Hi Just a codicil to my question about HMS Triad. I had a sudden brainwave (don't know why I didn't think of it earlier) and checked the naval records available on the National Archives site. I found the records for Arthur FOLLINGTON and they showed that her did serve on HMS Triad but in 1918, twenty years before the submarine was commissioned. I had been thrown by several sites which claimed the navy only ever had one ship by that name. Further research has shown that there was a yacht called HMS Triad which served a small part in the landings at Gallipoli in WW1. This must have been the ship that Arthur later served on. I'm not sure what a "yacht" is in naval terms. I have visions of a small ship under full sail but that seems unlikely in 1914. If anyone can enlighten me further I'd be grateful. Jennie Tokoroa, NZ -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 321 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len