The Yankee Mining Squadron

Summary of Mines Laid

Excursions	1	2	3	4	5	5a	6	7	7a	83	94	10	11	12	13	Total
1. Canonicus	763	710	798	810	170		640	810		820	830	860	860	820	890	9781
2. Housatonic	769	800	840	830	320			810		820	830	860	840	820	800	9399
3. Canandaigua	775	710	760	779	170		640	810		820	830	840	840	855		8829
4. Roanoke	745		830	810	146		640	820		820	840	840	860	855		8206
5. Quinnebaug			600	600			610	590		600	600	610	610	615	610	6045
6. Saranac			597	580						560	600	610	610	615	610	4782
7. Aroostook			320	320	290		330	310	290		320	330	330		340	3180
8. Shawmut			300	320	150			320	2906	270	320	330	330		340	2970
9. San Francisco (Squadron Flagship)	153	2	170	170	170	166	160	1705		1705	1705	170	170	170	170	2179
10. Baltimore	180		180	180	180		180	180			180					12607
	3385	2220	5395	5399	1596	166	3200	4820	580	4880	5520	5450	5450	4750	3760

Supplied by Base 17	28,930
Supplied by Base 18	27,641
Total	56,571

Total U.S. Mines in Northern Barrage	56,571
Total laid by U.S. Squadron in the war	57,470
British mines in Northern Barrage	13,546
Grand Total in Northern Barrage	70,117

Total distance steamed, from the assembly buoy and back	8,383.5	miles
Total hours underway, from the assembly buoy and back	739	hours

Footnotes

1 Additional to ship duties.

2 Present but not planting.

3 Excursion by U.S. and British Minelaying Squadrons joined, Rear Admiral Strauss. U.S.N., in command.

4 Same, Rear Admiral Clinton-Baker, R.N., in command.

5 Flying the flag of the Commander of the Mine Force for the excursion.

6 Flying the Squadron Commander’s broad pennant for the excursion.

7 Plus 899 British mines laid in North Irish Channel.