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'''Douglas Blake Fisher''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Douglas Blake Fisher''', K.C.B., C.B.E., R.N., Retired (23 October, 1890 – 4 October, 1963) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
The son of Rear-Admiral (later Admiral) [[William Blake Fisher|William B. Fisher]], C.B., Fisher entered the Navy as it was transitioning to the new training scheme for cadets and was sent directly to the [[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]] as part of the September 1905 intake term. | |||
Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{ | Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 August, 1912. | ||
Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{ | Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 August, 1920. | ||
Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1925. | ||
Fisher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Warspite|f=t}} in April, 1940.{{ | Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1932. | ||
==World War II== | |||
Fisher was appointed in command of the {{UK-Warspite|f=t}} in April, 1940. | |||
Appointed Naval Aide-de-Camp to the king on 6 February, 1942 vice [[Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, Fourth Baronet|Hubert Guy Dyke Acland]]. | |||
Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 28 July, 1942. | |||
Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 20 December, 1945. He was placed on the Retired List on 13 July, 1948. | |||
Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} (retired) on 22 June, 1949. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Douglas+Blake+Fisher Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Douglas+Blake+Fisher Service Records] | ||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Fisher_(Royal_Navy_officer)}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley|Victor A. C. Crutchley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Warspite'']]'''<br>Apr, 1940 | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot|Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot]]'''|'''[[Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)|Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties]]'''<br>1 Aug, 1933 – 16 Oct, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Arthur Buckley|Frederick A. Buckley]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Austin Browne|Charles A. Browne]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bideford (1931)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bideford'']]'''<br>25 Sep, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 218}} – 1935|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Douglas Blake Fisher|Douglas B. Fisher]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Austin Browne|Charles A. Browne]]'''|'''[[Persian Gulf|Senior Officer, Persian Gulf]]'''<br>30 Nov, 1934 – 1935|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Vernon Saumarez Butler|Vernon S. Butler]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Michael Barker|John M. Barker]]'''<br><small>as '''Resident Naval Officer, Aden'''</small>|'''[[Aden|Naval Officer in Charge, Aden]]'''<br>15 Sep, 1935 – 29 Jun, 1936|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Arthur Aiskew Larcom|Charles A. A. Larcom]]'''<br><small>as '''Commodore in Charge, Aden'''</small>}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Blake Fisher|Douglas B. Fisher]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bideford (1931)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bideford'']]'''<br>29 Jun, 1936 – 30 Oct, 1936<ref>Wadham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/103.|}} f. 103.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Wyndham Wadham|Geoffrey W. Wadham]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis|Alban T. B. Curteis]]'''|'''[[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet]]'''<br>6 Dec, 1939<ref>Fisher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/323.|}} f. ?.</ref> – 21 Mar, 1940<ref>Fisher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/323.|}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Richard George Kinahan|Harold R. G. Kinahan]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley|Victor A. C. Crutchley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Warspite (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Warspite'']]'''<br>27 Apr, 1940 – 8 Jun, 1942|Succeeded by<br>'''[[FitzRoy Evelyn Patrick Hutton|FitzRoy E. P. Hutton]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Francis Eric Palliser|Sir Arthur F. E. Palliser]]'''|'''[[Fourth Sea Lord|Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport]]'''<br>1946 – 1948|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Annesley Packer|Sir Herbert A. Packer]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Francis Eric Palliser|Sir Arthur F. E. Palliser]]'''|'''[[Fourth Sea Lord|Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport]]'''<br>1946 – 1948|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Annesley Packer|Sir Herbert A. Packer]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 6 April 2022
Admiral SIR Douglas Blake Fisher, K.C.B., C.B.E., R.N., Retired (23 October, 1890 – 4 October, 1963) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Rear-Admiral (later Admiral) William B. Fisher, C.B., Fisher entered the Navy as it was transitioning to the new training scheme for cadets and was sent directly to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth as part of the September 1905 intake term.
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1912.
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 August, 1920.
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1925.
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1932.
World War II
Fisher was appointed in command of the battleship Warspite in April, 1940.
Appointed Naval Aide-de-Camp to the king on 6 February, 1942 vice Hubert Guy Dyke Acland.
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 July, 1942.
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 20 December, 1945. He was placed on the Retired List on 13 July, 1948.
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Admiral (retired) on 22 June, 1949.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 218.
- ↑ Wadham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/103. f. 103.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/323. f. ?.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/323. f. ?.
