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(Untitled), 25 Feb 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/16/28-31

Scope and Contents

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher [Chairman, Royal Commission on Oil Fuel], to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the naval construction programme, particularly urging the building of big submarines, and the re-appointment of Captain Sydney Hall as Commander of the Submarine Service. Fisher also sends a "secret and private note" on the Home Fleet, which was being "worked to death": he states that it was necessary to have some relaxation, and suggests that ships be sent to southern ports, where sailors could get ashore and see friends; includes report of cutting from the Times on successful oil fuel trials. [Typescript copy; original at CHAR 13/14/60-65].

Dates

  • Creation: 25 Feb 1912

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Copyright: Lord Fisher

Extent

4 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

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Repository Details

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