Royal Navy
Found in 1960 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 12 Feb 1914
Letter from WSC to Prince Louis of Battenberg, [later 1st Lord Milford Haven], 1st Sea Lord, on the Naval Estimates for 1914-15, stating that the Cabinet had decided that the increase in men should not exceed 4000 and the new cruiser programme should not exceed four, and that he felt both decisions were reasonable; annotated "not sent". [Manuscript copy in letter book].
(Untitled), [Mar] [1914]
Draft of speech [by WSC] to the House of Commons on the Naval Estimates, particularly on oil, praising the efforts of the Royal Commission on Liquid Fuel, and on naval aviation, stating that Britain was well behind Germany in airship design and construction. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), [Mar] [1913]
Minute from WSC, [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the 3rd Sea Lord [Rear-Admiral Archibald Moore], on the need to widen the Admiralty specification in oil. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), 29 Mar [1913]
Minute by WSC on oil supplies in war time. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), 20 Sep [1913]
Minute by WSC on oil storage at naval depots. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), [1914]
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] and the Chief of Staff, Admiralty [Vice-Admiral Sir (Frederick) Doveton Sturdee] on the defence of the east coast of Britain. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 26 Sep [1914]
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to James Masterton-Smith [Private Secretary to WSC], asking for papers on the question of promotion by selection from Captain to Rear-Admiral. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [1912]
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to the 1st Sea Lord [Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman] and 2nd Sea Lord, [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] on fleet organisation.
(Untitled), 19 Jan [1914]
(Untitled), 12 Oct [1913]
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven], stating that as the German battle cruiser Goeben was now stationed permanently in the Mediterranean, the Royal Navy should consider raising its force there from four to five battle cruisers, creating a new cruiser command, which he proposed to offer to the 3rd Sea Lord [Rear-Admiral Archibald Moore]. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), 01 Jun [1912]
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on the command of the 5th and 6th Battle Squadrons and the 2nd and 3rd Fleets. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 02 Jul [1913]
Reply from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to a parliamentary question [? by Admiral Lord Charles Beresford] on the transfer of ships from the First to the Second Fleet. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), [1914]
Extract from statement by WSC on a comparison of Dreadnought, battleship and battlecruiser strength between Britain and the other European Powers, 1900-17. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [1913]
Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the Naval Estimates [2 typescript copies, one annotated by WSC].
(Untitled), 24 Apr [1914]
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] and the Chief of Staff [Admiral Sir Henry Jackson] on East Coast defence, particularly defence against a landing in force by Germany, very shortly after declaration of war. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 10 Mar [1914]
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to the Secretary, Admiralty [Sir (William) Graham Greene], on the responsibilities of Captains and Admirals Superintendent in Dockyards, and the duties of the Director of Naval Equipment. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 08 Aug [1913]
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] and the Chief of Staff [Admiral Sir Henry Jackson] complaining that the Admiralty War Staff was not working together as a whole, and particularly that the Operations Division was working separately from the Intelligence and Mobilisation Divisions; also that Major John Olivant [? John Ollivant] was being underused. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [1913]
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to the Secretary, Admiralty [Sir (William) Graham Greene] on Admiralty organisation, and particularly the position of the Director of Naval Equipment.
(Untitled), [1913]
Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on Naval Manoeuvres. [Carbon; folio number 344 not used].
(Untitled), 30 Aug 1913
Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], reporting on a meeting with Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Custance, enclosing report by Custance on the manoeuvres of 1912 and suggesting that he might be made Director and Umpire-in-Chief of the Mediterranean manoeuvres. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [1913]
Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to [? Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada], on the shipbuilding programme and the provision of Canadian ships to help in the defence of the Empire. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [1913]
Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on defence against an invasion by Germany, either by surprise attack or invasion after the war has begun. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 31 Aug [1913]
Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on lessons to be learnt from the recent naval exercises. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 02 Jul [1913]
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven], on redrafting a paper which was to be submitted to the Committee of Imperial Defence on the threat of a German surprise attack. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [Jun] [1913]
Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on War Staff papers on hypothetical German raids against Harwich [Essex], the Humber and the Firth of Tay. [Carbon].