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Folios 1-2: cover sheets. Folios 3-15: Explanatory notes, historical section notes...

Catalogue reference: ADM 137/302/1

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This record is about the Folios 1-2: cover sheets. Folios 3-15: Explanatory notes, historical section notes... dating from 1916 in the series Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 137/302/1
Date
1916
Description

Folios 1-2: cover sheets.

Folios 3-15: Explanatory notes, historical section notes and tables of contents, list of reports of Flag and Commanding Officers of Squadrons and Flotillas and alphabetical list of reports of officers commanding ships.

Folios 16-21: Blank.

Folios 22-38: Enclosure 1. HMS Iron Duke. 3 June 1916. Includes: Brief account of the action off Jutland of 31 May 1916 by Captain FC Dreyer, (folios 23-28); Notes made in the 13.5” gun control tower by Commander (G) G Blake, (folios 29-30); Notes made in B turret by Lieutenant Commander TFP Calvert, (folios 31-33); Notes made by Lieutenant Richard Shelley in 13.5” transmitting station, (folios 34-35); notes on firing of 62 guns by Herbert D Jehan, (folio 36); notes made in the 13.52 gun tower by FW Potter, (folios 37-38).

Folios 39-47: Enclosure 2. Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney 1st Battle Squadron. 10 June 1916. Enclosure 2(1). HMS Marlborough. Gunnery report. (Track in Volume HS 303, No’s 19, 20.).

Folios 48-51: Enclosure 2 (2). HMS Marlborough. Gunnery report. 4 June 1916.

Folios 52-58: Enclosure 2 (3). HMS Hercules, 4 June 1916, Report by Captain L Clinton-Baker.

Folio 59: Enclosure 3. Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Burney 1st Battle Squadron, 11 June 1916, (paper M 06721).

Folios 60-61: Enclosure 3 (1). Rear-Admiral E F A Gaunt 1st Battle Squadron, 10 June 1916.

Folios 62-72: Enclosure 3 (2). HMS Colossus. Report by Captain A D P R Pound. 10 June 1916. (Tracing in Volume HS 303 No 23).

Folios 73-76: Enclosure 3 (3). HMS Revenge. Report by Captain EB Kiddle. 2 June 1916. (Two diagrams in Volume HS 303, No’s 21, 22.)

Folios 77-78: Enclosure 3 (4). HMS Bellona. Report by Captain ABS Dutton. 2 June 1916.

Folios 79-83: Enclosure 3 (5). HMS Neptune. Report by Captain VHG Bernard. 10 June 1916.

Folios 84-85: Enclosure 3 (6). HMS Agincourt. Report by Captain HM Doughty. 10 June 1916.

Folios 86-88: Enclosure 3 (7). HMS St Vincent. Report by Captain WW Fisher. 10 June 1916.

Folios 89-91: Enclosure 3 (8). HMS Collingwood. Report by Captain JJ Ley. 10 June 1916. (Track chart in Volume HS 303, No 24.)

Folios 92-93: Enclosure 3 (9). HMS Royal Oak. Report by Captain C Maclachan. 10 June 1916.

Folios 94-95: Enclosure 4. Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney 1st Battle Squadron. 13 June 1916.

Folios 96-111: Enclosure 4 (1). HMS Marlborough. Report by Captain CP Ross. 9 June 1916. Also includes: engineering report; report of works after explosion of torpedo in diesel engine room.

Folios 112-113: Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney 1st Battle Squadron. 17 June 1916. Report on actions of Stoker Petty Officer Ackerman by Captain GP Ross.

Folios 114-123: Enclosure 5. Vice-Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram 2nd Battle Squadron. 5 June 1916. Summary of reports from 2nd Battle Squadron and notes made on board HMS King George V. (Reports of each ship in Volume HS 1643).

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ADM 137

Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War

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Jutland: Reports of Flag and Commanding Officers (Described at item level).

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