Fisher leaves office in May 1915, but the carrier program does not require him to remain in control until the ships enter service. Commodore Sueter remains an advocate, while Beatty and Jellicoe have reasons to seek a way of attacking a fleet that is increasingly reluctant to come out. Fisher's successor might also welcome a dramatic naval operation after the badly organized Gallipoli campaign damaged confidence in the Admiralty. The carriers need continuing institutional sponsorship after Fisher's departure. This chain links an order placed under Fisher to a Wilhelmshaven strike planned later in the war.
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Gallipoli creates an appetite for a naval success
Fisher's departure need not kill the carrier plan because Sueter, Beatty, Jellicoe, and a government seeking better naval publicity could keep it moving after Gallipoli.