Listing continues from ADM 137/2075/3. Folios 95-96: Extract from the reports of...

ADM 137/2075/4

1915-1918

Listing continues from ADM 137/2075/3.

Folios 95-96: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarines J5 (Lieutenant Commander Edward Courtney Boyle)in area Q.R.S. and G1 (Lieutenant Commander Alfred Gordon Hine) in Kattegat and area H.H., from 12 to 19 May 1917. J5 sighted steamers and on 19 May an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given). G1 sighted steamers. Forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 21 May 1917.

Folio 97: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarines G2 (Lieutenant Commander Reginald Burnard Darke) in area C.E. and J6 (Lieutenant Commander Max Kennedy Horton) in F.F., 18 to 24 May. On 23 May J6 sighted a conning tower at 58¢ª10¡¯N 3¢ª15¡¯E. Forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 27 May 1917.

Folio 98: Extract from the reports of H.M. submarines J3 (Lieutenant Commander Henry John Hearn) in area E.E. and G6 (Lieutenant Commander Cyril George Bucknill Coltart) in P.S., from 21 to 27 May 1917. G6 sighted Dutch steamers. Forwarded by Captain (S) Blyth, Stanley Lyte Willis, HMS Titania, 29 May 1917.

Folios 99-101: Enclosed report of HMS Talisman attacking a submarine, (folio 99). Lieutenant Commander John Ignatius Hallett, HMS Talisman, report dated 27 May 1917, of sinking a U Boat with depth charges at (co-ordinates given), (folios 100-101).

Folio 102: 4 June 1917. Reports of J1 in area Cc and G3 in F.H., 26 May to 2 June. On 28 May J1 sighted and enemy submarine at 58¢ª7¡¯N 1¢ª30¡¯E. On 27 May G3 sighted an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given).

Folio 103: 6 June 1917. Reports of J4 in area T and J2 in Q.R., 28 May to 5 June. On 29 May J2 fired torpedoes at an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given) but missed.

Folio 104: 13 June 1917. Reports of J5 in area A.A. and G4 in C.E., 2 to 10 June. On 4 June J5 sighted a enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given).

Folio 105: 14 June 1917. Reports of J6 in area M.O. and G1 in R.S. Both sighted German airships.

Folios 106-107: 19 June 1917. Reports of G6 in area D.F. and J3 in Bb and Dd, 10 to 19 June. On 16 June G6 sighted and enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given). J3 sighted a submarine on 11 June at (co-ordinates given) and on 18 June at 57¢ª15¡¯N 0¢ª53¡¯E.

Folio 107: 23 June 1917. Reports of G3 in area Q.R. & H.M. and J2 in H.H. & E.E., 13 to 22 June. G3 sighted steamers. On 18 June J2 sighted an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given).

Folios 108-109: 25 June 1917. Reports of J4 in area G.K. & D.F. and J1 in Aa, 16 to 23 June. On 17 June J4 sighted and enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given). On 20 June J1 fired torpedoes at an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given).

Folio 109: 26 June 1917. Report of G4, 17 to 24 June, off the Dutch coast. On 24 June sighted an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given).

Folios 110-112: Report of Lieutenant Commander John Ignatius Hallett, HMS Talisman, report of sinking a U Boat and report by Captain Stanley Lyte Willis, as per folios 99-101.

Folio 113: 28 June 1917. Report of J5 in area F.F., 19 to 26 June. On 24 June fired torpedoes at an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given).

Folio 114: 2 July 1917. Reports of G1 in area Q.R. and J6 in E.E., 22 to 29 June. G1 sighted British destroyers.

Folio 115: 4 July 1917. Report of G3 off Danish coast, 24 June to 2 July. On 27 June sighted an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given) and on 2 July sighted one at (co-ordinates given).

