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John Fisher's ideal fast battleship

John Fisher's ideal was a true fast battleship, not merely a conventional dreadnought or a battlecruiser compromise.

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Question

Would John Fisher have embraced a true fast battleship?

Short answer

Yes; the fast battleship was Fisher's ultimate design ambition.

Notes

Fisher would have been obsessed with a genuinely fast battleship. That combination of speed and battleship power was his ultimate design goal. The emphasis is on a true battleship able to move rapidly, rather than accepting a battlecruiser as the final answer. His ideal combined battleship power with speed.