Beatty David First Earl (3 results)

See his entry in the Oxford DNB, in which 'deep professional commitment and mental toughness' are said to be qualities whose possession he demonstrated 'heroically'. On 8 x 5 cm piece of light blue-grey paper. Good large firm signature 'Beatty'. No other writing on page. In good condition, lightly aged.…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB, in which 'deep professional commitment and mental toughness' are said to be qualities whose possession he demonstrated 'heroically'. Beatty's aggressive tactics at the Battle of Jutland are often contrasted with Jellicoe's more cautious approach. After the explosion of the Indefatigable and the Queen Mary, with the loss of 1283 officers and men, he came out with the celebrated understatement, 'There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today'. The present item is in good condition, lightly aged, and laid down on a leaf removed from an autograph album. It is a 9.5 x 5 cm piece of paper, cut from the base of a form, with Beatty signing in red on the top line, and the following two lines written out by him in blue: 'David Beatty / Rear-Admiral / 21 June 1913.' Printed in small type at the foot: '[2726] 20002/P501 100 9/12va G & S 2032'. See image.…

dated 10th June, 1916, headed 'Lion', 'I should be glad if you would do me the honour of sending me a photograph of your ship for insertion in an Album which I am compiling . . . of all the ships with their Captains who went into action under my Command on the 31st May 1916.' Single page (17.5 cm. x 11.5 cm.), written on one side, with horizontal crease at centre. *David Beatty, First Earl (1871-1936), Admiral of the Fleet. Captain William B. Blunt, DSO, Commanding Officer, HMS Gloucester (Beatty's Battlecruiser Squadron). Signed.…