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(Untitled), 06 Dec 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/2/124-126

Scope and Contents

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher to WSC, advocating the need for speed in warships, suggesting that he order a 30 knot battleship with eight 13.5 inch guns for 1.995 million pounds, to be delivered in two years ready for fighting [typescript copy of CHAR 13/2/61-66].

Dates

  • Creation: 06 Dec 1911

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Lord Fisher

Extent

3 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Bibliography

Published: Winston S Churchill : Companion Volume II, Part 2, pp.1351-52

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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