Admiral Ernest King's resistance to Royal Navy anti-submarine advice shows how difficult wartime coordination could become. WRNS personnel passed experience to American sailors through informal pub briefings when formal cooperation was obstructed. That background makes King's later request for a British carrier more revealing than a simple comparison between Ranger and Victorious. Personality, institutional pride, and informal human networks could shape coalition warfare.
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Admiral King's resistance complicated Anglo-American cooperation
The request for HMS Victorious is set against Admiral King's wider reluctance to accept Royal Navy advice and assistance.