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Description: | British seaman served aboard K12 submarine, 12th Submarine Flotilla, 1915-1919; present at May Island incident, 31/1/1918.
REEL 1: Background to joining Royal Navy, 1908 and enlistment. Aspects of training at HMS Ganges and further training at torpedo school, Southampton. Aspects of operations as seaman with Royal Navy, 1914-1915: service aboard various ships and duties as torpedoman aboard HMS Boyne; reasons for transferring to submarines; summary of service aboard A10, B4 and C16 submarines; story of patrol aboard E42 submarine and being bombed by Zeppelin. Aspects of operations as seaman aboard K12 submarine, 1915-1919: story of May Island incident, 31/1/1918; role of K12 in 12th Submarine Flotilla; description of collisions and sinking of other K-class submarines; memory of rescuing survivors; role as torpedoman; story of opening hatch. Various aspects of post-war service and employment: reasons for joining Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve; nature of duties as seaman aboard SS Franconia; employment with Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. Further recollections of K-class submarines:
REEL 2 Continues: method of refuelling; type of engines; opinion of accommodation; problem of diving time; armaments on deck; opinion of efficiency of K-class submarines; memory of Armistice, 11/1918; methods of loading and firing torpedos; comparison of K and E-class submarines; problem of surfacing and opening hatches; first impression of submarine; question of rum ration; comparison of ships and submarines; amusing story of telegram; sings popular songs. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Maddocks, Graham | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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