INDEX

581Aboukir, 351, 354 Cruiser. Launched 1900. Displacement 12,000 tons. Speed 21½ knots. Two 9·2″, twelve 6″ guns.

Abrolhos, coaling base, 444

Acasta class, 142

Acheron class, 142

Active, 144 Light cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 3,440 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Ten 4″ guns.

Admiralty, Board of, 256–61

Admiralty Transport Department, 397–98

Aerenthal, Count, 30

Aerial attack and defence, 220–21, 340–44

Aeroplanes, 336–44

Agadir Crisis, 38–67

Agamemnon, 225 Battleship. Launched 1906. Displacement 16,500 tons. Speed 18½ knots. Four 12″, ten 9·2″ guns.

Airships, 338

Albert, King, 380, 403

Albion, 310, 447, 467, 484 Battleship. Launched 1898. Displacement 12,950 tons. Speed 18 knots. Four 12″, twelve 6″ guns.

Algeciras Conference, 25–28

Algerine, 315 Canadian sloop. Launched 1895. Displacement 1,050 tons. Speed 13 knots. Six 4″ guns.

Allen, Captain, 476

Alsace-Lorraine, 7, 50–1

Americans and the War, 293

Amphion, 264 Light cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 3,440 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Ten 4″ guns.

Anglo-French Agreement of 1904, 15, 25, 41

Anglo-French military conversations authorized by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 27, 29

Anglo-Persian Oil Convention, 137, 139, 181

Antwerp, 348, 355–90, 398–9, 408, 411–12

Arethusa, 148, 332 Light cruiser. Launched 1913. Displacement 3,500 tons. Speed 29 knots. Two 6″, six 4″ guns.

Ariadne, 332 German light cruiser. Launched 1900. Displacement 2,618 tons. Speed 22 knots. Ten 4·1″ guns.

Armoured cars, 344–5

Army mobilized, 234, 247–80

Asama, 465, 468–69 Japanese cruiser. Launched 1898. Displacement 9,885 tons. Speed 22 knots. Four 8″, fourteen 6″ guns.

Askold, 315–16, 323, 468, 544 Russian light cruiser. Launched 1900. Displacement 5,905 tons. Speed 23 knots. Twelve 6″ guns.

Asquith, H. H., 24, 28–9, 66, 99

—— invites Mr. Churchill to Admiralty, 66

Aston, General, 335, 347, 377

Astræa, 467 Light cruiser. Launched 1893. Displacement 4,360 tons. Speed 19¾ knots. Two 6″, eight 4·7″ guns.

Attentive, 388, 403 Scout. Launched 1904. Displacement 2,670 tons. Speed 25 knots. Nine 4″ guns.

Audacious, 408, 429–31, 437, 498 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1912. Displacement 23,000 tons. Speed 21 knots. Ten 13·5″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Australia, 262, 314–6, 321–24, 465, 467–8 Australian battle cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 18,800 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 12″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Australian Navy: First fight, 471–2

Austria, 29–31, 275

—— ultimatum to Serbia, 204

Bacon, Admiral, 74–5, 345

Balfour, Earl, 15, 21–4, 158, 197, 232

Balkan States, 18, 522–51

Ballin, 96, 99, 189, 207–8

—— letter to Sir E. Cassel, 112

Barham, 140–1 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1914. Displacement 27,500 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 15″, twelve 6″ guns.

Bartolomé, see De Bartolomé, Commodore

Bayly, Admiral Lewis, 160

Beaconsfield, 4

Beatty, Earl, 87–8, 160, 331–2, 422, 438, 483, 509–10, 514–9

—— and submarine alarm, 422–4

Belgium: Neutrality, 234

Bellerophon, 223 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1907. Displacement 18,600 tons. Speed 21 knots. Ten 12″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Benbow, 465 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1913. Displacement 25,000 tons. Speed 21 knots. Ten 13·5″, twelve 6″ guns.

Beresford, Lord Charles, 71–2, 73–5

Bertie, Sir Francis, 369

Berwick, 467 Cruiser. Launched 1902. Displacement 9,800 tons. Speed 23 knots. Fourteen 6″ guns.

Bethlehem Steel Company, 498

Bethmann-Hollweg, 37, 96–7, 103

Birkenhead, Lord, 229

Birmingham, 518 Light cruiser. Launched 1912. Displacement 5,440 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Nine 6″ guns.

Bismarck, Prince, 7, 207

Black, Sir Frederick, 138

Black Prince, 269, 312, 467, 484, 542 Cruiser. Launched 1904. Displacement 13,550 tons. Speed 23½ knots. Six 9·2″, ten 6″ guns.

Blake, Wm., 440

582Blanche, 428 Light cruiser. Launched 1909. Displacement 3,350 tons. Speed 25 knots. Ten 4″ guns.

‘Blimps,’ 338

Blonde, 143–5, 147 Light cruiser. Launched 1910. Displacement 3,350 tons. Speed 25 knots. Ten 4″ guns.

Board of Admiralty, 256–61

Boer War, 12

Borden, Sir Robert, 183, 187

Bosnia, 30–1

Botha, General, 306, 464, 544

Boué de Lapeyrère, Admiral, 237

Bowles, Thomas Gibson, 353

Breslau, 526–7, 529, 536, 539, 544 German light cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 4,500 tons. Speed 27 knots. Twelve 4·1″ guns.

Bridgeman, Sir Francis, 82–3, 89, 120, 133

Bridges, Colonel, 386, 400, 404–5, 411

Briggs, Admiral, 83, 144

Brilliant, 407 Light cruiser. Launched 1891. Displacement 3,600 tons. Speed 19½ knots. Two 6″, six 4·7″ guns.

Bristol, 448, 451, 467, 475, 478 Light cruiser. Launched 1910. Displacement 4,800 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Two 6″, ten 4″ guns.

