(Untitled), 30 Sep 1912

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/117/96-98

Scope and Contents

Transcription of a newspaper article from the Hamburger Fremdenblatt by L Persius including the following issues: the disorganisation of the British Admiralty which has affected the shipbuilding programme and the improvements effected by WSC as First Lord of the Admiralty (including organisational issues at the Admiralty, improvements in naval discipline and pay, and personal visits to ships); WSC's popularity; comparison of the numbers of warships owned by Britain and Germany and the influence of the example set by the head of the German Admiralty, Herr von Tirpitz.

Dates

Creation: 30 Sep 1912

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