NOVEMBER 1916 to MARCH 1917 not included
LOG BOOK – APRIL 1917
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signed J T Tweedie, Lt Com RNR, Navigating Officer
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signed T W Bennett, Lt Comdr RNR, [for]
Captain
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1 April 1917
At
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
Harbour
Routine
Coaling
throughout
9.15am:
Discharged 2 Ratings to Hospital
Leave
for CPO's & PO's from 2.00 to 6.30
2.00pm:
Duty watch employed rigging coaling stages etc
Sick
list 2
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2 April 1917
[At Freetown, Sierra Leone]
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
Harbour
Routine
Coaling
throughout
4.00pm:
Finished coaling Received 765 tons
7.55pm:
Water Lighter alongside
Sick
list 1
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3 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat 7.8,
Long -14.3
5.20am:
Heaving in cable
5.38am:
Anchor up & proceeded
1.00pm:
The Captain cautioned Lieut George G Rose RNR for lack of proper respect
towards Lt Commander Thomas W Bennett RD RNR, the Executive Officer
4.30pm:
One Prisoner released from cells
Sick
list 2
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4 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat 4.2,
Long -12.2
10.40am:
Sighted vessels on port bow. Challenged & reply, correct. HMS MARMORA
& 7 ships bound North
Sick
list 2
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5 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat 0.8,
Long -8.8
Sick list
3
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6 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat
-2.6, Long -5.9
10.45am:
Divine Service
4.00pm:
Prisoner released from cells
Sick
list 2
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7 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat
-6.1, Long -2.6
1.25pm:
Convoy increased to 12.5 Knots
Sick
list 5
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8 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat
-9.8, Long 0.3
6.50am:
Reduced to 10 knots whilst BELTANA conducts burial
10.30am:
Divine Service
Sick
list 5
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9 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat
-13.8, Long 2.9
6.30am:
Reduced to 10 knots. BELTANA conducting burial
Sick
list 5
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10 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat
-17.8, Long 5.7
4.10pm:
Read warrant no 6. Prisoner to cells
8.00pm:
Ordered Convoy to steer S30E, Engines & helm as per order to intercept
steamer. Proved to be SS CLAN BUCHANAN – allowed to proceed
Sick
list 4
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11 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat
-21.8, Long 8.5
Sick
list 1
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12 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat
-25.8, Long 11.5
10.10am:
Left convoy to challenge strange vessel
10.12am:
Ordered vessel to stop engines
10.15am:
Fired one 6 Pounder blank & one common shell across bows
10.15am:
Challenge & reply British SS CHARLEMONT [?SS
Lord Charlemont] & allowed to proceed
10.50am:
Resumed course
Sick
list 2
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13 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat
-29.9, Long 14.8
Sick
list 2
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14 April 1917
From Sierra
Leone To Order
Lat
-33.8, Long 18.1
8.00am:
Convoy formed into single line ahead
11.20am:
Challenged by Port Cruiser, reply correct
1.30pm:
Observed Robben Island Lighthouse N69E(T) & Lions Head S86E
2.25pm:
Pilot aboard & proceeded to berth
3.15pm:
Alongside Quay
3.30pm:
Secured
4.15pm:
Read Warrants 7 & 8
6.30pm:
Commenced coaling
Coaling
throughout the night
Sick
list 2
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15 April 1917
At Cape
Town
Lat
-33.9, Long 18.4
Coaling
throughout
6.00am:
Ceased coaling – Received 530 Tons
8.12am:
Resumed coaling
5.00pm:
Ceased coaling received 890 Tons
6.00pm:
Resumed coaling
Sick
list 2
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16 April 1917
[At Cape Town]
Lat
-33.9, Long 18.4
6.00am:
Ceased coaling – received 1300 Tons
7.00am:
Resumed coaling
9.30am:
12 CPOs joined ship
11.00am:
12 CPOs discharged to KENILWORTH CASTLE
11.30am:
Stopped coaling received 1450 Tons
12.15pm:
Pilot aboard
12.35pm:
Let go from Quay & proceeded out
12.40pm:
Passed through lock – Pilot left
3.52pm:
Slang Kop Lighthouse abeam
5.25pm:
Challenged by cruiser & replied. Left convoy & proceeded full speed.
Various courses to anchorage
7.12pm:
Cape Point Light abeam
9.04pm:
Passed Roman Rock
10.03pm:
Anchored
Sick
list 2
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17 April 1917
[At Simons Bay]
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
4.00pm:
Hove up anchor & changed position
4.30pm:
Crew received payment
4.45pm:
Discharged 2 Engine Room Artificers ashore
Sick
list 1
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18 April 1917
At Simons
Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
7.30pm:
Concert party landed (30 Ratings)
11.15pm:
Concert party returned
Sick
list 1
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19 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
Sick
list 0
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20 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
0.15am: HMS
KENT left
Sick
list 0
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21 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
Sick
list 1
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22 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
10.00am:
Landed Church Parties
11.55am:
Church Parties returned
Sick
list 1
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23 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
5.00pm:
Anchor up and shifted berth
Sick
list 1
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24 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
10.30am:
One officer & one Master at Arms & 2 Ratings aboard from HMS ORAMA to
attend Captains Defaulters
4.15pm:
Read Warrants 9 to 14. 6 men placed in cells
Sick
list 1
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25 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
9.30am:
Exercised Abandon Ship - All boats lowered & sent away. One ladder carried
away & 4 men fell. 1 seriously hurt & sent ashore.
Sick
list 1
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26 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
9.05am:
Anchor aweigh & proceeded
9.16am:
Roman Rocks abeam
10.14am:
Stopped and dropped target
11.00am:
Finished 1' aiming rifle
11.20am:
Commenced 6' firing
11.45am:
Finished & proceeded back to anchorage
1.05pm:
Roman Rocks abeam
1.13pm:
Anchored
2.00pm:
Tug with Target returned, having left ship's small target with 60 fathoms line &
anchor behind & unable to find same
6.07pm:
Fire alarm sounded, small fire put out in a locker below Boilermaker's shop
Sick
list 1
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27 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
6.30am:
Detachment of Marines landed for route march
4.00pm:
Read Warrant 50 [?15]
Sick
list 2
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28 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
4.00pm:
Read warrant no 16
Sick
list 3
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29 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
10.00am:
Church Parties landed
Sick
list 2
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30 April 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
9.30am:
HMS CHALLENGER entered harbour
9.45am:
Cot case sent to Hospital
Sick
list 1
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signed J T Tweedie, Lt Com RNR, Navigator
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LOG BOOK – MAY 1917
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signed J T Tweedie, Lt Com RNR, Navigating Officer
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signed T W Bennett, Lt Comdr RNR, for Captain
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1 May 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
Hourly
rounds by Officer of the Watch
Anchor
bearings checked every hour
Harbour
Routine
9.00am:
Divisions & Prayers
10.00am:
Hands employed as requisite
4.00pm:
Evening Quarters
9.00pm:
Rounds
Sick
list 2
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2 May 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
Sick
list 3
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3 May 1917
At Simons
Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
1.00pm:
Landed Funeral Party [for Stoker Patrick
Grant of HMS HYACINTH, per Commonwealth War Graves Commission]
4.40pm:
Funeral Party returned
5.20pm:
One Rating to Detention Quarters
7.00pm:
3 Ratings joined ship for passage
Sick
list 3
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4 May 1917
At Simons
Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
8.00am:
Coal Barge alongside. All hands coaling ship.
9.45am:
HMS CHALLENGER left
11.30am:
HMS CHALLENGER arrived
6.00pm:
Ceased coaling for the day. Lighters left.