British Expeditionary Force, 250, 276–80

British Navy: Assembly at Portland, 1912, 121–4; German submarine alarm, 413–41; in 1914–15, 501; leaves for Scapa Flow, 224–27; mobilised, July, 1914, 201; mobilised, July 31–August 4, 228–46; visits Kronstadt and Kiel, 198–202; see under names of ships, and passim.

British ultimatum to Germany, 235–46

Broqueville, M. de, 372–3, 377–8

Budget of 1909, 20

Bulkeley-Johnson, Colonel, 303

Buller, Captain, 308

Bülow, General von, 358

Bülow, Prince, 25

Burmah Oil Companies, 139, 323

Burney, Admiral, 480

Burns, John, 24

Bustard, 404 Gunboat. Launched 1871. Displacement 254 tons. One 6″, one 4·7″ gun.

Buxton, Noel, 530

Byng, General, 377

Cadmus, 316, 543 Sloop. Launched 1903. Displacement 1,070 tons. Speed 13 knots. Six 4″ guns.

Caillaux, M., 65

Calais, 346

Callaghan, Sir George, 83, 225, 231–2

Calliope, 497 Light cruiser. Launched 1914. Displacement 3,750 tons. Speed 29 knots. Two 6″, eight 4″ guns.

Callwell, General, 532

Cambon, M., 231–2

Cambria, 497 Light cruiser. Launched 1915. Displacement 3,750 tons. Speed 29 knots. Five 6″ guns.

Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry, 24–9

—— authorises Anglo-French military conversations, 27–9

—— supports France at Algeciras, 27

Canadian Army, 327–9

Canopus, 310, 444–56, 458, 462–3, 466, 470–1, 473, 475 Battleship. Launched 1897. Displacement 12,950 tons. Speed 18¼ knots. Four 12″, twelve 6″ guns.

Canterbury, 497 Light cruiser. Launched 1915. Displacement 3,750 tons. Speed 29 knots. Five 6″ guns.

Cap Trafalgar, 308 German armed merchant cruiser.

Capper, General, 377

Caprivi, Count, 9

Carden, Admiral, 535, 540–1

Carmania, 308 Armed merchant cruiser.

Carnarvon, 447–8, 451, 465, 467–9, 473, 475, 478, 493. Cruiser. Launched 1903. Displacement 10,850 tons. Speed 22¼ knots. Four 7·5″, six 6″ guns.

Carson, Lord, 197–8, 229

Carysfort, 497 Light cruiser. Launched 1914. Displacement 3,750 tons. Speed 29 knots. Two 6″, eight 4″ guns.

Cassel, Sir Ernest, 96, 99–100, 112–3, 189

Castelnau, General de, 356, 358

Castor, 497 Light cruiser. Launched 1915. Displacement 3,750 tons. Speed 29 knots. Five 6″ guns.

Cawdor, Lord, 74

Chamberlain, Joseph, 12, 22

Champion, 497 Light cruiser. Launched 1914. Displacement 3,750 tons. Speed 29 knots. Two 6″, eight 4″ guns.

Channel Ports, 395–412

Charles, Archduke, 198

Chatham, 312 Light cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 5,400 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Eight 6″ guns.

Chikuma, 316–7, 321, 323, 466 Japanese light cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 4,950 tons. Speed 26 knots. Eight 6″ guns.

Chinese Labour cry, 20, 25

Churchill, Lord Randolph, 187

Churchill, Winston Spencer, Agadir crisis, 1911; letter to Sir E. Grey, 63–4; air defence of Great Britain, 348; at Antwerp, 372–90; attacks on, 431–2; attends Committee of Imperial Defence, 53–8; authorises examination of letters of spies, 49; Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, 352–4; goes to Admiralty, 64; Herr Ballin and Mr. Churchill, 207–8; letters to Sir E. Grey, passim; letter to Sir E. Cassel on German Navy Law, 113; letter to Lord Fisher on liquid fuel problem, 137–8; letter to Sir E. Carson on Irish affairs, 196–7; letter to Prince Louis on his resigning office, 435–6; letters to Sir John French, 408, and passim; ‘Military Aspects of the Continental Problem,’ 1911, 58–62; naval cordite, 48; President of Board of Trade, 29; proposes Naval War Staff, 81–4; sends ‘warning telegrams’ to Commanders-in-Chief, 218–20; signs order ... Battle of Falklands, 473; sends for Lord Fisher, 75; speech at Belfast, 101; speech at Glasgow, 101–3; studies military position in Europe, 49–50; talk with Count Metternich, 50–1; 583Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 29; and passim.

Cleopatra, 497 Light cruiser. Launched 1914. Displacement 3,750 tons. Speed 29 knots. Two 6″, eight 4″ guns.

Clio, 316, 543 Sloop. Launched 1903. Displacement 1,070 tons. Speed 13 knots. Six 4″ guns.

Colville, Admiral, 426

‘Commence hostilities against Germany,’ 245

Condé, 467 French cruiser. Launched 1902. Displacement 9,856 tons. Speed 21 knots. Two 7·6″, eight 6·4″, six 3·9″ guns.

Conquest, 497 Light cruiser. Launched 1914. Displacement 3,750 tons. Speed 29 knots. Two 6″, eight 4″ guns.

Constantine, King, 529, 538

Convoy system, 310–13, 317, 322–9

Corbett, Sir Julian, 93 (note)

Cordite, 48

Cormoran, German armed merchant cruiser, 316

Cornwall, 448, 451, 465, 467–9, 473, 475, 477–8 Cruiser. Launched 1902. Displacement 9,800 tons. Speed 23 knots. Fourteen 6″ guns.

Coronel and the Falklands, 442–77

Courageous, 500 Cruiser. Launched 1916. Displacement 18,600 tons. Speed 32 knots. Four 15″, eighteen 4″ guns.

Cradock, Admiral, 444–66, 492

Cressy, 351–3 Cruiser. Launched 1899. Displacement 12,000 tons. Speed 21½ knots. Two 9·2″, twelve 6″ guns.

