INDEX
- Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy torpedoed by U-29, 84, 174
- Achates, with convoy, 122
- Active, flagship of Vice-Adm. Bayly, 58
- Adams, Ensign Ashley D., in charge of subchaser units, 191
- Aircraft against submarines, 275
- Alcock, goes to relief of sinking mystery ship Dunraven, 163
- Allied Naval Council, value of, 218
- Amberger, Kapitän-Leutnant Gustav, of U-58, captured, 131;
- comment on treatment, 134
- American forces in European waters, 204
- Anti-submarine craft, use of, 26
- Anti-submarine devices, search for, 8
- Arkansas, on duty with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Arming of merchant vessels, 25
- Aroostook, mine-layer, 254, 264
- Aubrietia, mystery ship, heading convoy, 118;
- sights submarine, 121
- Audacious, sunk by mine, 174
- Aviation, naval, development of, 282;
- extent at time of armistice, 286
- Babcock, Commr. J. V., sails with Adm. Sims as aide, 2;
- Badger in bombardment of Durazzo, 200
- Bagley, Lt.-Commr. D. W., highly commended, 139
- Baillargeon, J. C, volunteers services at London headquarters, 206
- Baldwin Locomotive Works, constructors of the U.S. mobile railway batteries, 290
- Balfour, Arthur James, discussion of submarine situation with, 9;
- Baltimore, converted as mine-layer, 252, 261, 264
- Basilisk, assisted by yacht Lydonia, sinks submarine, 136
- Bassett, Capt. F. B., commanding the Utah, 305
- Bastedo, Lt.-Commr. Paul H., in bombardment of Durazzo, 199, 201
- Bayly, Vice-Adm. Lewis, letter of welcome to Commr. Taussig, 45;
- welcome to Americans at Queenstown, 46;
- instructs Americans as to duties, 49;
- characteristics, 52;
- meets Fanning and congratulates officers and men on capture of submarine crew, 133;
- message commending American forces at Queenstown, 140;
- introduces Capt. G. Campbell of the "mystery ship," 142;
- has difficulty in identifying one such ship, 151
- Beach, Capt. E. L., with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Beatty, Adm. Sir David, attitude toward torpedo flags, 217;
- farewell speech to American Squadron, 304
- Belknap, Capt. Reginald R., commanding mine-laying squadron, 252, 260, 264
- Benham, highly commended, 139
- Berrien, Commr. Frank D., commanding destroyer division, 129;
- highly commended, 139
- "Big Bertha," American naval guns sent to destroy, 290
- Billings, A. W. K., great work in connection with air service, 285
- Birmingham, at Gibraltar, 134
- Blakely, Lt.-Commr. C. A., highly commended, 139
- Blakeslee, Lt.-Commr. E. G., at London headquarters, 212
- Blue, Capt. Victor, with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Boyd, Capt. David F., good work in convoying subchasers, 178
- Brest, as destroyer base, 134, 300
- Brindisi, rendezvous for attack on Durazzo, 200
- Briscoe, Lt.-Commr. Benjamin, work on air service stations, 285
- Bristol, Capt. M. L., commanding the Oklahoma, 305
- British Admiralty, commends work of U.S. aviation pilots, 286
- British Fleet, not in control of the seas, 16;
- at Scapa Flow, 28
- Broke, sinks two German destroyers, 61
- Browne, Ralph C, new type of submarine mine, 250
- Bruges, submarine base, 19
- Bullard, Capt. W. H. G., with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Bumstead, Prof. H. A., at London headquarters, 213
- Bunker Hill, converted as mine-layer, 254
- Bushnell, David, inventor of submarine, 225
- Butler, Capt. H. V., with mine-laying squadron, 264
- Callan, Lt.-Commr. J. L., in charge of U.S. air forces in Italy, 284
- Campbell, Capt. Gordon, at Queenstown, 58;
- Canandaigua, mine-layer, 254, 260, 264
- Canonicus, mine-layer, 254, 260, 264
- Carpender, Lt. A. S., in command of Fanning, when submarine crew was captured, 132;
- receives D.S.O., 134
- Carson, Sir Edward, discussion of submarine, 9;
- of convoy system, 95
- Cecil, Lord Robert, on submarine situation with, 9
- Centurion, in China, commanded by Jellicoe, 43
- Christabel, encounter with submarine, 127
- Christopher, goes to relief of sinking mystery ship Dunraven, 163
- Christy, Capt. H. H., with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Churchill, Rt. Hon. W., "digging the rats out of their holes," 246
