Admiral of the Fleet Lord Jellicoe

Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (December 5, 1859–November 20, 1935) was a British Royal Navy admiral. Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe This image was scanned from a public domain text by the Great War Primary Documents Archive and is made available by them for any purpose provided that they are credited and a link is given to the Photos of the Great War page; see... Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe This image was scanned from a public domain text by the Great War Primary Documents Archive and is made available by them for any purpose provided that they are credited and a link is given to the Photos of the Great War page; see... Admiral of the Fleet is a supreme naval position that has existed both in historical navies and several modern day navies of the 21st century. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay). ...

He was born in Southampton into a sea-faring family. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1872. His first active service was during the Egyptian War of 1882. He was appointed to the Admiralty in 1888. Civic Centre, Southampton Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Jellicoe was an intelligent and dedicated officer. Popular with his crews, he was very concerned with the well-being and morale of his sailors. He was also a micromanager, to the point of driving himself to exhaustion at times.

Promoted to commander in 1891, Jellicoe was the executive officer (i.e. second in command) of HMS Victoria when she was accidentally rammed and sunk with heavy loss of life in the Mediterranean in 1893. Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... HMS Victoria was one of two Victoria class battleships of the Royal Navy. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Jellicoe had a number of commands in the 1890s, and in 1900 he was part of the command for the land relief of Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion, the First Peking Relief Expedition. He showed conspicuous bravery at this time and was seriously wounded. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...   Beijing? (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Boxer forces in Tianjin The Boxer Uprising (Traditional Chinese: 義和團起義; Simplified Chinese: 义和团起义; pinyin: ; Righteous Harmony Society Uprising) was an uprising against Western commercial and political influence in China during the final years of the 19th century. ...

Under John Fisher, Jellicoe was Director of Naval Ordnance (1905-1907) and then Controller of the Navy (1908-1910). He pushed hard for funds to modernise the navy, supporting the construction of new designs of dreadnought and submarine. Jellicoe became very knowledgeable about his profession, much more so than most of his contemporaries, especially appreciating the strong points of the German navy. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1910 in topic: Arts Architecture- Art- Film- Literature- Music- Television Science and technology Aviation- Rail transport- Radio- Science Other topics Australia- Canada- Ireland- South Africa- Sport Births- Deaths Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious leaders 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about a battleship as a type of warship. ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ...

In 1911 Jellicoe became deputy to George Callaghan, the Commander of the Grand Fleet. At the start of World War I, August 4, 1914 Callaghan was prematurely put on the shelf by Winston Churchill and Jellicoe was promoted to command the Grand Fleet, though he was appalled by the treatment of Callaghan. Churchill described him as 'the only man on either side who could lose the war in a afternoon'. 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Astley Callaghan (December 21, 1852-November 23, 1920) GCB entered the British Royal Navy as a cadet in 1865. ... During World War I, the British Home Fleet was renamed the Grand Fleet. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS PC (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ...

Jellicoe was in command of the British fleet at the Jutland (1916), the greatest clash of big gun, armoured warships ever. His handling of the Grand Fleet during the Battle remains controversial, with some historians faulting the battle cruiser commander, Admiral David Beatty, and others criticizing Jellicoe. However, Jellicoe certainly made no significant mistakes during the battle. The worst that can be said is that he overestimated the danger from a massed attack by enemy destroyers. The Battle of Jutland, known in Germany as the Battle of the Skagerrak (Skagerrakschlacht), was the largest naval battle of World War I, and the only full-scale clash of battleships in that war. ... David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936), born in County Wexford, Ireland, was an admiral in the Royal Navy. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ...

He was made First Sea Lord in November 1916. He was rather abruptly dismissed from this post in 1917 by a new First Lord, Sir Eric Geddes and was succeeded by Rosslyn Wemyss, then by David Beatty. The First Sea Lord is the senior admiral and professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Sir Eric Campbell Geddes (26 September 1875-22 June 1937) was a British politician. ... David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936), born in County Wexford, Ireland, was an admiral in the Royal Navy. ...

Jellicoe was made a Viscount in 1918 and became Governor-General of New Zealand from September 1920 to November 1924. On his return to England in 1925 he was made an Earl. He died in November, 1935 and his estate was probated at 13,370 pounds sterling. A viscount is a member of the European nobility, especially, as in the British peerage, ranking above a baron, below a (British) earl or (his continental equivalent) count. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative in the Realm of New Zealand of the Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II, and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... An Earl as a member of the British peerage ranks below a Marquess and above a Viscount. ...

Jellicoe was a controversial figure after the war in British naval circles, with persons tending to be supporters of him or of Beatty. Part of his problem was a reticence to engage in the political manouvering needed in such a post.

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