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5 May 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
7.50am:
Resumed coaling
6.10pm:
Finished coaling - received 457 tons
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6 May 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat -34.2,
Long 18.4
Saturday
Routine carried out [it was a Sunday]
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7 May 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
7.45am:HMS
MINERVA went into Basin
9.20am:
Water boat alongside
11.45am:
Water boat left
3.20pm:
Water boat alongside
5.45pm:
Water boat left
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8 May 1917
At
Simons Bay
Lat
-34.2, Long 18.4
5.00am:
Tested all Navigating Gear
5.45am:
Anchor up and proceeded
6.07am:
Roman Rocks abeam
8.49am:
Slang Kop Lighthouse abeam 4 miles
10.45am:
Green Point Lighthouse abeam
10.56am:
Anchored
11.30am:
Ship rolling to considerable swell
4.10pm:
Pilot aboard – Hove up anchor & proceeded to dock.
5.01pm:
Alongside Quay
7.15pm:
1 Rating rejoined ship
Sick
list 3
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9 May 1917
At Cape
Town
Lat
-33.9, Long 18.4
7.36am:
Cast off and proceeded out
8.02am:
Anchored
8.45am:
HMS AFRICA entered with Convoy
10.00am:
HMS AFRICA left
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10 May 1917
At Cape
Town
Lat
-33.9, Long 18.4
2.10am:
Whaler sent to SS CERAMIC for doctor
2.30am:
Doctor arrived
8.00am:
Surgeon Shaw & 2 other surgeons joined ship
9.00am:
Lieuts Stagg & Bradley RNR joined ship. Surgeons went ashore except Dr Shaw
RN
9.35am:
2 Engine Room Artificers & 2 Sick Bay ratings joined
11.30am:
Convoy delayed by SS COMMONWEALTH
12.06pm:
COMMONWEALTH ready
12.14pm:
Anchor up & proceeded
1.35pm:
Breakwater Lighthouse abeam
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11 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat
-30.5, Long 15.5
Sick
list 8 and Captain
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12 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat
-26.7, Long 13.0
Sick
list 4
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13 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat
-22.9, Long 10.5
10.30am:
Divine Service
Sick
list 4
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14 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat
-19.0, Long 8.3
Sick
list 3
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15 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat
-15.3, Long 5.7
Sick
list 3
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16 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat
-11.7, Long 3.5
10.00am:
Went out of station for 1" aiming practice
Noon:
Finished firing
Sick
list 3
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17 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat
-8.1, Long 1.1
7.00am:
Lost by accident - Extractors Cartridge hand large 6" Quick Fire
Sick
list 3
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18 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat
-5.3, Long -2.0
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19 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat
-2.6, Long -5.0
Sick
list 3
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20 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat 0.4,
Long -8.6
10.30am:
Divine Service
Sick
list 4
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21 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat 3.3,
Long -12.0
5.35am:
Passed Convoy ? bound South (hull down) No reply
4.00pm:
1 Prisoner released
Sick
list 4
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22 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone
Lat 6.2,
Long -14.5
Sick
list 5
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23 May 1917
From
Cape Town to Sierra Leone & at Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
5.00am:
Formed Convoy "single line ahead" 2.5 cables
8.50am:
Sierra Leone Lighthouse abeam
9.28am:
Anchored
3.00pm:
Lieuts Stagg and Bradley RNR left. Surgeon Shaw RN left
Sick
list 3
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24 May 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
7.40am:
Commenced coaling
9.30am:
2 Chief Engine Room Artificers and 2 Sick Bay Ratings lent left for [SS] CERAMIC
1.15pm:
Finished coaling
2.30pm:
Fleet Auxiliary no 1574 alongside with stores
6.55pm:
No 1574 left & proceeded to anchorage
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25 May 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
7.00am:
Lt Hannaford & bullion party left ship
7.30am:
Waterboat alongside. 4 Carpenter Ratings on board from [HMS] KING ALFRED
10.30am:
6 Naval[?] Ratings, invalids, joined
11.00am:
1 sword bayonet lost overboard from armed party whilst returning aboard
11.30am:
Bullion Lighter alongside
12.30pm:
2nd Bullion Lighter alongside
3.00pm:
SS READING with stores alongside
5.20pm:
SS READING left
6.00pm:
All Lighters left
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26 May 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.5
10.00am:
Anchor up and proceeded out
10.40am:
Sierra Leone Lighthouse abeam
Sick
list 3
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27 May 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat 9.3,
Long -17.5
10.30am:
Divine Service
4.15pm:
McBay AB presented with Humane Society Medal
4.15pm:
PO1 Bannister presented with Long Service Medal
Sick
list 2
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28 May 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
11.2, Long -21.4
Sick
list 9
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29 May 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
12.7, Long -25.4
5.25am:
Vessel sighted – Increased to 70 Revs & signalled her to alter course
to clear convoy. Fired 6 pounder to attract – SS APPAM New York to Dakar
5.50am:
Allowed to proceed
[In 1916 the APPAM had been captured
by the German SMS MOWE and sent into Norfolk, Virginia, under a prize crew. The
United States court ruled that the APPAM was not a legitimate prize and should
be restored to her British owners. See
newspaper report for further details.]
Sick list
10
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30 May 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
16.1, Long -27.5
7.00am:
Passed Brazilian barque ISIS of Rio de Janeiro – Gave Longitude
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31 May 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
19.8, Long -27.7
Page
signed J T Tweedie, Lt Com RNR
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LOG BOOK – JUNE 1917
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Page
signed J T Tweedie, Lt Com RNR, Navigating Officer
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Page
signed A B F Dawson, Captain
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1 June 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
22.9, Long -26.3
Guns
crews visited at irregular intervals
Seaboats
crew exercised every watch
5.00am:
Commenced zigzag
9.15am:
Divisions & Prayers
10.00am:
Exercised General Quarters
12.00
noon: Clocks on 7 minutes to Apparent Time at Ship
4.00pm:
Evening Quarters
5.00pm:
Exercised Collision Stations
9.00pm:
Rounds
Sick
list 7
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2 June 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
26.4, Long -25.0
11.30am:
Seamen & Marines received payment
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3 June 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
29.8, Long -23.6
8.52am:
Altered course 16 points – Full speed. Opened fire with 6 pounder &
rifles on a Buoy adrift
10.30am:
Divine Service
11.30am:
Regained position
Sick
list 8
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4 June 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
33.2, Long -21.9
Sick
list 18
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5 June 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
36.5, Long -20.2
10.30am:
Passed HMS SUFFOLK
5.00pm:
Read warrant No 26
Sick
list 18
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6 June 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
39.9, Long -18.4
12.50pm:
SS STORK of London signalled
Sick
list 18
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7 June 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
43.3, Long -16.2
Sick
list 7
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8 June 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
45.4, Long -13.0
3.30pm:
Destroyers sighted
4.00pm:
Destroyers (10) joined Convoy
Sick
list 7
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9 June 1917
From
Sierra Leone To Order
Lat
47.3, Long -7.2
Sick
list 7
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10 June 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Order [& at Plymouth]
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
0.55am:
Lizard Light on 4 points (N5E)
1.35am:
Fired one blank charge & Very light – Action stations
5.00am:
Eddystone Lighthouse abeam 0.5 miles
5.40am:
Penlee Point Buoy abeam
5.58am:
Anchored
10.15am:
Secured alongside Wharf
11.00am:
Discharged 2 Ratings to Hospital
2.00pm:
Ratings discharged to Depot
2.30pm:
Cast off from Quay
3.10pm:
Moved to No 3 Buoy
Sick
list 7
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11 June 1917
At
Plymouth
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
5.25am:
Coal lighters alongside
6.00am:
Hands coaling ship and ammunition party returning empties
1.30pm:
Working party from Barracks aboard - Coaling ship
6.00pm:
Ceased coaling
6.45pm:
Stokers received payment
Sick
list 0
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12 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00am:
Hands to coal ship
8.05am:
Provision lighter & water boat alongside. Party of 32 men to coal from
Barracks
11.15am:
Ceased coaling - closed ports - lighter left
11.40am:
Pilot aboard & Tugs alongside
11.45am:
Cast off
12.20pm:
Fast in No 2 Dock
3.30pm:
Shifted into No 5 Basin
4.15pm:
Alongside Quay & prepared for coaling. 570 Tons aboard
9.40pm:
Small fire in foremost bunker
9.55pm:
Fire out
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13 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00am:
Hands to coal ship
8.00am:
30 Hands from Barracks to coal ship. 28 men for stores
5.00pm:
Ceased coaling. 1055 Tons aboard
6.20pm:
17 Ratings joined ship
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14 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00am:
Resumed coaling
8.00am:
Working parties aboard
5.00pm:
Ceased coaling
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15 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00am:
Hands to coal ship
8.00am:
Working parties from Depot aboard
5.00pm:
Ceased coaling
8.50pm:
Surgeon Barrett joined ship on passage to HMS MARMORA
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16 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00am
Hands to coal
8.00am:
Stoker party from Depot aboard
9.50am:
Discharged one prisoner with escort to Sheerness Barracks
11.40am:
Ceased coaling
Sick
list 0
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17 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat 50.4,
Long -4.2
3.00pm:
2 Ratings joined from HMS EAGLE
Sick
list 0
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18 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00am:
24 Ratings left for Chatham Depot
7.00am:
Starboard Watch returned from long leave
3.40pm:
Depot party left
Sick
list 1
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19 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
9.00am:
Depot working party onboard
1.10pm:
1 PO & 20 Ratings from Depot painting ship
3.15pm:
Party left
Sick
list 1
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20 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.00am:
Parties from Depot aboard
3.15pm:
Depot parties left
7.55pm:
Engine party returned to Depot
Sick
list 1
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21 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.45am:
Parties from Depot aboard
9.00am:
66 Ratings joined ship on passage
3.30pm:
Depot party left ship
10.30pm:
25 Ratings joined ship from Chatham
Sick
list 1
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22 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat 50.4,
Long -4.2
9.30am:
Lt Frost RNR joined ship on passage
5.50pm:
19 Stoker Ratings joined ship
Sick
list 1
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23 June 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
7.00am:
Unmoored ship & hove out of dock
8.35am:
Secured to No 8 Buoy
3.00pm:
Slipped Buoy & proceeded to sound under King's Harbourmaster orders
3.38pm:
Anchored
6.20pm:
Surgeon Barrett left for Barracks
9.07pm:
Anchor up & proceeded out
10.15pm:
Eddystone Lighthouse abeam
10.40pm:
Eddystone bearing North 5 miles
11.45pm:
Lizard Light N33E, Eddystone N87W
Sick
list 1
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24 June 1917
From
Devonport To Order
Lat
48.4, Long -7.6
1.05am:
Lizard Light abeam 18 miles
2.35pm:
Sighted steamship & heard guns on Starboard bow – Destroyers detached
3.25pm:
Action stations
3.45pm:
Secure
6.30pm:
Destroyer LYRA ordered to Plymouth with survivors
[It seems likely that these were
survivors from the
SS CROWN OF ARAGON which had been torpedoed by U-17.
On board this ship were survivors from the
SS CLAN DAVIDSON, also torpedoed by U-17 earlier the same day, per 'The Dictionary of
Disasters at Sea During the Age of Steam' by Charles Hocking]
7.30pm:
HMS RUBY joined Convoy
Sick
list 2
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25 June 1917
From
Devonport To Sierra Leone
Lat
46.1, Long -13.4
10.00am:
Escort parted company
4.00pm:
Read Warrants 27 to 32
Sick
list 2
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26 June 1917
From
Devonport To Sierra Leone
Lat
44.0, Long -19.6
2.00pm:
Sub Lieutenant of Watch stationed at bow
Sick
list 3
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27 June 1917
From
Devonport To Sierra Leone
Lat
39.7, Long -22.3
Sick
list 3
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28 June 1917
From
Devonport To Sierra Leone
Lat
34.4, Long -22.1
4.00pm:
Read Warrant No 33
5.00pm:
4 Men released from cells
Sick
list 3
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29 June 1917
From
Devonport To Sierra Leone
Lat
29.2, Long -22.3
Sick
list 3
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30 June 1917
From
Devonport To Sierra Leone
Lat
23.6, Long -21.9
Sick
list 3
Page
signed J T Tweedie, Lt Comr RNR, Navigator
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LOG BOOK – JULY 1917
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Page
signed J T Tweedie, Lt Comr RNR, Navigating Officer; H J G Finch, Lt RNR
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Page
signed A B F Dawson, Captain
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1 July 1917
From
Devonport To Sierra Leone
Lat
18.1, Long -21.6
Guns
crews visited at irregular intervals
Seaboats
crew exercised every watch
9.15am:
Divisions & Inspection
10.30am:
Divine Service
12.50pm:
Altered course S16W
4.00pm:
Evening Quarters
9.00pm:
Rounds
Sick
list 3
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2 July 1917
From
Devonport To Sierra Leone
Lat
12.9, Long -19.8
10.00am:
Doctor's inspection of Firemen
11.00am:
Seamen's inspection by Doctor
4.00pm:
Read Warrants Nos 35 & 36
Sick
list 3
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3 July 1917
From
Devonport To Sierra Leone
Lat 8.7,
Long -15.9
9.15pm:
Passed Convoy with HMS ORAMA
Sick
list 4
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4 July 1917
From Devonport
To Sierra Leone
Lat 5.2,
Long -13.1
9.53am:
Convoy taken over by HMS [name not given]
11.00pm:
Sounded - 250 fathoms - no bottom
11.30pm:
Sounded - Lost lead & wire
Sick
list 4
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5 July 1917
From
Devonport To Sierra Leone, & At Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
0.30 to
6.00am: Sounding every half hour
6.00am:
Sighted land S60E
9.25am:
Lighthouse abeam
10.00am:
Anchored
11.30am:
Collier alongside
11.45am:
Lighter alongside
1.10pm:
Discharged 19 Ratings to KING ALFRED
1.30pm:
Commenced coaling
1.45pm:
One officer joined from ORAMA
3.00pm:
3 Officers & 4 Ratings to shore
6.30pm:
Ceased coaling
Sick
list 4
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6 July 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
7.30am:
Resumed coaling
10.05am:
Bullion Lighter alongside
11.45am:
Finished coaling starboard side
4.15pm:
Engineering Sub Lt Cole RNR left ship
4.30pm:
Finished coaling
5.00pm:
Collier left
6.30pm:
Lost overboard out of sling - 1 package chocolate 50 lbs; 8 packages milk; 1
package Limejuice 10lbs broken; 1 package Limejuice 10lbs empty
Sick
list 4
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7 July 1917
At
Sierra Leone [& From Sierra Leone to
Plymouth]
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.8
5.55am:
Water boat alongside
7.55am:
Stand By - Loaded all Guns
8.05am:
Anchor aweigh & proceeded out
8.30am:
Sierra Leone Lighthouse abeam
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8 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
10.7, Long -18.2
10.30am:
Divine Service
6.04pm:
Intercepted SS SNOWDON of London - Fired 3 rounds of 6 pounder
Sick
list 8
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9 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
14.5, Long -20.2
Sick
list 7
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10 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
18.7, Long -20.6
Sick
list 6
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11 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
22.9, Long -21.7
9.00am:
Tested Depth Charge dropping gear all correct
Sick
list 6
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12 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
27.5, Long -22.6
Sick
list 5
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13 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
31.6, Long -22.4
Sick
list 5
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14 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
35.7, Long -20.8
Sick
list 6
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15 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
39.8, Long -19.0
10.30am:
Divine Service
Sick
list 6
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16 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
43.5, Long -17.1
1.00pm:
Sold 2 Deserters' effects
Sick
list 7
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17 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
46.1, Long -12.9
2.34pm:
Sighted Destroyers
4.00pm
Handed Convoy over to Torpedo Boat Squadron
Sick
list 6
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18 July 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth
Lat
49.0, Long -5.9
4.50am
to 2.15pm: Sounding frequently
5.44pm:
Eddystone Lighthouse N35E
6.00pm:
Eddystone Lighthouse abeam distance 1 mile
6.53pm:
Breakwater Lighthouse abeam
6.57pm:
Anchored
Sick
list 6
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19 July 1917
At
Plymouth
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.45am:
Pilot aboard & Tug fast
6.47am:
Anchor up & proceeded
7.35am:
Fast alongside
9.30am:
1 Sub Lieut Engineering & 15 Ratings discharged to Hospital
11.00am:
Hands discharging Bullion
12.25pm:
All Bullion discharged
6.30pm:
Shifted ship
7.30pm:
In Berth
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20 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00am:
Hands turned to rigging coaling whips etc
7.30pm:
Shifted berth
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21 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.30am:
Commenced coaling
8.30am:
Working parties aboard
5.00pm:
Ceased coaling for the day 323 Tons
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22 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Coaling
through the day
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23 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Coaling
through the day
7.00am:
All (Jap) Rifles & ammunition put ashore
8.00am:
Received 55 boxes of 303 ammunition
2.30pm:
Coaling party from JUBILEE[?] arrived
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24 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Coaling
through the day
9.30am:
One steward rating joined
5.00pm:
Ceased coaling 1321 Tons aboard
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25 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Coaling
through the day
11.30am:
Engineering Sub Lieut Moore sent to Hospital
5.00pm:
Ceased coaling 1590 Tons aboard
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26 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Coaling
through the day
Page
signed J T Tweedie Lt Com RNR