- Clinton-Baker, Rear-Adm., in command of British mine-laying operations, 257
- Cluverius, Capt. W. T., with mine-laying squadron, 264
- Cole, Capt. W. C., commanding the Nevada, 305
- College boys and subchasers, 168
- Commerce raiders, guarding against, 94, 112
- Cone, Capt. Hutch I., at London headquarters, 212, 214;
- Conner, Francis G., jumps overboard from Fanning to save drowning German from crew of submarine, 132
- Convoy of shipping to Scandinavia, 22
- Convoy system, ancient use of, 86;
- merchant captains hostile to, 88, 93;
- Gibraltar experiment, 96;
- merchant captains won over, 96;
- the headquarters and staff, 103;
- details of operation, 103, 108;
- routing of the convoys, 110, 116;
- actual convoys described, 117;
- success of system, 136;
- relative parts taken by Great Britain and the United States, 138;
- most important agency in winning the war, 141
- Conyngham, in first American destroyer contingent, 42;
- Copeland, D. G., great work in connection with air service, 285
- Corfu, subchaser base established at, 182;
- detachment performing excellent service, 194
- Cork, American destroyer officers make state visit to, 48;
- sailors not permitted to visit, 71
- Cotten, Capt. Lyman A., with subchasers, arrives at Plymouth, 177;
- Craven, Capt. T. T., great service in aviation, 283
- Crenshaw, Capt. Arthur, good work in convoying subchasers, 178
- Cressy, Aboukir and Hogue torpedoed by U-29, 84, 174
- Cronan, Capt. William P., work in training subchaser crews, 178
- Cumberland, escorting convoy, 119, 123
- Cunningham, Major A. A., commanding Marine Corps aviation in Northern Bombing Group, 285
- Cushing, at Queenstown, 139;
- deceived by "mystery ship," 147
- Danae, attempt to torpedo, 128
- Daniels, Secretary of War, instructs Adm. Sims to sail for England, 1
- Dartmouth, in attack on Durazzo, 199
- Davis, in first American destroyer contingent, 42
- Davison, Trubee, organizer Yale aviation unit, recommended for Distinguished Service Medal, 282
- De Bon, Vice-Adm., Chief of French Naval Staff, 221
- De Steiguer, Capt. L. R., with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Decatur, at Gibraltar, 135
- Defrees, Capt. Joseph H., work on listening devices, 178
- Delaware, on duty with Grand Fleet, 303
- Depth charge, origin of, 78;
- effects of on submarines, 79
- Destroyers, scarcity of in British navy, 28;
- Destroyers, American, arrive in Queenstown, 40;
- Deutschland, "merchant" submarine, visits Newport News, 266
- Di Revel, Vice-Adm., Italian Member Allied Naval Council, 222
- Dortch, Lt.-Commr. I. F., highly commended, 139
- Drayton, highly commended, 139
- Duff, Vice-Adm. Sir Alexander L., in charge of convoy system, 103
- Duncan, American destroyer, at Queenstown, 57
- Dunlap, Col. R. H., at London headquarters, 215
- Dunraven, mystery ship, heroism of captain and crew, 157;
- Durazzo, bombardment of, 199
- Earle, Rear-Adm., in charge of design of mobile railway batteries for Western Front, 290
- Edwards, Lt.-Commr. W. A., at London headquarters, 212, 214;
- Evans, Capt. E. R. G. R., British liaison officer with American destroyers, 44;
- exploit as commander of destroyer Broke, 61
- Evans, Capt. F. T., in command of U.S. aviation centre at Pauillac, France, 284
- Fairfield, Commr. Arthur P., with first American destroyer contingent, 42;
- highly commended, 139
- Fanning, captures crew of submarine, 129
- Farquhar, Lt.-Commr., highly commended, 139
- Fenian Ram, Holland's submarine, 227
- Fighting submarines from the air, 275
- Fisher, Adm. Sir John, in charge of department for investigating anti-submarine devices, 8;
- tells of American-built submarines, first to cross Atlantic, 266
- Fletcher, Rear-Adm. Wm. B., commanding Brest naval base, 300
- Florida, on duty with Grand Fleet, 303
- Foster, Arnold-, on building of submarines, 228
- Fullinwider, Commr. S. P., efforts in perfection of new submarine mine, 250
- Fulton, Robert, efforts in developing the submarine, 226
- Funakoshi, Rear-Adm., Japanese member Allied Naval Council, 222
- Furer, Commr. Julius A., work in development of subchasers, 175
