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ITatio* Turkey. 

Report  from  (J.-S.S.SCOBSIOB. 

Date  of  Report. . .March  1,1915. 


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Port. . . . .Constantinople. 


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1.   Following  is  a  list  of  the  Turkish  fleet  as  it  exists 
at  present. This  is, I  "believe, -nearly  complete, and  vessels  appearing 
imn Jane's  Fighting  fhips,  1913" , which  are  not  on  this  list,ha¥e,as 
far  as  iiaaan  determine,  he  on  lost,destroyed, condemned, or  unfit  for 
use.Where  I  have  made  note  of  the  batteries, the  actual  battery 
differs  from  that  given  in  Jane. In  some  oases  his  classification 
and  tonnage  is  not  correct  according  to  information  here, but  the 
differences  are  small. The  names  are  confusing, hard  to  obtain, as 
they  are  in  Turkish, and  the  English  spelling  is  Mostly  phonetic. 


TTaae. 

Sultan  Seliai  (Goebenf 


Class 


Battle-Cruiser 


Remarks 

See  list  of  German 
ships  in  Jane. Said  to 
have  hull  badly  damag 
ed.JTow  udergoing  re- 
pairs at  5 tenia. 


4-6  in; 2-3  in; 2-57  sua. 
Bee  list  of  Gercaaa 
ships  in  Jane.JToWin 
dry" dock, in  Golden 
Horn, repairing, but  un- 
able to  get  particulars. 
Has  6-3  in; in  place  of 
2-3  pdrs. 

Has  6-47  m;;i;in  place  of 
3-pdrs,ar^d  1-pdrs. 


(4-120  mm:   3-76  mm: 
:2-47  ma:    2  Hotehkiss. 
(Hefiz  i?e is, and  Is  ar 
(Reis  -  420  tons. 


2-57  msi;  2-47  am. 
4-57  m&. 

2-57  am:  2-47  m .  . 

1-76  ma:  3-47  ma, 

(198  tons;  2-57  w:. 

:2-47  m.i. 

( 

f 

(510  tons.  2-4  in; 
:2-47  «ii  2-1 j  mm:   R.F. 
(  machine. 
( 


Haireddim  Barbarosse 
Torgut  2eis 
Muin-i~Zaffer 
Midilli  (Breslau) 


Battleship 

tt  tt  t» 

Coast  Defence 
Protected  Cruiser 


Hanidieh 
^  Medjidieh 


Protected  Cruiser 
Protected  Cruiser 


J> 


Peik-i-Shevket 
Birki-Satvet 

Torpedo  Gun 

-     it  trtt  it  ti  h 

Burak  Reis 

Gunboat ) 

Hefiz, or  Hidzlz, 

It  u  it          . 

• 

Issar.or  Glassia  Reis 

n  tnt        \ 

Marmaris 

tt  it  tt        \ 

nerchehir 

Gu  til  oat 

Tach^eupiau 
Suhof,or  Soas 

n  tt  tt 
it  n  it 

Yozgad 

H  tflt 

Sourilbahir 

tT  It  It 

iiasri 

r 

Gunboat) 

Seyar 

Chifket  Uouaa 

n  tt  tt      . 

• 

ttittt      \ 

Barik-i-r.afir 

n  n  it        j 

Aidin  Reis 

Gunboat ) 

Douruk  Reis 

it  tt  H      . 

• 

Reviza 

it  tt  tt      ) 

Lakis 

tt  it  it      j 

Kara sun d 

Mine  Depot 

Tiri-:,lud;jian 
Karia-Denez 

Repair  "hip 
Iran sport 

Ak-Donez 

n  ti  it 

Bahr-Ahaed 

n  ti  it 

Rechid-?acha 

« ti  »t 

Gul  Djeniad 

Tt  tltl 

Halep 
Cefket  Pacha 

It  Iftt 
tt  tl  tt 

Hela 

nti  ti 

Alesandra 

mt  tt 

Sabah 

tt  tt  tt 

Constant in 

Tt  11  tt 

Meraereh 

It  tttt 

Sejah 

tt  tt  H 

•hip 


Reported  sunk 


SUBJECT 


(See  Paragraph  4,  Instructions  of  October  J^  ^  ^  VefUrtWd. 

MAR  26  191b 
Italian  Submarines  rent  tc  ice. 


From. 


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A^ $*.. Date  Sw«?fe..Si 


Replying  to  0.  N.  I.  No. ..— ""." ~~ ~  Date 


1.  I  understand  for  stratv.fie  reasons  thot  the 
subn-arine  flotilla  of  the  Italian  Savy  will  be    >iliacd  at 
Venice,  luring  the  last  week  the  following  sub;:,  ri    have 
arrived  there:-  G  ,        ,  0A9.  ,    .  f 

Jo..-..  ,  .;     \     ,     I  0,  The     1110  is  always  there. 
There  is  mother  submarine  on  her  way  at  thr  present  time. 
This  is  undoubtedly  a  precaution  taken  against  the  declaration 
of  war  by  Italy  against  ustria. 


\JL    Need  not  be  r^utm£fL^^s, 


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^'3 


LOSS  Of   AFRICAN  STEAMERS  "EVELYN*  and  "  CAMB". 


157  March  3,  1915. 


Reference:-  Z-135  of  February  34,  1915. 


A  full  investigation  of  this  loss  with  testimony 
taken  under  oath  before  the  IT*  B*  Consul  at  Bremerhaven  is  to  be 
forwarded  by  the  Consul  to  the  State  Department  as  soon  as  it  can 
be  written  up.   In  the  meantime  to  clear  wp   some  points  for  the 
Ambassador  I  went  to  Hret^n  and  had  a  talk  with  each  of  the 
captains. 

Captain  E  d  r  a  r  L.Cole  of  the  steamer  "CARIB" 
says  that  he  came  to  the  Nab  Lightship  (  Isle  of  Wirht)  and  took 
a  Trinity  House  pilot  who  took  the  ship  to  the  Downs  where  they 
anchored.  Owir^g-to  bad  weather  the  boarding  officer  could  not 
cone  aboard  for^lays. 

The  ship  was  cleared  some  hours  after  being:  boarded. 

The  boarding  officer  whom  he  thought  had  the  rank  of 
Lieutenant  (  R.N.R.)  showed  him  the  courses  which  was  considered 
best  to  pet  to  the  Hoek   of  Holland,  but  expressly  stated  he  pave 
no  advise  as  to  the  route  to  be  pursued  whether  by  way  of  Farn 
Island  or  by  the  Butch  coast. 

Captain  Cole  proceeded  under  British  pilotage  to 
the  Sunk  Lightship  where  the  pilot  left  him.  :ie  then  went  to 
Galloper  Lightship  and  to  North  Hui &®r   Lightship  where  he 
anchored  for  the  nirht.  In  the  morning'  he  proceeded  to  the 
Shuan  Lirhtship  and  counted  14  drifting  mines  between  Tlorth 
Huider  and  Shuan  Lightships. 

He  described  these  mines  in  a  sketch  as  fOllOWS :- 


'L^ 


j&^*+***^      >^-<L~ 


He  made  the  Mrs*  Lirhtship  and  went  to  the  :iook  of 
Holland  to  pet  a  pilot  who  was  to  ibe  provided  for  him  by  his 
acents. 

The  next  day  the  pilot  came  down  and  although  the  man 
afterwards  turned  out  to  be  not  a  licensed  Dutch  rover  :ment 
pilot,  yet,  he  had  a    .nded  ships  and  appeared  to  know  his 
business.  Anyhow  he  was  the  pilot  furnished  by  his  arents. 

As  the  lopbook  was  lost  in  the  accident  for  various 
matters  the  oapatln  had  to  rely  on  his  memory *>^   C^rs    ^?o lemeTHs 


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-  3  - 

He  proceeded  to  make  the  trip  to  the  mouth  of 
the  Weser  over  the  course  followed  successfully  by  American 
cotton  ships  which  have  been  coming  to  Bremerhaven  lately. 

At  about  11  a.m.  February  99d  in  hazy  weather 
about  10  miles  N  by  W  of  Norderney  Lighthouse  an  explosion 
occurred  under  the  fire-room  which  broke  the  back  of  the 
ship,  blww  up  the  boiler  and  covered  the  ship  with  coal  dust 
so  that  for  some  minutes  nothing  could  be  seen. 

The  boats  were  manned,  lowered,  and  all  hands 
rescued  except  the  engineer,  fireman  and  coal  passer  of 
the  watch. 

The  boats  were  picked  up  1  1/3  hours  afterwards 
by  the  German  naval  patrolling  steamer  "ANNIE  BUSSEY"  which 
had  been  anchored  about  three  miles  away  from  the  scene  of 
the  accident. 

The  "ANNIE  BUSSEY"  did  not  seem  to  have  heard  the 
explosion.   Captain  Cole  reports  that  he  was  treated 
with  great  consideration.  Owing  to  a  heavy  fog  the  patrol 
boat  could  not  go  in  for  two  days,  but  sent  a  wireless 
message  to  Wilhelmshaven  where  they  were  subsequently  landed. 

Captain  Cole  said  he  had  no  reason  to  believe 
that  there  was  a  submarine  boat  involved,  but  considered  he 
had  run  into  a  mine  field.  If  the  weather  had  not  been  thick 
he  feels  that  the  German  patrol  boat  would  have  sighted  him 
and  guided  him  safely  through. 

Prom  something  he  has  heard  he  understood  that  the 
mines  are  so  arranged  that  a  ship  may  catch  a  line  connecting 
mines  together  and  swing  one  or  more  around  so  as  to  explode 
against  the  ship  amids&ips. 

Captain  Cole  is  a  Clyde  Line  captain  of  many 
years  standing  and  appeared  to  be  a  reliable  and  intelligent 
man  and  one  who  stated  all  he  knew  without  reservation  or 
bias. 


Captain  David  T.  Smith  of  the  steamer 
"EVELYN"  stated  that  he  took  a  pilot  off  the  Nab  and  anchored 
in  the  Downs.  Was  boarded  by  a  British  Lieutenant  (H.N.R. ) 
at  8  in  the  evening.  Permission  to  continue  the  voyage 
was  given  at  4  a.m.   The  British  boarding  officer  drew  on 
the  chart  two  routes,  on9   via  Holland,  as  far  as  the  Mass 
light  vessel,  the  other  to  Fam  Island.  He  said  these 
routes  were  considered  the  safest,  but  he  had  no   authority  to 
direct  or  advite<which  wae  to  be  followed,  all  he  would  say 
was  that  the  other  American  cotton  vessels  which  had  taken 
the  route  via  Holland  had  gotten  through  safely.  He  gave  no 
information  in  regard  to  courses  to  be  followed  beyond  the 
Mass  Lightship. 

The  "EVELYN"  put  into  Rotterdam  for  a  pilot, 
coal  and  water.  Coal  could  not  be  obtained  but  he  got  a  pilot 
and  some  water  to  steady  the  ship  which  was  cranky  because 
of  nearly  empty  bunkers.  According  to  his  reckoning  10  miles 
E.N.E.  from  the  regular  position  of  Borkum  lightship  at 
about  4  a.m.  an  explosion  under  the  bow  occurred  which  blew 
up  the  fore  peake  and  the  ship  settled.   The  boats  were 
manned  and  lowered  in  about  15  minutes  when  Just  as  he  was 
leaving  the  ship  a  second  explosion  at  the  bow  occurred 
which  blew  up  more  of  the  ship  forward. 


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)  *•■*.. 

The  ship  had  no  headway  at  the  time  of  the  second 
explosion.   It  would  appear  that  the  ship  struck  a  mine 
which  exploded  and  subsequently  the  bow  settled  on  another 
mine,  or  in  some  way  drifted  over  another  mine.  There  was 
no  reason  to  suppose  that  there  was  a  submarine  or  other 
vessel  in  the  vicinity. 

The  crew  were  30  hours  in  the  open  boats  and 
nearly  exhausted  when  one  boat  was  picked  up  by  the  German 
naval  patrol  boat  "SENATOR  STRAT«.   The  "SENATOR  STRAT* 
sent  a  radio  message  to  Wilhelmshaven  and  the  commandant 
sent  out  a  hydro-aeroplane  and  two  torpedo  bOatn  which 
located  the  missing  boat.   One  man  had  died  in  this  boat 
from  exhaustion. 

Captain  Smith  told  his  story  and  answered  questions 
frankly  and  without  reservation. 


Paragraph  4,  Instructions  of  October  31,  1900.)  J^eed  flOt  be  T^tUmed, 


SUBJECT       NEUTRAL  TRADE  TO  ENGLAND  DURING  SUBMARINE 
BLOCKKDE. 


Z  138  March  3,  1915. 

From  No Date ,  191 

Replying  to  O.  N.  I.  No Date ,  191 


The  Swedish  Naval  Attache*  tells  me  that  he  thinks 
the  Naval  Conference  between  Norway t  Denmark  and  Sweden ,  now  being 
held  at  Copenhagen  have  decided  to  convoy  their  ships  boud  to 
England.  For  this  purpose  some  converted  cruisers  are  to  be  used 
in  order  not  to  endanger  their  men-of-war. 

The  converted  cruisers  will  have  naval  officers 
and  crew  and  will  be  painted  to  be  easily  distinguished. 

Contraband  is  not  to  be  allowed  on  ships  under 
convoy.  Re  believes  that  they  will  be  forced  by  Germany  to 
consider  as  contraband  in  trading  to  England  articles  which  England 
claims  as  contraband  for  neutral  trading  to  Germany* 


! 


(See  Paragraph  4,  Instructions 


otifrmdwrn  be  returned. 


SUBJECT LMS.  of .  AFRICAN  ..STEAMERS     "EVELYN*    and   «CARIB' 


Z                         139                                    March  3,   1915. 
From  No Date ,  191 

Replying  to  O.  N.  I.  No Date ,  191 


I  forward  herewith  a  copy  of  the  notices 
to  mariners  with  items  concerning  the  danger  involved  in  approaching 
the  German  coast  otherwise  than  as  laid  down  in  these  notices. 

I  am  informed  by  the  Admiralty  Staff  that 
these  notices  were  sent  to  all  neutral  countries  through  the 
usual  diplomatic  channels  as  soon  as  thay  were  published. 


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316l/l4     SHIPPING  IN  THE  NQRTTI  SEA.   STATEMENTS. 

A  I?  11663,  "ovember  9,  1914. 

The  British  government,  on  the  ^d  of  November 
1914,  has, under  the  falsejaccusation  thatn Germany  had 
laid  mines  in  the  North  Sea  by  Ilospitalships  and  merchant- 
ships  under  a  neutral  flair,  published  a  proclamation 
-"or  shipping  to  and  in  the  North  Sea,  in  which  the  ships 
were  recommended,  under  the  pretense  of  the  danger  of  mines, 
to  take  the  course  through  the  English  Channel,  the  Downs 
and  alongside  of  the  English  east  coast  and  at  the  same 
time  warnings  were  given  against  the  route  through  the 
northern  North  Sea,  around  the  Orkneys  and  the  Shetland 
Islands,  on  account  of  the  possible  rlw*-*r   Sf  mines. 

Attention  must  he  invited  to  the  faot  that  the 
itars  of  the  northern  North  Sea,  inclusive  the  line 
from  the  Hebrides  over  the  Faro  Islands  to  Island,  the 
waters  of  the  Norwegian  coast  and  in  the  Skagerrack  all 
have  lapths  which  exclude  all  possibility  of  laying  Mines. 
On  the  other  hand  it  is  wall  known  that  in  the  Southern 
North  Sea  and  in  the  English  Channel  numerous  mines,  and 
as  has  been  determined.,  of  English  and  French  origin, 
are  drifting  around,  which  are  not  yet  brought  to  explosion, 
and  that  in  many  places  along  the  route  of  the  English 
coast,  ree<   isn&ad  by  England,  mines  have  been  laid,  some 
of  them  having  baen  found  drifting  about. 

For  shipping  the  route  recommends^  by 
England  through  the  Channel,  through  the  Downs  and  along- 
side the  English  east  coast  forms  therefore  a  severe 
danger,  while  the  route  through  the  northern  North  Sea 
is  free  of  mines  and  therefore  without  danger. 


-  3  - 


377o/l4       GERMANY  .     &SMB3M   DESTINATION  OE 

NORTH  SEA  PORTS.      INSTRUCTIONS, 


As  steer  in?*  point  for  merchant  ships  to  the 
North  Sea  ports  of  the  Jade,  Weser,  Elbe, 
and  Eider,  the  Listertief  Buoy  has  been  designated. 
The  steering  towards  the   Eras  remains  as  in  time  of  peace. 
The  regulations  of  N.f.S.  14-3348,  Chiffre  3,  Section  3 
on  page  1,  3880  ,  Chiffre   3,  Section  3,  of  pare  S8|  and 
9433,  Section  3  on  page  3,  are  at  the  same  time  countermanded. 

Approximate  position  of  the  Listertief -Buoy: 
55°   3   3/4  ■   N,     8°        17  l/?«   0. 


9373/14  GERMAN   BAY, WARNING. 

H.  6944,  August  34th  1914. 

During  the  war,  ships  which  run  v/ithout  the 
regulation  lights  or  which  anchor,  expose  themselves  to 
be  fired  at.  (  In  the  German  Bay  of  the  North  Sea.) 
At  night  no  merchant  ships  or  fishing  craft  etc.  are 
permitted  to  approach  the  German  Bay. 

Shb.  North  Sea.  Eastern  portion.  1911.  S.  35, 


3093/14        GERMAN  BAY.    REGULATION  OF  SHIPPING. 

XXXIBS$|XIfigX3I?XX8XSXX 

H.  9343,  November  4,  1914. 

The  following  regulations  regarding  the  shipping 
in  the  German  Bay  are  published  in  addition  to  N.f.S.  14- 
3770  on  page  31:- 

X*       The  steering  on  of  steamships  on  the  German  coast, 
running  up  mouths  of  rivers  and  the  leaving 
from  it  is  only  permitted  from  sunrise  to  sunset 
in  clear  weather.  Ships  which  attempt  it  in  the 
darkness  or  in  foggy  weather,  expose  themselves 
to  be  fired  on. 

3.   All  merchant ships  bound  for  the  Eider, El  be  , 
W  e  s  e  r  ,  and  Jade  have  to  stop  first 
at  the  Listertief-Buoy.   Ships  designated  for 
the  Ems  can  go  at  once  directly  to  their 
destination. 

3.   Beginning  at  the  Listertief  Buoy,  in  the  interest 
of  the  safety  of  the  ships ,  unconditional 
pilot  compulsion  conmences.  The  pilotsa  are 
detailed  from  the  pilot  steamer  there.  The  orders 
of  the  pilot  will  have  to  be  followed  uncondition- 
ally. Whoever  does  not  follow  out  the  directions 
of  the  pilot,  or  who  does  not  take a  pilot  to 
the  German  Bay  exposes  himself  to  great  danrer. 


-  3  - 


4.  If  pilots  can  not  be  obtained  on  account  of  bad 

weather  or  for  soma  other  reasons,  they  will  have 
to  anchor,  or  return  to  the  sea. 

5.  Departing  stealers  receive  their  pilots  and  directions 
from  the  port  authorities. 

6.  The  sane  regulations  hold  good  for  foreign  men-of-war. 

7.  Shipping  for  sailing  vessels  to  and  from  the  ports  of 
the  German  Bay  is,  on  account  of  the  accompanying 

nrer,  discontinued. 

8.  The  regulations  of  the  N.  f.S.  (  Hews  for  Mariners) 
14-3343  on  page  1  concerning  the  regulation  of 
shipping  in  the  fortified  ports  and  mouths  of  rivers, 
are  with  the  exception  of  the  second  section  of 
Chif^re  3,  which  is  countermanded,  not  changed. 

i 
Approximate  position  of  Lstertief-Buoy  :- 
*55°   3  5/4«   N,   8°   17  l/?*»  0. 


33/l5.         GERMAN  BA3T  and  SAILING  TO  IT.   WARNIIIG. 


Sailing  into  the  German  Bay  and  the  waters 
immediately  bordering  on  it,  with  the  exception 
of  the  routes  given  in  News  for  Mariners  14-9770 
and  3093  on  page  31  and  S3  for  the  steering  on 
to  the  German  river  mouths,  is  connected  with 
great  danger.  Warning  is  therefore  given  against 
fishing  and  sailing  in  these  waters. 

As  English  craft  under  the  use  of  neutral 
flags  and  appearing  to  be  fishing,  are  performing 
service  as  observers  and  spies  for  the  English  fleet, 
the  German  fleet  is  compelled  to  take  all  neos nsary 
military  measures  against  any  suspicious  vessel. 
For  the  safety  of  shipping  it  is  recommended  to 
avoid  the  above  mentioned  waters. 

Shb.  North  Sea  (  Eastern  Part,  19X1 ,  S.35 
and  supplement. 


3 


WMWWI-r 


The  American  Embassy  was  advised  through  the  Note 
Verbale  of  November  14,  19X4,  No.  II  U  4970,  of  the 
regulations  governing  shipment  in  the  German  Bight  of  the 
Uorth  Sea.   According  to  them,  all  vessels  bound  for 
German  1,'orth  Sea  ports  should  steer  to  the  Lister-Deep 
Buoy  and  there  take  on  a  German  pilot  who  can  be  picked 
up  from  the  pilot  ship  station  there,  as  he  is  the  only 
person  able  to  give  reliable  information  regarding  the 
safe  navigation  of  the  German  Bight.    The  American  cotton 
steamers  M  lvelynM  and  "Carib"  endeavored,  contrary  to  these 
regulations,  to  reach  the  mouth  of  the  ?**eser  river  by 
sailing  along  the  Bast-F*i*ian  coast  islands  without 
making  for  the  Lister  Deep  and   without  taking  on  a  German 
pilot.    In  consequence  they  ran  upon  mines.    Subsequent 
investigations  have  shown  that  the  captain  of  the  steamer 
"-Evelyn"  was  acquainted  with  the  regulations  and  disre- 
garded them  merely  in  order  to  make  a  record  and  to  save 
time,  while  the  captain  of  the  *CeribM  alleges  to  have 
had  no  knowledge  of  such  regulations.    The  American  eot- 
ton  steamer  "Osmulgu"  (osmulgee?)  also  followed  the 
wrong  route.   Thanks,  however,  to  a  piece  of  good  for- 
tune, she  was  able  to  reach  her  destination  and  did  not 
share  the  fate  of  the  two  other  vessels. 

ich  of  the  three  steamers  had  taken  on  a  Butch 
pilot  in  Rotterdam.   According  to  the  facts  thus  far 

established,  these  persons  were  not  reliable.    As  it 

does  not  appear  impossible  that  the  pilot  service  is 
being  subjected  by  hostile  parties  to  influences  tending 

to 


-  2   - 


to  endanger  neutral  shipping  bound  for  German  waters, 
care  has  been  taken  to  call  once  more  the  particular 
attention  of  the  representatives  of  the  American  steam- 
ship Lines  in  Holland  tfe  the  regulations  published  in 
the  "Naehrichten  fur  Seefahrer".  Furthermore,  the 
Admiralty  has  caused  the  following  announcement  to  be 
printed  in  the  same  publication: 

*      Frequent  accidents  warrant  further  reference 

H 

to  the  directions  published  in  the  "Machrichten  fiir 
Seefahrer*,  Nos.  2770  and  3093,  1914,  and  33,  1915, 
regarding  the  approaches  to  German  river  mouths  from 
the  Itorth  Sea  and  to  the  urgent  warning  against  the 
route  along  the  £ast -Frisian  Ie^tlands.    Ml  ves- 
sels proceeding  from  the  Putsch  coast  to  the  Heli-" 

1- 
goland  Bight  are  recommended  to  steer  from  the  Tersche 

ling  Lightship  first  to  about  55  degrees  Horth  Latitu 

and  then  to  the  Lister  Deep  Buoy* 
Reference  is,  however,  again  made,  at  the  same  time, 
to  the  fact  that  the  northern  Route  around  Scotland  to 
Lister  Deep  Buoy  as  recommended  in  the  "Hachrichten  fiir 
Seefahrer  No.  3161,  1914,  offers  the  greatest  freedom  from 
danger. 

The  Imperial  Foreign  Office  has  the  honor  to  sug- 
gest to  the  American  Embassy  the  advisability  of  ac- 
quainting its  Government  of  the  foregoing  information. 

Berlin,  March  3,  1915. 


(See  Paragraph  4,  Instructions 


of  Week  nbk  be  returned. 

rrpr"' 


SUBJECT 


3 

Co 

LOSS  OF  AMERICAN     STEAMERS     "EVELYN"      and   »CARIB«. 


From 


No. 


144  Date March  4,   1915* 


Replying  to  O.  N.  I.  No Date 


-,  191 


,  191 


When  replying  to  cabled  inquiries  as  to  the 
position  where  the  "EVELYN"  and  "CARIB"  were  lost,  I  gave  the 
latitude  and  longitude  of  the  Admiralty  Staff  which  was  the  first 
available. 

The  figures  given  were  "EVELYN":-  53°  53*' N 
latitude;  6°  7*   E.  long.;   for  the  »CARIB«*  53°  56 •  N.  Lat., 
and  6°  56 •  E.  Long.    These  figures  vary  somewhat,  although  not 
materially  from  the  figures  given  me  later  by  the  captains  of  the 
ships  themselves,  which  were  for  the  "CARIB*  10  miles  N  by  W  from 
Norderney  Light  and  for  the  "EVELYN"  10  miles  111  from  Borkum 
Light  Vessel. 

As  cable  despatches  seem  to  be  uncertain 


I  forwarded  the  latitude  and 
to  Lieut.  Commander  Train 
to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy, 


longitude  given  by  the  Admiral  Stab 
in  Rome  for  transmission  and  also 


I  likewise  cabled  my  answer  to  the  Secretary 
of  the  Navy*s  cable  commencing  tt  Divendemur  allidatis"   through 
Train. 

Of  course  it  Is  not  possible  to  state 
absolufctly  what  kind  of  a  mine  or  what  nation's  mine  these  ships 
ran  on  but  from  my  talks  with  the  captains  given  in  report  tto.  139 
I  concluded  (1)  that  the  two  ships  ran  into  tim^msm   field  of 
anchored  mines,  (3)  That  neither  ship  had  the  intention  of  p:oing 
to  Listertief  Buoy  for  a  pilot  as  directed  by  the  German  government, 
but  were  heading  for  the  entrance  to  the  Weser.   (3)  That  it  is 
not  probable  that  the  ships  were  torpedoed,  both  from  the 
circumstances  and  from  the  fact  that  the  Germans  are  not  using 
their  submarines  to  attack  in  this  manner. Ships  evidently  bound 
for  a  German  port  would  not  be  attacked  and  also  the  German 
submarines  appear  to  be  taking  care  to  satisfy  themselves  as  to 
nationality  before  firing. 

As  the  log-books  of  both  ships  went  down 
with  them,  there  is  no  chance  of  checking  up  the  positions  of 
the  ships  more  accurately. 


copy. 


LEG  AT  I  Oil  OP  3WEDE1T 


3HI1TGT0N,D.C. 


March'  5,  1915 


3 


3  1915 


Sir: 

Following  directions  from  my  Government  I  have  the 
honor  to  invite  your  Excellency's  attention  to  the  fact 
that  according  to  a  long  tradition  the  territorial  waters 
of  Sweden  extend  four  nautical  miles  (4  minutes  or  7420 
metres)  from  the  coast  or  from  the  fur the rest  outlying  islets 
or  skerries,  which  are  not  continually  washed  over  by  the 
sea. 

With  renewed  assurances  of  my  highest  consideration, 
I  have  the  honor  to  remain  your  Excellency's  most  obedient 
servant, 

A  P  Ekengren 


His  Excellency 

The  Honor  able  "'.J.Bryan, 
Secretary  of  State, 
etc  ,etc,etc , 


r\ 


(M 


(See  Paragraph  4,  Instructions  of  Octo$tf$ifft($P*'  &C  T€tllVTi>CCl£ 

MAR 


3 
6 


SUBJECT       S  ?   T  U  A  T   I   0   N        to      MA  R  0  H        6th     1915,       [0 


Z                           147                                      March  6,   1915. 
From  No Date ,  191 


Replying  to  O.  N.  I.  No.    ~  ""*~"~!!"  "..         Date 


The  attitude  of  the  public  and  press,  which  was 
iolently  anti-American  after  the  publication  of  the  American 
ote  of  warning  with  regard  to  attacks  by  submarines  without 

investigation  of  the  nationality  of  the  ship,  has  considerably 

change d. 

The  popular  notion  of  our  attitude  in  Germany  at 
that  time  was  that  we  were  seeking  to  break  up  the  German  plan 
of  cutting  off  food  from  England  and  at  the  same  time  failing 
in  our  position  as  neutrals  by  not  insisting  on  the  right  to  bring 
food  to  Germany  in  our  ships* 

Feelinp^an  very  high  and  I  believe  we  were  near  a 
serious  break  about  the  middle  of  February.  Fortunately  some 
cool  heads  intervened  to  put  a  check  on  the  press  which  is  still 
held  down  with  regard  to  its  coioments  on  American  relations. 

In  the  meantime  the  fact  that  America  has  an  actual 
dispute  with  England  and  France  in  regard  to  the  rights  of  neutral 
ships  to  do  business  with  Germany  has  again  given  rise  to  hopes 
that  we  will  strongly  support  the  German  position  which  calls  for 
the  freedom  of  the  seas  in  accordance  with  the  London  Declaration 
or  the  earlier  Paris  treaty. 

THE  SUBMARINE  BLOCKADE. 

It  is  not  yet  time  to  get  reliable  information  with 
regard  to  the  success  of  the  submarine  boats  in  their  commerce 
destroyinrs. 

The  German  Nafry  Department  professes  to  be  satisfied 
with  what  has  been  accomplished.   It  is  claimed  that  a  number  of 
ships  have  been  destroyed  whose  names  the  English  government  has 
failed  to  give  out.   Also  that  the  loss  from  indirect  causes 
due  to  the  fear  of  submarines  is  very  great.   I  believe  the  submarine 
warfare  is  aimed  at  the  food  supply  of  England  and  that  the 
com  sanding  officers  received  very  strict  orders  to  be  careful 
about  neutrals. 

OTHER  NAVAL  ACTIVITIES. 

The  attacks  on  the  Dardanelles  are  causing  great 
interest  and  also  some  uneasiness  here.  A  successful  naval  and 
array  operation  which  would  bring  about  the  fall  of  Constantinople 
would  be  a  rreat  blow  to  Germany. 

I  have  heard  that  the  "GOEBEN"  has  been  repaired 
of  the  damage  caused  by  the  striking  of  a  mine. 

A  Swiss  newspaper  seated  that  her  heavy  runs  \vere 
being  taken  to  the  Dardanelles  to  strengthen  the  batteries  there 
but  this  appears  doubtful. 


2   - 


THE  WESTERN  ARI/1IES. 

The  position  warfare  continues  with  considerable 
losses  on  both  sides  but  not  much  in  the  way  of  advances 
on  either  side. 

Surgeon  Ohnesorp;  has  just  returned  from  the 
front  at  the  5th  Army  in  the  Argonnen  Forest  *  etc.  and  reports 
that  the  spirit  and  cheerfulness  is  excellent  and  that  there 
appears  to  be  plenty  of  food  and  equipment. 

The  confidence  of  the  Army  is  absolute  and  they  say 
to  all  inquiries  that  whan  the  right  time  cornea  they  will  break 
through  and  win. 

THE  EASTERN  ARMIES. 

There  has  been  no  more  brillant  battle  than  the  nine 
days  fight  in  East  Prussiai  known  as  the "winter  battle". 
February  6th  to  15th  ). 

The  Russian  Tenth  Army  was  surrounded  and  destroyed. 
Over  one  hundred  thousand  unwound© d  prisoner a,  Including  eleven 
renaraast  three  hundred  guns  were  taken. 

Further  operations  are  in  programs  and  important 

developments  are  to  be  expected  in  this  month  in  Poland. 


eednotbe 

(See  Paragraph  4,  Instructions  of  October  31,  1900.) 


ft 

til* 


SUBJECT 


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of  vj  b  n  r  i  n     •  it  a  •. 


2 


( 


From 


No. 


148 Date March .6.,    1915, 


.,  191 


Replying  to  O.  N.  I.  No Date 


.,  191 


The  following  is  given  out  with  repard  to 


the  loss  of  this  vessel :- 


US*    SUNK. 


TTolff  Telfcraph  Bureau  reports :- 

According  to  an  official  publication  of  the  British 
Admiralty  •  U  8  ■  was  sunk  yesterday  evening  in  the 
vicinity  of  Dover  by  an  English  torpedoboat.  The 
crew  was  saved. 


The  Acting  Chie*r  of  the  Admiralty  Staff 
(Sig.  )Behnc)re.  ■ 


(See  Paragraph  4,  Instructions 


f .  tJSTeednot  be  relumed. 

of  Octdfrer^T;  reoo.) 


RticewtitD 


cr/»j»r<r  OERIiAN  NOTE  ABOUT  AMERICAN  STEAMERS  ■EVELYN*  and 
SUBJECT rCARIB». 


From 


No. 


149  Date.  :arch  6,    1915. 


-,  #/ 


Replying  to  O.  N.  I.  No. Date 


:,  Wl 


I  forward  attached  the  translation  of  a  German 
note  to  our  ambassador  referring  to  the  lost  steamers  ■EVEXiTK* 
and  ttCARIB«  and  also  privinp  Important  hydro graphic  information 
relative  to  approaching  the  Oernan  coast. 

Tim   :rull  texts  was  cabled  hy  the  Embassy  to 
the  State  Departeaent  to— day. 


2feed  not  be  returned. 

19; 


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in   -  -  '  -  -  '  - 

notes     -  lish  co  rew. 

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•   DER  TAG"   March  8,   1015. 

From  0*  von  Gottberg. 


THE  CLEAN  WORK      OP 


"  U 


.2 


When  the  war  clouds  gathered  over   Europe,  Kapitanleutnant 
Hansen,  recovering  from  sickness,  was  sojourning  in  England 
for  recreation.  Friends  knew  thatn  he  was  a  German  naval  officer 
and  captain  of  a  submarine  boat.  An  English  hostess  therefore 
advised  him  some  nice  summer  morning:-  "If  I  were  in  your  place 
I  would  go  to  the  Post  of -fleet  Kir.  H  a  n  s  e  m,  it  may  be  that 
some  important  news  have  arrived* •    An  hour  later  the  captain 
read  a  telegram  which  recalled  him*  he  packed  up  his  plunder 
and  took  leave  from  the  lady  for  her  wise  council.   She  lifted 
her  finger  in  a  jesting  threat:-  tt  You  know  the  names  of  the  cruiser 
and  destroyer  on  which  my  sons  follow  the  same  calling  as  yourself. 
These  ships  will  never  be  torpedoed  by  you!  ■    M  Under  no 
circumstances"  laughed  Hansen,  and  has  been  able  to  keep  h&s  word 
up  to  date  because  he  never  met  this  craft.  He  caught  the  last 
train  which  an  officer  of  the  German  Navy  could  take  for  the  coast 
and  heard  on   the  way  nothing  hilt  war  talk.  At  home  the  people 
still  talked  conf identally  about  maintaining  the  peace.  Through 
the  smoke  of  a  cigar  and  the  steam  of  a  hot  cup  of  coffee  he  saw 
from  high  Bellevue  in  Kiel  over  the  glittering  blue  Bay  when  an 
extra  paper  anounced  the  order  for  mobilization*  He  paid  and  made 
for  the  place  where  the  war  put  him-  the  bridge  of  "  U  16".   On 
the  way  his  servant  met  him  with  a  note:-  To  embark  with  trunks" 
said  the  order.  That  meant  to  break  up  camp  and  turn  the  back  to 
Kiel  for  a  while. 


came  :  "  Off" 
the  enemy  ass 
cruise  on  the 
the  report  :- 
in  the  vicini 
when  for  the 
Englishmen,  a 
on  the  other 
of  the  sea  th 
turned  aside 


Man  and  baggage  were  hardly  on  board  when  the  order 
•   The  little  grey  boats  had  to  reconnolter  where 
embled  squadrons.   "  U  IB"  danced  for  the  first 
waves  to  the  Orkneys.   Disappointed  he  brought  home 
No  sight  of  the  British".   Once  more  later  he  cams 
ty  of  Non-rays  coasts.  The  day  was  beautiful  and  sunny, 
first  time,  skipping  along  the  coast,  he  saw  the  first 

cruiser  and  a  destroyer.  He  thought  of  the  lady 
side  of  the  Channel.   On  the  mirror-like  surface 
e  adversary  saw  the  bubble  course  of  the  projectile 
and  mads  off. 


When  in  the  first  February  days  "  U  16  "  laid, 
clear  for  action  near  Plslgoland,  the  captain  waited  with  impatience 
to  what  regions  the  next  order  would  send  him.   Soon  he  was  rejoiced 
with  the  order  that  he  was,  to  maks  the  Channel  unsafe  for  shipping 
of  our  adversaries.  This  is  the  place  for  game.  For  that  reason 
the  little  grey  things  like  to  be  there. 


On   the  9th  of  February  the  day  coi  incnoed  with 
fine  weather,  but  later  at  the  height  of  the  Mass  fireship  before 
the  Dutch  coast,  a  thick  fog  set  in.   Ten  hours  later  it  cleared 
away.   "  U  16  "  came  to  the  surface  and  saw  ths  sun  in  the 

on  the  water.   The  captain  stopped  a 
tons.  An  officer  brought  the  ships  papers 
cargo  was  intended  for   Dutch  owners  ,  the 
leave  of  the  stranger:-  "  I  rerrst  that 


Dutchman  of  about  6000 
on  board  our  boat.  The 
captain  therefore  took 
I  have  delayed  you  ". 


Clouds  crept  before  th^sun.  Thisk  veils  of 
vapor  hovered  over  the  waters  from  which  suddenly  the  black  nose 
of  a  big  heavy  steamer  showed  Itself,  Not  yet  reco^nir.ed  by 


-  g  m 


our  men,  the  stranger  hoisted  the  Butch  flag  and  made  off,  after 
turning  about.  This  was  very  suspicious,  as  the  Butch  steamers 
do  not  have  be  afraifl.  of  our  submarines.  The  yknow  that  the 
war  forces  us  to  stop  the  ships  of  the  neutrals.  Hansen  gave 
the  signal  to  stop,  but  in  vain.  With  forced  speed  the 
stranger  went  on   and  thus  committed  for  a  neutral  the 
unpardonable  error  which  rives  the  captain  of  the  boat  the 
right  to  fire.  Hansen  desired  to  give  him  more  rrace  and 
only  pave  the  word  for  the  machine  pun  to  xtxn   speak  asca 
warning.  The  fugitive  held  the  submarine  in  her  wake.  The 
day  sank.  It  became  dark  and  the  pursuit  was  given  up. 
Later  it  was  found  out  that  the  steamer  which  escaped  by 
using  too  much  consideration,  was  the  Englishman  "LAERTES* • 
The  misuse  of  the  Butch  flag  caused  great  indignation  with 
the  neutral*.  They  feel  how  easily  they  can  be  made  to  suffer 
if  England's  trade  hides  itself  behind  their  colors.  A  quick 
stopping  when  demanded  is  therefa&wiseable.   Who  makes 
himself  suspicious  challenges  a  shot  from  the  torpedo  tube. 

Before  Calais  the  weather  became  apain  very  thick, 
so  that  ■  U  16"  had  to  remain  long  hours  below  the  surface. 
After  coming  to  the  surface  the  crew  of  a  small  Englishman 
were  ordered  off  and  the  ship  torpedoed  quickie  as  French 
destroyers  approached.   When  they  chased  Hansen  he  escaped 
easily.   In  the  evening  he  saw  a  steamer  before  Havre 
attempting  to  run  into  the  harbor.  He  got  between  and  made 
the  "BULWICH"  stop.  Quickly  and  obediently  the  crew  climbed 
in  their  boats.   The  torpedo  shot  tore  up  the  steamer  to  the 
smoke  stack  and  sent  her  below. 

Before  Oherbour  it  was  the  other  way.   A  steamer 
wanted  to  get  out  of  the  harbor ,  saw  our  boat  and  turned 
to  flight  after  hoisting  the  French  flag.  The  skipper  probably 
thought  himself  sooner  in  the  vicinity  of  a  French  than  a 
German  boat.   Hansen  got  between  him  and  the  port,  but  had  to 
repeat  his  signal  to  stop  several  times.   With  34  men  two 
women  and  children  looked  from  aft  on  the  daring  grey  boat 
which  dared  to  give  orders  to  French  seamen  within  their  own 
waters.   On  account  of  the  women  and  children  Hansen  did  not 
torpedo  the  ship  when  she  disobeyed  his  orders.   He  may  have 
acted  in  a  chivalrous  manner  but  the  German  can  hardly  agree 
with  our  submarine  commanders  if  they  always  allow  their 
hearts  to  speak.  According  to  the  experiences  of  the  war 
the  British  may  now,  like  they  did  with  the  neutral  flag, 
hide  themselves  under  the  pillows  and  bibs  of  babies  and 
can  place  a  British  baby  with  her  nurse  in  the  crow's  nests 
of  their  ships.   As  long  as  England  is  willing  to  starve  our 
women  and  children,  those  of  England  may  also  feel  the 
needs  of  ^ar.   Steamers  which  do  not  stop  when  called  to 
do  so  should  be  torpedoed. 

The  sense  of  chivalry  of  the  captain  on  account 
of  the  women  and  children  nearly  brought  ship  and  cre?r  in 
danger.  While  four  of  his  men  rowed  to  the  Frenchman  with 
explosive  cartridges,  the  submarinetook  the  boats  with  the 
Frenchman's  crev/"  in  tow.  The  four  men  found  on  the"Viiie 
de  Lille"  an  abandoned  little  terrier  ready  for  a  fight. 
He  resisted  with  teeth  and  claws  the  capture*  By  putting  a 
south  wester  over  him  he  was  fv^ally  subdued*  and  when  on 
board  he  still  behaved  in  a  challenging  and  ugly  manner. 
As  to  the  true  situation  of  the  war  he  seemed  to  be  as  lit4;le 
informed  an  some  Russian  Generals »  for  he  seemed  to  be  inclined 
to  believe  in  the  near  success  of  the  French  anas,  and  refused 
to  ake  even  foodt  from  German  hands.  Brought  to  the  map  and 
confronted  v/ith  the  litt'e  flags  he  finally  capitulated,  and 


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afterwards  Joined  gleefully  as  watchful  war  and  submarine  d$g 
in  the  chase  after  the  British.  Even  French  dogs  sometimes 
have  more  sense  than  men. 

Directed  by  an  explosive  cartridge  the  "ViLLE  DE  LILLE* 
first  went  to  heaven  and  then  to  hell.  Hansen  supplied  the 
women  and  children  with  provisions  and  woolen  blankets  and  towed 
them  with  the  34  men  crew  to  the  land  at  Barfleur.  Approaching 
the  coast  he  cut  loose  from  the  boats ,  because  another  steamer 
showed  herself.  It  was  a  Norwegian  and  his  papers  were  found 
in  order.  The  skipper  had  called  to  the  captain  in  the  English 
language  and  received  answer  in  the  same  language.  When  petting 
away  the  submarine  showed  the  German  flag,  the  Norwegian  spoke 
words  of  applause  after  him.  He  surely  thought  he  had  an 
Englishman  before  him  &nd  the  true  heart  of   a  seaman  admired 
the  daring  of  our  submarine  operating  so  far  from  their  home 
in  French  waters. 

two  days  later  midnight  brought  the  18th  of 
February.  Before  the  memorable  morning  dawned  Hansen  torpedoed 
the  "DINORAH11  before  Dieppe  which  carried  horses  and  guns. 
When  he  saw  that  the  crew  was  able  to  save  themselves  in  their 
boats  he  made  off  and  looked  for  other  booty.  The  boat  had  to 
return  however  home  and  he  had  to  try  to  make  his  way  through 
the  dense  fog.   Helgoland  was  n^ver  more  beautiful  when  after 
a  long  and  hard  cruise  the  men  in  their  lamed  boat  could  see  th 
the  red  granite  cake  with  the  birthday  light,  the  light  tower, 
and  they  were  asked  the  question:-  ■  How  macynx    many  ?  * 
"Five  steamers  in  13  days*  was  Hansen  able  to  answer.  This  is 
clean  work,  which  (  U  8  *  has  also  performed  with  the  same 
number.  This  will  help  to  bring  up  freight  rates,  insurance 
premiums,  and  stamen's  wages.  But  this  is  the  purpose  of  the 
submarine  war.  When  the  ttred  out  crew  later  on  run  into  one 
of  our  ports,  their  saw  th<>  new  larger  boat,  which  will  bring 
their  captain  to  new  deeds*  Thirty  men  which  surely  now  had 
a  right  to  recuperate,  asked  the  question:-  Herr  Kapitanleutnant 
could  it  be  fixed  that  we  can  with  you  T  » 


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Toll owing  farther  details  o     the  logger  Bank  battle 
have  boon  learned. 

tie  Instructions  provided   that   when  a  force 
of  five  s)  ir>8  engaged  four,   the  two   Xea&in,  a  would  concen- 

trate on  the  leading  shir  of  the  si      yf   the  tnird  chip  on  second 

I1?,   fsartli  da  third  and  fifth  on  fourth.  the  pursuit  of 

the   '.-errrr .       v.tle-e/uiser  Squadron  the    Is       itable  dropped  -.suite 
a  distance  behind.      The  Lion  maintained  a  lire  against   the 
leading  s)  ip  ( Da rf linger) ,  the  ^Igor,   seeend       ■■■'■,   considered 
that  the  order  o:      Av?  against   Tour  should  be   carrie-*.  out  and 
fired  kx  '*erf  linger;  the  -rinoess  Royal,  however,  ashamed  that 
indomitable  was  not*  in  formation,   and  took  as  her  target  her 

posits,  the     sydllta,  which  third  in  eolmtnf  the  *-sw 

Zealand,    fourth   in  colurn,  made  the  same  assumption  and  it  red 
at  Blusher,    .'ourtj    in  Ce«*an  eolunr.  e  result  was  fchat  the 

tfoltke,   second  ship  in  Sermaa  colurn,   eeeaped  almost  untouched, 
and  it  ia  b  .of  the  1  ita  on  Lion  and  ?iger  vara 

o  by  this  ship.       art her  reports  prove  that  the  -ion  was 
rather  badly  damaged,  and  the  small  Ions  o     life  was  Ins  to  the 

uiuj  a  number  0-   the  &eft*an  sJ  .da  m*  eapled.e« 

One  angina  room  was  completely  flood  vernl  hits  agaiaat 

rv or    dd  not  v.;    in  one  aaaa  rnor   plats  was 

cracked  and  loosened  on  Its  sacking,  lid  not  fall  0   .  . 

an  ia  said  to  bo  still  undergoing  repairs*  i^er  waa 

hit  fourteen  times,  >at  o:    the  I its  en  her  were  in  upper 

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Referring  to     v    previous  roport,    :>£         October  I0Vi,   to 
the  fo'aval  --',  ,  on  V  ;  :  .   of  i   cans:  e  07  of 


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of  fror     &hs     -  v   Coll  «  .ar  Separt- 

aent   to    th<      illit  ktt    -        i      ...  la    !  i       ..;     :       t  .    '.n     ffcrtlier 

info  ^jailor  strd  to   tha  censorship.*   with  &   ^iew  to   deter- 

mining -   legislation  waul  necessary   in  the  ;j.»>.    fee 

control  the    :  Ln   time  o.1  rlio%   , .     auditioned 

information  was  obtained   in  conversation  aritj    one  c      :.  ■    ■    i«fe 
./ 1  o   I  i  j     Ice. 

