Which of Yamato, Iowa, or Richelieu might Admiral Fisher have preferred?
Short answerRichelieu is the speculative choice because of her high speed and eight-gun forward battery.
NotesThe answer is explicitly a counterfactual judgement rather than evidence about Fisher's own views. Richelieu is selected because high speed and concentrated forward fire align with priorities already traced through Dreadnought. Placing all eight main guns forward would have appealed to Fisher's pursuit-fire logic. The exchange is useful less as a ranking of later battleships than as a concise test of the design principles attributed to Fisher.