Crewe, Lord, 185, 231

Cromarty, 162

Cumberland, 467 Cruiser. Launched 1902. Displacement 9,800 tons. Speed 23 knots. Fourteen 6″ guns.

Cunliffe, Lord, 139

Custance, Sir Reginald, 160

Cuxhaven: attack by seaplanes, 489

Daily Chronicle, 187

Dallas, Colonel, 363–4, 368, 371–2, 374

‘Danger Year,’ 32

Dartmouth, 312–3, 465, 467–8 Light cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 5,250 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Eight 6″ guns.

Dawnay, Hugh, 303

De Bartolomé, Captain, 82, 439, 466, 484

De Robeck, Admiral, 467

Defence, 269, 313, 444, 446–7, 451–6, 462–70, 473, 439, 492 Cruiser. Launched 1907. Displacement 14,600 tons. Speed 22½ knots. Four 9·2″, ten 7·5″ guns.

Deguise, General, 372, 384–5

Delcassé, 16, 26, 44

Derfflinger, 141 German battle cruiser. Launched 1913. Displacement 28,000 tons. Speed 27 knots. Eight 12″, twelve 5·9″ guns.

Devlin, Mr., 191

Devonshire, Duke of, 22

Dillon, John, 191

Disraeli, 12

Djavid Bey, 523–4

Donegal, 467 Cruiser. Launched 1902. Displacement 9,800 tons. Speed 23 knots. Fourteen 6″ guns.

Donnesmarck, Count, 26

Doris, 543 Light cruiser. Launched 1896. Displacement 5,600 tons. Speed 19½ knots. Eleven 6″ guns.

Douglas, Sir Charles, 531

Dreadnought Battle Fleet, 482, 486

Dresden, 307, 444–6, 448, 456, 463, 477–8, 493, 548 German light cruiser. Launched 1907. Displacement 3,544 tons. Speed 24 knots. Twelve 4·1″ guns.

Dryden, John, 236 (note)

Dual Alliance, 9, 12

Dubail, General, 356, 358

Dublin, 268–72, 275 Light cruiser. Launched 1912. Displacement 5,400 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Eight 6″ guns.

Duke of Edinburgh, 269, 542 Cruiser. Launched 1904. Displacement 13,550 tons. Speed 23 knots. Six 9·2″, ten 6″ guns.

Dumble, Colonel, 398

Dunkirk, 345–8

Dupleix, 314 French cruiser. Launched 1900. Displacement 7,578 tons. Speed 21 knots. Eight 6·4″, four 3·9″ guns.

Dupont, General, 336

Dutch neutrality, 361–2

Eber, 307 German gunboat. Launched 1903. Displacement 977 tons. Speed 13 knots. Eight 3·4″ guns.

Edgar Quinets, 484 French cruiser. Launched 1907. Displacement 13,780 tons. Speed 23 knots. Fourteen 7·6″ guns.

Elgin, Lord, 24

Emden, 307–9, 312, 316–7, 319, 322–4, 468, 471–2, 542–3 German light cruiser. Launched 1908. Displacement 3,544 tons. Speed 24 knots. Ten 4·1″ guns.

Empress of Asia, 316 Armed merchant cruiser.

Empress of India, 465 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1913. Displacement 25,000 tons. Speed 21 knots. Ten 13·5″, twelve 6″ guns.

Empress of Japan, 316 Armed merchant cruiser.

Empress of Russia, 316 Armed merchant cruiser.

Enchantress, 122 Admiralty yacht.

Encounter, 316–7, 320, 466 Australian light cruiser. Launched 1903. Displacement 5,880 tons. Speed 21 knots. Eleven 6″ guns.

Enver Pasha, 523, 528, 539

Esher, Lord, 388

Essex, 448 Cruiser. Launched 1901. Displacement 9,800 tons. Speed 22½ knots. Fourteen 6″ guns.

Euryalus, 351 Cruiser. Launched 1901. Displacement 12,000 tons. Speed 21½ knots. Two 9·2″, twelve 6″ guns.

584Ewing, Sir Alfred, 503

Falcon, 407 Destroyer. Launched 1899. Displacement 375 tons. Speed 30 knots. One 12–pr., five 6–pr. guns.

Falklands and Coronel, 442–78

Falklands Victory, Fisher’s opinion, 491–3

Fearless, 332, 351 Light cruiser. Launched 1912. Displacement 3,440 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Ten 4″ guns.

Ferdinand, 538

Firedrake, 219, 508, 512–3 Destroyer. Launched 1912. Displacement 860 tons. Speed 33 knots. Two 4″ guns.

Fisher, Lord, 85, 113, 125–7, 137, 144–5, 179–80, 259, 354, 436–41, 452, 454, 462, 465, 473, 510

—— appointed First Sea Lord, 437; at the Admiralty, 479–501; and Falklands Victory, 493–4; character sketch, 71–8; letter on a naval programme, 106–9

Foch, Marshal, 358–9, 410, 491

Foresight, 404 Scout. Launched 1904. Displacement 2,850 tons. Speed 25 knots. Nine 4″ guns.

Fowler, Sir Henry, 24

Fox, 311, 313, 317 Light cruiser. Launched 1893. Displacement 4,360 tons. Speed 19½ knots. Two 6″, eight 4·7″ guns.

Franco-German War, 6–8

Franco-Russian Alliance of 1892, 7–10

Frauenlob, 333 German light cruiser. Launched 1902. Displacement 2,657 tons. Speed 21 knots. Ten 4·1″ guns.

French, Earl, 249–50, 279, 286, 289, 299–300, 302, 342, 371, 382, 395, 400, 408–11

—— differences between French and Kitchener, 398–9, 408

—— letter to Mr. Churchill on Lord Kitchener’s visit to Paris, 300–1

French General Staff, 57

French Navy, 242. See also under names of Ships

Furious, 500 Cruiser. Launched 1916. Displacement 19,100 tons. Speed 31½ knots. Two 18″, eight 5·5″ guns.

