Beresford advocated more efficient fleet signalling and better long-range fire control. Personal hostility shaped whom he would support, especially once Percy Scott became the associated technical reformer. Beresford's formal technical schooling appears to have ended with his gunnery course at HMS Excellent, while his outlook remained strongly attached to sailing-ship practice. He could identify discrete operational problems without keeping pace with the service's broader technological transformation.
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A limited case for Beresford's reforming role
Beresford backed better signal books and long-range fire control, although limited continuing technical education left him poorly prepared for the Navy's wider transformation.