The post of Controller of the Navy was originally created in 1859 when the Surveyor of the Navy's title changed to Controller of the Navy. In 1869 the controller's office was abolished and its duties
Commodore James Parkin
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Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher,, commonly known as Jacky or Jackie Fisher, was a Royal Navy officer. Fisher was chiefly recognised as an innovator, strategist, and archit
Controller of the Navy (Royal Navy)
…Vice-Admiral John Hopkins, 1888–1892 Vice-Admiral Sir John Fisher, 1892–1897 Rear-Admiral Arthur Wilson, 1897–1901…
Portrait of Fisher by Hubert von Herkomer
Frances Katharine Josepha Broughton, who married Fisher in 1866
Fisher as Midshipman 1856–1860
Combat at Canton (Guangzhou) during the Second Opium War