Framed orders for the internment of the German High Seas Fleet
A framed order detailing the internment of the German Fleet. It consists of 3 pieces of paper printed on both sides with an enclave diagram showing the order of the escort. The orders are framed and glazed. Printed on the paper are the words "MEMORANDUM HF 0050/9 20 NOV 1918, OPERATION 22 OBJECT: TO MEET AND ESCORT TO AN ANCHORAGE IN THE FIRTH OF FORTH, THE SHIPS OF THE GERMAN HIGH SEA FLEET WHICH ARE TO BE HANDED OVER FOR INTERNMENT TO THE GRAND FLEET".
Object Details
| ID: | AAB0520 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Commemorative ephemera |
| Type: | Order |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Bristol |
| Events: | Surrender of The High Seas Fleet, 1918; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 20 Nov 1918 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 330 mm x 630 mm x 20 mm |