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27 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Coaling
through morning
9.30am:
Lieut A F Lucas RNR joined ship; Lt Comdr J T Tweedie RNR left ship
Noon:
Finished coaling. Received 1964 Tons Coal
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28 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
11.00am:
Monthly payment
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29 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
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30 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.30am:
Working party from ALBEMARLE & Engine Room Ratings came aboard
10.00am:
One prisoner left ship for detention
1.00am:
1 Mercantile Marine Rating discharged to Hospital
4.30pm:
Made Monthly payment
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31 July 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.45am:
Hands fall in Holystoning decks
Page
signed H J G Finch Lieut RNR
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LOG BOOK – AUGUST 1917
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Page
signed H J G Finch Lieut RNR & Geo G Rose Lieutenant RNR
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1 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Rounds
visited by Officer of the Watch
4.00am:
Fine weather
7.00am:
Hands cleaning ship
10.00am:
Hands variously employed
1.30pm:
Hands fall in Employed refitting boats falls & cleaning ship
5.00pm:
Gave usual leave
8.00pm:
Dull weather
9.00pm:
Rounds
10.00pm:
Piped down
Sick
list 1
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2 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Sick
list 1
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3 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Sick
list 1
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4 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
3.10-3.40pm:
Shifted ship astern
Sick
list 3
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5 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.50am:
Landed RC Church Party
9.00am: H
M Hannaford Lieut RNR Temporary left ship
10.15am:
Secured ship for Basin trials
Sick
list Nil
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6 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
4.00pm: Read
Warrant 38
Sick
list 1
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7 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
1.00am:
Day opens, Fine and Clear
4.00am:
Thick fog
3.30pm:
Moved ship along quay and secured again
Sick
list 3
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8 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
1.30am:
1 Officer sent to hospital (Engineering Sub Lieut Allworth RNR)
10.00am:
H J G Finch Lt RNR discharged to RN Hospital
1.20pm:
Discharged 2 Stokers to hospital
4.00pm:
Read Warrants 39 & 40
6.45pm:
1 Rating joined ship from hospital
Sick
list 4
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9 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat 50.4,
Long -4.2
8.20am:
Landed escort
9.55am:
Escort returned with 2 prisoners
Sick
list 2
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10 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
3.45pm:
Engineering Sub-Lieut Owen left ship with two officers for Devonport Barracks
10.00pm:
Two Steward ratings joined ship from Portsmouth
Sick
list 1
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11 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Sick
list 2
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12 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.45am:
Landed Roman Catholic Church party
9.45am:
Landed Church of England Church party
10.00am:
Landed Wesleyan Church party
12.45pm:
Landed Presbyterian Church party
12.45pm:
1 Fireman and 1 Cook discharged to hospital
6.00pm:
Shifted ship
6.15pm:
Ship secured
Sick
list 3
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13 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
2.00pm:
One Lieut RNVR, one Assistant Paymaster RNVR and one Warrant Boatswain joined
ship on passage
2.30pm:
2 Stoker ratings joined ship
4.00pm:
Read Warrants Nos 41, 42 , 43, 44
8.20pm:
Five ratings joined ship
Sick
list 3
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14 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
10.00am:
Lieut Palmer RNVR, Assistant Paymaster Tune RNVR, Mr Neil, Bosun, on board. One
marine joined ship from barracks
3.45pm:
Pilot came on board
3.50pm:
Proceeded from docks
4.15pm:
Shackled on to No 7 buoy
Sick
list 4
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15 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
9.30am:
1 Marine discharged to RN Detention
11.25am:
Two Sick Bay ratings joined ship
3.00pm:
Hoisted steam-boat to repair rudder
4.00pm:
Two ratings left ship to join depot
Sick
list 3
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16 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
3.00pm:
One officer joined ship
Sick
list 3
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17 August 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00am:
Two coal lighters came alongside, one made fast on each side
6.40am:
Started coaling
2.40pm:
One Marine joined ship from Barracks
3.00pm:
Discharged one Marine to hospital
3.00pm:
Finished coaling, took in 227 tons
4.50pm:
Lighters shoved off
6.30pm:
Slipped buoy, Helm and engines as required for moving vessel to Plymouth Sound
with tug-boat
6.55pm:
Slipped tug
7.04pm:
Anchored
Sick
list 4
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18 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone, & at Devonport
Lat
49.9, Long -4.6
4.00am:
Heavy rain from 4 to 5 am
6.30am:
Unmoored, vessel riding at single anchor (port)
8.45am:
Anchor weighed
11.30am:
Loaded all guns
Sick
list 4
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19 August 1917
[From Plymouth to Sierra Leone]
Lat
46.7, Long -8.6
3.00am:
Moderate wind and sea. Fine clear weather
8.00am:
Light wind, slight sea. Fine clear weather
10.15am:
Submarine sighted by escorting destroyers, general quarters and speed increased
to 75 revs
10.31am:
Speed reduced to 60 revs and vessel takes her position with destroyers and
convoy
4.00pm:
Light wind and Fine clear weather
Midnight:
Light wind and swell
Sick
list 4
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20 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Lat
44.1, Long -13.7
8.00pm:
Light winds, smooth and clear
Sick
list 4
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21 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Long
41.5, Lat -17.9
8.00am:
Moderate wind and sea, Fine and clear
Sick
list 5
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22 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Lat
37.2, Long -19.7
4.00am:
Strong wind, moderate sea, frequent misty showers
3.00pm:
Misty showers. Smooth, light wind
4.00pm:
Two men released from cells
Midnight:
Dull, clear and cloudy intervals
Sick
list 8
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23 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Lat
32.8, Long -21.3
5.15am:
TOFUA fired gun at supposed submarine, Action stations
5.30am:
Disperse sounded
Noon:
Fine and calm weather
6.00pm:
Light wind, Smooth sea, Clear weather
Sick
list 6
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24 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Lat 28.5,
Long -22.2
6.00am:
Light Easterly Wind and sea
Sick
list 6
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25 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Lat 24.1,
Long -21.9
4.00pm:
Fresh Trades, Moderate sea, Hazy
Midnight:
Fresh Trade wind, Rough sea
Sick
list 6
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26 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Lat 19.7,
Long -21.6
9.30am:
Hands muster by Open List
10.30am:
Divine Service
11.00am:
Fresh Trades, moderate sea, fine, hazy
1.00pm:
Commenced steering by hand gear
2.40pm:
Unshipped hand-steering and vessel steered from bridge
4.00pm:
One man released from cells
4.30pm:
Stopped zigzagging owing to fog
4.53pm:
Fog lifted
8.00pm:
Moderate wind & Sea, Clear weather
Sick
list 5
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27 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Lat
15.5, Long -21.1
3.00pm:
Released three cell prisoners
4.00pm:
Heavy rain
Sick
list 5
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28 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Lat 11.6,
Long -19.7
3.30am:
Heavy rains & Wind Squalls
8.00am:
Continuous mists and heavy rains
3.30pm:
Released one cell prisoner
4.00pm:
Light wind and sea
Midnight:
Light wind and sea. Clear and Cloudy
Sick
list 6
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29 August 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Lat 9.0,
Long -16.6
1.03pm:
Steamer reported on Starboard Bow
1.30pm:
Left convoy to intercept her
1.40pm:
Fired one blank and three rounds of practice from forward 6 pounder across her
bows (British SS STRATHENDRICK)
2.25pm:
Resumed position with convoy
8.00pm:
Heavy rains and Light airs
Sick
list 7
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30 August 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone, & at Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
0.30-5.30am:
Sounding every half hour
1.00am:
Heavy Rains
5.12am:
Sighted Cape Sierra Leone Light bearing S75E
5.38am:
Land sighted
7.58am:
Let go Starboard anchor
10.20am:
Hove up and moved to berth B4
11.55am:
Hove up and moved into berth B4 (correct position)
1.00pm:
Landed escort for prisoner from HMS SUFFOLK
Sick
list 7
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31 August 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
10.10am:
3 Ratings joined ship
1.25pm:
Two ratings joined from MARMORA for BRITANNIC
6.30pm:
Wireless Operator joined ship for passage
8.00pm:
Forward guy of starboard boom carried away and repaired
Sick
list 6
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LOG BOOK – SEPTEMBER 1917
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Page signed
Geo G Rose, Lieutenant RNR, Navigating Officer
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New
mercurial barometer brought into use on Sept 26th 1917
New wet
and dry bulb thermometers brought into use on Sept 26th 1917
New
thermometer for sea temperature brought into use Sept 26th 1917
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1 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone.
