vice admiral september september officer royal_navy gunnery officer staff officer controversial student naval tactics seeing extensive service world war served dardanelles campaign commanded monitor home waters serving admiralty years staff duty war ended embroiled controversy surrounding consequences despite held variety commands 1920s heart captain battleship executive officer letter complaint immediate superior rear admiral higher authority came wake series incidents aboard ship men ordered britain executive officer requested courts martial defend trials held gibraltar garnered widespread media coverage found partially guilty survived severe executive officer found guilty resigned compelled resign commission provoking situation having commanded oldest capital ships fleet retired promotion rear admiral memoirs published navy indictment navy practices early life career born september son james july nominated naval cadet passed entrance examination joined training ship studied years brothers joined navy born promoted captain retired list appointed head historical section naval staff born achieved performed graduation appointed straight away normally required year service sea passing examination joined protected cruiser august following year appointed battleship magnificent october promoted acting sub lieutenant confirmed rank promoted lieutenant march promotion posted devonport destroyer march june appointed torpedo boat destroyer gunnery officer following period sea lieutenant selected gunnery duties time training gunnery school portsmouth coincided renowned gunnery expert performance year course impressive graduation given command ship july lieutenant commander chatham based destroyer gunnery officer armoured cruiser kent august remained dedication standard training evident ship led fleet battle practice test reassigned excellent january instruction duties soon sent sea gunnery officer battleship prince george february rejoined excellent december year june lent gunnery officer protected cruiser annual fleet finished assistant important gunnery position admiralty july year asked lecture imperial_japanese_navy previously experience royal naval war college portsmouth talk exhibited saying royal_navy needed intellectual officers like implying officers president abruptly terminated lecture january given sea duty lieutenant gunnery officer referred 1st dreadnought dreadnought prestigious fleet despite growing number newer dreadnought battleships battle cruisers entering service service taken dreadnought hoax february escorted party practical included pretending royalty official visit battleship befriended captain acted friend mentor following years richmond encouragement began thorough study naval tactics strategy later continue royal naval war college promotion commander dreadnought march promoted commander june december appointed duty royal naval war college portsmouth instructor year selected join newly formed war staff admiralty created lord admiralty winston_churchill orders consequently duty april march announced commander awarded gold medal trench prize winning essay question war value commerce affect naval policy past present day final chapter paper suppressed publication admiralty advocated distant blockade war germany time royal_navy contemplating close blockade german coastline event distant blockade imposed remained removal concluding chapter reputation intellectual navy confirmed founder members independent journal royal_navy officers year richmond formed dozen friends richmond went abroad active service decided instead society purely discussion ought publish journal end raised issue officers ranks appointed commander second command battleship prince wales flagship 5th battle squadron 2nd fleet home fleets july married sister service service conducted best man honourable later known achieve high rank navy son world war august britain went war germany later year ottoman_empire modern day turkey prince wales remained 5th battle squadron number pre dreadnoughts sent support gallipoli landings goal capture strategically important constantinople knock ottoman_empire war second command prince wales present naval operations turkish positions following aborted attempts lend heavy gunfire support troops wrote unofficial memo rear admiral commanding suggestions employment indirect fire attack turkish targets heard proposals november indirect fire good effect cruiser following campaign october given command important position large numbers reserve officers qualified qualified gunnery duties year returned sea command class monitor roberts joined august response german battle cruiser raids british coast visible response called quell public anxiety roberts arrived act guard ship port effect acting coastal defence battery roberts fulfilled duties thames estuary rest war rotated shore appointed admiralty promoted rank captain june half yearly lists assistant director plans october appointed commander order british empire valuable services peace conference paris post war commands jutland controversy admiralty embroiled controversies surrounding aftermath manner battle fought come criticism line drawn supported sir commanded grand_fleet battle fell subordinate successor sir followed school thought espoused captain battle lost battleship squadrons november brother captain retired entrusted compiling naval staff appreciation battle completed january brothers produced body work favoured capacity original thinking literary talents held appeal richmond intensely disliked agreed official naval historian sir wrote facts found loose appreciation originally intended distribution royal_navy deemed far reaching criticism new irrelevant tactical theory compelled decide publication moved write published appreciation service foundations final straw public appreciation students decided existing document removed circulation release published narrative battle jutland copies original appreciation ordered destroyed narrative published brother barred access original continued major impact historiography battle jutland serving 1920s winston_churchill naval consultant submarine warfare churchill wrote tract world crisis volume iii large measure shared views tactics later supporter labour_party churchill passed cabinet position wrote november sorry new cabinet hoped admiralty necessary work navy sea duty years duty admiralty returned sea fortunate axe systematic size substantially smaller pre war level controversial tenure admiralty considered worthy sea duty qualification promotion flag rank