Admiral Fisher 1841-1920 Fisher entered the Navy at age of 13. He was a Midshipman in the Crimean War and in China which was 1859-60, where he took part in the capture of Canton. He was promoted to Captain in 1874 and he commanded various ships. During the bombardment of Alexandria 1882 he was a key part of it as Commander of the battleship Inflexible. He held the post of Director of Naval Ordinance and Torpedoes for five …showed first 75 words of 540 total…

…showed last 75 words of 540 total…instituting the developmental work that perfected the torpedo, the building of the first all-big-gun battleship, the Dreadnought, encouraged the development of submarines and supervised the conversion of the navy from coal-fired to oil-fired steam power, scarped older ships and fired incompetent officers which proved crucial to Britain's wartime naval supremacy. Biography http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aj.cashmore/.features/sailors/johnfisher.html www.firstworldwar.com/bio/fisher.htm www.barnettresearch.freeserve.co.uk/fisher.htm