Item 01: J. E. Morrison diary, 13 October 1917-29 October 1918 - Page 35
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6th [Mar]
Blowing a mod. gale. Escort signals to 10 knots. The aux cruiser could not steam above 5 miles an hour against the gale so dropped astern of us about 8 miles. Consequently we had to reduce our speed. This particular boat was built for 22 knots with 3 geared turbines.
7
Still blowing a gale. The Seefell shipped a heavy sea. burst up her forward hatches. No. 1 hold flooded. So she was practically stopped & we had to ease down.
8th
Gale abating. Made good progress averaged 16 knots. Zig zagging during the day & straight courses during the night.
When leaving Taranto & entering the narrow entrance a Italian Dreadnought followed us & signalled us to stop so that he would go out first into the outer harbor. Going out on a joy ride for gun practise. We having 2000 troops aboard & our escort leading we took it as an insult, as had it been a British man of war he would have given a troopship the preference in narrow waters. Our Captain was