2.  eked  specifically  on  what  legal  or  statutory  basis  the 

authority  o.    the  censor  was  found&d;    the   answer  was,  i  ei*eee4 

axaept   t]  s  fence  c;.:    wj is  Kealaa  Act'  .  infox  ..ued  that 

there  i  absolutely  no  law  or  regulation  under  widoj  aj 
c°ul  ~'r ev or; t  the  publication  of  any  news  item,  article  or 
cdvertiaeaent,  but  that  if  obj actional  i  •  J.ier  wee  actually 
published,    either  without   ite  Uag  been   submitted    bo    l\  e 

\&t  er  after  its  rejection  I,    tin      o  1,     ro<    e<  ings 

couli  be  taken  i       Lnat    the  guilt;         rty  under  fc]        Defence   of 

-   Healn  Act"  be  fere  eitier  a  civil  or  ...  military    court*   Jo 
^iicji  action  haa  yet  1-         brought,  amber  of  very  sharp 

warnings  have  been  is^uei. 

ha   subnlasion  o  Loatlon   La   a]  tireiy 

voluntary  wit]    tl  a  no.  ,  <)  ia  coi  Le  pursued  for 

their   own   protection  by    practically    all   the    London  papers. 
For  tl  o  information  end  faleanee  oi   publlahara  |    k  rally. 


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©specially     or  tl  ose  outside   oJ    -  on  istane^   does  noi 

perrr.lt  of  subml tt i&g  matter  directly  to   the  censor* a  office, 
a  book  of  inptrTietlons   and  warnings  hi  s  been   issued.     The  local 
and  other  matter  nufclished  in  papefes  outsid     London  is 
general     necessarily  left  to  the  discration  of  the   publisher, 
but  all  suci    publications  are  closely  watched  by  local   or 
militnr.    authorities  and   indiscretions  are  promptly  reports 
to  the  censor's  office,   wMcb  issues  alronitions  or  pointed 
warnings   as  tns  easo  is&y  r^cuira. 

4.  6  c^blo  an  il  censorships  work  independently  of  the 
pr®®$  censor  aa  it.vz  the  sa&o  Io|^&3   basis,   i.e.,  t&e   ff "efsnee 

of  t-  -     .  -..lie  Act",      the  luridanenti-l   diffSroiiea  in  their   procedure 
from  that  o;    the  press  censor  is  that   tho;/  actually  prevent  the 
transmission  of     any  news  or  otl    i      tattOY  which  is  their  judgement 
if*   Aotrifssntal  to   t7  i  safety  of  the  &§>&2». 

5.  In  connection  with  the  general  subject  of  the  censorship 
tiers   Is   attfci?:   I    reto   a  copv   of  the         dralty  regulations 
in  regard   to   the  censoring  of   all   prlvnto  sSMHml <st toag   sent 
from  vessels  o  f  I  w . 

lt):  n  .i    not   directly  concerned  witi.  the  censorship, 
attention  is   invited  to   other  zaaaaures  wiich  hve  been  taken 
to    prevent  the   transmit'  of  information  of  po  sible  value 

to   the  er 

(a'   Hagulstlon  rehiring;  all  owners  of  carrier  T>i#eons  to 
register  sit)    t)  ?.  police  i        forbidding    t)  sir  shlpaiaat  aj    rail, 
road  or  water,    fro?.,  one  point    I  t%)  er. 

(b)  I-  tion  ordering  tfeat  all  radio  spparatwfl  be  either 

turned  over  t  thoritiss  or  reported  to   thera  m   that  it 

>e  registered  eiA  asalsd. 

(cJ        r-3c     lloa      I  i  ve   from  time  to   tins  been  tafeen  to 
sa&rch  all  psMBwagnrB  to  the  Cstttlaajrt,     ^  rtioalarly  dollan   , 
before  permit  tin    then*   I      ;  roceed  on  t)  -eir   Journey. 

7.       [a  connection  vita   tie  ralrtlons  of  t)  e   ^ovemruenl   to   the 
press,   s8--acinlly  %)rt   o'    i.eutrni   cou   trios,    there  hna  been 
forifisd   a  cownlttte  c.nsiatir  V         e  h    rs   of  iement,    one 


Censorship  oJ  private  Correspondence    *X^ 

Rules 


v»ID 


In  evary  ship   or  vessel    as   officer,   who   s>  Ottld  be   a 
commissioned  officer  if  ptfBSidle,    is  to   "be   detriled  to   carry 
out   the  duties  of  Censor;    this  Officer,   when  oracti cable,    is 
to  be  one  whose  ordinary  duties  are   of  such   a  nature  as  not  to 
be  seriously  interfered  with  by  lis   duties  as  Censor,    smd  he   is 
to  have  a   Staff  .let?  ilea  to  assist  )  i  -. 

The   entire  mail    is   to   pass   through  his  hands,   and  he   Is  to 
witness  -oersor,  Hj  the  making  up  and  sealing  of  the  mail  bags. 

£«      TJnlen~   orders  have  be 313  ftiven  that   ths   sending    of  all 
Kails  fro*?  ships   Is    prohibited,   private  correspondence   -^ill  bo 
permitted  by  '  earns   of  - 

fa)  Telegrams 

(b)  betters 

(c)  "ostcr-rds 

(d)  Parcels,   including  photographs,   sketches, 

and  4i arias- 
.t  tent  ion  is  drawn  to   paragraphs  7,8  and  9. 


ii   for  a  spa  ten,   without    exception,    are   to   be   handed 
open  to    the   Ship's  Censor,   who,    if  he   sees  no   objection  to  the 
contents,   will:- 

l   regards   telegrams,    forward  thorn  to   the  local   post   of ice 
i i I   one   en v el  o p  e  m  rt 8  d    " 5  el  o gr ams   fr o : .     .    .  3 .    f  o  r  5P ran  s  r  i as i  o  j     ; 

veiope   being  closed,    signed,    and   dated  fey  tho   Censor  an 
accompanied  by  necessary  pa         t. 

As   regards  letters,     creels  and   pootcp-rda,   close  them  whan 
f.ecessary  in  the   presence  of  the  sender,   and  forward  them  to 
HM  local   post   office   in  sealed  bags  labelled  clearly    ;' betters 
(or     arcels  or  ^oatc^rdsJ    from     ...  for   F*         ission    , 

the  label  feslng   eigne d  b      k  e  censor  and  date  a. 

4.      In  ships  which  are  giving  regular  leave  sither  la  a  nons 
rt   or  refitti,.        ort   the   censors]  is  may  be  withdrawn,    but   all 
correspondence   in  to   be  forwards,   to   the   Iocm       >st   office   ii» 


±u 


sealed  bogs  labelled  clearly  lis   from     ...  to  be 

retained  at    u'. '\  ">.    for  tv.o   aaja    .      he  label  be      .         ted. 

5.  Strict  measures   are   to  be   t&3c$S   to   ensure   tfeat   no   corres- 
pondence loaves  the  ship,    except   in  the  manner  authorise'  above, 

6.  ^rivnte  messages  are  prohibited. 

7.  In  no   circums  r.-ces   It   specif' c   reference   to   be  made  on 

post  cards,    in  letters  or  telegrams,   or  matter  posted  In  parcels, 

or  in  private      I    ries  to   the   following:- 

(I)    She  position  o:   sns   sl.ipo  at    ;l,p  fcisss  c        citing. 
f II )  Pontine  ander  which  Blips4   companies  are  bein^  worked 
{III)    fovaieaiits  ol  any  ships,   flat  Ilia,   squadron,   or  fleet. 
(IV)    Plans   oh   Hitters  o- ..rations ,   «ft*>thsjr   rumoured,    snrraseu 

or   known* 
IT  )   la  tins    aa   "jo    the  condition  &t  ere.ws,   or  i- 

(VI?  Casualties  -  previous  to1  the  pttblicatioii  o     grfftcial 
Hats . 
(vu I   Leas  of  ships, 

• .        riticisa  of  operations  is   forbidden, as  are  statements 
aalamlatad  to  bring  the  8«vy,   ships,   or  individuals  into   disrepute 

9.     All  correspondence  rsaat   b«   in  plain       /lish,   and  rank  or 
rating  of   -he   sender  fim^t  nsvar  appear. 

1 ).    Commanders -in-chief  or  Senior  .  aval   officers  «ay#   r^t   any 
time,  prohibit   the   iendla  all  private  telegrams  or  meils 

from  ships   under  their  conn:  nds  for  such   periods  as  they  may 
d^em  necessery. 

11.      ttsntlon   ie    drawn  to   the    fast   that   in   t.' o   case  of  ships 
giving  leave   rrils  will  not   be  censored  but   onl     delayed  two 
dpys.      en  should  therefore  be   encouraged   to  post   everything  on 
board* 


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American  Embassy, 
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March  9,  1  15. 

YRQUi  Lieut.   Colonel   T.C.    Treadwell,   t?«8tM.$. 

TO:      NVj&JsrV^.     V^tesjOA^v 

SuTUIXJT:     7~otes  on  Sea  Transport,    and   foathamptt^n  Eoci-:    , 


The  unde reigned  visited  Southampton  March  4,   by 
authority  and  arrangement   of  the  War  Offioe,   and   was 
taken  about    the  Pocks  and  on  hoard  the   transport©    inhere 
by  Tariff.   General  A3.   Hamilton,   J^ihark  n  Commandant, 

Lieut,   Colonel  J.1"1.   Anderson   (R.A.Sf.C.),    Fmbarfcation 
Medical  Officer,    and  other  officers  of  the  Embarkation 
Staff. 

Great  Britain  has  had  more  iaparleftee    than  any 
other  country  in   transporting  lz*rge  numhera  of  troope 
all   over  the  world.  In  normal     timee  of  peace   these 

occasions  for  oversea  transport  art:  frequent   in  movir 
troops   to  and  from  India  and   other  oversea  possessions. 
There  has  aleo  been  the  experience  dut?   to  many  Military. 
expeditions,    the  greatest  number  of  troops  involved  being 
in   the  "Roer  War,    during   the   three  yeara   of  which  hundreds 
of   thousands  of  men  were  transported  on  long  voyages 
to  and  from  South  Africa. 

The  present  war  has,  however,  presented  j. roblons 
of  transportation  mors  extensive  and  complex  than  any 
hitherto  undertaken  by  this  or  any  ether  country,  re- 
quiring a  vaet  number  of  vessols,  and  an  efficient  ryet 
for  moving  troops  with  speed  and   eafety. 


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The  transportation  activities  during  the  present 
war  may  he  divided  into  two  classes: 

(1)  Long  voyages. 

(2)  V&ty   short  voyages. 

The  first  include   ovements  of  troop b  from  India 
and  the  dominions  to  E^ypt,  the  Persian  8ulf ,  for 
operations  in  Pardanellas,  and  to  and  from  many  oversea 

.rriscns  -  in  fact  voyages  over  siany  &eae  and  a  great 
part  of  the  world. 

m 

The  second  include   transport  across  tjhte  English 

* 

nhannel.   The  transportation  of  the  Bxpeditienary  Force 
to  France,  maintaining  it  there,  and  increasing  it  by  a 
steady  stream  of  reinforcements;   and  this  has  necessi- 
tated the  continuous  passage  of  ships  to  and  frc  across 
the  Channel  every  day,  and  some  days  in  considerable 
numbers,  from  Southampton  and  other  ports. 

The  following  regulations,  with  regard  to  transport, 
are  taken  from  Field  Service  Regulations  and  Organism* 
tion: 

The  navy  is  responsible  for  the  prevision, 
despatch,  and  control  of  the  sea  transport  of  an 
army,  and  for  its  security  while  at  sea. 

The  navy  carry  out  the  operation  of  landing 
and  shipping  troops,  animals,  vehicles  and  stores 
whether  alongside  wharves  or  to  and  from  a  beach  - 
provide  boats,  lighters  And  tugs,  and  labor  in 
connection  with  same.   All  other  labor  required 
will  be  none  by  the  army,  except  in  cases  where  the 
naval  authorities  consider  it  desirable  that  they 
should  provide  all  or  some  of  the  labor. 

Army  bring  all  personnel,  stores,  etc.,  to 
the  point  of  embarkation,  where  the  navy  take  thm 


,  ■ 


over.   The  navy  having  landed  troops,  etcree, 
etc,  they  arc  taken  over  by  the  army,  and  trans- 
portation of  everything  landed  rests  with  the 
army. 

The  Director  of  Sea  Transport  controls  the 
arrangements  in  connection  with  the  provision  of 
sea  transport  on  behalf  of  the  Admiralty.   When 
a  sea  base  is  ueed  a  military  lanrUnp  officer  is 
appointed  to  supervise  the  embarkation  ana  dis- 
embarkation of  all  personnel,  animals,  and  material. 

When  it  is  not  practicable  for  navy  to  supply 
personnel,  all  or  part  of  embarkation  duties  are 
performed  by  army,  as  is  case  at  Southampton, 
where  navy  takes  over  duties  ©f  provision,  despatch, 
and  safety  of  transports,  and  other  embarkation 
duties  are  looked  out  for  "by  Headquarters  for 
Iribarkation  "Duties  (army). 

The  Quarto  master  Oeneral  informs  the  Trans- 
port apartment  of  the  Admiralty  of  the  number  of 
troops,  horses  and  stores  to  b©  embarked.    The 
Transport  Department  selects  the  vessel®,  and 
arranges  for  their  beinr?  fitted  for  service  re- 
quired. 

The  ports  and  dates  of  embarkation  are  fixed 
by  arrm  foment  between  Q.?'.H.  and  Admiralty. 

Before  embarkation  of  troops  vessels  are 
inepected  by  a  mixed  board  of  naval  and  ar- 
of fleers  and  final  inspection  is  made  before  ehipa 
sail. 

For  long  voyages  large  vessels  are  selected 
for  transports  on  account  of  greater  carrying 
capacity,  greater  c< -fort  of  troops  and  horsos,  and 
units  are  less  split  up. 

/ 


The   requirement©  of  the  Army  as   regards  ©vacua- 
tion  by  sea  of  eicit,    wo  -!,    prisoners,   etc.,    Ti- 

the  theatre  of  operations  will  be  communicated  to 
the  Director  of  Sea  Transport  by  the   Inspector 
General  of ,  Co?mu|^oj$  tare  ugh  the  Military 


■ 
Landing  Officer. 


Convuyarce   is  provided  by:- 


\f  (1)      Transports  (ships  ©njsraeed  for 

C  Hover  anient   service  on  tiiae 

charter) . 

(£)     Freight  Ships   (ships  on   s/h:eh  con- 
veyance  is  em*aj?ed  for  certain 
bodies  of   troops) . 

Transports  are  classif ied:- 

(1)  For  con^e fm 64   of  units  with  or 

without  animal  is,    or  drafts 
complete  with   supplies,    stores, 
etc. 

(2)  g&ttfj  tal  Snipe. 

"Freight  SSllpfl  are  classified:- 

(1)     Por  conveyance  of  personnel,    as 
troop  freieht  ships. 

(£)     ?or  conveyance   of  animals  and 

their  attendants,    as  remount  or 
mule  freight  ships. 

(J)      7?or  conveyance   of   stores. 

Long  voyages  are  voy*ages   to  any  part  of  the 
world. 

flhor  I  All   -  tiS  of  eight  days 

or  lesn. 

Very  short  voyages  are  voya/res  of  one  mpht 
at   sea  cr  less. 

Tennare  setinatss  are  based  on  4   tons  per 
man  and  12  tons  per  horse  for  ion*  vc  -     # 

ns  per  taan  and  8  tone  per  horse  for  Short  voyages 
ri  tons  per  man  and  4  tone  per  horae  for  vory  abort 
voyages. 


'is: 


from  the  following  extract  from  a  speech  of  Mr, 

Churchill  in  the  House  of  Commons  delivered  about  a 

month  ago: 

fi*he  oommand   of  the   sea  which  we  hare  thus 
enjoyed  h&B  not  only  enabled  our   trade   to  bp 
carried  on  practically  without  interruption  ©r 
serious  disturbance,  but  we  have  been  able   to  move 
freely  about   the  world  very  large  numbers  of  troop© 
•    .    .    .  J   am  p*oinfr  tc  give  the  TTouae  a  figure 

which  has  no  military  significance  because  so  many 
uncertain  factors  are   BOflpriftea  within   the   total t 
but  which  is  an  aeaolutff^jy"  definite  figure  so  far 
as  the  work  of  the  Admiralty  Transport  Department 
is  concerned*       We  hare  now  moved  by  sea,    at  hoaift 
and  abroad,    including  wounded  brought  back  from   the 
front,    including  Belgian  wounded,    and  branch  troops, 
moved  here   83  as   circumstances  required, 

often  at  the   shortest  possible  notice,   with  con- 
stant changes  of  pl&na,    acres©  oceans   threatened 
by  the  enemy1 a  cruisers,    and  across  channels 
haunted  by  submarines  to  and  fro,  from  India  and 

•ypt,    from  Australia,   Wow  Zealand  and  Canada, 
China,   South  Africa,   and   every  fortress  and 
possession  under  the  erown  approximately  3,'       ,000 

men,  without  up  to  the  present  any  lees  of  life 

Indeed,    so   smoothly  and  unfailingly  has  this  vast 
business  been  carried  through  that  we  have  several 
times  been  compelled   to  remind   the   soldiers  who 
we  serve  -  and  I  now  think  it  righi.   to  remind  the 
House  •   that  after  all  w©  are  at  war*       We  are  at 
war  with  the  second  naval  power  in  the  world,        isn 
complaints  are  made   that  we  have   taken  to©  nmy 
transports,   or  armed  too  many  auxiliary  cruisers, 
or  made  us©  of  too  many  colliers  or  sup;  3      ships, 
X  mast  mention   that  fact." 

During  the  last  few  weeks  ths  work  of  transporting 
troops  has  been  greater  than  at  any  time  since  the  out- 
break of  the  war,   so  that  to  data  the   total  of  troops 
transported  by  sea  would  considerably  exceed  this  figure 
of  a  million  men  piven  above. 

The  work  connected  with  the   transport  of  troops 
is  thus     carried  out  under  the  Headquarters  for  Railway 
Tranapcrt,    the   transport  Department  of   the  Admiralty,    and 
the  Headquarters  for  Embarkation  Duties, 

Hallway  transport  ia  carried  out  under  ft  Dirsctor 
of  Hallway  Transport  (Colonel)    pi  til  about  loO  aaoi stent 
officers,   grided  as  "Deputy  Directors,  Assistant     L   actors, 
and  Hallway  Tranaport  Offioers. 


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The  Transport  department  of  the  Admiralty  consists 


of: 


Director  of  Transport*  -   Mr.   araeme   Thomson. 

Haval  Assistant  director  c:    Sransyorts  (  .    .) 

Di-         onal  Faval  Transport  Officer©. 

The  Division*!  Vttvsj,   TramUfTiTrt  Officer  at   Scut]         .on 
ic  Captain  Stansbury,   R«S»,    and  under  hiia  art   Inspectors 
of  Shipping 

The:  Headquarter©  for  Stertnar  -.ies  consists 

of: 

Embarkation  Commandant  -  8#ig*4&*  n^ral. 

Beputy  Assistant  Adjutant  General  -  Major, 
•aputy  As&iBtant  Quartermaster  numeral  *  Maje-. 

Staff  Captain  -  Captain. 

Assistant  Provost  Marshal  -  lap  tain. 

13.   ABBistant  Stebarkation  Commandants  -  Colonels, 
Lieut.   Colonels,    and  Majors. 

SMI     Assistant  Embarkation  staff  Officers  •  Majors 
and  Captain*. 

£     Assistant  Military  Landing  Officers  -  Captains. 
or warding  Officer  -   Lieutenant. 

Medical  Officers. 

Almost  all   01"   the  officers  connected   with  Railway 
Transport  and  Embarkation  TUities  are  from  the  Reserve 
of  Officers. 

Soon  after  the  outbreak  of  the  war  Southampton 
was   takon  over  by  the  Crovornnent,   and  "became  a  closed 
port  for  commerce.        The  greater  part   ef   the  British 
Xxpediti unary  Force  wao  embarked  hers,   and  tho  port  has 
since  been  continually  used   to  maintain   and  to   increase 
this  force.       for   this  purposo   it   is   the   most  favorably 
situated  port  on   the  Channel,   beinff  a  spacious  and   well* 
defended  harbor,    with  extensive  dock  facilities,    cj  miles 


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from  Cherbourg,  112  miles  froa  Havre,  and  1^0  miles  frem 
Boulogne    rhe  Southampton  Bocks  afford  berthing 
accommodations  for  50  or  more  large  etc  amor  a  where  the 
largo » t  chips  can  tie  up  alongside,  and  include  h   large 
basins.    They  arc  next  to  the  railway  I  nus,  and 

railro    racks  run  to  all  parts  of  the  Docks,  so  t.hat 
troops  and  supplies  may  be  loaded  directly  from  rail 
to  ship.    There  is  a  dapth  of  42  ft.  at  the  !>ocks,  and 
ships  of  deep  draught  may  go  in  or  out  at  all  stages 
of  the  tide. 

The  Bocks  are  about  15  miles  above  the  naval  base 
at  Portsmouth  from  which  naval  escort  ie  furnished  for 
the  transports. 

The  port  has  been  reopened  several  times  to  commerce 
during  temporary  lulls  in  transportation  of  troops, 
"but  the  numerous  «teamehip  com.* :nnxes  using  the  port, 
of  which  the  Royal  ^ail,  White  Star,  union  Ctietle  and 
Cunard  are  the  largest  English  lines,  have  hesitated 
to  accept  the  authority  as  a  b&sis  for  workm*-:  tb^ir 
steamers,  as  they  knew  that  a  renewal  of  military  trans- 
port activities  at  the  rocks  was  likely  to  occur  at 
any  time,  and  Southampton  is  a  prohibited  port  for 
aliens,  whereas  normally  it  is  more  especially  a 
passsn^er  port*   The  South  Western  Co.  eras*  channel  - 
"boats  from  Verve   have,  however,  continued  to  run  each 
day. 

■  Bocks  ore  ch  t  off  on  land  side,  by  hirh  walls, 
the  enclosure  guarded,  anrt  public  are  not  admitted 
thereto.    The  large  South  Western  Hotel  at  railway 
terminus,  and  Just  outside  dock  enclosure  is  also 
oloted  to  th<  publie,  and  used  by  officers  of  the 


_  _ 


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r i    p a ,      ley      i«"2    *'i j    . 

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■■  -.       ,    . 
r&l    .  ri,    •■  <•..■■       apt    3    r    s 

i  I  itl  ..n  0  M    6i  . 

i  '- ;  i 

.  .    tr&i«    '.  r  I 

■        ,       k3  tt«  ar :  r«tti         -  oh 

30     .:       I  3    '  :     -  I  i   t-3    Or      .■■■:.   - 

i      .  t  ..  uat«  £p  of 

si  b  '« teb  -.     form 

rfe*itoi    :•»....  I  t   units  or  ■d'aUr.-'        at», 

or  I  I         .  f :  t,    uu/no-ars  of  pffiacra,         .,    &02***», 

. ,     i  .'r;    ■  ■  pt  i<        I  ah    .  i«i,  paed, 

•  «ac  ol 

Of  lj5  «;         kjc#d« 

.,  {am  n 

tt    i  ii,  i  i        '.  >.jr*  . 

i  ;.  i  Kiitt  lei./    &Vai  i.,.  i  49. 

i    u»lly  b;         i  :;  o   si  . 

,  ■'  t  J      I  .   •    :  . 

across   th*  i  .  .at  * 

i.  i  i  as  * 

,  wait 


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por:>  i    I  sad,  l*   w«2I    p<'»  troi  le-j ,         1                     .i<g 

a  a.  ay   by   sa&JTT  OWttfcaa  ftf  ti&*>2    paurtitRlSLaw&y       i     ttoN 

;     War,  I'orca,    and             y- 

%    in      I  r,    axe opt                                  «a 

>»«   a i.t  §a    far                tfTi«t#s**3  j            ..    ,;U 

ed   a,:aifiM,    ai&d   affea**  threat   a*t»a;i«@   t           is«s   little  -.*-.- 

t f.  i    .w  airier,  i  , 

,      the  V*aa«l  I    ■ 

crosi-  ■   atMB*    &J$$  about   l-;    ,>;•   ta&ra 

tm-$p*Q%mt  ftA'3  ^bu^i  tha   ,-ookti   s  i     ..  . .  ■    l&ga 

&a%*l#    v;:^!--    7C   lua  i     -^   y# *««.';  i  ana)  par*        i!i,:; 

A  hfrapit  -in  had  Jttal  i-«    63         t&#, 

carr,,  ,i:i  bit    aa&Atar*  *$  i  i  t*?*JL    at 

iexamirla, 
*i*a  ware    !  t.i    \o 

;      a  .         I  i  •    to 
#oun  j a,  «v$r*s  .... :        •  of  m 

rthar  uk  a  it,         ia   tr»la  »r   r^u- 

if    LraJ  a,     . .,  . 

■  n.  .  lag  tq 

train      - .  ~,        .  .       -  •■   f  - 

era  i»i 

ra  ai«r«    ea  i  .  I  .  r    to 

I 


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vara*  ..  ta 

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•T«  OJf    ir;:i,    low   atta*    e           Lag.         t»  q  t:^r   co •  .- 
.,                                                                           .                    .  a 

irt    - .    -  •      i  •    fca  -             '•.    kHil  iilNMraJ      raoja. 

There    **T«  Mil   u       ^atou                           r  .■,««, 

'.rv    ro      .  tmrm  we/*;    «1  *?&£&?  .                                      P* 

in      -     ♦.  i  v. i  ■ .                                   -  arr 

.  •  ipltal 

mi®     \  ia    on« 

i  Jmvi  i 

:.,  : o  f   aoai  t  ; 

i  wi1         i         •  ;  I  b&J  p#«i  \  ■.  ia 

...  .......   d . 

I  >    $    -.  OwliWiriii,  13         la 

I    -  ;.««  aad    Lsaalvitiw    .  ..      ,t .  mi  yut- 

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.  ftra   1 -»  r   iiantia.j    prli  ft  ae; 

■j,      l  0  ...  at 

af  tc  ,  .  >,    o    . 

La/aa  i-:\, ,  ,<*.:■  .rae*  «• 


ei« 


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artillery,  tt«r*  fe#iJ|$  loaded  wit;  r,      od. 

j  with  jur'p't 

vil^r  ahlp&  »r«  usou  »■&*«   Tor  ttroftft 

the  0&&&A$Xa  J    .a  oo-  r  2 on,;,    voyages 

..'3    saail    fa  at    ikl<pa  .  \&$   for    t&if  abort   a^rvica. 

..:a   orai.  cro M*ah*iUMA    li&a  $1 «  boats  ara  ;~uoh 

uaau  in    ',rtv        rtlag  iftftntori?   toro  ..  i.        ua^r 

of   tau  >e  ar*  ovar    ..       .*ota   a*>«Qd.  g 

Lch   itott  about  4    •.     ,    carried  1#$    i   ,  ,o  .,    suad    two   o  t. 
.  t  *v«r«   to  '..ia&¥©  la  tor  «oro    I®  ftftSYjy    aaout  tuo   &&ia® 
nu.ut^r.  bri      for    fcb         *at     .  is  only   about  7 

^rs,    or  !««*• 

.tor",  '  ,     '  .fc-ritorvoa"  ,    and   ano  tjier 

aael,    al,t   of  0,    Qfl    feOGS,    or  s^P*|    were  b-  i&ad 

wi  i        ..-  ,o»  ana   art.         :-j .  a   &j 

a   kilter,/,    b..;;  . .  ,        |  .,     m.         .uru   I  j  a; 

oUrnr         i    Loaded     h  i  .,..*,'! ta,    uraft  .,       . ..  ir 

att     ,  u'Us,  ■    -a&    Uvy,  td4    or  aaarly    so,    there 

were  -3     .   .  .vjr&ig,  Ui©   o  tu^ra  MWi  appareuW., 

t&£*  about    tfta    sag&e  auartiar. 

m   -aiu  .re    tli*   oni-..r    &  ftffti 

for  m   Lltmrjf    utor^a  aaa   aupr-x  i    ia    Kmt    ^.^tharupLu.;    I 
Pippin         i&rga  i  it  of  f  ..u«i  ,;r,    3    li 

With    it   Ota    th.        ,' v;  >-..  ,.,:i    fcf     th»i  lM4l1k« 

:.,.i  .-?  feeing  .loaaeu  juppaion 
private   p&ofea$«a.                      .ra    sfolppaa   to    th* 

the  ax                                  /    f  i         .,  to   *  -,ol,,ut  if  I            j. 

par  box,    for  officer*,    n»a4  ..,           .         tar*    i  i 

aa  para  to                               ri9<  wit]  •  •  Ltf                           .    to 

oJc   Out   foy    -..  .1  ,    .    t    ,     ■  ■*  •    It  rat    -k*. i  i 

of                 ou    u              ftrdad          i      ,  *»9        ..  ,        .                 at 

i«#      t  .JilOOa     ,  |  .'!• 

paoxa,gao  forwar  *r  « 

to   Uio  uumt  ita  .  i:j,    l  a(/.«. 


Ano  th«r   oqc^H-  **  of  this  w 

tr  rtstio        uta  b**a    tho  f^XXwsi  -    -    •       ...  i.- 

t.lona  ana    Ire.  :;it   o#X#   a  in   fira  ->n, 

&  y   of    |  .  ...;.■     trait  ratunaad   on    auort   X«*»«t 

£  uuria  ;  i  ,  -t  u.  w  g* 

..rajioer*    fftarriag  &1    Wie  .  t    te.  ,.    iri  i.  ;,* 

would   rua  over  e*9    ...  ,:Uji,-.i   ,  u*«   bout    trui.i 

for  officer  a  WBvi    9«&sU»,*»*  &«£t   i,.  .■    a,  lion  at  1   p.m. 

•ac.'i  u&y.  It"  ieavo    f»«  st$$$*i  about  J  "#@«k  13  a. ,o,    or 

aoout    fcha    ti.ae  ol'  i'-.         .  -    : -:  ort   ■        j$fit4#%    ,^na    •> 

ters    arc  rgo  "iit   oarr^<jA*jH    o:i  til*  JJooJta  -shoro 

ftXtfSj  ^it.3  of      ffia**!  »9«l       tf|   9t%    to«   .fror.tt  a r«  kept. 
&i  1   la   p         ft   In     caiwiiii}   !    .,;;,    gugfl    at^iooi^ed  with  tsaw*  a  (tat 

I  unit   to  #hl  3  boXoaga,   xlta  02'    g  I  1*4 

bo  pthanr,     skJ    &»&®t4       p%  of  t;.-.;. ... 
ah    up    .     ort    ■  r., 

iber  02a  whi  Is        rouM  at    lh*  1o&w.        Ml   orficor^  an 

of   tha  •  e&r  a  whit.  irft  Mitt  aril 

word  "  s»n  i  t. 

.^ero  wvt%  no   l&r$«   oceanit  I  of  £h«   p&saoi  39 

at  &ooka  1  on  4th.  1 

tha   ft&ot      ia  .   th««i9   ..  .  ..»• 

porting  «xp»ditio;  force   for   aoTfta*  9t 

r  loa  i<  ...  ■  .  9  aat)f 

. 

A)*io.  1  work,  o44«9a..;;«a  roar  tho  i'uotor 

ahlp*  i«  <: ■/ A-j  v  hour 9  j*#   90    that  no  ur ; 

o«  toav-'o    ffl  ,  ,-;/    ia  .  ...  I  lg 

1  rjr  9  1    r«t  993TV'. 

thoao  fhort  1  1*      ■  .  ,    i  «    1  :    .    » 

L.i    in  I...  I  |»a  Ml     t..  L>  , 

1 — ^—         1    11    tu  .9  rami  9JT9    1 


I  ■    ■ 


JOSVOjid 


of    fcff  &J  »<  .  i 

&  o  I  ;&  J  v  p  •- , 

id      i  i3  j   a*.  -■.  .    . 

fru.     !   .:•■     «p   tha  rivar     b3 ...    . 

...... 

X«    ■  ■     i  ,  .-,    t  '■    1 1     .      ii:'.;         .1 

*i  -        ■    »«**$  .„:  .:       , 

:>Li    §aftt   In 
..  or   a&H  entire    utfiifditlon  ae    tiiuc,      .  ..    i        ..itafcls 

ly  aauth  1  ■..:,,..  .      ort  of 

«abferic&Lio.a   a»u   4ii^i  r   io^;  *$$*&$%  h               ft* 

..■a   adtranta  *ta    v,i-:'j   djf   i ..    ,j.i    |          .Ue« 

-i"   *»&«  Ni    i'or    Iran          •-   j>r     . . .          '  «4t#li   *$ 

jutwyuttptoa  w«j                  ,  t,   it   ua^r«U}ih.    that   aay 

tx          vrta  *r»   &rmeu.  i    £$   aot  carry   iaifj           f      v-r«  or 

.  wer*#    nut  are  j.,i  on    -           j    .iMpa  Oaptaitta  or 

gallic      a*&#?*«         *r«   ar*  ao         •  ■   •     , 

■>yt    oy<»r     tQ    lar^    -    ...       .       .  •_;.  •      ln*ra  of  tfr. 

i  to    »u*r(    a&tf  otinwr  ila  auxiliary  cruiwrs. 

./al     .^j^rve    |          ,  «t  *tt  3   iattvT),    raaoa*4                i  aa 

jjwrve  crewi),    aua   •an  ra«  of  v,..rlou3  i          j.c*  up   to   <i-i    . 

•■»»e    ahij»*  dan   t><3#  ....            or    transport   of  .troop* 

Li          >ttflk«  are   aai   useu    I  .  rl -i  .                       >rtj 

(otii«r  t                  i  tai    rib  ,                  (il.l            -•  ,,                  « 

U*d   ty    fchs  Ltgfg   an                          .,..., 

*e«n   »oift«   of  our  I  .,     tald   h«    •        .                    .  *• 

oi"  s  wa  ■,  aa  nma  wtj  *a 

c  lata  -   cla&aer,    Cottar    . 

•  m    Una   day,  •♦••■9Kifi0r    thi    i    ...r*  easily 


v*rt*a  tr*:.  *. 

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in  all    the  ,uov  .  l-.roovA   tcj       -  ..., 

fro-.   bsdift<  ,.^i»     taa  i   eliHPa        -,    b&$ 

-   lia  ;eU    J  ,      ad  ;:    .  In     to* 

<3 as  01'  B^Yia         3  fey    j-:.-.  aa  I  and*  secrecy   that  naa 

fc&l  a    U,ii  g    i 

no   urie   but   t&*  i  l  j  i&ts  &g  i        -. 

sent    Tor  miXit&.  >ii>mv   -«ii  ruancui**  .. , 

ftt    is     Uiii    f.  ;tft,     Or         l&t     ;Cr:;.  ®«£it 

oversea   froffl  indie,  r*nu    u,  .i.iions. 

.  ;   th«a     inter  Lia     r^uoe   ems   firs 

,    'JO    to    y-.  4-: .■;■■■    it   $4$   &«<5««eary    to  transport 
av«.fu.:-s   gf  1,  g%    .uerely    t         d&t&iia   it. 

:i.  ..     the  XSkti  few  &#*&&*   haw#v*Jf,   many   thous'  nsre 

been    sent    lo     r  >3t,«t    fcfcto*  i  - 

.,■:.....  :*t     t  i"*  rtiti-jna    in    tfc*     -'UrtUuHKii*^, 

tfl  expedition  i    fro  ,       .  «i   troops  d   In 

rerieu*  other  |  &.        aers  h*ive  o«en  IS    foi] 

r  ..-.or«  a.  u&y#      desp..,.t..sa-.::  I  , 

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HEAVY    GUNS. 


ABSTRACT,   1914. 


Order 

of 
Merit. 


1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 

a 

q 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 


Fleet  or  Squadron. 


No.  of 
Ships. 


No.  of 
Meu 


Average 
Points. 


First  Ship  in  the  Fleet 
or  Squadron. 


Points. 


Second  Battle  Squadron 

China  Squadron     -  -  - 

Mine  Laying  Squadron  - 

First  Battle  Cruiser  Squadron 

Fleet  Flag  Ship     - 

First  Light  Cruiser  Squadron 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboats 

Second  Cruiser  Squadron 

Fifth  Cruiser  Squadron  - 

First  Battle  Squadron    - 

Fourth  Cruiser  Squadron 

Fifth  Battle  Squadron   - 

S.E.  &  W.  Coast  of  America 

Depot  Ships  and  Flotilla  Cruisers 

Third  Cruiser  Squadron 

Mediterranean  Fleet 

Special  Service  Vessels 

Third  Battle  Squadron  - 

Fourth  Battle  Squadron 

Sixth  Battle  Squadron  - 

Australian  Fleet    - 

New  Zealand  Division   - 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

East  Indies  Squadron     - 

Totals        - 

Training  Squadron 


Fired  less  than  75  per    cent,   of  her 

guns. 
Fired  under  1913  conditions  -         -  I 
Battleships  and    Cruisers    4"    B.L. 

and  Q.F.  guns. 
Battleships     and      Battle     Cruisers 

1913  conditions. 
Fiied  less  than  75  per   cent,  of   her 

guns. 


2 
2 
3 

1 

1 

3 

4 

1 

2 

3 

1 

6 

1 

8 

2 

1 

2 

Nil 

Nil 

Nil 

Nil 

Nil 

Nil 

Nil 


43 
5 

23 

9 
16 

3 

1 


20 

18 
II 
8 
22 
22 
8 

14 

18 

24 

12 

86 

12 

58 

19 

8 

8 

Nil 

Nil 

Nil 

Nil 

Nil 

Nil 

Nil 


368 
60 

75 

72 
259 


129' 
100 

95 

91 

87 

84 

83 

81 

77 

74 

72 

71 

69 

63 

59 

59 

17 
Nil 
Nil 
Nil 
Nil 
Nil 
Nil 
Nil 


62 

92 

36 

87 

86 

26 

33 

71 

08 

50 

92 

60 

44 

58 

07 

06 

50 


75-93 


44-12 


73-00 


78-42 


"  Audacious  " 
"  Yarmouth  " 
"  Naiad  "      - 
"  New  Zealand  " 
".Iron  Duke  " 
"  Birmingham  " 
"  Jason  "       - 
"  Shannon " 
"  Falmouth  - 
"  St.  Vincent" 
"Essex"       - 
"  Bulwark  " 
"  Glasgow  " 
"  Vulcan  "    - 
"  Devonshire  " 
"  Indomitable  " 
"Alert" 
Nil       - 
Nil        - 
Nil       - 
Nil 

Nil  - 
Nil  - 
Nil       - 


"  Crescent  " 


140 

104 

133 

91 

87 

100 

133 

81 

79 

99 

72 

100 

69 

91 

81 

59 

17 

N 

N 

N 

N 

N 

N 

N 


25 
17 
33 
87 
86 
00 
33 
71 
16 
75 
92 
00 
44 
66 
48 
06 
50 
il. 
1. 
1. 
1. 
I. 


90-13 


A     (12)28479     (26528)     700     5/15     E  &  S 


A  2 


RESULT 


OF 


TEST    OF    GUNLAYERS 

WITH 

HEAVY    GUNS 

IN 

HIS    MAJESTY'S    FLEET,   1914 


Year. 

1910. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914 

*Included  in  Order  of  Merit 

i  Ships 
"  (  Men 

127 
1,522 

134 
1,671 

116 
1,528 

71 
570 

43 
368 

*Not  included  in  Order  of  Merit 

(  Ships 
"  (Men 

— 

— 

— 

27 
108 

23 

75 

*4"  guns   firing  in  Battleships   and 

Battle  C  Ships 
-  1  Men 

— 

12 

17 

21 

16 

Cruisers        - 

— 

204 

278 

318 

259 

Firing  under  Special  Conditions 

j  Ships 
"  (  Men 

— 

5 
63 

8 
66 

13 
94 

9 
72 

Number  of  Ships  who  did  not  carry 

out  Test 

12 

19 

15 

55 

88 

Number  of  Battleships  and  Battle 

Cruisers  who 

— 

— 

— 

5 

8 

did  not  carry  out  4"  Test. 

Ships  are  not  classed  in  Order  of  Merit  unless  75  per  cent,  of  their  gunlayers  fired. 


COMPARATIVE 

RESULTS 

BETWEEN   1910,  1911,  1912 

,  1913, 

1914. 

In  Scoring  Time. 

Nature  of  Gun. 

.Rounds  Fired. 

Percentage  of  Hits  to  Rounds  Fired. 

1910. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

1910. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

13-5"  B.L.  Mark  V.   - 

126 

171 

103 

58-00 

66-66 

85-43 

12"  B.L.  K.E.  VII.  and  later 

525 

560 

623 

242 

145 

48-90 

37-30 

54-74 

52-48 

52-41 

12"  B.L.  before  K.E.  VII.  - 

260 

287 

141 

13 

47 

32-30 

35-20 

35-46 

38-46 

38-29 

10"     B.L.    Marks    VI.   and 

26 

30 

— 

10 

— 

23-07 

33-33 

— 

40-00 

— 

VII. 

9 '2"  Two  gun  turrets 

106 

66 

104 

69 

17 

50-90 

53-03 

45-20 

44-92 

88-23 

9 '2"  Single  gun  turrets 

444 

461 

427 

102 

56 

55-60 

55-30 

55-74 

58-82 

39-28 

7-5"  B.L.  Mark  II.    - 

250 

256 

251 

91 

66 

52-00 

58-20 

52-20 

59-34 

5151 

7-5"  B.L.  Mark  I.       - 

123 

108 

116 

19 

68 

39-80 

39-08 

36-20 

21-05 

35-29 

7'5"    B.L.  Marks   III.   and 

144 

143 

— 

48 

— 

45-10 

48-30 

— 

54-16 

— 

IV. 

6"  B.L.  Marks  XL  and  XII. 

250 

323 

436 

280 

263 

53-60 

49-50 

49  77 

53-21 

54  •  75 

6"    B.L.     Marks   VII.    and 

2,266 

3,024 

2,104 

656 

550 

46-20 

49-90 

49-65 

42-53 

44-90 

VIII. 

4"  B.L.       -         -         -         - 

681 

1,153 

1,412 

1,952 

1,460 

44-10 

42-00 

38-50 

55-73 

51-37 

6"  Q.F.      ---- 

1,002 

934 

231 

119 

36 

63-30 

58-60 

63-60 

51-26 

27-77 

4-7"  Q.F.  - 

579 

497 

396 

328 

163 

42-70 

40-60 

38-60 

28-65 

53-37 

4"  Q.F.  Marks  I.  and  III.   - 

896 

937 

678 

285 

259 

48-50 

47-00 

42-04 

48-07 

45-56 

9-2"  B.L.       )        rp     .   . 
Mark  VI.          T™nmg 

— 

— 

— 

— 

23 

— 

— 

— 

— 

13-04 

6"  O  F      -    I      squadron. 

— 

— 





214 





__ 



43-45 

4"  Q.F.  Mark  IV.       - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

5 


SECOND   BATTLE   SQUADRON. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

Ship. 

1 

1st  or 

2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

Rounds 
Fired. 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made 

1 
2 

"  AUDA- 
CIOUS." 
"  Orion  " 

Totals 

"Ajax"  - 

1st 
1st 

140-25 
119-00 

10 
10 

13-5"  B.L.  V. 
13-5"  B.L.  V. 

39 
33 

— 

2-40 

I 

3-30 

2-80 

R.  Callaghan,  L.S.    - 
J.  Jones,  P.O.  - 

4 
4 

4 
i 

129-62 

20 

— 

72 

** 

— 

— 

13-5"  B.L.V. 

— 

— 

** 

"Centurion"  - 

— 

— 

— 

13-5"  B.L.  V. 

— 

— 

— 

1-90 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Conqueror  "  - 

— 

— 

— 

13-5"  B.L.  V. 

— 

— 

— 

1-80 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  King  George 

V" 

"  Monarch  "     - 

— 

— 

— 

13-5"  B.L.V. 

— 

— 

— 

2-70 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

— 

— 

— 

13-5"  B.L.V. 

— 

— 

1-60 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Thunderer"  - 

— 

— 

— 

;  13-5"  B.L.V. 

— 

— 

1-80 

2-60 

— 

— 

— 

— 

*# 

"  Buadicea  "     - 

— 

— 

— 

1  4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

i 

— 

1-17 

1-50 

1-00 

— 

— 

— 

" 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


CHINA   SQUADRON. 


1 

"YARMOUTH" 

1st 

104-17 

8 

6"  B.L.  XI.  - 

36 

— 

4-75 

— 

3-13 

G.  Browu,  L.S. 

6 

6 

2 

"  Hampshire  " 

Totals 
"  Minotaur  "   - 

1st 
-l 

!= 

97-67 

(    * 
1    6 

7-5"  B.L.  I. - 
6"  B.L.  VII. 

15 

31 

225 
1-33 

2-50 
3-90 

2  25 
2-33 

2-25 

3-80 

— 

2-00 
3-00 

T.  C.  Carter,  L.S.     - 
W.H.Thwaites,C.P.O. 

5 
4 

3 
4 

100-92 

1. 

— 

82 

** 

— 

— 

9-2"  B.L.  XI. 
7-5"  B.L.  II. 

— 

— 

** 

"  Newcastle"  - 

— 

— 

6"  B.L.  XL  - 
4"  B.L.  VII. 

— 

200 
3-70 

3-50 
2-70 

2-50 
3-40 

— ■ 

— 

— 



** 

"Triumph"     - 

f  — 
(  — 

— 

_ 

10"  B.L.  VII. 
7-5"  B.L.  IV. 

— 

0-75 

2-07 

— 

— 

,  — 

— 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


MINE   LAYER   SQUADRON. 


