Catalogue description Secret packs of the Commander in Chief Grand Fleet, Volume XXXIII, pack 0020, section...

Secret packs of the Commander in Chief Grand Fleet, Volume XXXIII, pack 0020, section IV.

Trade - The Blockade.

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 33th of the series.

Folio 3: Index of contents. Trade – The Blockade. (Note. For double page enclosures see Volume XXXIV – ADM137/1914).

Folios 4-7: Blank. Note. The reports of proceedings typically enclose, a list of ships intercepted and sent in [to a British port], movements of ships of and trawlers attached to 10th cruiser squadron, directional analysis of ships intercepted and sent in, chart showing positions of vessels sent in.

Folio 8: Title page: 10th Cruiser Squadron – Reports of Proceedings 1917.

Folios 9-31: 1. Report of Proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 21 December 1916 to 7 January 1917. Covering letter and report No 11/35, 7 January 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 32-50: 2. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 6-23 January 1917. Covering letter and report No 58/35, 24 January 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 51-61: 3. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 24-30 January 1917. Covering letter and report No 77/35, 31 January 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 62-78: 4. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 31 January to 11 February 1917. Covering letter and report No 111/35, 13 February 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 79-91: 5. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 12-20 February 1917. Covering letter and report No 140/35, 23 February 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 92-113: 6. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 21 February to 7 March 1917. Covering letter and report No 183/35, 8 March 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 114-143: 7. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 8-28 March 1917. Covering letter and report No 246/35, 29 March 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 144-168: 8. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 29 March to 8 April 1917. Covering letter and report No 276/35, 9 April 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 169-170: Report from HMS Kildonan Castle dated 7 April 1917 regarding an encounter with enemy submarine.

Folios 171-195: 9. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 9-22 April 1917. Covering letter and report No 319/35, 24 April 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 196-220: 10. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 23 April to 6 May 1917. Covering letter and report No 357/35, 8 May 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 221-235: 11. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 7-24 May 1917. Covering letter and report No 426A/35, 25 May 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Virginian.

Folios 236-255: 12. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 25 May to 6 June 1917. Covering letter and report No 453A/35, 7 June 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Virginian.

Folios 256-272: 13. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 6-18 June 1917. Covering letter and report No 502/35, 19 June 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 273-294: 14. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 19 June to 10 July 1917. Covering letter and report No 590/35, 12 July 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 295-320: 15. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 11 July to 3 August 1917. Covering letter and report No 652/009, 5 August 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 321-343: 16. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 16 August to 7 September 1917. Covering letter and report No 791/009, 10 September 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 344-357: 17. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 4-16 August 1917. Covering letter and report No 722/009, 17 August 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 358-372: 18. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 8-24 September 1917. Covering letter and report No 868/009, 25 September 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper, HMS Alsatian.

Folios 373-387: 19. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 25 September to 4 October 1917. Covering letter and report No 130/009, 8 October 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper.

Folios 388-405: 20. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 5-14 October 1917. Covering letter and report No 133/009, 16 October 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper.

Folios 406-421: 21. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 15 October to 7 November 1917. Covering letter and report No 138/009, 8 November 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper.

Folios 422-435: 22. Report of proceedings, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 8-23 November 1917. Covering letter and report No 141/009, 24 November 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper.

Folios 436-455: 23. Report of proceedings, 2nd Cruiser Squadron and 10th Cruiser Squadron, 23 November 1917 to 20 December 1917. Covering letter and report No 146/009, 21 December 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper.

Folios 455-471: 24. Report of proceedings, 2nd Cruiser Squadron, 22 December 1917 to 5 January 1918. Covering letter and report No 3/009, 6 January 1918. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper.

Folios 472-489: 25. Report of proceedings, 2nd Cruiser Squadron, 6-30 January 1918. Covering letter and report No 14/009, 31 January 1917. Vice Admiral Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper.

Folios 490-492: Blank.