Fleet interprets the handling of publicity after HMS Captain's loss as an example of the Admiralty using a disaster to strengthen its position. The information reaching the press shaped the public understanding of who should design warships. The desired outcome, in his account, was to secure that authority for the navy's own designers. Control over the explanation of the loss could therefore influence future design authority.
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Captain's loss and control of warship design
The handling of publicity after Captain's loss is interpreted as a means of reinforcing Admiralty authority over warship design.