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Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss, Commander, Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 4/25/1918
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Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss, Commander, Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations
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CABLEGRAM RECEIVED April 27, <25> 1918.
Origin Inverness (Comdr Mine Force) Ser. No. 84
Ref’d. to Date
M 4 27/4/18
29 ADR VERY SECRET
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84. For Chief of Naval Operations. Referring to my letter of April 2nd1 file number 3 British Admiralty now agrees to necessity for surface mining area C2 and desire us to lay 2 rows of surface mines to southward of their mines in that area. I prefer to lay these mines first provided anchors are available. Area C has been shifted about 25 miles to south of original position. About 6,000 mines will be required with cable 150 fathoms long 220 anchor with 150 fathom cables have been received to date. How many anchors have been wound with this length cable. How soon will they be shipped. How soon can total of 6,000 such anchors be supplied.3 15125 84.
Strauss
Source Note: Cy, DNA, RG 45, Entry 517B. File reference: “File No. 26-1-1/1/2/A/J.” The handwritten date corresponds with the time stamp at the bottom of the document.
Footnote 1: For more on the redirection of mine laying, see: William S. Sims to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 9 April 1918.
Footnote 2: For a map of the North Sea Mine Barrage, see: Maps of April 1918.
Footnote 3: Benson’s response has not been found.
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- Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, Commander, Southern Ireland, to Secretary of the British Admiralty Sir Oswyn A. R. Murray, 4/28/1918
- Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss, Commander, Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, 4/29/1918
- Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Captain Joel R. Poinsett Pringle, Chief of Staff, Destroyer Flotillas, 4/29/1918
- Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Rear Admiral Leigh C. Palmer, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, 4/29/1918
- Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Captain William V. Pratt, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, 4/29/1918
- Captain Joel R. Poinsett Pringle, Chief of Staff, Destroyer Flotillas, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 4/29/1918
- Lieutenant Edward K. Lang, Commander, McCall, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 4/29/1918
- Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, 4/30/1918
- Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 4/30/1918
- Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 4/30/1918
- Captain William V. Pratt, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 4/30/1918
- Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Commander Benyaurd B. Wygant, Commander, Callhoun, 4/30/1918
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