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Sir Frederic William Fisher KCVO (5 October 1851 – 23 December 1943) was a

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officer who became President of the

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Naval career

Born the son of Captain William Fisher and the younger brother of

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, Fisher joined the

around 1870. He was given command of the

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HMS ''Grafton'' in 1898 and the

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HMS ''Collingwood'' in 1899. In early February 1900 it was announced that Fisher would be appointed in command of the battleship HMS ''Illustrious'', but the appointment was cancelled, and he remained in charge of ''Collingwood'' for another couple of months. On 18 April 1901, he commissioned at Chatham the

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HMS ''Revenge'', which was to serve both as coast guard ship at

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and flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves. He received command of the battleship HMS ''Canopus'' in 1904. He went on to be Admiral Superintendent of

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in 1907 and President of the

in 1911 before retiring in 1914.Royal Navy Senior Appointments
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References

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