Comments by "John Fisher" (@johnfisher9692) on "The Drydock - Episode 029" video.

As always an entertaining and informative video. Completely enjoyable. In regards to the slope of armour. Would the ship rolling in heavy seas change the penetration values to any great degree? A thin sloped armour belt could be comprimized it the ship rolled at the wrong moment. I have read at much as I could find about Admiral "Jackie" Fisher and found he is one of the most incredible characters in the long history of the RN. For an Admiral, he hated war but if was was necessary he was prepared to go all out for victory. He's quoted as saying "Humanize war, you may as well try to humanize HELL!" His drive to reform the RN was characterized by his motto of "Ruthless, Relentless, Remorseless" He was a workaholic who put in long hours no matter his appointment and once at the Admiralty I've read he walked around with a sign around his neck saying "I have no work to do, please give me some. He was the right man, at the right time, in the right place. He had his faults but I doubt anyone else could have accomplished what he did. Even after he retired Winston Churchill (then First Lord of the Admiralty) appealed to his close friend Jackie Fisher to head the commission to convert the RN to oil fuel, stating no one could do it.
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