Geier, 307, 316, 468–9 German light cruiser. Launched 1894. Displacement 1,597 tons. Speed 16 knots. Eight 4·1″ guns.

General Election of 1906, 24

General, German mail steamer, 266

George, David Lloyd, 20, 24, 28–9, 43–7, 282, 292

—— speech at Bankers’ Association on Agadir crisis, 43–5

—— effect on Germany, 45–6

German alliance with Turkey, 539

German colonial expansion, 6–7, 95

German finance, 1909, 35–6

German merchant ships captured, 326

German Navy, 12–15, 32–4, 36, 51, 333–4, 503. See also names of ships.

German Navy Law, 53–124

German oversea trade, 326

German plan for attacking France, Sir H. Wilson’s view, 53–67

German spies, 49

German torpedo boats, 487–8

Germany and balance of power, 6–11

—— and Boer War, 11–2

—— declares war on Russia, 231

—— invited to join Japanese Alliance, 14

—— Moroccan problem, 14

Gerrard, Major, 340

Glasgow, 445–8, 450–1, 453–4, 460, 463, 466, 469–71, 473, 475, 477–8, 492 Light cruiser. Launched 1909. Displacement 4,800 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Two 6″, ten 4″ guns.

Glorious, 500 Cruiser. Launched 1916. Displacement 18,600 tons. Speed 32 knots. Four 15″, eighteen 4″ guns.

Glory, 310, 328 Battleship. Launched 1899. Displacement 12,950 tons. Speed 18¼ knots. Four 12″, twelve 6″ guns.

Gloucester, 267, 269, 271–2, 468, 542 Light cruiser. Launched 1909. Displacement 4,800 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Two 6″, ten 4″ guns.

Gneisenau, 307–8, 313–6, 320–3, 424, 443–64, 466, 468–70, 474–8, 484 German cruiser. Launched 1906. Displacement 11,420 tons. Speed 22½ knots. Eight 8·2″, six 5·9″ guns.

Goeben, 219, 222, 236–43, 266–75, 525–7, 529, 535, 539–40, 544 German battle cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 22,640 tons. Speed 26 knots. Ten 11″, twelve 5·9″ guns.

Good Hope, 308, 444, 446–54, 456–59, 463, 469–70, 316, 492 Cruiser. Launched 1901. Displacement 14,100 tons. Speed 23 knots. Two 9·2″, sixteen 6″ guns.

Goodenough, Admiral, 510

Goulding, Sir Edward, 229

Grant, Captain Noel, 308

Grant-Duff, Col., 49 (note)

Greene, Sir Graham, 439

Grey, Earl, 24–31, 40–5, 96–9, 105, 115, 155, 186, 189, 191, 197, 204, 207–8, 210–6, 231, 360, 365–6, 370, 384, 524–7, 530, 534, 536

Gun: weight of shell fired, 125–6

Gunnery, 125–31

Haig, Earl, 90, 395

Halcyon, 479 Torpedo gunboat. Launched 1894. Displacement 1,070 tons. Speed 19 knots. Two 4·7″ guns.

Haldane, Lord, 24, 48, 66, 103–4, 111, 231

—— asks for a Naval War Staff, 56

—— goes to Berlin, 98–9

—— Haldane Plan, 248

Halil Bey, 523

Hall, Captain Reginald, 502

Hamidieh, 540 Turkish fight cruiser. Launched 1903. Displacement 3,800 tons. Speed 22 knots. Two 6″, eight 4·7″ guns.

Hampshire, 314, 316–7, 323–4, 468, 542, 544 Cruiser. Launched 1903. Displacement 10,850 tons. Speed 23 knots. Four 7·5″, six 6″ guns.

Hankey, Captain, 49, 172, 220

Harcourt, Sir William, 20

Harland and Wolff, 499

Hartlepool bombardment, 507–9, 520

585‘Harwich Striking Force,’ 330, 402, 480–1, 506–7

Hase, Commander von, 141 (note)

Hedin, Dr. Sven, 402

Heligoland Bight Action, 331–4

Heligoland exchanged for Zanzibar, 11

Henry, Sir Edward, 47–8

Herzegovina, 30–1

Hicks-Beach, Sir M., 22

Highflyer, 308, 467 Light cruiser. Launched 1898. Displacement 5,600 tons. Speed 20 knots. Eleven 6″ guns.

Himalaya, 316 Armed merchant cruiser.

Hindenburg, 538

Hipper, Admiral von, 514, 518–21

Hizen, 453, 465, 467–9 Japanese battleship. Launched 1900. Displacement 12,700 tons. Speed 18 knots. Four 12″, sixteen 6″ guns.

Hogue, 351–3 Cruiser. Launched 1900. Displacement 12,000 tons. Speed 21½ knots. Two 9·2″, twelve 6″ guns.

Holbrook, Commander, 415, 545

Holland and neutrality, 361–2

Hood, Admiral, 255–6, 401, 403–7, 422, 480, 492

Hopwood, Sir Francis. See Southborough, Lord

Hornby, Admiral, 328

Humber, 401 Monitor. Launched 1913. Displacement 1,250 tons. Speed 11½ knots. Two 6″, two 4·7″ guns.

Hyacinth, 468 Light cruiser. Launched 1898. Displacement 5,600 tons. Speed 20 knots. Eleven 6″ guns.

Ibuki, 316, 321–2, 327, 472, 544 Japanese cruiser. Launched 1907. Displacement 14,620 tons. Speed 22 knots. Four 12″, eight 8″, fourteen 4·7″ guns.

Idzumo, 415, 453, 465, 467–9 Japanese cruiser. Launched 1899. Displacement 9,750 tons. Speed 22 knots. Four 8″, fourteen 6″ guns.

