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Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s flagship, HMS Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commanded the Grand Fleet in the last great clash of the Dreadnoughts. Here, Jellicoe’s flagship, HMS Iron Duke, opens fire on the German fleet. Although the outcome of the Battle of Jutland was indecisive – both sides […]

Britain defending New Ireland from the Penobscot Expedition by Dominic Serres. Sir George Collier. (May 11, 1738-April 6, 1795) English Admiral George Collier was easily the most effective Royal Navy commander of the American Revolution. He rendered brilliant service on several occasions but, lacking patronage and political connections, never rose far in the stodgy, aristocrat-dominated […]

Christened as Andrew Browne Cunningham, perhaps inevitably he was known affectionately as ‘ABC to his subordinates, not that many would have dared address him as such. His early career was typical of that of many British naval officers, graduating from the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. Between the two world wars, he also suffered […]

ADMIRAL SIR MAX KENNEDY HORTON, KCB, DSO, (C IN C, WESTERN APPROACHES). (A 20790) Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205153203 During the First World War, Horton had been one of Britain’s ablest submarine commanders. There could therefore have been no one better to lead the fight against the German U-boat menace as Commander-in-Chief Western Approaches […]

HMS Captain capturing the San Nicolas and the San Josef at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797 It was not until March 1795, when Nelson had been a post-captain nearly 17 years, that he had his first opportunity to take part in a fleet action. The occasion was disappointing. By then, Hood […]