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   Tirronan, Jellicoe knew his captains perfectly well and they idolised him.  Read all the Jellicoe biographies, published papers, Dreyer's book and numerous other reminiscences of people who served under him.  Look at the service records of all the captains who served under Jellicoe in the Grand Fleet - then tell me that there was a restrictive atmosphere and no ""Band of Brothers"".  Then read the Grand Fleet Battle Orders - they are fairly lax and only expand in common-sense form upon Callaghan's Home Fleet war Instructions. 
 Sandpiper, Jellicoe did write about Tryon in his unpublished memoir of his early career.  How on earth can you possibly state that Tryon was expecting Markham to do something ""sensible""?  I didn't realise you had Tryon's confidence that day.  Study Jellicoe's period of command in the Atlantic Fleet, in the Second Division of the Home Fleet and Second Battle Squadron as well as his command of the Red Fleet in 1913.  Then tell me if you still think he was innately cautious as a result of the Victoria-Camperdown collision.    |  | ) "