Ikoma, 466 Japanese cruiser. Launched 1906. Displacement 13,750 tons. Speed 21 knots. Four 12″, twelve 6″, twelve 4·7″ guns.

Imperial Defence, Committee of, 173, 221

Inconstant, 497 Light cruiser. Launched 1914. Displacement 3,500 tons. Speed 29 knots. Two 6″, six 4″ guns.

Indefatigable, 140, 239–40, 313, 540 Battle cruiser. Launched 1909. Displacement 18,750 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 12″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Indomitable, 239–40, 266, 274, 312, 467–8, 533, 536 Battle cruiser. Launched 1907. Displacement 17,250 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 12″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Inflexible, 266, 428, 466–8, 472,475–8, 481, 493 Battle cruiser. Launched 1907. Displacement 17,250 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 12″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Ingenohl, Admiral von, 515–6

Intelligence Department, 495–6, 502–5

Invasion, 177–8, 288–9, 409, 419, 490

Invincible, 261, 331, 427, 428, 465–8, 475–8, 481, 493 Battle cruiser. Launched 1907. Displacement 17,250 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 12″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Ireland and the European balance, 179–202

Iron Duke, 517 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1912. Displacement 25,000 tons. Speed 21 knots. Ten 13·5″, twelve 6″ guns.

Isvolsky, M., 30

Italian neutrality, 237, 242

Jackson, Sir Henry, 310–1, 320, 439

Jackson, Admiral Thomas, 439, 502

Jameson Raid, 11, 20

Japanese Alliance, 14

Japanese Navy, 468; convoy, 321. See also names of ships

Japanese ultimatum to Germany, 315

Jellicoe, Lord, 83–4, 146, 179, 232, 276, 278, 331, 408, 417–8, 425–6, 428, 437, 466, 480–9, 517

—— opinion of Mr. Churchill, 109

—— raids the British coast in 1913, 153–4

—— takes command of the Fleets, 233

—— and submarine alarm, 417–9, 421

Jerram, Admiral, 314

Joffre, General, 285–6, 298, 301–2, 347, 365–7, 400, 491

Jutland, Battle of, 338

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, 308 German armed merchant cruiser.

Karlsruhe, 307–8, 444, 448, 461, 477 German light cruiser. Launched 1912. Displacement 4,820 tons. Speed 27 knots. Twelve 4·1″ guns.

Keble’s Christian Year, 146

Kelly, Captain John, 270–1

Kelly, Captain W. A. Howard, 271

Kent, 465, 467, 473, 475–6, 478 Cruiser. Launched 1901. Displacement 9,800 tons. Speed 23 knots. Fourteen 6″ guns.

Kerr, Admiral Mark, 532–3

Kersaint, 316 French gunvessel. Launched 1897. Displacement 1,223 tons. Speed 15 knots. One 5·5″, five 3·9″ guns.

Keyes, Commodore, 278, 330, 332, 349, 438, 506, 508, 512–3, 519

Khaki Election, 20, 24

Kiderlen-Wächter, 39, 46

Kiel Canal, 98

King Alfred, 350 Cruiser. Launched 1901. Displacement 14,100 tons. Speed 23 knots. Two 9·2″, sixteen 6″ guns.

King Edwards, class of ship, 481, 484–5

Kitchener, Lord, 160, 214, 248, 250–5, 287–9, 294, 299–304, 306–7, 326, 329, 334, 337, 343, 347, 360, 362, 365–73, 377, 381–4, 388–9, 399–400, 408–9, 412, 430, 490, 531, 538

—— and British Territorial system, 254; effects of Mons, 288–9; goes to Paris and Lord French’s comment, 299–304; differences between Kitchener and French, 399–400, 408; orders batteries from India, 307; Secretary of State for War, 250–1

Kluck, General von, 279, 357–8

Köln, 332 German light cruiser. Launched 1909. Displacement 4,280 tons. Speed 27 knots. Twelve 4·1″ guns.

586Komet, 307 German torpedo gunboat. Launched 1892. Displacement 971 tons. Speed 21 knots. Four 3·4″ guns.

Königsberg, 307–9, 311, 324, 471–2, 542 German light cruiser. Launched 1906. Displacement 3,350 tons. Speed 23 knots. Ten 4·1″ guns.

Kruger, President, 11

Kurama, 466 Japanese cruiser. Launched 1907. Displacement 14,620 tons. Speed 22 knots. Four 12″, eight 8″, fourteen 4·7″ guns.

Lambert, Mr., 183

Lancaster, 328, 467 Cruiser. Launched 1902. Displacement 9,800 tons. Speed 23 knots. Fourteen 6″ guns.

Lance, 402 Destroyer. Launched 1914. Displacement 965 tons. Speed 29 knots. Three 4″ guns.

Lanrezac, General, 279, 286, 299

Lansdowne, Marquis of, 14

Law, Mr. Bonar, 229

Legion, 402 Destroyer. Launched 1914. Displacement 965 tons. Speed 29 knots. Three 4″ guns.

Leipzig, 307–9, 311, 315, 447–8, 455–7, 463, 476–8 German light cruiser, Launched 1905. Displacement 3,200 tons. Speed 22½ knots. Ten 4·1″ guns.

Lennox, 402 Destroyer. Launched 1914. Displacement 965 tons. Speed 29 knots. Three 4″ guns.

Leopard, 480 Destroyer. Launched 1897. Displacement 350 tons. Speed 30 knots. One 12–pr., five 6–pr. guns.

Licensing Bill, 1908, 28

Lichnowsky, Prince, 255

Lighters, 500

Limpus, Admiral, 525, 535

Lindequist, von, 65

Lion, 89, 109, 134, 145–6, 333, 428, 517 Battle cruiser. Launched 1910. Displacement 26,350 tons. Speed 27 knots. Eight 13·5″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Liquid fuel, 133–41

Lively, 480 Destroyer. Launched 1900. Displacement 385 tons. Speed 30 knots. One 12–pr., five 6–pr. guns.