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
Vessel
at anchor
Visited
rounds at odd intervals
5.25am: Hands
called
6.00am:
Hands fall in
Saturday
routine
8.00am:
Breakfast
9.00am:
Hands fall in, party employed shifting and restowing flour. Other hands as
requisite
Noon:
Leave for part of watch from 2.30pm to 6.30pm
1.00pm:
Hands make and mend clothes
2.00pm:
Monthly payments
2.30pm:
Landed liberty men and Patrols
4.00pm:
Evening Quarters
4.30pm:
Discharged wireless operator to shore
5.20pm:
One stoker joined ship from detention
6.30pm:
Liberty men return on board
9.00pm:
Rounds visited
10.00pm:
Pipe down
Rounds
at odd intervals
Midnight:
Steam-boat moored up & fires out
Sick
list 5
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2 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone.
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
10.15am:
Collier SS PRIESTFIELD alongside (Starboard)
11.00am:
Heavy rains throughout morning
1.00pm:
Commenced coaling
6.10pm:
Stopped coaling
6.25pm:
Collier cast off
Sick
list 5
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3 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone.
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
Noon:
Heavy Rain at intervals
Sick
list 7
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4 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone.
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
8.00am:
Coal lighters secured alongside each side of ship
4.45pm:
Escort returned with prisoner, one rating joined ship from hospital for BACCHANTE
6.00pm:
Finished coaling, took in 366.5 tons
Sick
list 7
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5 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
10.55am:
Shifted anchorage to berth B5
11.12am:
Dropped Starboard anchor
Sick
list 9
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6 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone.
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
3.10pm:
HMS BACCHANTE arrives at her anchorage
6.40pm:
Liberty men return, 6 absentees
Sick
list 9
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7 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
4.00pm:
Read Warrant No 54
Sick
list 9
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8 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
Sick
list 9
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9 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
8.30am:
2 Water tanks alongside
10.30am:
Divine Service and Captain's rounds
Noon:
Continuous heavy rains
Sick list
8
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10 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone.
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
10.00am:
Took bullion on board
Noon:
Continuous heavy rain
4.00pm:
Read Warrants 59, 60 & 61
Sick
list 10
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11 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone.
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
2.10pm:
Received one case from HMS HIMALAYA containing model
3.45pm:
Midshipman Nicholls joins ship for passage from HMS HIMALAYA
4.00pm:
One man released from cells
5.00pm:
Prisoner discharged to HMS BACCHANTE
5.30pm:
Surgeon Robinson RN, Probationary-Surgeon Robson RNVR join ship
7.20pm:
5 Ratings joined ship also One prisoner
Sick
list 11
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12 September 1917
At
Sierra Leone.
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
10.50am:
Mails come on board
10.55am:
Received 76 bags potatoes
11.20am:
Engineering Captain RN joins ship for passage
1.00pm:
Sighted anchor, dropped again with 3 shackles of chain
Sick
list 16
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13 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound, & at Sierra Leone
Lat 8.8,
Long -14.3
5.13am:
Anchor aweigh
5.48am:
False Cape bore S6W
5.48am:
Cape Sierra Leone Lighthouse S37E
4.00pm:
Read Warrant No 62
8.00pm:
Vessel showing dim stern light
Sick
list 13
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14 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat 10.2,
Long -18.3
10.00am:
Stewards and hands re-stowing flour and potatoes
Noon: PO
Pitt temporarily released from cells
Sick
list 16
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15 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
13.9, Long -20.2
Midnight
to 4.00am: Heavy rains and lightning displays during watch
8.00am:
Continuous Rains
4.00pm:
Read Warrants Nos 64 & 65
Sick
list 17
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16 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
18.7, Long -20.6
10.00am:
Divine Service
Sick
list 17
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17 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
23.3, Long -21.1
Sick
list 18
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18 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
28.1, Long -21.0
4.10pm:
One man released from cells
Sick
list 18
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19 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
33.0, Long -20.6
Sick
list 18
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20 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
37.8, Long -19.5
Sick
list 17
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21 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
41.9, Long -17.1
8.20am:
Vessel sighted on Starboard bow
3.32pm:
Sighted vessel on Port bow
3.52pm:
Full speed to intercept her
3.58pm:
Fired 2 rounds from P1 6 inch gun
4.00pm:
Action stations
4.10pm:
Secure
Sick
list 18
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22 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
45.5, Long -13.9
10.20am:
Altered course to intercept vessel on Starboard bow
10.45am:
Resumed position with convoy
4.15pm:
Escort sighted
Sick
list 15
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23 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
47.9, Long -8.9
4.00pm:
One prisoner released from cells
Sick
list 14
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24 September 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound [& at
Devonport]
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
0.45am: Lizard
Light sighted
1.46am:
Lizard on 4 points, bearing N21E
2.45am:
Lizard abeam, distance 11 miles
5.45am:
Eddystone abeam, bearing N73W Magnetic
5.50am:
Thick fog
6.35am:
Fog lifted. Fog signals carried out
6.58am:
Let go Starboard anchor
9.38am:
Hove up and vessel proceeding to Devonport
10.30am:
Discharged One officer, 17 men to Hospital
11.00am:
Hands rig coaling gear
2.00am:
9 Ratings discharged to Royal Navy Barracks
5.00pm:
40 Ratings joined ship for passage
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25 September 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.00am:
Hands commenced coaling
12.45pm:
Sick Bay rating sent to Depot
4.00pm:
One officer joined ship
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26 September 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.00am:
Hands commence coaling
8.30am:
Seven Engine Room Artificers and working party from Barracks arrive
8.40am:
Stoker working party arrive on board from JUPITER
9.30am:
Landed escort with one prisoner
10.00am:
One stoker from HMS JUPITER returned sick. Landed ammunition for half yearly
heat test. 3 cases of 6" Quick Fire, 1 Case Breech Loader, 2 boxes 6
pounder
1.00pm:
Thermometers taken on shore
1.15pm:
Discharged one marine and one seaman to RN Hospital
5.00pm:
Ceased coaling
5.20pm:
Coal lighters shoved off from Starboard side
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27 September 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00am:
Two full coal lighters come alongside
6.30am:
Steam cutter's funnel dropped overboard
8.00am:
Hands carried on coaling
8.15am:
Barracks coaling party on board
8.20am:
Engine Room Artificers on board
11.15am:
Five signal ratings on board
11.20am:
Diving party alongside ship to lift funnel dropped overboard
1.15pm:
Divers raise funnel
3.00pm:
Provision lighters come alongside
4.00pm:
Lieut Gee RNR left ship in company with Provost Marshall
4.30pm:
