Skipman Posted 19 February , 2020 Share Posted 19 February , 2020 On the 23rd May, 1916, H.M.S. Stephen Furness, Armed Boarding Cruiser left Dundee for Kola via Stornaway, reaching Kola on the 3rd of June, 1916. From then until the 13th of December, 1917, when she was torpedoed in the Irish sea, the vessel seems to have been patrolling the Norwegian/Barent seas about Murmansk. I have the ships log and it's very useful but it doesn't give the bigger picture why she was there in the first place, or which Squadron etc she belonged to. Other ships mentioned are H.M.S. Carron and Grive. Can anyone point me in the direction of threads, books, or any other sources of information. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 19 February , 2020 Share Posted 19 February , 2020 The Pink List for 30 June 1917 identifies STEPHEN FURNESS as part of the White Sea Force based at Yukanski with INTREPID, IPHIGENIA, CARRON and GRIVE. As an armed boarding steamer she was employed boarding and searching ships in the White Sea. If you can get hold of "Under the Black Ensign" by Captain TS Gwatkin-Williams CMG RN there is much about STEPHEN FURNESS and the other ships. He calls the ships "The British Arctic Squadron". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 20 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 20 February , 2020 Again that is excellent horatio2. What would I do without you? All your help is very much appreciated. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 20 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 20 February , 2020 7 hours ago, horatio2 said: If you can get hold of "Under the Black Ensign" by Captain TS Gwatkin-Williams CMG RN Have just ordered from Abe Books £11.50 Thanks again Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James A Pratt III Posted 21 February , 2020 Share Posted 21 February , 2020 Under the Black Ensign is online at archive.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 22 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2020 10 hours ago, James A Pratt III said: Under the Black Ensign is online at archive.org Damn! So it is. I looked too. Kept seeing the pirate one but didn't look closely enough. Better not tell the other half, she's well used to my carelessness. https://archive.org/details/underblackensign00gwat/page/n8/mode/2up Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 23 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2020 (edited) It's a good book, really useful and builds a very good picture of life at Yukanskie and on patrol at this time. Mike Edited 24 February , 2020 by Skipman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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