1 

"NAIAD"       - 

1st 

133-33 

4 

4-7' 

Q.F.       - 

22 

_ 

0-50 

40 

B.  Morris,   L.-Sergt., 
R.M.L.I. 

6 

5 

2 

"  Thetis  " 

1st 

11111 

3 

4-7' 

Q.F.      - 

15 

— 

— 

1-00 

3-33 

S.     Ringi-oss,      Pte., 
R.M.L.I. 

6 

4 

3 

"Apollo" 

Totals 
"  Andromache" 

1st 

4166 

4 

4-7' 

Q.F.      - 

21 

1  ■  50 
1-50 

1-25 
3  00 

W.  J.  Maim.  A.B.     - 
A.  (J.  Lane,  Lce.-Sgt., 

6 
6 

2 

95-36 

11 

— 

58 

f 

100  00 

1 

4-7' 

Q.F.      - 

6 

3 

R.M.L.I. 

t 

"  Intrepid  "     - 

— 

100-00 

1 

4-7' 

Q.F.      - 

5 

— 

— 

1-50 

3-00 

T.  (Jladwish,  A.B.     - 

5 

3 

t 

"  Latona  " 

— 

83-33 

2 

4-7' 

Q.F.      - 

11 

— 

— 

1-25 

2-50 

F.  Giffard,  A.B. 

6 

3 

t 

"Iphigenia"    - 

— 

33-33 

1 

4-7' 

Q.F.      - 

5 

— 

— 

100 

1-00 

A.  Lovett,  A.B. 

5 

1 

f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  guns. 


A  .i 


6 


FIRST    BATTLE    CRUISER   SQUADRON. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

Shin 

1st  or 

2nd 

Firing. 

No,  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
(inn. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  wit  li 
previous  Years. 

Name 
Best  Shot 

of 
in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

of 

Points. 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

Rounds 
Fired. 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made. 

1 

"NEW 
ZEALAND" 

Totals 

••  Lion  "  - 

"Queen  Mary" 

"  Princess 

Royal " 

1st 

91-87 

8 

12"  B.L.  X.  - 

22 

— 

1-875 

0-625 
211 

1-75 

W.  Harvey, 

P.O.      - 

3 

3 

91-87 

8 

— 

22 

** 
** 

— 

— 

13-5"  B.L.V. 
13-5"  B.L.V. 
13-5"  B.L.V. 

— 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


FLEET  FLAGSHIP. 


"  IRON 

DUKE  " 

Totals 


1st 


87-86 


87-86 


10 
12 


22 


13-5"  B.L.V. 
6"  B.L.  VII. 

31 

45 

— 

— 

2-70 
2-08 

— 

76 

C.  Martin,  P.O.         -4         4 
H.Stone.Sgt.R.M.L.lJ       6         6 


FIRST   LIGHT    CRUISER   SQUADRON 


1 

2 
3 

"  BIRMING- 
HAM " 
"  Nottingham" 

"  Southampton  " 

Totals 

"  Lowestoft"  - 

1st 
1st 
2nd 

100-00 
77  •  78 
75  •  00 

9 
9 
4 

6"  B.L.  XII. 
6"  B.L.  XII. 
6"  B.L.  XL  - 

45 
39 
17 

— 

— 

2-88 

3-00 
233 
2-25 

J.  Rogers,  L.S. 

W.G.F.Walters,  A.B. 

H.  C.  Murrell,  Sergt., 
R.M.L.L 

6 
5 

4 

— 

5 
5 
4 

84-26 

22 

— 

101 

** 

— 

_ 

6"  B.L.  XII. 

— 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


MINE   SWEEPING   GUNBOATS. 


.  1 

2 

"JASON"       - 
"  Skipjack  "     - 

1st 

1st 

133  33 

83-33 

2 
2 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 
4-7"  Q.F. 

9 

8 

— 

0-50 
100 

1-00 

4-00 
2-50 

J.   E.   H.  Waltham. 

L.S. 
E.  Pankhurst,  L.S.  - 

6 
4 

5 

■ 

3 

"  Leda"  - 

1st 

66-66 

o 

4-7"  Q.F.      - 

9 

2-50 

1-50 

o-oo 

2-00 

H.  R,  J.  Lewis,  L.S. 

5 

3 

4 

"  Gossamer"  - 

Totals 
i;  Speedwell"  - 

2nd 

50-00 

2 

4-7"  Q.F.      - 

8 

2-00 
2-50 

100 
1-50 

roo 

0-50 

1-50 

J.  Carroll,  P.O. 

3 

2 

83-33 

8 

— 

34 

** 

— 

— 

4-7"  Q.F.      - 

— 

** 

"Circe" 

— 

— 

— 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

o-oo 

100 

— 

— 

— 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


SECOND   CRUISER   SQUADRON. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring 

Time. 

Order 

Ship.    - 

1st  or 

2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Natui-e  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

CO 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made. 

1 

"SHANNON" 
Totals. 

"  Natal " 

"  Cochrane "'    - 
"Achilles"      - 

1st 

81-71 

1    4 
[10 

9-2"  B.L.  XI. 

7-5"  B.L.  II. 

9 
49 

0-75 
3-20 

3-33 
5-00 
217 
2-25 

317 

3-00 

0-75 

2  00 

3  17 

3  ■  75 
3-66 
3-25 

317 

1-75 

— 

2-25 
2-10 

o-oo 

333 

2-00 
2-00 

C.  Quin,  P.O.    - 
C.  G.  Looker,  Bomb.. 
R.M.A. 

E.  Horsham,   Cor  pi., 

R.M.A. 
G.  Boynton,  P.O.      - 

W.Princecox,L.-Sgt., 

R.M.A. 
H.  Collins,  P.O. 

3 

6 

5 

6 
4 
5 

3 
5 

8171 

14 

— 

58 

t 

t 

** 

75  •  00 
60-00 

i: 

i- 

9-2"  B.L.  X. 

7-5"  B.L.  II. 

9  2"  B.L.  X. 

7-5"  B.L.  II. 

9-2"  B.L.  X. 
7-5"  B.L.  II. 

5 

17 

9 

10 

3-00 

3-75 

2-50 
2  ■  75 

0 
5 
2 
2 

|  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  guns. 


**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


FIFTH   CRUISER 

SQUADRON. 

1 

2 

'FAL- 
MOUTH." 

"  Carnarvon  " 

Totals 
•'Liverpool "  - 

2nd 
2nd 

7916 
75-00 

8 
i    6 

6"  B.L.  XI.   - 

7  5"  B.L.  I.  - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

36 

13 

25 

2-88 

1-75 
1-50 

1-25 
1-50 

100 

2  10 

1-00 
1-90 

2-37 

1-50 
2-33 

TOO 

A.  E.  Seymour,  Pte., 

R.M.L.I. 
F.  T.  Moffat,  P.O.    - 
W.  J.  Barnes,  P.O.  - 

W.  Burgess,  P.O.      - 

6 

3 

4 

4 

6 

3 

4 

77-08 

18 

— 

74 

t 

30-00 

(  — 

M 

6"  B.L.  XL   • 
4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

18 

2 

f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  guns. 


FIRST  BATTLE   SQUADRON. 


1 

2 

"ST.        VIN- 
CENT." 

"  Vanguard  "  - 

1st 
1st 

99-75 

78-75 

1 
10 

8 

12"  B.L.  XI. 
12"  B.L.  XI. 

32 

20 

1-70 

2-40 
1-50 

— 

1-90 
1-50 

R.  Trevett,  P.O. 
W.  Cockerill,  P.O.    - 

4 
3 

4 

3 

3 

"  Bellona  "      - 

Totals 
"Colossus"     - 

1st 
1st 

45-00 

6 

4"  B.L.  VII.- 

24 

2-50 
1-90 

1-00 
2-30 

1-50 
060 

M.  Fitzgerald,  Sergt., 
R.M.L.I. 

S.  Roskruge,  P.O.    - 

4 
4 

4 

74-50 

24 

— 

76 

* 

28-50 

10 

12"  B.L.  XI. 

27 

2 

t 

•'  Neptune  "     - 

— 

118-12 

4 

12"  B.L.  XI. 

13 

1-50 

2-30 

200 

2-25 

W.  Walford,  C.P.O.- 

4 

3 

** 

"Collingwood" 

— 

— 

— 

12"  B.L.  XI. 

— 

1-70 

2-70 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Hercules"     - 

— 

— 

— 

12"  B.L.  XL 

— 

0*70 

220 

1-90 

— 

— 

— 

— 

»* 

"  Marlborough'" 

— 

— 

— 

13-5"  B.L.  V. 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Superb" 

— 

— 

— 

12"  B.L.  X.  - 

— 

170 

310 

2-90 

— 

— 

— 

*  1913  conditions. 


**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  guns. 


FOURTH  CRUISER  SQUADRON. 


"ESSEX"     ■ 
Totals 

"  Bristol " 

"Berwick" 
"  Lancaster  " 
"  Suffolk  " 


1st 


7292 


72-92 


60-00 


12 


12 


I     a 


(»    B.L.  VII. 


6"  B.L.  XL 
4"  B.L.  VII. 

6"  B.L.  VII. 

6"  B.L.  VII. 

6"  B.L.  VII. 


63 

1-67 
1-50 

1-58 
3-00 

2-00 

2  08 

63 



10 

2-10 

1-70 

1-80 

2-00 

— 

1-83 

1-33 

217 

— 

— 

1-50 

— 

1-83 

— 

— 

2  92 

— 

1-83 

— 

A.  H.  Tucker,  L.S.  - 


W.   J.  Payne,    Lee, 
Cpl.,  ll.M.L.I. 


f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  guns. 


**  Did  not  tire  in  1914. 


A  4 


8 


FIFTH  BATTLE  SQUADRON. 


Results  obtained  in 

Scoring  Time. 

Order 

Ship. 

1st  or 
2nd 

Fi  villi.:. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 
Firing. 

Nature  of 

Gun. 

i 

i Rounds 

Fired  in 

1!)14. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

of 

i  Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

00       . 

S3    <D 
OFn 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made. 

1 

•BULWARK" 

2nd 

100-00 

1    3 
>  12 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

8 
64 

1-25 
2  33 

0-25 
2-75 

— 

1-00 
300 

H.  Nunn,  P.O. 

F.  Harrison,  P.O.     - 

4 
6 

3 
5 

>2 

•l  Prince         of 
Wales.'"' 

1st 

87-50 

1    4 
!  12 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.- 

14 
65 

1-50 
3-17 

1-50 
3  09 

— 

2-00 
2-16 

J.  Borlace,  P.O. 
S.  Warren,  P.O. 

3 
5 

3 
3 

3 

"  London  " 

1st 

69  20 

jis 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.- 

10 

57 

0-75 
3-09 

0-75 
2-58 

— 

0-75 
2-08 

G.  Hamilton,  P.O.    - 
J.  Rawcliffe,  P.O.     - 

3 
5 

2 
4 

4 

"  Topaze  " 

1st 

6417 

12 

4"  Q.F.  III.  - 

58 

3-33 

1-50 

— 

1-83 

J.  Green,  P.O.  - 

6 

5 

5 
6 

"  Diamond  "    - 
••  Venerable"  - 
Totals 

"  Irresistible  " 
■'  Formidable  " 

1st 
1st 

55  41 
53  •  S3 

12 

t    3 
1  12 

4"  Q.F.  III.  - 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.- 

44 

9 

60 

2-33 

2-00 
2-50 

0-50 
3-67 

0-75 

2-58 

2-66 

1-25 

2-50 

1-00 

3-09 

0-75 
2-75 

1-25 

2-00 

1-58 

0-33 
1-67 

1-50 
2-00 

B.    W.     Pye,     Pte.. 

R.M.L.I. 
W.  T.  Bushell,  C.P.O. 
G.  Dennis,  Lce.-Cpl., 

R.M.L.I. 

S.    Marriott,   Sergt., 
R.M.L.I. 

G.  W.  Gedney,  Lce.- 
Cpl.,  R.M.L.I. 

5 

3 
4 

3 

6 

4 

1 
3 

71-60 

86 

— 

389 

t 

** 

80-77 

i    ~ 
1    — 

i  2 

1    3 

12"  B.L.  IX. 

6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.- 

6 

17 

2 
5 

** 

"  Implacable  "  . 

— . 

1    - 

__ 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

— 

2-00 
3-00 

1-00 
2-42 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Queen  " 

. 

{  = 

— 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

— 

1-75 
2-50 

1-00 
2-09 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

f  Fi 

red  less 

than  75 

ier  cen 

t.  of  guns. 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 

S.E.   AND  WEST   COAST   OF  AMERICA. 


"  GLASGOW  " 

'  Totals 
"Algerine"     - 
"  Shearwater  " 


2nd 


69-44 


69-44 


2 

10 


12 


6"  B.L.  XL 
4"  B.L.  VII. 


4"  Q.F.  I. 
4"  Q.F.  III. 


12 

39 


51 


4-50 

2-80 


3-00 
1-50 


o-oo 

0-80 


0-33 


4-50 
1-00 


1-75 
1-20 


3-50 
2-00 


A.  Hill,  Pte.,  R.M.L.I. 
A.  Hussey,  P.O. 


**   Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


FLOTILLA  CRUISERS  AND 

DEPOT 

SHIPS. 

"  1 

"VULCAN"  - 

1st 

91-66 

8 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

38 

— 

275 

— 

2  75 

J.  B.  Smith,  P.O.      - 

6 

5 

2 

"Amethyst"  - 

1st 

90-41 

12 

4"  Q.F.  III.  - 

59 

0-83 

1-58 

— 

2-58 

C.  E.  Hill,  A.B. 

5 

5 

3 

"  Fearless  "      - 

1st 

87-00 

10 

4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

43 

— 

— 

— 

2-90 

W.  Stokes,  A.B. 

6 

4 

4 

"  Blake  " 

— 

59-16 

1    i 

6"Q.F.- 

4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

18 
20 

— 

— 

1-50 

0-75 
325 

R.M.Hitchcock  L.S. 
J.  Roberts,  L.S. 

5 
4 

1 
4 

5 
6 

"Woolwich"  - 
(Fired  from 
T.B.D.) 
"  St.  George  "  - 

1st 
5th 

52  50 
49-58 

4 

4 

4"  B.L.  VIII. 
6"  Q.F.  - 

21 
18 

325 

4-00 

1-75 
1:75 

W.  Honey,  L.S. 
D.  Leslie,  A.B. 

6 

4 

4 
3 

7 

"  Active  " 

1st 

45-00 

10 

4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

40 

— 

2-60 

— 

1-50 

T.  W.  Westcott,  P.O. 

4 

4 

8 

"Hebe"- 

Totals 
"  Adventure  "  - 

2nd 

33-33 

2 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

6 

1-50 

1-00 

J.  Taylor,  P.O. 

4 

2 

63-58 

58 

— 

263 

** 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  IV.   - 

— 

— 

** 

"Attentive"   - 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  IV.    - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


9 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

Ship. 

1st  or 

2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

i 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Result 
obtained  by- 
Best  Shot 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

JNaiuc  ul 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

in  Ship. 

Jjfa 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made. 

** 

"Blenheim"  - 

— 

— 

f  — 
I  — 

6"  Q.F.  - 

4"  B.L.  VIII. 







1-75 

— 

— 



** 

"Bonaventure" 

— 

.1  — 
1  — 

6"  Q.F.  - 
4-7"  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

4  00 
4-00 

1-00 
1-75 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Dido  "  - 

— 

— 

— 

6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

— 

2-27 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

»* 

"  Foresight "  - 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  IV.    - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

';  Forward  "    - 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  IV.    - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Hazard  " 

— 

— 

— 

4  7"  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

0-50 

0-50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Hecla  " 

— 

— 

— 

4"  B.L.  VIII. 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Patrol " 

— 

— 

'    — 

4"  Q.F.  IV.    - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Skirmisher  " 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  IV.    - 

— 

—     1     — 

— 

— 

— 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


THIRD   CRUISER 

SQUADRON. 

1 

"  DEVON- 
SHIRE." 

1st 

81-48 

1    5 

7-5"  B.L.I.  - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

17 
26 

— 

2-50 
1-83 



100 
3-20 

J.  Oonnell,  P.O. 
\V.  Wilson,  L.S. 

5 
5 

2 
4 

2 

"Argyll" 

1st 

36-66 

(    4 

7-5"  B.L.  I.  - 

15 

2  25 

1-75 



0-50 

A.  B.  Duff,  L.S. 

2 

1 

1    « 

6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

25 

3-50 

2  ■  33 

— 

1-33 

G.  R.  Halton,    Pte., 

6 

4 

R.M.L.I. 

T.  Standing,  C.P.O.  - 
P.  Rawson,  Gunner, 

Totals 
"  Antrim  " 

_' 

59-07 

19 

— 

83 

2-50 
4-33 

1-00 
3  17 

— 

2  00 
1-50 

4 

6 

t 

63-88 

7-5"  B.L.  I.  - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

8 
20 

3 
3 

R.M.A. 

t 

"  Roxburgh  "  - 

— 

0-00 

0 

(  — 
1    1 

7-5"  B.L.  I.  - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

4 

2-00 
117 

1-75 
2  67 

— 

o-oo 

C.  Pritchard,  Corpl., 
R.M.L.I. 

4 

0 

f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  guns. 


MEDITERRANEAN. 


1 

"  INDOMI- 
TABLE." 

Totals 

"Inflexible"  - 

1st 

• 
1st 

59-06 

8 

12"  B.L.  X.    - 

24 

213 

1-38 

163 

ri25 

2-50 

R.  W.  Ward,  Sergt., 
R.M.A. 

A.  White,  P.O. 

4 

4 

3 

59  06 

8 

— 

24 

* 

118-75 

2 

12"  B.L.  X.  - 

7 

3 

* 

'•  Warrior  " 

1st 

117-00 

1    * 

9-2"  B.L.  X.- 
7-5"  B.L.  II.- 

29 
17 

2-83 
2-75 

2-67 
3-00 

— 

4  16 
350 

W.  McMillan,  C.P.O. 
F.  Dyer,  P.O.  - 

6 
5 

6 
5 

« 

"  Weymouth  " 

1st 

91-66 

8 

6"  B.L.  XI.    - 

33 

— 

343 

— 

2-75 

H.  Hagger,  A.B. 

6 

6 

* 

'■  Defence  "      - 

1st 

88-42 

I4 

|io 

9-2"  B.L.  XI. 
75"  B.L.  II.- 

14 
53 

1-50 
2-60 

1-50 
2-50 

2-00 
2-80 

2  00 
2-80 

T.  D.  Halliday,  Sergt., 

R.M.A. 
J.  Dart,  P.O.    - 

4 
6 

* 

3 

6 

* 
** 

"  Duke  of  Edin- 
burgh." 

"  Black  Prince  " 

1st 

61-04 

!  10 

9-2"  B.L.  X.- 
6"  B.L.  XI.    - 

9-2"  B.L.  X.- 
6"  B.L.  XI.    - 

23 

52 

300 
2-90 

4-00 
2-20 

1-83 
1-20 

1-83 

2-00 

— 

117 
2-30 

W.  A.  Reed,  P.O.      - 
G.   T.   James,    Lce.- 
Corpl.,  R.M.L.I. 

5 
6 

4 
4 

** 

"Chatham"    - 

— 

— 

— 

6"  B.L.  Xf.    - 

— 

— 

212 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Dublin  " 

— 

— 

— 

6"  B.L.  XI.    - 

— 

— 

— 

3-25 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Gloucester  "  - 

— 

— 

)- 
1- 

6"  B.L.  XI.    - 
4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

— 

— 

350 
1-30 

3  ■  50 
1-90 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Hussar  " 

— 

— 

— 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Indefatigable' 

— 

— 

12"  B.L.  X.    - 

— 

1  •  25 

1-00 

roo 

— 

— 

— 

_ 

*  1913  conditions. 


**   Did  not  lire  in  1911. 


A     28479 


1< 


10 


SPECIAL  SERVICE  VESSELS. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

Ship. 

1st  or 
2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

02 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made 

'1 

•ALERT"      - 

1st 

17  50 

4 

4"  Q.F.  I.       - 

9 

— 

— 

1-25 

0-50 

H.  Dodge,  L.S. 

3 

1 

"ODIN" 

Totals 
•'  Cyclops  " 

1st 

17-50 

4 

4"  Q.F.  I.       - 

16 

1-83 
300 

0-50 
2-50 

L.  W.  Hoad,  P.O.     - 
A.  C.  Tagg,  P.O.       - 

5 
5 

1 

17-50 

8 

— 

25 

t 

75  00 

2 

4"  B.L.  VIII. 

9 

4 

** 

••  Bramble  "     - 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  III.    - 

— 

1-00 

— 

1-00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

•'  Britomart "  - 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  III.    - 

— 

— - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Cadmus"      - 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  III.   - 

— 

333 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Clio"    - 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  III.   - 

■  — 

2-33 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Cornwall"    - 

— 

— 

— 

6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

— 

— 

3-08 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Cumberland  " 

— 

— 

— 

6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

— 

2-83 

1-42 

316 

— 

— 

— 

— 

%  Jjc 

"  Dryad  " 

— 

— 

— 

4  7"  Q.F.       - 

— 

2  00 

1-00 

1-.00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Dwarf  " 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  III.  - 

— 

— 

2-00 

3-00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Espiegle  ''     - 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  III.  - 

— 

— 

— 

250 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Halcyon  "     - 

— 

— 

— 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

— 

TOO 

3-00 

3-00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Harrier  "      - 

— 

— 

— 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

— 

0-50 

— 

2-00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Highflyer"   - 

— 

—  ■ 

— 

6"  Q.F.  - 

— 

4-55 

463 

— 

'    — 

— 

— 

— 

-  ** 

"  Niger  " 

— 

— 

— 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Ringdove  "   - 

— 

— 

— 

4"Q.F.- 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Sappho  "       - 

— 

— 

1  — 
1  — 

6"  Q.F.  - 
4-7"  Q.F.       - 



— 

— 

— 





— 

** 

"  Seagull  "       - 

— 

— 

— 

4-7"  Q.F.  ■     - 

— 

2-00 

o-oo 

0-50 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Spanker " 

— 

-r 

— 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

— 

o-oo 

150 

050 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Sphinx  " 

— 

— 

— 

4"Q.F.- 

•     ■—      • 

— 

— 

o-oo 

— 

— 

— 

— 

#* 

"  Thistle  " 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  III.  - 

— 

2-00 

— 

0-00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Torch  " 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  I.       - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

*  * 

"  Vindictive  "  - 

— 

— 

— 

6"  Q.F.- 

— 

— 

1-90 

— 

— 

! 

— 

— 

f  Fired 

less  than 

75  per 

cent.  of  guns. 

**  Di 

d  not  rl 

re  in  1914. 

EAST  INDIES  SQUADRON. 


DART- 
MOUTH." 

;Fox"    - 


"Swiftsure"    - 


1st 

12916 

8 

— 

'  — 

i- 

1  — 

6"  B.L.  XL  - 

6"  Q.F. 
4-7"  Q.F.      - 

10"  B.L.  VI. 
7-5"  B.L.  III. 


41 


— 

2-25 

— 

_ *. 

. 

o-oo 

— 



1-62 

1-76 



1-00 

2-86 

— 

1-86 

3  875 


P.   J.  O'Neill,  Pte.. 
R.M.L.I. 


*  1913  conditions. 


**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


11 


FOURTH   BATTLE  SQUADRON. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 

Order 

Ship. 

1st  or 

2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 
Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 
obtained  by- 
Best  Shot 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

CO 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

O  a) 

Hits 
made. 

t 
t 

"DREAD- 
NOUGHT." 

"  Agamemnon  " 

■"■" 

157-50 
157-50 

2 

1= 

12"  B.L.  X.  - 

12"  B.L.  X.  - 
9-2"  B.L. XL 
9-2"  B.L.  XL 

8 
4 

1-20 

2-30 

1-00 
213 
2-00 

1-00 

0-75 
1-75 
2-00 

3-00 
3-00 

C.  U.  Baker,  P.O.    - 
W.  Nash,  P.O. 

4 
4 

3 
3 

t 

"  Blonde  " 

— 

45-00 

4 

4"  B.L.  VII.- 

18 

2-10 

1-50 

2-00 

1-50 

A.  A.  Garwood,  A.B. 

5 

4 

** 

"  BeUerophon  " 

— 

— 

— 

12"  B.L.  X.  - 

— 

1-20 

2-10 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Temeraire"  - 

— 

— 

— 

12"  B.L.  X.  - 

— 

210 

1-40 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  guns. 


Did  not  fire  in  1914, 


SIXTH   BATTLE  SQUADRON. 


+  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  guns. 


**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


THIRD  BATTLE   SQUADRON. 


t 

"  LORD 

NELSON." 

— 

125  00 

|i 

12"  B.L.  X.  - 
9-2"  B.L.  XL 
9-2"  B.L.  XL 

4 

8 
4 

0-50 
2-00 
4-00 

100 
1-50 
3-00 

1-50 
112 
300 

3-00 
3-00 
2-00 

S.  G.  Lambert,  C.P.O. 
P.  Inkson,  L.S. 
J.  Tucker,  L.S 

4 
4 
4 

3 

4 
2 

t 

** 

"Russell" 
"Albemarle"  - 

— 

96-25 

I    * 

)- 
I  — 

12"  B.L.  IX.- 
6"  B.L.  VII.- 

12"  B.L.  IX.  - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

21 

2-25 
4-00 

1-00 
1-65 

0-75 
1-58 

2-75 

W.    Morey,    Corpl., 
R.M.L.l. 

6 

4 

** 

"  Cornwallis  " 

— 

— 

(- 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

— 

1-75 

350 

1-75 

3-92 

— . 

— 

. — 

— 

** 

"  Duncan  "      - 

— 

— 

f  — 
1  — 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.- 

■: 

1-25 
3-00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Exmouth  "    - 

— 

— 

!  - 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.- 

— 

0-75 
3  75 

1-00 
4-00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Vengeance  "  - 

— 

— 

1- 
(  — 

12"  B.L.  VIII. 
6"  Q.F. 



— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1    4 

12"  B.L.  IX.- 

14 

0-75 

1-50 

0-25 

F.  G.  Twine,  Sergt., 

4 

1 

t 

"HIBERNIA" 

— 

71-00 

« 

9-2"  B.L.  X. 

20 

2-50 

0-75 

3-00 

R.M.A. 
W.  Davidson,  C.P.O. 

5 

4 

(    5 

6"  B.L.  XL  - 

26 

1-90 

1-60 

— 

2-60 

A.  M.  Morrice,  P.O. 

6 

4 

1  — 

12"  B.L.  IX.- 



0-75 

1-75 





, 

t 

"Zealandia"  - 

— 

60  00 

Is 

9  2"  B.L.X.- 

4 

3-50 

1-50 

— 

1-00 

W.  Holbrow,  P.O.    - 

4 

1 

6"  B.L.  VII.- 

14 

2-10 

3  60 

— 

2-00 

S.  Goodwin,  P.O.     - 

5 

3 

(  1 

12"  B.L.  IX. - 

4 

1-50 

1-00 

. 

o-oo 

G.  Marshall,  C.P.O.  - 

4 

0 

t 

"  King  Edward 

— 

52  50 

) 

92"  B.L.  X.- 

— 

3-75 

4-25 

— 

— 

— 

— 



VII." 

6"  B.L.  VII.- 

9 

2-50 

2-40 

— 

2-00 

E.    J.    Ford,     Pte., 

4 

3 

R.M.L.l. 

(- 

12"  B.L.  IX.- 

— 

1-50 

2  25 

— 

— 

— 

— 

, 

t 

"  Common- 

— 

35-00 

j 

9-2"  B.L.X.- 

4-00 

2  75 

— 

— 

— 

— 

. 

wealth." 

\  i 

6"  B.L.  VII.- 

4 

3-60 

3  30 

— 

1-00 

J.  L.  Reed,  Sergt.    - 

4 

1 

t 

"  Blanche  "      - 

— 

0  00 

i 

i 

4"  B.L.  VII.- 
12"  B.L.  IX. - 

2 

2-80 
100 

1  •  40 
100 

1-60 

o-oo 
J 

W.  J.  Wadley,  Sergt.. 
R.M.L.l. 

2 

0 

** 

"Africa" 

— 

— 

-) 

9  2"  B.L.  X.- 

— 

3-75 

1-75 

— 

( 

r 

— . 

— . 



6"  B.L.  XI.  - 

— 

2-30 

1-80 

— 

j 

12"  B.L.  IX.  - 

— 

1-75 

1-75 



i 

** 

"Britannia"   - 

— . 

— 

9  2"  B.L.  X.- 

— 

3-25 

3-75 

— 

( 

— 

— , 

.-_ 

i 

6"  B.L.  XI.  - 

— 

2-80 

2-40 

— 

) 

j 

12"  B.L.  IX.  - 



1-75 

1-00 



) 

** 

"  Dominion  "  - 

— 

. — - 

9-2"  B.L.X.- 

— 

5-00 

4-25 

— 

( 

f 

— 

— 



< 

6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

— 

3-50 

2  10 

— 

j 

12"  B.L.  IX.  - 



0-75 

2-00 

0-33 

1 

** 

"  Hindustan  "  - 

— 

. — 

9 -2"  B.L.  X.- 



2-50 

2-25 

1-00 

f- 

— 

— 



i 

6"  B.L.  VII.- 



3  30 

1-80 

200 

f 

f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  gunlayera. 


**   Did  not  fire  in  1911. 


B  2 


12 


AUSTRALIAN  FLEET. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


NEW   ZEALAND  DIVISION. 


**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


Older 

Ship. 

1st  or 

2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 
Men 

Nature  of 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

(inn. 
Firing. 

Rounds 
Fired. 

Merit. 

1911. 

•1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made. 

** 

"AUSTRALIA" 

— 

— 

— 

12"  B.L.  X.  - 

— 

— 

— 

213 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

••  Encounter  "  - 





— 

6"  B.L.  VII. - 

— 

3  36 

— 

155 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

-  Melbourne  "  - 

— 

— 

— 

6"  B.L.  XI.  - 

— 

— 

— 

—         — 

— 

— 

** 

••  Sydney  " 

— 

— 

6"  B.L.  XL  - 

— 

— 

— 

2  50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1 

i 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 

■ 

** 

"PHILOMEL" 

— 

— 

— 

4-7"  Q.F.      - 

— 

— 

1-63 

— 

— 

—                      — 

— 

*# 

"  Psyche " 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  III.  - 

— 

300 

1-50 

_ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Pyiamus"     - 

— 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  III.  - 

— 

2-00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

CAPE    OF    GOi 

3D 

HOPE. 

** 

"  ASTR.EA  "  - 

— 

— 

1  — 

6"  Q.F. 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

. 

2-00 
2-75 

—    '■  o-oo 
;  i-75 

— 

— ... 



— 

** 

"Hyacinth"  - 

— 

— 

— 

6"  Q.F. 

— 

— 

—       2S2 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Pegasus" 

— 

— 

4"  Q.F.  III.  - 

— 

2-00 

1.-25     0-38 

— 

— 

— 

— 

TRAINING   SQUADRON. 


CRESCENT" 


"  Royal 

Arthur. 


"  Edgar  " 
"Theseus" 

"  Hawke  " 

Totals 
"  Endymion  " 

'•  Gibraltar  " 

"  Grafton  "      • 


1st         90-1! 


Train- 
ing 

Squad- 
ron. 

1st 


1st 


1st 


43  •  59 


33-06 


30-69 


23  •  1 6 


44-12 


12 
1 


9-2"  B.L.  VI. 

6"  Q.F. 

9-2"  B.L.  VI. 


f  12        6"  Q.F. 


J     2 
i'10 

i    2 

I  io 

j 2 

I    8 


60 


9-2"  B.L.  VI. 

6"  Q.F. 

9-2"  B.L.  VI. 
6"  Q.F. 

9  2"  B.L.  VI. 

6"  Q.F. 


9-2"  B.L.  VI. 
6"  Q.F. 

9-2"  B.L.  VI. 
6"  Q.F. 

9-2"  B.L.  VI. 

6"  Q.F. 


3 

.  — 

— 

— 

2-00 

59 

— 

— 

— 

3-25 

2 

— 

— 

— 

o-oo 

47 

— 

— 

— 

1-66 

7 

— 

— 

— 

o-oo 

39 

— 

— 

— 

1-40 

5 

, 





o-oo 

41 

— 

— 

— 

1-30 

6 

— 

— 

— 

0-50 

28 

— 

0-88 

237 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

W.  A.  Norton,  Sergt.,  j  3 

R.M.L.I. 

A.  G.  Jelley,  A.B.    -  6 

F.  Whitcombe,  Pte.,  2 
R.M.L.I. 

G.  W.  Gardner,  P.O.  j  6 


J.  H.   Bird.    Corpl.,  4 

R.M.L.I. 

A.  Goldsack,  P.O.    -  '       6 

J.  McGoldrick.  P.O.  3 

G.       Lonie,       Pte.,  ,       4 

R.M.L.I. 

W.  H.  Mann,  Sergt.,  2 

R.M.L.I. 

W.  Scott.  L.S.           -  4 


2 
5 
0 
3 

0 
3 
0 

•> 
O 

1 

3 


Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


13 


ABSTRACT    OF    RETURNS 

OF 

ANNUAL    TEST    OF    GUNLAYERS 

WITH 

HEAVY    GUNS 

IN 

HIS    MAJESTY'S    FLEET,    1914; 

WITH   COMPARISON   OF  RESULTS  OF  1912,1918  AND  1914. 


13-5"  B.L. 


1st 

Scoring  Time. 

Order 

Total  No.  of 

Comparison  with  previous 
Years. 

of 

Ship. 

or  2nd 

Station. 

Merit. 

Filing. 

: 

Men 
Firing. 

Rounds. 

Hits  per  Gun  firing. 

1914. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

1 

"AUDACIOUS  "  - 

1st 

2nd  Battle  Squadron 

10 

39 

_ 

3-30 

2 

"  Orion  " 

1st 

2nd  Battle  Squadron 

10 

33 

— 

2-40 

— 

2-80 

3 

"Iron  Duke"  - 

1st 

Fleet  Flagship 

10 

31 

— 

— 

— 

2-70 

» 

"  Centurion  "    - 

— 

2nd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1-90 

— 

# 

"  Conqueror  "   - 

— 

2nd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1-80 

— 

* 

"  Monarch  "      - 

— 

2nd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

— 

1-60 

— 

— 

* 

"  King  George  V. "  - 

— 

2nd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2-70 

— 

* 

"Thunderer"  - 

— 

2nd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

— 

1-80 

2-60 

— 

# 

"  Queen  Mary  " 

— 

1st        Battle         Cruiser 
Squadron. 

— 

— 

— 

— 

0-63 

— 

* 

"Lion"   - 

— 

1st         Battle         Cruiser 

— 

— 

— 

1-88 

— 

— 

» 

"  Princess  Royal  "     - 

Squadron. 
1st         Battle         Cruiser 

2-11 

* 

# 

"  Ajax 

"  Marlborough  " 

— 

Squadron. 
2nd  Battle  Squadron 
2nd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

— 

■ — 

— 

— 

*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


12"  B.L. 


1        "  ST.  VINCENT 

"  New  Zealand 

3  "  Vanguard  " 

4  "  Indomitable 


5        ;'  Hibernia  " 

"  Agamemnon 
t       "Dreadnought" 
t        "  Lord  Nelson  " 
t       "Neptune" 
f         "King  Edward  VII. 


1st        1st  Battle  Squadron 

1st       1st         Battle         Cruiser 

Squadron. 
1st       1st  Battle  Squadron 
1st       2nd        Battle         Cruiser 
Squadron    (Mediterra- 
nean). 
2nd      3rd  Battle  Squadron 
4th  Battle  Squadron 
4th  Battle  Squadron 
Btb  Battle  Squadron 
1st  Battle  Squadron 
i   3rd  Battle  Squadron 
f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  their  guns 


10 

■A2 

1-70 

2-40 

8 

22 

— 

— 

8 

20 

1  •  50 



8 

24 



2-13 

— 

4 

14 

0-75 

1  •  50 

1 

4 

— 

1-00 

0-75 

2 

S 

1   20 

2-30 

1-00 

1 

4 

0  •.")() 

1-00 

1-50 

1 

13 

[1-50 

2-30 

2-00 

1 

1 

1-50 

1   00 

-     1 

1-90 

1  •  75 

1-50 
1-25 


0-25 
3-00 
3-00 
3-00 
2  25 
0-00 


B  3 


14 


Ship. 

1st 
or  2nd 

Firing. 

Station. 

Scoring  Time. 

Order 

of 
Merit. 

Total  No.  of 

Comparison  with  previous 
Years. 

Men 

Hits  per  Gun  firing. 

Firing, 

Rounds. 

1 

1914. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

"Inflexible"    - 

2nd        Battle        Cruiser 

2 

7 

1-38 

1-63 

2-50 

(1913  conditions.) 

Squadron    (Mediterra- 
nean). 

"■  Vanguard  "    - 

— 

1st  Battle  Squadron 

2 

7 

— 

1-50 

— 

1-00 

(1913  conditions.") 

"  Colossus  " 

1st 

1st  Battle  Squadron 

10 

27 

1-90 

2-30 

— 

0-60 

(1913  conditions.) 

"  St.  Vincent" 

— 

1st  Battle  Squadron 

2 

4 

1-70 

2-40 

— 

0-50 

(1913  conditions.) 

* 

"  Dominion  "    - 

— 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-75 

1-00 

— 

— 

* 

"  Bellerophon  " 

— 

4th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-20 

2-10 

— 

— 

* 

"  Superb  " 

— 

1st  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-70 

3-10 

2-90 

— 

# 

'•  Collingwood  " 

— 

1st  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-70 

2-70 

— 

— 

* 

"  Indefatigable  " 

2nd        Battle        Cruiser 
Squadron    (Mediterra- 
nean). 

1-25 

1-00 

1-00 

* 

"•  Commonwealth  "   - 

— 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-50 

2-25 

— 

— 

* 

"  Africa  " 

— 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-00 

1-00 

— 

— 

* 

"  Temeraire  "   - 

— 

1st  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

2-10 

1-40 

— 

— 

« 

•'  Hindustan  "  - 

— 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

0-75 

2-00 

0-33 

— 

* 

"  Britannia  "     - 

— 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-75 

1-75 

— 

— 

# 

"  Hercules  " 

