"The ways of destroying a ship are developing far faster than the methods of protection."
— Wilfrid Patterson

January 1, 1970

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People from BelfastCommanders of the Order of the British EmpireMilitary leaders from Ireland
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"The Shape of Things to Come", 28 February 1945, ADM 205/51. Quoted in Michael Simpson, A Life of Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham: A Twentieth Century Naval Leader (London: Routledge, 2004) ch. 15