John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher Quotes

Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1841–1920)

Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot "Jacky" (or "Jackie") Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, GCB, OM, GCVO (25 January 1841 – 10 July 1920) was a British admiral known for his efforts at naval reform. He had a huge influence on the Royal Navy in a career spanning more than 60 years, starting in a navy of wooden sailing ships armed with muzzle-loading cannon and ending in one of steel-hulled battlecruisers, submarines and the first aircraft carriers. The argumentative, energetic, reform-minded Fisher is often considered the second most important figure in British naval history, after Lord Nelson.

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Alternative Names: John Arbuthnot Fisher • John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone • John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher • Sir John Fisher • John Arbuthnot Fisher, Baron Fisher • Lord Fisher • Lord Sir John Fisher • Captain Fisher • Captain Fischer

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