Reginald Henderson spent only a limited part of his career in a battleship. He moved from destroyers and HMS Erin to Admiralty convoy analysis after Jutland, then served on the China Station and taught at Greenwich. Command of HMS Furious led to his appointment as the Royal Navy's first Rear Admiral Aircraft Carriers. As Third Sea Lord, he directed construction associated with Ark Royal, the Illustrious and Implacable classes, and Unicorn. His career connects anti-submarine strategy, professional education, carrier operations, and procurement inside the same senior officer.
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Reginald Henderson's route from destroyers to carrier construction
Henderson's work on destroyers, convoys, cruisers, education, carrier command, and construction undercuts the image of an interwar leadership confined to battleships.