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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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anti-aircraft defense
naval modernization
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1853-07-10
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Bournemouth,_England
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gptkbp:children
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one daughter
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:HMS_Edinburgh
gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Scylla
gptkb:HMS_Duke_of_Wellington
gptkb:HMS_Excellent
gptkb:HMS_Terrible
gptkb:HMS_Vulcan
HMS Victory
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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Royal Navy gunnery practices
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1924-10-18
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Portsmouth
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Percy_Moreton_Scott
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir Percy Scott
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gptkbp:knownFor
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controversial views on naval tactics
improving naval gunnery training
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Admiral
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableFor
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improving naval artillery accuracy
naval gunnery innovations
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Director_of_Naval_Gunnery
advocacy for anti-aircraft defense
development of the gunnery director
improvements to naval gun sights
invention of the Scott rangefinder
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:inventor
gptkb:naval_officer
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkb:Boxer_Rebellion
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Bournemouth,_England
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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gptkb:Fifty_Years_in_the_Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:retired
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1913
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1866–1913
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Frances_Egerton
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Putney_Vale_Cemetery,_London
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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