- Gannon, Capt. Sinclair, with mine-laying squadron, 264
- Gates, Lt.-Commr. A. L., exploits at Dunkirk, 288
- Geddes, Sir Eric, First Lord of the Admiralty, 219
- George, King, meeting with, 9;
- popular with American sailors, 67
- George, Lloyd, optimistic regarding submarine situation, 10;
- on convoy system, 95
- German interned ships converted into transports, 301
- Gibraltar, co-operation of American navy with British in operations at, 134
- Gillmor, R. E., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206
- Gleaves, Rear-Adm. Albert, organization for transport fleet, 301
- Glinder, Franz, drowned when crew surrendered to Fanning, 134;
- buried with honours of war, 134
- Good, P. F., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206
- Goschen, Viscount, deemed submarine useless, 227
- Graham, Capt. S. V., good work in convoying subchasers, 178
- Grand Fleet, British, protected by destroyers, 73;
- immune from torpedo attack, 85
- Greenslade, Capt. J. W., with mine-laying squadron, 264
- Hammon, Ensign C. H., exploit at Pola, 287
- Hanrahan, Commr. David C., highly commended, 139;
- Harwell, Elxer, jumps overboard from Fanning to save drowning German from crew of submarine, 134
- Helfferich, Dr. Karl, on effectiveness of the submarine, 14
- Henry, Lt. Walter S., on Fanning, 130
- Hepburn, Capt. Arthur J., work in training subchaser crews, 178;
- commanding squadron of subchasers, reaches Queenstown, 203
- Hogue, Cressy and Aboukir, torpedoed by U-29, 84, 174
- Holland, John P., designer of the modern submarine, 227
- Hope, Rear-Adm., receives Adm. Sims on arrival, 2
- Hospital ships, torpedoing of, 29
- Housatonic, mine-layer, 254, 260, 264
- Howard, Lt.-Commr. D. L., highly commended, 139
- Hughes, Capt. C. F., with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Inventions, anti-submarine, search for, 8
- Inverness and Invergordon, mine-assembly bases at, 256
- Ives, Ensign Paul F., drops a "dud" on deck of submarine, 286
- Jacob Jones, torpedoed by U-53, 107;
- highly commended, 139
- Jacoby, Ensign Maclair, at bombardment of Durazzo, 201
- Jellicoe, Adm., character and abilities, 5;
- Jessop, Capt. E. P., good work in convoying subchasers, 178
- Johnson, Commr. Alfred W., with first American destroyer contingent, 42
- Johnson, Capt. T. L., with mine-laying squadron, 264
- Justicia, torpedoing of, 114;
- torpedoing announced as that of Leviathan by German Admiralty, 314
- Kelly, Commodore, in bombardment of Durazzo, 198;
- congratulates subchasers in this action, 203
- Kennedy, Ensign S. C., record seaplane flight, 278
- Keyes, Ensign K. B., extracts from seaplane flight report, 278
- Keys, Adm. Sir Roger, reconstructs submarine barrage, 20
- Killingholme, England, U.S. air station at, 278, 284
- Kittredge, T. B., volunteers service at London headquarters, 206
- Knox, Capt. D. W., at London headquarters, 215
- Kronprinzessin Cecilie, converted into transport, 301
- Lacaze, Adm., French Minister of Marine, 221
- Leigh, Capt. Richard H., experiments with listening devices, 172;
- Libbey, Commr. Miles A., work in perfection of listening devices, 178
- Listening devices, development of, 171;
- Little, Col. L. McC., at London headquarters, 215
- London headquarters, 204, 210;
- Long, Capt. A. T., commanding the Nevada, 305
- Long, Capt. Byron A., at headquarters of convoy system, 103;
- Loomis, Coxswain David D., lookout on Fanning when submarine crew was captured, 129
- Lord Mayor of Cork, welcomes Americans at Queenstown, 45
- Lowestoft, in attack on Durazzo, 199
- Luckenback, shelled by submarine, 123
- Ludlow, Ensign G. H., wounded, rescued from water, 287
- Lydonia, assists in sinking submarine, 136
- Lyons, Lt.-Commr. D., highly commended, 139
- MacDonnell, Lt.-Commr. E. O., in charge of flying Caproni bombers from Italy to Flanders, 285
- MacDougall, Capt. W. D., at London headquarters, 204
- McBride, Capt. L. B., at London headquarters, 212, 214
- McCalla, Capt., meets Adm. Jellicoe in China, 44
- McCormick, E. H., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206
- McCullough, Commr. Richard P., recommended for decoration, 136