— 

1st  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

0-70 

2-20 

1-90 

— 

* 

"  Australia  "     - 

— 

Australian  Fleet, 

H.M.A.N. 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2-87 

— 

* 

"  Zealandia  "    - 

~~~ 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

0-75 

1-75 



— 

Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


12"  B.L. 


Previous  to  King  Edward. 

- 

1 

"  PRINCE           OF 
WALES." 

1st 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

4 

14 

1-50 

1-50 

— 

2-00 

2 

"  Bulwark  "      - 

2nd 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

3 

8 

1-25 

0-25 

— 

1-00 

3 

"London" 

1st 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

4 

10 

0-75 

0-75 

— 

0-75 

4 

"  Venerable  "    - 

1st 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

3 

9 

2-00 

1-25 

— 

0-33 

t 

"  Irresistible  "  - 

— 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

2 

6 

0-50 

1-00 

1  -25 

1-50 

* 

"  Vengeance  "  - 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

* 

"  Formidable  " 

— 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

0-75 

0-75 

— 

— 

* 

"  Queen" 

— 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-75 

1-00 

— 

— 

* 

"  Cornwallis  "  - 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-75 

1-75 

— 

— 

* 

"  Russell " 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

2-25 

0-75 

— 

— 

# 

"  Exmouth  "     - 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

0-75 

1-00 

— 

— 

* 

"  Implacable  "  - 

— 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

2-00 

1-00 

— 

— 

% 

"  Duncan  " 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-25 

— 

— 

— 

# 

"  Albemarle  "   - 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

~ 

1-00 





■~~ 

*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  their  guns. 


10"  B.L. 


" SWIFTSURE  " 
"  Triumph  "      - 


East  Indies  Squadron 
China  Squadron     - 


— 

— 

1-75 
0-75 

— 

1-00 

*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


15 


9*2"   B.L. 
DOUBLE   GUN  TURRETS. 


Ship. 

1st 
or  2nd 
Firing. 

Station. 

Scoring  Time. 

Order 

of 
Merit, 

Total  No.  of 

Comparison  with  previous 
Tears. 

Men 

Firing, 

1914. 

Bounds. 

Hits  per  Gun  firing. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

1 
t 

# 
* 

" SHANNON " 
"  Lord  Nelson  " 
"  Defence  "       - 

(1913  conditions). 
"  Agamemnon  " 
"  Minotaur  "     - 

1st 
1st 

2nd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 
6th  Battle  Squadron 
1st      Cruiser      Squadron 

(Mediterranean). 
4th  Battle  Squadron 
China  Squadron     - 

4 
2 
4 

9 

8 

14 

0-75 
2-00 
1-50 

2-50 

0-75 
1-50 
1-50 

2-13 
2-25 

1-12 
1-75 

2-25 
3-00 
2-00 

-j-  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  their  guns. 


*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


9 -2"   B.L.  MARKS  X.   AND  XL 
SINGLE  GUN  TURRETS. 


1 

"HIBERNIA" 

2 

"  Duke  of  Edinburgh  " 

1st 

t 

"  Lord  Nelson  " 



t 

"  Zealandia  "    - 

— 

t 

"  Natal " 

— 

"  Warrior  "       - 

1st 

(1913  conditions.) 

"  Cochrane  "     - 

— 

* 

(1913  conditions.) 
«'  Africa  " 

* 

"Hindustan"  - 

— 

* 

"  Commonwealth  "    - 

— 

# 

"  Dominion  "    - 

— 

* 

"Britannia"     - 

— 

* 

"  Agamemnon  " 
"  Black  Prince  " 

— 

* 

"  Achilles  " 



* 

"  King  Edward  VII." 

— 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 
1st      Cruiser     Squadron 

(Mediterranean.) 
6th  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
2nd  Cruiser  Squadron    - 
1st      Cruiser      Squadron 

(Mediterranean). 
2nd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
4th  Battle  Squadron 
1st      Cruiser     Squadron 

(Mediterranean). 
2nd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 


4 

20 

2-50 

0-75 

6 

23 

3-00 

1-83 

— 

1 

4 

4-00 

3-00 

3-00 

1 

4 

3-50 

1-50 

— 

1 

5 

3-33 

3-17 

— 

6 

29 

2-83 

2  67 

— 

2 

9 

2-17 

3-66 

3-00 

__ 



3-75 

1-75 



— 

— 

2-50 

2-25 

1-00 

— 

— 

4-00 

2-75 

— 

— 

— 

5-00 

4-25 

— 

— 

— 

3-25 

3-75 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2-00 

2-00 

— 

— 

4-00 

1-83 

— 



, 

3-17 

3-17 

2-50 





3-75 

4-25 

— 

3-00 
1-17 

2-00 
1-00 
0-00 
4-16 

2-00 


|  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  their  guns. 


*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


9*2"   B.L.   MARK  VI. 
TRAINING    SQUADRON. 


l 

2 


# 

* 


" CRESCENT "       - 

1st 

"  Hawke  " 

1st 

"  Theseus  "       - 

1st 

"Edgar" 

1st 

"  Royal  Arthur  "       - 

— 

"  Gibraltar  "     - 

— 

"  Grafton  " 

— 

"  Endymion  "  - 

— 

Training 
Training 
Training 
Training 
Training 
Training 
Training 
Training 


Service 
Service 
Service 
Service 
Service 
Service 
Service 
Service 


1 

3 

2 

6 

2 

5 

2 

7 

1 

2 

2-00 
0-50 
0-00 
0-00 
0-00 


*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


\\  4 


16 


7'5"  B.L.  MARK  I. 


Ship. 

Scoring  Time. 

Order 

of 

M     !it. 

1st 
or  2nd 

Firing. 

Station. 

Total  No.  of 

Comparison  with  previous 
Years. 

Men 

Firing, 

19H. 

Rounds. 

Hits  per  Gun  firing. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

1 
2 

3 

4 

t 

"HAMPSHIRE"  - 

,v  Carnarvon  "  - 
"  Devonshire  "  - 
"Argyll" 
"  Antrim  " 
"Roxburgh"    - 

1st 

2nd 

1st 

1st 

2nd 

China  Squadron 
5th  Cruiser  Squadron 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron]     - 

4 
I 
4 
4 
2 

15 
13 
17 
15 

8 

2-25 
1-75 

2-25 
2-50 
2-00 

2-25 
1-25 
2-50 
1-75 
1-00 
1-75 

— 

2-00 
1-50 
1-00 
0-50 
2-00 

f  .Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  her  guns. 


*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


7-5"   B.L.   MARK  II. 


1 

" NATAL "     - 

2nd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 

3 

17 

5-00 

3-75 

3-33 

2 

"  Shannon  "      - 

1st 

2nd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 

10 

49 

3-20 

2-00 

— 

2-40 

— 

"  Warrior  "       - 
(1913  conditions.) 

1st 

1st     Cruiser      Squadron 
(Mediterranean.) 

4 

17 

275 

3-00 

— 

3-50 

— 

"  Defence  " 

1st 

1  st     Cruiser      Squadron 

10 

53 

2-60 

2-50 

— 

2-80 

(1913  conditions.) 

(Mediterranean). 

— 

"  Cochrane  "     - 

— 

2nd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 

2 

10 

2-25 

3-25 

3-75 

2-00 

(1913  conditions.) 

# 

"  Minotaur  "     - 

- — ■ 

China  Squadron 

— 

— 

3-90 

3-80 

— 

— 

# 

"  Achilles "       -         - 

— 

2nd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 

— 

— 

3-00 

1-75 

2-75 

— 

*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


^_ 

7-5"   B.L.   MARK  HI. 


# 


"SWIFTSURE" 
"  Triumph  "      - 


East  Indies  Squadron 
China  Squadron     - 


2-86 

1-86 



— T" 

2-07 

— 

— 

Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


6"  B.L.  MARK  XL  and  XII. 


l 

2 
3 

4 
o 

6 

7 
t 


"  GLASGOW  " 

"Yarmouth"    - 
"  Birmingham  " 

"Falmouth"    - 
"  Nottingham  " 

"Duke  of  Edinburgh" 

"  Southampton  " 

"Hibernia"      - 
"  Dartmouth  "  - 

(1913  conditions). 
"  Weymouth  "  - 

(1913  conditions.) 
"  Britannia  "     - 
"  Africa  " 


2nd 
1st 

1st 

2nd  i 
1st 

1st 

2nd 

i 
__  i 

1st 
1st 


Special  Service 

China  Squadron 

1st         Light         Cruiser 

Squadron. 
5th  Cruiser  Squadron 
1  st         Light         Cruiser 

Squadron. 
1st      Cruiser     Squadrou 

(Mediterranean). 
1st         Light         Cruiser 

Squadron. 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
East  Indies  Squadron     - 

Light   Cruiser  (Mediter- 
ranean). 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 


2 

12 

4-50 

0-00 

4-50 

8 

36 

— 

4-75 

— 

9 

45 

— 

— 

— 

8 

36 

2-88 





9 

39 

— 

— 

— 

10 

52 

2-90 

1-20 

— 

4 

17 

— 

— 

2-88 

5 

26 

1-90 

1-60 

__ 

8 

41 

— 

2-25 

— 

8 

33 

— 

3-43 

— 

„  „,  _ 

. 

2-80 

2-40 



— 

— 

2-30 

1-80 

-     1 

3-50 
3<13 
3-00 

2-37 
2-33 

2-30 

2-25 

2-60 
3-875 

2-75 


f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  their  guns. 


*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


Order 

of 
Merit. 


17 


Ship. 


1st 
or  2nd 
Firing. 


Station. 


Scoring  Time. 


Total  No.  of 


Men 

Firing, 
1914. 


Bounds 


Comparison  with  previous 
Years. 


Hits  per  Gun  firing. 


1911.       1912. 


1913. 


1914. 


"  Black  Prince  " 

"Lowestoft"    - 

"  Sydney  " 

"  Chatham  "      - 

"  Melhourne  "  - 

"Gloucester"  - 

"  Dublin  " 

"  Newcastle  "  - 

"  Bristol " 

"  Liverpool  "    - 


1st  Cruiser  Squadron 
(Mediterranean). 

1st  Light  Cruiser 
Squadron. 

Light  Cruiser  (Australian 
Fleet),  H.M.A.N. 

Light  Cruiser  (Mediter- 
ranean). 

Light  Cruiser  (Australian 
Fleet),  H.M.A.N. 

Light  Cruiser  (Mediter- 
ranean). 

Light  Cruiser  (Mediter- 
ranean). 

Light  Cruiser  (China)    - 

5th  Cruiser  Squadron 

5th  Cruiser  Squadron 


2-20 


2-00 


2-00 
1-50 


3-50 


3-50 
3-00 
1-00 


2-50 
2*12 

3-50 

3-25 

2-50 
2-00 
1-00 


*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


6"    B.L.    MARK    VII.  and  VIII. 


4 
5 


8 

9 

10 

t 
t 
t 

t 
t 
t 

t 

# 

* 
# 

* 
* 
# 

# 

# 


"DEVONSHIRE" 

"  Hampshire  " 

"  Bulwark  "      - 

"  Carnarvon  "    - 

"  Prince  of  Wales  "  - 

"  London  " 

"  Essex  " 

"Iron  Duke"  - 

"Venerable"    - 

"  Argyll  " 

"  Russell  " 

"  Zealandia  "     - 

"  Irresistible  " 

"  Antrim  " 

"  King  Edward  VII. 

"  Commonwealth  "    • 

"Roxburgh"    - 

"  Queen  " 

"  Dominion  "     - 

"  Implacable"  - 

"  Formidable  "  - 

"  Cornwallis  "  - 

"Albemarle"   - 

"  Exmouth  "     - 

"  Duncan  " 

"Berwick" 

"  Lancaster  "    - 

"  Suffolk  " 

"Encounter"   - 

"Dido"  - 
"  Cumberland  " 
"  Cornwall  "      - 
"  Marlborough  " 
"Hindustan"    - 


1st 
1st 
2nd 
2nd 
1st 
1st 
1st 
1st 
1st 
1st 


3rd  Cruiser  Squadron 
China  Squadron     - 
5th  Battle  Squadron 
5th  Cruiser  Squadron 
5th  Battle  Squadron 
5th  Battle  Squadron 
4th  Cruiser  Squadron 
Fleet  Flagship 
5th  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron 
6th  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
5th  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
5th  Battle  Squadron 
5th  Battle  Squadron 
6th  Battle  Squadron 
6th  Battle  Squadron 
6th  Battle  Squadron 
6th  Battle  Squadron 
4th  Cruiser  Squadron 
4th  Cruiser  Squadron 
4th  Cruiser  Squadron 
Light  Cruiser  (Australian 

Fleet),  H.M.A.N. 
Flotilla  Cruiser 
Special  Service 
Special  Service 
1st  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 


5 

26 

1-83 

6 

31 

1 

33 

2-33 

— 

12 

64 

2 

33 

2-75 

— 

6 

25 

1 

50 

1-50 

— 

12 

65 

3 

17 

3-09 

— 

12 

57 

3 

09 

2-58 

— 

12 

63 

1 

67 

1-58 

— 

12 

45 

— 

— 

12 

60 

2 

50 

2-50 

— 

6 

25 

3 

50 

2-33 

— 

4 

21 

4 

00 

1-58 

— 

3 

14 

2 

10 

3-60 

— 

3 

17 

3 

67 

3-09 

2-00 

4 

20 

4 

33 

3-17 

— 

2 

9 

2 

50 

2  40 

. — 

1 

4 

3 

60 

3-30 

— 

1 

4 

1 

17 

2-67* 

— 

— 

— 

2 

50 

2-09 

— 

— 

— 

3 

50 

2-10 

— 

— - 

— 

3 

00 

2-42 

— 

— - 

— 

2 

58 

2-75 

— 

— 

— 

3 

•50 

3-92 

— 

— 

— 

1 

66 

— 

— 

— 

— 

3 

75 

4-00 

— 

— 

— 

3 

00 

— 

— 

— 

— ■ 

1 

83 

1-33 

2-17 

— - 

— 

1 

50 

— 

1-83 

— 

— 

2 

92 

— 

1-83 

— 

— 

3 

36 

— 

1-55 

— 

— 

2 

27 





— 

— 

2-83 

1-42 

3-16 

— 

— 

— 

3-08 

— 

— 

— 

3  •  30 

1*80 

2-00 

3- 

20 

3 

00 

3" 

00 

2 

33 

2 

16 

2 

08 

2 

08 

2 

08 

1 

67 

1 

33 

2 

75 

2 

00 

2 

00 

1 

50 

•> 

00 

1 

00 

O 

00 

f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  their  guns. 


Di.l  not  tire  in  1914. 


A     28479 


18 


4"   B.L.   MARK   VII. 


Order 

of 
Merit. 


2 
3 
4 


11 
12 
13 
14 

15 


17  I 

I 

19 
20 
21 

t 
t 
t 
t 

t 

t 


# 


Ship 


lsl 
or  2nd 
Firing 


Scoring  Time. 


Station. 


Total  No.  of 


Men 

Firing, 

1914. 


Comparison  with  previous 
Years. 


Hits  per  Gun  firing. 


Hounds. 


I 


1911. 


"KING    GEORGE 
V." 

"  Orion  "  - 

"  Audacious  "  - 

"Blake" 


5  "New  Zealand  " 

6  "Fearless"       - 

7  "  Ajax  " 

8  "  Monarch  " 

9  "  Centurion  " 
10  "Princess  Royal" 


"  Neptune  "       - 
"  St.  Vincent " 
"  Glasgow  "      - 
"  Vanguard  "    - 
"  Conqueror  "    - 
"  Woolwich  "   - 
(Fired  from  T.B.D.) 
"Active" 
"  Bellona  " 

"  Bellerophon  " 
"  Colossus  "      - 
"  Temeraire  "  ■  - 
"  Hercules  " 
"  Cyclops  " 
"Bristol" 
"Blonde" 

"  Blanche  " 

"  Liverpool  "    - 
"  St.  Vincent  " 

(1913  conditions.) 
"  Vanguard  "    - 

(1913  conditions.) 
"  Collingwood  " 
"Superb" 
"  Thunderer  "  - 
"  Queen  Mary  " 

"Lion"   - 

"Indefatigable" 


"  Gloucester  " 

"  Boadicea  " 

"  Newcastle  " 

"  Australia  " 

"  Hecla  " 
"Blenheim" 


2nd 

1st 
1st 
Flo- 
tilla 
Crui- 
ser. 
1st 

1st 
1st 
1st 
2nd 
2nd 

2nd 
1st 

2nd 
1st 

2nd 
1st 

1st 
1st 

2nd 
1st 

1st 


2nd  Battle  Squadron 

2nd  Battle  Squadron 
2nd  Battle  Squadron 
Flotilla  Depot 


1st         Battle         Cruiser 

Squadron. 
Flotilla  Cruiser 
2nd  Battle  Squadron 
2nd  Battle  Squadron 
2nd  Battic  Squadron 
]st         Battle        Cruiser 

Squadron. 
1st  Battle  Squadron 
1st  Battle  Squadron 
Special  Service 
lsl  Battle  Squadron 
2nd  Battle  Squadron 
Flotilla  Depot 

Flotilla  Cruiser 

Light  Cruiser  (1st  Battle 

Squadron). 
4th  Battle  Squadron 
1st  Battle  Squadrou 
1st  Battle  Squadron 
1st  Battle  Squadron 
Special  Service 
5th  Cruiser  Squadron 
Light  Cruiser  (4th  Battle 

Squadron). 
Light  Cruiser  (3rd  Battic; 

Squadron). 
5th  Cruiser  Squadron 
1st  Batt  e  Squadron 

1st  Battle  Squadron 

1st  Battle  Squadron 
1st  Battle  Squadron 
2nd  Battle  Squadron 
1st        Battle         Cruiser 

Squadrou. 
1st         Battle        Cruiser 

Squadron. 
2nd        Battle        Cruiser 
Squadron        (Mediter- 
ranean). 
Light   Cruiser  (Mediter- 
ranean). 
Light  Cruiser  (2nd  Battle 
Squadron). 


Light     Cruiser 

Squadron). 
Australian 

(H.M.A.N.). 
Flotilla  Depdt 
Flotilla  Depot 


(China 
Fleet 


1912. 


1913. 


16 

93 

— 

— 

4-13 

16 

91 



3-00 

2-87 

16 

85 

— 

— 

— 

4 

20 

~ 

1-50 

16 

67 

— 

— 

— 

10 

43 

— 

— 

— 

16 

80 

— 

— 

— 

16 

82 

- — 

2-50 

4-06 

16 

82 

— 

— 

2-44 

16 

79 

— 

— 

4-43 

16 

83 

2  94 

1-81 

2-44 

18 

96 

1-55 

0-61 

3-50 

10 

39 

2-80 

0-80 

1-00 

17 

71 

— 

1-56 

1-33 

16 

80 

— 

— 

3-87 

4 

21 

— 

— 

— 

10 

40 



2-60 



6 

24 

2-50 

1-00 

— 

16 

75 

1-19 

0-94 

1-94 

16 

79 

2-56 

1-63 

— 

16 

67 

1-13 

0-88 

— 

1 

6 

2:19 

2-81 

2-44 

2 

9 

— 

— 

3-00 

9 

10 

2-10 

1-70 

1-80 

4 

18 

2-10 

1-50 

2-00 

1 

2 

2-80 

1-40 

1-60 

5 

18 

. 

2-10 

1-90 

6 

30 

1-55 

0-61 

3-50 

5 

17 

— 

1-56 

1-33 

_ 

2-50 

1-89 

2-50 



— 

0-81 

1-19 

2-06 

— 

— 

"  " ' 

2-31 

3-18 
2-00 

— 

— 

— 

2-06 

2-56 

— 

— 

2-88 

1-06 

2-25 

— 

— 

— 

1-30 

1-90 

— 

— 

1-17 

1-50 

1-00 

— 

— 

3-70 

2-70 

3-40 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2-87 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1-75 

1914. 


4-81 

4-50 
3-68 
3-25 


3-125 


90 
75 
68 
62 
56 

43 
38 
00 

82 
75 

75 

50 
50 

435 

375 

25 

00 

50 

00 

50 

00 

00 
50 


0-80 


f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  their  guns. 


*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


19 
6"  Q.F. 


Ship. 

1st 
or  2nd 
Firing. 

Scoring  Time. 

Order 
of 

Merit. 

Total  No.  of 

Comparison  with  previous 
Years. 

Men 

Firing, 

1914. 

Rounds. 

Hits  per  Gun  firing. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

1 
2 

# 
* 
* 
* 
# 
# 

* 

"  ST.  GEORGE  "  - 
"  Blake  " 
"  Sappho  " 
"  Vindictive  "  - 
"Blenheim"    - 
"  Vengeance  "  - 
"  Hermione  "    - 
"  Astraea  " 
"Highflyer"    - 
"  Bonaventure  " 
"Hyacinth"    - 
"Fox"    - 

5  th 

1st 

Flotilla  Depot 
Flotilla  Depot 
Special  Service 
Special  Service 
Flotilla  Depot 
6th  Battle  Squadron 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 
Special  Service 
Flotilla  Cruiser 
Cape  of  Good  Hope 
East  Indies  Squadron     - 

4 
4 

18 
18 

3-25 

2-00 
4-45 

4-00 
1-90 

4-63 
4-00 

1-50 
0-00 

1-00 
2-82 
0-00 

1-75 
0-75 

Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


6"  Q.F.   TRAINING  SQUADRON. 


l 

2 
3 

4 

5 

# 

* 


"CRESCENT" 

"  Royal  Arthur  " 

"  Edgar  " 

"  Theseus  " 

"  Hawke  " 

"  Endymion  "   - 

"  Grafton  "        - 

"  Gibraltar  "      - 


1st 
1st 
1st 
1st 
1st 


Training 
Training 
Training 
Training 
Training 
Training- 
Training 
Training- 


Service 
Service 
Service 
Service 
Service 
Service 
Service 
Service 


12 

59 

12 

47 

— 

— 

— 

10 

39 

— 

— 

— 

10 

41 

— 

— 

— 

8 

28 







— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

3-25 
1-66 
1-40 
1-30 
0-88 


*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


4-7" 


Q.F. 


'I1 

"JASON"      - 

1st 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboat 

2 

9 

0-50 

100 

4-00 

"  Naiad  " 

1st 

Minelayer  Squadron 

4 

22 

— - 

— 

0  •  50 

4-00 

3 

"  Thetis  " 

1st 

Minelayer  Squadron 

3 

15 

— 

— 

1-00 

3-33 

4 

"  Vulcan  " 

1st 

Flotilla  Depot 

8 

38 

— 

2-75 

— 

2-75 

5 

"  Skipjack  "      - 

1st 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboat 

2 

8 

— 

1-00 

— 

2-50 

6 

"Leda"- 

1st 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboat 

2 

8 

2-50 

1  -50 

o-oo 

2-00 

7 

"  Gossamer  "    - 

2nd 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboat 

2 

8 

2-00 

1-00 

1  -00 

1  •  50 

8 

"  Apollo  " 

1st 

Minelayer  Squadron 

4 

21 

— 

■ — ■ 

i-50 

1-25 

9 

"  Hebe 

2nd 

Flotilla  Cruiser 

2 

6 

— 

1  •  50 

— 

1-00 

t 

"  Andromache  " 

— 

Minelayer  Squadron 

1 

6 

— 

— 

1-50 

3-00 

t 

"  Intrepid  " 

— 

Minelayer  Squadron 

I 

5 

— 

■ — 

1-50 

3-00 

t 

"  Latona  " 

— 

Minelayer  Squadron 

2 

11 

— 

— 

1-25 

2-50 

t 

"Iphigenia"     - 

— - 

Minelayer  Squadron 

1 

5 

— 

— 

1-00 

1  -oo 

* 

"Philomel"     - 

— 

New  Zealand  Division   - 

— 

— 

— 

1-63 

— 

— 

*   - 

"  Astraea  " 

— 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

— 

— 

2  •  75 

. — 

1-75 

— 

# 

"Fox"    - 

— 

East  Indies  Squadron     - 

— 

— 

— 

. — 

1-62 

— 

iff 

"  Halcyon  "       - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

1  -00 

3  00 

3-00 

— 

» 

"  Harrier  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

0  •  50 

— 

2-00 

— 

-i' 

"Hussar" 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— , 

# 

"  Dryad  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

. — 

2  -  00 

1  ■  00 

1    00 

— 

* 

"  Niger  "- 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

* 

"  Hazard  " 

Flotilla  Cr nisei- 

— 

— 

— 

0-50 

0  •  50 

— 

# 

"  Speedwell  "  - 

— 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboat 

— 

— 

2-50 

1  •  50 

0-50 

— 

# 

"Bonaventure" 

— 

Flotilla  Depol 

— 

— 

— 

4  •  00 

1-75 

— 

* 

"  Seagull  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

2  •  00 

0-00 

0-50 

— 

* 

"  Spanker " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

0-00 

1  •  50 

0-50 

— 

* 

"  Circe  " 

— 

- 

— 

— 

— 

0-00 

1-00 

— 

«■ 

"  Speedy  " 

— 

Special  Sen  ice 

— 

— 

2  •  50 

— 

2-00 

— 

* 

"  Hermione  "    - 

— 

.         . 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1  •  50 

— 

» 

"  Sappho  " 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

— 





— 

f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  their  guns. 


*   Did  not  fire  in  191  I. 


(' 


20 


4"  Q.F.    MARK  I.  and  HI. 


1st 

Scoring  Time. 

Order 

Total  No.  of 

Comparison  with 

previous  1  ears. 

of 
Merit. 

Ship. 

or  2nd 
Firing 

Station. 

Men 

Firing, 

1914. 

Rounds 

Hits  per  Gun  filing. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

1 

"  INDOMITABLE  " 

1st 

2nd        Battle        Cruiser 
Squadron        (Mediter- 
ranean). 

16 

73 

2-75 

2-13 

3-31 

2-625 

2 

"Amethyst"    - 

1st 

Flotilla  Cruiser 

12 

59 

0-83 

1-58 

— 

2-58 

3 

"  Topaze  " 

1st 

Light  Cruiser  (5th  Battle 
Squadron). 

12 

58 

3-33 

1-50 

— 

1-83 

4 

"  Diamond  "      - 

1st 

Light  Cruiser  (5th  Battle 
Squadron). 

12 

44 

2-33 

2-66 

— 

1-58 

5j 

"  Alert 

1st 

Special  Service 

1 

9 

— 

— 

1-25 

0-50 

"Odin"  - 

1st 

Special  Service 

4 

16 

— 

— 

1-83 

0-50 

"Inflexible"    - 
(1913  conditions.) 

2nd 

2nd        Battle        Cruiser 
Squadron       (Mediter- 
ranean). 

16 

89 

3-44 

3-18 

2-68 

3-92 

ss 

"  Algerine  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

3-00 

— 

1-75 

— 

:"i 

"  Shearwater  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

1-50 

0-33 

1-20 

— 

* 

"  Cadmus  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

3-33 

— 

— 

— 

* 

"Clio"    - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

2-33 

— 

- — 

— 

# 

"  Thistle  "         - 

- — 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

2-00 

— 

0-00 

. — 

* 

"  Bramble  "      - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

1-00 

— 

100 

— 

* 

"  Britomart "    - 

— 

* 

"  Torch  " 

— 

'"*• 

"  Psyche  " 

— 

New  Zealand  Division    - 

— ■ 

— 

3-00 

1-50 

— 

— 

* 

"  Pyramus  " 

— 

New  Zealand  Division    - 

— 

— - 

2-00 

■ — - 

— 

— 

# 

"  Pelorus  " 

— 

Light      Cruiser       (East 
Indies  Squadron). 

— 

— 

— 

2-75 

— 

■ — 

# 

"  Dwarf  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

■ — ■ 

■ — ■ 

2-00 

3-00 

— 

# 

"  Espiegle  "      - 

— 

Special.  Service 

2-50 

— 

# 

"  Sphinx  " 

— 

Special  Service 

0-00 

— 

3-38 

2-75 



— 

*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


21 


ORDER 

OF 

MERIT, 

Heavy. 

Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 

Order 

Ship. 

1st  or 

2nd 

firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 
Men 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made. 

■1 

4 

"  AUDACI- 
OUS." 
"  Jason  " 

"  Naiad  "  -       - 

"  Orion  " 

1st 
1st 
1st 

1st 

140  25 
133-33 
133-33 

119-00 

10 
2 
4 

10 

13-5"  B.L.  V. 
4-7"  Q.F.       - 
4-7"  Q.F.       - 
13-5"  B.L.  V. 

39 

9 

22 

33 

1 

0-50 
2-40 

1-00 
0-50 

3-30 

4-00 
4-00 
2-80 

R.  Callaghan,  L.S.   - 

J.   E.   H.  Waltham, 

L.S. 
B.  Morris,  Lce.-Sergt., 

R.M.L.I. 
J.  Jones,  P.O.- 

4 

6 
6 
4 

4 
5 
5 

4 

5 
6 

"  Thetis  " 

"  Yarmouth  "  - 

1st 
1st 

11111 
104-17 

3 

8 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 
6"  B.L.  XL    - 

15 
36 

— 

4  75 

1-00 

3-33 

3  13 

S.      Ringrose,    Pte., 

R.M.L.I. 
G.  Brown,  L.S. 

6 
6 

4 
6 

7J 

"  Bulwark  "     - 

2nd 

100-00 

1    3 

12"  B.L.  IX.- 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

8 
64 

1-25 
2-33 

0-25 

2-75 

— . 

1-00 
3-00 

H.  Nunn,  P.O. 

F.  Harrison,  P.O.      - 

4 
6 

3 
5 

1 

"Birmingham" 

1st 

100-00 

9 

6"  B.L.  XII.- 

45 

— 

— 

— 

3-00 

J.  Rogers,  L.S. 

6 

5 

9 

"  St.  Vincent " 

1st 

99  •  75 

10 

12"  B.L.  XI.- 

32 

1-70 

2-40 

— 

1-90 

R.  Trevett,  P.O. 

4 

4 

10 
11 

"Hampshire" 
"Mew  Zealand" 

1st 
1st 

97-67 
91-87 

1    6 
8 

7-5"  B.L.  I.  - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

12"  B.L.  X.   - 

15 
31 

22 

2-25 
1-33 

2-25 
233 

— 

2-00 
3-00 

1-75 

T.  C.  Carter,  L.S.     - 
W.      H.     Thwaites, 

C.P.O. 
W.  Harvey,  P.O.      - 

5 

4 

3 

3 

4 

3 

12 

"Vulcan" 

1st 

91-66 

8 

4-7"  Q.F. 

38 

— 

2-75 

— 

2-75 

J.  B.  Smith,  P.O.      - 

6 

5 

13 

"Amethyst"   - 

1st 

90-41 

12 

4-7"  Q.F.  III. 

59 

0-83 

1-58 

— 

2-58 

C.  E.  Hill,  A.B. 

5 

5 

14 
15.' 

"Iron  Duke"- 

"  Prince  of 

Wales." 

1st 
1st 

87-86 
87-50 

(10 
112 

(    4 
|12 

13-5"  B.L.  V. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

12"  B.L.  IX.- 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

31 
45 

14 
65 

1-50 
3- 17 

1-50 
3-09 

— 

2-70 

2-08 

2-00 
2-16 

C.  Martin,  P.O. 

H.      Stone,     Sergt., 

R.M.L.I. 
J.  Borlace,  P.O. 
S.  Warren,  P.O. 

4 
6 

3 

5 

4 
6 

3 

3 

16 

"  Fearless  " 

1st 

87-00 

10 

4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

43 

— 

— 

— 

2-90 

VV.  Stokes,  A.B. 

6 

A 
1 

17 

"Skipjack"     - 

1st 

83-33 

2 

4  7"  Q.F.       - 

8 

— 

1-00 

— 

2-50 

E.  Pankhurst,  L.S.  - 

4 

3 

18 
19 

"Shannon"     - 
"  Devonshire  " 

1st 
1st 

81-71 
8148 

J  1 

1     5 

9  2"  B.L.  XI. 
7-5"  B.L.  II. 

7-5"  B.L.I.  - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

9 
49 

17 
26 

0-75 
3  20 

0-75 
2-00 

2-50 
1-83 

— 

2  •  25 
2-40 

1-00 
3-20 

C.  Quin,  P.O.  - 

C.  G.  Looker,  Bomd., 

R.M.A. 
J.  Connell,  P.O. 
W.  Wilson,  L.S. 

3 
6 

5 
5 

3 
5 

2 
4 

20 
21 

"Falmouth"  - 
"Vanguard"  - 

2nd 
1st 

7916 

78-75 

8 
8 

6"  B.L.  XL   - 
12"  B.L.  XI. 

36 

20 

2-88 

1-50 

— 

2-37 
1-50 

A.  E.  Seymour,  Pte., 

R.M.L.I. 
W.  Cockerill,  P.O.    - 

6 
3 

6 
3 

22 
23 

'■Nottingham" 
"  Carnarvon  "  - 

1st 
2nd 

77-78 
75-00 

9 

|    4 
1    6 

6"  B.L.  XII.  - 

7-5"  B.L.I.    - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

39 

13 

25 

1  •  75 
1-50 

1-25 
1-50 

— 

2-33 

1-50 
2-33 

W.   G.    F.    Walters, 

A.B. 
F.  T.  Moffat,  P.O.    - 
W.  J.  Barnes,  P.O.  - 

5 

3 

4 

5 

3 
4 

24] 

"Southamp- 
ton." 

"Essex" 

2nd 

1st 

75-00 
72-92 

4 
12 

6"  B.L.  XL   - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

17 
63 

1-67 

1  •  58 

2-88 

225 

2-08 

H.  C.  Murrell,  Sergt., 

R.M.L.I. 
A.  H.  Tucker,  L.S.    - 

4 

5 

4 

4 

26 

"Glasgow"     - 

2nd 

69-44 

)    2 

1  10 

6"  B.L.  XI.   - 
4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

12 
39 

4-50 

2-80 

o-oo 

0  80 

4-51) 
100 

3-50 

2-oo 

A.Hill,  Pre..  R.M.L.I. 
A.  Hussey,  P.O. 

(i 
3 

4 
3 

27 

;-  London  " 

1st 

69-20 

I J 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

10 

57 

0  •  75 
3  •  09 

0-75 
2  ■  58 

— 

0-75 
2 '  08 

(i.  Hamilton,  I'.O.    - 
,1.  Rawcliffe,  P.O.    - 

3 

5 

2 

4 

28 

"  Leda  "  - 

1st, 

66-66 

2 

4"Q.F.- 

9 

2-50 

1-50 

o-oo 

2-00 

H.  R.J.  Lewis,  L.S. 

5 

3 

29 

"  Topaz " 

1st 

6417 

12 

4"  Q.F.  III.  - 

58 

3-33 

1-50 

— 

1-83 

.1.  Green,  P.O. - 

6 

5 

30 

"  Blake  " 

— 

59  16 

I    4 

6"  Q.F.  - 

4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

18 
20 

— 

— 

1  •  50 

0-75 
3-25 

R.  M.  Hitchcock,  L.S. 
J.  Roberts,  L.S. 

5 
4 

1 
4 

31 

32 

33 
84 

"  Indomitable  " 
"  Diamond"     - 

"  Venerable  "  - 

"Woolwich"  - 
(Fired     from 
T.B.D.) 

1st 

1st 

1st 
1st 

59-06 
55  41 

53  •  33 

52  •  50 

8 
12 

(    3 

"!  12 

4 

12"  B.L.  X.   - 

4"  Q.F.  III.   - 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

4"  B.L.  VIII. 

24 

44 

9 
60 

21 

2-33 

2-00 

2-50 

213 

266 

1-25 
2  •  50 

— 

1  ■  1 2f 

1-58 

0-33 
1(17 

1  •  75 

11.  W.  Ward,  Sergt., 

R.M.A. 
B.      W.      Pye.     Pte. 

R.M.L.I. 
W.  T.  Bushel!,  C.P.O. 
(i.  Dennis,  Lee.-Cpl., 

R.M.L.I. 

VY.  Honey.  L.S. 

4 

5 

3 

1 

6 

3 

4 

1 
3 

1 

C  3 


22 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

of 
Merit. 

35 

36 

-i 

39 

40 

41 

•    i 
42  < 


Ship. 


1st  or 

No.  of 

2nd 

Points. 

Men 

Firing. 

Firing. 

"Gossamer"    - 

••  St.  George  "  - 

"Active" 

••  Bellona  "      - 

"Apollo" 

"Argyll" 

"Hebe" 
••  Odin  "  - 
"  Alert. " 


2nd 

50  ■()(.) 

2 

5th 

49  ■  58 

4 

1st 

45-00 

10 

1st 

45-00 

6 

1st 

41-66 

4 

1st 

36  ■  66 

1     4 
I     6 

2nd 

33-33 

2 

1st, 

17-50 

4 

1st 

17-50 

4 

Nat  urc  of 
Gun. 


4  7"  Q.F. 

6"  Q.F.  - 

4"  B.L.  VII. 

4"  B.L.  VII. 

4  7"  Q.F. 

7-5"  B.L.I. 
6"  B.L.  VII. 

4-7"  Q.F. 

4"  Q.F.  I. 

4"  Q.F.  I. 


Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 


Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 


1911.     1912. 


1913. 


1914, 


Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 


Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

in  Ship. 


8 

2-od 

L-00 

100 

I -50 

18 

3  ■  25 

4 -Of) 

— 

1-75 

40 

— 

2-60 

— 

1  •  50 

24 

2  50 

1-00 

— 

1  ■  50 

21 

— 

— 

1-50 

1-25 

15 

2-25 

1-75 



0-50 

25 

3-50 

2-33 

— 

1-33 

6 

—  ■ 

1-50 

— 

1-00 

16 

— 

— 

1-83 

0-50 

9 

— 

— 

1-25 

0-50  ' 

1 

J.  Carroll,  P.O. 

D.  Leslie.  A.B. 

T.  W.  Westcott,  P.O. 

M.  Fitzgerald,  Sergt., 

R.M.L.I. 
W.  J.  Mann,  A.B.    - 

A.  B.  Duff,  L.S. 

G.   R.   HaltoD,  Pte.. 

R.M.L.I. 
J.  Taylor,  P.O. 

L.  W.  Hoad,  P.O.     - 

H.  Dodee,  L.S. 


3 

.  4 
4 
4 
6 

2 

6 


1 

2 

3 

4 


7 
8 
9 


1913   CONDITIONS. 


"  DART- 
MOUTH " 
"Inflexible"   - 

"Warrior"     - 

"  Weymouth  " 

"  Defence  "     - 

"  Duke  of 

Edinburgh.1' 

"  Vanguard"  - 

"  Colossus  "     - 
"St.  Vincent" 
Totals 


1st 

129-16 

1st 

118-75 

1st 

11700 

1st 

91  ■  66 

1st 

88-42 

1st 

61-04 

1st 

47  •  50 

1st 

28  •  50 

1st 

23-75 

— 

(    6 
1    4 

8 

lio 

I    6 
1  10 

2 

10 

2 


72 


6"  B.L.  XL 

12"  B.L.  X. 

9-2"  B.L.  X. 
7-5  B.L.  II. 

6"  B.L.  XI.  - 

9  2  B.L.  XI. 

7-5"  B.L.  II. 

9-2"  B.L.  X. 
6"  B.L.  XL 

12"  B.L.  XI.. 

12"  B.L.  XL 

12"  B.L.  XL 


41 

— 

2-25 

— 

3-875 

7 

— 

1-38 

1-63 

2-50 

29 

2-83 

2-67 



4-16 

17 

2-75 

3-00 

■ — 

3-50 

33 

— 

3-43 

— 

2-75 

14 

1-50 

1-50 

2-00 

2-00 

53 

2-60 

2-50 

2-80 

2-80 

23 

3-00 

1-83 

— 

1-17 

52 

2-90 

1-20 

— 

2-30 

7 

— 

1  •  50 

— 

100 

27 

I  •  90 

2-30 

— 

0-60 

4 

1-70 

2-40 

0-50 

307 

P.   J.  O'Neill,   Pte., 
R.M.L.I. 
A.  White,  P.O. 

W.  McMillan,  C.P.O. 
F.  Dyer,  P.O.  - 


H.  Hagger,  A.B. 


T.      D.       Hallidav, 

Sergt.,  R.M.A. 
J.  Dart,  P.O.   - 

W.  A.  Reed.  P.O.     - 
G.    T.   James.  Lce.- 

Corpl.,  R.M.L.I. 
J.    Stevens,    Sergt,. 

R.M.A. 
S.  Roskruge,  P.O.    - 

A.  Wilson.  P.O. 


6 
4 
6 

r 

6 

4 

6 

5 
6 

4 

4 

2 


FIRED  LESS   THAN   75   PER   CENT.    OF  GUNLAYERS. 


(    1 

12"  B.L.  X.    - 

4 

1-00 

0-75 

3-00 

W.  Nash.  P.O. 

4 

3 

( 

"AGAMEM- 

.— 

157-50 

- 

9-2"  B.L.  XL 

— 

— 

2-13 

1-75 

— 

— 

— 

i 

NON." 

1- 

9-2"  B.L.  XL 

— 

— 

2-00 

2-00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

( 

"DREAD- 
NOUGHT." 

— 

157-50 

2 

12"  B.L.  X.   - 

8 

1-20 

2-30 

1-00 

3-00 

C.  V.  Baker,  P.O.     - 

4 

3 

i     1 

12"  B.L.  X.   - 

4 

0-50 

1-00 

1  ■  50 

3-00 

S.G.Lambert,  C.P.O. 

4 

3 

3 

"  Lord  Nelson  " 

— 

125-00 

•'    2 

9  2"  B.L.  XI. 

8 

2-00 

1-50 

112 

3-00 

P.  Inkson,  L.S. 

4 

4 

i     1 

9-2"  B.L.  XL 

4 

4-00 

3-00 

3  •  00 

2-00 

J.  Tucker,  L.S. 

4 

2 

4 

"Neptune"    - 

— 

118-12 

4 

12"  B.L.  XL 

13 

1  •  50 

2-30 

2-00 

2-25 

W.  Walford,  C.P.O.  - 

4 

3 

\ 

"Andromache" 



100 -oo 

1 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

(i 

_ 



1-50 

3-00 

A.    G.    Lane,    Lce.- 

6 

3 

5<i 

Seigt,,  R.M.L.I. 

{ 

"  Intrepid  "      - 

— 

100-00 

1 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

5 

— 

— 

1-50 

3-00 

T.  Gladwish,  A.B.     - 

5 

3 

7 

"  Russell " 

— 

96-25 

N 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

21 

2-25 
4-00 

0-75 
1-58 

— 

2-75 

W.     Morev.     Corpl., 
R.M.L.I/ 

6 

4 

8 

"  Latona  " 

— 

83-33 

2 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

11 

— 

— 

1-25 

2-50 

F.  Giffard,  A.B. 

6 

3 

\    2 

12"  B.L.  IX. 

6 

0-50 

1-00 

1-25 

1-50 

S.    Marriott,   Sergt,, 

3 

2 

9 

"  Irresistible  " 

— 

80-77 

J 

R.M.L.I. 

\    3 

6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

17 

3-67 

3-09 

2-00 

2-00 

G.  W.  Gedncy,  Lce.- 
Corpl..  R.M.L.I. 

6 

5 

I1 

9-2"  B.L.  X.- 

5 

3-33 

317 

— 

o-oo 

E.  Horsham,  Corpl., 

5 

0 

( 

"Natal" 

— 

75-00 

R.M.A. 

10 

(    3 

7-5"  B.L.  11. 

17 

5-CO 

3-75 

3-33 

G.  Boynton,  P.O.      - 
* 

6 

5 

I 

"Cyclops" 

— 

75-00 

2 

4"  B.L.  VIII. 

9 

— 

3  00 

2-5(1 

A.  C.  Tagg,  P.O. 

5 

4 

23 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 
of 

Merit. 


12 


13 


U{ 


17 

IS 

19 

20 
21 

22 


Ship. 


1st  or 

No.  of 

2nd 

Points. 

Men 

Firing. 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 


Rounds 
!  Fired  in 
1911. 


Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 


'•  Hibernia  " 

•'Antrim" 
"  Bristol " 

;1  Cochrane  "    - 

I;  Zealandia  "   - 

"  King  Edward 
VII." 

•'  Blonde  " 

"  Common- 
wealth." 

li  Iphigenia  "  - 

"  Liverpool "  - 

"  Blanche  "  - 

"Roxburgh"  - 

Totals 


1    * 

— 

7100 

n 

— 

63-88 

\i 

— 

60-00 

( 2 

60-00 

i, 

— 

60  •  00 

li 

— 

52  •  50 

i  ' 

)    2 

— 

45  ■  00 

4 

— 

35-00 

|  = 

— 

33  ■  33 

1 

— 

30-00 

1    5 

— 

o-oo 

1 

- 

o-oo 

j  — 

— 

75 

12"  B.L.  IX. 

9-2"  B.L.  X. 
6"  B.L.  XI.    - 

7-5"  B.L.  I.   - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

6"  B.L.  XL    - 
4"  B.L.  VII.- 

9-2"  B.L.  X. 

7:5"  B.L.  II. 

12"  B.L.  IX.- 
9-2"  B.L.  X. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

12"  B.L.  IX.- 
9-2"  B.L.  X. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

12"  B.L.  IX.- 
9-2"  B.L.  X. 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 

4-7"  Q.F.       - 

6"  B.L.  XI.   - 
4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

4"  B.L.  VII.  - 

7-5"  B.L.  I.  - 
6"  B.L.  VII.  - 


Hits  per  (run  Firing. 


1911. 


1912. 


1913. 


1914. 


Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship 


14 

0  75 

1-50 

— 

0 

•25 

20 

2-50 

0  •  75 

— . 

3  00 

26 

1-90 

1-60 

— 

2-60 

8 

2-50 

I -00 



2-00 

20 

4  33 

3-17 

— 

1-50 



1-50 

3-00 

2-00 

_ 

10 

2-10 

1-70 

1-80 

2-00 

9 

2-17 

3-66 

3-00 

2-00 

10 

2-25 

3  25 

375 

2-00 



0-75 

1-75 

_ 

_ 

4 

3-50 

1  ■  50 

— 

1-00 

14 

2-10 

3-60 

— 

2-00 

4 

1  •  50 

1-00 

, 

o-oo 

— 

3-75 

4-25 

— 

— 

9 

2-50 

2  40 

— 

2-00 

18 

2-10 

1  •  50 

2-00 

1  •  50 



1-50 

2  25 

_ 



— 

4-00 

2-75 

— 

— . 

4 

3-60 

3-30 

— 

1 

■00 

5 

— 

— 

1-00 

1 

•00 





1-00 

100 



18 

— 

2-10 

1-90 

1-00 

2 

2-80 

1-40 

1-60 

o-oo 



2-00 

1-75 





4 

117 

2-67 

— 

0-00 

337 

F.  G-.  Twine,  Sergt,, 

R.M.A. 
W.  Davidson,  C.P.O. 
A.  M.  Morrice,  P.O.  - 

T.  Standing,  C.P.O.  - 
P.  Rawson,  Gunner, 
R.M.A. 

W.  J.  Payne,  Lce.- 
Corpl.,  R.  M.L.I. 

W.  Princecox,  Lce.- 
Sergt.,  R.M.A. 

H.  Collins,  P.O. 


W.  Holbrow,  P.O.     - 
S.  Goodwin,  P.O.      - 

G.  Marshall,  C.P.O.  - 

E.     J.     Ford.     Pte., 

R.M.L.I. 
A.  A.  Garwood,  A.B. 


J.  L.  Reed,  Sergt.     - 
A.  Lovett,  A.B. 

W.  Burgess,  P.O.      - 

W.J.Wadley,Sergt., 
R.M.L.I. 

C.  Pritchard,  Corpl.. 
R.M.L.I. 


Result 

obtained  by 

Best,  Shot 

in  Ship. 


£* 


6 

4 

6 


Hits 
made. 


3 

3 


0 
3 
4 

1 
1 

2 
0 


D  4 


24 


BATTLESHIPS    AND    BATTLE    CRUISERS    FIRING    4"    B.L.         | 

AND    Q.F.    GUNS. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

of 

Merit. 


Ship. 


1st  or 

2nd 

Firing, 


Points. 


No.  of 
Men 

Firing. 


Nature  of 
Gun. 


Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 


Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 


Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 


1911. 


1912. 


1913.     1914. 


Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Sbip. 


Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

in  Ship. 


Hits 


o ;~   Imade. 

P3^    i 


1  •  KING 
GEORGE  V." 

2  "  Orion  " 

3  "  Audacious  "  - 

4  "  New  Zealand  " 

5  '•  Indomitable  " 

6  "  Ajax  "  - 

7  J  "  Monarch  "     - 

8  "  Centurion  "  - 

9  "  Princess 

Royal " 

10  "  Neptune "     - 

11  "  St.  Vincent " 

12  "Vanguard"  - 

13  "  Conqueror  "  - 

14  "  Bellerophon  " 

15  "Colossus" 

16  '•  Temeraire  "  - 
*  "  Hercules "    - 

Totals 

"  St.  Vincent " 
(1913   con- 
ditions.) 
"Inflexible"'  - 
(1913   con- 
ditions.) 
"  Vanguard"  - 
(1913   con- 
ditions.) 
"  Thunderer  "  - 

"  Superb  " 

"  Collingwood  " 
"Lion"  - 
"  Indefatigable" 
"  Queen  Mary  " 
"Australia"  - 
"  Invincible  "  - 


2nd 

1st 

1st 

1st 

1st 

1st 

1st 

2nd 

2nd 

2nd 

1st 

1st 

2nd 

2nd 

1st 

1st 


2nd 


144-37 
135-00 
110-62 
93-75 
91-88 
82-50 
80-62 
78  •  75 
76-88 
73-13 
71-66 
54-71 
52-50 
4312 
41-25 
37-50 
90-00 


50-00 

131-25 

26-66 


16 
16 
16 

16 
16 
16 
16 
16 
16 
16 
18 
17 
16 
16 
16 
16 
1 


260 


16 


4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  Q.F.  III. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 


93 

91 
85 
67 
73 
80 
82 
82 
79 
83 
96 
71 
80 
75 
79 
67 
6 


3-00 


2-75 


4"  B.L.  VII. 

4"  Q.F.  III. 

4"  B.L.  VII. 

4"  B.L.  VII. 
4'  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII.  ■ 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  B.L.  VII. 
4"  Q.F. 


1,289 


30 


89 


17 


2-94 
1-55 


1-19 
2-56 
113 
2-19 

1-55 
3-44 


213 


2-50 


0-81 
2-50 

2-88 


3-37.' 


1-81 
0-61 
1-56 

0-94 
1-63 
0-88 
2-81 

061 

3  18 

1-56 

2-31 
119 
1-89 
2-06 

1-06 


4-13 

2-87 


3-31 


•06 
•44 
•43 
•44 
•50 
•33 
•87 
•94 


2-75 


2-44 

3-50 

2-68 

1-33 

2-18 
2-06 
2  50 
2-56 
2-25 
2-00 
287 
2-00 


4-81 
4-50 
3-68 
313 
2-63 
2-75 
2-68 

2  62 
2-56 
2-43 
2-38 
1-82 
1-75 

1  •  435 
1  •  37.'. 
1-25 

3  ■  00 

1-50 


G.  J.  Dowdell,  P.O.  - 

J.   T.  Vincent,  Act. 

Bomdr.,  R.M.A. 
H.  Jeans,  P.O. 

G.    Milne,    Bomdr., 

R.M.A. 
R.  Dickson,  P.O.      - 

G.  A.  Bradley,  L.S.  - 

E.  J.  Sargeant,  L.S. 

S.  A.  Horton,  A.B.  - 

H.  S.  Bevis,  A.B. 

J.  F.  Elbro,  L.S. 

E.  Screen,  A.B. 

E.  Langley,  A.B. 

W.  Lang,  P.O. 

H.  Fowler,  P.O. 

J.  Martin,  L.S. 

C.  Moore,  A.B.     . 

W.  J.  Grist,  A.B. 


W.  J.  Fisher,  L.S. 


3-92      H.    Clark,    Gunner, 
R.M.A. 


0-80 


A.  Corser,  C.P.O. 


6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

5 

6 

5 

5 

5 

6 

5 

4 

4 

5 

5 

6 

3 

5 

3 

6 

4 

6 

3 

5 

4 

6 

3 

Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  gunlayers. 


**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


TOO    LATE    FOR    INSERTION    IN    THE    COMPILED    FORM. 


'HINDUS- 
TAN." 


'AFRICA" 


"  GIBRAL- 
TAR." 

" GRAFTON " 


3rd 

96  •  50 

(    4 

\l 

1st 

62-90 

(10 

1st 

19-30 

(    2 

ho 

1st 

16-94 

a 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
9-2"  B.L.  X. 
6"  B.L.  VII. 

12"  B.L.  IX. 
9-2"  B.L.  X. 
6"  B.L.  XI.  - 

9-2"  B.L.  VI. 

6"  Q.F.C.P.I. 

9-2"  B.L.      - 

6"  Q.F.C.P.I. 


4 

0-75 

2-00 

033 

2-25 

8 

2-50 

2-25 

1-00 

2-0 

19 

3  30 

1-80 

2-00 

2-50 

16 

