A statement by the Secretary of the Admiralty
Reported that in early hours of previous day
That a German Squadron fired on coastguard
Gunboat HMS Halcyon, with one man wounded.
As reports came from the Halcyon movements
Of British Navy ships steamed to assist,
Which was believed to prompt enemy vessels,
Rapid retreat being shadowed by light cruisers.
With dusk’s approach no action could be made.
The last German Cruiser was believed
To be dropping mines as it retreated –
Striking one mine, Submarine D5 sunk.
With the vessel moving on the surface,
Two men and two officers on the bridge
Survived. The home waters became quite
After this, with the gunboat
squadron,
Then able to support the left Belgian flank.
by Jamie Mann.
Secretary of the State., 1914. German Squadron in the North Sea – Gunboat fired on – Submarine D5 Sunk
– Enemy’s New Devilry. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 4 Nov. p.9. Col.4.
Available online at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11034515/Daily-Telegraph-August-15-1914.html
[Accessed: 4 November 2014].
Mann, J., 2014. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication,
4 November 2014)
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