lt_Towler_makes_the_first_take-off_from_a_carrier_ship_the_HMS_Vindex_1915.jpg/330px-Flt_Lt_Towler_makes_the_first_take-off_from_a_carrier_ship_the_HMS_Vindex_1915.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Flt_Lt_Towler_makes_the_first_take-off_from_a_carrier_ship_the_HMS_Vindex_1915.jpg/440px-Flt_Lt_Towler_makes_the_first_take-off_from_a_carrier_ship_the_HMS_Vindex_1915.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="583" /></a><figcaption>Flight Lt Harold Towler making the first take-off from an aircraft carrier during wartime on 3 November 1915 in a Bristol Scout C</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/SS_Viking_(1905)" title="SS Viking (1905)">SS Viking (1905)</a></div> <p>The ship was built in 1905 by <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth" title="Armstrong Whitworth">Armstrong Whitworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a> as the <i>Viking</i>, a fast passenger <a href="/wiki/Ferry" title="Ferry">ferry</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Steam_Packet" class="mw-redirect" title="Isle of Man Steam Packet">Isle of Man Steam Packet</a>. <i>Viking</i> was requisitioned by the Royal Navy on 26 March 1915 for conversion to a seaplane carrier, and was purchased outright on 11 November 1915.<sup id="cite_ref-l0_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-l0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was renamed HMS <i>Vindex</i> to avoid confusion with the <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> <a href="/wiki/HMS_Viking_(1909)" title="HMS Viking (1909)">HMS <i>Viking</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-g9_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-g9-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Vindex</i> was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Harwich_Force" title="Harwich Force">Harwich Force</a> in November 1915 and operated in the North Sea through 1917.<sup id="cite_ref-l0_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-l0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Scout" title="Bristol Scout">Bristol Scout</a> C flown by <a href="/wiki/Flight_lieutenant" title="Flight lieutenant">Flight Lieutenant</a> Harold Towler made the first take-off from the ship on 3 November 1915 with the ship steaming at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph); the aircraft only used 46 feet (14.0 m) of the flight deck<sup id="cite_ref-f4_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it was the first take-off by a landplane from a Royal Navy ship.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 25 March 1916 <i>Vindex</i> attempted to attack the Zeppelin base at Tondern with three <a href="/wiki/Short_Type_184" title="Short Type 184">Short Type 184</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Baby" title="Sopwith Baby">Sopwith Baby</a> floatplanes, but the attack was ineffective. It did, however, draw out elements of the German Navy so it was repeated on 4 May with the addition of <a href="/wiki/HMS_Engadine_(1911)" title="HMS Engadine (1911)">HMS <i>Engadine</i></a>. The two ships carried eleven Babies between them, each armed with 65-pound (29.5 kg) bombs, but eight failed to take-off; one hit the mast of an escorting destroyer and one had to return due to engine trouble. No damage was inflicted, but one Zeppelin was shot down by a cruiser when it <a href="/wiki/Sortie" title="Sortie">sortied</a> to find the British ships.<sup id="cite_ref-f4_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 2 August one of her Bristol Scouts unsuccessfully attacked the Zeppelin LZ 53 (L 17) with explosive <a href="/wiki/Ranken_dart" title="Ranken dart">Ranken darts</a>, the first interception of an <a href="/wiki/Airship" title="Airship">airship</a> by a carrier-based aircraft in history.<sup id="cite_ref-l0_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-l0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWarship_International2013340_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWarship_International2013340-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Vindex</i> was to provide aerial reconnaissance with two of her seaplanes for a <a href="/wiki/Coastal_Motor_Boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Coastal Motor Boat">Coastal Motor Boat</a> raid on 22 October 1916, but the operation was aborted because of fog.<sup id="cite_ref-f4_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ship was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Fleet" title="Mediterranean Fleet">Mediterranean Fleet</a> at Malta<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1918, where she served until she was <a href="/wiki/Ship_decommissioning" class="mw-redirect" title="Ship decommissioning">paid off</a> in late 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-g9_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-g9-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Vindex</i> was originally intended to be retained for service with the fleet after the end of the war, but this proved to be too expensive<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and she was sold back to her original owners on 12 February 1920<sup id="cite_ref-g9_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-g9-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and reverted to her original name. She was requisitioned again in 1939 and served through the Second World War as a troopship, but not under her earlier name. 