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The World Crisis, Volume 1 (of 6)

Chapter 59: INDEX
By Winston Churchill
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The author, writing from his experience as First Lord of the Admiralty before and during the opening years of the war, provides a detailed, document-based account of naval policy and operations. He describes prewar strategic preparations and shipbuilding, the mobilisation and concentration of the fleet, blockade and convoy measures, ocean-wide searches for enemy commerce raiders, countermeasures to submarine attacks, and the planning that led to operations in the Dardanelles and on the European coasts. The narrative interweaves published memoranda, minutes and telegrams with analysis of victories, losses and administrative controversies, and includes technical appendices, maps and tables.

INDEX

  • Aboukir, 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
  • Blanche, 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;
    • Under 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.
  • Ewing, 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
  • ‘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.
  • Komet, 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
  • Morley, 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.
  • Ripon, 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.
  • Vengeance, 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