Lord Charles Beresford

“We want eight and we won't wait!”

“Well done, Condor.”

“The command of the sea is the only thing that will save this country from invasion.”

“The Navy is the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth line of defence.”

“An admiral is a man who can do his job better than any of his subordinates.”

“There are two sorts of fools. One says, 'This is old, therefore it is good.' The other says, 'This is new, therefore it is better.'”

“I have always held that the Board of Admiralty, as at present constituted, is not a good fighting machine.”

“I am an Irishman, and I can assure you that the best way to get on with an Irishman is to have a row with him first.”