London Conference, 1871, 30

Lord Nelson, 261 Battleship. Launched 1906. Displacement 16,500 tons. Speed 18½ knots. Four 12″, ten 9·2″ guns.

Loreburn, Earl (Sir Robert Reid), 24, 42

Louis of Battenberg, Prince, 82–3, 89–90, 120, 162 (note), 183, 201, 242, 259, 287, 313, 350, 377, 380–2, 396, 429, 462, 503

—— orders the Fleet not to disperse, 209; letter of resignation, 435–6

Loyal, 402 Destroyer. Launched 1913. Displacement 965 tons. Speed 29 knots. Three 4″ guns.

Lucas, Lord, 250

Ludendorff, General, 282

Lurcher, 219, 333, 508, 512 Destroyer. Launched 1912. Displacement 860 tons. Speed 35 knots. Two 4″ guns.

‘Luxus Flotte,’ 103, 112

Macedonia, 448, 451, 478 Armed merchant cruiser.

McKenna, Mr., 32–3, 44, 68, 74–5, 102, 125

Macnamara, Dr., 181, 183

Madden, Admiral, 83

‘Maestricht Appendix,’ 55, 64

Magdeburg, 503–4 German light cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 4,500 tons. Speed 27 knots. Twelve 4·1″ guns.

Mahan, Admiral, 93 (note)

Maidstone, 404 Depot ship for submarines.

Mainz, 333 German light cruiser. Launched 1909. Displacement 4,232 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Twelve 4·1″ guns.

Majestic, 312, 328 Battleship. Launched 1895. Displacement 14,900 tons. Speed 17½ knots. Four 12″, twelve 6″ guns.

Malaya, 111, 140–1 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1914. Displacement 27,500 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 15″, twelve 6″ guns.

Mallet, Sir Louis, 530, 537

Mannesmann Brothers, 38

Marine Brigade, 255, 334–5, 343, 347

Marix, Commander, 389 (note)

Marne, Battle of, 299, 357–8

Marsh, Mr., 205 (note)

Marwitz, 359

Maunoury, General, 356–7

Maurice of Battenberg, Prince, 436

Melbourne, Lord, 52

Melbourne, 314, 316–7, 320–3, 327, 468, 471, 542 Australian light cruiser. Launched 1912. Displacement 5,400 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Eight 6″ guns.

Mensdorf, Count, 256

Mercantile marine, 264

Mersey, 401 Monitor. Launched 1913. Displacement 1,250 tons. Speed 11½ knots. Two 6″, two 4·7″ guns.

Metternich, Count, 40, 44–6, 50–2

‘Military Aspects of the Continental Problem, 1911,’ by Mr. Churchill, 58–62

Milne, Sir Berkeley, 238–9, 266–75

Minerva, 312, 543 Light cruiser. Launched 1895. Displacement 5,600 tons. Speed 19½ knots. Eleven 6″ guns.

Minotaur, 142, 313–4, 316–7, 321–2, 327, 467, 472, 484 Cruiser. Launched 1906. Displacement 14,600 tons. Speed 22½ knots. Four 9·2″, ten 7·5″ guns.

Moltke, H., Count, 7, 12, 51

Monarch, 109 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1911. Displacement 22,500 tons. Speed 21 knots. Ten 13·5″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Monitors, 498–500

Monmouth, 308, 445–64, 416, 469, 478, 492 Cruiser. Launched 1901. Displacement 9,800 tons. Speed 22·4 knots. Fourteen 6″guns.

Mons, 289

Montcalm, 315–6, 320–2, 324, 465–6 French cruiser. Launched 1900. Displacement 9,367 tons. Speed 21 knots. Two 7·6″, eight 6·4″, four 3·9″ guns.

Moore, Admiral, 127, 138

587Morley, Lord, 24, 42, 250

Morocco crisis, 25–7, 38–67

Motor omnibuses from London streets, 347

Mousquet, 308 French destroyer. Launched 1902. Displacement 300 tons. Speed 30 knots. One 9–pr., six 3–pr. guns.

Munro, Commander, 423–4

Myrmidon, 406 Destroyer. Launched 1900. Displacement 370 tons. Speed 30 knots. One 12–pr., five 6–pr. guns.

Napoleon, 153, 245

Nasmith, Commander, 519

Naval Brigades, 377–90, 392

Naval Intelligence Division, 495–6, 502–5

Naval Reserves called out, 231

Naval Volunteers, 255

Naval War Staff, 56, 69, 90–3

Neptune, 122 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1909. Displacement 19,900 tons. Speed 21 knots. Ten 12″, sixteen 4″ guns.

New Guinea Expedition, 322

New Zealand, 319–20

New Zealand Contingent sails, 321–2

New Zealand, 219, 237, 274, 331, 428, 466 Battle cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 18,800 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 12″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Newcastle, 315, 450, 453, 465, 467–8 Light cruiser. Launched 1909. Displacement 4,800 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Two 6″, ten 4″ guns.

Newspaper Press Committee, 431

Nicholson, Sir William, 50, 249

Nieuport, 406

Nürnberg, 307, 316–7, 319, 446, 448, 455–6, 463, 477–8 German light cruiser. Launched 1906. Displacement 3,396 tons. Speed 23½ knots. Ten 4·1″ guns.

Nusa, 307 German Government yacht.

Ocean, 312 Battleship. Launched 1898. Displacement 12,950 tons. Speed 18¼ knots. Four 12″, twelve 6″ guns.

Oguri, Admiral, 469

Oil Problem, 133–41, 179–81

Oliver, Admiral, 374–5, 401, 438, 452, 466, 474, 493, 502, 504, 508

Ollivant, Colonel, 306, 345, 347

Olympic, liner, 431

Omnibuses from London streets, 321

Oram, Sir Henry, 129, 133, 144, 147

Orama, 448, 451, 473 Armed merchant cruiser.

