Tennant, Sir William George, Admiral, 1890-1963.

The papers include official service documents; midshipman's logs, 1905 to 1909; diaries of war service, written up in 1919, and one for the cruises of 1925; a work book, 1927; papers on the loss of the REPULSE , 1941; tactical and secret papers on the 'Mulberry' operations, 1944, and engagement diaries, visitors' books, notes for speeches and lectures, 1946 to 1949, as well as many general papers and notebooks relating to Tennant's historical interests and the role of the three services in defence strategy.

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ID:	TEN
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1905-1963
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 182 cm
Parts:	Tennant, Sir William George, Admiral, 1890-1963. Logbooks of the PRINCE OF WALES and VENERABLE. (Manuscript) (TEN/1) Logbooks of the VENERABLE, IMPLACABLE and QUEEN. (Manuscript) (TEN/2) Private journal, LIZARD and FERRET. (Manuscript) (TEN/3) Private journal, CHATHAM and NOTTINGHAM. (Manuscript) (TEN/4) Private journal, CONCORD. (Manuscript) (TEN/5) Private journal, RENOWN. (Manuscript) (TEN/6) Standing orderbooks, SUSSEX. (Manuscript) (TEN/7) Notebook, Staff Course. (Manuscript) (TEN/8) Visitors book, ARETHUSA. (Manuscript) (TEN/9) Engagement diary, 1945. (Manuscript) (TEN/10) Engagement diary, 1946. (Manuscript) (TEN/11) Visitor's book, 1944-1946. (Manuscript) (TEN/12) Commemorative book, presented by City of Maldonado, 1949. (Manuscript) (TEN/13) Book of flimsies. (Manuscript) (TEN/14) Manuscript (TEN/15) Commissions, honours, awards, will. (Manuscript) (TEN/16) Journal, REPULSE. (Manuscript) (TEN/17) Letters regarding the employment of seamen from the SUSSEX. (Manuscript) (TEN/18) Letters of congratulation on promotion to Captain. (Manuscript) (TEN/19) Papers relating to service, 1920-1939. (Manuscript) (TEN/20) Papers relating to Dunkirk, 1940. (Manuscript) (TEN/21) Papers concerning the loss of the REPULSE. (Manuscript) (TEN/22) Letters of congratulation on promotion to Rear-Admiral. (Manuscript) (TEN/23) Account of the operation on 22 E A Infantry Brigade in Madagascar. (Manuscript) (TEN/24) Papers relating to service in the Eastern fleet, 1942-1944. (Manuscript) (TEN/25) Orders and other papers regarding Mulberry Harbour and the invasion of Normandy, 1944. (Manuscript) (TEN/26) Other war papers, personal and militarily unimportant letters. (Manuscript) (TEN/27) Notes for talks to ships' companies. (Manuscript) (TEN/28) Letters received, 1945-1950. (Manuscript) (TEN/29) Top Secret letters as C-in-C, America and West Indies, 1947-1949. (Manuscript) (TEN/30) Other papers, America and West Indies command. (Manuscript) (TEN/31) Notes for speeches while in command, America and West Indies. (Manuscript) (TEN/32) 'Roving commission and the Fluid Fleet', papers. (Manuscript) (TEN/33) Letters on retirement and post retirement, 1949-1963. (Manuscript) (TEN/34) Letters of congratulation on promotion to Admiral. (Manuscript) (TEN/35) Notes for post retirement speeches. (Manuscript) (TEN/36) File of correspondence on historical events. (Manuscript) (TEN/37) Papers set aside by Tennant for use in naval speeches. (Manuscript) (TEN/38) Programmes, menus and other miscellaneous printed material. (Manuscript) (TEN/39) Photographs and negatives. (Manuscript) (TEN/40) Papers relating to the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich, 1927-1932. (Manuscript) (TEN/41) Papers relating to the Imperial Defence College, 1937-1939. (Manuscript) (TEN/42) Press cuttings relating to goodwill tours of South America made by the GLASGOW and HMS SHEFFIELD. (Manuscript) (TEN/43) Press cuttings relating to Tennant's career. (Manuscript) (TEN/44)

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Tennant, Sir William George, Admiral, 1890-1963.

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