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(Untitled), [Jan] [1912]

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/14/1-6

Scope and Contents

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], criticising the Admiralty's shipbuilding programme for failing to match Germany: Fisher advocates lightly armoured battle cruisers with 15 inch guns and also submarines. Fisher also mentions the harm done by Admiral Lord Charles Beresford and his "scare revelations" in Germany and the Navy's oil supply. [Typescript copy at CHAR 13/16/1-3].

Dates

  • Creation: [Jan] [1912]

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Copyright: Lord Fisher

Extent

6 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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