Working party left ship
5.00pm:
Stopped coaling
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28 September 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.00am:
Commenced coaling
8.20am:
Barracks working party arrive
9.20am:
Landed escort for prisoner
Noon:
Two ratings joined ship
3.30pm:
Discharged Lieut Gee to Depot
4.00pm:
Two signal ratings joined ship
10.05pm:
Five ratings joined ship
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29 September 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.00am:
Hands commence coaling
3.20pm:
Landed escort with prisoner
3.35pm:
Landed one seaman cot case for hospital
4.15pm:
Escort returned
5.00pm:
Stopped coaling
5.30pm:
Paid monthly wages
9.20pm:
Coal lighters shoved off from Starboard side
11.00pm:
Eleven ratings joined ship from Portsmouth Royal Navy Barracks
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30 September 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
7.00am:
Hands employed coaling ship
11.55am:
Ceased coaling
Coal
received since coaling commenced 2050 Tons
6.30pm: Water
boat cast off
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LOG BOOK – OCTOBER 1917
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Page
signed Geo G Rose, Lieutenant RNR, Navigating Officer
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1 October 1917
At Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
1.00am:
Rounds visited, Boats moored and correct
6.30am:
Hands employed cleaning ship
8.00am:
Breakfast
8.45am:
Quarters clean guns
9.00am:
Hands fall in and clean ship
10.00am:
Three marines join ship. Sent escort ashore
11.00am:
Discharged Three Stokers ashore. Escort returned
Noon:
Dinner
12.15pm:
Hands make & mend clothes
1.50pm:
Escort landed for prisoner
1.15pm:
Lighter came alongside with meat. Starboard watch gets it on board
2.00pm:
Discharged 2 marines to Barracks Chatham
4.00pm:
Both watches employed in hoisting boats
5.05pm:
Both watches fall in and get ready to leave harbour
5.15pm:
Tug alongside and made fast
5.20pm:
Lieut Lucas RNR discharged to hospital
5.30pm:
Slipped buoy and vessel being towed to Plymouth Sound
6.41pm:
Dropped Starboard anchor with three shackles of cable
6.48pm:
Tugs cast off
7.50pm:
Tug brought provisions
9.00pm:
Rounds visited
Sick
list Nil
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2 October 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Dakar, and at Plymouth Sound
Lat
50.0, Long -5.0
0.30am:
Lt Sargent RNR, Sub Lieut Ashworth and two Warrant engineers joined ship from Depot
8.00am:
HMS SPITFIRE made fast alongside
10.25am:
Anchor aweigh
1.00am:
Revolutions to maintain position with HMS CUMBERLAND
6.30pm:
Trawlers parted company
Sick
list 1
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3 October 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Dakar
Lat
49.1, Long -8.0
Sick list
1
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4 October 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Dakar
Lat
47.7, Long -10.9
5.40pm:
Vessel left convoy and stopped zigzagging
Sick
list 1
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5 October 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Dakar
Lat
44.5, Long -15.5
2.30am:
Vessel rolling heavily
9.38am:
Exercised Hand Steering Gear
1.00pm:
Heavy swell from SW
Sick
list 1
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6 October 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Dakar
Lat
40.2, Long -17.8
8.20am:
Sighted sailing ship on Port bow
10.10am:
Fired one 6" shell across her bows
10.10am:
Sailing vessel replies by sending two shells which fell short
10.12am:
General Quarters, Full Speed. Commenced to sink sailing vessel
11.45am:
Ceased firing
11.55am:
Sailing vessel sunk
Noon:
Vessel steaming to spot where ship sank for survivors
12.25pm:
Sighted boat full of men on Starboard bow
12.45pm:
Stopped and picked up survivors
12.55pm:
Revs 70 and vessel put on her course
4.10pm:
One man released from cells. Watch turned in No 4 lifeboat to be repaired
5.20pm:
Fired guns loaded with lyddite shell for half-yearly test
Sick
list 6
[The sailing ship was the
three-masted French vessel QUILLOTA. The Cabinet papers for 8 October 1917
state: 'The First Sea Lord reported that HMS Mantua had sunk an armed French
sailing-ship by gunfire in the Bay of Biscay, mistaking her for a German
raider. One Frenchman had been killed on the sailing-ship, and six of the crew
of HMS Mantua had been wounded. Suitable apologies had been tendered to the
French government, and the Admiral at Sierra Leone had been ordered to Dakar to
confer with the French Naval Commander, with a view to investigating matters
with the French.' (Papers held at the National Archives, ref CAB/23/4. The
report of the subsequent Court of Enquiry is also held at the National
Archives, ref ADM 116/1719, but is not available online.) There is an account
in French of the incident from the viewpoint of the French ship at
Pages 14-18 Forum ]
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7 October 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Dakar
Lat
35.1, Long -19.1
Sick
list 4
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8 October 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Dakar
Lat
29.9, Long -20.6
1.30am:
Rotator and log line carried away
6.10am:
Sighted steamer on Starboard bow
6.35am:
Altered course to intercept steamer
Sick
list 6
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9 October 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Dakar
Lat
24.6, Long -20.1
5.00pm:
Ship sighted on Port Beam
6.00pm:
Challenged stranger, reply Spanish SS VALBANERA
Sick
list 5
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10 October 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Dakar
Lat 19.3,
Long -18.9
Sick
list 6
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11 October 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Dakar, & at Dakar
Lat
14.7, Long -17.4
8.15am:
Sighted Cape Verde Bearing S60E
10.15am:
Picked up escorting steamer
10.48am:
Stopped. Dropped anchor
2.30pm:
Discharged 27 Ratings to HMS BACCHANTE
5.00pm:
Discharged QUILLOTA survivors to shore
Sick
list 5
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12 October 1917
At Dakar
Lat
14.7, Long -17.4
9.20am:
Cutter's crew sent for sand
2.00pm:
Took sand on board
11.10pm:
Mails from BACCHANTE arrived
Sick
list 5
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13 October 1917
At Dakar
Lat
14.7, Long -17.4
10.00am:
Landing party for sand
Sick
list 7
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14 October 1917
At Dakar
Lat
14.7, Long -17.4
2.00pm:
Discharged seven signal ratings DMS to their respective ships
5.00pm:
Discharged 14 signal ratings to convoy
Sick
list 8
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15 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
14.8, Long -17.8
7.45am:
Gangway hoisted, special duty men at stations
8.09am:
Anchor aweigh
Sick
list 7
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16 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
16.2, Long -20.2
Sick
list 7
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17 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
18.6, Long -20.3
Sick
list 7
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18 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
21.0, Long -20.4
Sick
list 7
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19 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
23.6, Long -20.2
Sick
list 6
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20 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
26.6, Long -19.9
Sick
list 6
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21 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
29.6, Long -20.1
10.35am:
Divine Service
12.20pm:
Ship sighted on Starboard bow
1.19pm:
Full speed to intercept
1.25pm:
Fired 6 pounder blank
1.34pm:
Steamer correct. Reduced speed and took up original position with convoy
5.21pm:
Stopped ship and lowered away port sea-boat with boarding party sent to
RHODESIAN TRANSPORT. Six firemen to replace men laid up with fever. Surgeon Ash
also sent to see patients.
