Skip to main content

(Untitled), 04 Nov 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/2/100-101

Scope and Contents

Letter from Admiral of the Lord Fleet 1st Lord Fisher (Grand Hotel National, Lucerne [Switzerland]) to WSC: "I honestly think I can be a big help to you! I don't claim to be a genius, but I know a d--d fool when I see him", offering advice on senior appointments and on warship design: "Speed, Big Gun and Cheapness - these are the three fundamentals, and you can have them". [Typescript copy of CHAR 13/2/13-15].

Dates

  • Creation: 04 Nov 1911

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Lord Fisher

Extent

2 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087