HI123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: High Seas Fleet, Spithead, Grand Fleet
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Muzzle loaded cannons breech loading guns. Surface warships had to contend with underwater weapons. Sails - engines: changes in naval technology. Guns went from along the side, to being placed on top of the super structure. British naval supremacy: in the 19th century the british ruled the sea. He determined that the germans needed to build a new navy in order to actually be able to challenge the british: he turned to grobadmiral alfred von tirpitz, german secretary of state. This man was the father of german naval power: he was able to push through the restrictions to 38 battleships. Jackie fisher and the all-big-gun battleship: the response to these challenges was made by admiral john jackie . He was the first sea lord (head of the royal navy) from 1904 to: he had a magnetic personality and an overwhelmingly strong character. He also had an almost inexhaustible energy and enthusiasm about technological developments.
