The Story of the "Britannia": The training ship for naval cadets. With some account of previous methods of naval education, and of the new scheme of 1903.Statham, Edward Phillips
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The Story of the "Britannia": The training ship for naval cadets. With some account of previous methods of naval education, and of the new scheme of 1903.
Statham, Edward Phillips
Britannia (Ship); Great Britain. Royal Navy; Naval education -- Great Britain
Football,
Association matches:
_Britannia_ _v._ Mannamead School, 211, 216;
Montpelier School, 216;
Paignton School, 211;
Plymouth College, 216;
Plymouth F.C., 211;
Torbay, 211;
Totnes School, 211.
Rugby matches:
Port Watch _v._ Starboard, 194;
Oxford _v._ Cambridge, 194;
Odd class _v._ Even, 194;
_Britannia_ _v._ _Hindostan_, 194;
_Britannia_ _v._ Blundell's School, 210;
Royal Naval Engineers' College, 210;
Exeter Grammar School, 210;
editorial remarks, 219
"Fours," Doing, 153
Fox, Mrs., 162
Franklin, Sir John, 24
French, how taught in early days, 63;
discounted in circular of 1875, 102
Games, advantages of Dartmouth for, 59, 190;
proficiency in a recommendation for appointment, 191
German training ship visits Dartmouth, 155;
photographing her, 158;
an unauthorised visit to, 159
Goose dinners, 88
Goschen, The Right Hon. G. J., 173
Grace, Mr. W. G., 206
Half-holiday, a successful, 236
Hamilton, Sir Edward, 4
Hammock, A slip on, 160
Hampers from home, 112
Harris, Captain Robert, his birth and early career, 35;
promotion to lieutenant, commander, and captain, 36;
appointed to _Illustrious_, 37;
eulogy in _Fraser's Magazine_, 37, 42;
his views of preliminary training, 38;
he enters his son, 39;
his views are adopted, 39;
various testimony to his success, 40;
the excellence of his rule, 41;
he suffers for his efficiency, 41
Harris, Vice-Admiral Sir Robert H., K.C.B., 39
Hastings, Admiral Sir Thomas, 36-40
Health regulations, 116
_Hindostan_ arrives, 72
Hockey matches, 220
Hood, Captain The Hon. H. L. A., 143
House of Commons, questions in, 75;
discussion on competition in, 105
Huddart, Cadet, 219
Hunt breakfast, 110
Hunt, Mr. Ward, 106
_Illustrious_, selected as novices' training ship, 37;
Cadet Harris joins, 39;
the first batch of cadets join, 43;
the staff, 43;
early days, 43, 44;
appropriated for cadets only, 49;
superseded by _Britannia_, 52
Inadequate legislation, Results of, 4
Influenza, epidemic of, 176;
curious views respecting, 179
Inman, Professor James, appointed to Royal Naval College, 19;
his love of fair play, 19;
his early life, 20;
president of the School of Naval Architecture, 21;
his navigation and nautical tables, 21;
his plan of study, 23;
his system of recording progress, 24;
his retirement and pension, 27
Inskip, Rev. R. M., 42;
his interest in the cadets, 47;
his sea yarns, 47;
he leaves the ship, 82;
his diagram of progress, 83;
analysis and vindication of _Britannia_ education, 84, 85, 86
Instructional staff, 238
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