Douglas Blake Fisher

Admiral SIR Douglas Blake Fisher, K.C.B., C.B.E., R.N., Retired (23 October, 1890 – 4 October, 1963) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Rear-Admiral (later Admiral) William B. Fisher, C.B., Fisher entered the Navy as it was transitioning to the new training scheme for cadets and was sent directly to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth as part of the September 1905 intake term.

Fisher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1912.

Fisher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 August, 1920.

Fisher was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1925.

Fisher was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1932.

World War II

Fisher was appointed in command of the battleship Warspite in April, 1940.

Appointed Naval Aide-de-Camp to the king on 6 February, 1942 vice Hubert Guy Dyke Acland.

Fisher was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 July, 1942.

Fisher was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 20 December, 1945. He was placed on the Retired List on 13 July, 1948.

Fisher was promoted to the rank of Admiral (retired) on 22 June, 1949.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot	Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties 1 Aug, 1933 – 16 Oct, 1933	Succeeded by Frederick A. Buckley
Preceded by Charles A. Browne	Captain of H.M.S. Bideford 25 Sep, 1934 – 1935	Succeeded by Douglas B. Fisher
Preceded by Charles A. Browne	Senior Officer, Persian Gulf 30 Nov, 1934 – 1935	Succeeded by Vernon S. Butler
Preceded by John M. Barker as Resident Naval Officer, Aden	Naval Officer in Charge, Aden 15 Sep, 1935 – 29 Jun, 1936	Succeeded by Charles A. A. Larcom as Commodore in Charge, Aden
Preceded by Douglas B. Fisher	Captain of H.M.S. Bideford 29 Jun, 1936 – 30 Oct, 1936	Succeeded by Geoffrey W. Wadham
Preceded by Alban T. B. Curteis	Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet 6 Dec, 1939 – 21 Mar, 1940	Succeeded by Harold R. G. Kinahan
Preceded by Victor A. C. Crutchley	Captain of H.M.S. Warspite 27 Apr, 1940 – 8 Jun, 1942	Succeeded by FitzRoy E. P. Hutton
Preceded by Sir Arthur F. E. Palliser	Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport 1946 – 1948	Succeeded by Sir Herbert A. Packer