Item 03: Norman Thomas Gilroy war diary, 18 May-18 July 1915 - Page 14
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in their successful attack. The audacity displayed by the Germans in the sinking of the "Goliath" was extraordinary. A boat hailed the "Goliath" and asked "What boat is this". The officer on watch replied "Goliath. What ship is that?" The reply came, "Torpedo boat ----". Without more ado he fired a torpedo and steamed around the other side where he fired two more torpedos. The battleship sank in a few minutes and over 600 men were lost. The torpedo boat escaped. At noon we were 102 miles from A'xria so the powers that be decided to make a fast run, and get in tonight. Accordingly the steam was piled on and the engine let out to her limit with the result that instead of jogging along at 9 or 10 knots we were doing a good 13.5.