Personal war diary of Nathaniel John Wakeham, item 33

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drowned.  We left Keplolo at 3pm for patrol.   

July 11th   Radpole sank German mine off Tevedos.  Left patrol and arrived Moudros 1pm. 

July 12th   Taken in hand for boiler cleaning  

July 17th   Boiler cleaning completed. 

July 18th   Left for Battle practice at 10am.  Commenced firing ast 11:25am but smashed target and had to return to harbour. Blenheim invited us to a concert at 7:45pm some of the lasd did get there and some didn't. When signal was received to proceed immediately to and search for submarine off Cape Irene.

Jul 19th    Proceeded into harbour at 6am left again at 10am to carryout Battle practice commenced at 11:5am finished at 11:12am took target over and towed it whilst Harpy, Redpole and Fury did their's.  Then ... Harbour arriving at 3:40pm while disembarking target received signal to proceed immediately and search for submarine left and searched but no see returned to Harbour 10pm.

July 20th   At Moudros.  Result of firing Comet easy first.  Plenty of congratulations flying about.

July 21st   Left at 7pm sealed orders.

July 22nd   Arrived of Salonika met Triad with VA onboard escorted her back to Moudros arriving at 12:30pm.

July 23rd   At Moudros.

July 24th   Left at 11am towed target for Foxhound then to Harbour arriving 3pm.

July 25th   At Moudros.

July 26th   Still in Harbour too much stand off for this looker of late. 

July 27th   Left at 7am for patrol.  

July 28th 29th and 30th   On Patrol.

July 31st   Air raid on Helles.  Left patrol at 11am arrived Moudros 1pm.  

August 1st    New orders for patrol 3 days in Harbour  "Perhaps" .

August 2nd   At Moudros.

Aug 3rd   Left at 10:30am submarine reported in Gulf of Ruphani. Proceeded in search on way sighted Geek sailing ship found all  ...  carried on the search Left for patrol at 6pm. At 6pm submarine reported in Northern Agean.  arrived on patrol at 9:30pm  Submarine reported carrying mines as well as torpedoes but not sighted by Destroyers. 

Aug 4th   We spotted 2 enemy aeroplanes flying towards Cape Tekel our aeroplane went up 


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drowned.  We left Keplolo at 3pm for patrol.   

July 11th   Radpole sank German mine off Tevedos.  Left patrol and arrived Moudros 1pm. 

July 12th   Taken in hand for boiler cleaning  

July 17th   Boiler cleaning completed. 

July 18th   Left for Battle practice at 10am.  Commenced firing ast 11:25am but smashed target and had to return to harbour. Blenheim invited us to a concert at 7:45pm some of the lasd did get there and some didn't. When signal was received to proceed immediately to and search for submarine off Cape Irene.

Jul 19th    Proceeded into harbour at 6am left again at 10am to carryout Battle practice commenced at 11:5am finished at 11:12am took target over and towed it whilst Harpy, Redpole and Fury did their's.  Then ... Harbour arriving at 3:40pm while disembarking target received signal to proceed immediately and search for submarine left and searched but no see returned to Harbour 10pm.

July 20th   At Moudros.  Result of firing Comet easy first.  Plenty of congratulations flying about.

July 21st   Left at 7pm sealed orders.

July 22nd   Arrived of Salonika met Triad with VA onboard escorted her back to Moudros arriving at 12:30pm.

July 23rd   At Moudros.

July 24th   Left at 11am towed target for Foxhound then to Harbour arriving 3pm.

July 25th   At Moudros.

July 26th   Still in Harbour too much stand off for this looker of late. 

July 27th   Left at 7am for patrol.  

July 28th 29th and 30th   On Patrol.

July 31st   Air raid on Helles.  Left patrol at 11am arrived Moudros 1pm.  

August 1st    New orders for patrol 3 days in Harbour  "Perhaps" .

August 2nd   At Moudros.

Aug 3rd   Left at 10:30am submarine reported in Gulf of Ruphani. Proceeded in search on way sighted Geek sailing ship found all  ...  carried on the search Left for patrol at 6pm. At 6pm submarine reported in Northern Agean.  arrived on patrol at 9:30pm  Submarine reported carrying mines as well as torpedoes but not sighted by Destroyers. 

Aug 4th   We spotted 2 enemy aeroplanes flying towards Cape Tekel our aeroplane went up 



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  • January 31, 2018 00:14:12 Robert Morgan

    drowned.  We left Keplolo at 3pm for patrol.   

    July 11th   Radpole sank German mine off Tevedos.  Left patrol and arrived Moudros 1pm. 

    July 12th   Taken in hand for boiler cleaning  

    July 17th   Boiler cleaning completed. 

    July 18th   Left for Battle practice at 10am.  Commenced firing ast 11:25am but smashed target and had to return to harbour. Blenheim invited us to a concert at 7:45pm some of the lasd did get there and some didn't. When signal was received to proceed immediately to and search for submarine off Cape Irene.

    Jul 19th    Proceeded into harbour at 6am left again at 10am to carryout Battle practice commenced at 11:5am finished at 11:12am took target over and towed it whilst Harpy, Redpole and Fury did their's.  Then ... Harbour arriving at 3:40pm while disembarking target received signal to proceed immediately and search for submarine left and searched but no see returned to Harbour 10pm.

    July 20th   At Moudros.  Result of firing Comet easy first.  Plenty of congratulations flying about.

    July 21st   Left at 7pm sealed orders.

    July 22nd   Arrived of Salonika met Triad with VA onboard escorted her back to Moudros arriving at 12:30pm.

    July 23rd   At Moudros.

    July 24th   Left at 11am towed target for Foxhound then to Harbour arriving 3pm.

    July 25th   At Moudros.

    July 26th   Still in Harbour too much stand off for this looker of late. 

    July 27th   Left at 7am for patrol.  

    July 28th 29th and 30th   On Patrol.

    July 31st   Air raid on Helles.  Left patrol at 11am arrived Moudros 1pm.  

    August 1st    New orders for patrol 3 days in Harbour  "Perhaps" .

    August 2nd   At Moudros.

    Aug 3rd   Left at 10:30am submarine reported in Gulf of Ruphani. Proceeded in search on way sighted Geek sailing ship found all  ...  carried on the search Left for patrol at 6pm. At 6pm submarine reported in Northern Agean.  arrived on patrol at 9:30pm  Submarine reported carrying mines as well as torpedoes but not sighted by Destroyers. 

    Aug 4th   We spotted 2 enemy aeroplanes flying towards Cape Tekel our aeroplane went up 



  • January 30, 2018 18:38:50 Robert Morgan

    drowned.  We left Keplolo at 3pm for patrol.   

    July 11th   Radpole sank German mine off Tevedos.  Left patrol and arrived Moudros 1pm. 

    July 12th   Taken in hand for boiler cleaning  

    July 17th   Boiler cleaning completed. 

    July 18th   Left for Battle practice at 10am.  Commenced firing ast 11:25am but smashed target and had to return to harbour. Blenheim invited us to a concert at 7:45pm some of the lasd did get there and some didn't. When signal was received to proceed immediately to and search for submarine off Cape Irene.

    Jul 19th    


  • January 30, 2018 17:32:08 Robert Morgan

    drowned.  We left Keplolo at 3pm for patrol. 


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    limnos

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July 11, 1916 – August 4, 1916
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