The British battle fleet, Vol. 2 (of 2) : its inception and growth throughout…

2. In 1911 four naval officers were appointed to learn aeroplane work.

Subsequently a few others were appointed. Others, again, qualified privately. In 1912, the Royal Flying Corps was established--both naval and military aviators becoming “wings” of the same body--an excellent principle, but one necessarily experimental so far as practical work was concerned.

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Chapter 1 Ch.1
1885. She differed from the _Conqueror_ only in that all four of her Ch.2
1893. In substance they were very large torpedo boats of about 250 Ch.3
1889. German SIEGFRIED. Ch.4
1. A big Zeppelin type naval airship was built in 1909–1911. It proved Ch.5
2. In 1911 four naval officers were appointed to learn aeroplane work. Ch.6
3. In practice it proved a failure; so the Naval Air Service was formed Ch.7
1. The naval services and forces of the Dominions of Canada and Ch.8
2. The training and discipline of the naval forces of the Dominions Ch.9
3. The ships of each Dominion naval force will hoist at the stern the Ch.10
4. The Canadian and Australian Governments will have their own Ch.11
5. In the event of the Canadian or Australian Government desiring Ch.12
6. In the event of the Canadian or Australian Government desiring to Ch.13
7. While ships of the Dominions are at a foreign port a report of Ch.14
8. The commanding officer of a Dominion ship having to put into a Ch.15
9. When a ship of the British Admiralty meets a ship of the Dominions, Ch.16
10. In foreign ports the senior officer will take command, but not so Ch.17
11. When a court-martial has to be ordered by a Dominion and a Ch.18
12. The British Admiralty undertakes to lend to the Dominions during Ch.19
13. The service of officers of the British Fleet in the Dominion naval Ch.20
14. In order to determine all questions of seniority that may arise, Ch.21
15. It is desirable in the interests of efficiency and co-operation Ch.22
16. In time of war, when the naval service of a Dominion or any part Ch.23
17. The Dominions having applied to their naval forces the King’s Ch.24
Introduction of 13.5-inch Gun, 175, v. ii Ch.25