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The Yankee mining squadron

Chapter 31: FOOTNOTES
By Reginald Rowan Belknap
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An eyewitness account recounts the planning, assembly, and execution of a large maritime mine-laying campaign in the North Sea, describing bases, logistics of mine supply and assembly, conversion and operation of specialized minelaying ships, formation tactics, and daily life aboard. It explains technical challenges and adaptations, summarizes a sequence of numbered minelaying excursions, records incidents and coordination with escort forces, and assesses results and subsequent sweeping and postwar activities. Illustrations and chapterized sections document equipment, procedures, and organizational lessons learned.

SUMMARY OF MINES LAID

Excursions 1 2 3 4 5 5a 6 7 7a 8[3] 9[4] 10 11 12 13 Total
1. Canonicus 763 710 798 810 170 640 810 820 830 860 860 820 890 9781
2. Housatonic 769 800 840 830 320 810 820 830 860 840 820 800 9399
3. Canandaigua 775 710 760 779 170 640 810 820 830 840 840 855 8829
4. Roanoke 745 830 810 146 640 820 820 840 840 860 855 8206
5. Quinnebaug 600 600 610 590 600 600 610 610 615 610 6045
6. Saranac 597 580 560 600 610 610 615 610 4782
7. Aroostook 320 320 290 330 310 290 320 330 330 340 3180
8. Shawmut 300 320 150 320 290[6] 270 320 330 330 340 2970
9. San Francisco
(Squadron Flagship)		 153 [2] 170 170 170 166 160 170[5] 170[5] 170[5] 170 170 170 170 2179
10. Baltimore 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 1260[7]
3385 2220 5395 5399 1596 166 3200 4820 580 4880 5520 5450 5450 4750 3760
Supplied by Base 17 28,930
Supplied by Base 18 27,641
Total 56,571
Total U.S. Mines in Northern Barrage 56,571
Total laid by U.S. Squadron in the war 57,470
British mines in Northern Barrage 13,546
Grand Total in Northern Barrage 70,117
Total distance steamed, from the assembly buoy and back 8,383.5 miles
Total hours underway, from the assembly buoy and back 739   hours

FOOTNOTES

[1] Additional to ship duties.

[2] Present but not planting.

[3] Excursion by U.S. and British Minelaying Squadrons joined, Rear Admiral Strauss. U.S.N., in command.

[4] Same, Rear Admiral Clinton-Baker, R.N., in command.

[5] Flying the flag of the Commander of the Mine Force for the excursion.

[6] Flying the Squadron Commander’s broad pennant for the excursion.

[7] Plus 899 British mines laid in North Irish Channel.