HMS Onslow (1916) 15 February 1916 and completed in April 1916. Her first commander was John Tovey, (later Admiral of the Fleet). On 24 April 1916, the Easter Rising against British rule broke out in Ireland. As a response, two Infantry Brigades were ordered from Liverpool to Dublin to reinforce the British forces, with "Onslow" escorting the transports carrying these troops. She saw action at the Battle of Jutland, where "Onslow" was badly damaged, with her speed reduced to . Nevertheless, Tovey pressed home the attack against first a cruiser and then a line of battlecruisers. "Onslow" was brought back to Aberdeen despite
Easter Rising and Fiona Plunkett, sister of Joseph Plunkett. With the advent of a Provisional IRA ceasefire and the beginning of what became known as the Peace Process during the 1990s, the official view of the Rising grew more positive and in 1996 an 80th anniversary commemoration at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin was attended by the Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael, John Bruton. In 2005, the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, announced the government's intention to resume the military parade past the GPO from Easter 2006, and to form a committee to plan centenary celebrations in 2016. The 90th anniversary was