Two letters from Baron Von Mullenheim-Rechberg to Helen Lindsay Young about the book The Bismarck Episode
Letters of Baron Von Mullenheim-Rechberg, highest-ranking survivor of the sinking of the German battleship BISMARCK in 1941, to Helen Sidney Lindsay-Young (Widow of Captain Russel Greenfell.) The first letter is from Baron Von Mullenheim-Rechberg asking if he may comment on part of Captain Russell Greenfell's book 'The Bismark Episode.' The second letter states that Baron Von Mullenheim-Rechberg had been unaware of the DORSETCHIRE's present in the battle until it rescued him. He believes the shell the wrecked the Bismarck's fire control tower was likely from the RODNEY.
Administrative / biographical background
Captain Russell Grenfell (1892–1954) was a Royal Navy officer who served during World War I and became commander of the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich. He also was the naval correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. His wife Helen remarried after his death.
Administrative / biographical background
Captain Russell Grenfell (1892–1954) was a Royal Navy officer who served during World War I and became commander of the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich. He also was the naval correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. His wife Helen remarried after his death.
Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/M/36; MSS/89/065 MS1989/065 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Uncatalogued material |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | folder |
| Date made: | 1978-02-18-1978-03-15 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
-
-
- Two letters from Baron Von Mullenheim-Rechberg to Helen Lindsay Young about the book The Bismarck Episode (Manuscript) (AGC/M/36)
- Uncatalogued: Ledger from boat builders Rennie and Son, Greenwich. (Manuscript) (MSS/89/001)
- Uncatalogued: Papers of Rear-Admiral R. King (Manuscript) (MSS/89/003)
- Uncatalogued: Marriage certificate of James Barton and Anna Mackinla (Manuscript) (MSS/89/004)
- Uncatalogued: HMS FYLLA - Table of Signals issued to Lieutenant Lundall RM. 1809 (Manuscript) (MSS/89/005)
- Uncatalogued: Notes on the HENRI GRACE ADIEU made by Philip J. Oke. (Manuscript) (MSS/89/007)
- Uncatalogued: Notebooks relating to small boats and coastal craft. (Manuscript) (MSS/89/008)
- Uncatalogued: List of subscribers for the relief of the widows and children of the wounded and killed at the Battle of the Nile, 1799. (Manuscript) (MSS/89/009)
- Uncatalogued: Poem on the loss of Submarine M1, 1925, signed by K G Ellis, PO (fl.1925), HMS WARWICK. (Manuscript) (MSS/89/011)
- Uncatalogued: Crossing the Line, King Neptune Certificate. (Manuscript) (MSS/89/012)
- Uncatalogued: Two volumes containing technical information on shipbuilding kept in PYLADES and ROYALIST. (Manuscript) (MSS/89/013)
- Uncatalogued: Letters regarding prize giving at Greenwich Hospital School. (Manuscript) (MSS/89/015)
-