Folios 116-117: 9 July 1917. Reports of J2 in area F.F. & H.H. and G5 in P.S., 30 June to 8 July. J2 sighted enemy submarines on 30 June at (co-ordinates given), on 1 July at (co-ordinates given), and on 2 July at (co-ordinates given). On 7 July fired four torpedoes at enemy submarine which was observed to sink at (co-ordinates given). On 2 July G5 sighted an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given) (folio 116). Captain Stanley Lyte Willis, 10 July 1917. Report of sinking of enemy submarine by J2, Lieutenant Commander. Vincent Morse Cooper (folio 117).

Folio 118: 11 July 1917. Reports of J1 in area M.O. and J4 in E.G., 3 to 11 July. On 6 July J1 fired torpedoes at enemy submarine but missed.

Folio 119: 12 July 1917. Report of G4 off the Danish coast, 6 to 11 July. On 10 July fired torpedoes at destroyers but missed at (co-ordinates given).

Folios 120-123: Lieutenant Commander Vincent Morse Cooper, J2, 14 July 1917. Enemy submarine did not dive and at time torpedo should have reached her the column of smoke was in line with the conning tower. Crew heard explosion. Examples of torpedo hits without sound of explosion (folio 122). Capt. (S) to Admiralty, 16 July. Lieutenant Commander Cooper is quite convinced enemy submarine sunk (folio 123).

Folio 124: 19 July 1917. J5, Commander Edward Courtney Boyle VC, and G1 (Lieutenant Alfred Gordon Hine, in areas F.F. & H.H. and P.S between 9 and 16 July. On 9 July at (co-ordinates given), J5 fired two torpedoes at an enemy submarine but missed. G1 sighted fishing vessels.

Folio 125: 19 July 1917. J6, Commander Max Kennedy Horton, and G6, Lieutenant Cyril George Bucknill Coltart, in areas M.O. and E.G. between 12 and 19 July J6 sighted nothing and on 17 July G6 sighted an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given).

Folio 126: 22 July 1917. Probable of G3, Lieutenant Anthony Bevis Lockhart, sinking an enemy submarine off Lynvig Light, Denmark.

Folio 127: 31 July 1917. G1 and G4 in areas O and Y.Z. G1 sighted nothing and G4 sighted and airship 60 miles west of Lynvig Light.

Folios 128-129: 6 August 1917. J1, Commander Robert Bertram Ramsey, in area T, 25 July to 1 Aug. On 28 July sighted enemy submarines and fire torpedoes but missed. On 29 July sighted submarine close inshore.

Folio 129: 6 August 1917. J5, Commander Edward Courtney Boyle VC, in area O, 28 July to 5 Aug. on 28 July sighted enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given). On 4 August fire torpedoes at enemy submarine at 5(co-ordinates given) but missed.

Folio 130: 9 August 1917. J6, Commander Max Kennedy Horton, off Danish coast, 3 to 9 Aug. On 5 Aug. fired torpedoes at enemy submarine close inshore near Lodbierg but missed.

Folios 131-133: 14 August 1917. J2 off Danish coast, 5 to 13 August. Lieutenant Commander Vincent Morse Cooper, Report on J2, 13 Aug. On 6 Aug. off Dogger Bank, attacked by depth charges. On 10 Aug, sighted enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given), inside territorial waters. Asked affect on moral of depth charging.

Folio 134: 25 August 1917. J5 and G6 in areas O and Pp, 13-22 Aug. On 21 Aug. J5 sighted an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given). On 14 Aug. G6 tried to ram an enemy submarine at (co-ordinates given). Stopped and examined three steamers.

Folio 135: 4 September 1917. J3 in area Pp, 22 to 30 August. Steamer traffic at night but none during day.

Folio 136-138: 4 September 1917. G3 and G4 in areas Tt and O, 26 Aug. to 2 Sept. On 2 Sept. G3 collided with G4. Report of collision.

Folios 139-142: 1 September 1917. Lieutenant Commander Vincent Morse Cooper¡¯s report of J2 being depth charged on 6 Aug.

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