1-00 

1-00 



225 

16 

3-75 

1-75 

. — 

2  50 

38 

2-30 

1-80 

— 

1-30 

6 

— 

— 

— 

•50 

45 

— 

- 

— 

•70 

4 



. 



•50 

36 





' 

•60 

R.  Evans,  C.P.O.  - 
A.  J.  Treleaven,  P.O. 
J.  M.  Loder,  L.S.     - 

T.  F.  Brown,  Bombr. 
J.  Melross,  C.P.O.    - 

E.  T.  A.  Miller, 

R.M.L.I. 
A.  E.  Down,  Cpl. 

R.M.L.I. 
H.  R.  Bulky,  Pte.    • 

H.  March,  Lce.-Sgt. 

F.  EvaDS,  P.O. 


4 
6 
6 

4 
5 
5 


2 
6 


25 


RESULT    OF    TEST    OF    GUNLAYERS    WITH    LIGHT 

Q.F.    GUNS. 


ABSTRACT,   1914. 


Order 
of 

Merit. 

Fleet  or  Squadron. 

No.  of 
Ships. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Average 
Points. 

First  Ship  in  the  Fleet 
or  Squadron. 

Points. 

1 

6th  Battle  Squadron       - 
Mediterranean  Fleet  : — 

1 

24 

113-33 

"LORD  NELSON" 

113-33 

2 

1st  Cruiser  Squadron 

1 

20 

107-66 

"Duke    of     Edin- 
burgh." 

107-66 

3 

4th  Cruiser  Squadron 

1 

8 

95-62 

"  Essex  "       - 

95-62 

4 

4th  Battle  Squadron  - 

2 

48 

93-85 

"  Agamemnon  " 

100-34 

5 

China  ------ 

2 

36 

85-67 

"  Minotaur  " 

108-02 

6 

2nd  Cruiser  Squadron    - 

4 

86 

80-86 

"  Cochrane  " 

112-15 

7 

3rd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 

4 

80 

80-35 

"Devonshire  " 

106-08 

8 

5th  Battle  Squadron       - 

7 

96 

80-08 

"  Irresistible  " 

106-25 

9 

Flotilla  Cruisers  and  Depot  Ships  - 

5 

33 

75-35 

"  Amethyst  " 

136-19 

10 

5th  Cruiser  Squadron    -          -          - 

1 

20 

71-25 

"  Carnavon  " 

V 1  •  25 

I  I 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboats 

4 

16 

62-29 

"  Skipjack  " 

108-33 

12 

3rd  Battle  Squadron       ... 

1 

24 

56-32 

"Hibernia" 

56-32 

13 

Special  Service  Vessels 

2 

8 

59  •  38 

"  Alert  " 

75-83 

14 

East  Indies  -."--„..-'- 

1 

14 

34-40 

"  Swif tsure  " 

34-40 

15 

Cape  of  Good  Hope       - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

16 

S.E.  and  West  Coast  of  America    - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

17 

Australian  Fleet    -         -         -         - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

18 

New  Zealand  Division  - 
Totals 

— 

■ — 

— 

- 

36 

513 

81-06 

Special  conditions           -         - 

3 

51 

96-77 

— 

Fired  less  than   75  per  cent,  of  her 

3 

19 

68-36 

— 

— 

-    . 

guns. 
Training  Squadron          - 

5 

83 

62  •  42 

— 

— 

A     28479 


I' 


26 


RESULT 


OF 


TEST    OF    GUNLAYERS 


WITH 


LI«HT     Q.F.     GUNS 


IN 


HIS    MAJESTY'S    FLEET,    1914 


1910. 


1911. 


1912. 


1913. 


1914. 


Number  of  ships  that  fired    -         - 

Number  of  meu    ------ 

Ships  that  fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  her  guns 
Number  of  men  ------ 

Ships  that  fired  under  special  conditions 
Number  of  men  -         -         -         - 

Number  of  ships  who  did  not  carry  out  Test 
Training  Squadron  :  — 

Number  of  ships  that  fired         - 

Number  of  men         --.__. 

Number  of  ships  who  did  not  carry  out  Test 


110 

1,577 


112 
1,492 


101 
1,314 


7 
14 


77 
947 


13 

84 
19 


36 
513 

3 
95 

3 
51 
56 

r 

o 

83 

3 


COMPARATIVE  RESULTS  BETWEEN   1910,  1911,  1912,  1913,  1914. 


Scoring  Time. 

Gun. 

Rounds  Fired. 

Percentage  of  Hits  to  Rounds  Fired. 

1910. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

1910. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913.         1914. 

12-pdr.,  18  cwt.  and  14 

-pdr. 

1,630 

1,348 

1,361 

878 

671 

60-12 

55-71 

60-17 

54-21 

59-61 

Q.F. 

12-pdr.,  12  cwt.  and  8 

cwt. 

2,961 

3,178 

2,252 

1,700 

561 

41-70 

41-56 

68-78 

60-59 

55-61 

Q.F. 

6-pdr.  and  3-pdr.  Q.F. 

- 

1,900 

1,749 

1,419 

600 

227 

31-68 

30-58 

63-56 

39-33 

37-00 

3-pdr.  Vickers     - 

- 

1,771 

1,725 

2,069 

1,490 

1,154 

42-52 

41-79 

77-82 

50-67 

49-74 

Training  Squadron 

- 







427 



1 

~ 

28-10 

27 


SIXTH  BATTLE  SQUADRON. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

Ship. 

1st  or 

2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

■S,   Ph 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912.     1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made 

1 

"  LORD 

2nd 

113-33 

24 

12-pr.  18-cwt. 

131 

3-41 

3-21 

3-04 

4-00 

F.     T.     Whitehead, 

6 

6 

NELSON." 
Totals 
"  Russell " 

Spl. 

2-10 

3-80 

3-30 

3-63 

L.S. 
R.  Armstrong,  A.B.  - 

6 

113-33 

24 

— 

131 

* 

103-03 

11 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

54 

6 

** 

"  Albemarle  " 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

2-50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Cornwallis  " 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

2-30 

3-60 

4-10 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Duncan  " 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

3-30 

— 

3-20 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Exmouth"   - 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

3-70 

5-20 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Vengeance  " 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Fived  gunlayers  in  excess  of  complement  and  those  who  joined  since  last  Test. 


Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


MEDITERRANEAN.    FIRST   CRUISER  SQUADRON. 


1 

"DUKE     OF 

1st 

107 66 

20 

3-pr.  Vickers 

118 

2-65 

3-61 

3-89 

3-40 

R.  T.  Wookey,  A.B.  - 

6 

5 

EDIN- 
BURGH." 

Totals 

"  Warrior  "     - 
(1913      con- 
ditions.) 

"  Defence  "      - 

1st 
1st 

1-96 
2-25 

5-46 
4-19 

2-93 

2-83 
2-94 

H.    Wyatt,  Gunner, 
R.M.A. 

W.  Foss,  P.O.   - 

6 
6 

107-66 

20 

■    — 

118 

* 

99-16 
88-13 

24 

16 

3-pr.  Vickers 
12-pr.  18-cwt. 

109 
85 

6 

5 

** 

(1913      con- 
ditions.) 
"  Black  Prince  " 



— 

— 

3-pr.  Vickers 

— 

3-05 

4-00 

3-25 

— 



, 



** 

"  Hussar  " 

— 

— 

— 

6-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

2-00 

3-50 

3-50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Fired  under  1913  conditions. 


**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


FOURTH  CRUISER  SQUADRON. 


1 

"ESSEX"      - 

Total 
"  Berwick  " 

"  Lancaster  "  - 

"  Suffolk  "       - 

1st 

95-63 

J    8 
!  — 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

43 

2-25 
1-33 

1-38 

2-38 
1-33 

2  25 
1-00 

3-33 

2-77 

4-12 
3-37 

4-10 

3-37 

}- 

1 

\- 

A.  E.  Efford,  P.O.    - 

6 

5 

95-63 

8 

— 

43 

** 
** 
** 

J 
( 

I 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Q.F.      - 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


FOURTH  BATTLE   SQUADRON. 


AGAMEM- 
NON." 

Dread- 
nought." 


2nd 
2nd 


Totals   - 


100-34 
87-36 


93-85 


24 
24 


48 


12-pr.  18-cwt. 
12-pr.  18-cwt. 


130 
126 

1-96 

• 

4  •  58 
4-00 

2-66 
2-50 

354 
3-08 

256 

K.   Horsfall,  Gunner, 

R.M.A. 
E.  McDermott,  A.B. 


6 
6 


U   2 


2S 


CHINA  SQUADRON. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


Order 
of 

Ship. 

1st  or 
2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

L914. 

C 
1 

Hit 

oniparison  with 
H'ovious  Years. 

s  ner  (Inn  Firmer. 

Name  of. 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

in  Ship. 

Rounds 
Fired. 

M  si  • 

1911. 

1912.     1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made. 

1 
2 

•  MINOTAUR" 

••  Hampshire '" 

Totals 
••  Triumph  "     - 

3rd 

1st 

1 08 • 02 
63  •  33 

16 
20 

12-pr.  18-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 

91 
90 

4-3S 
1-75 

0-92 

1-50 
375 

4  •  87 
340 

3-81 
2-00 

E.  Mercer,  L.S. 

E.  R.  Bennett,  A.B. 

6 

6 

6 
6 

85-67 

36 

— 

181 

** 

— 

— 

14-pr.  Q.F.     - 

— 

— 

SECOND   CRUISER  SQUADRON. 


1 

2 
3 
4 

"COCHRANE" 
"Natal" 
"Shannon"    - 
"  Achilles  "      - 
Totals 

2nd 
2nd 
1st 
2nd 

112-15 
89-72 
79-69 
61-89 

21 
24 
16 
22 

3-pr.  Vickers 
3-pr.  Vickers 
12-pr.  18-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 

135 

125 

86 

113 

2-67 
2-88 
4-56 
1-83 

5-08 
3-63 
1-69 
4-63 

3-38 

3-68 
2-04 

3  54 
2-83 
2-81 
1-96 

R.     Vallance,    G-nr., 

R.M.A. 
S.  Bowyer,  A.B. 

W.  F.  Browne,  Gnr., 

R.M.A. 
T.  Scriven,  L.S. 

6 

6 
6 
6 

6 
5 
6 
4 

85-86 

86 

— 

459 

THIRD  CRUISER  SQUADRON. 


'1 

2 
3 

4 

-  DEVON- 
SHIRE." 
"  Roxburgh  "  - 

"Argyll"        - 

"  Antrim  " 

Totals 

2nd 
2nd 
1st 
2nd 

106-08 
82-33 
69  66 
63  33 

20 
20 
20 
20 

3-2)1'.  Vickers 
3-pr.  Vickers 
3-pr.  Vickers 
3-pr.  Vickers 

110 

107 

89 

109 

1-84 
1-55 
2  42 

4-25 
2 '85 
375 
4-57 

2-70 
2-11 
2-05 
2  40 

3-35 

2-60 
2-20 
2-00 

W.  Skeggs,  L.S. 

A.  H.  Dmham,  A.B. 

J.  R.   Barrett,   Pte., 

R.M.L.T. 
A.  Wright,  L.S. 

6 
6 
6 
6 

6 
5 
5 
4 

80-35 

80 

— 

415 

FIFTH  BATTLE 

SQUADRON. 

i 

"  IRRESIST- 
IBLE." 

2nd 

1 06 • 25 

16 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

90 

2-00 

4-00 

3-75 

3-75 

R.  Tatterson.  L.S.    - 

6 

6 

a 

"  Diamond"     - 

1st 

102-91 

8 

3-pr.  Q.F. 

36 

2-38 

— 

— 

237 

W.    Pentecost.    Pte., 

6 

5 

3 

"Bulwark" 

3rd 

102-71 

16 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

88 

1-56 

3-25 

2  •  75 

3-63 

R.M.L.I. 
W.  Tucker,  L.S. 

6 

6 

4 

"  Prince  of 
Wales." 

1st 

86-77 

16 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

82 

2-69 

3-63 

4-12 

306 

C.  Davis,  A.B. . 

6 

6 

o 

"  London  "       - 

1st 

65  •  52 

16 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

74 

225 

4-00 

375 

231 

G.  Weal,  A.B.  - 

6 

5 

6 

"  Venerable  "  - 

2nd 

58-44 

16 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

72 

2-06 

325 

2-63 

2-07 

L.  M.  Hemlin,  Pte., 

6 

6 

7 

■'  Topaze  " 

Totals 
"Implacable" 

1st 

37  92 

S 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

40 

1-25 
1/25 

4-00 
3-50 

2-88 

0-87 

R.M.L.I. 
E.  C.  Bailey.  L.S.     - 

6 

3 

80-07 

96 

— 

482 

** 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

— 

## 

"  Formidable "' 

— 

— 

—   . 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

2-31 

4-00 

2-93 

— 

— 

— 

;£:£ 

■•Queen" 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

1-94 

306 

1-62 

— 

< 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  iii  1914. 


29 


FLOTILLA   CRUISERS  AND   DEPOT  SHIPS. 


Kesults  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

Ship. 

1st  or 
2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Snip. 

Result 
obtained  by- 
Best  Shot. 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

«3        . 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made. 

1 

-AMETHYST  " 

1st 

136- 19 

7 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

36 

— 

4-13 

— 

311 

G.  Gomer,  L.S. 

5 

5 

2 
3 

■'  St.  George"  - 
(Fired     from 
T.B.D.) 

"  Leander  " 

5th 

4th 

88-54 
67-29 

8 

1    8 
i- 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
6-pr.  Q.F.       - 

47 
34 

— 

1-50 
1-33 

1-20 

o-oo 

1-00 

312 

2-40 

P.  Woods,  P.O. 

W.  Snowden,  A.B.    - 

6 
5 

4 

4 

4 

5 

"Woolwich"  - 
(Fired     from 
T.B.D.) 
"  Hebe  " 

Totals 

11  Bonaventure  " 

1st 
2nd 

66-11 
21-66 

6 

4 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

31 

•> 
16 

— 

275 
5-00 

2-87 

2-33 

0-50 

J.      Ransom,     Pte., 
R.M.L.I. 

F.  Mancer,  P.O. 

6 
6 

3 

2 

75-35 

33 

— 

164 

** 

— 

— 

;6-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

** 

"Blenheim"    - 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

— 

— 

2-50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Blake  " 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

— 

1-60 

2-60 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Dido  "  - 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

1-87 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Hazard  " 

— 

— 

— 

6-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

2*- 75; 

0-75 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Vulcan  " 

— 

— 

— 

6-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

— 

375 

3-37 

— 

— 

— 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


FIFTH  CRUISER  SQUADRON. 


1       "  CARNAR- 
VON." 

Totals 


3rd 


71-25 


71-25 


20 


20 


3-pr.  Vickers- 


97 


97 


2-75 


4'  55 


1-50 


2-25 


J.  Rowe,  A.B. 


MINE  SWEEPING   GUNBOATS. 


[ 

"SKIPJACK" 

1st 

108 • 33 

4 

3-pr.  Q.F.      - 

19 

— 

3-75 

— 

2-50 

H.  Elliott,  A.B. 

4 

4 

2 

"  Jason  " 

1st 

65-00 

4 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

19 

— 

275 

1-50 

1-50 

A.  E.  Cro,  A.B. 

5 

3 

3 

-  Leda  "  - 

1st 

43-33 

4 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

18 

0-75 

325 

0-75 

100 

E.  H.  Johnson,  A.B. 

5 

1 

4 

"  Gossamer  "    - 

Totals 
"Speedwell"  - 

2nd 

32-50 

4 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

15 

0-75 
0-50 

2-50 
1-00 

1-25 
1-50 

0-75 

F.  J.  Riddals,  A.B.  - 

5 

1     • 

62-29 

16 

— 

71 

** 

— 

— 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

**   Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


THIRD 

BATTLE 

SQUADRON. 

.   1 

-HIBERNIA" 

Totals 

1  King  Edward 
VII." 

3rd 

3rd 

56  •  32 

J  12 
I  12 

12-pr.  18-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 

58 
61 

3  33 
1-91 

291 

4-08 

417 

317 

2-33 
2  •  33 

3-33 
3-30 

1-83 
1-91 

2-50 

S.  W.  Gregory,  A.B. 
A.  W.  Warren,  A.B. 

W.  J.  Warner,  L.S   - 

6 
6 

5 

56  •  32 

24 

— 

119 

t 

7! 

(-17 

(  - 
1    4 

12-pr.  U 
3-pr.  Vi< 

!  cwt. 
jkers 

20 

f  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  guns. 


I)   3 


30 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

of  Ship. 

Merit. 


1st  or 

2nd 
Firing 


Points. 


No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 


Nature  of 
Gun. 


Rounds 

Fired  in 

19H. 


Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 


Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 


1911. 


1912. 


1913. 


1914. 


t         (  ommon 

w call  h. 


■•  ZeaJandia  " 

"Africa" 
-  Britannia" 
"  Dominion  " 
"  Hindustan  " 


2nd 


Spl. 


69-26 


56-66 


\    7 
I    2 

J'6 
(- 

f- 


I  — 


12-pr.  12-cwt. 

3-pr.  Vickers 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

3-pr.  Vickers 

12-pr.  18-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 

12-pr.  18-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 


38 

2 

•25 

325 

250 

4 

1 

■25 

4-50 

1-25 

33 

1 

•50 

4-25 

3-09 

— 

2 

25 

333 

2-58 

— 

2 
2 

75 
17 

2-08 
4-00 

216 
1-58 

— 

2 
1 

91 
91 

3-00 
4-17 

1-08 
2-00 

a 

2 
3 

42 
17 

467 
392 

316 
1-91 

— 

1 

2- 

08 
17 

3-91 
4-33 

2-00 
1  •  57 

3- 14 

o-oo 

2-00 


Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 


Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

in  Ship. 


W.      J.      Castleton. 

Gnr..  R.M.A. 
J.  W.  Pearc'e,  L.S.    - 

L.    C.    Lake,    Gnr., 
R.M.A. 


Hits 
made. 


t  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  guns. 


*   Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


SPECIAL  SERVICE  SHIPS. 


1 

"ALERT"      - 

1st 

75-83 

4 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

14 

i 

— 

2-00 

1-75 

C.  W.  Lock.  A.B.     - 

4 

2 

2 

"  Odin  "'  - 

Totals 
"  Assistance  "  - 

1st 

43-33 

4 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

14 

i 

1  ■  75 

1-00 

A.     L.     Line.     Pte., 
R.M.L.I. 

5 

2 

59-58 

8 

— 

28 

**- 

— 

— 

3-pr.  Q  F.      - 

— 

** 

"  Bramble  "     - 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  8-cwt.  - 

— 

0-75 

— 

1-75 

— 

— 

— 

— 

*# 

"  Britomart"  - 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  8-cwt.  - 

— 

1-25 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Cadmus  "      - 

— 

— 

— 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

2-50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Clio"    - 

— 

— 

— 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

2-50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

*# 

"  Cornwall "    - 

— 

— 

{= 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 



2-14 
2-67 

4-75 
3-66 

— 

— 

— 



** 

"  Cumberland  " 

— 

— 

l  — 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

2-50 
167 

3-88 
3-33 

1-50 
0  33 

— 

— 

— 



** 

"  Dryad  " 

— 

— 

— 

6-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

2-67 

2  50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Dwarf " 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  8-cwt. - 

— 

— 

2-00 

0-50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

*# 

"  Espiegle  "     - 

— 

— 

— 

3-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

— 

— 

2-50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Harrier  " 

— 

— 

— 

6-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

1-33 

0-66 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Halcyon  "     - 

— 

— 

— 

6-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

0-50 

4-50 

2-50 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Highflyer"    - 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

1-75 

4-12 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Niger  " 

— 

— 

— 

3-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

—  . 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

•'  Sappho  " 

— 

— 

— 

6-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Spanker "     - 

— 

— 

— 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

0  50 

3-00 

1-00 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Seagull"      - 

— 

— 

— 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

— 

o-oo 

3-50 

1-75 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Thistle  " 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  8-cwt,  - 

— 

1-50 

— 

1-25 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Torch  " 

— 

— 

— 

3-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

— 

— 

2  00 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"  Tyne "  - 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

— 

3-57 

214 

— 

— 

— 

— 

**         1 

1 

"  Vindictive  '5  - 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

— 

2-70 

1-75 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


31 


EAST  INDIES  SQUADRON. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

Ship. 

1st  or 

2nd 

Firing. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 
obtained  by- 
Best  Shot 

of 

Points. 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

SO 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

—    3 

Hits 
made. 

1 

•'SWIFT- 
SURE." 

Totals 

"Fox"    - 

2nd 

34  ■  40 

14 

14-pr.  Q.F.    - 

49 

2-71 

1-50 
0  75 

1-21 

J.  W.   Thorne,  Gnr., 
R.M.A. 

3 

3 

34  40 

14 

— 

49 

** 

-  !  - 

G-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


TRAINING  SQUADRON. 


1 

"THESEUS" 

1st 

09-81 

18 

6  &  3-pr.  Q.F. 

88 

— 

— 

— 

1-61 

D.  Gibson,  L.S. 

6 

5 

2 

"  Crescent "     - 

1st 

66-27 

17 

6  &  3-pr.  Q.F. 

80 

— 

— 

— 

1  -52 

S.  T.  Nash.  P.O. 

6 

4 

3 
4 

"  RoyalArthur  " 
"  Hawke  " 

Train- 
ing 

Squad- 
ron 
1st 
1st 

6117 

58-81 

17 
14 

6-pr.  Q.F.      - 
6  &  3-pr.  Q.F. 

94 

72 

1-41 
1-36 

C.  Redman,  A.B. 
W.  J.  Elkins,  P.O.    - 

5 

5 

3 
4 

5 

"  Edgar  " 

Totals 
"  Endymion  " 

1st 

56-07 

17 

6  &  3-pr.  Q.F. 

93 

1-30 

E.  Rowe,  A.B.  - 

6 

4 

62-42 

83 

— 

427 

** 

— 

— 

6-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

— 

** 

"Gibraltar"    - 

— 

— 

— 

6-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

** 

"Grafton" 

~ 

— 

— 

6-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


CAPE   OF  GOOD   HOPE. 


"  ASTR^A"  - 
|  "Hyacinth"  - 
'•  Pegasus" 


6-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

1  ■  55 

— 

1-50 

— 

12-pr.  12-cvvt. 

— 

— 

— 

2-12 

— 

3-pr.  Q.F.      - 

— 

— 

3-63 

100 

'— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


S.E.   AND   WEST   COAST   OF  AMERICA. 


AhGERINN" 
Shearwater  " 


3-pr.  Q.F. 
3-pr.  Q.F. 


— 

1-00 

3  •  75 

1-33 

2  •  50 
2  25 

— 

Did  not  tire  m  191  I. 


1)    I 


32 


AUSTRALIAN   FLEET. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


**  Did  not  lire  in  1014. 


Order 

Ship. 

1st  or 

2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

Hill. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  oi 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

«5 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913.  i  1914. 

i 

Hits 
made. 

** 

"ENCOUN- 
TER." 

— 

— 

— 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

— 

2-20 

—  ' 

3-25 

— 

— 

— 

NEW   ZEALAND  DIVISION. 


"  PHILOMEL  " 

"  Psyche " 

"  Pyramus  "    - 


3-pr,  Q.F. 
3-pr.  Q.F. 
3-pr.  Q.F. 


— 

— 

313 

— 

— 

— 

— 

LOO 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

3-75 

— 

**  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


33 


ABSTRACT    OF    RETURNS 


OF 


ANNUAL    TEST    OF    GUNLAYERS 


with 


LIGHT    Q.R    GUNS, 


IN 


HIS    MAJESTY'S    FLEET,    1914; 

WITH   COMPARISON   OF  RESULTS   OF   1913   AND   1914. 


12-Pr.  18-Cwt. 


Ship. 

1st 

Station. 

Scoring  Time. 

Order 

of 

Total  No.  of 

Comparison  with  previous 
Years. 

or  2jkI 

Merit. 

Firing. 

Men 

Hits  per  Gun  firing 

Firing. 

Rounds. 

1914. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

1 

"LORD  NELSON" 

2nd 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

24 

131 

3-41 

3-21 

3-04 

4-00 

2 

"Minotaur"     - 

3rd 

China  Squadron 

16 

91 

4-38 

4-50 

4-87 

3-81 

3 

"  Agamemnon  " 

2nd 

4th  Battle  Squadron 

24 

130 

— 

4-58 

2-60 

3-54 

4 

"  Dreadnought  " 

2nd 

4th  Battle  Squadron 

24 

126 

1-96 

4-00 

2  •  50 

3-08 

5 

"Shannon"       - 

1st 

2nd  Cruiser  Squadron 

16 

86 

4-56 

1-69 

3-68 

2-81 

6 

"  Hibernia  "      - 

3rd 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

12 

58 

3-33 

2-91 

2-33 

1-83 

7 

"  Swiftsure  "    - 

2nd 

East  Indies  Squadron 

14 

49 

2-71 

— 

1-50 

1-21 

— 

"  Defence  " 

(1913  conditions.) 

1st 

1st      Cruiser      Squadron 
(Mediterranean). 

16 

85 

2-25 

4-19 

2-93 

2-94 

# 

"Britannia"    - 

— 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

- — ■ 

2-91 

3-00 

1-08 

— 

'/f 

"  Africa  " 

— 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

2-75 

2-08 

2-16 

— 

■/<■ 

"  Triumph  "      - 

— 

China  Squadron 

— 

— 

0-93 





— 

*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


12-Pr.  12  and  8  Cwt.  Q.F. 


1 

"  IRRESISTIBLE" 

2 

"Bulwark"      - 

3 

"  Essex  " 

4 

"St.  George"  - 

(Fired  from  T.B.D.j 

5 

"Prince  of  Wales"  - 

6 

"Leander" 

7 

"  Woolwich"    - 

(Fired  from  T.B.D.) 

8 

"  London" 

9 

"Venerable"   - 

t 

"Russell" 

t 

"  ( iommon  wealth  " 

t 

"  Zealandia  "    - 

A     28479 

2nd 
3rd 

1st 
5th 

1st 

nil 

1st 


1st 

2nd 

Spl. 


5th  Battle  Squadron 
5  lh  Battle  Squadron 
4th  Cruiser  Squadron 
Flotilla  Depot 

5th  Battle  Squadron 
Flotilla  Depot 

Flotilla  Depot 

5th  Battle  Squadron 
5th  Battle  Squadron 
6th  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 

f  Fired  under  special  conditions. 


16 

90 

2-00 

16 

88 

1  •  56 

8 

13 

2  •  25 

8 

47 

— 

16 

82 

2-69 

8 

34 

— 

6 

31 

— 

16 

74 

2-25 

16 

72 

2-06 

11 

51 

2-10 

7 

38 

2  •  25 

(5 

33 

1-50 

4-00 
3  •  25 
3-33 


3-63 
1  ■  50 


1-00 
3  •  25 
3  •  SO 
3-25 
1-25 


3*  75 

2-75 

1-20 

1-12 
0-00 


.■•  i ;) 
2  ■  63 
3-30 

2  •  50 

3  •  09 


3-75 
3-63 
3-37 
3-12 

3  •  06 

2-  10 
2  •  33 

2  •  3  1 

2  •  07 
3-63 

3  •  I  I 
2  •  00 


E 


34 


1st 
iir  2nd 

Filing. 

Station. 
• 

Scoring  Time. 

Order 

Total  No.  of 

Com 

parison  with  previous 
Years. 

of 

Merit. 

Ship. 

Men 
Firing, 

Hounds. 

Hits  per  Gun  firing. 

1914. 

1911. 

1912. 

li)13 

1914. 

* 

"  Vindictive  "  - 

Special  Service 

_ 

-      1      - 

2-70 

1-75 

* 

"  Duncan "        -          - 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

3-30 

— 

3-20 

— 

* 

"  Albemarle      - 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

2-50 

— 

— 

— . 

V 

"  Exmouth  "    - 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

3-70 

5-20 

— 

— 

# 

"  Highflyer"    - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

1-75 

4-12 

— 

— 

* 

"  Cornwallis"  - 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

2-30 

3-60 

4-10 

— 

* 

"  Vengeance  "  -   . 

— 

6th  Battle  Squadron 

* 

"  Berwick  "      - 

■ — - 

4th  Cruiser  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-38 

2-77 

4-12 

— 

# 

"  Formidable  " 

— 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

2-31 

4-00 

2-93 

— 

« 

"  Lancaster  "    - 

— 

4th  Cruiser  Squadron 

— 

— 

2-38 

— 

3-37 

— 

* 

"  Suffolk  " 

— 

4th  Cruiser  Squadron 

■ — ■ 

— 

2-25 

— 

4-JO 

■ — ■ 

* 

"  Cumberland  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

2-50 

3-88 

1  •  50 

■ — 

* 

"Dido"   - 

— 

Flotilla  Depot 

— 

— 

1-87 

— 

— 

■ — 

%.* 

"Encounter"   - 

— ■ 

Light  Cruiser  (Australian 
Fleet),  LI.M.A.N. 

— 

— 

2-20 

— 

3-25 

— 

* 

"  Blake  " 

— 

Flotilla  Depot 

1-60 

2-60 

— 

# 

"  Blenheim  "     - 

— 

Flotilla  Depot 

— 

— 

— 

— ■ 

2-50 

— 

* 

"  Implacable  "  - 

— 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-25 

3-50 

2-88 

— 

* 

"  Tyne 

— 

Flotilla  Depot 

— 

— 

— 

3-57 

2-14 

— ■ 

■»P 

"Hindustan"  - 

— - 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

1-08 

3-91 

2-00 

— 

# 

"  Dwarf  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

— r 

2-00 

0-50 

— 

-A= 

"  Thistle  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

1-50 

— 

1-25 

— 

# 

"Britomart"    - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

1-25 

— 

— 

— 

* 

"  Bramble  "       - 

■ — 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

0-75 

— 

1-75 

— 

# 

"  Dominion  "    - 

— 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

■ — ■ 

— 

2-42 

4-67 

3-16 

■ — 

« 

"  King  Edward  VIT." 

— 

3rd  Battle  Squadron 

— 

— 

— 

4-17 

3-33 

— 

* 

"  Queen  " 

— 

5th  Battle  Squadron 

— ■ 

— 

1-94 

3-06 

1-62 

— 

* 

"Hyacinth"     - 

— 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2-12 

— 

* 

"Hecla" 

Flotilla  Depot 

2-00 

3-00 

— 

*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


6   AND   3-Pr.    Q.F. 


1 

" AMETHYST  "     - 

1st 

Flotilla  Cruiser 

7 

36 

4-13 

3-14 

2 

"  Skipjack  "      - 

1st 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboat 

4 

19 

— 

3-75 

— 

2*50 

3 

"Diamond"      - 

1st 

Light  Cruiser,  5th  Battle 
Squadron. 

8 

36 

2-38 

— - 

— 

2-37 

4 

"Alert"  - 

1st 

Special  Service 

4 

14 

— 

— 

2-00 

1-75 

5 

"  Jason  " 

1st 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboat 

4 

19 

— 

2-75 

1-50 

1-50 

•I 

"Leda"  - 

1st 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboat 

4 

18 

0-75 

3-25 

0-75 

1-00 

"Odin"   - 

1st 

Special  Service 

4 

14 

— 

— 

1-75 

1-00 

8 

"  Topaze  " 

1st 

Light  Cruiser,  5th  Battle 
Squadron. 

8 

40 

1-25 

4-00 

— 

0-87 

9 

"  Gossamer  "     - 

2nd 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboat 

4 

15 

0-75 

2-50 

1-25 

0-75 

10 

"  Llebe  "  - 

2nd 

Flotilla  Cruiser 

4 

16 

— 

2-75 

— 

0-50 

# 

"  Berwick  "       - 

— 

4th  Cruiser  Squadron 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

* 

"  Suffolk  " 

- — ■ 

4th  Cruiser  Squadron     - 

— 

— 

1-00 

— 

— 

— 

* 

"  Lancaster  "    - 

— 

4th  Cruiser  Squadron     - 

• — ■ 

■ — - 

1-33 

— 

— 

— 

* 

"Essex" 

— 

4th  Cruiser  Squadron     - 

— 

■ — 

1-33 

— 

— 

— 

* 

"  Speedy  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

2-00 

— 

2-00 

— 

* 

"  "Niger  "- 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

'/? 

"  Hussar  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

2-00 

3-50 

3-50 

— 

%> 

"  Dryad  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

— 

2-67 

2-50 

— 

% 

"Halcyon"       - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

0-50 

4-50 

2-50 

— 

'"- 

"  Harrier  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

— 

1-33 

0-66 

— 

* 

"Cumberland" 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

1-67 

3-33 

0  •  33 

— 

*■ 

"Seagull" 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

0-00 

3-50 

1-75 

— 

* 

"  Spanker "       - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

0-50 

3-00 

1-00 

— 

* 

"  Espiegle  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2-50 

— 

"  Torch  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

- — 

— 

— 

2-00 

— 

W 

"Clio"    - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

2  •  50 

— 

— 

— 

*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


35 


1st 

Scoring  Time. 

Order 

Total  No.  of 

Comparison  with  previous 
Years. 

of 

Ship. 

or  2nd 

Station. 

Merit. 

Firing. 

Men 
Firing, 

Rounds. 

Hits  per  Gun  firing. 

1914. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

* 

"Cadmus" 

Special  Service 

2-50 

_ 

_ 

_ 

^ 

"  Algerine  "     - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

1-00 

— 

2-50 

— 

# 

"  Shearwater  " 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

3-75 

1-33 

2-25 

— 

* 

"  Assistance  "  - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— ■ 

* 

"Cornwall"      - 

— 

Special  Service 

— 

— 

— 

2-67 

3-66 

— 

# 

"  Pyramus  "      - 

— 

New  Zealand  Division    - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

3-75 

— . 

# 

"  Philomel  "      - 

— 

New  Zealand  Division    - 

— 

— 

— 

3-13 

— 

— 

* 

"Psyche" 

-— 

New  Zealand  Division    - 

— 

— 

— 

1-00 

— 

— 

# 

"  Astrasa  " 

— 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

— 

— 

1-55 

— 

1-50 

— 

* 

"  Pegasus  " 

— 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

— 

— 

— 

3-63 

1-00 

— 

# 

"Fox"    - 

— 

East  Indies  Squadron     - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

0-75 

— 

# 

"  Pelorus  " 

— 

East  Indies  Squadron     - 

— 

— 

— 

4-25 

— 

* 

"  Hazard  " 

— 

Flotilla  Cruiser 

— 

— 

— 

2-75 

0-75 

# 

"  Hermione  "    - 

— 

_                                 - 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2-65 

— 

* 

"  Vulcan  " 

— 

Flotilla  Depot 

3-75 

3-37 

— 

■JF 

"Bonaventure" 

— 

Flotilla  Depot 

— 

— 

— 

5-00 

2-87 

— 

'<£ 

"Speedwell"    - 

— 

Mine  Sweeping  Gunboat 

— 

— 

0-50 

1-00 

1-50 

" 

*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


TRAINING    SQUADRON. 


*  Did  not  fire  in  1914. 


3-Pr.    VICKERS. 


1 

" THESEUS " 

1st 

Training  Squadron 

18 

88 

1-61 

2 

"  Crescent  "      - 

1st 

Training  Squadron 

17 

80 

— 

— 

— 

1-52 

3 

"  Royal  Arthur" 

1st 

Training  Squadron 

17 

94 

— 

— 

— 

1-41 

4 

"  Hawke  " 

1st 

Training  Squadron 

14 

72 

— 

— 

— 

1-36 

5 

"  Edgar  " 

1st 

Training  Squadron 

17 

93 

— 

— 

— 

1-30 

* 

"  Gibraltar  "     - 

— 

Training  Squadron 

— 

— 

-  — 

— 

— 

— 

# 

"  Endymion  "    - 

— 

Training  Service    - 

# 

"  Grafton  " 

■ — ~ 

Training  Squadron 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1 

2 


8 

10 
11 

t 
t 


"COCHRANE"     - 

"Duke  of  Edinburgh" 

"Devonshire" 

"  Natal"  - 

"  Roxburgh  "    - 

"  Carnarvon  "  - 

"  Argyll " 

"  Antrim  " 

"  Hampshire  "  - 

"Achilles"       - 

"Hibernia"      - 

"  King  Edward  VII." 

"  Commonwealth  "    - 

"  Warrior  " 

(1913  conditions.) 
"Black  Prince" 

"  Zealandia  "  - 
"  Dominion  "  - 
"  Britannia  "     - 

"Hindustan  "  - 
"  Africa  " 


2nd 
1st 

2nd 
2nd 
2nd 
3rd 

1st 
2nd 

1st 
2nd 
3rd 


1st 


2nd  Cruiser  Squadron    - 
1st     Cruiser      Squadron 

(Mediterranean). 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 
2nd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron 
5th  Cruiser  Squadron 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron      - 
3rd  Cruiser  Squadron 
China  Squadron 
2nd  Cruiser  Squadron     - 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
1st     Cruiser       Squadron 

(Mediterranean). 
1st     Cruiser      Squadron 

(Mediterranean). 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 
3rd  Battle  Squadron 


24 

135 

2-67 

5-08 

3-38 

20 

118 

2-65 

3-61 

3-89 

20 

110 



4-25 

2-70 

24 

125 

2-88 

3-63 

— 

20 

107 

1-84 

2-85 

211 

20 

97 

2-75 

4-55 

1-50 

20 

89 

1-55 

3-75 

2-05 

20 

109 

2-42 

4-57 

2-40 

20 

90 

1-75 

3-75 

3-40 

22 

113 

1-83 

4-63 

2-04 

12 

61 

1-91 

4-08 

2-33 

4 

20 

— 

3-17 

3-30 

2 

4 

1-25 

4-50 

1-25 

24 

109 

1-96 

5-46 

— 

— 

— 

3-05 

1-00 

3-25 

, 



2-25 

3-33 

2-58 

— 

— 

3-17 

3-92 

1-91 

— 

— 

1-91 

4-17 

3-00 

— 

— 

2-17 

4-33 

I  '57 

— - 

■ — 

2-17 

4-00 

1  •  58 

54 
40 

35 
83 
60 
25 
20 
00 
00 
96 
91 
50 
00 
83 


-|-  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  her  guns. 


*  Did  not  fire  in  1914, 


A     2817') 


F 


36 


ORDER    OF   MERIT. 
Light    Q.F.    Guns. 


Results  obtai 

led  in  Scoring  Time. 

Order 

Ship. 

1 

1st  or 

2nd 

firing. 

No.  of 
Points.     Men 
Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  bv 

Best  Shot' 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
aade. 

1 

•'AMETHYST" 

1st 

136-19 

7 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

36 

— 

4-13 

— 

3-14 

G.  Gomer,  L.S. 

5 

5 

2 

"  Lord  Nelson  " 

2nd 

11-3-33 

24 

12-pr.  18-cwt, 

131 

3-41 

3  21 

3-04 

4-00 

F.     T.     Whitehead, 
L.S. 

R.     Vallance,    Gnr., 

R.M.A. 
H.Elliott,  A. B. 

6 

6 

3 
4 

"  Cochrane"  - 
"Skipjack"    - 

2nd 
1st 

112  -15 

108-33 

24 
4 

3-pr.  Vickers 
3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

135 
19 

2-67 

5-08 
3-75 

3-38 

3-54 
2-50 

6 
4 

6 
4 

0 

"Minotaur"   - 

3rd 

108-02 

16 

12-pr.  18-cwt. 

91 

4-38 

4-5U 

4-87 

3-81 

E.  Mercer,  L.S. 

6 

6 

6 

7 

"  Duke      of 

Edinburgh." 
"  Irresistible  "- 

1st 
2nd 

107-66 
106-25 

20 
16 

3-pr.  Vickers 
12-pr.  12-cwt. 

118 
90 

2-65 
2-00 

3-61 

4-00 

3-89 
3-75 

3-40 
3-75 

R.  I.  Wookey,  A.B.  - 
R.  Tatterson,  L.S.    - 

6 
6 

5 
6 

8 

"  Devonshire" 

2nd 

106-08 

20 

3-pr.  Vickers  - 

110 

— 

4-25 

2-70 

335 

W.  Skeggs,  L.S. 

6 

6 

9 
10 

"  Diamond  "  - 
"Bulwark"     - 

'  1st 
3rd 

102-91 
102-71 

8 
16 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 
12-pr.  12-cwt. 

36 

88 

2-38 
1-56 

3-25 

2-75 

2-37 
363 

W.  Pentecost,    Pte., 

R.M.L.I. 
W.  Tucker,  L.S.       - 

6 
6 

5 

6 

11 

12 

"  Agamemnon  " 
"Essex" 

2nd 
1st 

100-34 
95-63 

24 

\1 

12-pr.  18-cwt. 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Q.F.      - 

130 
43 

2-25 
1-33 

4-58 
333 

2-66 

3-54 
3-37 

F.    Horsfall,     Gnr., 

R.M.A. 
A.  E.  Efford,  P.O.    - 

6 
6 

6 
5 

13 

"  Natal " 

2nd 

89-72 

24 

3-pr.  Vickers  - 

125 

2-83 

3-63 

— 

2-83 

S.  Bowyer,  A.B. 

6 

6 

14 

15 

"St.  George "- 
(Fired    from 
T.B.D.) 

"  Dreadnought" 

5th 
2nd 

88-54 
87  36 

8 
24 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
12-pr.  18-cwt. 

47 
126 

1-96 

4-00 

1-20 
2-50 

3-12 
3-08 

P.  Woods,  P.O. 

E.  McDermott,  A.B. 

6 
6 

4 
6 

16 
17 

"  Prince      of 

Wales." 
"Koxburgh"  - 

1st 
2nd 

86-77 
82-33 

16 

20 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 

82 
107 

2-69 
1-84 

3-63 

2-85 

4-12 
2-11 

3-06 
2-60 

C.  Davis,  A.B. 

A.  H.  Dinham,  A.B. 

6 
6 

6 
5 

IS 
19 

"  Shannon  "     - 
"Alert" 

1st 
1st 

79-69 

75-83 

16 

4 

12-pr.  18-cwt. 
3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

86 
14 

4-56 

1-69 

3-68 
2-00 

2-81 
1-75 

W.  F.  Browne,  Gnr., 

R.M.A. 
C.  W.  Lock,  A.B.      - 

6 
4 

6 
2 

20 

"  Carnarvon"  - 

3rd 

71-25 

20 

3-pr.  Vickers 

97 

2-75 

4-55 

1-50 

2-25 

J.  Rowe,  A.B.  - 

6 

6 

21 
22 

"Argyll" 
"  Leandei " 

1st 
4th 

69-66 

67-29 

20 

3-pr.  Vickers 

12-pr.  12  cwt, 
6-pr.  Q.F.       - 

89 
34 

1-55 

3-75 

1-50 
1-33 

2-05 

o-oo 

1-00 

2-20 
2-40 

J.   R.  Barrett,   Pte., 

R.M.L.I. 
W.  Snowden,  A.B.    - 

6 
5 

5 
4 

23 
21 

"Woolwich"  - 
(Fired  from 
T.B.D.) 
"  London "      - 

1st 
1st 

66-11 
65-52 

6 
16 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
12-pr.  12-cwt. 

31 
74 

2-25 

4-00 

3-75 

2-33 
2-31 

J.      Ransom,      Pte., 
R.M.L.I. 

G.  Weal,  A.B.  - 

6 
6 

3 
5 

25 

"Jason" 

1st 

65-00 

4 

3-pr.  Q.F,       - 

19 

— 

2-75 

1-50 

1-50 

A.  E.  Cro,  A.B. 

5 

3 

26  J 

"  Hampshire  " 

1st 

63-33 

20 

3-pr.  Vickers  - 

90 

1-75 

3-75 

3-40 

2-00 

E.  R.  Bennett,  A.B.  - 

6 

6 

"Antrim" 

2nd 

63-33 

20 

3-pr.  Vickers  - 

109 

2-42 

4-57 

2-40 

2-00 

A.  Wright,  L.S. 

6 

4 

28 

"  Achilles  "      - 

2nd 

61-89 

22 

3-pr.  Vickers  - 

113 

1-83 

4-63 

2-04 

1-96 

T.  Scriven,  L.S. 

6 

4 

29 
30 

"  Venerable  "  - 
"Hibernia"    - 

2nd 
3rd 

58-44 
56-32 

16 

(12 
112 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

12-pr.  18-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers  - 

72 

58 
61 

2-06 

3-33 

1-91 

3-25 

2-91 

4-08 

2-63 

2-33 
2-33 

2-07 

1-83 
1-91 

L.  M.  Hemlin,  Pte., 

R.M.L.I. 
S.  W.  Gregory,  A.B. 
A.  W.  Warren,  A.B. 

6 

6 
6 

6 

4 
3 

H 

"  Odin  "  - 
"  Leda "  - 

1st 

1st 

43-33 
43-33 

4 

4 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 
3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

14 

18 

0-75 

3-25 

1-75 
0-75 

1-00 
1-00 

A.     L.     Line,     Pte., 

R.M.L.I. 
E.  H.  Johnson,  A.B. 

5 
5 

2 

1 

33 

"Topaze" 

1st 

37-92 

8 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

40 

1-25 

4-00 

— 

0-87 

E.  C.  Bailey,  L.S.     - 

6 

3 

34 
35 

"Swiftsure"    - 
"  Gossamer  "    - 

2nd 

2nd 

34-40 
32  •  50 

14 
4 

14-pr.  Q.F.     - 
3-pr.  Q.F.      - 

49 
15 

2-71 
0-75 

2-50 

1-50 
1-25 

1-21 
0-75 

J.  W.  Thome,  Gnr., 

R.M.A. 
F.  J.  Riddals,  A.B.  - 

3 

5 

3 

1 

36 

"Hebe"- 

2nd 

21-66 

4 

3-pr.  Q.F.       - 

16 

— 

2-75 

— 

0-50 

F.  Mancer,  P.O. 

6 

2 

37 


FIRED  UNDER   1913   CONDITIONS. 


Results  obtained  in  Scoring  Time. 


Order 

Ship. 

1st  or 

2nd 

Firing. 

Points. 

No.  of 

Men 

Firing. 

Nature  of 
Gun. 

Rounds 

Fired  in 

1914. 

Comparison  with 
previous  Years. 

Name  of 
Best  Shot  in  Ship. 

Result 

obtained  by 

Best  Shot 

of 

Hits  per  Gun  Firing. 

in  Ship. 

Merit. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

Hits 
made. 

** 

"  WARRIOR  " 
(1913  con- 
ditions.) 

'•  Defence  "  - 
(1913  con- 
ditions.) 

"  Russell " 

1st 
1st 
Spl. 

99-16 

88-13 

103-03 

24 
16 
11 

3-pr.  Vickers 
12-pr.  18-cwt. 
12-pr.  12-cwt. 

