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...ervice in history has ever had a tradition so long and glorious as that of the Royal Navy.''</div> ...ships of the World—Victory Edition<ref>Kafka; Pepperburg. ''Warships of the World—Victory Edition''. p. 535.</ref></div>

...[Dover Patrol]] from 1915-17 and embarked on a post-retirement career as a naval historian. ...h innovations: from ship design to electricity to submarines (he conducted the first Royal Navy trials) to mining.

...ef>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 19 March, 1902. Issue '''36719''', col D, p. 8.</ref> '''H.M.S. ''Bulwark''''' was a [[pre-dreadnought]] [[battleship]] of the [[Royal Navy]] completed in 1902.

[[File:Fisher, NPG x12902.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable Lord Fisher, 1916.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrai ...kground, he made friends in the right places and forged his way up through the ranks.

...aw the introduction of convoy and the evolution of a proper Naval Staff at the Admiralty. ...d in the Beatty-Jellicoe spectrum continues to dominate public thinking of the Dreadnought Era.

[[File:Sir Henry B. Jackson.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry B. Jackson.]] ...1915 to 1916 during the [[First World War]] and being promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} in 1919.

...Haven, NPG x28756.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet the Marquess of Milford Haven, as an Admiral.<br><small>Photograph: © National Portrait Ga ...K.C.M.G., P.C. (24 May, 1854 &ndash; 11 September, 1921) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].

...B., Royal Navy (28 May, 1829 &ndash; 17 September, 1912) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...ank commander's commission which the Admiralty had sent out in recognition of that affair.

[[File:ArthurHood.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Lord Hood of Avalon.]] ...B., Royal Navy (14 July, 1824 &ndash; 15 November, 1901) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].

...d Sea Lord in 1918, once more becoming '''Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy'''. ==History of Controller of the Navy==

...y, Retired (11 October, 1865 &ndash; 10 September, 1936) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Educated at the Royal Naval School.

...tired (16 or 18 November, 1863 &ndash; 14 January, 1936) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. Waymouth was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 20 June, 1883.{{Gaz|25379|3324|22 July, 1884}}

...Singer.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Sir Morgan Singer.<br><small>Photo: ''The Times''.</small>]] ...Tenth Cruiser Squadron]] on blockade duty in 1917. He saw out the rest of the war as Admiral Superintendent at Bermuda, and in 1921 was appointed [[Admir

...t, 1871 &ndash; 9 April, 1952) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. ...potts was born on 1 August, 1871, the son of the Reverend H. J. Phillpotts of Lamerton Vicarage, Tavistock.

...of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)|Director of Torpedoes and Mining]] at the [[Admiralty]]. ...r the efficient performance of the duties of his Department, which include the following:&mdash;

[[File:Bethell, IWM ART 1719.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Admiral The Hon. Sir Alexander E. Bethell, 1917.<br><small>Portrait: Francis Dodd. © ...t, 1855 &ndash; 13 June, 1932) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].

...Naval History at the University of Cambridge, and was then elected Master of Downing College, which position he held until his death. ...rbert had first developed an interest in joining the navy when, at the age of ten, he had visited Portsmouth. He attended St Mark's School, near Windsor

[[File:May, IWM Q 80193.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral of the Fleet Sir William H. May.<br><small>Photograph: © IWM (Q 80193).</small>]] ...er, 1930) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] in the period leading up to the [[First World War]].

...t|350px|Rear-Admiral Sir Murray F. Sueter.<br><small>Portrait: By courtesy of Mary Sias.</small>]] ...yal Navy]] during the [[First World War]], emerging as one of the pioneers of war-time aviation, before becoming in retirement a politician.

...et Sir Arthur K. Wilson (seen as a Vice-Admiral).<br><small>Image: Library of Congress.</small>]] ...fused a Peerage and only succeeded to the Wilson Baronetcy after the death of his brother in 1919.