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VINDEX"</a>. <i>www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk&rft.atitle=A+History+of+H.M.S.+VINDEX&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk%2FESCORT%2FVINDEX.htm%23.YgWDrurP2Uk&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMS+Vindex+%281915%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=t6QCAAAAQAAJ&q=vindex&pg=PA580"><i>A phraseological Latin-English dictionary</i></a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWarship_International2013340-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWarship_International2013340_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWarship_International2013340_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWarship_International2013">Warship International 2013</a>, p. 340.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Friedman, p. 365</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-l0-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-l0_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-l0_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-l0_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-l0_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-l0_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Layman, p. 50</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-f4-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-f4_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-f4_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-f4_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-f4_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-f4_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-f4_7-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Friedman, p. 34</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nav-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nav_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_3-50_mk1.htm">"British 12-pdr [3"/50 (7.62 cm)] 18cwt QF Mark I"</a>. navweaps.com. 28 December 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 May</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=British+12-pdr+%5B3%22%2F50+%287.62+cm%29%5D+18cwt+QF+Mark+I&rft.pub=navweaps.com&rft.date=2008-12-28&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navweaps.com%2FWeapons%2FWNBR_3-50_mk1.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMS+Vindex+%281915%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_6pounder_m1.htm">"Britain 6-pdr / 8cwt [2.244"/40 (57 mm)] QF Marks I and II"</a>. navweaps.com. 16 May 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 November</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Britain+6-pdr+%2F+8cwt+%5B2.244%22%2F40+%2857+mm%29%5D+QF+Marks+I+and+II&rft.pub=navweaps.com&rft.date=2008-05-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navweaps.com%2FWeapons%2FWNBR_6pounder_m1.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMS+Vindex+%281915%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-g9-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-g9_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-g9_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-g9_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-g9_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Gardiner, p. 69</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Layman, p. 51</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Friedman, p. 43</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Friedman, p. 90</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Layman, pp. 50–51</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Vindex_(1915)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFriedman1988" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Norman_Friedman" title="Norman Friedman">Friedman, Norman</a> (1988). <i>British Carrier Aviation: The Evolution of the Ships and Their Aircraft</i>. 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Ben-my-Chree"><i>Ben-my-Chree</i></a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSC_Manannan" title="HSC Manannan"><i>Manannan</i></a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Manxman" title="MV Manxman"><i>Manxman</i></a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="3" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ben-my-chree_april_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ben-my-chree_april_2010.jpg/100px-Ben-my-chree_april_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ben-my-chree_april_2010.jpg/150px-Ben-my-chree_april_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ben-my-chree_april_2010.jpg/200px-Ben-my-chree_april_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1632" data-file-height="1224" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hsc_manannan.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Hsc_manannan.png/100px-Hsc_manannan.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Hsc_manannan.png/150px-Hsc_manannan.