How would William Bligh and Edward Codrington fit if moved from their own eras into a modern navy?
Short answerCodrington might adapt to a Cold War navy, but Bligh was too much a creature of his own command environment.
NotesCodrington is judged adaptable enough to serve in a Cold War navy. Bligh's command habits are considered much more closely tied to his own period. A modern service would give senior officers more opportunities to observe and check his behaviour. It could also change how far he was promoted, so moving the historical man into a later institution would alter the circumstances that shaped his command.