Jellicoe:The War at Sea, 1914-1916
From The Dreadnought Project
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On 8 January, 1915, Rear-Admiral Duff of the Fourth Battle Squadron wrote in his diary:
- Had a discussion with the V.A. [Vice-Admiral Gamble] I agree with him that the Fleet is very badly run. The Staff in the Iron Duke is far too large, which prevents decentralisation, and takes all initiative and authority out of the hands of the Vice-Admirals' (i.e., the battle-squadron commanders).[1]
On 16 September, 1915, Jellicoe went on leave for ten days. Warspite was sent to Rosyth to return him to the fleet in the event of a concentration. Burney moved aboard Iron Duke in temporary command, and Madden took command of the First Battle Squadron.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ Duff MSS. Quoted in Marder. From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow. II. p. 11.
- ↑ Commander Matthew Best's notebook entries for 16 September, 23 September, 1915. Liddle Collection. University of Leeds. RNMN/BEST. Box 1. Volume III.
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