William Wordsworth Fisher

Admiral

Sir William Fisher

Born(1875-03-26)26 March 1875
Died24 June 1937(1937-06-24) (aged 62)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS St Vincent
HMS Iron Duke
Mediterranean Fleet
Portsmouth Command
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Sir William Wordsworth Fisher GCB GCVO (26 March 1875 – 24 June 1937) was a Royal Navy officer who captained a battleship at the Battle of Jutland and became Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. Arthur Marder wrote that he was "the outstanding admiral of the inter-war period".