Frederic Fisher

Sir Frederic Fisher
Sir Frederic Fisher
Born	5 October 1851
Died	23 December 1943 (aged 92)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Grafton HMS Collingwood HMS Illustrious HMS Revenge HMS Canopus Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Awards	Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Sir Frederic William Fisher KCVO (5 October 1851 – 23 December 1943) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

Naval career

Born the son of Captain William Fisher and the younger brother of John Fisher, Fisher joined the Royal Navy around 1870. He was given command of the cruiser HMS Grafton in 1898, and the battleship HMS Collingwood in 1899. In early February 1900 it was announced that Fisher would be appointed in command of the battleship HMS Illustrious,^[1] but the appointment was cancelled,^[2] and he remaind in charge of Collingwood for another couple of months.^[3] On 18 April 1901, he commissioned at Chatham the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Revenge, which was to serve both as coast guard ship at Portland and flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves.^[4] He received command of the battleship HMS Canopus in 1904.^[5] He went on to be Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in 1907 and President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1911 before retiring in 1914.^[6]

References

1. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 8 February 1900. (36060), p. 10.
2. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 9 February 1900. (36061), p. 11.
3. "Fisher, Admiral Sir Frederic William". Who's Who. 1919. p. 836.
4. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 19 April 1901. (36433), p. 10.
5. Captains of Royal Navy Warships at gulabin.com, accessed 12 October 2013
6. Royal Navy Senior Appointments at gulabin.com, accessed 12 October 2013