Personal war diary of Nathaniel John Wakeham, item 53

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May 28th   Left at 8pm escorting Minnitonka.

May 29th   At sea Yana Torpealle (Fch) sunk by sub not far away survivors 1 officer 268 soldiers38 ships company.

May 30th   Arrived Salonika boom at 11:50pm then left for Moudros.

May 31   Arrived Moudros 9am taken in hand for boiler cleaning Move charging Hills etc. 

June 1st to 6th   Boiler cleaning. 

June 7th   Left at 9:30am for Malta.  

June 8th   At sea.

June 9th   Arrived Malta 9:30am placed under dockyard hands fitting us with high speed sweeps and aerial gun.  no doubt we shall be "it" when we leave.  HMS Aster sunk by mine off Malta.  HMS Azalea went to her assistance she also got one which blew her bows off. No casualties and she got to Malta.   

July 15th 16th   Trials.

July 17th   Left for Moudros at 6pm.  At 8pm received SOS from SS Vicent went to her assistance arriving 8:30pm ship had been torpedoed and abandoned. sent crew back to ship and told a trawler off to tow her.  All crew safe. 

July 18th   Arrived Malta 6am left again at 6pm. 

July 19th  At sea.

July 20th   Arrived Moudros 8:30am. left again 11pm for Stavros.  

July 21st   Arrived Stavros at 6:15am. At 6:50an hostile aeroplane came over and again at 7:30am fired a few rounds at him with our Pop Gun.  Left at 3:30pm escorting Hospital ship. 

July 22nd   Arrived Salonika 10:30am.

July 23rd   Left at 3pm with two French troopships for Tribuki.

Jul 24th   Arrived Tribuki at 5:30am left again at 7:30am for Milo.

July 25th    Arrived of Milo 5am then on to Suda arriving 9:30am.

July 26th   At Suda.

July 27th   Left at 7pm with Kinsfair castle for Alexandria.

July 28th   At sea. 

July 29th   Arrived Alexandria 10am.

July 30th   Left at 8:15am for Port Said met SS Volumia and Pacuace. 

July 31st   At sea.

Aug 1st   At sea.

Aug 2nd   Took Volumia to Moudros then left again with Pacuace for Salonika.  




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May 28th   Left at 8pm escorting Minnitonka.

May 29th   At sea Yana Torpealle (Fch) sunk by sub not far away survivors 1 officer 268 soldiers38 ships company.

May 30th   Arrived Salonika boom at 11:50pm then left for Moudros.

May 31   Arrived Moudros 9am taken in hand for boiler cleaning Move charging Hills etc. 

June 1st to 6th   Boiler cleaning. 

June 7th   Left at 9:30am for Malta.  

June 8th   At sea.

June 9th   Arrived Malta 9:30am placed under dockyard hands fitting us with high speed sweeps and aerial gun.  no doubt we shall be "it" when we leave.  HMS Aster sunk by mine off Malta.  HMS Azalea went to her assistance she also got one which blew her bows off. No casualties and she got to Malta.   

July 15th 16th   Trials.

July 17th   Left for Moudros at 6pm.  At 8pm received SOS from SS Vicent went to her assistance arriving 8:30pm ship had been torpedoed and abandoned. sent crew back to ship and told a trawler off to tow her.  All crew safe. 

July 18th   Arrived Malta 6am left again at 6pm. 

July 19th  At sea.

July 20th   Arrived Moudros 8:30am. left again 11pm for Stavros.  

July 21st   Arrived Stavros at 6:15am. At 6:50an hostile aeroplane came over and again at 7:30am fired a few rounds at him with our Pop Gun.  Left at 3:30pm escorting Hospital ship. 

July 22nd   Arrived Salonika 10:30am.

July 23rd   Left at 3pm with two French troopships for Tribuki.

Jul 24th   Arrived Tribuki at 5:30am left again at 7:30am for Milo.

July 25th    Arrived of Milo 5am then on to Suda arriving 9:30am.

July 26th   At Suda.

July 27th   Left at 7pm with Kinsfair castle for Alexandria.

July 28th   At sea. 

July 29th   Arrived Alexandria 10am.

July 30th   Left at 8:15am for Port Said met SS Volumia and Pacuace. 

July 31st   At sea.

Aug 1st   At sea.

Aug 2nd   Took Volumia to Moudros then left again with Pacuace for Salonika.  





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  • February 4, 2018 12:59:03 Robert Morgan

    May 28th   Left at 8pm escorting Minnitonka.

    May 29th   At sea Yana Torpealle (Fch) sunk by sub not far away survivors 1 officer 268 soldiers38 ships company.

    May 30th   Arrived Salonika boom at 11:50pm then left for Moudros.

    May 31   Arrived Moudros 9am taken in hand for boiler cleaning Move charging Hills etc. 

    June 1st to 6th   Boiler cleaning. 

    June 7th   Left at 9:30am for Malta.  

    June 8th   At sea.

    June 9th   Arrived Malta 9:30am placed under dockyard hands fitting us with high speed sweeps and aerial gun.  no doubt we shall be "it" when we leave.  HMS Aster sunk by mine off Malta.  HMS Azalea went to her assistance she also got one which blew her bows off. No casualties and she got to Malta.   

    July 15th 16th   Trials.

    July 17th   Left for Moudros at 6pm.  At 8pm received SOS from SS Vicent went to her assistance arriving 8:30pm ship had been torpedoed and abandoned. sent crew back to ship and told a trawler off to tow her.  All crew safe. 

    July 18th   Arrived Malta 6am left again at 6pm. 

    July 19th  At sea.

    July 20th   Arrived Moudros 8:30am. left again 11pm for Stavros.  

    July 21st   Arrived Stavros at 6:15am. At 6:50an hostile aeroplane came over and again at 7:30am fired a few rounds at him with our Pop Gun.  Left at 3:30pm escorting Hospital ship. 

    July 22nd   Arrived Salonika 10:30am.

    July 23rd   Left at 3pm with two French troopships for Tribuki.

    Jul 24th   Arrived Tribuki at 5:30am left again at 7:30am for Milo.

    July 25th    Arrived of Milo 5am then on to Suda arriving 9:30am.

    July 26th   At Suda.

    July 27th   Left at 7pm with Kinsfair castle for Alexandria.

    July 28th   At sea. 

    July 29th   Arrived Alexandria 10am.

    July 30th   Left at 8:15am for Port Said met SS Volumia and Pacuace. 

    July 31st   At sea.

    Aug 1st   At sea.

    Aug 2nd   Took Volumia to Moudros then left again with Pacuace for Salonika.  




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    May 28, 1917 – August 2, 1917
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