Page 61 of Q Ships and their Story

DescriptionPage 61 of Qships and their story (1922) by Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble), 1878-1944 with corrections in the margins by New Zealander A.D. Blair who features.

A.D. Blair had this book and wrote numerous comments and corrections in the margins of it. On page 61 he makes the following comments.
Where Chatterton writes “Under the command of Lieutenant W.E.L Sanders” Blair has noted in the margins” “SubLieut WEL Sanders was Navigator. Blair was in command and Gunnery Officer at Action Stations. Sanders was in charge of the 2 Ford 12 Pounders”.
Where Chatterton writes “However after the second shot from the submarine the Helgolands guns could just bear so Lieutenant Blair dropped his screens and opened fire whilst still there was a chance”, Blair has underline “second” and noted the following in the margin. “4th Shot being not in 3 different plains”.
Where Chatterton writes “Blair then sent two of his hands aloft” at the bottom of the page AD Blair writes:..“ Only One hand (Skipper Smith) was sent aloft with the ensign to make fast to the Backstay above the crosstrees as the halyards had been shot away. At that time there was no necessity to send anyone aloft to look for periscopes as two submarines were visible on the surface. Skipper Smith after lashing the ensign to the backstay asked permission to remain and spot the shots (some nerve)”.
On page 62 Chatterton writes “Nothing further happened until half an hour later, when a larger submarine with sail set, about the size of a drifter's mizzen, was sighted right aft.” In the Margins Blair has underlined Larger Submarine and written “We chopped the after part of the wooden deck house out with axes & crowbars to get a gun to bear on this fellow”
“We fished the ... topsail yard first” “Sanders fired two rounds from Port Fwd 12 Pdrs in the direction the torpedos were seen to come from. But we ... to chase the submarine away.

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