Combined Dardanelles Operation Preferred
Fisher favours any attempt against the Straits being made rapidly with strong naval and military forces acting together.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
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John Arbuthnot Fisher Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow John Arbuthnot Fisher through 102 dated historical records for Great Britain.
John Arbuthnot Fisher, historical timeline
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1915
Queen Elizabeth Added to Dardanelles Force
Fisher supports adding the new battleship Queen Elizabeth to strengthen the proposed Dardanelles bombardment force.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Two Fifteen-Inch Monitors Ordered
The Admiralty orders two additional large monitors armed with fifteen-inch guns as Fisher's shallow-water programme expands.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Large Landing-Craft Requirement Authorised
The Admiralty is pressed to obtain special craft able to support the landing of fifty thousand troops where required.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Dardanelles Battleship Losses Condemned
After the 18 March losses, Fisher tells the War Council that the sinking of major ships cannot be dismissed.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Twelve-Battleship Loss Estimate Reaffirmed
Fisher repeats his view that forcing the Dardanelles by naval power alone could cost about twelve battleships.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Fleet Loss Concerns Raised before Final Assault
Fisher expresses concern that battleships are being risked before the minefields are fully cleared.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Prolonged Dardanelles Commitment Opposed
Fisher becomes increasingly hostile to a prolonged Dardanelles commitment that threatens his planned northern offensive preparations.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Forth Primary Base Development Backed
The conference chaired by Fisher concludes that developing the Forth as a primary fleet base is urgent.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Rosyth Base Conference Chaired
Fisher chairs a conference considering redistribution of the Grand Fleet and the strategic development of Rosyth and the Forth.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Scapa Flow Retained as Alternative Base
Fisher's conference agrees that Scapa Flow should remain an alternative and supporting Grand Fleet base.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
First Sea Lord Resignation Submitted
Fisher resigns as First Sea Lord after the dispute over continued Dardanelles commitments reaches breaking point.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Monitor Diversion Deepens Churchill Dispute
Plans to strengthen the Dardanelles with monitors intended for Fisher's northern strategy intensify his dispute with Churchill.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Second First Sea Lord Term Ends
Fisher's second tenure as First Sea Lord ends after his wartime resignation.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
North Sea Monitors Protected from Diversion
Fisher resists plans to absorb newly built monitors into a continuing Mediterranean commitment at the expense of northern operations.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Board of Invention and Research Chairmanship
After leaving the Admiralty, Fisher becomes chairman of the Royal Navy Board of Invention and Research.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915
Courageous Baltic Cruiser Concept
Fisher promotes Courageous as a fast, heavily armed, shallow-draught vessel intended for operations including the Baltic.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Director Fire-Control Installation Supported
Fisher strongly supports fitting director firing systems to battleships and battlecruisers without withdrawing them from service.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Furious Heavy-Gun Cruiser Concept
Fisher backs Furious as an exceptionally fast shallow-draught ship carrying very heavy guns for specialised offensive work.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Glorious Baltic Cruiser Concept
Fisher promotes Glorious as another shallow-draught fast capital ship for his projected northern-water strategy.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Heavy 9.2-Inch Coastal Monitors Added
Further monitor construction is authorised around available 9.2-inch guns for coastal bombardment operations.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Small 6-Inch Coastal Monitors Added
Smaller monitors carrying six-inch weapons are added to the wartime shallow-water construction programme.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Records, sources and methodology
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