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Description: | Ms diary (89pp), January - December 1915, describing his experiences as Chief Engineer on HM Drifter BRACODEN, including: the journey from Fraserburgh, via Aberdeen, Poole, Gibraltar and Mudros to the Dardanelles, January - June 1915; using anti submarine nets during the bombardment of Cape Helles by battleships and simulating a landing to draw Turkish fire, June 1915; alongside the RIVER CLYDE and forming a landing pier for troops which were then transported to Lemnos, July 1915; employing anti submarine nets at the entrance of the Dardanelles, August 1915; rescuing the crew of a British transport sunk by a submarine and supporting the landings at Suvla Bay, September 1915; supporting battleships off Suvla and Cape Helles, September 1915; making frequent trips along the coast of Gallipoli from a base at Port Kondia and reporting the progress of the war, September - November 1915; going ashore in Syra while repairs are made to the engine, November 1915; and patrolling the Dardanelles, December 1915 [with copies of 3 photographs showing BRACODEN as a fishing vessel pre-war, skipper A Watt, and her wartime crew in the Mediterranean].
Cataloguer SNR
Catalogue date 1996-01-26 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Watt, F R | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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