An item reported that the British admiral sir E.R. Freemantle (1) agreed with the protest of captain Mahan (2) against the building of larger warships. Although the very large ships had more combat value as their predecessors were they in his opinion for several task useless. Further more was one big ship of hardly value if the homogeneity of the battle fleet was disturbed.
Notes
1. Edmund Robert Fremantle and not Freemantle (15 June 1835-10 February 1929).
2 This must be Alfred Thayer Mahan (27 September 1840 West Point, New York, USA-1 December 1914 Washington, D.C., USA), who served in the US Navy and after his retirement promoted to the rank of rear admiral, famous for his book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783, published in 1890. The book had a considerable impact.
