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Title: Cinderellas of the fleet
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Nutting, William Washburn, 1884-1924
Subjects: Submarine chasers World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations--Submarine
Publisher: Jersey City, N.J. : Standard Motor Construction Co.
Contributing Library: Virginia Beach Public Library
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he Adriatic. It was for these reasons that the Allied forces were bombarding the town and whatever ships might be lying in the roadstead. After demolishing the place troops were to be landed andthe country occupied. No doubt if the war had continued Durazzo would have been used as an Allied base for operations from the landupon Cattaro and other enemy ports. The Italian and British cruisers were to leave Brindisi at 7 a. m.and make a speed of 18 knots to Durazzo—a distance of 60 miles.We averaged 10 knots and timed our departure so as to arrive offthe Albanian coast at the same time as the Allied ships. Down inour hearts we were hoping for a little fun all alone before the bigboys arrived. About 9 :30 the dim outlines of the rugged Albanian coast hove into view. On we eleven Chasers came nearing the coast at every turn of the propellers. It more than once crossed my mind what the Austrians said when they saw eleven little American ensigns snapping THE ciNDERELLAS OK Till-: I-i.i:i:r 111 4
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Photo by courtesy of Ensign Alfred Loomis, U.S.N.R.F. Lieut. Jacoby takes a sight from the bridge of the 129—note the gold star above the crows nest awarded for sinking a sub at the battle of Durazzo. Jacoby has been awarded the Navv Cross. 112 THE CINDERELLAS OF THE FLEET in the breeze and boldly approaching the coast. Perhaps they laughedat our size, but I am inclined to think that our presence cast a decidedly dark cloud across their hopes. We were within five miles of the coast when a smudge on thehorizon indicated the big ships. The signal was hoisted to take as-signed positions. My position was last boat in a unit of three Chasers assigned as a screen to the British light cruisers, when they roundedtheir turning point ofif Cape Pali preparatory to coming into the bombarding sector. Cape Pali is the northern cape at the entrance tothe harbor of Durazzo, as you will see from the diagram. Our unit was known as Unit B and was commanded by Lieut.Wilden A. Ott, U. S. N., aboa

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