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The father of the battlecruiser was Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot "Jacky" Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, GCB, OM, GCVO (25 January 1841 – 10 July 1920), a British admiral known for his efforts at naval reform. He had a huge influence on the Royal Navy in a career spanning more than 60 years, starting in a navy of wooden sailing ships armed with muzzle-loading cannon and ending in one of steel-hulled battlecruisers, submarines and the first aircraft carriers. The argumentative, energetic, reform-minded Fisher is often considered the second most important figure in British naval history, after Lord Nelson. This is his rather eccentric collection of autobiographical essays. Chapters include:Early YearsFurther Memories of King Edward and OthersThe Bible, and other ReflectionsEpisodesDemocracyPublic SpeechesThe Essentials of Sea FightingJonah's GourdNaval ProblemsNaval EducationSubmarinesNotes on Oil and Oil EnginesThe Big GunSome PredictionsThe Baltic ProjectThe Navy in the WarLord Fisher's Great Naval Reforms