Was Jackie Fisher a conservative revolutionary?

Was Fisher a conservative revolutionary?

Yes. Dreadnought introduced major change while leaving faster machinery, larger guns, triple turrets, and superfiring arrangements unused.

Dreadnought's design left more ambitious technical options unused. In the maximal-Dreadnought alternative, stronger machinery raises speed from 21 to 24 knots and five triple 14-inch/45 gun turrets replace the historical battery. Two turrets sit forward, two aft, and one amidships. Fisher did not investigate superfiring arrangements before choosing wing turrets. Against that alternative, Dreadnought is a conservative version of the technological change it introduced.