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Hsc_manannan.png/200px-Hsc_manannan.png 2x" data-file-width="1368" data-file-height="852" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former vessels (1830-29)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona%27s_Isle_(1830)" title="SS Mona's Isle (1830)"><i>Mona's Isle</i></a> (1830)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona_(1832)" title="SS Mona (1832)"><i>Mona</i></a> (1832)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Queen_of_the_Isle" title="SS Queen of the Isle"><i>Queen of the Isle</i></a> (1834)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_King_Orry_(1842)" title="SS King Orry (1842)"><i>King Orry</i></a> (1842)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Ben-my-Chree_(1845)" title="SS Ben-my-Chree (1845)"><i>Ben-my-Chree</i></a> (1845)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Tynwald_(1846)" title="SS Tynwald (1846)"><i>Tynwald</i></a> (1846)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona%27s_Queen_(1852)" title="SS Mona's Queen (1852)"><i>Mona's Queen</i></a> (1852)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Gettysburg_(1858)" title="USS Gettysburg (1858)"><i>Douglas</i></a> (1858)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Ellan_Vannin_(1860)" title="SS Ellan Vannin (1860)"><i>Ellan Vannin</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span> (1860)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Snaefell_(1863)" title="SS Snaefell (1863)"><i>Snaefell</i></a> (1863)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Douglas_(1864)" title="SS Douglas (1864)"><i>Douglas</i></a> (1864)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Tynwald_(1866)" title="SS Tynwald (1866)"><i>Tynwald</i></a> (1866)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_King_Orry_(1871)" title="SS King Orry (1871)"><i>King Orry</i></a> (1871)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Ben-my-Chree_(1875)" title="SS Ben-my-Chree (1875)"><i>Ben-my-Chree</i></a> (1875)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Snaefell_(1876)" title="SS Snaefell (1876)"><i>Snaefell</i></a> (1876)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona_(1878)" title="SS Mona (1878)"><i>Mona</i></a> (1878)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Fenella_(1881)" title="SS Fenella (1881)"><i>Fenella</i></a> (1881)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona%27s_Isle_(1882)" title="SS Mona's Isle (1882)"><i>Mona's Isle</i></a> (1882)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Peveril_(1884)" title="SS Peveril (1884)"><i>Peveril</i></a> (1884)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona%27s_Queen_(1885)" title="SS Mona's Queen (1885)"><i>Mona's Queen</i></a> (1885)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Prince_of_Wales_(1887)" title="SS Prince of Wales (1887)"><i>Prince of Wales</i></a> (1887)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Queen_Victoria_(1887)" title="SS Queen Victoria (1887)"><i>Queen Victoria</i></a> (1887)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Douglas_(1889)" title="SS Douglas (1889)"><i>Douglas</i></a> (1889)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona_(1889)" title="SS Mona (1889)"><i>Mona</i></a> (1889)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Tynwald_(1891)" title="SS Tynwald (1891)"><i>Tynwald</i></a> (1891)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Tyrconnel_(1892)" title="SS Tyrconnel (1892)"><i>Tyrconnel</i></a> (1892)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Peel_Castle" title="SS Peel Castle"><i>Peel Castle</i></a> (1894)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Duke_of_Lancaster_(1895)" class="mw-redirect" title="SS Duke of Lancaster (1895)"><i>The Ramsey</i></a> (1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Empress_Queen" title="SS Empress Queen"><i>Empress Queen</i></a> (1897)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Rushen_Castle" title="SS Rushen Castle"><i>Rushen Castle</i></a> (1898)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_Scotia_(1902)" title="TSS Scotia (1902)"><i>Menevia</i></a> (1902)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_Manxman_(1904)" title="TSS Manxman (1904)"><i>Manxman</i></a> (1904)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Ramsey_Town" title="SS Ramsey Town"><i>Ramsey Town</i></a> (1904)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona%27s_Isle_(1905)" title="SS Mona's Isle (1905)"><i>Mona's Isle</i></a> (1905)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Viking</i></a> (1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Snaefell_(1906)" title="SS Snaefell (1906)"><i>Snaefell</i></a> (1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona_(1907)" title="SS Mona (1907)"><i>Mona</i></a> (1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Victoria_(1907)" title="SS Victoria (1907)"><i>Victoria</i></a> (1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ben-my-Chree" title="HMS Ben-my-Chree"><i>Ben-my-Chree</i></a> (1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Cushag" title="SS Cushag"><i>Cushag</i></a> (1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_Manx_Maid_(1910)" title="TSS Manx Maid (1910)"><i>Manx Maid</i></a> (1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Snaefell_(1910)" title="SS Snaefell (1910)"><i>Snaefell</i></a> (1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_King_Orry_(1913)" title="SS King Orry (1913)"><i>King Orry</i></a> (1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Conister" title="SS Conister"><i>Conister</i></a> (1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Ben-my-Chree_(1927)" title="SS Ben-my-Chree (1927)"><i>Ben-my-Chree</i></a> (1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Peveril_(1929)" title="SS Peveril (1929)"><i>Peveril</i></a> (1929)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former vessels (1930-99)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RMS_Lady_of_Mann" title="RMS Lady of Mann"><i>Lady of Mann</i></a> (1930)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona%27s_Queen_(1934)" title="SS Mona's Queen (1934)">Mona's Queen</a></i> (1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Fenella_(1936)" title="SS Fenella (1936)"><i>Fenella</i></a> (1936)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Tynwald_(1936)" title="SS Tynwald (1936)"><i>Tynwald</i></a> (1937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_King_Orry_(1946)" title="SS King Orry (1946)"><i>King Orry</i></a> (1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona%27s_Queen_(1946)" title="SS Mona's Queen (1946)"><i>Mona's Queen</i></a> (1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Snaefell_(1948)" title="SS Snaefell (1948)"><i>Snaefell</i></a> (1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Tynwald_(1947)" title="SS Tynwald (1947)"><i>Tynwald</i></a> (1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona%27s_Isle_(1950)" title="SS Mona's Isle (1950)"><i>Mona's Isle</i></a> (1950)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Fenella_(1951)" title="MV Fenella (1951)"><i>Fenella</i></a> (1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_Manxman_(1955)" title="TSS Manxman (1955)"><i>Manxman</i></a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_Manx_Maid_(1962)" title="TSS Manx Maid (1962)"><i>Manx Maid</i></a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Peveril_(1963)" title="MV Peveril (1963)"><i>Peveril</i></a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Ramsey" title="MV Ramsey"><i>Ramsey</i></a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Ben-my-Chree_(1965)" title="SS Ben-my-Chree (1965)"><i>Ben-my-Chree</i></a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Free_Enterprise_(1966)" class="mw-redirect" title="MV Free Enterprise (1966)"><i>Mona's Isle</i></a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Tynwald_(1967)" title="MV Tynwald (1967)"><i>Tynwald</i></a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Peveril_(1971)" title="MV Peveril (1971)"><i>Peveril</i></a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Moby_Love" class="mw-redirect" title="MV Moby Love"><i>King Orry</i></a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Mona%27s_Queen_(1971)" title="MV Mona's Queen (1971)"><i>Mona's Queen</i></a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Conister" title="MV Conister"><i>Conister</i></a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Manx_Viking" title="MV Manx Viking"><i>Manx Viking</i></a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Stena_Sailer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Stena Sailer (page does not exist)"><i>Stena Sailer</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_Lady_of_Mann" title="MS Lady of Mann"><i>Lady of Mann</i></a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_European_Mariner" title="MS European Mariner"><i>European Mariner</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Muirneag" title="MV Muirneag"><i>Belard</i></a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_Iosif_K" title="MS Iosif K"><i>Merchant Brilliant</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_Port_Link" title="MS Port Link"><i>Stena Caledonia</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Hansaland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Hansaland (page does not exist)"><i>River Lune</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_East_Express&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV East Express (page does not exist)"><i>East Express</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_Phocine" title="MS Phocine"><i>Phocine</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Hoburgen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Hoburgen (page does not exist)"><i>Hoburgen</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSC_Sea_Runner" class="mw-redirect" title="HSC Sea Runner"><i>Hoverspeed Great Britain</i></a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSC_Cat" title="HSC Cat"><i>Emeraude France</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSC_Caldera_Vista" title="HSC Caldera Vista"><i>Snaefell</i></a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HSC_Golden_Blaze&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HSC Golden Blaze (page does not exist)"><i>SeaCat Danmark</i></a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSC_Cyclades_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="HSC Cyclades Express"><i>SeaCat Scotland</i></a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSC_Jaume_II" title="HSC Jaume II"><i>Rapide</i></a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HSC_Jaume_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HSC Jaume III (page does not exist)"><i>Diamant</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSC_Hellenic_Highspeed" title="HSC Hellenic Highspeed"><i>Viking</i></a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_Helliar" title="MS Helliar"><i>Helliar</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_Arrow" title="MS