serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance birth_date rank image article_title name
1866 & ndash ; 1913 united kingdom hms '' scylla '' , 1896-1899 52 , south audley st , london 18 october 1924 canonbury , middlesex united kingdom 10 july 1853 admiral sir percy scott.jpg percy scott
 percy moreton scott
percy scott

admiral sir percy moreton scott , 1st baronet kcb kcvo ll.d -lrb- 10 july 1853 -- 18 october 1924 -rrb- was a british royal navy officer and a pioneer in modern naval gunnery .
during his career he proved to be an engineer and problem solver of some considerable foresight , ingenuity and tenacity .
he did not , however , endear himself to the navy establishment for his regular outspoken criticism of the navy 's conservatism and resistance to change and this undoubtedly slowed the acceptance of his most important ideas , notably the introduction of directed firing .
in spite of this , his vision proved correct most of the time and he rose to the rank of admiral and amongst other honours was made baronet , a hereditary title .
