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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Typed letter signed as First Lord of the Admiralty, to Florence Gwendoline, Countess Jellicoe (widow of John, 1st Earl Jellicoe, commander of the Grand Fleet in the First World War), Admiralty, 26 February 1940, expressing his great regret at the pain she will have felt at the decision not to name a new battleship after her late husband: 'It has been thought better to use old and traditional names for the battleships, and to leave to a future generation the task of recognising in this way the distinguished sailors of our own time', one page, 4to (punch hole, paperclip stain).
Once he became Prime Minister in May 1940, Churchill was in a position to implement Lady Jellicoe's wishes. HMS Jellicoe -- and, indeed, an HMS Beatty -- were christened as King George V class battleships, with ten 14-inch guns.
Once he became Prime Minister in May 1940, Churchill was in a position to implement Lady Jellicoe's wishes. HMS Jellicoe -- and, indeed, an HMS Beatty -- were christened as King George V class battleships, with ten 14-inch guns.
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