appointed command class cruiser calcutta flagship north_america west indies station given command calcutta sister ship station station occasion act flag captain commander chief station pay calls cities diverse halifax nova scotia boston cruising north_america blockade mexican port cape_town cancelled planned cruise caribbean adequately represent british government proceeding january relieved command cape_town captain returned admiralty deputy director naval intelligence years position relieved june given october command battleship flagship rear admiral 1st mediterranean_fleet rear admiral 1st battle squadron royal oak mutiny flag captain admiral technically chief staff officer captain good working relationship second command battle squadron necessary notwithstanding occasion acted flagship causing friction executive officer commander dance quarterdeck january openly allegedly said won like ship presence ship officers guests daniel accused fault finding openly insulting crew referring incident involving ship march admiral openly said fed ship failing follow orders treating worse daniel feeling morale sinking public displays wrote letters complaint given march eve major exercise letters superior vice admiral sir immediately passed commander chief admiral sir realising relationship flag officer broken ordered exercise postponed hours ordered convened consequence ordered strike flag ordered britain admiralty informed bare facts 12th proceeded sea mediterranean_fleet exercise planned press picked story worldwide describing affair mutiny public attention reached proportions raise concerns king summoned lord admiralty explanation having arrived england daniel gave version events admiralty writing requests positions trial court martial having received dispatch march resolved daniel undergo trial court martial soon possible gibraltar consequently commander southampton liner counsel wives 24th reached gibraltar evening 27th officers immediately attached gibraltar base ship accordance naval custom arranged daniel face court martial march follow conclusion courts martial held publicly hangar aircraft carrier eagle captains fleet sat members court departure mediterranean_fleet delayed end proceedings charges daniel faced related writing allegedly subversive letter complaint publicly reading officers consequently faced charge having said subversive letter court found guilty charges afternoon april dismissed ship ordered severely court martial began april court trying composed captains pleaded guilty charges accepting letter subversive discipline contrary admiralty instructions opportunity cross examining rear admiral incident dance admitted saying certain things refused improper words captain defence attacked charges article king regulations declared charge invalid actions bring contempt witness testimony portrayed having acted best interests ships actions having sense duty loyalty charge said meant fail court reached verdict april charge found proven second acquitted acting regulations despite record court sentenced dismissed severely potentially career destroying result popular support continued service navy questions asked house_of_commons found new positions lord stated found positions navy soon arose career time daniel resigned service following unsuccessful attempt career journalism disappeared obscurity south_africa given duty sea relegated second rate commands man surprise september announced november given command battle cruiser tiger oldest type service engaged primarily training demonstrated admiralty continued albeit faith commanded tiger given command hms iron duke following year naval aide camp king time navy drawing close august finally promoted rear admiral following day retired promotion flag rank saw end duty king day promotion granted good service pension standing parliament stood labour party candidate lost incumbent votes unable escape controversy having posters naval city raised sailors officers posters called propaganda sheets titled admiral election news carried statement british navy jutland beat kaiser beat featured prominently depiction kaiser germany civilian clothing sea battle governor norman looking notice beneath picture read kaiser tried force german world attempt cost millions human lives british head international financial system tried impose pre war gold britain attempt devastated british industry brought thousands working class homes accused comparing jutland mutiny servicemen fought jutland taken mutiny claimed defence statement issued press october design production poster published later wrote deeply regret picture associated point lost polls substantial margin election having taken place october later life august invited open naval paintings exhibition london took opportunity praise successor size treaty battleship retired list royal navy promoted rank vice admiral july early memoirs published entitled navy recounted life story time criticising severely manner royal_navy trained officers blaming defects said training naval failure gallipoli account criticised far harsh points condemning naval system training makes mentions naval officers considered excellent letter complained reviewer taking far issue author reviewer pointed review autobiography necessarily deal largely author responding review navy naval review questioned prominence royal oak affair book responded stating despite attached stigma mutiny criticism memoirs held high regard war approached wrote number letters times criticising cost network attracted support letters pages newspaper second world war returned admiralty working brother alfred historical section training staff duties division war ended win final victory sued author publisher book admiral libel book written brigadier general letter king private secretary lord accused having contact press defence denied agreed finding favour acting behalf publishers agreed court paid damages expenses returned earlier theme officer training exposition journal helped found years previously concluding article published october wrote failure navy adequately support army gallipoli found system training officers consciously suppressed independent thought suggestions subordinates despite later close association churchill criticised lord unrealistic expectations lord fisher inability want naval staff admiral fleet time commodore actively trying gain support forcing straits instead acting chief staff advising naval commander dardanelles given rites september died home sussex buried
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