109 
85 
54 

1-96 
2-25 
2-10 

5-46 
4-19 
3-80 

2-93 
3-30 

2-83 
2-94 
3-63 

H.     Wyatt,      Gnr., 
R.M.A. 

W.  Foss,  P.O.  - 

R-  Armstrong,  A.B.  - 

6 

6 
6 

6 
5 
6 

Totals 

- 

— 

51 

— 

248 

Gunlayers  in  excess  of  complement  and  men  joined  since  last  test. 


FIRED  LESS   THAN   75   PER   CENT.    OF   GUNLAYERS. 


* 

"  KING     ED- 
WARD VII." 

3id 

79-17 

(  — 

I    1 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 

20 

— 

4-17 
3-17 

3-33 
3-30 

2-50 

W.  J.  Warner,  L.S.  - 

5 

2 

* 

"  Common- 
wealth." 

2nd 

69-26 

i; 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 

38 
■1 

2-25 
1-25 

3-25 
4-50 

2-50 
1-25 

314 

o-co 

H.      J.       Castleton, 

Gnr.,  R.M.A. 
J.  W.  Pearce,  L.S.    - 

6 
3 

5 

0 

* 

"Zelandia"     - 

Totals 

Spl. 

56-66 

i    6 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 
3-pr.  Vickers 

33 

1-50 
2-25 

4-25 
3-33 

3-09 

2-58 

2-00 

L.    C.   Lake,     Gnr., 
R.M.A. 

6 

3 

— 

19 

— 

95 

*  Fired  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  Gunlayers. 


TOO  LATE  FOR  INSERTION  IN  THE   COMPILED  FORM. 


"AFRICA"    - 

3rd 

1st 

56-94 

ri2 

1 12 

"HINDU- 
STAN " 

3rd 

98-53 

(13 

|12 

"  GRAFTON " 

1st 

60-40 

16 

GIBRALTAR" 

1st 

58-62 

17 

12-pr.  18-cwt. 

44 

2-7 

2-08 

2-16 

•67 

3-pr.  Vickers 

62 

2-17 

4-00 

1-58 

3-00 

12-pr.  12-cwt. 

73 

1-08 

3-91 

2-00 

3-76 

3-pr.  Vickers 

64 

2-17 

4  33 

1-57 

3-5 

6  &  3-pr. 

68 

— 

— 

— 

2  63 

6  &  3-pr. 

77 

— 

— 

— 

3-200 

H.  AllisoD,  Bombr. 
A.  N.  Bendon,  A.B. 

H.  Churcher,  A.B. 
F.  Paine,  A.B. 

E.  Cosh,  P.O.  - 
M.  Fitzharris,  A.B. 


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6 
6 

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*  154  March  11,  1915. 

From No. Date ,  191 

Replying  to  O.  N.  I.  No Date ,  191 


It  is  officially  anounced  as  coming 
from  English  sources  that  submarine  "  U  13  •  has  been  sunk 
by  being  rammed  by  the  English  destroyer  "A  R  I  EL  *• 

Ten  of  the  crew  of  38  are  reported  to 
have  been  saved. 

It  was  at  first  reported  that  it  was 
the  *  U  30  tt  which  waw  sunk  which  proved  to  be  an  atrror. 


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eoapliaents  to  •Hho   honorable  The  Secretary  of 
tho  Havy  end  hav   the  honor  t©  trrnanii,  here- 
with,  for  ttae  confidential  information  of  the 
iiavy  Department,  a  copy  of  a  despatch,  dieted 
IfersfcJUA&t  from  tho  Algeria  an  Ambaeea&er  at 
Berlin,  relative  to  the  military  and  naval 
condition  of  Jerr.any. 


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To  the  Honorable 

The  Secretary  of  State, 

Washington ,  B« 0. 
Sir: 

1th  reference  lo  the  Department's  telegram  Ho.  1208  of 
February  17,  19113,  and  to  the  Embassy*^  tele grac hie  reply  Ho* 
1648  of  February  19,  191E,  regarding  the  military  and  economic 
condition  of  Germany,  I  have  the  honor  to  report  farther  aa 
fellows ; 

?he  Ohlef  of  the  General  taff  has  stated  to  the  Military 
atti  oho  of  the  Embassy  that  no  one  knows  the  exaot  number  of 
German  soldiers  tinder  anas;  that  If  anyone  lme*  it  ho  would 
know  it  and  that  he  knows  it  only  approximately.   It  can  bo  op- 
tima to  1  that  there  are  four  million  men  with  the  armies  on  the 
Various  fronts  and  that  two  million  more  are  ia  the  barracks  and 
throughout  tho  territory  now  occupied  by  the  Germans*  It  is 
stated  that  eighty  to  eighty-eight  percent  of  the  wounded  return 
to  duty  with  thier  regiments.  The  losses  or  Germany  and  Lustrl«- 
Bnngary  amounted,  the  firaperor  informed  the  Military  Attache, 
to  about  1,500,000.   rrhe   German  losses  iv   nee  not  able  to  re- 
turn to  the  front  *re  probably  450,000  to  500,000.   There  era 
very  j  any  Land we hr  divisions  and  Landwehr  corps,  and  $Mdsturm 
battalions  and  regiments.   The.  a  are  also  battalions  of  Landafcurm 
called  "Arfcoitor-iir.taliions".   7ery  nany  of  tho  older  sen  are 
also  employed  ae  guards  on  the  linos  of  oo:  munio?  tion  and  in  the 
occupied  enemy* a  country. 

4fl  regards  the  commissariat,  there  are  ample  Supplies  overy 
where  for  the  troops,  who  are  fed  better,  aa  far  aa  one  cun  judgo, 
at  the  front  than  they  are  in  tine  of  peaoe.   The  clothing  is  ox- 
oellent  and  ample.   that  is  furnished  by  the  Uovornrnent  ia  largely 
supplemented  by  gifts  from  the  people,  mess  gifts  are  handled 


in  tho  same  systematic  Banner  th* t  the  Government  supplies  for 
the  Army  are  handled  and  tho  troops  have  lacked  nothing  that  is 
necessary.   At  times,  for  a  day  or  two  there  may  have  been  sore 
shortage  for  particular  units  but  those  occasions  have  probably 
been  rare.   The  troops  have  everywhere  appeared  to  bo  in  the  best 
of  health  and  there  is  said  to  be  a  smaller  percentage  of  sickness 
at  the  front  than  in  garrisons  in  time  of  peace.   The  supply  of 
arms  and  ammunition  is  also  ample.   It  must  also  be  taken  into 
consideration  that  large  quantities  of  ar.ii  have  been  captured, 
especially  machine  guns,  and  these  as  well  ae  the  artillery  gvnw 
have  been  used  by  the  Germans. 

As  regards  copper,  there  are  old  mines  in  Germany  which  were 
abandoned  on  account  of  the  cost  of  getting  out  tho  copper,  which 
mines  can  be  re -opened.  There  are  copper  mines  in  Belgium  and  in 
the  part  of  France  occupied  by  the  Germans.  In  addition,  a  thor- 
ough account  is  said  to  have  been  made  of  the  amount  of  copper  in 
the  houses,  etc.,  throughout  Germany  and  it  was  found  that  there 
is  a  sufficient  quantity  of  copper  to  last  two  mere  yq&tv,  if  it 
is  necessary  to  call  on  the  peepl©  to  givo  that  to  the  Government 
as  was  done  ft  few  months  since  88  regards  woolen  articles. 

What  strike*  one  most  forcibly  is  the  careful  economy  practiced 
by  the  German  authorities  in  saving  everything  on  the  field  of 
battle,  everything  belonging  to  the  wounded,  everything  that  can 
be  useful  in  war.   All  articles,  of  every  description,  are  picked 
up,  sent  back,  sorted  and  then  utilized.  For  instance,  clothing 
is  disinfected,  washed,  repaired,  pressed  and  reissued.   This  is 
a  wonderful  saving  in  itself. 

So  many  field  kitchens  have  been  captured  from  tho  Russians 
that  almost  all  of  the  G  rman  troops  now  have  them,  wheroas  in 
the  beginning  of  the  war  tho  infantry  and  foot  artillery  only  had 
wheeled  field  kitchens. 

All  old  iron  ia  picked  up  and  sent  back.  Tho  most  careful  re- 
quisitioning has  been  Bade  in  the  enemy's  country  occupied  by  the 
German  trchops,   Threshing  machines  have  been  *ont  to  the  front 


and  wheat  and  other  grain  threshed  out  by  or  under  the  direction 
of  the  (toman  SOldiors,  when  quantities  of  it  were  found. 

These  are  merely  cited  as  instances  of  the  caro  that is  taken 
not  to  waste  anything  which  may  he  useful  in  the  prosecution  of  the 
war. 

This  year's  annual  drafting  of  new  men  for  the  iirmy  certainly 
would  more  than  have  replaced  the  looses  that  have  been  surferod 
"by  the  Jernrns  md  the  services  of  the  larger  prox^ortion  of  the 
voluntas rs  has  not  yet  b ~;en  accepted  by  the  Government. 

A8  the  Army  represents  better  than  anything  else  the  people, 

special 
it  is  extremely  interesting  to  nee  how  in  every /branch  there  pre  a 

great  many  experts  in  that  branon  performing  ana  ready  to  perforffl 
the  work  required.   li-his  ail  tends  to  economy  and  efficiency. 
There  seems  to  be  absolutely  no  personal  striving  for  personal  re- 
ward. Every   ma»  is  performing  thi  duty  assigned  to  him  to  the 
best  of  his  ability  whereever  he  r.ay  bo  and  whatever  may  be  the 
grade  that  he  held  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  or  now  holds. 

A  great  deal  has  been  learned  by  the  Gemms  during  these 
hostilities  and  advantage  has  boon  taken  of  all  that  experience  in 
training  the  new  as  well  as  in  Improving  the  old  men* 

as  regards  the  fleet,  Germany  has  pi*e served  her  principal  naval 
forces  almo-t  intact,.   These  ships  which  have  boon  lost  hive  been 
generally  of  older  type  a  or  scouting  vessels.   The  Esprit  de  Corps 

of  the  naval  service  is  of  the  very  highest  and  the  skill,  enter- 
all 
prise  and  taring  hnv^   been  at/ tines  of  the  best. 

The  submarine  service  has  been  largely  increased  and  has  shown 
itself  to  be  a  very  powerful  weapon  of  offensive  warfare  against 
England. 

Ao  the  German  battle  fleet  was  somewhat  less  than  half  of  that 
of  Bngland  at  the  beginning  of  the  ./ar,  it  could  harlly  be  expected 
that  it  could  tngggt  tho  enemy  against  such  heavy  odds.   At  the 
same  tire  the  fleet  is  well  preparod  and  should  opportunity  ooour, 
will  be  hear  dfrom. 


4 

The  time  has  not  yet  come  to  judge  of  the  ef feetiveness  of  tho 
blockade?  of  England.   There  can  be  little  doubt,  however,  that  it 
will  seriously  affect  England* a  commerce  and  probably  will  very 
much  raise  the  cost  of  living  in  England,  if  not  bringing  about  ac- 
tual hunger. 

The  personnel  of  the  Oerman  Iifavy  is  believed  to  consist  at  the 
present  time  of  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  men  of  all 
branches. 

For  details  of  ships  in  commission,  etc.,  the  files  of  the  of- 
fice of  Saval  Intelligence  should  bo  consulted. 

The  superior  allied  fleets  have  &sekh  completely  driven  (jreffiman 
merchant  ships  from  the  sens  and  for  the  present  the  carefully  built 
up  and  splendidly  equipped  Soman  Merchant  aervice  W    completely  par- 
alysed. 

Enormous  losses  hsvo  been  sustained  in  the  oonmorcial  circles 
of  Germany  through  the  stoa^in^  of  commerce  and  the  confiscation  or 
interning  of  so  many  ships  lying  in  the  enemy's  harbors  or  on  the 
high  seas  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war. 

nevertheless  the  enterprise,  wise  laws,  and  splendid  system 
under  which  tho  German  merchant  fleet  was  built  up,  remain  alive  and 
it  may  confidently  be  expected  that  a  few  years  after  this  war  the 
Sermaa  merchant  fleet  will  again  be  occupying  one  of  the  leading 
position  on  the  seas. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  .Sir, 

Your  obedient, 

(signed))  Jams   T'.  Gerard. 


Jtfeed  not  he  retur**e*:{       ^ 

(See-Paragraph  4.     Instructions  of  October  31.  1900.) 

R£,C£NtfD  '** 

SUBJECT  _ i3£&£9£te£^^  harbor  q  f 

Antivari. 


From }*.. 


No. 


/..A Date  JteNUOj 1915 


Replying  to   O.  N.  I.  No Date 


On  the  6th  instant  the  Vienna  papers  published  a  Cologne 
despatch  which  stated  thattaccording  to  a  report  of  the  "Tribuna" 
(Italian  newspaper) ,  five  Austrian  war  vessels  had  entered  the 
port  of  Antivari,  Montenegro,  and  bombarded  the  city  and  the 
harbor  works.  This  report  was  commented  upon  as  a  naval  victory 
but  no  official  report  was  given  out  In  the  subject. 

The  following   statement  appears  in  the  Vienna  papers  off  this 
date: 

"The  following  statement  has  been  Issued  from  the  .>'ar  Press 
"uarters: 

"The  most  recent  action  of  our  fleet  in  front  of  vntivari  in 
the  night  lst-2d  March  has  been  entirely  misrepresented  in  several 
newspapers.  These  reports  which  were  reproduced  from  the  foreign 
press  are  to  be  confronted  with  the  following  authentic  account 
of  the  action; 

"At  3  a.m.  on  the  1st  instant  three  of  our  torpedoboats,  accom- 
panied by  three  destroyers  pushed  their  way  into  the  harbor  of 
Antivari  and  landed  a  detachment  which  set  fire  to  the  supplies 
that  were  stored  in  the  warehouse  on  the  stone  wharf  and  destroyed 
them.  The  wooden  wharf  which  was  recently  built  to  facilitate 
the  landing  of  French  transports  was  completely  demolished  by  ex- 
plosions. The  so-called  yacht  "Kumija",  which  for  years  has  been 
used  for  the  transportation  of  freight  but  recently  for  towing 
contraband  laden  French  sailing  ships  into  the  harbor,  ~nd  which 
has  been  exempted  frominjury  in  our  previous  operations,  was  taken 
out  of  the  inner  harbor,  but  as  stormy  weather  prevented  taking 
her  farther,  she  was  sunk  off  the  entrance  to  the  port. 

"During  these  operations  our  craft  were  fired  upon  for  an  hour 
by  five  batteries  with  ever  increasing  intensity,  but  they  were 
not  hit.  The  torpedo  boats  used  machine  guns  to  return  the  small- 
that  was  directed  at  them  and  the  landing  party;  besides 
cargo  lighters  lying  close  by  were  sunk  by  shell 
was  not  bombarded  at  all.  Hot  a  single  shot  was 
destroyers,  which  were  in  the  harbor  and  off  the 
large  supply  of  gasolene  that 
not  destroyed  on  account  of  the  danger 
cf  unknown  nationality  would  have  been 


arm  fire 
this  two 
The  city 

from  the 
.  ven  the 


fire. 
fired 
entrance, 
stored  on  shore  was 

to  which  two  sailing  vessels 

subjected. 


Tffl 


The  Montenegrin  stories  of  terror  of  the  bombardment  of  the 
city,  of  the  uuny   demolished  or  burned  residences,  of  the  lai 
number  of  persons  burried  in  the  ruins  or  killed  by  shrapnels, 
especially,  women,  etc.  are  noti     but  cooked  u         Ions 
such  as  are  now  to  be  expected  from  our  enemies." 


(See  Paragraph  4,  Instructions  of  October  31,  1900.) 


Need  not  be  returned. 


SUBJECT 


Confidential 


NOTES      ON     THE  GERMAN      SUBMARINE      SERVICE. 


From 


Z 


No. 


153  Date  March  11,   1915  • 


Replying  to  O.  N.  I.  No Date 


-,  191 


,,  191 


The  Captain  of  a  German  submarine  which  has 
been  doinp  active  service  p-ave  the  following  points  in  a^os 
conversation  with  a  newspaper  uan  who  is  reliable, 

DISGUISING  of  KRP.I3C0PE. 


The  periscopes  are  painted  ^rey  and  various 
methods  for  disguising  and  as  recognition  maris  are  used. 
One  is  a  gull  sitting  over   the  top  of  the  periscope  which  has 
a  clor>e  semblance  to  the  real  bird.   There  were  a  number  of 
other  marks  but  of  what  sort  he  did  not  say.   One  oGmraan&ing 
officer  of  a  submarine  had  been  very  clever  in  the  matter  and 
had  practically  made  all  the  designs. 


PERSONNEL, 

New  hands  at  the  submarine  business  were  found  to  be 
almost  worthless  at  first.  Usually  they  slept  the  first  three 
days  continuously  and  would  hardly  wake  up  to  eat.   Prom  that 
time  on  they  gradually  improved  and  in  their  second  trip,  if 
they  had  the  right  stuff  in  them,  they  became  useful.  By  no 
means  all  officers  or  all  men  were  suitable, for  the  service  whitoh 
was  very  hard  and  in  which  there  were  many  moments  when  instant 
intelligent  obedience  was  necessary  for  safety.  A  wiry,  resolute 
type  of  man  with  quick  perception  and  a  lot  of  endurance,  was 
better  than  strength  with  slow  brain  and  action. 


CARE  OF  CREW  UNDER  WATER* 


Strict  silence  was  maintained  under  water  and  all  man 
not  on  duty  were  made  to  lie  down  and  i^  possible  to  sleep. 
Y/hen  quiet,  especially  when  asleep,  the  men  used  up  less  oxygen < 

The  men  suffered  a  ^ood  deal  from  seasickness  to 
which  they  were  more  subject*  than  in  regular  small  ships  on 
account  of  the  closeness  of   the  air. 

Frequently  when  lyinpr  on  tho  bottom,  there  was 
sufficient  swell  to  make  the  boat  roll  around  a  rood  deal  and 
under  those  conditions  it  was  hard  for  the  men  to  rest. 

The  maximum  depth  he  used  was  about  40  metres  (131  feet) 

LENGTH  OF   CRUISE. 

His  longest  cruise  had  been  Tl  days. 

; ACTION. 

He  had  torpedoed  a  number  of  ships.  When  the  vessel 
to  be  torpedoed  steamed  steadily  on  a  regular  course  the  hitting 
was  easily  accomplished,  but  if  the  ship  chanred  course  frequently 


-  9   - 


and  alao  altered  speed  at 
difficult. 


intervals  the  matter  became  very 


He  had  frequently  fired  when  so  close  that  the  officer 
on  the  bridge  of  the  steamer  could  plainly  be  seen  walking  up 
and  down.   At  such  times  the  success  or  failure  of  the  attack 
depended  on   the  degree  of  promptness  and  intelligence  of  the 
personnel  of  the  boats,  both  officers  and  crew,  and  especially 
of  the  commanding  officer  at  the  periscope.  His  will  must  be 
obeyed  on  the  instant  and  the  understanding  of  his  smallest 
signs  and  orders  must  bo  complete. 


fire:   feiibstr.  JV4  ®*. 


./3 


QTrlegraphtr    ailitrrss: 

'<2Unsna,   IHer'iu". 


NO.    164. 


'fftre  nf  IRanal  «Aiiatfj£ 
(Emliassij  nf  ifjflimtcrt  States  iifjWicrira. 

trrltn.       .larch  IS,   1915. 


From  :• 

To:- 


Naval  Attache,  Berlin. 
Director  of  tfaval  Intelligence. 


.SUBJECT  :  - 


Salvage  American  steamers 
•EVELYN"  and  *CARIB». 


I  have  received  teleg   r-  +ron   the 
Gonsulsj^eneral  in  Sopennagen  and  Stockholm  an  follows:-* 

"  Stockholm 

Kindly  telegraph  me  exact  location  where  American., 
steamers  ^ITILTN11  and  "CARIB"  were  sunk  and  what 
depth  of  water 

Harris,  American  Consul  General." 


"Copenagen. 

Tenth  instructed  by  Department  State  obtain  exact 
location  sunken  Steamers  • EVELYN"  and  "CAR1B"  so 
that  I  may  obtain  tenders  from  Spritzer  Salvage 
Company  of  this  city  for  their  recovery  or   salvage 
of  cargoes. 

Winslow". 


:iy  reply  in  both  eases  wan  an  follows 
by  telegraph:* 

"Berlin 
to  Consuls  General  in  cbpengagsn  and  Stockholm;*- 

Cap tain "Evelyn* states  bis  ship  about  ten  miles 
E.r.r.  position  Borkwra  lightship 
Captain  "CAR IP"  s  tat  or.  his  ship  about  ten  miles 
north  by  west  of  Norrlorney  Lighthouse  thirteen 
fathoas  water  Will  let  you  know  of  any  further 
tatiOi        bis 

liM. 


f 


hy  letter. 


I  also  forwarded  a  oopy  of   the  telegram 


I  have  asJced  the  Rai  oh  s-^iari  no-Ait  to  give  Die 
an  exact  location  of  th$   t^o  ships  but  as  yet  have  had 
no  reply. 

I  am  of  the  opinion  that  ihvr*   will  be  preat 
difficulty  in  arranging  "*or  salvage  operations  in  the 
vicinity  of  nine  fieldr. 


42>* 


■ 

■ 


■ 


f 


Translation*  •? 

Need  not  be  returned.  I  m  j£ 

Reliable  News  concerning  the  Misuse  of  Neutral  Flaps 

by  English  Merchant ships* 

1.   Report  of  a  reliable  witness :- 

(a)  On  the  3/9/ 15  an  English  freight  steamer  was 
about  1  to  1/9  sea  miles  from  us  in  the  Channel, 
In  the  vicinity  she  hauled  down  the  English  *lag 
and  hoisted  the  American  flap.   Before  Deal 

the  ship  was  inspected,  by  the  same  officers  as  us. 
The  American  flap  wis  carried  to  the  time  of 
anchoring  near  Nore-Light  S.  The  next  morning 
the  ship  ran  in  two  ships  lengths  behind  us  up  the 
Thames;  then  after  passing  the  places  considered 
dangerous,  she  again  carried  the  English  flag. 

(b)  On  the  6/3/15  the  "CITY  OP  MARSEILLE"  passed  us. 
Her  smoke  stack  was,  like  all  ships  of  the  City 
Line,  formerly  painted  with  a  yellow  and  black-whi  te 
ring.  The  white  ring  was  now  painted  yellow,  so  that 
there  remained  a  yellow  smoke  stack  with  a  black  ring, 
exaatly  as  the  steamers  of  the  s&RHWHEjrxHftx  Matschapjy 
Hederland  have. 


3.   The  English  ships  "ROCK^ILL"  and  "MERYTUIL8 ,  which-passed 

Tenerif-p©,  are  to  arrive  Tuesday  and  Thursday  (  lfi/3  and  18/ 3) 
under  American  flag   in  Rotterdam* 

3.  Two  English  steamers  of  the  Cunard  Line,,  loaded  with  contraband 
of  every  1_ind,  especially  rice,  maccaroni,  parts  of  air  craft, 
preserves,  automobiles,  are  to  arrive  in  England,  coming  from 
Naples,  on  the  33d  or  30th,  under  American  flap:  * 

4.  The  English  Harwich  boats  are  receiving  for  their  deck  parts 
and  bridges  the  same  ©range  color  as  the  Holland  Batavia  Line. 
Name 8  are  painted  over  on  all  English  ships  in  port. 


JHeed  not  be  returned. 

(See  Paragraph  4,  Instructions  of  October  31,  1900.) 


SUBJECT      LOSS        Of      SMALL      CRUISER 

•    D  R  E    S  D  1 »"""■ '#"" 


Z                           168                                    March  17,    1915. 
From No. Date ,  191 

Replying  to  O.  N.  I.  No. Date f  1Q1 

The  official  anounceuent  of  this  loss  appears 
in  the  newspapers  as  follows :- 


(  Wolff  Tel. Bureau)  Official,  Berlin,  liar  oh  16. 

The  British  Admiralty  makes  officially  known 
that  the  English  cruiser  "KENT*,  "GLASGOW*  and 
the  auxiliary  cruiser  "ORAMA"  met  the  Soman 
small  cruiser  "DRESDEN11  in  the  Pacific  Ocean 
near  the  Island  Juan  Fernandez.   After  a  short 
tight   the  "DRESDEN"  caupht  fire  through  the 
explosion  of  an  ammunition  apartment  and  sank. 
The  crew  is  said  to  have  been  saved  by  the 
English  cruisers. 

The  Acting  Chief  of  the  Admiralty  staff 

(Sir.)  B  e  h  n  c  k  e  ". 


3 
■II 


SUBJEGT        rdnance  »  IS ru.y    .owitaer,    Hrltieh. 


/r>v,//;  JVo 53*  -^^       19  ,tarc3.  ,    2£i, 

Ueplying  to  O.M.I.  Mo.  Bate  ^^^^^W1 


;eferrto    to   report  1:0.    34  of  kS  February  1915 f   the 
following    Additional   details  ere  learned  about   the  15.  £  howitzer. 

«   0:   projectile  -  1400   lbs. 

losive  charge  -   LZ  )  lbe.         : 

vlzzIq   velocity  -  between  1*>0O  and  11)3  ft.  per  second 

3  weight  of  powd  r  charge  cannot  be  ascertained,    .  can 

be  roughly  computed  from  Oats  given  above 

The  gun  itself  is  eaiu.  to  be  composed  of  the  following 
parts  -  tube,  tJ ree  jackets,  breech  ring  end  breech^  It  can 
be  erected  in  si*  hours,  aad  the  foundation  consists  of  steel 
rails. 

''here  ?re  now  four  of  t/ese  howitzers  in  France,  and  they 
are  said  to  be  entirely  satisfactory. 

The  Spotting  is  a  one  by  means  of  aeroplane  equipped  with 
raiio,  bot)  gun  end  aeroplane  feeing  supplied  with  Artillery 
fire  charts".   1  eae  charts  are  divided  into  large  squares, 
which  are  lettered  4.  ,  B.4  t  -  ,  etc.    ese  squares  aro  in  U 

«ideJ  into  aixt  en  small  squares,  numbered  1,  £,  8,  etc.,  m 
these  numbered  squares  are  again  divided  into  sixteeii  snail 
squares  lettered  a,  b,  c,  etc.       fall  of  a  slot  eaa  therefore 
be  closely  locate  h;       HiHg  the  t)  ree  desj    ^ions  in 
succession,  tl us  -  :...-.,   73,  etc.    s  receiving  radio  is  located 
in  &  bomb  proof  in  roar  tj  the  jx^   and  connected  L„  telepJiOJ 
to  run  position. 

fas  accurt    hioh  has  boen  attained  v.ith  this  iovitzer 
is  said  to  bo  marvellous,     kht  eifect  of  explosion  is 
terrific. 


SUBJECT      British  Laval  Commands. 


Seed  not  **  -  *  "-"" 


,  ■  r  *i 


From 


JVo. 


54. 


Replying  to  O.N.I.  JVo. 


Date         82  .larch 


Z)a^ 


,  I-975 


The  statement  in  my  rer>ort  Ho.  37  of  February  23,1915, 
in  so  far  as  relates  to  Rear  Admiral  de  ^obeck  relieving  Hear 

Admiral  Moore  was  an  error.    Captain  Brock, of  the  ^rincess 

Royal,  has  "been  promoted  to  Commodore  and  relieved  Hear 

Admiral  Moore;  Hear  Admiral  Moore  relieved  Rear  Admiral  de 

Kobeek  on  the  Amphitrite,  off  the  Canary  Islands,  and  Hear 

Admiral  de  Robeck  became  second  in  command  of  the  British 

Kaval  force  in  the  "lediterranean. 


3 

;;iee     of  liaml  Intelligence-,  translation   •:• .    .    •>A"Z- 


ch  £2,   1315.  Co  ,    .    .  (0 

wim  mi  wr  urn  r~r  -  nnrr    mvnifftriiw  W   -^ 


rsneltttioa,   "Hitteilun^en  des  3ee7;esens,   April,   1914 • 


The  King  is  the  head  o:'.  ferwegiea  !Iavy.  alas 

cm  .  -.jaond  e£  tbo  combined  land  and  sea  forces  of  the 

ilom  by  -virtue  of  Section  £5,   of  the  Act  of         oat  19,  £908* 
the  Array  end  Fleet  shall  not  be  used  for  of:         ve  war- 
fare without  the  authority  of  the  ;:arl  lament   ( storthing H 

nee  1809,  a  permanent  "national  Defense  Coaard«sionTThae 
been  established;     this  oomlssiozi  consists  of   the  Chief  of 
the  National  Defense  .Department,   the  Command  in;      -aer&l,   the 
Commanding  Admiral,   the  chief  of  the  General  staff,  the  chief 
of  the  Admiralty  staff,  &mL  various  other  si  .      r  officers 
detailed  thereto.         is  Commission  acts  on  various  Important 
questions  pertaining  to         .lonal  Defense  and  especially  those 
concerning  the  concerted  action  of  the  Arsgr  and  of  the  Fleet. 
She  Supreme  Direction  of  the  Savy. 
(Navy  Department). 
Due  to  various  strategical  and  geographical  conditions, 
such  as  a  relatively  large  coast  line,  the  ::orv?e£lan  llavy 
Bepsr      at  had  to  he  built  up  on  the  ayetea  of        ^ntraiisation 
The  various  .naval  stations  therefore,  ere  etalai*terei  to 
separately  arid  independently  of  each  other. 

The  Commanding  Admiral  unites  in  his  person  only  the 
nil i tar y  ratters  while   the  question  of         Iniatration  is 
attended  to  by  the  "Ifctlonal  Defense  Commies ion".     2Mb 
principle  of  "military  -  administration"  separation  is  carried 
out  to  a  greater  and  mere  minute  decree  in  the  norwegien  Navy 
an  is  usually  the  case  in  other  navies.         is  explains  how 
■  peculiar  organisation  o:       t     ;avy  Desert,  ent,  whioh  at 
first  glance  seer  us  to  be  too  jneh"in  detail"  for  euoh  e  email 


-  z  - 

Havyf  and  r,erteps  seems  somewhat  ""top  heavy",   still  1ms  the 
advantage  of  strict  separation.         eelal  stress  is  laid  on 
this  '..ethod  of  Department  organization  on  the  fact  that 
questions  can  b©  approached  strictly  on  their  own  merits  fro;- 
a  purely  military  point  of  view,  independently  of  ©cononieal 
consideration®,  v&ile  tho  national  Befe&fti  C         action  han- 
dies  th©  questions:  frorn^a  nor©  administrative  point  of  viev-, 
and  finally  the  1     i  :/  Cor^dttee  ■.,        &rlift@*nt   chooses  its 

own  viewpoint  tm&  provides  the  means* 

schematic  representation  of  the    /..       i nation  is  as 
follows . 


!2he  &?* 


(Eighest  in  Coisfaand} 

■in iiwi iiiwi  i  ■.  mi iiMimi  111  null,  ii|i'nii^i»     mnmmt»m«mmmmmfm:   mum n    i«im«inw 

national  Defense  commission 


Admiralty  Staff -     Chief  of  the™"  Hliief'  of'  the  General  sta 

Chief -an  Admiral*  llavy  Depart-  <r  depart-  Chief -A  General 

raent*     She  &ent.     The 

Ooozaand  lag  Cocmandln^ 

Admiral  General . 

Of i ices. of  the  I  M  vision  LI  Mvision. 

W|^*W Mil    W    ill     ■    IX »■      WW      W  iM|PjjM.'Hllimtli(',*IWi|p^i»l<iilWW  Will-WW  lli,lWj|Wil1  ■IniiMlWWmiiWil'l |H|>l>i|i|  m 

(military  {Civilian 

MJytaiit*  i vision)  .Division) 

(purely  mi'li-  iitary  -  Civil  nis- 

tary  affairs) 

.litary,  lis-  Administrative  trative  Affairs. 

c  i pi ine ,  Regula -  Af f Airs ,   sab -        . inane  es  • 

tions  and  Ine true-       Jects  pertain- 

tlon  subjects*  in#  to  personnel 

and  saaterial. 

ilie  CoEsxuanding  Admiral* 

Hie  da  ties  and  authority  consist  of- 

1.  Ill©  GomsanA  of  the  combined  -:avy  and  its  de- 
pendent strongholds  (probably  riavy  Yards) 

2.  General   Jurisdiction  over  the  llavy. 

3.  The    >onior  in  prepari         lane,  etc*,  for  the 

readiness  of  the  S'leet  for  "or,  and  'ienior  tmxx  responsible 


-  .3  - 

for  the  proper  preparation  of  mma  plana* 

4*     Sbfl  Supreme  superintending  of  the  draining  end  Bfttt- 
oation  of  the  leraoaael;  He  receives  all  reports  of  exer- 
cises and  organisation  sad  Issues  all  firectiona,   Eegul&tiena 
end  instructions  in  regard   uitre^, 

5*        .3  the  privilege  of  l8p$*#$l&g  all  institutions 
pertaining  to  the  i'avy*     Si  faraiah**  the  national  Defense 
Coi&aiosion  with  all  necessary  infosiiation  in  regsrd  to  all 
questions  of  preparedness  for  ";ar* 

She  Admiralty  i^taff  mA  the  district  I        .;uids  ■re 
directly  subordinate  to  the  Cor&janding  General* 

I.     'Hie  A&xair&Ity  Staff* 
SSMI  ralty  iitaff  is  charged  with  the    p reparation  arid 

issuing  of  all  subject  scatter  especially  assigned  to  it  by 
the  National  Defense  Oomrxisslon  and  \iy  the  Cozan&nding  Admiral* 

a  Cosaciandlng        iral  is  the  regular  *ga  between"  in 
tVe  transaction  of  business  between  the  national  Itefense 
Comniaaion  and   the  Admiralty  staff* 

mior  Officer  (in  point  of  service)  of  the  Adrilralty 
Staff  directs  the  methods  o::         .due ting  the  buaina&a  of  the 
Bureau  Chiefs  and  he  signs  all  the  iraportaat  papers* 
f:o  t  ;.  ralty  staff  belong  the  fell 

1*        ;rking  out  all       i     k&ry  .1.  lob  ill  nation  ;.>lans  and 
au&jestiona  for  the  eiaploycsent  of  all  Ilaval   :';ar  liatori&l . 
(Mutually  agreed  upon  v/ith  the  Army).  -is  end  the   &tft*fg 

must  keep  itself  Informed  w        ming  the  present  status  and 
the  iuturo    -lans  of  till  other  friendly  fluvial*  and  oust  keep 
itself  posted  to  date  on  all  xaaftera  of  interest  in  tactics 
and  strategy.     It  must  work  up  leoeona  fieaaftd  from  Uaval 
War  iliatory,  handle  ull  reports  on  tactical    siQ   atrat et:ic&l 
eaceroieea,  etc*  etc* 


•  4   - 
Bach  4year    the  Chief  of  the  ii&niralty  ataff  submits  to 
the  pfmHpiilflfl  Admiral  a  yearly  progreia  for  I-'leefc  and  War 
Maneuvers  tegatnar  with  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  the  exe*- 
cdsea  for  ti»t  period. 

2.  o  drawing  un  of  the  t&ctiQal-str         leal  coast  de- 
fence plana  • 

3.  Istribution  and  supply  of  cool  and  ot;;or  war  muni- 
tions in  the  various  Norwegian  harbors* 

4.  '-or  king  out  plans  In  TQgox&  to   trie  distribution  of 
personnel  in  case  of  laoblllssation* 

5*     '.The   jupcsrint  ending  of  all  minor  letters  to   see  that 
they  conform  absolutely  to  the   Regulations  for  Liobi ligation* 
ffei  Chief  of  the  Admiralty  is  also  charged  with  assuring  him- 
self that  the   provisions  of  the  orders  in  TQg&r&  to  vessels 
and  notorial s  are  ex&etly  obeyed  and  that  these  are  always 
held  ready  for  mobilisation*     2ho  Chief  of  the         iralty 

erefore  has  the  right,   either  on  his  o;.n  initiative  or  by 
order  of  the  tfaMMLng      •.'•.iral#  to  insrsct  such  Bocks,   Sar- 

bors  and  Schools  on  which  he  is  required  to  report  or  on 
Yifoich  he  subDits  suggestions  in  regard  to  alterations. 

G.     S2b*  At":         ity  Staff  watches  over  the  preparation  of 
Slaveys  and  charts* 

II  •  '.strict  iJivlsions  m£  District  Coia^a-nds* 

•  coast  la  divided  into   several  Did  trie  1  ie  Chief 

of  each  serrate  District  is  an  Aduiral  or  cor;   2ho 

Coma         it  of  each  l-istriot       .  rge  of  the   follow  in*  : 

1.  All  the  harbors,  war  munition,   store  supplies,   coal 
supplies,  etc.  in  his  district; 

2.  oast  ;  1    .tations  and  all  material    pertaining 
•  re  to; 

3.  1  the  war  imterial  existing  in  his  district; 
4*     All   the  rosses  or   |  trochoids; 

£>•  Ullage  belonging  to  the  ilavy*  strict 


-  5  - 
Coiaman&arit  is  respond .blc  for  t.  ness  for  r.ar"  of  his 

District.       '^.cre  are  *  districts :-  I-Krlstlaniaj   2-Kristian- 
sand;  S-Bor^en,  4  Trend  jhem.   il'xc  last       B  not  yet  bees  or- 
ganised )• 

Ilaval  Vases. 
he  main  Naval  Base   is  Karl  Johansvaem .     Other  Haval 
Bases  are  Xristianls,  Marvikon  mb4  Ilergen. 

Under  the  .Defense  Commission  re  the  follov.  - 

.  ■  •.    : 

1.  -Lnoipal  Uarine  Dock  yard-  £his  is  or&anissed  like 
a  private  shipbuilding  concern  and  is  under  the  direction  of 
a  Civil  Director.     It  has  the  following  divisions: 

fa)     Ilaehine  shops. 

(b)  lip  construction  shops. 

(c)  Fitting  out  and  tackle  division. 

(d)  Boo" keeping  division. 

An  "Under  director"  is  in  charge  of  each  Division. 

2.  Marine  super  in  t  end  enoy — iliis  io  divided  into 

(a)  Management  of  the  coobined  naval  Honey  and  Account- 
ing system®* 

(b }  llaval  '    t  Bookkeeping  division. 

(c)  Manageamft  of  combined  stores,  such  as:-...<v;asine 
stores,  fuel,  nrovieions,  accoutrements,  lfeensurv;  affairs 
and  the  management  of  inventories. 

(d)  Managooent  of  clothing  factories. 

3.  Haval  Ordnance.  To  which  belong 

(a)  verything  Pertaining  to  Haval  ordnance  both  ashore 
and  aboard  ships ; 

(b)  All  ammunition. 

(c)  All  ordnanee  supplies; 

(d)  All  gunnery  work  shops  <;nd  laboratories; 
Oe)    1  necessary  magazines. 

4  .  Mines. 


-  6  - 

(a)  iorpedoea  and  Mime   together  v:ith  their  accessories; 

(b)  Ulect.ri.cel  establishments,  electrical  signalling 
apparatus  for  sea  and  for  shore  duty; 

(c)  Explosives  (for  lorpedoes  ana  Mnes). 
G.  Laval  Construction. 

G.  navigation  Bureau. 

.braces  aub&rt  Kvannf  acting;.    .   the  gathering  of  in- 
struments and  publishing  ©ailing  directions. 
7.     l-:.edical  Irureau: 

(a)  Direction  of  Skips    sanitation  end  eqf.       Bit* 

(b)  Sarin*  Kc^yital. 

(c)  .%ovxslon  of  Nodical  Supplies. 

orsanent  QoEanlaaiona  (Boards) 
1*     Eav&l  technical  Cocaaiaaion.   (Cha&r&aJU-  I'h©  Chief  of 
the  Admiralty  Staff |  Heifers: -Chief  of   the  1st  sea  district 
and  the  directors  of  the  dock,   ordnance  cxia  mining  ecus?.!  salons) 

2.  Dock  Co&s&laslon* 

3.  dnance  ■ 

4 .  Mining      ■ 

5.  Conanisaary 

6.  o&ical  ■ 

'Zhese  Comics  ions  occupy,   in  the  Norwegian  i*avyt  peculiarly 
ortant  positions,    (ino-SKueh  as  herein  before  reiaarked,   ths 
technical  and  the  seagoing  i'orsonnel  are  so  strictly  separated) 
in  thai!  they  are  the  so-called  "go  betweens"  between  the  tvo 

oupat  and  in  that  the  m  >rsonnelt  which  is  in  t: 

laajority  in  the  Comiaalons,  haa  the  power  to  BfiaiM  its  needs 
forcibly  known  to  the  technical  .  eroonnel. 

Per aonnel  < .  r^anl nation . 
2he  total    .orsonnel  is  divided  Into   the  following 
corps  :- 

!•  uoa-of fleers  corps. 

ilor        "     nllstod  sea-going  ;.;en) 


-  7  - 

3.  Mechanics  Corps. 

4.  Medical     w 

5.  uoi^isaary     ,!       and  Coast  &i&nnl  Corps. 

1.         a  Officers  Corps:-  iMs  Corps  is  wi&qt  the 
National  X*efease  Co&rclsaian  X;epert^ent  in  question©  of  sup- 
plies and  accounts,     la  all  other  natters,   it  is  uru'iei*  the 
direction  of  the  Coisssanding  Ai        .!♦ 

gfci  3ea  Officer©  arc  W        ited   (drasrn  from)  the   • 
Marine  ochool,  rihleh  has  iKf  divisions.     Slid  ./dvioion, 

whose  students  are  called  .  has  throe  classes   (winter 

and  summer  courses)    where  both  theoretical  and  .practical 
instruction  is  given,        .'tor  graduating  i'ro&  this  -ov/er  Div- 
ision, the  cadets  are  commissioned  second  lieutenants. 

In  the    ..     er  Division,  the   Second  .lieutenants  are 
taken  19  and  given  8  classes  and  a  winter  course,       iter 
graduation  from  this  UyvQT  Division,   the  officers  are  then 
finally  oosa&iasioned  snd   out  on  pay.  ■  •j&qoI  is  not  a 

regular  boarding  school,   the  Cadets  living  either  ashore  or 
on  "board  ships. 

p&tt  10  to  £0  are  accepted  each  7/cva?  in  the  Lower 
Division.        .e  following  conditions  for  etttrttt  1      r»..vail:- 
Applicant  must  have  m&e  8         iae  tor  £1  iiionths  aboard  a 
lar  .■■   .ant  1       cl,  mist  be  a  rraduato  of  t".  few 

Schools,  must    ass  a  mental  entrance  examination,  age  not  to 
exceed  £0  years,  must  be  in  good  health  m&  be  ox  healthy 
constitution. 

Each  year   the  Qatwl         e  SWttt  gay  4  l/£  b  in 

suiri.er  aboard  ships  lor  awlt  on  sleek  and  v;ii; 

machinery.     In  regard  to  no  cons tract ion,   they  art  re- 

quired to  know  only  so  laueh  as  is  required  of  a  Captain  of  a 
steamship,     for  three  weeks  each  year   ihoy  am  t;iven  practical 
instruction  in  the  handling  °*  Pining  ::iatcriul. 


n 


~  a  - 

;he  instruction  ashore  embraces  Lea,   &«r  ..a  nn£  all 

sorts  of  military  end  nautical  subjects  to   i      er  v/ith  Inter- 
national SflBFg  science  of  ooiumerce  and  other  school  subjects. 

£'he  passing  from  the    .-or/or  to  the         ©r  kivlsion  occurs 
yearly,  the  National  lief  ease  commission  atat.        the  number 
of  Second  lieutenants  to  bo  taken  tip. 

a  Instruction  of  the  -.vision  on  shore  lasts 

2  years,  the  terms  being  from  October  list  to        .-•  1st,  tfti 
embraces  18  subjects*  others  the  following  are  studied :« 

ftrenoa,      :■  story  #  Geography,  Kav&l  History,   -ica  zxi&  •..«sad  vac- 
tics,  Military    .^.inistratlon,  £#n$  8arr«fi  Chemistry  end  a 
study  of  fortifications*     in  addition  the  students  take 
course  in  the  practical  Orc\  School  ad  in  the  Ifeorpe&e 

ochool  end  also  ta;ce  part  in  the  fortifications  *  1'arget 

aetice?t.  Eh«y  must  Ni  able,  to  show  credita  of  IE  souths 
practical  work  'before  they  become  eligible  for  appointment 
officers . 

She  paid  officer  Corps  consists  of  the  following;-.  1  ::oar 
.  al,  4  Commanders,  14  Co        dor  i       k&ia»«   uZ  Captains  (in 
£  classes  of  pay}  8ft  First  idcuton        .   (in  £  classes  of  pay). 
(IToto4  Probably  oor responds  to  follotvl';^'  in  united  Jtatca 
Ifavy: 

1  Admixed  of  the  £lavy  (Coci&andlnj*,  Admiral) 

4  Hoar  .;*&ls  (la  ois&rge  of  Dlatriots) 

14  Captains, 

2G  Commanders, 

26  Liai       -jit  commanders, 

E6  '^leui    Lt#f 

2 6  i ieut MUM ts  ( J .0 . } 

Up  to  the  grade  of  Captain,  t  ion  is  according 
to  the  number  of  ftex  I  service;  al  .  ■  ,  tion  by 
selection  governs. 


-   9    - 
The  lis  to  Important  -       >de  by  the 

by  advice  of  the  CfttiWilUllrifl  19  *nhile  details  to  1c 

important  positions  ore  •  hy  tho         .  n$     Mta3ml« 

The  fixed  pay  of  the  officers  is  comparatively  nsll, 
bat   I  receive  An  extra  allowance  for  every  daty  performed. 

i 

2.  ..listed  icon's  Corps:~Xt  embraces  .:.ott,y  Officers 
and  sailors  of  the  following  specialties:-       oek9  urdnanco, 
Small  arms  mid.  Lliisie.     2he  Corps  is  divided  into  School  Ce  .- 
