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[[File:Fisher, NPG x12902.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable Lord Fisher, 1916.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrai ...kground, he made friends in the right places and forged his way up through the ranks.

...aw the introduction of convoy and the evolution of a proper Naval Staff at the Admiralty. ...d in the Beatty-Jellicoe spectrum continues to dominate public thinking of the Dreadnought Era.

[[File:Sir Henry B. Jackson.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry B. Jackson.]] ...1915 to 1916 during the [[First World War]] and being promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} in 1919.

...vy (28 May, 1829 &ndash; 17 September, 1912) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...ank commander's commission which the Admiralty had sent out in recognition of that affair.

...he Admiralty]], the politician responsible to Crown and Parliament for the Navy. ===Order in Council of 14 January, 1869===

...18 November, 1863 &ndash; 14 January, 1936) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Waymouth was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 20 June, 1883.{{Gaz|25379|3324|22 July, 1884}}

...Singer.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Sir Morgan Singer.<br><small>Photo: ''The Times''.</small>]] ...Tenth Cruiser Squadron]] on blockade duty in 1917. He saw out the rest of the war as Admiral Superintendent at Bermuda, and in 1921 was appointed [[Admir

...t, 1871 &ndash; 9 April, 1952) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. ...potts was born on 1 August, 1871, the son of the Reverend H. J. Phillpotts of Lamerton Vicarage, Tavistock.

[[File:Bethell, IWM ART 1719.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Admiral The Hon. Sir Alexander E. Bethell, 1917.<br><small>Portrait: Francis Dodd. © ...t, 1855 &ndash; 13 June, 1932) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].

[[File:May, IWM Q 80193.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir William H. May.<br><small>Photograph: © IWM (Q 80193).</small>]] ...er, 1930) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] in the period leading up to the [[First World War]].

...et Sir Arthur K. Wilson (seen as a Vice-Admiral).<br><small>Image: Library of Congress.</small>]] ...fused a Peerage and only succeeded to the Wilson Baronetcy after the death of his brother in 1919.

...ntic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]] at the time of the [[Scuttling of the High Sea Fleet]] in 1919. ...er, Edmund Robert Fremantle, then serving on the Australian Station in the Navy.{{FremantleMyNavalCareer|p. 14}}

[[File:Sir-Percy-Moreton-Scott-1st-Bt-Men-of-the-Day-No-893-Gunnery, NPG D45188.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Percy M. Scott ...[First World War]]. It is particularly in the field of naval gunnery, and the concurrent drive for accuracy, for which he is most-remembered.

...x|thumb|right|Sir Charles Drury as a Rear-Admiral.<br><small>Photograph: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</small>]] ...Navy (27 August, 1846 &ndash; 18 May, 1914) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].

...the Fleet Sir Doveton Sturdee, as a Rear-Admiral.<br><small>Photo: Library of Congress.</small>]] ...rce in South American waters, thus avenging the British defeat at [[Battle of Coronel|Coronel]].

...vy (21 December, 1885 &ndash; 19 July, 1964) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Born in London, the son of F. F. Tower, Esq., B.A..

...(13 April, 1883 &ndash; 17 September, 1956) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...andidates accepted as naval cadets.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Aug 13, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35281.</ref>

...P. (12 September, 1879 &ndash; 9 June, 1968) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. ...ef>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 18 November, 1895. Issue '''34737''', col E, p. 7.</ref>

...(12 January, 1859 &ndash; 27 November, 1948) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...al [[Arthur Farquhar]] and grandson of Rear-Admiral Farquhar who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. His eldest brother was Admiral [[Arthur Murray Farquhar]]

...C.B.E., R.N. (18 April, 1880 &ndash; 5 April, 1960) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. Fairbairn was the eldest son of Reverend W. M. Fairbairn.