- McDougal, in first American destroyer contingent, 42;
- highly commended, 139
- McDowell, Commr. Clyde S., work on listening devices, 178
- McGrann, Commr. W. H., at London headquarters, 212
- McNamee, Capt. L., at London headquarters, 215
- McVay, Capt. C. B., commanding the Oklahoma, 305
- Magruder, Rear-Adm. T. P., good work in convoying subchasers, 178
- Mannix, Commr. D. Pratt, with mine-laying squadron, 264
- Marshall, Capt. A. W., with mine-laying squadron, 264
- Mary Rose, welcomes American destroyers at Queenstown, 41
- Massachusetts, converted as mine-layer, 254
- Melville, "Mother Ship" of the destroyers at Queenstown, 58, 62
- Millard, H., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206
- Milner, Lord, on convoy system, 95
- Mine barrage, at first not effective against submarines, 20, 24
- Mine barrage in North Sea, American, 245;
- Mine laying by German submarines, 51, 273, 274
- Mines, Americans perfect new type, 250;
- immense organization of supply and transport, 252
- Moewe, commerce raider, 95
- Murfin, Capt. Orin G., designer and builder of mine-assembly bases in Scotland, 256
- Mystery ships, greatly aid in combating the submarine, 103;
- accompanying convoy, 118;
- method of operating, 118;
- operations of, 142;
- technique, 148;
- difficulty of identifying, 151;
- number in operation, 152;
- heroic fight of the Dunraven, 157;
- exploit of Prize, 165;
- American ship Santee, 166;
- Stockforce destroys submarine, 183
- Nautilus, submarine of Robert Fulton, 226
- Naval guns, German, bombarding Dunkirk and Paris, 290
- Naval guns, U.S., used on the Western Front, 289
- Nelson, Capt. C. P., good work in convoying subchasers, 178;
- Neptune attacked by U-29, 84, 85
- Nevada, guarding transports, 304
- New York, on duty with Grand Fleet, 303
- Niblack, Rear-Adm. Albert P., commanding forces at Gibraltar, 134;
- asks that subchasers be sent to Gibraltar, 195
- Nicholson, in submarine chase, 123;
- Noma, goes to relief of sinking mystery ship Dunraven, 163
- Northern Bombing Group, established, 284, 285
- O'Brien, highly commended, 163
- Oil, scarcity of, for Great Britain's fleet, 34
- Oklahoma, guarding transports, 305
- Orama, torpedoed, 125
- Ostend, bombing of submarine base at, 285
- Otranto barrage, the, 181, 195
- Page, Ambassador Walter Hines, asks that high naval representative be sent to England, 1;
- Pargust, "mystery ship," destroys submarine, 147
- Parker, in hunt for submarine, 119;
- Pauillac, France, U.S. aviation centre at, 284
- Pennsylvania, transmits mobilization orders to destroyer division, 42
- Pershing, Gen., request for naval guns at St. Nazaire, 290;
- report of their skilful use, 293
- Pescara, Italy, U.S. seaplane station at, 284
- Pisa, in attack on Durazzo, 199
- Pitt, William, early opinion of the submarine, 226
- Planning Section at London headquarters, 215
- Pleadwell, Capt. F. L., at London headquarters, 212
- Plunkett, Adm. Charles P., commanding naval guns on Western Front, 289;
- aids in designing mobile railway batteries, 290
- Plymouth, subchaser base at, 182
- Pocahontas, converted from German liner to transport, 302
- Porter, in first American destroyer contingent, 42
- Porto Corsini, Italy, U.S. seaplane station at, 284
- Poteet, Lt.-Commr. Fred H., with first American destroyer contingent, 42
- Potter, Ensign Stephen, fight with enemy seaplane, 288
- Powell, Lt.-Commr. Halsey, of destroyer Parker, 119;
- highly commended, 139
- Princess Irene, converted into transport, 302
- Pringle, Capt. J. R. P., at Queenstown, 58;
- commended by Adm. Bayly, 139
- Prize, mystery ship, damages submarine and captures captain and two of crew, 165
- Q-ships, see Mystery ships
- Queenstown, a destroyer base, 32;
- Quinnebaug, mine-layer, 254, 264
- René, in westbound convoy, 129
- Reynolds, Commr. W. H., with mine-laying squadron, 264
- Rhein, converted into transport, 302
- Richardson, R. M. D., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206
- Roanoke, mine-layer, 254, 260, 264
- Roberts, Lady, requests Adm. Sims to call, 66
- Robison, Rear-Adm. S. S., work on listening devices, 178
- Rodgers, Rear-Adm. Thomas S., commanding Dreadnought division in Bantry Bay, 305