6.15pm:
Sea-boat's crew and Surgeon return to ship
6.17pm:
Seaboat hoisted and vessel proceeded to rest of convoy
Sick
list 6
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22 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
31.7, Long -20.2
8.52am:
Vessel turns 16 points to starboard to find SS KANGAROO, in tow by SS POLITICIAN
and lost during the night
4.05pm:
Read Warrant No 68
Sick
list 6
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23 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
34.5, Long -20.1
7.15pm:
Ships sighted off Starboard bow
7.24pm:
Several vessels made out to be steering across our bows
Sick
list 7
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24 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
35.8, Long -19.6
9.30am:
Convoy turned 16 Points to pick up stragglers in convoy
Sick
list 8
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25 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
37.8, Long -18.7
Sick
list 9
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26 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
40.4, Long -17.4
8.00pm:
Ship pitching easily to long NWly swell
Sick
list 10
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27 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat 42.6,
Long -15.9
Sick
list 16
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28 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
44.2, Long -14.7
2.00am:
Lost Naval Code 2 Pennant through high wind
6.20am:
Fired 6 Pounder blank for barque to heave to
7.37am:
Tow from SS POLITICIAN to SS KANGAROO parted
7.40am: Full
speed and hands preparing to take KANGAROO in tow
8.55am: KANGAROO
takes on board hawser
9.55am:
KANGAROO secured, Slow ahead and increasing speed slowly to 55 Revs or 9 knots
to catch up with convoy
2.50pm:
Resumed position with convoy
Sick
list 32
[A report on the effectiveness of
convoying from the Ministry of Shipping to the War Cabinet dated 10 November
1917 states: 'In HMS MANTUA's convoy, the SS KANGAROO with 6000 tons of wheat
from Australia, broke down and was successfully towed in, first by SS
POLITICIAN then by HMS MANTUA. Had the KANGAROO not been in convoy it is
reasonable to suppose that she would have been sunk.' The document is held at
National Archives, catalogue reference CAB/24/31. In December 1917 the owners,
master and crew of the POLITICIAN instituted legal action against the owners of
the KANGAROO. In July 1918 the Court awarded £5000 to the plaintiffs in
respect of the salvage services rendered by them to the KANGAROO. (Source: The
National Archives catalogue reference HCA27/166)]
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29 October 1917
From
Dakar to England
Lat
46.6, Long -12.7
Vessel
towing SS KANGAROO
2.00am:
Misty Rain occasionally
6.30am:
Sighted escort off Port beam
Sick
list 34
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30 October 1917
From
Dakar to Plymouth Sound
Lat
48.7, Long -9.0
Vessel
towing SS KANGAROO
4.50pm:
SS ORMEDALE fell out of line through cargo shifting
9.05pm:
Sighted 2nd escort
Sick
list 43
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31 October 1917
From
Dakar to Plymouth Sound
Lat
48.7, Long -9.0
Vessel
towing SS KANGAROO
4.27pm:
Sighted Eddystone Light House on Port Bow
6.00pm:
Slipped tow rope, SS KANGAROO taken in tow by BLAZER and REVENGER
6.45pm:
Dropped Port anchor
8.45pm:
Tug alongside with towing wire from SS KANGAROO
Sick
list 44
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LOG BOOK – NOVEMBER 1917
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Page
signed Geo G Rose, Lieutenant RNR, Navigating Officer
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1 November 1917
At
Plymouth Sound [& at Devonport]
Lat 50.4,
Long -4.2
2.30am:
Rounds visited and correct
6.25am:
Hands called
6.30am:
King's Harbour Master came on board
6.40am:
Tug alongside
6.45am:
Hands fall in, special duty men to stations. Commenced heaving up anchor.
6.56am:
Anchor aweigh, engines & helm as required, Vessel leaving for Devonport
8.00am:
Made fast to No 9 buoy
8.15am:
Breakfast
9.00am:
Hands fall in, employed variously
9.30am:
Discharged 28 ratings and Engineering Lieutenant to Hospital. Hospital working
party takes baggage away.
1.00pm:
Hands prepare to shift ship
1.27pm:
Slipped buoy, worked helm and engines for taking ship alongside wharf
2.10pm:
Ship secured
3.00pm:
Two firemen, 1 Carpenter rating joined ship from Depot
4.00pm:
Usual leave granted from 4.30pm to 8.00am
5.15pm:
Started Coaling with Dockyard labour
7.30pm:
Stopped coaling
9.00pm:
Rounds visited
11.40pm:
Escort and prisoner returned on board
Sick
list 11
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2 November 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
7.00am:
Coaling commenced by Shore party
11.05am:
Fifteen Engine Room Artificers joined ship from Depot, men lent to assist in
Engine Room
1.40pm:
Discharged one Officer and two ratings to hospital
2.00pm:
Discharged one officer to Barracks
2.15pm:
Starboard watch getting stores on board
3.05pm:
Five casks of rum taken on board. Chief Gunner's Party getting empty ammunition
cases on shore
Sick
list 3
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3 November 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
5.45am:
Coal lighter alongside Port side
7.00am:
Coaling party arrived on board
7.30am:
Commenced coaling
8.30am:
Chief Gunner's party taking in ammunition
8.40am:
Landed escort
11.00am:
Landed two ratings for hospital
11.30am:
Four midshipmen arrived, also six firemen
11.35am:
Escort returned with two prisoners
1.15pm:
Hands employed getting Paymaster's stores on board, Meat and Provisions
Sick
list 3
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4 November 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.00am:
Commenced coaling
9.15am:
Escort returns with prisoner
2.00pm:
Two stokers joined ship from Depot
2.35pm:
2nd part of Port Watch taking in Canteen Stores for HMS BRITANNIA
7.00pm:
Finished coaling, took in 2000 12/20 tons
9.00pm:
Coal lighters cast off from Port side
Sick
list Nil
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5 November 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.40am:
One officer joined ship (Engineering Sub-Lieutenant)
6.55am:
Twelve ratings joined ship from Chatham
8.03am:
Landed escort
9.30am:
Engineering Lieutenant joined ship
10.30am:
Escort returned with two prisoners
2.00pm:
Moved ship along the dock wall
2.30pm:
Ship secured
8.30pm: One
Chief Petty Officer, 1 Yeoman of Signals joined ship
Sick
list Nil
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6 November 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
9.30am:
Hands employed getting in ammunition, party getting out dirty linen and as
required
9.30am:
Landed escort
11.27am:
Escort returns with prisoner
12.45pm:
Discharged one officer to Barracks also one rating
1.30pm:
Discharged one rating to Depot
4.00pm:
Read Warrant No 70
7.30pm:
One officer joined ship (Sub-Lieut Stevens RNR)
8.30pm: Engineering
Sub-Lieut Fraser RNR joined ship
Sick
list 1
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7 November 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
5.15am:
Landed escort
5.45am:
Escort returned with one prisoner
9.00am:
One rating joined ship from Depot
11.00am:
Nine ratings joined ship from HMS EAGLE
1.30pm:
Discharged one Engine Room Artificer to Barracks
2.20pm:
Discharged one rating to Barracks
2.30pm:
Sub-Lieut Churchill RNVR joined ship
4.40pm:
Cast off
5.15pm:
Tied up at No 9 Buoy
8.40pm:
Eight ratings joined ship from Hospital
Sick
list 1
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8 November 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.1, Long -4.3
6.25am:
Hands fall in and prepare to leave buoy
6.35am:
Slipped buoy, engines and helm as required, vessel leaving for Plymouth Sound
7.33am:
Let go Starboard anchor
8.45am:
Special duty men to stations
9.05am:
Anchor aweigh. Helm and engines as required for leaving the Sound.
