John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, British admiral (born 1841)

John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher

Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1841–1920)

Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher,, commonly known as Jacky or Jackie Fisher, was a British Admiral of the Fleet. His efforts to reform the Royal Navy helped to usher in an era of modernisation which saw the supersession of wooden sailing ships armed…