Aid, Flag Secretary Lieutenant N. Davis Force Radio Officer Lieutenant W. K. Harrill Force Commun. Officer Ensign D. A. Nichols, R.F. Force Medical Officer Captain (M.C.) E. J. Grow Force Supply Officer Captain (P.C.) G. C. Schafer Same, Later Lieut. (P.C.) R. N. Smither, R.F. Commander of Bases 17 & 18 Captain O. G. Murfin. Headquarters Base 18 Inverness, Scotland Base 17 Invergordon, Scotland. Executive Officer in Charge Commander E. A. Wolleson General Management Officers’ Messes Print Shop Communication Signals Telephone Mail Telegraph Military Administration Guard Details Quarters Messing Plant Power Plant Upkeep Repair Force Carpenters Machinists Operation Assembly & Test of Anchors Assembly & Test of Mines Assembly & Test of Plummet Assembly of Plummet & Anchor Final Assembly Heating Plant Machine Shop Tool Room Medical Department Dispensary Sanitation Sick Bay Supply Pay & Clothing Commissary Laundry Canteen General Mess Chief Petty Officers Gen. Store K Dept Transportation Land Water Disembarking Port Kyle of Loch Alsh. F. W. Ferguson, R.F. Base 18 Inverness, Scotland. Executive Officer in Charge Lieut. Comm’dr L. M. Stewart Organization Like Base 17 Disembarking Port Corpach. A. W. Patten, R.F. Transportation of Mine Layers’ Cargoes. Lieutenant T. Newhall, R.F. * Additional to Principal Duty † On Detached Duty after 11-May-1918 ‡ Same, after 15-July-1918] The other four, with the _San Francisco_, continued the training program. An engine accident in the _Housatonic_, needing 10 days at Norfolk Navy Yard to repair it, delayed us a week, which was profitable for tying up the many loose ends left by the shipyards. Our second great event came on Sunday, 28 April, 1918, when the new squadron got underway together for the first time to exercise tactics and signals while en route from the Chesapeake for Provincetown. The day began and ended with steering gear troubles, and was followed by 40 hours of fog, which deprived us of valuable time that had been counted on. Tuesday, at 5 p.m., the _San Francisco_ and _Housatonic_ arrived at Provincetown. The _Canandaigua_ was already maneuvering on the measured mile course while her diver was searching for a lost anchor. _Canonicus_ was anchored inside. _Quinnebaug_ reported herself anchored in the fog off Nantucket Lightship, repairing an engine break.