Arrow"><i>Arrow</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSC_Superexpress" title="HSC Superexpress"><i>Express</i></a><span 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">Aircraft</a>/<a href="/wiki/Seaplane_carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Seaplane carrier">Seaplane carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Empress_(1914)" title="HMS Empress (1914)"><i>Empress</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Riviera" title="HMS Riviera"><i>Riviera</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Engadine_(1911)" title="HMS Engadine (1911)"><i>Engadine</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(1914)" title="HMS Ark Royal (1914)"><i>Ark Royal</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ben-my-Chree" title="HMS Ben-my-Chree"><i>Ben-my-Chree</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Campania_(1914)" title="HMS Campania (1914)"><i>Campania</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Raven_II" title="HMS Raven II"><i>Raven II</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Anne_(1915)" title="HMS Anne (1915)"><i>Anne</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Vindex</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_Manxman_(1904)" title="TSS Manxman (1904)"><i>Manxman</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Furious_(47)" title="HMS Furious (47)"><i>Furious</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>M</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Pegasus_(1917)" title="HMS Pegasus (1917)"><i>Pegasus</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Nairana_(1917)" title="HMS Nairana (1917)"><i>Nairana</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Argus_(I49)" title="HMS Argus (I49)"><i>Argus</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Vindictive_(1918)" title="HMS Vindictive (1918)"><i>Vindictive</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>V</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dreadnought" title="Dreadnought">Dreadnought battleships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Dreadnought_(1906)" title="HMS Dreadnought (1906)"><i>Dreadnought</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellerophon-class_battleship" title="Bellerophon-class battleship"><i>Bellerophon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Vincent-class_battleship" title="St Vincent-class battleship"><i>St Vincent</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Neptune_(1909)" title="HMS Neptune (1909)"><i>Neptune</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colossus-class_battleship_(1910)" title="Colossus-class battleship (1910)"><i>Colossus</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orion-class_battleship" title="Orion-class battleship"><i>Orion</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_George_V-class_battleship_(1911)" title="King George V-class battleship (1911)"><i>King George V</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Erin" title="HMS Erin"><i>Erin</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Agincourt_(1913)" title="HMS Agincourt (1913)"><i>Agincourt</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Duke-class_battleship" title="Iron Duke-class battleship"><i>Iron Duke</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilean_battleship_Almirante_Latorre" title="Chilean battleship Almirante Latorre"><i>Canada</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth-class_battleship" title="Queen Elizabeth-class battleship"><i>Queen Elizabeth</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revenge-class_battleship" title="Revenge-class battleship"><i>Revenge</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Pre-dreadnought_battleship" title="Pre-dreadnought battleship">Pre-dreadnought battleships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Sovereign-class_battleship" title="Royal Sovereign-class battleship"><i>Royal Sovereign</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Majestic-class_battleship" title="Majestic-class battleship"><i>Majestic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canopus-class_battleship" title="Canopus-class battleship"><i>Canopus</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formidable-class_battleship" title="Formidable-class battleship"><i>Formidable</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London-class_battleship" title="London-class battleship"><i>London</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan-class_battleship" title="Duncan-class battleship"><i>Duncan</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Edward_VII-class_battleship" title="King Edward VII-class battleship"><i>King Edward VII</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiftsure-class_battleship" title="Swiftsure-class battleship"><i>Swiftsure</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Nelson-class_battleship" title="Lord Nelson-class battleship"><i>Lord Nelson</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Battlecruiser" title="Battlecruiser">Battlecruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Invincible-class_battlecruiser" title="Invincible-class battlecruiser"><i>Invincible</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indefatigable-class_battlecruiser" title="Indefatigable-class battlecruiser"><i>Indefatigable</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lion-class_battlecruiser" title="Lion-class