Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution
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Notes
| Page | Quote | Note |
|---|---|---|
| p. 17. | "In 1914 the British naval armaments industry could still build more warships per year than all the other great naval powers combined." | Interesting. |
| p. 18. | "I have endeavoured to study the speeches of those who in previous years have held my position and that of Prime Minister, so as to ascertain what was the paramount idea underlying their utterances when they spoke of the standard at which our naval establishment should be maintained. I think I am correct in saying that the leading idea has been that our establishment should be on such a scale that it should at least be equal to the naval strength of any two other countries." | 7 March, 1889 speech by Lord George Hamilton on the recognition of the Two power standard. |
| pg. 19. | "Supremacy at sea must, after all, be measured by the number of battleships we can put in the line." | Affirmation that the strength was measured in battleships. |
