Catalogue description [Note: ADM 137/584, 584A-584C are produced as a single document: order as ADM 137/584 ]....

[Note: ADM 137/584, 584A-584C are produced as a single document: order as ADM 137/584].

[Listing continued from ADM137/584A].

Folios 91-92: Enclosure. Commodore First Light Cruiser Squadron with Enclosures: (Paper 001), 24 Nov 1917. On board HMS Caledon. Enemy force consisted of four light cruisers accompanied by about six destroyers. Although submarines reported, doubtful if they were present. Comments on enemy Gunnery, torpedoes and Mines. First Light cruiser squadron consisted of HMS Caledon, Inconstant, Royalist and Galatea with Vendetta and Medway of the Thirthteenth Destroyer Flotilla as screen, were engaged. Comments on Gunnery. Description of damage and list of casualties.

Folios 93-95: Enclosure. Commodore W H Cowan, HMS Caledon, 20 Nov 1917. Description of damage by a heavy shell to HMS Caledon. Recommended alterations and additions. Description of salvage (damage control).

Folios 96-99: Enclosure. Commodore W H Cowan, HMS Caledon. (Paper 36/38), 24 Nov 1917. List of Officers and Ratings of HMS Caledon mentioned for good service.

Folios 100-109: Enclosure. Captain Francis A Marten, HMS Inconstant, 22 Nov 1917. Recommending that Galatea-class light cruisers are re-armed or main gun mounts modified as enemy light cruisers of similar speed have guns that have greater range. List of Officers and Men deserving of special commendation. Details of action with enemy light cruisers (folios 104-105). Gunnery report (folios 107-109).

Folios 110-113: Enclosure. Captain the Hon. Matthew R Best, HMS Royalist, 22 Nov 1917. Report on action with enemy cruisers. Director firing installation incomplete so guns fired individually. Hit once but little damage and no casualties. Recommended replacing the six 4” guns with two 6” guns. Includes names of Officers and Men for mention.

Folios 114-117: Enclosure. Captain Charles M Forbes, HMS Galatea. (Paper 100/1), 22 Nov 1917. Fired at extreme range on enemy light cruisers and destroyers. Sighted torpedo tracks and believed to have been hit by one which failed to explode. Sighted submarine periscope. Also recommended that two 6” guns replace six or seven 4” guns. Includes a representative list of Officers and Men for mention.

Folios 118-129: Enclosure. Commander Charles G Ramsey, HMS Vendetta, 19 Nov 1917. With HMS Medway these destroyers were screening the First Light Cruiser Squadron which was engaged with enemy light cruisers. Exchanged fire with enemy destroyers emerging from smoke screen and believed to have hit one putting her bow gun out of action. Fired on enemy light cruisers when in range. Dropped two depth charges where submarine had dived. Includes names of Officers and Men for mention.

Folios 130-133: Enclosure. Lieutenant-Commander Charles H Neill James, HMS Medway, 20 Nov 1917. Fired on enemy destroyers and light cruisers. Chart showing relative positions of Vendetta and Medway, First and Sixth Light cruiser Squadrons, HMS Glorious and Courageous and enemy light cruisers and smoke screen (folio 132). Report on Vendetta’s attack on submarine (folio 133).

Folio 134: Enclosure. Commander H J Tweedie, Captain (D) Thirthteenth Flotilla (Paper 60), 20 Nov 1917. On board light cruiser HMS Champion. Observed heavy smoke from a large explosion. Detached destroyer HMS Telemachus to enemy trawler to “Take off crew and sink ship”.

Folios 135-139: Enclosure. Commander H T Dorling, HMS Telemachus, 19 Nov 1917. Rescued thirteen survivors from the damaged, armed enemy trawler Kehdingen while HMS Tower and Tristram rescued others. Then opened fire and sank trawler. Kehdingen had been anchored as a mark for enemy mine sweepers. List of ratings rescued (folio 137). Personal letter and translation (folios 138-139).

Folios 140-144: Enclosure. Lieutenant-Commander F E H G Hobart, HMS Tristram, 20 Nov 1917. List of prisoners rescued from Kehdingen and information obtained from her captain Lieutenant zur See Hermann von Bredow.

Folio 145: Enclosure. Lieutenant-Commander Jack Ernest Albert Mocatta, HMS Tower, 19 Nov 1917. List of four survivors rescued from Kehdingen.

Folios 146-147: Enclosure. Rear Admiral Commanding First Battle Cruiser Squadron. (Paper 011), 21 Nov 1917. C-in-C Grand Fleet requesting signal logs.

Folios 148-149: Enclosure. Admiral Commanding First Battle Squadron. (Paper 020/55), 24 Nov 1917. Submitting copies of track charts, W/T and ships’ logs for the ships of First Battle Squadron. Note that these are not included in this file.

Folios 150-170: Commander in Chief Grand Fleet (Paper 3015/0022), 5 Dec 1917. Enclosures: Folios 150-170: Enclosure. Vice Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron. (Paper 0826 S), 1 Dec 1917. Submitting copies of track charts, W/T and ships’ logs for the ships of Battle Cruiser Squadron. Note that these are not included in this file.

Folios 171-184: Enclosure. Admiralty Telegrams, Minutes, etc, 22 Nov to 19 Dec 1917. Summary of actions of First Cruiser Squadron, Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron, First Light Cruiser Squadron and HMS Repulse. Comments: Prisoners state that no submarines were present at start of action; no attempt to follow up the enemy minesweepers but concentrating on light cruisers; effective use by enemy of smoke; the considerable number of torpedoes fired by enemy. Particular comment on the First Cruiser Squadron in relation to enemy mine field. Admiralty asking C-in-C Grand Fleet for the Vice Admiral Light Cruiser Force to provide a “full and detailed report of reasons which governed his actions” (folio 176). Admiralty asking C-in-C Grand Fleet for further information as to knowledge of location of enemy mine fields and instructions if enemy battle ships encountered (folios 177-178).

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