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1915.
loss as to how to deal effectively with hostile submarines. Suggestions were called for from everybody in the Navy, & a prize of £15 was offered for the best suggestion.
May 17.
Another sortie into the North Sea only yielded a further disappointment, for once again the enemy returned to his base. On this occasion our Battle cruisers might have engaged the High Sea Fleet, but the Grand Fleet under Jellicoe was some 160 miles away to the North & unable immediately to support us.
May. 19.
After having been a little over 24 hours at sea, we returned to harbour.
May.29. May. 31.
Once again there was apparent liveliness in the German Fleet, for we were again sent out to search for them, & again we were disappointed, & returned to harbour after an absence of only 24 hours.
June. 12.
After this we had a long spell in harbour, & we were not disturbed until about the middle of the following month, when we went to sea for exercises. These exercises were on an extensive scale, & the whole of the fighting force of the Navy took part. The scene of operations was well to the Northward, between the Faröe Islands & Iceland. Here, at this period of the year, there was only 1 hour of semi-darkness during the whole 24, &, in addition, we were free from submarine attack, for submarines would not frequent these waters. Thus, firing practice & manoeuvres