Transcriber’s Note: Bold text is enclosed in =equals signs=; italic text is enclosed in _underscores_. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE BRITISH NAVY IN THE WORLD WAR [Illustration] By JOHN LEYLAND HODDER AND STOUGHTON LONDON    NEW YORK    TORONTO MCMXVII _E SHILLING_ THE ACHIEVEMENT _of the_ BRITISH NAVY IN THE WORLD-WAR :: JOHN LEYLAND [Illustration: THE KING CHATTING WITH ADMIRAL BEATTY] THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE BRITISH NAVY IN THE WORLD-WAR BY JOHN LEYLAND [Illustration] ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SEA SERVICE 1 II. THE CENTRE OF SEA-POWER 11 III. SWEEPING THE ENEMY FROM THE OCEANS 21 IV. THE GRASP OF THE MEDITERRANEAN: SEA- AND LAND-POWER 29 V. DEALING WITH THE SUBMARINES 37 VI. THE NAVY AND THE MINE 46 VII. THE NAVY AND ARMY TRANSPORT 55 VIII. THE NAVY THAT FLIES 64 IX. OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE NAVY 71 X. WHAT THE BRITISH NAVY IS AND WHAT IT FIGHTS FOR 79 ILLUSTRATIONS THE KING CHATTING WITH ADMIRAL BEATTY _Frontispiece_ PAGE A BRITISH FLEET STEAMING IN LINE AHEAD 6 DRIFTERS WORKING AT SEA 6 A DRIFTER AT SEA: LOOKING FOR SUBMARINES AND MINES 22 A DRIFTER LAYING ANTI-SUBMARINE NETS 22 FLEETS IN ALLIANCE: BRITISH AND ITALIAN SHIPS IN THE ADRIATIC 38 ON BOARD THE _Queen Elizabeth_ AT MUDROS 38 A FLEET MANŒUVRING AT SEA 64 THE CAPTURED GERMAN SUBMARINE MINE-LAYER UC5 64 A BRITISH SUBMARINE 80 JOURNALISTS ON BOARD A MONITOR 80 _MAPS:_ I. THE CENTRE OF SEA-POWER: THE NORTH SEA _At end of book_ II. THE GRASP OF THE MEDITERRANEAN: SEA- AND LAND-POWER _At end of book_ THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE BRITISH NAVY IN THE WORLD-WAR CHAPTER I DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SEA SERVICE