- Rodman, Adm. Hugh, commanding American squadron with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Rose, Hans, humane commander of the U-53, 106;
- Royal Family, interested in American sailors, 67
- Sacramento, at Gibraltar, 134
- San Diego, sunk by mine off Fire Island, 274
- San Francisco, converted as mine-layer, 252, 264
- San Giorgio, in attack on Durazzo, 199
- San Marco, in attack on Durazzo, 199
- Sanders, Lt. William, commanding mystery ship Prize, 165;
- awarded Victoria Cross, 165
- Santa Maria, compared in size to modern destroyer, 76
- Santee, U.S. mystery ship, 150, 166
- Saranac, mine-layer, 254, 264
- Scales, Capt. A. H., with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Schieffelin, Lt. John J., recommended for Distinguished Service Medal, 277
- Schofield, Capt. Frank H., work on listening devices, 178;
- at London headquarters, 215
- Schuyler, Commr. G. L., at London headquarters, 212
- Schwab, Charles M., fabricates submarines for the Allies, 266
- Seaplane base at Killingholme, England, taken over by U.S., 278
- Seaplane stations of U.S. forces in Europe, 284
- Sexton, Capt. W. R., at London headquarters, 212
- Shawmut, mine-layer, 254, 264
- Sims, Adm., ordered to England, 1;
- notifies Washington that war is being lost, 33;
- of the oil scarcity, 34;
- favours using U.S. naval forces in conjunction with Allies, 35;
- first report of critical submarine situation, 37;
- extent of duties in European waters, 62;
- significance of the Guildhall speech, 65;
- reception accorded by British people, 66;
- meets Lady Roberts, 66;
- first foreign naval officer to command British forces in war, 68;
- works for adoption of convoy system, 93, 95;
- congratulates officers and men of Fanning on capture of submarine and crew, 134;
- has difficulty in identifying a "mystery ship," 151;
- letter to Capt. Campbell on Dunraven exploit, 164;
- warns Navy Department of German submarines visiting U.S. coast, 267
- Sinn Fein, controversy with American sailors, 69; in league with Germany, 72
- Smith, Capt. S. F., at London headquarters, 212
- Sparrow, Capt. H. G., good work in convoying subchasers, 178
- Stark, Commr. Harold R., brings small destroyers from Manila to Gibraltar, 135;
- at London headquarters, 212
- Stearns, Capt. C. D., with mine-laying squadron. 264
- Sterrett, highly commended, 139
- Stevens, L. S., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206
- Stockforce, mystery ship, destroys submarine, 183
- Stockton, G. B., volunteers services at London headquarters, 206
- Strauss, Rear-Adm. Joseph, in command of U.S. mine-laying operations, 257
- Subchasers, number built and bases used, 168;
- mobilized at New London, Conn., 173;
- great numbers ordered by Great Britain and France, 174, 179;
- hardships of the new crews, 176;
- trip from New London to Corfu, 195;
- an influence in the breakdown of Austria, 196;
- in attack on Durazzo, 198;
- congratulated on exploits of Durazzo by British Commodore and Italian Naval General Staff, 203
- Submarine against submarine, 224;
- method of attack, 233
- Submarine sinkings, gravity of, concealed by British, 2, 6;
- Submarines, American built, first to cross Atlantic, 267
- Submarines, American, their part in the war, 224;
- Submarines, British, the H-, E-, and K-boats, 224;
- destroy a U-boat, 238
- Submarines, enemy, winning the war, 4, 7;
- number of, destroyed, 7;
- officers exaggerate sinkings, 13;
- difficulty of blockading the United States, 17;
- cruising period dependent upon supply of torpedoes, 19;
- mines and nets not effective against, 19;
- number operating simultaneously, 20, 21, 31;
- erroneous impression as to numbers operating, 20;
- every movement charted by Allies, 21, 271, 273;
- three different types of, 22;
- plans to pen in the bases, 23;
- playing hide and seek with destroyers, 33;
- on American coast, 36, 266;
- amount of shipping destroyed, 51;
- how attacked by destroyer, 82;
- method of attack on battleships, 84;
- operating on American coast impracticable, 91;
- individual locations and movements plotted each day, 104;