panics  and         pt  Companies. 

ll&tnrally  in  the  School  Companies  the  greater  number  of 
subjects  is  taught;  for  example «   the  .s-atty  Officer  student  a 
ere  instructed    in:-  history,  Ifative  language,  arithmetic, 
geography,.  Knglish,  ^echanic<:l  drawing,  bookfceepln  ,,     rd- 

MM,  seamanship,  engineering,  Lratur©  studies 9  military  ad- 

nistration,   interna t ion  law  Ml  navigation. 

3.  ehanical  Corfs:-  It  embraces  the  technical    'or- 
sonnel  as  follows*  :- 

(a)       ersonnel  for  Engineer* a  force:-   *eehnieal  students 9 
Machinists,  :  fetfttfttfl  on§  mechanical  oryineers; 

(a)       ersonnel  Tor  submrine  engineer lag -students  and 
machinists. 

(c)  itokors. 

(d)  rpedo  tmft  mining-  $i  visions,  radio  Mil  electrical 
material;  Diners,  nine  assistants  wit  fining  mechanics; 

(e)  .rdnanco   iervioez-'Vechnioal  students,   ordnance 

chanlcs  Ml   Crdnaneo  siechttnica*  assistants. 

— 
if)         moratory  Service:-  Ordnance  assistants,  ordnance 

and  Chief  Ordnance  mac- hints  to. 

(g)       kip  Construction:-     a»httl»*l   students  and  ship 
'ildcrc. 

(h-)     AdiJiinlstrm .ion  merries. 

Also  these  Corps  ;  re  divided  into  achool  and  ;>epot 
Gompanle*. 


-   10    - 

m  following  ^chcolei  are  eet&blitmed:- 

(a)  G ansae for  Jtndcnts  in  laarine  sic. 

(b)  ohool  for  ftlne -workers* 

(c)  ,1  courses  for  oubsiarine  *;f floors* 

(d)  ©tty  Officers  school  for  Ueohunics  Corps. 

cbhiarine  oerviee. 


na»mwm  nhwwmi  i 


She   ';  orsor.vj-.iel   for  this  .cii  is  now  organised  independ- 

ently and  for  itself*     Shortly  after  the  oom:aiBoio.  .  f  the 

first  suhiaarine  "the  hobben'*  it  was  shown  that  this  service 
could  not  he  incorporated  into  t   |     .cneral  ^realisation  ..;  l&na 
wi         I  groat  difficulty.     Sterol's  re  enother  separate  &» 

i  sat  ion  was  planned*   h  sod  on  t)i©  following  t'Min  principles ;- 

1.  A  sufeiarine  crew,  because  of  the  er-ooial  nature  of 
this   service,  .aust  bo  composed  entirely  of  volunteers* 

2.  the  ore?;  uxwt  he  selected  from  men  who  have  tho 
hiv  ill  in  the  tcehnio&l  handling  of  the  complicated 
imeJilneTT  OS  •      arias* 

3.  8  of  the  restricted  room  sn&  breathing  space 
In  which  the  crews  oaciet.   It   is  necessary  each  i  .   .  or 
of  the  crew  met  be  capable  of  pe^feyniog  the  duties  of 

-jhinist,    '  Icctrlolan,   £ory>efloiot  find  .'Jcarean* 
She  ,.ersonnel  is  eempe$*#  of  :- 

1*         taurine  students:-    Vtmt  be  unrsmrriod,   18  -  22 
years  old.  have  12  nontha  cruise  as  stoker  nn(L  IS  months 
service  in  ,     achlne   ;*Jhop  or  sh3  .oiiildi  t; 

end  of  4  yeare  fc&O  obliged  to  accept  the  post  ei     etty 
floer  in  a  subrisarlne  mi  to   serve  in  this  position  lor  six 
years*     the  instruction  eoBiarlsos  1  i/S  ycare  of  theoretical 
instruction  and  8  1/4  pewe  of  practical  work  ashore  end 
aboard  a  oubriarine. 

£*  ;bioarine  gunners:-  Hunt  be  Z  -  80  years  old  end 
have  the  sane  instructions  as  tho  students*  At  the  end  of 
six  years  they     ro  a  pointed* 


-  11  - 

The  Submarine  ligtnbllshoent  is  maintained  on  the  basis 
of  IE  submarines   in  comnission  at  all  times.         .ch  of  these 
subia&rines  snould^  have  a  crew  of  13  .cetty  Officers  and  10 
men  • 

,rine  pilots  and  Coast  iiignal  5ervioe. 
Along   the  coast  at  {^redetermined  distances  are  10  paid 
lot3  and  a  series  of  coast  signal  stations,  v/hose  men  con- 
stitute 3  companies* 


Need  not  be  returned. 

(See  Paragraph  4,  Instructions  of  October  31.  1900) 


SUBJECT  Iaaw«  «ad  Idn»lt«  of  Italian  yortifitdPortoj 


From % ...No. 


or ©aching  and . . Anchoring . .  therein _ 
in  tirao  of  war* 


8S, 


£^  ;.i8T0-h-<£4Vr--.ii&3&«- 


Replying  to  O.  N.  I.  No.  ...rm*mmmm*.  Date 


1.     The  following  lc  a  table  giving  th©  Haines  end 
Limits  of  Italian  Fortified  Porte  whoroto  or.  preaching  is 
forbidden  kf  the  Italic©  authorities  witil  necescary  per* 
r.lssion  is  granted;  - 


io:-*j 


Ham© 


Coast  finite 


Anchorage 


Signal 
Stations 


Altar©  Vado:   Corallo  - 


Spozia; 


Sansobbia, 


oiva  * 


MOnte  Argent ario:  Ombrone- 

Chiarono . 


Gaota; 


:.jad  alena: 


MescinaJ 


ronto : 

3rindioit 
Vonosia: 


Torr©  Capovento- 
Torro  di  Giono. 


Cala  di  Volpo  m 
nnta  I  alcono. 


Itala  -    :©lr  in 

Die  ilia. 
Vallono  dolla 

Covaia  - 

Vallanidi  in 

Calabria* 

Paterniscolo  - 
Canal©  Ostono, 


Casa  lf  Vbato  - 
T©rre  Vac it o. 

orto  di   corto- 
It  :;:.o  -     orto 
QO-ono 


Spot  or  no  -      Capo  Holi. 

Vado  - 
Savona. 

L©  van  to  *         Balm  aria. 
.  onterosso  - 
ortovonere- 
Spesla-Lorici- 

00c  a  di  .j&cro- 
rina  di  Avonsa. 

Salomon©  -    Roneoncll. 
orto  Santo 
tofeno  m 
orto  Creole. 


Gaota  -  Formio.   2orre  Or- 
lando. 

.stuario     add  a-  Guordia 
Ion  a.  .oc  hia~ 

jo     err  6, 


.  oc  ina  - 
llai^o. 
Z   io  • 
Villa  San 
Giovanni . 


Mrtf 

ouria. 
.   dfa:-- 
ml. 


Toronto  -  Capo  3a» 

Jilar  Grand©  o       Vito. 
r     iocolo. 


Jrindioi. 


Chi  a- 

Vonosia-Iia- 
gunn. 


rindioi. 

•  ottomarina 
Torro  pilot 
iooij  .ido. 


rf 


.viaorioan  ilubausy, 

Heed  not  be  relwned. 

n 

March  25tli,   ittXJj.    ^    * 
TrQm'.  i»%*   Col.    Thoinnu   C.   Vroud.roII,    U.^,,..o. 

Subject:  Ireland  and    dm    >ar. 


The  undersigned  visit ad  Ireland  karab  iY-'.i.i,   oy  authority 
of  the    or  Officii*       On  arrival  ra$}ortdd  to  yajor~C*©narai  Ir  iead, 
wOu^uiidcr-iii— ,-idoi'   of    *he/oroey  in  Ireland,   ami  on  the  lath   inspected 
barracks  and  troopa  at  Publin  with  officers  of  his  staff*     The  two 
feiiowin^  days  by  arrangement  of  General  Frloiuif  and  with  it,   Goi. 

iison  pjf  hi:  Staf/j  teetered  to   Jurru^h,  and  about  that  pest*       Brigadier 
Etenerai  Cooper,   Comundxna  at  Gturr&ghj   and  Captain  Parker  of  his  staff i 
took  ua  about  Gurra<Ui  to   Inspect*       avo#y  courted  u .Tared,    and 

facilities  for  eeeing  barracks*   troopu,   drill,   etc.,   afforded. 
ftiiie  in  Irsland,  the  undersigned  t&et  a  autaber  of  officers  and  civilians 
and  iaotored  over  a  considerable  part  oi'  the  country  arounu  Dublin. 

alio   iug  report  ij  baaed  upon  infor*aatiou  obtained  uurin0  thiu 
visit  to  Ireland, 

,\,li.jl  ,  a,   :!':-"x~iV':~. «  e  situation  in  Ireland  just  previous  ;u  ths 

outbreak  of  fehe  war  v/aa  ox^roi.oiy  critical,  and  political  eon  siderat  ions 
at  that   time  not  uniy   ,   raateued  ths  country  with  a  civil  war*  but  did 
i.iich  to  disorganize  and  iuiyair  tins  efficiency  of  the  britieh  army. 

The  Liberal  Party  in  conjunction  with  ths  nationalist   Irish 
tabere  put   forward  during  the  year  before  thw   ./.a-,    ucl  Of  Hoi 

.iuie  for  Ir#lund(  tghioh  were  finally  ou^iiiiod  in  the    wm     ule     xj.i, 
ehich  after  ciutor  opposition*  became  a  law  on  •  •'».,.  Itti  1VX4*         ie 
/vet  Mill  '.o\,  bow  ever*   tjoioe  into  op       iion  until  after  the  toriain    >ien 
of  the     :xr. 


The  Gariaana,  no  doubt,   oouated  on  vurloui  diaeentione  in  the 
Britial       ttpire  as  a  result  of   the  war.       On  rebellions   in  incii..,      <aypt, 
and  South    urioa,   diaio      Ltj    in  Canad     and     .uytraixa;      and  i.ure   than 
these,    on  civil  war  in  Ireland,   and  diau  r&nnigation,    ,juyr  .viuiuia  r, ration 
and  mahageiaant  in  the  British  Ana/.       XI  (tettaany  trusted  in  ail,  or  any 
of  theso,   aha  waa  in  error,    >^vl  ^.n^xand'a    -ru at  in  Ireland   in  tins 
present  eriaia  has  done  taora  than  force  couiri  accomplish.     Ireland 
on  tho  other  hand i  hue  responded  to  thia  confidence  and  has  generally 
agreed  to  drop  all  political  controversy  until  after  tho  war,  and  to  do 
everything  to   help   in   ..he  contest. 

.  .-oth  ;r.    ledi&ond  and  ^ir  SuVard  Q  arson  have  called  upon  the 
irish  people  to  take  their  part  and  share  burdens  and  sacrifices   liapesed 
oy  the  waab.       M evert hei ess,  the  support  and  number  0/  recruits  so  far 
furnished  oy  Ireland  /or  the  war«  has  not  beast  up  to  the  hopes  of 

at  Britain,   and  aoute  0/  the  reaaone  for  this  will  og  touched  on  under 
the  following  heading* 

.   I    .  IN  p.  he  population  of   Ireland   la  <t,  J^(  ,(  U. ,    inoiud- 

in^  1,581.000  in  the  province  01   Ulster.        *hiu  population  ia  onxv 
about  half  wh  as   in  the   first  hall   of   the  last   century.    {Hiring 

the  last  6C   years  over  4,(  '     ,01  Lho  people  have  eauLjgrated  fro,.. 

Ireiiind,   and  2/a  of  the.  r     men  el  military  ..^o.       /or  theuc  rc.aona, 

Iroiano  has    ;ot  been  able  v»  i^ak©  a  contribution  of  young  non  to  thia 
war,    aucii  afl  ohe  could  have  pads  if  social,   political,  eSJMtBde 

oondit  Lona  had  anablad  her  population  oven  to  remain  atutionur./.       fhouji 

agrlouitural  country,  and  v&tJ    si  popul  ttion  shi  d  dporeaeod  <vur 

einoe  fchi        tat  factine.  iraland'a  contribution  to   &ha   iu*ray  has  ueen  el 
seaside]    Die      leunt,  gurae  off  id  ill  .■■  senpiied  up  to  /oo.  1  firth, 

show  that  there     are  Irishmen  from  Ireland  with  the  doioru  to  the  nunbsr 
of  99#704j   and  fine  bo  recruiting  bud    uiaelerated  xlu  ease* 

About  50,00C  hud  up  to     eb«  loth,  joined   frou  the  meter  and  Irish 
Voiuntaor3,    either  aa   duservxata  or  MtV    -r,  .y  reerulte.      (he  .rial    xn 
treat    rlt  -ve  added  11  ,  ft    to  the  Coleref  and  v/x  I  true 

number  who  have  joined   frei  aiuuau,    the   '.otai   of    [f  B  new 

aerviu0  xi    .xi   urundiea  of    thi  Mint   to   290fO<     • 


Recruiting  eaa  for  a  long  tine  after  outbreak  of    ar  very 

bad.     un  :>ept.  19th,   only  20#41l  had  eniifctfcd  for  fcae    ;«W    tr rales, 
or   .tii     of  fetale  population,     bile  figures    Tor  dcotiand  ana    inland 
to  this  date  ohoWed  2. 79}    end  8«>4l*£'.       A  nuuber  of  l&ngliah  oervice 
oaitaiions  were  sent  to  Ireland  lfi  august  and  Sieptetfeer  for  training, 
tb©  numbers  recruited  in  Ireland  being  then  30   fow,  inee  that  dato 

the  recruiting  ift  Ireland  teae  considerably  iupruved,  though   i.t  is  still 
fear  short  of    $ft  ,  .    it  should  bo.       C&tieS  unci  towno  hav%  done  nrell, 
especially  Dublin  and  Bslfrast,  but  all  of  thoiu  eeulu  do  u  great  d« 
better.       Retridtlhg  has  seen  better  1h  Diet er» where  about  32*000  &Sn 
have  enlistee!,  and  tho  city  of  Belfast  yhowis  the  bluest  ?igur#S  in 
Ireland   -  405  out  &t   every   iC,C('C,    b*  ubout  10,  (XX)   ttm  Belfast,      the 
streets  of  the  cities  are  however,    full  oi "able  -bodied  yeimg  cstw,  not  in 
khaki,    as  could  be  plainly  seen  in  Dublin  on  the  17th  Liarch  i^t.  Patriot's 
Day).     '.Thole  classes  of  ^riahtaea  are  still  shirMSfcg  tho  call  of   ./ar, 
and  indeed  it  H        Id  theft   up  to  the  present  only  the  upper  and 

professional  classes?,  and  the  Industrial  workers  el  hieter  have  done 
anything  like  their  duty.      The  agricultural  IS&efers  aire  hot?  casing 
forward  in  larger  numbers,  but  SKiHy  faraewi  and  their  ®atsa  arc  soaking 
Unusually  big  profits  out  of  the    -a>%   aad  are  boycotting  enlisting* 
poverty  of   treiand,  at  least  in  parte  of  the  country  other  than 
Ulster,   is  vi.;r;  marked,  and  in  laaay  Instances,  no  doubt  aahy  able  bodied 
men  hesitate  to  enliet,  fearing  to  bring  hardship  or  positive     ait  on 
those  dependent  on  fchew  for  support,  should  they  join  tho  Amy.      Then, 
no   doubt,  tho  political  causes  have  boon  a  considerable  handicap  %o 
recruiting.        a.  ;  tonal  Volunteers  have  enlisted,   and  are  no         ing 

trainr-d    id  soldiers},  but  ftha  ,.sjorit.>  -  saany  of   thena  armed  -    re  remaining 
in  Ireland.       It  IS  intended  to  hold    a  review  in  Dublin  on    auter  Sunday 
at  ■./)«  I  ,    DO  of    these  volunteers*  will  ■•■,   and  this  la  looked  upon 

being    ;  very  had  thing  to  do  at  the  pr<  ,  &ely  to 

create  trouble  it'  permitted.  -  of  papers  have  i»oon  uu;>peoooed 


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BlOii 


■ 


for  publishing  seditious  articles,  end  leaflets  have  bees  distributed 

having  the  sa&BC  character  or  intended  tu   stop  recruiting,  while  some 

arrests  &ave  Ween  taade  of  persona  interfering  with  recruiting  parties*    or 

making  statement*  t  diolal  to  recruiting*       Vho  recruiting  in  the 

rural  diatricta  hay  boo::  particularly  bad*     .ad  in  setae  sections  very 

XI  numbers  have  bean  obtained,   chewing  that  in  these  something  nust 

be  radically  vreng,  and  stoag  influences  at  work  to  prevent  eniistuent. 

i  British  Government  alao  up  to  the  present,   appears  to 

have  done  little  to  stimulate  recruiting  in  Ireland,    and  to  have  a,xio 

no  great  effort  a  to  obtain  nan  there,     fhey  have  not  brought  it  heme 

to   the  people  of  Xrelund  that  x,here  is  real  nmd  for  thCM  to  join  the 

Irnsiee,   and  if  necessary  sacrifice  their  lives  and  interests   in 

joining  in   :he  a^ru^^io.        There  ia   little  or  nothing  xn  the  Knaiish 

papers  ;;.uout   Ireland,    oilier  than  an  occasional  slam  at  the  bad  results 

few 
at   recruiting  there,      shore  are  very /recruiting  posters  in  Dublin, 

coopered  with  the  nuuber  in     D&lish  towns,   and  sue.1,   aa  these  are,   uake 

their  enseal  throu^i  the  oauao  of  Belgium,  or  the  exploit  of  8ergt« 

.  ichael  o'Leary,  whs  recently  won  the  ,r.o«,   virile  in  the  towns  and 

village*,  hardly   my  recruiting  pasters  nay  be  found*       it  is  often 

claimed  that  the  farmers  as  a  class  are  showing  a  disgraceful  lack  el 

patriotisa,    out   it  does  not  appear  that  ouch  of  any  effort  has   been 

iiiado  to   reach  those  in  the  country  districts,   and  bring  the  needs  of 

the  country  wad  their  o.vn  real  interests  home  to  theu. 

During  the  i  ait   fas  wealts,   however,    setter  efforts  have 

ooen  caade,    ana   oorr«3apondintji/  oettor   result*  obtained.        It   io   said    bl 

in  recruiting  offices  in  Dublin,  they    are  now  getting  t>  or  %  time*  the 

numbur  <j£    youn^  wen  that   off  orud  thouaoivea  a  few  Months  a^o.  CTUlting 

parties  are  now  touring  the  to:/na  and  rural  districts,    witn  bands  or 

fife*   ind  druaej     many  recruiting  speeches  arc  made;     mere  recruiting 
seeters  ere  eeedj     end  u ther  means         in  to  ueewc  laors    .en. 

.iio  fighting  qualities  of  the  irieh  in  ell  .mru,  ir 

efficiency  ee  soldiers^  is  well  icuownj  und  it  si «.,  .  probuul<    ;hat     rt:x 
in  view  of  ths  recent  Improvi  i  xn  reoruitiu  ,  st  furnish 

considerable  end  valuable  quota  of  rooruivi  ;wr  the     w     ri1  rmiee. 


miliary  forces  In  Ireland. 

The  Iris]     tonaand  is  one  of  the  tijhu  :«ixit  ury  eonsands  of 
the  United  Kingden,    +n<\  included  ueforw  the  war  the  troepa  of   two 
divisions  ana  a  Cavalry  Brigade. 

The  headquarters  is  ui.  ijubiin,    and  oouuand   is  divided   into  t/o 
DietrietSj  the  11th  aabrauing  the  northern*   and  the  iiith  the  southern   art 
of  the  Island. 

.he  largest  post  is  at  Gurra&h,  where  there     ore  stationed 
before  thenar,  a  Brigade  of  Uav«JLrv«   a  Brigade  of  infantry,   3  eenpanies 
of   Stagineera,   and  other  auxiliary   troops . 

The  largest  military  post  a  other  than  Curragh  were  the 

f  ollO'.Viii^:  mm 

.<u!..L)i.  I  Cavalry  regioent  and  I  Infantry  Brigade. 
Belfast,   1  Infantry  Brigade. 
:.  ewe  ridge,  2  Artillery  Brigade** 
Klldare*   3  Artillery  Brigades* 

'•"onaoy,   I  Infantry  Brigade,   and  1  .artillery  Brigade. 
Jerk,  i  infantry  Brigade- 
Dundark,   Gahil,   Kilkenny,   Ballineelligj    each  an  artillery 

Brigade. 
Londonderry.  I  Company,  ft.G.A. 
Qtaeenetowri,  J  Companies,'!...  ..v.  and  i  company    n^inoero. 

'fhoru  is  a  Hejoount  l>epot  at  Lusk  Pans  near  Dublin*   -/hi  eh 

ppliea  anny  Irish  horuos  i'or  army  use. 

The  troopB   In  Ireland  at  outbreui:   of    ;ar  -   othar   than  Gavalry 

£imanta  -  were  nearly  all  of  tfri^liah  Ragittonto. 

[lines  t)  ;an,  thnae  bra  ape  hutfe  &one  to  the  fr«nt 

and  theso  ataiiens  are  new  filled  wit!        aerviata,    grid    .roups  of  the 

traiee. 

Itt  addition  to  the  above,   7 ipp  or  ,r  '  has  ainoe  the    raT|    beooi 

a  training  centre,    tor  ono  of   Urn  imm  &i visions. 

a  largest  training  centres  in  iralam    far  the    >roepo  of  ti,« 

Mew  Armies  are  new    -ho   folio  /in.;:  — 

Gurragh  -10th  Division  of  let  :lww  amy. 
ipperary  -  X6tn     Division  of  3nd    lee    irasy. 
slfasi  -  36         .vision  of  bth    low  .vn.y. 

a*s    id  prssent  in  ail  branehos  of  aha  ar«y    .  total  oi 

auout  1C(  ,     l    uen  La   Lr aland. 


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. 


Dublin. 

'.'he   ^roopa  at    Dublin  consist  01    the  31st  Brigade  of  the 
10th  ^iv^eion   ,  bth  and  6th  lloyal  Inniakilling  i/usiii^rs,  ■nui  5th  and 
6th  ftoyal  Irish  KusllierS),  a  reserve  Regliaent  of  Cavalry,  and  other 
never  service  battalions. 

teas  fcroeps  are  quartered  in  the  large  barracks  In  '/uoiin 
of  which  Marlborough,   Royal,    and    licksaohd  Barracka  &r.«    near  ("hoenlx 

;     and  the  Wellington  and  Portoballo  Barracks  are  to  the  south  oi' 
the  city,     itocoismodatlons  have  been  increased  jrhera  necessary  by  the 
erection  of  huts  in  or  near  the  barrack   enclosures.      &  part  of   the  very 
large  Phoenix  -'ark,    and   an  ana  of  open   ground    U>   the    south-v/ost  of 
the  city  affords  drill   ground   for  troops;  stationed  there. 

At  the  liarlbOrough  Barracka  waa  tJte  6th  Reserve  CJavalry 
jiment,  which  furnishes  drafts  for  the  5th  and  12th  Lancers,   now 
at  the  front.     The  barracks  ware  comparatively  new,   and     ore  couplets 
in  every  way  aa  a  Cavalry  barracks.     They    /ere  arranged   for  the  uon  in 
the  same  wanner  aa  other  British  barracks  seen  -  with  Siaal'l  sound  roows 
to   accoftftiodats  about  16  »eh  aaCh,   telescopic   iron  bunks  to   ShbVS  in  during 
day,    Clothing  boxes   in  place  of   iookera,   wet  and  dry   canteens,    covered 
drill  3hods  with   cetaent   floor,    gyianasiua,   target  galleries,   riding  hall, 
3tableo,    Sergeants*      <  9a,    recreation  rooiaj,    etc.  are    'ore  about 

1,200  Laon  hairs  and  1,(100  horses,  been  erected  in  barracks 

enclosure  to  aceoiauodatu  the  extra  won  and  horses.     The  troops  and  horses 
had  just   col'ic  in  froia  drill  and  exercise,    and  horsefl      ore  being  cured  for. 
•  ill  vere  Irish  horses.      [Hey  had  been  received   frou  tha       mount      epot 
at   .susk  :';rii»,   and  Many  of  thuia  direct   frou  dealers.       Horses    /ore  of 
v  riouo  t /pea,  with  a  considerable  aurober  of  Irish  hunters,   ihey     are  fow 
of  thefe  large,   aluost  ail  of  about  15  hands,  ur         Litis  ovar.       I  c 
horaes   generally  looked  hard  and   in  vor<    good   seiMlitien,    and   it  wiii) 
stated  that  they  had  received   a    rt  at  deal   o'i  exorcise  lately.      A  nuafeer 
hud  ring-won    and   Lrish-pox,   but  it  waa  at   ted  that  these  wen*  boraea 


.8- 


which  had   been  received   froia  dealers,    ind  that  they  could  bo  soon   cured 
and  put    in   condition.        Wost   of  the  ho  r  SOS     cro  in  tho  regular  brick 
staples  of  tho  barracks,    but   many  of  tho<a  v?ere  in  tho  newly  constructed 
huts.     Thsss  hut3  wars  of  v/ood  with   ceiuont   floors,        aoh  hut  was  built 
to  accomodate  25  horsssi  and  with  food or  roo.^  at  one  end. 

a  troopers  of  thin  rsgiiasnt    /era  aruod  with  tho  lanes*    *s  it 
furnishes  tho  drafts  to  maintain  two   Lancer  regiment a.     'fhoy  also   carried 
the  bayonet,    at  do  now  ail  British   cavalry  regiments.        .  !  Has   stated 
that  lately  they  had  haen  Bonding  drafts  to  tho  front  averaging  about 
50  ;-en  and  horsoa   per  -ieek. 

g  also  visited  the  Royal  and   aieruaond  Barracks,   where  service 
battalions  of  the  Royal  Irish  fusiliers,   and  Rfiyal  Dublin  fusiliers  were 
quartered   in  the  barracks  and  huts.      These  barraoks  were  old  and  presented 
no  particular   features    for   oesnsfit.  a  wen  of  tho  now  service  battalions 

seen  at  ;;ubiin  and  Ctarr&gh  wars  in  general  of  goad  physique,   and  appeared 
to   be   good  Material   for  training  aa   soidiera.     They  averaged  considerably 
older  than  the  service  battalion  a   seen  in  England,   nany  ^l  which  >/er 
composed   for  the  most   part  of  men  under  i'.i   years.     ./Otae  of  the  companies 
and  battalions  were  aesn  in  the  park  and  near  Dublin,   savaged,  in  drills 
of  various   sorts,    out  aa  tho   prsviquo   day  had   boon  a  holiday   ifbt,  i atrioKS 

./)  wit})  many  sntsrtainnsnta   it  diffsrsnt  barracks,   parades*    etc.,   and 
a  strong  sals  oT  Wind   waa   blowing,    it  was  rather  an  off  day,    so    far  aa 
drill  wap   concerned. 

.ear  tho  burraoks   .Jituatod   by  th.0  j  ark   ia  also   u  large  battaoks 
of  the   trisb  Qo.nstabulafty,  which  has  ita  Ksadquartora  at  Dublin*     fni3 
ia  an  efficient   a  ouii-. nil  it  ary    force  of   over  !(,,(((:   Btsn,    ..ounted   and   foot 
troopa.        fhsy  are  not,   howsvar,    a   part   of  the  amy,     tad  do  not   oo.jc  undor 
the      <r  Uffios,    out   under  the   lssal  wovonnuent   -   Lord   LiSl  nt   of 

ir«ji  ind. 

on  .■',    feha  Hoop  it  al     hip  .  arrived   in     ublin  w^th 

Jd'l   soldiers  who  had  boon  wounded   In  the  battle  of  Jflsuva  lis*      Cilia 

ship   left   Bou^Sgns  at   11   u.u.,    the   loth,  took  $ti   J.oura   i^r    ..he   voy.Nje. 

.he  two  eis        rked  at  1.30  aft<-r  dinner*,     nd    transferred  to  the 

various  oilltarj  seapitala  of   tha  city,  ..out  of  thou  to  Dublin  ouatio, 

which  has  oeon  transformed    into    a  iar,_,e  unitary  hospital* 


ourragh . 

The  otiiitary  peat  at    wurrngh  la  about  28  ::;iio3   fro:.  jLia. 

L-j  la  now  the  Keadqu  rtera  of  the  10th  Division,  and  here  uro  all 
the  fcroopa  of  that  division,    axoept  the  divisional   Artillery   at  Hew- 
bridge,   and  one  brigade  at  Dublin.  re  are  also   recruits  of   ...ore 

recently  formed  aervio"  batt  aliens,   and  a  rouerve  rogiuent   ef       ivalry. 

"Vha  Gurrnji"    ia  u  rolling  plain  of  open  country,   without 
f«*iit;G0   or    .'.ill*!    about  't   by  8  H&ea   in  extent;      and   forss  an  excellent 
terrain   for  drill  and  maneuver,    especially   for   Uavalry.     The  plain  is 
also  used  for  training  Irish  hunters*  and  around  it  are  a  nuubor  of 
training  stables. 

The  barracks  and   buildings  of  the  post  are  all  comparatively 

new,    being  csost  of  than  under  i(;  years  old,    and  the   ;;out   ia  vary  complete. 

They   are  situated  on  high   ground  affording  an  extended  vie*  of  the 

country,    out  open  to  the  Winds  which  are  often  high   at  this  pxaoe.      in 

general   oh  u*  act  or  they  aro  similar  t;o,    but    aore  moeurn  than  the  usual 

britiah   oarracko. 

A^OUt    -v/o  mixes   from  tin?  permanent  buildings  of  the  Curragjh 
pout  are  the  hut  camps  used  by  aovoral  of  feh©  Infantry  service  oathalions, 

and   same  of  the  uavalry.        fhooa  huts?  are  of    j/uod  with  ruberoia   roofs 

and  were  veli  eohatrueted  and  dry.       burragh  has  had  aoieh  rain  duri.lcj 

t) o  winter  months,    which  has   considerably  interfered  With  training. 

bo  huts  were  for  30  saen  attoh,  with  6  eindevfl  on  eaeh  aide  and  doors  at 
enaa.        bunko   -/ere  eeoden  telescopic  fruiaea,   about  6- in.    frou  the  ground* 

Ltchen  huta  were  between  two  ^euu  huta  ejad  so  nn  acted    riih  than  by 
.isago.         11   around   '.he  huta  were  boardwalks,  whlsJi  have  not    oeen  a  can 
at  other  hut  oa»pa.  asa  hut  aaupa  lookod  nore  oeufortabla  .         lay 

it  aeen. 

o  huta  for  bavulry  horeee   rora  larger  than  atoeae  at  Dublin) 
for  bb  horsaa,   .vith  open  aidaa  and  galvanised  iron  poof  a. 

ta  reorulta  were  drilling  aeoording  to  the  6  uontha  aohoauie 
for  recruit  training,   and     ort  gad  at  varioua  drill  a  end  oKsroiHoa, 

id  at  entrenehing  and  firing.     *ha  uo         lea  ae  ag 

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wore  not  working  for  any  particular  tactical   scheme,    out  were  training 
at  ail  kinds  oi  entrenching    /ork  -  different  types  of   trenches  with 
and  without  head  cover,   and  loopholes,    different         no  of   concealment 
and  revetment,    traversing,    machine  gun  positions,   setamunleation 
trenches,    etc. 

Then  is  an  excellent  range  near  Curragjh  and  herethe  men 
re   firing  at   5CX)   yard  range  at  khaki  head  and  shoulder  figure 
target   on  grey  and  {lreen  background,    vdiioh  looked  like  a  very  difficult 
target  when   sighted  on  for  one  not   lifted  to   those  targets,    but  at  which 
some  of  the  men    >ori.)  making  excellent  scores.       The   firing  was   in 
accordance  with  the  LusXetry    ieguiationo,    Recruit's   Oourse,    ana  t.- 
seen  was  at   500   yards,   lying  down,  rifle  or  arm  rest  at   first- 

class   figure   target.         ho  men  are  classified  as  "recruits"   until 
they  have  completed  the     usketry  course  when  the-.'  are   called  "trained 
soldiers".       ..any  of  the  recr  ..its  were  Wearing  biua  military  overcoats 
and  others  civilian  overcoats,    out   it  was   sain   that  they  hud  recently 
oeen  supplied  with  the  khaki  overcoat  but  were  wearing  the  old  ones 
for  rough    /ork  in  order  to  keep  the   khaki  coats   in  hood  condition. 
The  service  battalions  of  the  10th  Division  have  b»eri  at 
Curragh  since  iast   August  or     sptember,    and   had  completed  their  six 
months  training,  and  were  ready  fer  oho  front,   for  which  they  ftxpectsd 
to   start   in  a  f<  rs.        *hay  )iad  however,    just   received  the   new 

rifle,    the     to-   afield,    ;.ork   111,    and    rlth   their  <le$»   equipment.  uoh 

thifl    equipment  )i  Id  recently  seen  received   iru,:,  the   Lnitod  States 
made  bji   .  ooth  &  wo.,   of    lew  S    rk,   and  was   bein     put  together.     Tha 
new  9i.rvj.u     battel  lb  no  ai*e  equipped  i  rith  web  and  soul-  irith  leather 

eqi  t.         he  belt:),   straps,   etc*,   o^  the  above  were  leather,   eith 

two  a.iUiunit.Lon  pouches  or.  belt  each  for  6(    rounds,   tin:  knapsack  and 
ik  being  of  is* 

roops   at   iurr     ■}  ftoyal    Lrish 

^ifle3,     o/ai   Irish  snt,     a  I  J     angers,    Leinstor     i     l.  tent, 

tunster         Lliers,   end    loyal     ublin    ueillers.       .'hero  .   u 

two     nglish   battel  •  c.  J 

the  LOth     eeervs     ivali^    leglaent  ■hioh  rurnlehe     dr  ft     fer  the  -<th 

-ii- 


and  8th  Hgaeare*      ill  of  TJio  ;^en  looked   phyeioally   fit,    and  Keen  and 
anthuaiaotie  in  their  training!  iverageti  aeneiderably  elder  t.han 

toon  in  English  uervico  battalion*.  ,70 

i.'3th,   the  day   before  our  visit  t>t«  t"v/o      rigaddfi)   had 
been  od  in  joint  to&neuvere  reinforced   uy  ouiue   Cavalry  and   artillery, 

•/here  ono  of   the.M  had  tfi    defend  a  pu ait ion  on  front  of  nearly  3    nilee. 

other  position  which  waa  inspected  rw>ar  -;urr  lq   where  u 

.  rigade  h  id  entrenched  a    -ositiuu  on  Crent  oi  a  little  leoa  than  ...  laie. 
fhe  poo  it  ion  •;/ ;:s   an  excellent  one  for  defence,    about  2o(    yarda   in  roar  of 
crogt,    and     affording  natural   cover  and  concealment   for  support:;,      -he 
trench-  3  were  veil  constructed  according  to  noet  recent  teaehinga  of  the 
war»    m       1  r     -oix  concealed.     ,vt  all  training  centres  in  ->ri:<ii  Britain 
at   present,    it   ia  the  endeavor  to   have  officers*  \ihv    have  u<.>en  at   the 
front  1    in  order  that   their   experience  in  trench   .;ir  i:\ru  way  ba   utilized 
in  training  nf«  :.mica,    and  there  were  aeverol  such   officers  a,    (*urragh. 
One  of  the  lirigadoo  was   exercised  in  night  v/ork  on  the  night  of  19th 
in  eeeupying  fcheoe  trenches. 

Vho  Divisional  .Artillery  i»  at    loworidga,   an  old  Artillery  po»t 
about  6  jaiieo  froa  Burrogh.       it  eeneieted  of  the  I,.-.<r.   ,, ...  ;jun 
batteries,    howitzer  and  heavy  batteries,     '.."he  lo-ur.   and  'i.ff^in.   howitzer 
batterieg  were  of  four  guna  according  to   the  recent   artillery     ataoiish- 
ioaat«    in   place  of  the   fonier  aix  gun  batteries.      I  aeh   gunwith  two 

Laaons  one  ov   which   in  action  in    ^JLaood  beeida  the  g^O  in  action.        Uune 
and  caisson;;  are  aix-hurjed   flexible  double  carriages,    co tape 8 0(1   of   gun 
or  eaioeon  and  limber.     Sohm    of  the  batteries  wore  out  drilling  at 

Lng  up   pcoitionu,    ind   the  heavy  battery  v/us   seen   in   rout, t    a   re-    uri    the 
road,   the  6(.pr.    b-in.   guns  drawn    .  .   11  walk  by  eight  heavy  dr  rr.es. 

It  waa  under at ood  that  the  artillery  «/ao  um-.i  short, 
of  itu  Brigade  nnusunition  colma    1  other  ciatoriai.  ,ct,   it  ia 

v.:ry    evident    f re«  wan/    indications,    and   is   now    free!/   stated,    that    in 
the  organisation  and  training  of  the  .Lea,  thi.  need  of    .1  « 

far  wi'f.,.0:    ia  far  greater  nt    present  for  buuiltionfl  o.       1     uid  for  offic.ru 
rather  than     for  no  re  u»n. 


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SUBJECT 


Need  not  be  returned. 

|s<-<-  Paragraph  4,  Instructions  of  October  31,   I  WOO.) 

A  \(, 

R&CElvtfD 

SITUATION        to      MARC  II     37th     1915. 


From JVo. 


178 


Date 


Replying  to  0.  JV.  I.  JVo Date. 


arch  17,  1919* 


2,iV& 


,  191 

,  i,9i 


The  naval  situation  reuains  Inactive  except 
for  the  work  of  the  Submarines*  it  is  reported  that  in  general 
the  younger  officers  are  seeking  duty  on  submariner;  as  beinr 
the  best  chance  for  active  service  and  the  making  of  reputations 

On  the  Belgian  coast  the  batteries  are  now  so 
strong  that  coast  attacks  have  almost  ceased.  Two  attacks  by 
British  ships  were  handled  so  roughly  that  for  some  time  no 

further  actions  have  taken  place. 

It  is  rex  or ted  that  back  of  the  beaches  there 
are  heavy  barbed  wire  entanglements  and  all  preparations  to 

concentrate  against  landing  forces, 

Zeabrurre  has  been  mentioned  as  the  place  at  or 
o+f   which  submarines  receive  fuel  and  supplies. 

Activities  at  the  3  tnclles  appear  to  be  in 
abeyance  sance  the  heavy  loss  sustained  by  the  sinking  of  the 

»lRRSS*IBLB»i   »B0UTCr«S   80nrA:T%  and  ■(UUL0IS». 

The  opinion  appears  to  be  general  that  the 
attempts  to  open  up  the  Dardanelles  will  be  continued  with  the 
co-operating  of  an  Army  to  be  landed  in  the  vicinity. 


?rr  yrrnT?~;r  Aiunrn. 


Trery  heavy  fiphting  has  occurred  on  the  Western  front 
with  great  los~e".  The  JSnglish  captured  Neuve  GhapellSi  but 
suffered  a  loss  of  ones   fifth  of  their  officers  and  men  now  in 
Prance,  fhe  r-ain  in  territory  was  very  small.  Tho  correspondent 
of  *:he  *Chica^o  Daily  News**  jusr  back  fi  >m  there  eaya  that  the 
gains  lade  do  not.    •  ~t  the  German  ;    '-.ion.  in  *<    il«  The 
Germane  elain  that  43  regi   be  were  hurls     Lnst  this  position 
in  the  various     ,ckfl  and  that  15 i 000  dead  lie  beJ 
lines,  principally  of  the  attaokln  •    ty* 

Equally  heavy  attacks  9n  the  part  of  the  French  in  the 
Chaapa.^ne  country  did  not      iueh  progress f  but  sustained  heavy 
loss.   What  is  pained  in  one   place  is  lost  in  another  and  I 
believe  that  neither  side  can  break  through  and  win  a  decisive 
vi  c'.or  y. 


The  Russian  troops  have  shown  u     ted  powers 
of  resistance  and  the  German  a*      re  u  le  little  advanee 

luring  the     h.   the  fortified  city     wiee  is  beinr  bombarded 
and  hopes  are  entertained  of  breaking  through  the  defensive  line 


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in  this  vicinity  and  cutting  the  railroad  communication 
between  Petro^rad  and  Warsaw* 

The  fall  of  Przemysl  was  a  blow  to  the  Austrian 
and  German  cause  as  it  relieved  a  lar^e  body  of  Russian 
troops  for  other  operations. 

The  conditions  in  Servia  due  to  the  war  and  to 
the  prevalence  of  spotted  fever  (  Typhus)  are  said  to 
be  appall  fig®,   This  same  disease  is  said  to  be  prevalent 
in  a  milder  form  i:i  the  Russian  amies  and  there  is  a 
^reat  deal  of  it  in  the  Russian  Prison  Camps  in  Germany. 


MORALE. 


The  sentiment  as  described  by  reliable  people 
coming  *rom  Paris  and  London  as  bein#  confident  in  those 
cities  is  equally  so  in  Berlin* 

There  is  apparently  no  chance  of  peace  for  a 
lon^  tims  to  come*  The  new  German  war  loan  has  been 
taken  up  to  the  extent  of  over  nine  thousand  millions 
Marks  which  will  maintain  the  war  for  a  lonp-  time. 

The  hostile  feeling  in  Oermany  as  regards 
America  continues  due  to  the  shipment  of   munitions  and 
to  the  fa^.t  that  non-con traband  of  war  to  and  from 
America  has  been  cut  off  by  the  British  anouncments  of 
a  blockade. 


^nl  vwcuIm*  \v\cmA  VCj'ljlb' 


3 

Keed  not  be  returned. 


Country. Tur*e  y.  . Bogt^.j^, Constantinople . 

toper*  from  b»s«3.8C0Bpici.  -^r-i/^Vw  M 

ifcte  of  Report... L:er  eh  28,1915.       -^Tl"  ) 

1,  .ending  further  instructions, I  shall  myself  forward  Intel- 

ligence Reports, as  I  consider  necessary  ana  desirable. I  have  the  boo,j: 
■  Inst  rue  ti  ens,  Ina^tellleenee  *fcities,19C4",Ee>ister  Se«6#fyefpr  Jin?  same, 
but  no  other  orders.  If  there  are  any  further, or  par  tictlar,  Ins  true  tlona, 
or  orders  in  this  connection, I  request  information  as  to  sane. 

2*  /mong  the  ef facta  cf  the  late  Meutenant-Com  snder  'iVillisr 

J:1,  Briefer,  U. 3. Ifevy, of  which   I  too  "to  custody,!  found veusong  other  thinfrs, 
carbon  copier  of  three   Intelligence  Reports, ar a,  arently  retained  for 
raoncl  use, let  tared,  and  containing  information  r&  follows  :- 

(C)      /fy^^sA    /£&C*~.   /&£&/£**  ^S^w^.     (Uf*Jb<*^^ ^tU^u^^ 

lendine  farther  instruct ions, and  information, I  shall  retain  these, the 
I  supr.ose,  probably,!"'  B  ../jmar  trout  has  already  received   the  original  8. 
9Nre  i3  sens,  material   in  tfhsa  that  should  not  he  intrusted  to  the 
13 s  -  at  least  our  mails  ftoea  ^ifQ* 

3,  Recording  the  recent  British-French  reverse  at  the  Bvrda- 

nol~es,I  have  no  positive  infer-  at  ion,  except  that  there  mat  undoubted!" 
was  one. The  British  reports  tfeftt  havo  (Sens  ln,and  the  leeal   reports 
agrwe  however,' a  7011  undouhted.lv  know  of  course, that  the  French  ship 
"BCOTSOT^and  the  British   shins  ••  OG&V  and  »3»a8StS$XBX>8"  were  sunk, 
at  esterase*,!  r  Brlttfft   ehipe  were  more  or  lese  seriously  In- 

jured. I  ruii  told  sixty -few  men.  were  s*>ved  frorr  fae  "B;  '!,anc; 

iioni   lror.;  ftlitit   ablpa  !rer>, brt  cannot  vouch  as  to   this.  I  icnow 

th>it  Jafoai  lierganthvp  Midi  ■  l*i|    to  the-  Dardanelles  about  Koree 

fesbut  it  \.  tdad  with  eroch  oystej       ltd  be  win  gj  ,       ■.   InferiB- 

sticn*Jc   tm  ae    I  c?n  learn, he  has  gives  no  one  any  in  thie  regard.  Hi 
stated  ^ositiveaj     •    -   the  shin; 3  sunk"  were  destroyed  by  fpeflre  however, 
inc  t  '  by  filiate* 

&.  I  have  the  fell 0*1  &f  information  concerning  operations 

arcmd  acyrw  I    I  consider  en  sbaeletely  reli  source, '.rut 

1  ids  r  act  t         itiefif&e  it  night  cense  so  replications  t- 

Earel         j-Cn  Kridsy,&«on  !$t».,  ihrej*  cruisers 
a,    .  •  Oulf  at  l.OC  j.*»,and  bombs  > 

the  castle  for  about  three  hours, during  which 
tir.2  Binety-tv  pafojee tiles  were  fired#Replios 
fire     '   1  fc£Pt,aad  batteriee#wsTe  re*y  few, 

te  as  saee  straeic  hone*  The  five  ftrea  'the 
I  sai   fairly  aeeera%e«esvera]   sDete  striicin 
the  forts  squarely* 

March  6 th. -BombgrdH»nt  started  at  8  0*elo*%  nnd 
3  j   antil    9«lC*fhe   firing  vme   v>  evy  on 

v  rtu  elaladntj  to  havs  fired  five 
I  ota,  In  the  sfteraoei)  t?ie  hor.hardrrent 
start  aia  nt  2.4   ♦  itld  fifteen  minutes, 

Anri  I  oh  tins  tw:  nt.-six  shots  wero   fired. 

?*.ar oh.  7th .  -Bo?*  'bardront  c  ieetsd    frow 

:  rr    In  t1  :  Bserring  until     1  :  dtjht*  Tiring  mm 

.  sdlo%sn4  5ts  el  t  bo  •eon 

■  ia. 
FBPOh  Qth.-yirlnsf  tee*  plAM  frorr  7, if  until  no-n. 
0 'olook  ia  the  aftornocn,uetll   5*36   the 

ttharo  was  firing, at  intervals, on  both 
sides. Jurim  I      t,ths   Tur'^s  aanlc,at   the  en- 

trance of  the  harbor, twr    ef  the  British  s, 

ad  been   in  te  mail   in   t  -   for  sc 

re eths. These  boats  wore  'md  " 

Thla  ma  su.- ,  os <-l   to  bo  to   "botM.o  up,"   t 
channs]   near  tv  .  castle. 


! 


5. 


lage  2* 

Mar  oh  9th»-  The  Allies*  ships  started  firing  at 
noon, and  continue?   thus  for  about  half  an  hour, 
tfhen  firing  ceased*  It  was  rep  or  tec"   that   Taricish 
Official stin  conroany  v/ith  the  /Tericr.i?.  Ccnsul,had 
gone  on  hoard  one  of  the  British  cruisers, at  the 
request  of  the  Admiral   in  charge  of  the  Fleet, 
tearch  10th.-  lip  bombardment.  Vail  issued  proclama- 
tion advising  Smyrna  inhabitants  to   leave  for  the 
interior, 

liarch  llth* -The  "OXST  OF  £8X08"  Fas  leak  at  the  entrance 
of  the  harbor, in  approximately  the  same  position 
as  the  "BILL3THR"  and  "A33ICOT?". 

In  addition, from  same  sources - 

The  ships  engaged  were   the  "SWIFTSURB"  and  tiro 
