Listing continues from ADM 137/2075/2. Folio 71B: Telegram from C-in-C Home Fleets...

Listing continues from ADM 137/2075/2.

Folio 71B: Telegram from C-in-C Home Fleets to Captain (S) Tees and Blyth, No.647, 2 February 1917. Extension from eastern end to (co-ordinates given) E. Areas north of line to be M & O and south of line to be N & P. Five submarines to work as follows: one in D & F, one in H & L, one in G & K, one in Q & R and one in N & P. One submarine always on patrol either side of (co-ordinates given) E. Submarines working in Q & R should occasionally move down to Horns Reef.

Folio 72: Extracts from the reports of H.M. submarines J 4, and J5 (Lieutenant Commander Edward Courtney Boyle), forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, on 16 February 1917. Left Blyth 10 February 1917, J4 for N.P. and J5 to area Z. J4 sighted the Dutch steamer Krackatoa and J5 sighted a German submarine.

Folio 73: Extracts from the report of H.M. submarine J 1 (Lieutenant Commander Robert Bertram Ramsay) on patrol in areas N and P between 15-21 February 1917, forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, on 21 February 1917. On 20 Feb. sighted an enemy submarines at 56¢ª58¡¯N 5¢ª33¡¯E and on 21 Feb. one 5 miles from Coquet Light.

Folio 74: Extracts from the report of H.M. submarine G 2 (Lieutenant Commander Reginald Burnard Darke) on patrol in area D.F. from 17 February to 21 February 1917, forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, on 22 February 1917.

Folio 75: Extracts from the reports of H.M. submarines G 3 and J2 (Lieutenant Commander Vincent Morse Cooper) forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, on 26 February 1917. G3 in area H.L. on 22 February 1917 sighted enemy submarine. J2 in area G.K. on 24 February 1917 sighted submarine at (co-ordinates given).

Folio 76: Extracts from the report of H.M. submarine J3 (Lieutenant Commander Henry John Hearn) on patrol in area Y between 21-25 February 1917, forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, on 1 March 1917.

Folio 77: Extracts from the report of H.M. submarine J5 (Lieutenant Commander Edward Courtney Boyle) on patrol in area L between 25-27 February 1917, forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, on 2 March 1917.

Folio 78: Extracts from the report of H.M. submarines J1 (Lieutenant Commander Robert Bertram Ramsay), G3 and G2 (Lieutenant Commander Reginald Burnard Drake) on patrol in areas in areas O, K.M & X respectively. On 6 March 1917, G2 sighted an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given) ,forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, on 9 March 1917.

Folio 79: Extracts from the reports of H.M. submarines G1 (Lieutenant Commander Alfred Gordon Hine), J4, J5 (Lieutenant Commander Edward Courtney Boyle) and J6 (Lieutenant Commander Max Kennedy Horton). G1 in area B sighted nothing. J6 in area O on 11 March at (co-ordinates given) and on 13 March at (co-ordinates given) sighted enemy submarines. J5 in area G.R on 13 March at (co-ordinates given) sighted an enemy submarine. J4 in area Y on 9 March at (co-ordinates given) sighted an enemy submarine, forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 16 March 1917.

Folio 80: Extracts from the reports of H.M. submarines G5 (Lieutenant Commander Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron) and J3 (Lieutenant Commander Henry John Hearn). G5 in diving and surface patrol in area Co. J3 in area T, forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 23 March 1917.

Folio 81: Extracts from the reports of H.M. submarines J1 (Lieutenant Commander Robert Bertram Ramsay), G3 and G2 (Lieutenant Commander Reginald Burnard Drake). J1 in area Co sighted an enemy minelaying submarine. Steamers sighted off Udsire Light at night. G3 in area G.K. G2 in area Dd sighted an enemy submarine off Blyth, forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 26 March 1917.

Folio 82: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarine J6 (Lieutenant Commander Max Kennedy Horton). Left Blyth on 24 March for area Aa, returned with hydroplane defects, forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 29 March 1917.

Folio 83: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarines G1 (Lieutenant Commander Alfred Gordon Hine) in area L.N, G4 (Lieutenant Commander John Fenwick Hutchings)in E.G., J4 in Bb and J5 (Lieutenant Commander Edward Courtney Boyle) in T, forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 2 April 1917.

Folio 84: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarines G5 (Lieutenant Commander Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron) in area Dd and G6 (Lieutenant Commander Claude Congreve Dobson) in Co, both sighted steamers. Forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 11 April 1917.

Folio 85: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarines J1 (Lieutenant Commander Robert Bertram Ramsay)in area T and G2 (Lieutenant Commander Reginald Burnard Darke) in M.N., from 5 to 11 April 1917. G2 sighted Danish steamers and J1 Swedish and Dutch. Steamers kept close inshore. Forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 13 April 1917.

Folio 86: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarines J5 (Lieutenant Commander Edward Courtney Boyle) in area Ff and G1 (Lieutenant Commander Alfred Gordon Hine) in Ee, from 16 to 23 April 1917. J5 sighted vessel taken to be a Q ship. G1 sighted a submarine at (co-ordinates given) 24 April 1917. Forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 24 April 1917.

Folio 87: Report of proceedings dated 1 May 1917 of H.M. submarine G6 in areas K.M. and C.C. (old lettering), from 22 to 39 April 1917. Sighted a periscope at (co-ordinates given) by Commander Max Kennedy Horton.

Folio 88: 1 May 1917. Report of proceedings of H.M. submarine G5 (Lieutenant Commander Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron) in areas L.N. and D.D. (old lettering), from 21 to 30 April 1917. Sighted a Zeppelin and British seaplane ship. Forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 1 May 1917.

Folios 89-90: Report of proceedings of H.M. submarine J6 (lieutenant Commander Max Kennedy Horton) in areas E, G and Aa, from 24 April to 3 May 1917. On 30 April at (co-ordinates given) fired torpedoes at two enemy ocean going submarines but missed. Forwarded by Commander Max Kennedy Horton, for Captain (S) Blyth, dated 3 May 1917.

Folio 91: Report of proceedings of H.M. submarine G2 (Lieutenant Commander Reginald Burnard Drake) in areas B, D and Ff, from 24 April to 2 May 1917. Nothing sighted. Forwarded by Commander Edward Courtney Boyle, for Captain (S) Blyth, 3 May 1917.

Folio 92: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarines J3 (Lieutenant Commander Henry John Hearn) in area E.E. and G3 in H.H., from 2 to 8 May 1917. Sighted steamers and Norwegian guard ship. Forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 9 May 1917.

Folio 93: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarines J1 (Lieutenant Commander Robert Bertram Ramsay) in area L.Q. and J4 in area R.S., from 3 to 12 May 1917. Sighted enemy submarines at (co-ordinates given) and (co-ordinates given) but they dived before attack. Forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 13 May 1917.

Folio 94: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarines J2 (Lieutenant in Command Vincent Morse Cooper) in area (co-ordinates given) and G4 (Lieutenant Commander Thomas Aislabie Powell) in (co-ordinates given). While on passage J2 sighted and enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given). Forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 19 May 1917.

Listing continues in ADM 137/2075/4.