Fisher wrote the eight-page memorandum while serving aboard HMS Ocean on the China Station. Captain J. G. Goodenough, a highly regarded officer and an early advocate of heavier-gunned ships, considered it worth a much wider audience. He personally paid to print and post copies to admirals, senior officers, and politicians. Goodenough's sponsorship turned a junior officer's written argument into a service-wide reputation.
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How a naval-tactics paper made Fisher known
Captain J. G. Goodenough used his own reputation and money to circulate Fisher's naval-tactics paper across the service.