(Untitled), 10 Dec 1911
Scope and Contents
Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher (Grand Hotel National, Lucerne, [Switzerland]) to WSC with thanks for seeing Sir Marcus Samuel [later 1st Lord Bearsted], the founder of the Shell Oil Company, to discuss question of oil fired ships, listing the advantages of oil over coal, but stating that he would have problems getting the "old women" of the Admiralty to accept the argument; includes press cutting on a new Marconi Company telegraph station. [Typescript copy at CHAR 13/2/128].
Dates
- Creation: 10 Dec 1911
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright: Lord Fisher
Extent
3 folio(s)
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Subject
- Royal Navy (Organization)
Repository Details
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