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THE OPENING OF THE WAR 5

The light cruisers and destroyers--Harwich in war
time--The Harwich Force goes out--The first shots
of the naval war--Sinking of the _Koenigin
Luise_--Loss of the _Amphion_.

CHAPTER II

THE HELIGOLAND BIGHT ACTION 23

The plan--The sweep by the Harwich Force--The
destroyers in action--_Arethusa's_ duel with the
_Frauenlob_--Off Heligoland again--Action with
German light cruisers--The _Mainz_ sunk--End of the
_Arethusa_.

CHAPTER III

OTHER ACTIONS 45

The battle of the Dogger Bank--The sinking of the
_Bluecher_--The Lowestoft raid--The action off
Texel.

CHAPTER IV

THE CONVOYS 55

The Beef Trip--Escorting mine-layers--Encounters
with enemy mine-sweepers--Sinking of the
_Meteor_--The _Centaur_ mined.

CHAPTER V

ESCORTING SEAPLANES 73

The Cuxhaven raid--The Sylt raid--Enemy patrol
boats sunk--Loss of the _Medusa_--The flagship rams
an enemy destroyer--Saving of the _Landrail_.

CHAPTER VI

THE PATROLS 97

Raids on enemy trawler fleets--The unsleeping
watch--Patrolling the Channel barrage--Patrolling
the mine-net barrage--The patrols in action.

_Part II_

THE HARWICH SUBMARINE FLOTILLA

CHAPTER VII

COMPOSITION OF THE FLOTILLA 113

The shore establishment--Heavy losses of the
flotilla--Humorous incidents--Drowning the
mascot--Bluffing the Huns.

CHAPTER VIII

RECONNAISSANCE AND MINE-LAYING 127

The eyes of the Fleet--The _Westphalen_
torpedoed--Mine-laying submarines--Destruction of U
boats.

CHAPTER IX

FINE SUBMARINE RECORDS 145

Some narrow escapes--Sinking a Zeppelin--The doings
of the E9--Sinking of the _Prince Adalbert_--The
decoy trawler.

CHAPTER X

GERMAN CRIMES 163

Loss of the E 13--Inhuman Hun methods--Stranding of
the U.C. 5--German traps--Risky salvage work.

_Part III_

THE HARWICH AUXILIARY PATROL AND MINE-SWEEPING FORCE

CHAPTER XI

THE ROYAL NAV