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Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy torpedoed by 7-29, 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, Kapitan-Leutnant Gustav, of 17-58, 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 Arooslook, mine-layer, 254, 264 Aubrielia, mystery ship, heading con- voy, 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 ; at London headquarters, 205, 212, 214 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, con- structors of the U.S. mobile railway batteries, 290 Balfour, Arthur James, discussion of submarine situation with, 9 ; with Commission to the United States, 9; advises Washington of critical submarine situation, 39 Baltimore, converted as mine-layer, 252,261,264 Basilisk, assisted by yacht Lydom'a, sinks submarine, 136 Bassett, Capt. F. B., commanding the Utah, 305 Bastedo, Lt.-Commr. Paul H., in bom- bardment of Durazzo, 199, 201 Bayly, Vice-Adm. Lewis, letter of welcome to Commr. Taussig, 45 ; welcome to Americans at Queens- town, 46 ; instructs Americans as to duties, 49 ; characteristics, 52 ; meets Fanning and congratulates officers and men on capture of sub- marine crew, 133 ; message com- mending American forces at Queens- town, 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., command- ing mine-laying squadron, 252, 260, Benham, highly commended, 139 Berrien, Commr. Frank D., command- ing destroyer division, 129 ; highly commended, 139 " Big Bertha," American naval guns sent to destroy, 290 Billings, A. W. K., great work in con- nection with air service, 285 Birmingham, at Gibraltar, 134 Blakely, Lt.-Commr. C. A., highly commended, 139 Blakeslee, Lt.-Commr. E. G., at Lon- don 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 sub- marine 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 Queens- town, 58 ; exploits with mystery ships, 142 ; with " mystery ship Pargusl, 147 ; technique of opera- tion, 148 ; heroism on Dunraven, 157 ; letter from Adm. Sims on Dun- raven exploit, 164 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 sub- marine, 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