battlecruiser"><i>Lion</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Queen_Mary" title="HMS Queen Mary"><i>Queen Mary</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Tiger_(1913)" title="HMS Tiger (1913)"><i>Tiger</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renown-class_battlecruiser" title="Renown-class battlecruiser"><i>Renown</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courageous-class_battlecruiser" title="Courageous-class battlecruiser"><i>Courageous</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral-class_battlecruiser" title="Admiral-class battlecruiser">Admiral</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>A</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Armored_cruiser" title="Armored cruiser">Armoured cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cressy-class_cruiser" title="Cressy-class cruiser"><i>Cressy</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake-class_cruiser" title="Drake-class cruiser"><i>Drake</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monmouth-class_cruiser" title="Monmouth-class cruiser"><i>Monmouth</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devonshire-class_cruiser_(1903)" title="Devonshire-class cruiser (1903)"><i>Devonshire</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Edinburgh-class_cruiser" title="Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser"><i>Duke of Edinburgh</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrior-class_cruiser" title="Warrior-class cruiser"><i>Warrior</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minotaur-class_cruiser_(1906)" title="Minotaur-class cruiser (1906)"><i>Minotaur</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Heavy_cruiser" title="Heavy cruiser">Heavy cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hawkins-class_cruiser" title="Hawkins-class cruiser"><i>Hawkins</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>A</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Light_cruiser" title="Light cruiser">Light cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Town-class_cruiser_(1910)" title="Town-class cruiser (1910)">Town</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arethusa-class_cruiser_(1913)" title="Arethusa-class cruiser (1913)"><i>Arethusa</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C-class_cruiser" title="C-class cruiser">C</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danae-class_cruiser" title="Danae-class cruiser"><i>Danae</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerald-class_cruiser" title="Emerald-class cruiser"><i>Emerald</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>A</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Protected_cruiser" title="Protected cruiser">Protected cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apollo-class_cruiser" title="Apollo-class cruiser"><i>Apollo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astraea-class_cruiser" title="Astraea-class cruiser"><i>Astraea</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eclipse-class_cruiser" title="Eclipse-class cruiser"><i>Eclipse</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blake-class_cruiser" title="Blake-class cruiser"><i>Blake</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl-class_cruiser" title="Pearl-class cruiser"><i>Pearl</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar-class_cruiser" title="Edgar-class cruiser"><i>Edgar</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powerful-class_cruiser" title="Powerful-class cruiser"><i>Powerful</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diadem-class_cruiser" title="Diadem-class cruiser"><i>Diadem</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arrogant-class_cruiser" title="Arrogant-class cruiser"><i>Arrogant</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pelorus-class_cruiser" title="Pelorus-class cruiser"><i>Pelorus</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highflyer-class_cruiser" title="Highflyer-class cruiser"><i>Highflyer</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Challenger-class_cruiser" title="Challenger-class cruiser"><i>Challenger</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topaze-class_cruiser" title="Topaze-class cruiser"><i>Topaze</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Scout_cruiser" title="Scout cruiser">Scout cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adventure-class_cruiser" title="Adventure-class cruiser"><i>Adventure</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forward-class_cruiser" title="Forward-class cruiser"><i>Forward</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pathfinder-class_cruiser" title="Pathfinder-class cruiser"><i>Pathfinder</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sentinel-class_cruiser" title="Sentinel-class cruiser"><i>Sentinel</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boadicea-class_cruiser" title="Boadicea-class cruiser"><i>Boadicea</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blonde-class_cruiser" title="Blonde-class cruiser"><i>Blonde</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Active-class_cruiser" title="Active-class cruiser"><i>Active</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Flotilla_leader" title="Flotilla leader">Destroyer flotilla