Uncatalogued: Secret papers relating to an air raid on Portland Harbour and the loss of HMS FOYLEBANK.
Report of Loss of HMS FOYLEBANK 4th July 1940 PORTLAND Harbour.
Includes 3 reports on the Air Raid to the secretary of the Admiral from ER Drummond.
Also includes a newspaper clipping regarding the history of the Victoria Cross and the award of it to Jack Foreman Mantle, who was in charge of the starboard pompom aboard HMS FOYLEBANK when it was attacked by enemy aircraft on 4th July 1940. Alongside this are two letters (one dated 17th August 1940) confirming his actions and the loss of HMS FOYLEBANK.
Includes 3 reports on the Air Raid to the secretary of the Admiral from ER Drummond.
Also includes a newspaper clipping regarding the history of the Victoria Cross and the award of it to Jack Foreman Mantle, who was in charge of the starboard pompom aboard HMS FOYLEBANK when it was attacked by enemy aircraft on 4th July 1940. Alongside this are two letters (one dated 17th August 1940) confirming his actions and the loss of HMS FOYLEBANK.
Record Details
| Item reference: | MSS/93/004; MSS/93/004.0 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Uncatalogued material |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1940-01-01 - ?; 1940-07-04 1940 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
-
-
- Uncatalogued: Clowes, William Laird, Naval Historian, 1856-1905 (Manuscript) (MSS/93/001)
- Uncatalogued: Blackmail letters from Chinese pirates, sent to England. (Manuscript) (MSS/93/003)
- Uncatalogued: Secret papers relating to an air raid on Portland Harbour and the loss of HMS FOYLEBANK. (Manuscript) (MSS/93/004)
- Uncatalogued (Manuscript) (MSS/93/005)
- Uncatalogued: Smith, Leonard William, Lieutenant, 1909-1990 (Manuscript) (MSS/93/006)
- Uncatalogued (Manuscript) (MSS/93/009)
- Uncatalogued: Sight log and sight forms kept by William Moncrieff Bains (1904-1973), P&O employee. (Manuscript) (MSS/93/010)
- Uncatalogued (Manuscript) (MSS/93/011)
- Uncatalogued (Manuscript) (MSS/93/012)
- Uncatalogued: Typescript gunnery narrative, anonymous, for the vessel HMS AJAX, 13 December 1939, for the Battle of the River Plate, action with Admiral Graf Spee. (Manuscript) (MSS/93/013)
- Uncatalogued: Employment history and papers relating to Shipwright, Wilfred James Cole. (Manuscript) (MSS/93/014)
- Uncatalogued (Manuscript) (MSS/93/015)
-
Hierarchy
Your Request
If an item is shown as “offsite”, please allow eight days for your order to be processed. For further information, please contact Archive staff:
Email: library@rmg.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 8312 6516 (during Library opening hours)
Click “Continue” below to continue processing your order with the Library team.