Personal war diary of Nathaniel John Wakeham, item 35

• February 21, 2018 20:19:55 Thomas A. Lingner

  from Keplolo but nothing happened. At 12 o'clock

  submarine reported off Castro making towards

  Keplolo gave chase but was recalled. one of

  our seaplanes flying from Keplolo to Moudros

  had not arrived so searched for him found

  him on shores of Lemnos undamaged turned

  him over to a TB then returned to patrol. 

  Aug 5th   On patrol. 

  Aug 6th   Left for Moudros arriving at 1pm. 

  An ultimatum was received from Turks to

  the effect that if we didn't clear out of

  Keplolo they would blow us out. Really

  time they caused a panic about something. 

  Aug 7th   At Moudros.  

  Aug 8th   Left for patrol.

  Aug 9th 10th   On patrol.  

  Aug 11th   Smoke seen at 5 am up straits and enemy at

  firing practice.  Left patrol bringing one

  Turkish prisoner  to Moudros arrived 1:30 pm.  

  Aug 12th   At Moudros.

  Aug 13th   Left for patrol. Hostile aircraft overhead. 

  Aug 14th    On patrol enemy again on firing practice.

  Aug 15th   Left patrol and arrived Moudros at 1:30pm.

  Aug 16th   Taken in hand by Blenheim for small

  repairs before going to Malta. Trail lost in

  Dora Channel. 

  Aug 17th   At Moudros.

  Aug 18th   Left Moudros at 7:30am in company

  with Agamemnon formed submarine screen. 

  Aug 19th   At sea. Plenty of submarines reported.

  Aug 20th   Arrived Malta 10am.  

  Aug 21st   Gave general leave ship placed in

  Dockyard.

  Sept 5th   Left Malta with Arcadian with

  3,000 troops for Salonika.   

  Sept 6th   At sea.  Enemy submarines reported Isle of Zea.

  Sept 7th   At sea 3 or 4 more subs reported. 

  Sept 8th   Arrived off Salonika 6am left convoy

  and proceeded to Moudros arriving at 12:30 pm.

  Sept 9th   At Moudros.  

  Sept 10th   At Moudros Captain D inspection. 

  Sept 11th   Ordered to join 6th D.S.  At 5 pm left

  Moudros for "P" sector. (P sector off Staycos Island)

  escorting shipping through our sector.  

  Sept 12th   At 10am left patrol for Volo to meet

  Greek transports transporting troops from Kavolo to

  Volo and send them to Salinoka. At 7:30pm was

  relieved by HMS Lynn. we returned to patrol. 

  Sept 13th, 14th, 15th    On patrol escorting.

  Sept 16th   Arrived Salonika at 6:20am.  

• January 31, 2018 17:25:23 Robert Morgan

  from Keplolo but nothing happened.  At 12o'clock submarine reported off Castro making towards Keplolo gave chase but was recalled. one of our seaplanes flying from Keplolo to Moudros had not arrived so searched for him found him on shores of Lemnos undamaged turned him over to a TB then returned to patrol. 

  Aug 5th   On patrol. 

  Aug 6th   Left for Moudros arriving at 1pm.  An ultimatum was received from Turks to the effect that if we didn't clear out of Keplolo they would blow us out.  Really time they caused a panic about something. 

  Aug 7th   At Moudros.  

  Aug 8th   Left for patrol.

  Aug 9th 10th   On patrol.  

  Aug 11th   Smoke seen at 5am up straits and enemy at firing practice.  Left patrol bringing one Turkish prisoner  to Moudros arrived 1:30pm.  

  Aug 12th   At Moudros.

  Aug 13th   Left for patrol. Hostile aircraft overhead. 

  Aug 14th    On patrol enemy again on firing practice.

  Aug 15th   Left patrol and arrived Moudros at 1:30pm.

  Aug 16th   Taken in hand by Blenheim for small repairs before going to Malta.   Trail lost in Dora Channel. 

  Aug 17th   At Moudros.

  Aug 18th   Left Moudros at 7:30am in company with Agamemnon formed submarine screen. 

  Aug 19th   At sea.  Plenty of submarines reported.

  Aug 20th   Arrived Malta 10am.  

  Aug 21st   Gave general leave ship placed in Dockyard..  

  Sept 5th   Left Malta with Arcadian with 3,000 troops for Salonika.   

  Sept 6th   At sea.  Enemy submarines reported Isle of Zea.

  Sept 7th   At sea 3 or 4 more subs reported. 

  Sept 8th   Arrived off Salonika 6am left convoy and proceeded to Moudros arriving at 12:30pm.

  Sept 9th   At Moudros.  

  Sept 10th   At Moudros CaptainD inspection. 

  Sept 11th   Ordered to join 6th DS.  At 5pm left Moudros for "P" sector. (P sector off Staycos Island) escorting shipping through our sector.  

  Sept 12th   At 10am left patrol for Volo to meet Greek transports transporting troops from Kavolo to Volo and send them to Salinoka.  At 7:30pm was relieved by HMS Lynn. we returned to patrol. 

  Sept 13th, 14th, 15th    On patrol escorting.

  Sept 16th   Arrived Salonika at 6:20am.  

  
  

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• January 31, 2018 17:09:20 Robert Morgan

  from Keplolo but nothing happened.  At 12o'clock submarine reported off Castro making towards Keplolo gave chase but was recalled. one of our seaplanes flying from Keplolo to Moudros had not arrived so searched for him found him on shores of Lemnos undamaged turned him over to a TB then returned to patrol. 

  Aug 5th   On patrol. 

  Aug 6th   Left for Moudros arriving at 1pm.  An ultimatum was received from Turks to the effect that if we didn't clear out of Keplolo they would blow us out.  Really time they caused a panic about something. 

  Aug 7th   At Moudros.  

  Aug 8th   Left for patrol.

  Aug 9th 10th   On patrol.  

  Aug 11th   Smoke seen at 5am up straits and enemy at firing practice.  Left patrol bringing one Turkish prisoner  to Moudros arrived 1:30pm.  

  Aug 12th   

  
  

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