McGrigor, Sir Rhoderick Robert, Admiral of the Fleet, 1893-1959.

The papers contain material relating to most aspects of Admiral McGrigor's naval career, often accompanied by several photographs. Present in the collection are orders, letters, newspaper cuttings, etc, relating to his early eduction at Osborne and Dartmouth naval colleges, his service during First World War, the non-intervention patrol during the Spanish Civil War, his service in various theatres during Second World War, and his post-war service with the Admiralty.

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ID:	MGR
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1707-1956
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	6 boxes, 8 volumes.
Parts:	McGrigor, Sir Rhoderick Robert, Admiral of the Fleet, 1893-1959. Document signed by Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, 1707. (Manuscript) (MGR/1) Examination papers, results and certificates relating to Osborne and Dartmouth, 1905-1945. (Manuscript) (MGR/2) Midshipman's journal kept on HMS DREADNOUGHT, HMS IMPLACABLE, HMS DORIS and HMS AFRICA, 1910-1913. (Manuscript) (MGR/3) Chart of the Dardanelles used on HMS FOXHOUND, 1915. (Manuscript) (MGR/4) Papers relating to court proceedings on HMS MALAYA, 1916. (Manuscript) (MGR/5) Torpedo party order book used on HMS HIGHFLYER, 1919-1920. (Manuscript) (MGR/6) Game book used on HMS HIGHFLYER, 1919-1925. (Manuscript) (MGR/7) Letters and reports, 1930-1938. (Manuscript) (MGR/8) Orders, information on various ports, and a chart showing the spring cruise of HMS NELSON, 1929-1931. (Manuscript) (MGR/9) Papers relating to the Nyon non-intervention patrol off Spain, 1937. (Manuscript) (MGR/10) Papers relating to the sinking of the Spanish Government cruiser BALEARES, 1938. (Manuscript) (MGR/11-12) Reports and letters relating to the China station, 1938-1940. (Manuscript) (MGR/13) Letters and cuttings relating to post-war service, 1945-1956. (Manuscript) (MGR/14) List of officers, masters and cadets at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, 1909. (Manuscript) (MGR/15) Journal article on the Royal Navy and the Spanish Civil War by Russell Grenfell. (Manuscript) (MGR/16) Various letters, photographs and cuttings, 1943-1945. (Manuscript) (MGR/17) Various papers and cuttings, 1944-1955. (Manuscript) (MGR/18) Printed brochure relating to the U.S. Atlantic Command Exercises, 1949. (Manuscript) (MGR/19) Copy of a medieval chart showing an unidentified coastline. (Manuscript) (MGR/20) Photograph of Major-General Charles R.R. McGrigor, 1906. (Manuscript) (MGR/21) Photograph album relating to cadet training, 1906-1910. (Manuscript) (MGR/22) Photograph album relating to HMS COMUS, 1921. (Manuscript) (MGR/23) Photograph album, 1910-1919. (Manuscript) (MGR/24) Photograph album relating to HMS AFRICA, 1912-1913. (Manuscript) (MGR/25) Various photographs, 1917-1954. (Manuscript) (MGR/26) Photograph album relating to HMS HIGHFLYER and HMS SOUTHAMPTON, 1919-1921. (Manuscript) (MGR/27) Photograph album relating to HMS MALCOLM and HMS MONTROSE, 1924-1925. (Manuscript) (MGR/28) Photographs, cuttings and ephemera relating to HMS NELSON, 1930-1931. (Manuscript) (MGR/29) Photograph album relating to HMS NELSON, 1930-1932. (Manuscript) (MGR/30) Photographs of 'Exercise Verity', the crew of HMS KEMPENFELT, and other subjects, 1936-1949. (Manuscript) (MGR/31) Photograph album showing the sinking of the Spanish Government cruiser BALEARES, 1938. (Manuscript) (MGR/32) Loose photographs of the sinking of the Spanish Government cruiser BALEARES, 1938. (Manuscript) (MGR/33) Photographs taken during Russian convoy escort duties, 1941-1945. (Manuscript) (MGR/34) Photographs of King Haakon of Norway on HMS NORFOLK, 1945. (Manuscript) (MGR/35) Photograph album covering a visit to RFA WAVE SOVEREIGN, 1948. (Manuscript) (MGR/36) Photographs of official visits and ceremonies, 1948-1951. (Manuscript) (MGR/37) Photographs of official visits and ceremonies, 1949-1951. (Manuscript) (MGR/38) Photographs of the handover as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, 1951. (Manuscript) (MGR/39) Photographs of official visits and ceremonies, 1952-1955. (Manuscript) (MGR/40) Photographs of an unspecified official visit, 1952-1955. (Manuscript) (MGR/41) Photograph album covering a visit to Pakistan as First Sea Lord, 1953. (Manuscript) (MGR/42) Photograph album covering a visit to New Delhi as First Sea Lord, 1953. (Manuscript) (MGR/43) Photograph album covering a visit to Norway as First Sea Lord, 1954. (Manuscript) (MGR/44) Cartoons relating to the bombardment of Genoa, 1941. (Manuscript) (MGR/45) Autograph book, 1944-1950. (Manuscript) (MGR/46) Newspaper cuttings relating to foreign visits, 1948-1949. (Manuscript) (MGR/47) Newspaper cuttings and articles relating to 'Exercise Verity', 1949. (Manuscript) (MGR/48)

McGrigor, Sir Rhoderick Robert, Admiral of the Fleet, 1893-1959.

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