Catalogue description [Note: ADM 137/305, 305A-305B are produced as a single document: order as ADM 137/305]....

[Note: ADM 137/305, 305A-305B are produced as a single document: order as ADM 137/305].

[Listing continued from ADM 137/305A].

Folios 178-180 Enclosure. Captain Charles Blois Miller HMS Nottingham. (Paper 3) 28 Jan. 1915. Narrative of action.

Folios 181-183 Enclosure. Captain Arthur Alan Morison Duff, HMS Birmingham. (Paper 131/10) 28 Jan.1915. Narrative of action.

Folios 184-186 Enclosure. Captain Theobald Walter Butler Kennedy, HMS Lowestoft. (Paper 62) 28 Jan. 1915. Narrative of the action.

Folios 189-196 Vice Admiral Commanding 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron, (Paper 90/01 M 01137/1915) 8 Feb. 1915. Enclosures:

Folios 191-193 Rear Admiral Sir A.G.H.W.Moore HMS New Zealand (Signals in Action). (Paper 2/17) 7 Feb. 1915. Report to Vice Admiral Beatty on the flag signals sent and their interpretation, (folios 191-194). Handwritten notes by Beatty and Admiralty.

Folios 197-200 Commander-in-Chief Home Fleets. (Remarks on Action) (Paper 290/H.F 0022A, M 01184/1915) 10 Feb. 1915. Report to Admiralty asking for elucidation as to Rear Admiral Moore discontinuing pursuit of damaged enemy battle cruisers and HMS Tiger not engaging opposite number.

Folios 201-213 Commander-in-Chief Home Fleets. (Further reports) (Paper 443/H.F 0022A., M 01824/1915) 3 Mar. 1915. Report to Admiralty on Rear Admiral Moore’s interpretation of signals and not continuing action with enemy battle cruiser. Also on HMS Tiger not engaging opposite number and instructing that orders are re-worded to prevent such mistakes in future. Enclosures:

Folios 204-206 Enclosure. Rear Admiral Sir A.G.H.W.Moore HMS New Zealand. (Paper 2/17) 7 Feb.1915. Further explanation of interpretation of signals.

Folios 207-208 Enclosure. Captain Pelly HMS Tiger. 28 Feb. 1915. Explanation as to reasons for concentrating gunnery on leading enemy ship and not on opposite number.

Folio 210 Vice Admiral Commanding 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron. 13 Feb. 1915. Comment that the timings in signal logs are necessarily approximate. Note that the ships’ signal logs are in Appendix III.

Folios 212-213: Hand written comments on the above and letter from Admiralty to C-in-C Home Fleet concurring with his conclusions.

Appendix I. Folios 214-225. List of Prisoners of War.

Appendix II. Folios 226-315. Publication of Despatch in the London Gazette. Handwritten note dated 7TH Feb. 1915 to First Lord commenting on Beatty’s report below, (folio 227). Report dated 2ND Feb. 1915 from by Vice Admiral Beatty on action and listing officers and men for mention, (folios 228-239). Letter dated 8TH Feb. 1915 commenting on officers mentioned in Beatty’s report, (folios 240-241). First proof of Gazette with annotations, (folios 242-246). Comments from Admiralty on above, (folios 248-256). Second proof of Gazette (folios 257-262). Second proof of Gazette with correction, (folios 263-268). Revised list of those mentioned for services, (folios 269-273). Further annotated proofs of Gazette, (folios 274-292). Details of awards and promotions, (folios 293-295). Gazette report of action and distribution (Folios 296-302). Correction in names for awards, (folios 303-315).

Appendix III. Folios 316-532: Copies of Signals and Wireless Logs of Ships engaged: HMS Lion W/T & Signal, (folios 317-324). HMS Tiger W/T, (folios 325-338). HMS Tiger Signal, (folios 339-344). HMS Princess Royal W/T, (folios 345-370). HMS Princess Royal Signal, (folios 371-384). HMS Indomitable W/T, (folios 385-402), HMS Indomitable Signal, (folios 403-416). HMS Southampton W/T, (folios 417-422). HMS Southampton Cypher, (folios 423-424). HMS Southampton Intercepted Cypher (Folios 425-428) HMS Southampton Signal (Folios 429-435) HMS Southampton Intercepted Signals, (folios 436-447). HMS Birmingham W/T, (folios 448-457). HMS Birmingham W/T Service, (folios 458-459). HMS Birmingham Signal, (folios 460-463). HMS Nottingham W/T, (folios 464-496). HMS Nottingham Cypher, (folio 497). HMS Nottingham Signal, (folio 498). HMS Lowestoft W/T. (folios 499-507). HMS Lowestoft Cypher, (folio 508-509). HMS Lowestoft Signal, (folios 510-512). HMS New Zealand W/T, (folios 513-520). HMS New Zealand Visual signal, (folios 521-528). Blank (folio 529). HMS Lookout Copy of Note Book of Navigating Officer, (folios 530-532).