Admiral Reginald Henderson is introduced as an officer who excelled at a core part of admiralship before the Second World War. His long service as Third Sea Lord placed him in an institutional role concerned with the fleet as a whole rather than the command of a single ship. Henderson marks the transition from captains choosing and developing shipboard leaders to admirals selecting leaders of leaders and forming a fleet. At that level, operational choices also connect directly to foreign and domestic policy, widening command beyond seamanship and ship handling.
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Reginald Henderson represents institutional admiralship
Reginald Henderson's work as Third Sea Lord shows that admiralship includes building the fleet, selecting leaders of leaders, and connecting multiple ships to national policy.