others  of  the   tan  class*/ 3 3 o  an  trade te rrained 
nur.her  of  torpedo  "boats •Very  llfctfed   firing, from 
ships, was  done   from  turret  guns, most  of  it  being 
frorj  barbette  £jans»  After  report  about  American 
Oonrul  goin^  on  board, thin*  w}<3  great  activity 
in  looveaeats  of  treops,plaelag  goaf  on  the  quay, 
3eC*,<!to#The  damage   %ne  to  the   forts  was  not  vital. 
She  irarfosmanshij   of  the  fleet  ^as  poor* Person  re- 
porting is  of  the  opinion  that  there  wtn  be  ssr- 
ious  trouble  ir  Smyrna, if  the  bombardment  continues. 

I  expect  to  receive  further  Information  concerning  feayrna 


situation  later.  i\^w\  fro^n?  ^ttuacsl 


7. 

21,1915:- 


I  enclose  a  clipping  from  the  local   »U   TURQUIS'1  of  tlarch 


\ 8MIYHNE 



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imenter  une  lettre,  —  dont  il  publie 
ton  la  traduction,  —  adressee  au  vali 
i  bey  par  un  vice-amiral  anglais,  ar- 
ians  lequel  il  raille  vivement  l'acte 
quel  celui-ci  a  essaye  de  gagner  a  sa 
unvali  incorruptible  et  qu'il  attribue 
tarroi  moral  de  son  auteur. 
le  lettr*  estdat£e  du  9  mars,  du  bord 
icht  Euryalis. 

lettre  contient  dix  passages  nume>o- 
ici  la  substance: 


Invoi 
le  vii 


nce-amiral  declare  avoir  rdduit  les 
de  Smyrne  au  silence  et  demande  par 
iquent  la  reddition  sans  conditions  et  le 
^element  des  fortifications  du  golfe,  le 
Yee  des  mines  sous-marines.  -—r 


i  J  II.—  Pour  eviter  une  effusion  de  sang  inu- 
:  |  tile,  1'amiral   invite  le  gouverneur-general  a 

accepter  les  conditions  prec£dentes,  autrement 
]  il  se  verrait  oblige  de  recourir  a  des  mesures 

nrlitaires. 

Ill,  —  L'amiral  ne  doute  pas  que  le  vali 

!  fst  au  coUrant  de  la  situation  deplorable  dans 

liquelle  S-  E.  Enver  pacha  et  ses  partisans 

ont  mis  le  pays,  trompGs  par  les  intrigues  de 

s'AI'ermgne,  qui  ne  riOurfirait  aucune  amitte 

!  elvers  la  Turquie. 

IVi  —  Se  laissant  entrsiner  par  ses  faux 
:arrti3,  la  Turquie  a  rompu  ses  iieris  tradition* 
Inels  avtc  t'Angleterre  et  sts  alHees. 

)|  V.— Le  r6sultat  de  ceei  aurait  e"t6  la  situa- 
tion m  .lheureuse  de  la  Turquie.  Les  armees 
!  ru  s^s  m  ircheraient  victorieuses  au  Caucase* 
f  L"  *csi  jri  pour  une  invasion  en  Egypte  aurait 
'  6:hou£.  Constantinople  scrait  meai«  sur  le 
p  mi  de  tomb?r  entre  les  mains  des  allied 

VI—  Le  vice*nmiral  ne  doute  pas  que  le 
va  i  sache  que  la  victoire  finale  appariiendra 
aux  n.ite  qui  auraient  6t6  to  jjiurs  des  amis 
deilslam, 

VIL—  Les  puissances  allies  n'auraient  aii- 
cune  intention  hostile  cont'e  le  vali  et  se- 
raient  prgtes  a  causer  avec  lui  sur  des  offres 
avantageuaes  pour  Son  Excellence,  apr&3 
{'acceptation  des  susdites  condition*. 


VtU.—  Le  vice-amiral  declare  dh»w 
ressources  importantes  pour  r6par 
fait  a  la  population  innocente  de*  df 
du  vilayet  par  suite  des  op6ratier?que 

IX  —  Le  vice-amiral  der^nd  dec 
en  f  rancais  ou  en  anglaf  $  I"  c  an; 
mars,  jusqu'a  10  heures  du//|  usisur 

X  —  Salutations.  kinte,  e 

Le  Tanine  declare  que  Sj/ 
a  donne  la  reponse  qu'il  fajj J^  \ 
vite  incroyable  du  vice-an^-^  1 
combat  point  par  point  l'arfi» 
l'amiral.  II  considere  l'acte  dU,.x  A( 
plus  insolite  que  de  pareilNs'.'.t .\x\c 
ne  se  font  que  dans  le  cafi^ho  q 
est  sur  le  point  d  Stre  rCduit/r  .p;lI_e 
nullement  le  cas.  On  ne  a 
ce  que  veut   l'amiral,  ni  pY 
cette   demande.  C'est  du  tkio.u  s 
fantaisie  et  ca  dit  le  desarf^  >tp  a* 

Nous  regrettons    que  le^liem; 


The  I/Laflffg  .referred  bo,is  another  local    sheet.published   in  Turkish, 
snd   gap]  0830   to  ec    the  personal   or^an  of   Snver  lap<    .      ^rc   serjms  to 
be   3cr:e  reeaoa  to  "believe  that   the  British  Admiral    at  raa  did  ■■!■ 

efforts  to   gala  the  V/II.I-tahrni  Bey, v/ith  promises  of  HI  independent 
protectorate  or  proline*  arAanp,e^ent,or  iaaithiag  ll*i   tv-  t;   ad   it  I 
even  said  senl-clandostino  pari eyinrrs, thru  go  betw©  ns,aro   still   rto,- 
on#There  are  those  v;ho   say  the  proclamation  wae  a  hluff,.ind  that    the 
Val  i  ♦  s  o  v/n  f rlea4  s  f ai  lei  to  porvort  a  €  s^ux  *7- 


'     .   :' 


Page  3. 

Country.  ,.....,...•  OJurkey.  £ort ♦  Cons  tentincple . 

Be  pert   from  U.S.S.SCORPICM. 

Date  of  Beport.....l'.aroh  28,1915. 

— o -c-c-o -o-o -c-c -o-o -o-c-c-o-o-c-o-o-o-c -o-c-c-o-c~c ~~-c-o-o-c-c -c-o-c- 

8.  k%  present  everything  is  proceeding  &a  usual  In  Constantinople; 
there  are  even  less  ntors  than  usual.!  have  been  told,however,by  a  persorj- 
age  who   should  knew, that   the  situation  is  "ticklish".  1  have  been  advised 

to  keep  landing  force  in  good  shape, which  is  being  done  with  drills, &c. I 
will  report  further  developments  later. 

9.  Iir.IiorthruG, formerly  United  94*6*4  Consul  at  Srebisond.T/ho  has 
recently  resigned, and  passed  thru  here  last  «**%  retarnin g  to  the  United 
itateof0avo  fol 'lowing  information  as  to  events, and  conditions. in  that 
rogicn:- 

JaWs  rograds  tho  sinking  of  merchant  ships 
at  that  i  lace,  in.  ttho  facte  are  as 

reported.  toumto  torpedo  boats  oatraa  in  *p- 
parontly  to  investigate  the  ships, principally 
the  /rchipelago-t'^rican  steamship  "t&SHP        % 
and  the  Turkish  forts  firo  2  on  th<an.  The  I^usoian 
boats  returned  tho  fire; and  tho  mor chant  vessels. 
fefttot  n  the  two  £tes,wero  struck  by  shots  from 
both  source8,and  all  sunk*  £'r.  rferthrqp  was  an 
eye-!89itnos3  of  this  *tmninimil)« 

(by-  The  health  conditions  In.  the  region  of 
(Troblsond  and  Sseroun  are  tor^ihle.^hua  fovar 
i«  frovalent  ofrorytfNrofand  groat  number'  are 
dying  with  itfnatives  as  well  **  seniors.  Share 
are  larre  etc  roe  of  Gorman  Hod  Gross  material  In 
one  of  tho  pcrtstbut  it  la  put  to  other  uses, or 
lying  idle.  There  are  few  trained  doctors, or  first 
aid  raen.loft  to  direct  its  use.  It  is  said  thirty 
doctors  have  died  themselves. 

(o)-Tho  Prussians  can  probably  take  &:oroun,and  the 
vicinity, any  time  they  wiah,but  are  lotting  the 
typbus,and  other  disease, do   t'oir  w^rk  firts. They 
do  not  wish  to  ontor  the  ]  ostilontlal  region  at 
resent. 

(di -desultory  mas -acres  and  othor  otttra-Qsfprineij.  -ally 
by  :?urdsf  continue  in  the  re#cn  of  Curmiah. 

1C.  Thin  morning  {r.arch  §§)§*  Russian  gunboat  a  r- cored  of''  the 

entrance  of  the  Boephorus.and  fired  five  or  aix  shotaftt  the  forta 

replied, after  which  It  retired. 

11.  She  Cruiser  "0T&S&J  SSLXH    (ex-"GC  J3.UJ),wMch  has  bean  under- 
going repairs  at  itenia,is  reported  to  have  completed  same, and  gone  out 
into  the  straam,  (3osphorus).?hG  9 tenia  dook  has  been  taken  over  by  Govern- 
ment authorities, and  is  olosely  goardod.lt  ia  reports  Ger-an  aouroo, 
thnt  the  BUL1       .     f     now  only  nako  elf^.toen  knota,instoad  of  twenty-olght. 

12.  2?ho  Janiah  stja-ahlp  "IIXIY  VJU9I8H!"  of  Copenha<-an,whioh  it 
lying  here,haa  painted  the  .vanish  flag  on  bow  and  atern,both  aidoa,about 
eight  foot  high  and  five  fost  wife***  tho  Italian  Government  rocmtly  crda?- 
od  lta  merchant  vessols  to  do, on  .  of  t >  o  oubr'arino  campaign.  IJkeae 
p*lnt*4  flare  on  aldea  of  tho  ?•  are  very  conspicuous,  and  can 

bo  plainly  se*n  at  a  distanoo  of  ono»nnd  one-halfvilo. ?hia  Novice  rirht 
certainly  -        >e  tvc  difficulties  of  the  inoa.I  ahould  V  '      ,  in 

**t*bli  thing  national it  ,and  Mrht  ba  ftf  uso  to  neutral  voa^ola. 


3 

American  Embassy,  London. 

SO  ;areh  1915 

2feed  not  be  return**!,. 


a 


From:   "aval  Constructor  t»*B.  1'eBride,  U.  3.H. 
To:    Kaval  Attache 


3nbfieet:   Relief  of  Yice-Admiral  Garden  in 
command  of  Jeleet  at  Dardanelles. 


1.   I  have  recently  had  a  conversation  *ith  a  gentleman 
who  is  a  persons!  friend  of  and  has  seen  Vice  Admiral  Garden 
in  London  since  the  latter' s  return  from  command  of  the 
operations  at  the  Dardanelles. 

£.   Vice  Admired  Garden  stated  that  he  was  in  perfect 
health  despite  the  Admiralty  ammouneement  that  he  was 
"incapacitated  by  illness',  and  that  the  rumour,  prevalent 
in  London,  that  he  had  been  wounded,  was  also  u  .true.   He 
stated  that  the  reason  for  his  relief  was  as  follows  - 

After  lie  had  sent  the  Amethyst  through  the  narrows 
on  March  13th  and  that  vessel  had  returned  with  only 
minor  injuries  due  to  gunfire,  the  Admiralty  desired  hi 
to  take  his  fleet  through;  in  his  judgment  such  ft  course 
was  not  justified  8S  he  considered  the  risks  greater  than 
the  chances  of  success;  he  was  then  given  the  option  of 
carrying  out  the  Admiralty's  desires  or  of  being  relieved 
of  his  command;  he  chose  the  latter  alternative,  and  was 
accordingly  succeeded  by  near  a  .ami  re  I  de  ttobecK  on 
March  16.   The  action  of  *:arch  18  in  which  the  Irresistible, 
Ocean  and  Bouvet  were  lost  was  an  *  tempt  to  carry  out 
the  Admiralty's  desire  thr t  the  iloet  force  tie  narrows 
at  once. 

3.   Vice  dmiral  Garden  considers  tl  at  the  result  of  the 
attempt  on  the  I8th  vindicates  his  judgment,  and  stated  that 
he  was  urging  his  case  at  the  Admiralty  on  those  grounds,  and 
claimed  the  right  o;  reinstatement  is  his  command 

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(See  Paragraph  4,  Instructions  of  Oetober  31,  IJ100.] 

Xfeed  not  be  returned* 

SUBJECT  CAPTURE      Of  HOSPITALSHIP 

TfTHITTi*  .  "' i^) 

Z                                181                                   March  SO,    1915. 
From-  ...No _ Date f  291 


Replying  to  0.  JV.  I.  No Date ,Z=iJz^±.    ~_« 


l  19 


Reference:-  Z-337  of   November  3,  1914, 

Z-357   Of    %&VmbQT    10,    1915. 

The  folloxvinp  is  a  translation  of  the  latest 
note  on  this  subject*. 

It  looks  to  me  that  if  some  action  looking  to 
the  release  of  this  ship  is  not  undertaken  by  England,  reprisals 
will  follow;-   A  copy  of  the  note  has  been  sent  by  the  Embassy 
to  the  State  Department. 

Translation 

Foreirn  Office  . 
Ill  a  6530 
40339. 

After  it  had  been  broupht  out  that 
the  German  auxiliary  hospitalship  "OPHELIA*  which 
was  captured  on  the  18th  of  October  of  last  year  by  British 
naval  forces  had  not  been  reported  at  the  proper  time 
to  the  British  government  through  an  oversight  of  the 
American  p-overnment,  the  German  rovernment  has  requested 
the  American  government  through  the  latter^  Ambassador  here 
in  a  verbal  note  of  the  3th  of  December  of  last  year  * 
III  a  30591  -  to  please  notify  the  British  government  of 
this  oversight.   In  this  connection  the  German  prove rnment 
has  emphasised  that  it  would  not  be  compatible  with  the 
spirit  of  the  Hapue  Agreement  rerardinr  the  application 
of  the  principles  of  the  Geneva  Convention  to  naval 
warfare  if  one  power  at  war  would  utilize  for  its  own 
profit  the  oversight  of  not  reporting  a  hospitalship  which 
error  is  not  attributable  to  the  advsssary.   At  the  same 
time  the  German  Government  pave  expression  to  the  expectation 
that  the  United  States  would  do  everything  in  their  power 
to  brinrr  about  the  release  of  ship  and  crew  without  delay 
in  accordance  with  the  above  mentioned  Ilapue  Agreement. 

The  American  Government  has  thereupon,  as 
presented  in  the  verbal  note  of  the  8th  of  last  month  - 
P.O.  3185  -  of  the  American  ©abassy  here,  reminded  the 
Bnrlish  government  through  their  Ambassador  in  London 
several  times  urgently  of  this  matter.  According  to  the 
verbal  note  of  the  American  Embassy  here  of  the  96th  of 
last  month  -  P.O.  3446  -,  the  British  government  forwarded 
to  the  American  rovernment,  apparently  without  touchin 
the  matter  of  immediate  release  of  the  hospitalship  proponed 
by  the  Aierican  rovernment »  a  presentation,  aeeording  to 
which  the  "OPHDLIA"  has  been  placed  before  a  Prize  Court, 
because  the  hospitalship  sailed  on  the  8th  o*  October, 
without  recognisable  reason  in  di^erent  directions  in 


-  3  - 


the  North  Sea  and  that  the  ship  received  in  the 
North  Sea  wireless  orders  from  Norddeich  it     cipher 
which  according  to  the  statements  of  her  officers 
which  directed  them  to  proceed  to  a  certain  place- 
according  to  English  opinion  the  purpose  was  not 
evident  -  ;   further  the  charge  is  made  against  the 
"OPHELIA"  that  she  has  exchanged  wireless  messages , 
while  there  was  no  cipher  key  on  board  nor  were 
there  remarks  in  the  ships  logbook  regarding  the 
use  of  cipher. 

not  to  neglect  anything 
The  Department  of  Foreign  Affairs\then  asked 
the  American  government  in  verbal  note  wf  the  6th 
of  this  month  -  III  a  4983  -  to  please  enrage  ax 
legal  counsel  to  assist  the  chief  surgeon  of  the  ship 
in  the  Prize  Court  proceedings. 

In  the  meantime  the  statements  of  the 
British  government  regarding  the  suspicious  (  to  them) 
conduct  of  the  hospital ship  have  been  subjected  to 
an  investigation  by  the  German  naval  authorities. 
The  result  showed  that  the  "OPHELIA"  was  occupied 
on  the  8th  of  October  to  look  for  survivors (before 
the  Ems)  of  the  German  torpedoboat  "  S  IIS"  which 
was  sunk  the  day  before  by  a  British  submarine; 
This  explains  the  movements  of  the  hospitalship  on 
that  day  which  could  not  be  understood  by  the 
observing  British  submarine*   On  October  18th 
the  "OPHELIA"  had  orders  to  look  for  shipwrecked 
men  in  the  vicinity  of  the  engagement  of  October  17th 
in  which  German  torpedoboats  were  destroyed. 
By  the  confiscation  of  the  ship  on  the  part  of  the 
British  naval  forces,  this  work  of  salvage  was 
prevented  in  the  most  regrettable  manner,  as  proved 
by  the  numerous  corpses  with  life-belts  on  them 
drifting  to  the  Dutch  coast.  „ 

.   .  ...  A         Regarding  the  cipher 

book  it  is  correct  that  there  was  one   on  hoard~which 
was  very  probably  destroyed.   The  equipment  of 
a  hospitalship  with  cipher  for  wireless  is  according 
to  international  agreement  and  the  customs  of  naval 
warfare  permissible;  for  military  reasons  it  is  even 
necessary,  as  otherwise  any  wireless  station 
wneresover  could  read  off  where  the  field  of 

n?tini?y  °f  the  ^Pitalship  is  located,  the  spread 
of  such  news  must  howver  be  prevented  in  the 
interest  of  the  general  conduct  of  the  war.  It  is 
also  right  and  duty  of  the  captain  of  the  ship, 

Hna=re!fT^h?  ?iph9r  secr**>  that  the  cipher  book 
does  not  fall  into  the  hands  of  the  enemy. 

irtDrrPTT,/Tding  t0  the  above  the  conduct  of  the 
"OPHELIA"  offers  therefore  no  reason  to  suspicion, 
and  it  cannot  be  understood  why  the  ship  should 
be  brought  before  a  Prize  Court.   It  appears  the 
less  intelligible  as  the  facts  required  for  the 
adjudgement  of  the  Prize  Court,  have  been  known 
Z°liu     S  b?^inni^»  thus  more  than  five  months  , 
to  the  English  naval  authorities.   The  carrying 

£™i*L  ^4Priz?  2°?rt  Pr0oe*u™  would  in  addition 
prolong  this  painful  matter,  which  to  the  greatest 

!  r,  Ji        .     German  government (which  certainly 
would  find  the  approval  and  participation  of  the 

w«  ~a?  r°V8r2  l6nt)  haa  now  unrter  ~hollow  Pretexts 
been  going  on  for  such  an  unreasonable  lonr-  time. 


-  3  - 


The  fterMan  ilovomuent  believes  that  the  American 
Oovernnent  will  brinr  the  preceding  view  points  to  the  fullest 
assertion  and  will  exert  their  full  influence  with  the  British 
Government  to  finally  effect  the  release  *  without  further 
retardation,  of  the  German  hospitalship  "OPHELIA"  and  her  crew, 


Berlin,  ..arch  37,  1915*  • 


(See  Paragraph  4,  Instrnction.  of  Octobe^tfE,^  **>  VetUmed.  ^ 


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Collated  from  various  sources  by  the 

'fiee  of  Iiaval  Intelligence, 

arcn  1315. 


,  V{  I 


Aeronautic   Strem    "  . 


H  ■■MWWWin  n  'fUmHHH 


She  etre  of  the  Aeroj  o  Corp  a  of       .   belligerents 

at  the  close  cf  1914  war  Ixa&tely  ae  follows: 

I    os  os 

;<nce  TC  14 

Germany 
ansa!  i  18 

island  4. 

;  stria  8 

Belgium  £  & 

Japan  1 

Purfeey 

.rami  gat  Ion  of  ritish  Aeronautic  £ervtee« 

■1.1-Uii  i  iiMi«ui»      mi    ii    in  mini  i  ■■!!  i  ■!    iiwwii  ii     m    in     '■    * ■■ i      '    i  i  'urn  miiiMiiiiili'i'iinifc ihiwiiiiiihh  innnln  i  '  i  i  w     \    11     i>        i      i  i     n  mi     n 

0  flonaoron  consists  of  4  Jlir'        .lite,  fi        .,or~trtiCk 
train  and  armor*<  -ofeiles.     it  ie  oob  3  by  a  o#3or. 

"•«  flight  Unit  '.is to  8      '   aero  ■  i    *d  1  spare. 

i— iwii  ii  Jy»iniiiiiiiiU.^iii» mum**  * 

It  is  ceKDft  .dod  oy  •  :iin» 

0  Aero; -lent  ant  cons  lata  of  1  or"  floor     Hot  - 

i.lontenantV  i  XflT^er  observer  -  always,  a  pilot,  1  *jon- 
oouanisBloned  officer,  Z  privates   (msehanlolsiui ) 

ore  are  about  180  officers  ana.  1.-  en  in         air- 

service  • 

Gerraan  Aeronaut  to   .ersoimel. 


uMlui— «"*■    im*mtm*w 


;.ns  also  have  Flight  Units  of  4 
ober,    .  ■/«  ov  illtarr  aaftsr 

instruction  at  Doeberrl   -  .        'alning  io  also  carried  em 
Johanniotot  . -.  iberg,        /  is  <• 

a  large  number  of  >  at  Kiel  and 

the  oloae  of  the  yearf    >enoany 
aviators. 

jani  i    1    mil 

mem**-  *  m«  ww»mwi»  ■«■■■  ■■.  ■  ■■—■<» 


-mas  ved  themselves »  not  only  of  t    - 

eatest  :iblo  value  to  belligerent   ,    mi  an  absolute  and 

vital  necessity  in  carrying  on  a  land  c  oir  pri- 

and  principal  ass  is  in  re<  to  determine  the 

number  mH  disposition  of  the  eneesy.         e  second  and  >at 

as  Important  a  use  ie  id  control'  .  Lrs 

of  artillery.         oir  third  use  is  in  air  raids  and  8. 

oir  fourth  use  is   in  be  off  le 

and  in  kea  them  from  get  ion. 

use  of  aero  lanes   la  reoonnoiterin£   ia,of  course,  new  in  this 
war.         t  having   \  roved  their  v  ,  e  now  considered 

indispensable.     In  the   .resent  war,   reoonnciUr:  te 

are  wade  regularly  as  a  m.  ins  ond  under  all 


Aeronautics  (Continued) 

sslble  conditions  of  i  *d  weather  .     I'he  present  dead- 

lo-        long  11  stern  battle  ;,  is  duo  to  the 

concentrations  of  troops  by  either  side  i"or  an  atta        ;m 

sse  are  iiaciediatoly  observed  and  reported  to  the  other 
side  by  Its  aeroplanes,        I  *h  permits  of  tve&sures  being  en 

to  meet  and  counter  such  attac    .      if  one  side 

ft,   it   is  probable         t  its  line  would  I   roed 

and  routed  long  ago.  i    uaey  of  the  Rue 

nautlo  en:  eld  to  be  lex  nslbli  *  re 

defeats  of  the  Kusaiane  in  the  liaaariaa  ion,         c 

German  massing  of  treoas  it  Dints  wxk  ae1 

observ«d.  ue  of  aero -lanes  in  lot  enejoy  trenches, 

concealed  batteries      d  other  targets  for 
se<  -.-ad  o . 

been  ineeti  e«  I  ue  oj 

eannot  be  said   to  have  boon  astrt  •  ■     , 

arena  «       e&fl  1 

lit  eeurate  reports  on  the  ae1 

It  is  soldc  Li  'lie  a1  9  detar- 

s.  3  is  a  t«  m  o  regard 

in  aardlv       .  .««         is  is  especially  so 

amongst  -  for       i   sole  pur 

of  dropp in.  su     All  oil  their  aari  , 

bo-abs,  and  ■  >o  '1  ora.     In 

hostile  air  att 

it.        .-©  aerir  i  vtiy  i 


'.,     ■■•-.noh  arid  ana.  in 

ported  as  no  ra  is  heard  ml* 

it  is  difficult  to  estimate  the  t;  lue 

the  Zeppelin  at  the  present  ,  on  account 

reoy  ^ai.        aed  by  the  I    it  is 

no  very  great  results  have   LI  ...     -en  s<       ..ved  fey  tham« 

.nr  as  •        a,  only  one     e   oelin  Bald  aaa  thus  far  eee 
at'  ed  I*  and  and  the  d     @  ne  was  ina:;aifi  cant. 

It  is  not  3         i  hew  rasny  el  ins  took  part  in  this        Ld. 

£hr  a  been  variously  est!'  .    .    x. 

roe  is   probably  the  correct  n-  .  ■     r*     Hot*.  iil£t 

value  was  e  J.  and  the  only  result  besides 

age  to  non-mi       .        p laces ,  was  in  \  ■     possible  t 

. flnced.     It  was  thai  tat  this  a     roo  bly  lis      :e 

tnre    •  .    a  trial  c.        t  or  ry  skirmish  and  would 

so  llowed  up  by  a  croat  at'.  in  force.  h 

taolc  has  ace.         o  conclusion  is 

pel  ins  I  selv<  . 

8  la  d<  1  ■  d  by 

lore  i.  gb  to  -,     ei  o 

ove  to  be  particularly  delicate  crau 
ideal  conditions  of  weather,  and 

os  oi         ious  description!.;,  oar  to 

ha  a  etoriiiS  and  easily  lost  control  c  aluds. 

oy  are  extremely  susceptible  to  rain  l  et  wl 

rea  cos  their  buoyancy  •  loss  of  one  Lea 

conjectured  to  have  been  due  to       i    we it  opoaite 

upon  its  m         a.  A  place,   they  are  very  vul- 

nerable to  all  ^orma  of  attach  .       hey  o..         an  enc. 

-air  craft  guns  and  on  .  ad 

unwieldineos,       I  ■jaaviuit  in  r<  &- 

As  re&arda  ,  i    ■- 

ent  :.eppelins  are  ordered  not  to  at1  loo,  Ly 


*  %   m 

r nnaut  I  c  a   ( C  on t i  mm  d  ) 


to  cU  jelveo,  and     hen  i  -  a  e  :>f 

.     ts  . ,    &  >#y  are   '.o  r:     .  •    t*  ..  r  bo-  is  of 

nece  lo,   on  account  of   the  altitude 

in  to  avoid  at  it  in  the  day  tlma,  m 

on  unt  oi*  the  obscurity  of  the  target  and  the  i  ity 

at  t.  >ret   it  3  ng  the  opinion         -■  ox- 

or  its  t&  ae         lining  effect,  boi 

ie  inei\;.ec  •,   and  acooi  ee  lit! 

erieJ  value*  lao  oi  e    •«  ,-  rpconaoiter 

.   to  be  much  greater  ee»  ■     \ 

itfl  io  1-  .    ftg  oi*  taa  Littl 

ation  -  y^rc'; .  ;.us  of  action  and    .  se 

rity  over  the  aero  .-lfc  no    in  earn 
out  i  b  rocor.. .  ie«  da  its  quail  u.   i,    I 

ells  le  s       >sefl  le  te  |,x  ■'     ••o 

1  .'nrs«  Ita        .or a  and  float  o 

iry  over  a  Ji\         .oint.  tiles 

low*     It  ei  ...ore  rapidly  than  em  t 

ier  sorbet .   .    -void 
rise  t<   a  ,      3  to  10 tC    ■  ft*  s        asre- 

ceed  on  its  m       na&  return  to  lie  i    ■    !.  e» 

s  of  ii  strayed*     it  is  :.  .at 

ppoiins  are  be;'  -  .  It  in  OeJ  as  the  rate 

of  one  in  every  16         a*  ried,   it: 

Cficea         c  .r  to  faun  ..Tea 

. th  lta  construction* 

flaattine  and  Com,  roil,  rt 11 lory  /ire  £r<..'  '.an©. 

German  Method- 


„.;.      ■-»..  -~i. 


ropleue    i-.'-iea  a  reoonnals-      i  e  over  the  position 

to  be  attacked.  ileaily  over  it.  which  la  e& 

an  inc  t  tmi  \    by  l  leal  any  of 

Geriit;.:  ,  a  silver         3    ia  •  ad*  ery  con. 

L   cea  a  be*  sn  thia       ii     ■■»■  dot*  .■  i  Hree* 

tion.  .r  in  t  I    •■     re  lane*  8  re~ax  i 

.  .■ ,         as  b  back  a       i  on  the  pe  alt  iota  &i 
battery!  ■  na  a     c   ielea  instrument.        Prom    thia        ie 

, ,    i  he  rai  gee  i  re  obv.  .        ■     i  .© 

on  r<         .b  to  the  battery  with  thia  ion.     it  ie 

poaalble  \   the  I      nod  fj  ;y  by  r- 

.der  on  i  ,  .e  a  liver  boil  ia  <3i        ads 

roplanea  have  aem  to  their  line  a 

be  o  ia  o;        &«     G< 

.       ■  ■  '.ted  by  phot  the 

a«i  ne,    la     lae   -oed  in  locating  the  :  i     ■;/• 

hreaeh.  Method* 

I I mini    »i    IMW 

aerojione  isakea  a  reoenneieaeno«  lit  to  loctte 

e  en-       'a  ,-o  ,         ch  is  plotted  on  'the  map  and  the   i 

s&eaaured  •  /  la  o  dia 

bettc.---,   i*  lag  a  1  .aicular   Lo  Iti  rtt  or     - 

8  obaerviag  aeroplaj.  ■  dt        .    B  lag. 

jerrer  ia  Letting  theete,  for  r  o 

ill  of  1 4       hen  over  t  .       o  aalvoa     ie 

t      .e  short  and  one  orex  the  oetiiaatod  raage*  -s 

are  clotted,   the  sheet  t'iac.  o  with  a  etoaioer 

had  and  dropped  Lhe       ttery.  e  aoottered  in 

I   vicinity   f         ick  u      the   tubs  and   i  it  to  the  battery 

co«tt?a;tder.  on  on  the   1  ,  oomiaander  usee 


m  d    m 

Aeronautics   ( 3 o i » t inue 4  } 

the  ;..  ,    Ihe  eel  a©  rej;;or 

Ting  one  at  en  *  of 

ft,  l  &    Is  claimed  to  bo   extremely  rapid 

effective.  ;d  of  report!,  ratio         a  by 

four  Ct  or  i  troplane  a        j, 

for  ml  correct lone  only.  8  of  4      ,.etrea  are   then 

1    c    Jin  hta.  j.708  are  i  ircd  wham  e.cro: 

is  over  i   3      t,   the  aeroplane  returata  Lte  o;  ery 

each  tine  to         aal  reeulte*        -Is  r         res  about  I  es» 

In  one  method  of  signalling  to  the  aeroplane*   a4 
Lte  cloth  stfrereJ   yard's  1c  re  laid  upon  the  ground , 

c   form  of  i  .3,  as  1,    I ,   "•  ,   V,    ft   etc,        aeae 

re  eraeJ    meanings  as  *  fl      rve  for   klxteffl   "for  r<',;<.  e,:;,;or 
fuse,"   "for   effect  of  fire,"  etc* 

Ln  y*         ttor  for  the  Tlaet. 

a  recent  s  -it  off  Ucligoland  betv  be 

..-,ronsf   a   ---eppelin  was 
sent  out  ■    the  lenasa   /leet,  not  only  to  observe,   but 

primarily  to  eel   »•  spotter. 

otters;  for  and  against  shine. 

In  replying  to  t3  i      ire  of  .  v      -war"  o:.f  the 

Lglaa      i  st,  the     <  \   :m  artillery  need  aero  i    UA     aeiftt 

in  the  spotting  .        in      ethea  employed  ie  -e 

etro-  eet  lying   :  I   ro 

&  an  aer<        ae  to  assist  in  the  epettl  ae  fire 

alnst  Montenegrin  artillery  It  ions,     it  Is  3        ..-ted 

.\e  acre  "  was  sd  in  lisareaaiia         e 

the  fire  fro         e  ships. 
-jtober  18th  at  about  2  /..".   ■.:■.     1  Btrian  Flotilla 
-'  destroyers  and  exshi  ded 

e  aae«  time  a  hydroplane  0©^ 

t   in  mid -air  and  illuminated  the       .:bor.      It  Ie  reported 
that  by  .cieans  of  the  light  thus  Ashed,   the  destroyers 

re  was 

3. 

+m^^~+t****r**+*im»~*m  1  'i  »■   1  ■■■! 

The  British  Kiade  two  rwids  on  P«*«eldor£«  Lrat 

Ld  was  Esade  on  iber  BEnd  )>:        ropla&eti  of   the  British 

1  .  .do  conditions  very  difficult. 

at  Collet  edeft  la  dropping      rcc  on 

shed,  approaching  within  400  feet.     Little  or  no 
da'      a  was  apparently  done,       ollet'e    mc  ine  wae  struck  c 
one  projectile.   bm1  aehiaea  returned  Barely  to   I        r 

>f  departure  . 

ie  se<      '    raid  was  tsede  on  Ooteher  8th         three  British 
aei         nos.  s  dropped  fro  feet  struck  the  airs)' 

ft    ,        eetreyed  the  Zeppelin 
She  avlat  Lne  r«        ed  thia  lei  ude  by 

over  ruse.  id  hy  ^ns  and  artillery,  he 

%j  of  id«  he  &ade  a  dive  ds,   so  that  it 

eared  that  be  r/aa  falling  ■ 
Lt.   the  fire  stopped.       Ie  be  lied  in  the  1 Addle  of   the 

roof  and  vae  followed  by  ,  teide 

h  lasted  for  tea  tea.  t 

rolYed  pe&etratlnj  '3  the  enei 

ry  19th  and  I  s       na  mde   their  first 

nirahip  attack  on         land.         ry  little  .ven 

either  BY         id  or  Germany,  concerning  this  raid.  -iber 


* Q  m 

.Aeronautics  (Continued) 

.■I  »i '!■■■■  ■ mnmm  -  in 

oi'    :eppelins  :xtlc.  as  been  variously  a.  s 

ofa  two   ~co  Six,  I  - 

ishot-  .roe  .  .Ins  had  been 

Ln  a  wei  I  ross  tlu  , 

iy  for  id.        -u  sitae     i    a      id<     . , 

£oggy  a&d  Tt;.iny  i  or,  brat   j  . .  .Iced  was  Xar- 

'  ;i;  mis    i       n  oo.       Italy  taj    In  &pite  of 

,Ie  VE'     •    serx'lce  Dd      >.  .■.  0 planes  and  santera,   as  vve  ..3  an 

or:.        -  efi   patrol*     the  Eeppelin»  then  s&Jjriad  1  .    .  at 

.3  on  Croi..cr ,  jtoa,  ,  .  .  t      aat- 

tl?:    .  a,  hai .,    ..•  .    ,  . ...   ,    1  e- 

&nes  1       direct  for  t 

'..:■■  ,  celiac  >M      li      .'!'. ..-    ly  about  £ 

•.irs.  rt8  C  B   to   the  iy$>«    ...    -    .0  used,   bo 

C  lb.   one©  ware  droppedi  ■-    •  i    .  »p~ 

■lin  '  rles  fa  ■  .  I  lee.       aly  stout  T0$  c 

do€  •  .  the  others   is  vs.]        o& 

to  I   s  flying  low,  not  allow    1  11 

en-.  or  the  ;   .a  axsMMu        is  rapsrts  also  oX 

e  lot        !  life  canned  ere  .  t  farianSSi   r    1  bc- 

-"ed,   to  £C   killed  m&   %  •&. 

1  flj  i  consider*,  vie 

.   .   ,  .  .  . . ■• .         i  it 

•id  lost  all  the  gas  out  of  two  of  its  e®13 
It  was,   i        rert    il  Le  to  continue  ito  r»1    m  trip  to  its         b. 

...  uxkuven. 

ten  toe.     .    rt  la         ia  rail  wore   tlrec  or 

0    S3t.       ■ 

erulsex  1  id  s  ■..."■.  int©<  ,  ..  I  ad 

a  nuiaoer  ass;  all  oi    0       ;  id  or 

said  TyrnM  tt .     -  :.:     ■       »aa©  •bljpfl  sash  c 
lane'... . 

,3  lei't  - -leh  on  t3  q  ..  oj    Dee  bn 

>int   75  allies  t  oi*  . .      .  ..;e 

ft     .    iter  and    arott  &a&  rioso  to  the  r.onth 
oi*  Iba. 

.  dirislo,.  -le  cruiser  1  , 

(  •'.    t   r  to  the  i  .-.'.  ]  a  and    the  sahe-.u 

.      it  ice  ths  German  1        a  out  in  pursuit  %i       1      ritii 
■j t  Ilia  and  then  cut  J  of!  itle  cruiser©  end 

3.  '  '    '  -. ■      ■        ©rely  a  dlro        a  to 

straet  ths  1  Le»  of  the  :8* 

rons  wt  ohad  >re  d- 

25th.  lane  ft  hoisted  0   ■ 

,iee  -         t   7  A —         a  cruisers  and  od 

ie  eastward. 

it  ions  vi  -%-aea  -         ,  r. 

'■    l  sea  s. 

Shorts,  .,:■  li  aomt  and   8  aon  caotera, 

ilnutaa  was  c  :e  staj     .       ine  1  .a 

to      0   0     art,    but   U,o  0   1  .  bfoin 

only  oev        ot  away.         ;■..     rosso  1  ..nd- 

,   etsering  by  eo.       is. 

earing   tns  '  tia     lbs,  1b 

p  to  descend  »  e 

t.  i  lts- 

urd.  ore  e  Ly 

r©1  trating  tri        I  sea  v-hen  thsy  od 

the  ee;         103. 


II 1 1  ■  I  I. 


-  6   - 
ere        ,Iob   (Continued) 


be  Bu^lattfl  Krami  to  get  ;    .  la 

;..'.'  .  ■  ■      ■      ..v  on  ,  ,ie,   .  •"    '    - 

>lM  &&$aly  t  an         le  of  45' 

■'..  nssa       ,..  pia  -g. 

apl&ne®   £  on  tinned   on  t©    / 

heavy  •  iru.  Lr   q .    .  \        el 

.  ,  ibic-  •.-.  B    &S*   hi '       .'.  .  ;e 

no  a  ooneldsr&ble  mssofee?  were 
drc;  vocU       at  it   id  m  eveii  e ■     ■        .    .r»    _4s 

oi.  a  wore  nx  y  ste       i    ve  avoid  be^ig      L$« 

.  11   .vere  alt,   ©c         sj 
br© 

.    ia  believed  the  ins  re-  t?y  ;.         •   tne 

-■■y  ,a,  SUB  no  surface  shi:.s 

re  •  ■<  it  out-  red  to  Etta  .'      bi    Light 

e?ul&exsa  brat  theM         ■     oTinj     -  d  ^molded        cu 

he  ciiri    -'  lea  also  attacked  tbi  ovulftem  wai  -  eves 

3  jwt  Mlmwd  their  mark*  were  artveaa  off  by 

til  ircre  i  :.s,   brat   :.        .ontly  not  i  .  l. 

After  en        !  ng  their     -    oa,  ail  the  ea  started 

ok  to  the  rea&©snreu8«  •  ■  ish  I  ;nea  had  tai^en  - 

rte. 
^  nes»  all    I  •  .     e  mother  t   succeeded 

in  :.  to  'he  .        iree  #tJ  ore  pic;  s     "by  &ub~ 

ee¥«  i     Mhlnea  ■.  I  Lefo  0tsxt*&»  tnwe  were  gott< 

ood   wliapc .        •  .   ■'  -oro  mxik 

Hot  n  rescue-  .     In  one  o&se  a  se&plaae  was  be 

1 ov    •  .  ed 

■■■  B  I    arlae  ■  nod  the  •-        Laai       id 

dove. 

Lint  Co         dor  Lett  failed  to  set  &&ek.  i  a- 

able  t*  fc«  1   ia-d  he 

Obliged  id-  &8M320  was  seen  in  the   water  gov- 

I  l^Olfl  ... . 
v®ninmlly      ...  I  h ii       •  •  .\ 

tor  j  La  1:  ,  .  .    . 

ix  d« '        8MB  ii'naei     . .       i  'n 

BoHsmdL. 

in  1  •  oi'   '.  its  .  ines 

wt  roe  Lonro.  i  B  noted  t&at 

in  Cra*  ..tli  aati*4  '.ns. 

be  object  of  t't  raid  felled,    tml    fcki  o   na      ion  i 
epiondia  ar  «*• 

To  ,n  -y~roi  nit . 

cvioi  r,  ox  een  eond noted 

ce   i  r  of  1913,   od  B  irf 

.i.  od  is  ei       >aee  to 

lore,    .  kilos.  j  only  ft. 

-    .  .  ,  its  are   . 

co         ted   in  .&  of  c  ...  LX-pn  >n 

it  le* 
t   75  i 

en  en  ex  i      fired 

iron  lb lea.        ,e  tea       o  lu  ,      »t 

re  not   i  on 

.-. 


-   7   • 

lea   (Con tinned) 
71releeo  on  ..-ircr;.  :•  ;  . 


CI'.-      633     B   -ireM-po  crc   t  i  •■.'.,/.,  e 

oi       .  filing  oeses^  ,  to  eej  - 

::o  in  fl 

lists    Ox   S   4v  tt  Beii(U.xi£:    Bet,  '-       ro   said 

to  nemfi  .  atocn  leaf 

otrt   J         .    UK-         ..g  of  re;  .1* 

•  ■-  J  ♦ 

OX    i  Ovxr&d  r- 

-03,  i      it«r  aoole^t  is  pomiiar. 

Jo*,      .  ia  fairly  typical. 

.  s#,  w   :  cooled,  1:  rev© In-  iiinte, 

E»   i 

o  fn         hew  i  or  an  aeroplane    All 

altitud*    iyond  the  effeel ivo  range 
rifle  snd  art  ill  ^rj  'ire,  -  of  at 

ft,    i         -.  •  ■■'  orivc    *®m   araor 
do  not  -ion  of  this  increased  weighty     is? 

lets  0.:il^ 

ioyo«  ...  &&£..  ..o  c t-ii or 

d  'with  1/  .    .or  nad*  I    seats  of  plli 

■  r . 
any  of  the  TToreia  with 

ra&<  aboi  be.  ete  and  i  fch 

ant  to  eo  ..or  the  epee&fl  of 

.xoe  ^'ilch  is  carried   :         II 
i!t    Ls  t-hi        •'                        tic  oporl  <         aal« 

i.       !         a  a  5  Bhot  e,         '•■'.';  rears 

the  pilot e« 

j  hoti  5. 

oojea  .       -.covered   that 

taped  detect!*  a  of  thi  -y 


.1. 

M-w ■  ■■>■« ■»imMiiJU.iviwnrm-i  mnmivlK.  i  »wn 

^.-'  .  •     lictiirc;-  t         .     ...  -      .   a ee  fcy 

.o  Go;.         ,  .   d  graoeeea  i      Loeovexlxg       i 

Lone*         ©  negfitii  tely 

eOTel  -hin  a  few  hours  "  en    ;       :oroen* 

tseln  ndo  In  accordance  with  the  ia  ion  thus 

shown  r-  re  o.        o  prooese  by  which  the  pietur 

.1  la  e  csreftUly  aeoret,  the  invention  of  a  Gerrm 

.    oeed  of  the  eaceiueiYe  t         b  to  the 
Oer*nen  (-rnracnt  ©hoi  go. 

nr  claeaes  of  i  lea  have  heon  tuie  torcnt 

i.         ooe  aret 

•avy  a. 

2.  :i  or  Hand  Ore 


-   B   - 

■\vi-'.:-i^..v:tio^   i U o (. t inued ) 

I3i©  firat  eX&ftti   ere    I  ^cci  ,    rolling   etCM     , 

bridgfea,   £i  i  &nd  all  ol&a  in- 

due ,  ie,    etc.  .re 

.nd.  et\n  only  le  a&n  .  i  >a, 

.x  aecGntl  £3  re  tr.sed  I  ,  D  m  :-  »        &a 

'.  r&i#e  .  t  or  tare!  -  ;.   i 

..liiojQ  trains  and  eo 

lea,  i  te<        -  o^x  ,:.od  by  1 

yt    or  :I    ^P0i 

4  ground!    tares  >  nfl  oogr&lft,  t- 

work  for  purposes  of  ;        . 

*"....  I  eoiapaol     nd  are 

A    eg  ,tc-  •  U0G   Xl'  .  l$a« 

.e  third  ela&B  arc   ua$&  for  the  ....  ©|  a 

ifl  eapcoi  in  oil  i         ,  .  .  ,       g  inters, 

ittL  of    1  .  Ifibl60« 

•th  /. "  re  used  -principal  ..  D   a, 

fe  also   .         nst  Other  air  e  and  asanmeii  &  vuricty   of 

11  1  ;  eiiire  ahall,   eieei        pta  and 

irons  anaeti  ..     .ad  fc  cuttir.  ie~ 

work  asut  win  .  tearing  e&4  rij  i  ring  rial  -ad 

8,  is  I,  e   is  ■  ttly  very  little  used    if 

C  >ly  to   the   oii'fiouity  of  hil  I      .  "Br- 

ag  alrcra.'    .  .    s  y»r   one.  fi&ite  Of  it 

ait  en  received   .  aa    ii       LI  the  air  ka1  ■      '5, 

eed . 
rat  e  ly 

in  y;  $e,      it     ■  txally  weighs  i  .    . 

kilos     nd    it  el  ,    glol;        p,  idrioal  or  00  1* 

It  exploaed  ;:.      1    a#l   .  .     rod  by 

. ,  eo  .    a  I  rof  es  not 

.   ox  act,  i-ut  i   en  I  6    ■■:       are  oi  t; 

ad  r  end  velocit  u  I .  ..o 

of  le         si&e  e&4  rie&l  jU  e.     II        «ii  ile&  la 

it  ;  in  the  air  with  a      .  mi  wide  cone    ;>f 

vies  troo.  s  or  ei    wA  it*  o 

■•■  craft  nufit  i      .        .•   -.j    . 

ore  Are  pin         la  bo..;b   tor   it   tc 
It   is  I  .  I  is   eurus.,  ;er  ifl 

s  oi  h£j*«  :?  feora  o: 

hea\'y  beml         the  -.         le  ia   eylindj 

pe  «rith  •-  conical  peint .     it  is  £■•'  1  es 

.  ;.l  of  ateei.     in  t] 
riooe  le  ^  •■■■oivc  ,     r«ei  rloiiret olttol ,   ..irefi 

a  |  on  if     • 

iOV  burn;  .     .     ',....,      .  •     .  ULy  <  .        ocd  of 

»u  iter «  oil  • 

of  1.  v  i,    It    ^  0  £Jfe&  &t  a 

>^,  e  e   Li  Xi  rod  i:     . 
CLaxke  elxioh  oi  ciemgeroua  to  a  ^aa-fill* 

Ana   upon 
'■  ited  r- 

aal  joint,  ao  t  i     roj         le  oan  t 

is  the  1  ve 

projectile  .oas     ;  .     io  It  le 

at  i  con 

.:  15   <  otuida  •  though  boxtb  (  s  la  n 


»    p    — 


■ww«« 


11  and  local,  tee  be£&8  11 

^    J  tsel±%    :. 

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%  hsad* 

4  at    o--1;.         - '  a  of  ^  &s  ; 

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rlst  ®$    -         I     .  •      • 

rotate  He*        l-   is  o. 

Lb8« 

I®  tho   COttOii    ?ow- 

ho:         &yo«  Li  £3.  inches  long,  is        i        ly 

.     .    . 
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■  ■ ,  s  I .  ;         Itij  ;  atoLuoi. 

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lon.  itlo:  I    is  not  &rm$&  ,e  iv 

nor  !  -  rpl  fijQ  * 

of  Pt«   li  -         .  ed  to  i         uu       be  Ubil  t&ej*  o«~ 

.,.&;&  to   the   bo-i,    .  £ortb  is 

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-  .id      erfe  3  ,  u      '  I 

is  ao  itiTI  ;-    '■'■•-    WplPfM  ©J        *e 

to    :         st  OTen  on   ,         r, 

I   ■ 
de  o.  if   £be      i  ■';:;  ia  str<  Lie  t 

air-craft  ,   or  1  vioieuMy  to 

ecc^r,  ejg  Ui«  boi  ily  be 

Lie'  i  i  e  &4a  i       be 

high  -da,    12    ,.     .  i    v.  ^s 

I   C    of  | '3  ■-. .  o  It 

in  I  .  ■-  .  .  i« 

o. 

:usy  of  ,  dLeeile  is  the 
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at  iSe 
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t.  ;    l     '.o 

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■    i  ,        t  '  •  ■  1 

i Juries • 

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1/5   ooundu*      It  pt« 

be  a  e  stout  ■  needle.  ,   it  t  in 

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i        .        .     .  _ 

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the  ■  t,  &  dieS  oJ  mrvlw  a 

- 

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■.'-■:■,  \  In,  er 

mr  &t  c  lent  ■-♦ 

.  to  ;.  ■  ~©d . 

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