Osmaston, Colonel, 397

Ostend, 404; British destroyers fire on, 402–3

Otranto, 445–447, 450, 454, 456–9, 463, 466, 469–70, 478 Armed merchant cruiser.

Ottley, Sir Charles, 81, 220

Pakenham, Captain, 83, 86–7, 89

Panther, 39, 46 German gunboat. Launched 1901. Displacement 962 tons. Speed 13 knots. Eight 3·4″ guns.

Paris, General, 347, 381–3, 385, 387

Pegasus, 308 Light cruiser. Launched 1897. Displacement 2,135 tons. Speed 20 knots. Eight 4″ guns.

Philomel, 323–24 Light cruiser. Launched 1890. Displacement 2,575 tons. Speed 19 knots. Eight 4·7″ guns.

Pioneer, 316, 324 Australian light cruiser. Launched 1899. Displacement 2,200 tons. Speed 20 knots. Eight 4″ guns.

‘Plan XVII,’ 285–7

Planet, 307 German surveying vessel.

Pohl, Admiral von, 260, 334

Princess Royal, 328, 333, 428, 466–7, 481–5 Battle cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 26,350 tons. Speed 27 knots. Eight 13·5″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Prince Eitel Friedrich, 316 German armed merchant cruiser.

Proserpine, 543 Light cruiser. Launched 1896. Displacement 2,135 tons. Speed 20 knots. Eight 4″ guns.

Protectionist Movement, 20, 22

Psyche, 323–4 Light cruiser. Launched 1898. Displacement 2,200 tons. Speed 20 knots. Eight 4″ guns.

Pyramus, 323–4 Light cruiser. Launched 1897. Displacement 2,135 tons. Speed 20 knots. Eight 4″ guns.

Queen Elizabeth, 137, 140–1, 465, 545 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1913. Displacement 27,500 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 15″, twelve 6″ guns.

Queen Mary, 141 Battle cruiser. Launched 1912. Displacement 27,000 tons. Speed 27 knots. Eight 13·5″, sixteen 4″ guns.

Rawlinson, Sir Henry, 303, 381–3, 386–8, 394

Reading, Lord, 291

Redmond, Mr., 191, 197

Reid, Sir Robert. See Loreburn, Earl

Renown, 495, 500 Battle cruiser. Launched 1916. Displacement 26,500 tons. Speed 32 knots. Six 15″, seventeen 4″ guns.

Repulse, 495, 500 Battle cruiser. Launched 1916. Displacement 26,500 tons. Speed 32 knots. Six 15″, seventeen 4″ guns.

Requin, 544 French battleship. Launched 1885. Displacement 7,200 tons. Speed 14 knots. Two 10·8″, six 3·9″ guns.

Reshadieh, 222 Turkish battleship building in Great Britain. Requisitioned for Royal Navy. Renamed Erin. Launched 1913. Displacement 22,940 tons. Speed 21½ knots. Ten 13·5″, sixteen 6″ guns.

Revenge, 409, 492 (old.) (Renamed Redoubtable later.) Battleship. Launched 1892. Displacement 14,000 tons. Speed 17½ knots. Four 13·5″, ten 6″ guns. (new.) Dreadnought Battleship. Launched 1915. Displacement 25,750 tons. Speed 23 knots. Eight 15″, fourteen 6″ guns.

Rinaldo, 407 Sloop. Launched 1901. Displacement 980 tons. Speed 13 knots. Six 4″ guns.

588Ripon, Lord, 24

Roberts, Earl, 248–9, 360

Ronarc’h, Admiral, 371, 377, 379

Roon, 514 German cruiser. Launched 1903. Displacement 9,350 tons. Speed 21 knots. Four 8·2″, ten 5·9″ guns.

Rosebery, Lord, and Anglo-French Agreement, 15

Rouvier, M., 26

Roy, General, 371, 377

Royal Fleet Reserve, 255

Royal Flying Corps, 336–7

Royal Naval Air Service, 336–7

Royal Naval Division, 306–7

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 255

Royalist, 497 Light cruiser. Launched 1914. Displacement 3,500 tons. Speed 29 knots. Two 6 six 4″ guns.

Russian Army, 55, 298

Russo-Japanese War, 14, 23

— Influence of Russian defeat on German policy, 14

Saint-Seine, Comte de, 233

Salamis, 498 Greek battle cruiser building in Germany, 1914.

Salisbury, Marquess of, 10, 11, 21

Samoa, 321, 444–5

Samson, Commander, 340, 343–4, 398

Samuel, Sir Marcus, 108

Sapphire, 428 Light cruiser. Launched 1904. Displacement 3,000 tons. Speed 22 knots. Twelve 4″ guns.

Scapa Flow, 414, 425–6, 485–6, 505

Scarborough bombardment, 507–9, 520

Scharnhorst, 307–8, 313–4, 316–7, 320–4, 443, 445–69, 476–7, 483–4 German cruiser. Launched 1906. Displacement 11,420 tons. Speed 22½ knots. Eight 8·2″, six 5·9″ guns.

Scheer, Admiral, 261 (note), 332–4, 431, 504, 515

Scheldt, 361, 373

Schwab, Mr., 497–8

Seaplanes, 336–44

Serbia, 31, 204

Severn, 401 Monitor. Launched 1914. Displacement 1,250 tons. Speed 11½ knots. Two 6″, two 4·7″ guns.

Shearwater, 315 Canadian sloop. Launched 1901. Displacement 980 tons. Speed 13 knots. Six 4″ guns.

Shells, weight of, 121–2

Slade, Admiral, 139

Smith, F. E. See Birkenhead, Lord

Smith, Sir James M., 205 (note)

Smuts, General, 464, 544

Souchon, Admiral, 265, 269, 275, 536

South African War, 12, 20

Southampton, 517 Light cruiser. Launched 1912. Displacement 5,400 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Eight 6″ guns.

