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day:
The above completes the mines to be laid the first day.
The following will be connected up and embarked the first evening ready for laying out next
On "Solent" (3rd trip).-Five groups, AA, BB, CC, GG, HH.
On "Miner" (3rd trip).—Three groups, DD, EE, FF.
On "Megohm" (3rd trip).-Six groups, JJ, KK, LL, MM, NN, 00.
Second day :-
On
Solent" (4th trip).-Nine lines of mines, 61 to 78. On "Miner" (4th trip)-Six groups, D, E, F, G, H, J. On "Solent" (5th trip).-Three groups, A, B, C.
On "Solent" (6th trip).—Seven lines, 41 to 54.
6.--Laying out Parties.
First day-
"Solent" (1st trip).-Lay from deck lines, 1 to 18, and return.
(2nd trip).-Embark and lay from deck lines, 19 to 27, and groups, A, B. C.
Then embark and lay two or three groups from "Megohm."
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Miner" (1st trip).-Lay moorings and boxes for I, II, III, B, L, E, O, H, R, and return.
(2nd trip).—Embark and lay from deck D, E, F, G, H, J groups, and lay five or six
groups from "Megohm."
Megohm "(1st trip).-Lay main cables I, II, III, B, L, E, O, H, R, and return to pier. (2nd trip).-Embark and take out K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and return to pier.
Second day:-
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'Solent" (3rd trip).-Lay from deck AA, BB, CC, GG, HH, and return to S.M. Pier. (4th trip).-Embark and lay from deck, nine lines, 61 to 78.
(5th trip).-Embark and lay from deck, A, B, C groups, and return.
Miner" (3rd trip).—Lay from deck DD, EE, FF groups, and from "Megohm,” JJ, KK,
LL, MM, NN, 00, and return.
(4th trip).-Embark and lay from deck, D, E, F, G, H, J groups.
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Megohm" take out JJ, KK, LL, MM, NÑ, 00 groups.
Third day:-
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Solent" (6th trip).--Lay from deck lines 41 to 54.
"Miner" repair defects as ordered.
1.—J. B. Boats.
First day
To III, III. B, L, E, O, H, boat from L to R for main cable, then all boats to E.C.
groups as required.
Second day:
Boats to AA, BB, CC, GG, DD, EE, FF, and R (for telephone cable) then as required. No J.B. buoys are to be removed till the whole minefield is laid out.
Bad mines to be left disconnected but not picked up till all are laid out.
1st working parade
Breakfast
2nd working parade
8.- Working Hours and Meals.
5.30 A.M.
7 to 7.30 A.M. 7.30 A.M. 12.30 P.M.
1.15 P.M.
Tiffin
3rd working parade
Dinner
6 P.M.
4th working parade, 7.30 P.M. till work for day is completed.
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Test room and observing station parties arrange their own meals under Section arrangements. Breakfast and tiffin for J.B. boats to be taken out by launch.
Water parties get breakfast after or just before first trip, and tiffin after second trip, or latter be taken out to minefield. All parties should be back for dinner.
9.--Dress and Equipment.
Working dress, with haversack and waterbottle. No arms, belts, or other accoutrements. The distribution of officers and men for the first day of laying out is shown in Table E (ii). All hands are permanently detailed for their defence duties, and are kept well instructed in them.
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