FTP, who was this man, who served seven years as First Sea Lord, and presided over the construction of the first Dreadnoughts?
Due to the combination of very large, wide-set eyes and a strangely yellowish skin tone, this Admiral was secretly called "the son of a Cingalese princess" by his detractors. They had good reason to fear and distrust him, however, as he shook the foundations of the Royal Navy often by ignoring old traditionalists in favor of young, technologically-adept officers like Jellicoe and Beatty. FTP, who was this man, who served seven years as First Sea Lord, and presided over the construction of the first Dreadnoughts?
Due to the combination of very large, wide-set eyes and a strangely yellowish skin tone, this Admiral was secretly called "the son of a Cingalese princess" by his detractors.
John Arbuthnot {Fisher}