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[Note: ADM 137/1935A-1935C are produced as a single document: order as ADM 137/1935...
Catalogue reference: ADM 137/1935A
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This record is about the [Note: ADM 137/1935A-1935C are produced as a single document: order as ADM 137/1935... dating from 1917-1918 in the series Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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ADM 137/1935A
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Date (When the record was created)
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1917-1918
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[Note: ADM 137/1935A-1935C are produced as a single document: order as ADM 137/1935].
Folio 1: Title page.
Folio 2: Explanatory note. During the period of the War, papers of a confidential nature in the office of the C-in-C Home Fleet were filed in Packs (numbered separately from the non-confidential records) in a Series 001 to 0042 inclusive. Copies of relevant telegrams were filed in these packs, but a complete set of all telegrams was also maintained. The secret packs were re-arranged by the Grand Fleet secretarial staff in February 1919, when papers considered unimportant were removed and destroyed, and the remainder re-indexed. They were received in this form by the Historical Section in April 1920, and bound as received, in a series of Volumes. The 1919 index will be found in the first volume (see ADM 137/1881) and extracts from these have been inserted in each succeeding volume. This volume is the 55th of the series. For each incident listed below the following information is given: No in Pack; British ship involved; where encounter took place; date of encounter; method of attack adopted by own ship.
Folios 3-9: Index of contents.
Folios 10-11: Blank.
Folios 12-18: Subject pages. Encounters with enemy submarines in which actual destruction was not established at the time.
Folios 19-23: 77. Trawler Auk. At sea, 22 January 1917. Gun fire.
Folios 24-30: 78. Trawler Speedwell II (No 392). At sea, 29 January 1917. Gun fire (U32).
Folios 31-36: 79. HMS Columbella. At sea, 1 February 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 37-41: 80. HMS Montagua. At sea, 29 January 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 42-43: 81. Trawler Saxon. At sea, 21 January 1917. (Not stated).
Folio 44: 82. HMS Mallard. Firth of Forth, 5 February 1917. Depth charge.
Folios 45-47: 83. Trawler Walpole. At sea, 21 January 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 48-51: 84. Trawler Carysfort II. At sea, 11 March 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 52-54: 85. HMS Rowena. At sea, 9 March 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 55-59: 86. HMS Talisman. Vicinity of Coquet Island, 21 February 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 60-69: 87. Report from Commodore (F). (Not stated), 9 March 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 70-81: 88. HMS Medea. At sea, 12 March 1917. Explosive PV.
Folios 82-87: 89. Trawler Commissioner. At sea, 25 March 1917. Gun fire.
Folios 88-91: 90. HMS Glorious. At sea, 26 March 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 92-93: 91. Whaler Beluga. At sea, 3 April 1917. Gun fire.
Folios 94-97: 92. HMS Menace and HMS Munster. At sea, 29 March 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 98-100: 93. Trawler St Denis. At At sea, Hydrophone operations. 19 March 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 101-104: 94. HMS Mounsey. At At sea, 27 March 4 April 1917. Depth charge.
Folios 105-115: 95. HMS Sprightly. At sea, 6 April 1917. Gun fire and depth charge.
Folios 116-121: 96. HMS Offa and HMS Peregrine. At sea, 6 April 1917. Depth charge.
Folios 122-137: 97. Trawlers Tenby-Castle and Walpole. At sea, 6 April 1917. Gun fire.
Folios 138-140: 98. HMS Courageous. At sea, 23 April 1917. Ramming.
Folios 141-158: 99. G.7 Submarine. At sea, 15 April 1917. Gun fire.
Folios 159-165: 100. Trawler Rosskeen. At sea, 21 April 1917. Gun fire.
Folios 166-171: 101. HMS Mischief and HMS Munster. At sea, 21 April 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 172-173: 102. HMS Napier. At sea, 16 April 1917. Explosive PV.
Folios 174-178: 103. HMS Noble. At sea, 30 April 1917. Depth charge.
Folios 179-182: 104. HMS Marvel. Pentland Skerries, 9 March 1917. Explosive PV.
Folios 183-188: 105. HMS Offa. At sea, 4 May 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 189-192: 106. HMS Ossory and HMS Martial. At sea, 6 May 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 193-194: 107. HMS Avenger. At sea, 23 April 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 195-197: 108. HMS Rowena. At sea, 16 May 1917. Depth charge.
Folios 198-200: 109. HMS Napier. At sea, 16 May 1917. Explosive PV.
Folios 201-207: 110. HMS Stork and HMS Redoubt. At sea, 10 May 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 208-224: 111. HMS Merops. At sea, 21 May 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 225-241: 112. HMS Sylvia. At sea, 20 May 1917. Depth charge.
Folios 242-249: 113. HMS Talisman. At sea, 25 May 1917. Depth charge.
Folios 250-263: 114. Trawler Arley. At sea, 28 May 1917. Gun fire.
Folios 264-269: 115. HMS Ebro. At sea, 26 May 1917. Gun fire.
Folios 270-272; 116. HMS Andes. At sea, 1 June 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 273-277: 117. HMS Orvieto. At sea, 4 June 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 278-279: 118. Trawler Offa II. At sea, 14 May 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 280-283: 119. HMS Ebro. At sea, 4 June 1917. (Not stated).
Folios 284-285: 120. Trawler Arley. At sea, 24 April 1916. Gun fire.
Folios 286-288: 121. Trawler Fort George. At sea, 14 June 1917. Gun fire.
Listing continued in ADM 137/1935B
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HSA 137
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