Personal war diary of Nathaniel John Wakeham, item 49

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March 13th   Arrived Moudros 10:30am.  

March 14th   At Moudros.  

March 15th   Left at 7:30am for Dardanelles patrol on arrival Staunch was sinking mines. Rather cheerful. 

March 16th   On patrol.   Hostile aeroplane over Cape Helles. 

March 17th    On patrol. 

March 19th   Arrived Moudros noon.  Racoon sank a hostile submarine by drooping two depth charges on him. 

March  20th   At Moudros. A Zeppelin appeared over the harbour at 11:40pm and dropped 5 bombs near aeroplane sheds, she shoved off when ships opened fire. 

March 21st    Left for patrol 7:30am

March 22nd   On patrol still rolling. 

March 23rd   At 10am Wolverine sank 2 mines off  and spotted another we were told to relieve her sank mine  ...  At 12 o'clock sighted 2 more.  Redpole sank them at 1:30pm sighted two more sank them.  This is getting happy.  

March 24th   On patrol sub reported searched nothing there.

March 25th   Arrived Moudros  11:30am. 

March 26th   At Moudros.  

March 27th  Left for patrol at 7:30am.

March 28th 29th   On patrol. 

March 30th   On patrol.  Hostile aeroplane over head at 10am but driven off.  During the night Turks having a firework display with starshells.

March 31st   Arrived Moudros 11am.

April 1st    At Moudros. 

April 2nd   Left at 7:30am for patrol.  At 2pm enemy opened fire on us from Jenni Shaki on hits no damage. 

April 3rd   At 8:30am  Redpole ordered us to close him and give a hand.  At 8:25 Turkish garrison Asiatic side opened fire on Tevedoo. we returned the fire.   Enemy changed his fire on us not being too comfortable.  Scorpion and Wolverine came down to give us a hand. A couple of aeroplanes dropped a few bombs but they fell wide. we then carried on patrol.  Not much damage done only a few houses knocked over casualties not known.  

April 4th   At 5:30am Grafton opened fire on positions but enemy only returned fire by rifle and machine guns. We left patrol and arrived Moudros 11am.  

April 5th to 10th   Boiler cleaning.  

April 11th   Left at 9:30am  for Battle practice.   Result of practice "Comet" first in flotilla. returned at 2pm. 


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March 13th   Arrived Moudros 10:30am.  

March 14th   At Moudros.  

March 15th   Left at 7:30am for Dardanelles patrol on arrival Staunch was sinking mines. Rather cheerful. 

March 16th   On patrol.   Hostile aeroplane over Cape Helles. 

March 17th    On patrol. 

March 19th   Arrived Moudros noon.  Racoon sank a hostile submarine by drooping two depth charges on him. 

March  20th   At Moudros. A Zeppelin appeared over the harbour at 11:40pm and dropped 5 bombs near aeroplane sheds, she shoved off when ships opened fire. 

March 21st    Left for patrol 7:30am

March 22nd   On patrol still rolling. 

March 23rd   At 10am Wolverine sank 2 mines off  and spotted another we were told to relieve her sank mine  ...  At 12 o'clock sighted 2 more.  Redpole sank them at 1:30pm sighted two more sank them.  This is getting happy.  

March 24th   On patrol sub reported searched nothing there.

March 25th   Arrived Moudros  11:30am. 

March 26th   At Moudros.  

March 27th  Left for patrol at 7:30am.

March 28th 29th   On patrol. 

March 30th   On patrol.  Hostile aeroplane over head at 10am but driven off.  During the night Turks having a firework display with starshells.

March 31st   Arrived Moudros 11am.

April 1st    At Moudros. 

April 2nd   Left at 7:30am for patrol.  At 2pm enemy opened fire on us from Jenni Shaki on hits no damage. 

April 3rd   At 8:30am  Redpole ordered us to close him and give a hand.  At 8:25 Turkish garrison Asiatic side opened fire on Tevedoo. we returned the fire.   Enemy changed his fire on us not being too comfortable.  Scorpion and Wolverine came down to give us a hand. A couple of aeroplanes dropped a few bombs but they fell wide. we then carried on patrol.  Not much damage done only a few houses knocked over casualties not known.  

April 4th   At 5:30am Grafton opened fire on positions but enemy only returned fire by rifle and machine guns. We left patrol and arrived Moudros 11am.  

April 5th to 10th   Boiler cleaning.  

April 11th   Left at 9:30am  for Battle practice.   Result of practice "Comet" first in flotilla. returned at 2pm. 



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  • February 3, 2018 09:26:21 Robert Morgan

    March 13th   Arrived Moudros 10:30am.  

    March 14th   At Moudros.  

    March 15th   Left at 7:30am for Dardanelles patrol on arrival Staunch was sinking mines. Rather cheerful. 

    March 16th   On patrol.   Hostile aeroplane over Cape Helles. 

    March 17th    On patrol. 

    March 19th   Arrived Moudros noon.  Racoon sank a hostile submarine by drooping two depth charges on him. 

    March  20th   At Moudros. A Zeppelin appeared over the harbour at 11:40pm and dropped 5 bombs near aeroplane sheds, she shoved off when ships opened fire. 

    March 21st    Left for patrol 7:30am

    March 22nd   On patrol still rolling. 

    March 23rd   At 10am Wolverine sank 2 mines off  and spotted another we were told to relieve her sank mine  ...  At 12 o'clock sighted 2 more.  Redpole sank them at 1:30pm sighted two more sank them.  This is getting happy.  

    March 24th   On patrol sub reported searched nothing there.

    March 25th   Arrived Moudros  11:30am. 

    March 26th   At Moudros.  

    March 27th  Left for patrol at 7:30am.

    March 28th 29th   On patrol. 

    March 30th   On patrol.  Hostile aeroplane over head at 10am but driven off.  During the night Turks having a firework display with starshells.

    March 31st   Arrived Moudros 11am.

    April 1st    At Moudros. 

    April 2nd   Left at 7:30am for patrol.  At 2pm enemy opened fire on us from Jenni Shaki on hits no damage. 

    April 3rd   At 8:30am  Redpole ordered us to close him and give a hand.  At 8:25 Turkish garrison Asiatic side opened fire on Tevedoo. we returned the fire.   Enemy changed his fire on us not being too comfortable.  Scorpion and Wolverine came down to give us a hand. A couple of aeroplanes dropped a few bombs but they fell wide. we then carried on patrol.  Not much damage done only a few houses knocked over casualties not known.  

    April 4th   At 5:30am Grafton opened fire on positions but enemy only returned fire by rifle and machine guns. We left patrol and arrived Moudros 11am.  

    April 5th to 10th   Boiler cleaning.  

    April 11th   Left at 9:30am  for Battle practice.   Result of practice "Comet" first in flotilla. returned at 2pm. 


  • February 3, 2018 00:18:38 Robert Morgan

    March 13th   Arrived Moudros 10:30am.  

    March 14th   At Moudros.  

    March 15th   Left at 7:30am for Dardanelles patrol on arrival Staunch was sinking mines. Rather cheerful. 

    March 16th   On patrol.   Hostile aeroplane over Cape Helles. 

    March 17th    On patrol. 

    March 19th   Arrived Moudros noon.  Racoon sank a hostile submarine by drooping two depth charges on him. 

    March  20th   At Moudros. A Zeppelin appeared over the harbour at 11:40pm and dropped 5 bombs near aeroplane sheds, she shoved off when ships opened fire. 

    March 21st    Left for patrol 7:30am

    March 22nd   On patrol still rolling. 



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    March 13, 1917 – April 11, 1917
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