- destroyed by depth charges, 126, 128, 130, 136;
- decoying by "mystery ship," 142, 183;
- not taken seriously until after Weddingen's exploit, 174;
- concentrated in enclosed waters, 180;
- the Otranto barrage, 181;
- sinkings prevented by subchasers, 183;
- how located by listening devices, 184;
- U-53 seriously damaged by destroyer Parker, 189;
- suicide of entire crew of a depth charged submarine, 193;
- two submarines sunk by subchasers in bombardment of Durazzo, 202;
- Germans have difficulty in reaching home after Austrian surrender, 203;
- number destroyed by Allies and how, 224;
- U-boat destroys itself, 239;
- the cruiser submarines, 240;
- their various bases, 244;
- effectiveness of American North Sea mine barrage, 245;
- lay mines on American coast, 273, 274;
- aircraft an important factor against, 275;
- number sunk about British Isles, 296;
- forced to choose between transports and merchantmen, 306
- Surveyor, yacht, assists in sinking submarine, 136
- Surveyor, merchantmen torpedoed while being convoyed, 136
- Susquehanna, converted from German liner to transport, 302
- Swasey, A. Loring, services in designing of subchasers, 175
- Taussig, Commr. Joseph K., in charge of first American destroyer contingent, 42;
- Taylor, Capt. M. M., with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Texas, on duty with Grand Fleet, 303
- Thompson, Commr. Edgar, at London headquarters, 212
- Thomson, Commr. T. A., at London headquarters, 212
- Tobey, Capt. E. C., at London headquarters, 212, 214
- Tomb, Capt. J. Harvey, with mine-laying squadron, 264
- Tompkins, Capt. John T., work in organization of subchaser fleet, 178
- Torpedo, track or wake made by, 81;
- Torpedo-boat, invention of, 76
- Tozer, Capt. C. M., good work in convoying subchasers, 178
- Transporting armies to France, 294;
- nationality of ships and percentage carried, 302
- Turtle, first submarine, 225
- Twining, Capt. N. C., at London headquarters, 212, 213
- U-29, torpedoes Hogue, Cressy and Aboukir, and is later sunk by Dreadnought, 84, 85
- U-53, operates off American coast, 106;
- U-58 depth charged and crew captured by Fanning and Nicholson, 131
- U-151, lays mines off American coast, 273
- U-156, lays mines off American coast, 274
- UC-56, practically destroyed by depth charge from Christabel, 128
- Utah, guarding transports, 305
- Vaterland, converted into transport, 301
- Vauclain, Samuel M., great help in turning out mobile railway batteries, 290
- Venetia, assists in sinking submarine, 136;
- seriously damages another, 136
- Voysey, Miss, niece of Vice-Adm. Bayly, and charming hostess, 59
- Wadsworth, in first American destroyer contingent, 42;
- highly commended, 139
- Wainwright, in first American destroyer contingent, 42
- Washington, Capt. Thomas, with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Weatherhead, Ensign C. H., makes record seaplane flight, 278
- Weddingen, Commr. Otto, torpedoes Hogue, Cressy and Aboukir, and is in turn sunk by battleship Dreadnought, 84, 174
- Welshman, narrow escape from being torpedoed, 130, 133
- Weymouth, in attack on Durazzo, 199
- Wheeling, depth charges submarine, 136
- White, Sir William, on the submarine, 225
- Whiting, Commr. Kenneth, great service in aviation, 283
- Wiley, Capt. H. A., with the Grand Fleet, 303
- Wilhelm, Kaiser, on effectiveness of the submarine, 13
- Wilkes, on submarine hunt with Parker, 189
- Williams, Lt.-Commr. Roger, at Queenstown, 57
- Wilson, Rear-Adm. Henry B., commander of forces at Gibraltar, 134;
- Wireless telegraphy, of the submarines and destroyers, 100;
- messages reveal locations of submarines, 105
- Wortman, Lieut.-Commr. Ward K., with first American destroyer contingent, 42
- Wyoming, on duty with Grand Fleet, 303
- Y-guns, or howitzers, for hurling depth charges, 79
- Yachts, good service on French coast, 301
- Yale aviation unit, organization of, 282;
- renders great service, 283
- Yarnell, Capt. H. E., at London headquarters, 215
- Zeebrugge, bombing of submarine base at, 285
- Zigzagging, efficacious protection against submarines, 87, 120
- Zogbaum, Lt.-Commr. Rufus F., with first American destroyer contingent, 42