Letter of comfort from Lady Ellen Hood to Mrs Carrington about the loss of those who died on HMS INVINCIBLE at the Battle of Jutland with poem.
Poem in memory of the men who lost their lives when HMS INVINCIBLE was destroyed by a magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, and letters to Mrs Esther Carrington (Wife of Albert Edward Carrington, 1st Stoker on HMS INVINCIBLE) from Lady Ellen Hood recounting the experience of Captain Hubert Edward Dannreuther who survived the destruction of HMS INVINCIBLE in the hope that it would give Miss Carrington comfort in her loss as it gave Lady Ellen Hood comfort for the loss of Rear Admiral Sir Horace Lambert Alexander Hood.
Administrative / biographical background
In 1907 Sir Horace Lambert Alexander Hood made naval attaché to the British Embassy in Washington D.C. It was there he met Ellen Touzalin Nickerson, a widowed mother, whom he later married in 1910. The couple had two sons, Samuel Hood, 6th Viscount Hood (1910–1981) and Alexander Lambert Hood, 7th Viscount Hood (1914–1999). During the First World War Captain Hubert Edward Dannreuther saw action whilst Gunnery Lieutenant of HMS INVINCIBLE, then the flagship of Admiral Sturdee, at Heligoland Blight on 28 August 1914 and also, at the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914. In relation to the latter, he was mentioned in despatches and promoted to Commander in Jan 1915. Hubert Edward Dannreuther was the most senior of the survivors from HMS INVINCIBLE, then the flagship of Admiral Hood, when she was blown up at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 with the loss of 1025 men. After 20 minutes in the freezing waters, he was picked up by HMS BADGER.
Administrative / biographical background
In 1907 Sir Horace Lambert Alexander Hood made naval attaché to the British Embassy in Washington D.C. It was there he met Ellen Touzalin Nickerson, a widowed mother, whom he later married in 1910. The couple had two sons, Samuel Hood, 6th Viscount Hood (1910–1981) and Alexander Lambert Hood, 7th Viscount Hood (1914–1999). During the First World War Captain Hubert Edward Dannreuther saw action whilst Gunnery Lieutenant of HMS INVINCIBLE, then the flagship of Admiral Sturdee, at Heligoland Blight on 28 August 1914 and also, at the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914. In relation to the latter, he was mentioned in despatches and promoted to Commander in Jan 1915. Hubert Edward Dannreuther was the most senior of the survivors from HMS INVINCIBLE, then the flagship of Admiral Hood, when she was blown up at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 with the loss of 1025 men. After 20 minutes in the freezing waters, he was picked up by HMS BADGER.
Record Details
Item reference: | AGC/H/33; MSS/74/093 MS1974/093 |
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Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
Level: | ITEM |
Date made: | 1916-12-01; 1916-01-31 - ? |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Richard Hughes: intelligence report dated ESSEX 29 March 1746. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/1)
- Commander Archibald Hamilton, H.E.I.C: letter to Charles Forbes describing an action between Commandere Dance and Rear-Admiral Linois. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/2)
- Richard Howe, Viscount: orders and a secret memorandum, 1794-95. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/4)
- Lord Martin Hawke, surviving son of Admiral Lord Edward Hawke: letters, 1767, 1775 and 1794. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/5)
- Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood: order for a survey to be made on clothes and shoes said to be rotten on board the SALCETTE. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/6)
- Captain Sir William Hoste: letter to unknown, dated 19 March 1828, also engravings of Hoste. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/7)
- Alexander Hume: letter to Sir Sydney Smith, 19 January 1811. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/8)
- Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Bt: letter to Horatio Nelson, dated Portsmouth Harbour, 20 January 1803. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/9)
- Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Bt: letter to unknown dated Portsmouth, 16 May 1815; Rear-Admiral Richard Kempenfelt: letter to unknown dated VICTORY, 14 Dec 1781. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/10)
- Admiral Samuel Hood, Viscount: declaration recommending government protection for a French naval officer, 12 Dec 1793. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/11)
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