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Description: | Photocopies of a few items relating to his service as a cadet and midshipman (1886 - 1890) and his command of HMS WARSPITE (5th Battle Squadron, Grand Fleet) at the Battle of Jutland; together with a copy of a very interesting contemporary ts account (29pp) by Commander H T (later Vice Admiral Sir Humphrey) Walwyn, WARSPITE's Executive Officer, describing his experiences at Jutland with particular reference to the ship's deployment at the outset of the action, the severe damage which she suffered, their damage control measures and the high morale of the ship's company throughout the battle.
Cataloguer RWAS
Catalogue date 1986-04 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | 5th Battle Squadron Royal Navy battleship (1913) HMS WARSPITE | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Phillpotts, E M | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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