leaders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Swift_(1907)" title="HMS Swift (1907)"><i>Swift</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faulknor-class_flotilla_leader" title="Faulknor-class flotilla leader"><i>Faulknor</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marksman-class_flotilla_leader" title="Marksman-class flotilla leader"><i>Marksman</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parker-class_flotilla_leader" title="Parker-class flotilla leader"><i>Parker</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thornycroft_type_destroyer_leader" title="Thornycroft type destroyer leader">Thornycroft (or <i>Shakespeare</i>)</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_type_flotilla_leader" title="Admiralty type flotilla leader">Admiralty (or <i>Scott</i>)</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">Destroyers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A-class_destroyer_(1913)" title="A-class destroyer (1913)">A</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B-class_destroyer_(1913)" title="B-class destroyer (1913)">B</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C-class_destroyer_(1913)" title="C-class destroyer (1913)">C</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-class_destroyer_(1913)" title="D-class destroyer (1913)">D</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River-class_destroyer_(1903)" title="River-class destroyer (1903)">E</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tribal-class_destroyer_(1905)" title="Tribal-class destroyer (1905)">F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beagle-class_destroyer" title="Beagle-class destroyer">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acorn-class_destroyer" title="Acorn-class destroyer">H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acheron-class_destroyer" title="Acheron-class destroyer">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acasta-class_destroyer" title="Acasta-class destroyer">K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laforey-class_destroyer_(1913)" title="Laforey-class destroyer (1913)">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_M-class_destroyer" title="Admiralty M-class destroyer">Admiralty M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_M-class_destroyer" title="Hawthorn M-class destroyer">Hawthorn M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thornycroft_M-class_destroyer" title="Thornycroft M-class destroyer">Thornycroft M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarrow_M-class_destroyer" title="Yarrow M-class destroyer">Yarrow M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarrow_Later_M-class_destroyer" title="Yarrow Later M-class destroyer">Yarrow Later M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medea-class_destroyer" title="Medea-class destroyer">Medea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Arno_(1915)" title="HMS Arno (1915)"><i>Arno</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-class_destroyer_(1916)" title="R-class destroyer (1916)">R</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-class_destroyer_(1917)" title="S-class destroyer (1917)">S</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talisman-class_destroyer" title="Talisman-class destroyer"><i>Talisman</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_and_W-class_destroyer" title="V and W-class destroyer">V and W</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">Torpedo boats</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_TB_81_(1885)" title="HMS TB 81 (1885)"><i>TB 81</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TB_98-class_torpedo_boat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TB 98-class torpedo boat (page does not exist)"><i>TB 98</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TB_109-class_torpedo_boat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TB 109-class torpedo boat (page does not exist)"><i>TB 109</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TB_114-class_torpedo_boat" title="TB 114-class torpedo boat"><i>TB 114</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cricket-class_destroyer" title="Cricket-class destroyer"><i>Cricket</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>G</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Monitor_(warship)" title="Monitor (warship)">Monitors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marshal_Ney-class_monitor" title="Marshal Ney-class monitor"><i>Marshal Ney</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abercrombie-class_monitor" title="Abercrombie-class monitor"><i>Abercrombie</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Clive-class_monitor" title="Lord Clive-class monitor"><i>Lord Clive</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humber-class_monitor" title="Humber-class monitor"><i>Humber</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgon-class_monitor" title="Gorgon-class monitor"><i>Gorgon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M15-class_monitor" title="M15-class monitor"><i>M15</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M29-class_monitor" title="M29-class monitor"><i>M29</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erebus-class_monitor" title="Erebus-class monitor"><i>Erebus</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a 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