Southborough, Lord, 108, 138

Spee, Admiral von, 317–9, 442, 455–8, 460–6, 473–7, 542

Spenser-Grey, Commander, 389 (note)

Spies, 49, 224

Stettin, 333 German light cruiser. Launched 1907. Displacement 3,396 tons. Speed 23½ knots. Ten 4·1″ guns.

Stoddart, Admiral, 448, 452–5, 460–4, 462, 473

Strassburg, 333 German light cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 4,500 tons. Speed 27 knots. Twelve 4·1″ guns.

Sturdee, Admiral, 438, 455, 462, 466, 472–5, 493–4

Submarine menace, 409, 413–41, 495–7

Sueter, Commodore, 340, 344

Swift, 143–5, 422 Destroyer leader. Launched 1907. Displacement 1,800 tons. Speed 35 knots. Four 4″ guns.

Swiftsure, 312–3, 542–3 Battleship. Launched 1903. Displacement 11,800 tons. Speed 19½ knots. Four 10″, fourteen 7·5″ guns.

Swinton, Major, 300

Sydney, 314, 316–7, 320–4, 327, 468, 471–2, 542 Australian light cruiser. Launched 1912. Displacement 5,400 tons. Speed 25½ knots. Eight 6″ guns.

Talaat Bey, 523

Tanks, 344–5

Tariff Reform, 22

Tennyson-D’Eyncourt, Sir Eustace, 129

Tholens, Lieutenant, 333

Thomson, Graeme, 396

Tiger, 428, 465–6 Battle cruiser. Launched 1913. Displacement 28,000 tons. Speed 28 knots. Eight 13·5″, twelve 6″ guns.

Tirpitz, Admiral von, 33, 46, 66, 103, 111, 114, 117–8, 140, 188–91, 260, 263, 333, 515

Togo, Admiral, 86, 131

Toul demanded by Germany, 156, 218

Transport Department, 397–8

Tribal class, 142

Triple Alliance, 7, 12, 16

Triumph, 219, 313–7 Battleship. Launched 1903. Displacement 11,800 tons. Speed 19½ knots. Four 10″, fourteen 7·5″ guns.

Troubridge, Admiral, 120, 267, 269, 272–3

Tsukuba, 466 Japanese cruiser. Launched 1905. Displacement 13,750 tons. Speed 21 knots. Four 12″, twelve 6″, twelve 4·7″ guns.

Turkey enters the War, 522–51

Turkish alliance with Germany, 266, 539–40

Tweedmouth, Lord, 74

Tyrrell, Sir William, 210, 367

Tyrwhitt, Admiral, 148, 330–2, 349, 352, 404, 506

Undaunted, 402 Light cruiser. Launched 1914. Displacement 3,500 tons. Speed 29 knots. Two 6″, six 4″ guns.

Unionist Party supports Government, August, 1914, 215–6, 232

Valiant, 140–1 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1914. Displacement 27,500 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 15″, twelve 6″ guns.

Venerable, 406–7 Battleship. Launched 1899. Displacement 15,000 tons. Speed 18 knots. Four 12″, twelve 6″ guns.

589Vengeance, 467, 493 Battleship. Launched 1899. Displacement 12,950 tons. Speed 18 knots. Four 12″ twelve 6″ guns.

Venizelos, M., 529–30, 534, 538, 544

Verdun demanded by Germany, 156, 218

Villiers, Sir F., 364, 367, 370

Von der Marwitz, 359

Warrender, Sir George, 508–10, 512, 514–8

Warrior, 269, 467, 484, 542 Cruiser. Launched 1905. Displacement 13,550 tons. Speed 23 knots. Six 9·2″, four 7·5″ guns.

Warspite, 140–1 Dreadnought battleship. Launched 1913. Displacement 27,500 tons. Speed 25 knots. Eight 15″, twelve 6″ guns.

Watts, Sir Philip, 106, 129, 133, 144, 147

Webb, Captain, 427

Weddigen, Lieutenant, 352

Wemyss, Admiral, 527

Westminster, Duke of, 302

Weymouth, 313, 465, 407–8 Light cruiser. Launched 1910. Displacement 5,250 tons. Speed 24¾ knots. Eight 6″ guns.

Whitby bombardment, 520

White, Sir W., 108

Wildfire, 406–7 Sloop. Launched 1888. Displacement 1,140 tons. Speed 14 knots.

William, Crown Prince, 65

William, German Emperor, 11, 26, 33, 96, 98, 101, 104, 110–2, 216, 334

Wilmot, Sir E., 107

Wilson, Sir Arthur K., 78, 84–6, 146, 159, 437–9, 462, 481, 486, 488, 505, 510–2

—— character sketch, 78–81; letter to Mr. Asquith refusing to undertake office of First Sea Lord unless under Mr. Churchill, 85; opposes creation of Naval War Staff, 81; view of the British plan in event of war, 55

Wilson, Sir Henry, 50, 53, 55, 286

—— states his view of the German plan for attacking France, 53–5

Wyndham, George, 508

Yahagi, 466 Japanese light cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 4,950 tons. Speed 26 knots. Eight 6″ guns.

Yarmouth, bombardment of, 479–81

Yarmouth, 314, 316–7, 323–4, 468, 542 Light cruiser. Launched 1911. Displacement 5,250 tons. Speed 24¾ knots. Eight 6″ guns.

Yashima, Japanese battleship, loss of, 430

Yeomanry Cavalry, 347

Ypres, 411

Zanzibar, 11

Zélée, 316, 445 French gunboat. Launched 1899. Displacement 554 tons. Speed 13 knots. Two 3·9″, four 2·5″ guns.

Zemchug, 308, 314, 323 Russian light cruiser. Launched 1903. Displacement 3,130 tons. Speed 23 knots. Eight 4·7″ guns.

Zeppelins, 337–40, 400