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 …
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…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