Jackie Fisher was the founder of the Royal Sky Fleet.
Biography[]
Fisher was born in Ceylon in 1841. When he reached the age of thirteen, he joined the Royal Navy, being first assigned to the old HMS Victory. While serving in the Anglo-Egyptian War, he became ill and was sent back to England to recover in 1882. During his convalescence, he became friends with Edward, Prince of Wales and his wife Alexandra. [1][2]
He later commanded the HMS Excellent, the gunnery school at Whale Island, and afterward went on to be Director of the Office of Naval Ordnance. He was also given the honor of being made one of Queen Victoria's Aides de Camp.[1][2]
During his time with Naval Ordnance, the Empire became aware of French research into an "aether flyer". Working with Lord Kelvin, Fisher created the E Committee to give Britain this same capability. This culminated in the famous flight of the first HML Leviathan.[1][2][3][4]
The Royal Navy wanted resources redirected back to traditional armaments, and so Fisher was promoted and made Admiral Superintendent at the Portsmouth Shipyards. This condition persisted until the 1891 Naval Review, where the Flotte de Volée embarrassed the British, who had no leviathans present at the review. The Queen fired the First Sea Lord Sir Richard Hamilton and elevated Fisher to the newly-created post of Third Sky Lord. In this post, he set about to create the Royal Sky Fleet, gathering in men such as Percy Scott and John Jellicoe along the way.[5][6]
When Edward VII ascended to the throne 1901, Fisher was promoted to Second Sea Lord, putting the creator of the Sky Fleet as second in command of the entire Royal Navy. Just a few years later, in 1904, Fisher was elected to the House of Commons and at the same time because First Sea Lord.[7][8]
In 1911, after the assassination of Czar Nicholas II was blamed on the British, the Empire nearly went to war against the Russian Empire, with the King at first ordering Fisher to send the Royal Sky Fleet to a war footing, spread across the Empire. Fisher, along with Percy Scott, convinced His Majesty to de-escalate instead. War with Russia would come, however, in the Northern War, part of the Great War, in 1914.[9]
Service Record[]
| Posting | Rank | Dates | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Victory | Cadet | 1854 - | [1][2] |
| HMS Excellent, commanding | Captain | 1883 - 1886 (historical) | [1][2] |
| Office of Naval Ordnance, Director | Captain | 1886 - 1890 (historical) | [1][2] |
| Aide de Camp to Queen Victoria | Captain | 1887 - (concurrent with other postings) | [1][2] |
| HML Leviathan, Commanding | Captain | 1890 | [3][10] |
| Portsmouth Shipyards, Admiral Superintendent | Rear Admiral | 1890-1891 | [11][12] |
| Third Sky Lord | Sky Admiral | 1891 - 1901 | [11][12] |
| Second Sea Lord | Admiral | 1901 - 1904 | [7][8] |
| First Sea Lord | Admiral | 1904 - | [7][8] |
Notable Awards[]
Companion of the Order of the Bath (external link)
Note[]
His proper name was John Fisher. However, he is so consistently referred to as "Jackie" in the canon that he is presented so here in the Wiki, with his proper name as a redirect.
Historical Notes[]
Historically, he was created Baron Fisher. This has not yet been shown in canon, however.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Leviathans Gazetteer, p. 24
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Leviathans Core Rulebook, p. 87
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leviathans Gazetteer, p. 25
- ↑ Leviathans Core Rulebook, p. 88
- ↑ Leviathans Gazetteer, pp. 28-29
- ↑ Leviathans Core Rulebook, p. 90
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Leviathans Gazetteer, p. 30
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Leviathans Core Rulebook, p. 91
- ↑ Leviathans Core Rulebook, pp. 92-93
- ↑ Leviathans Core Rulebook, p. 58
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Leviathans Gazetteer, p. 28
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Leviathans Core Rulebook, p. 89