11.45am:
Eddystone abeam, bearing N18W
4.00pm:
Read Warrants 72 and 73
Sick
list 2
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9 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
48.5, Long -9.4
Sick
list 4
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10 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
47.0, Long -14.3
Sick
list 6
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11 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
44.8, Long -19.7
10.25am:
Divine Service
Sick
list 2
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12 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
40.5, Long -21.8
Noon:
Steamer reported off Starboard bow
12.25pm:
Engines and helm to intercept steamer
12.51pm:
Fired one blank charge from Forward 6 pounder. Steamer correct, SS STAG, North
Shields
1.00pm:
Resumed position with convoy
Sick
list 2
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13 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
36.2, Long -24.2
Sick
list 2
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14 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
31.9, Long -26.2
0.45am:
Sighted vessel off Port Bow
4.15pm: Vessel
reported off Starboard Bow
Sick
list 2
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15 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
27.3, Long -26.8
6.25am:
Called hands and aired bedding
10.30am:
Divisions for issue of Clothing
12.30pm:
Closed troopship MILTIADES on account of reported mutiny among black troops
1.10pm:
Resumed station
Sick
list Nil
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16 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
22.5, Long -26.9
Sick
list 1
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17 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
17.8, Long -27.2
Sick
list Nil
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18 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
13.7, Long -25.6
10.30am:
Divine Service
2.30pm:
Showery throughout the watch
10.00pm:
Vivid lightning
Sick
list 2
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19 November 1917
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
10.9, Long -21.6
Sick
list 1
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20 November 1917
From Plymouth
Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat 9.2,
Long -17.1
3.40pm:
One cell prisoner released
Sick
list 2
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21 November 1917
From
Plymouth to Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
1.00-6.30am:
Sounding every half hour
7.15am:
Stopped sounding 11 fathoms
9.17am:
Dropped port anchor, Vessel in D2 Berth
9.50am:
Lighters came alongside
10.00am:
Commenced coaling. Hands commenced getting out ammunition for BRITANNIA. Working
party came off from BACCHANTE
10.30am:
Discharged four Ratings to HMS BACCHANTE
Noon:
Working party from BACCHANTE returns for Dinner
1.15pm:
Hands fall in, commenced getting out stores for BACCHANTE (164 cases)
3.00pm:
One cook joined ship from SS MILTIADES
3.00pm:
Took in empty ammunition cases from tug-boat GRAN CANARIA
3.00pm:
Warrant officer (carpenter) joined ship for passage to England
3.10pm:
Two courtmartial prisoners on board from HMS BRITANNIA for passage
9.00pm:
Stopped coaling
Sick
list 2
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22 November 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
7.30am:
Commenced coaling
7.30am:
Lt Knight RNR, two PO's and 26 men landed to draw bullion
8.10am:
Water lighter alongside (Port Side)
10.20am:
Mails from BRITANNIA arrived on board
12.30pm:
Watch employed getting in bullion
3.45pm:
One cot case arrived from BACCHANTE
4.10pm:
Four Ratings joined ship from BACCHANTE
6.50pm:
Water tank alongside
10.10pm:
Coal lighter cast off
Sick list
2
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23 November 1917
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.6,
Long -13.5
9.44am:
Anchor up, vessel under weigh
Sick
list 4
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24 November 1917
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
10.2, Long -17.7
Sick
list 5
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25 November 1917
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
13.8, Long -19.9
9.30am:
Hands muster by Open List
10.30am:
Divine Service
Noon:
Patent log out of order.
1.10pm:
Streamed non-electric log
1.12pm:
Non-electric log out of order
Sick
list 5
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26 November 1917
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
17.5, Long -21.5
Sick
list 7
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27 November 1917
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
21.2, Long -22.1
3.30am:
Thermometer sea temperatures broken (John Lilley and Son Ltd, London)
Sick
list 8
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28 November 1917
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
25.2, Long -23.0
4.00am:
Squally weather
9.25am:
Chief Gunner's party working in magazine and shell room, cleaning and oiling
shells
Sick
list 8
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29 November 1917
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
29.1, Long -23.7
Sick
list 7
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30 November 1917
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
33.2, Long -23.5
10.57pm:
Sighted ship on Port Bow
Sick
list 7
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LOG BOOK – DECEMBER 1917
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Page
signed Geo G Rose, Lieutenant RNR, Navigating Officer
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1 December 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
37.3, Long -22.9
10.00am:
One lead and line lost overboard
Sick
list 8
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2 December 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
41.3, Long -21.2
4.00am:
North Westerly swell
10.30am:
Divine Service
Sick
list 9
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3 December 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
45.0, Long -18.6
Sick
list 11
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4 December 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
47.4, Long -13.7
3.10pm:
Sighted Destroyers
Sick
list 10
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5 December 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound
Lat
49.3, Long -8.3
10.30am:
Streamed fog buoy
2.00pm:
Thick fog at intervals
3.15pm:
Hauled in fog buoy
4.10pm:
West bound ships of convoy parted company
6.07pm:
Sighted Bishop Rock Light Bearing N51E
6.35pm:
St Mary's Island Light Bearing N52E
7.03pm:
Bishop Light Abeam Bearing N17E
7.32pm:
St Mary Light Abeam
8.14pm:
Wolf [Rock] Bore N50E and Bishop [Rock] N31W
9.06pm:
Wolf Rock Abeam N17E distance 18 miles
11.00pm:
Lizard Light Abeam bearing N17E
Sick
list 6
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6 December 1917
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound [& at
Devonport]
Lat
50.3, Long -4.2
3.15am: Sighted
Eddystone Lighthouse bearing N10E
4.45am:
Eddystone Light Abeam Bearing East (true)
5.47am:
Dropped Starboard anchor
9.35am:
King's Harbour Master comes on board
9.50am:
Hoist anchor. Engines as required for going to Devonport
10.00am:
Dropped anchor, vessel delayed owing to fog. Hands employed getting up bullion
Noon:
Discharged 5 ratings and one officer to Barracks hospital
1.30am:
Hospital working party returns on board
2.10pm:
One Yeoman of signals returns from hospital
2.30pm:
Pilot on board
3.45am:
Anchor aweigh, helm and engines as required for vessel to proceed to Devonport
4.30pm:
Cast off tugs, vessel alongside jetty
4.40pm:
Finished with engines
6.00pm:
Discharged six ratings to Barracks
Sick
list 1
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7 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
1.00pm:
Sub Lieut RNR Cameron sent to hospital
2.30pm:
6 Ratings discharged to Barracks
6.00pm:
One officer Sub-Lieut RNVR joined ship
Sick
list 1
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8 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
9.30am:
Thirty stokers, working party, joined ship to remain on board
10.30am:
One officer joined ship
Sick
list Nil
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9 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
9.15am:
One signal Rating joins ship
3.00pm:
Four ratings joined ship from HMS EAGLE
Sick
list Nil
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10 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00pm:
One rating returned from hospital
Sick
list Nil
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(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48301/ADM
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11 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Sick
list Nil
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12 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
9.00am:
Three marines left ship for Barracks
Sick
list Nil
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13 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Sick
list 1
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14 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Sick
list 1
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15 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
11.15am:
Received meat and vegetables on board
Sick
list Nil
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16 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
9.00am:
One marine corporal joined ship
8.30pm: Another
mooring line paid out forward to secure ship
Sick
list Nil
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17 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
6.00am:
Coal lighter came alongside to Port
9.15am:
Commenced coaling Port Side
10.00am:
Started coaling Starboard Side
6.00pm:
Received 200 Tons coal
Sick
list Nil
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18 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Sick
list Nil
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19 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Sick
list 1
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20 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
1.45pm:
Hands turn out boats and prepare for sea. Working party of Engine Room Artificers
and stokers left ship for depot and HMS ESSEX
2.00pm:
Two ratings joined ship
Sick
list 1
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21 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
10.20am:
Discharged one Rating to Depot
Sick
list Nil
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22 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
9.30am:
Tugs alongside to move ship to buoy
10.15am:
Cast off and vessel towed to No 7 Buoy
10.40am:
Vessel secured
Sick
list Nil
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23 December 1917
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.45am,
9.30am & 9.45am: Landed Church parties
12.15am:
Church parties all returned
Sick
list Nil
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24 December 1917
From
Devonport to Milford Haven, and at Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
12.45pm:
Hands prepare ship for sea
1.20pm:
Pilot on board
1.30pm:
Tug alongside
2.12pm:
Slipped buoy and proceeded to Plymouth Sound
2.36pm:
Slipped tug
5.05pm:
Lizard bore N75W
5.55pm:
Lizard N53W, Eddystone N60E
6.32pm:
Lizard Abeam Bearing N22W
7.42pm:
Wolf Lighthouse N36W, Lizard N48E
9.30pm:
Longships N63E, Round Island N56W, Seven Stones N2W
Sick
list Nil
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25 December 1917
From
Devonport to Milford Haven, and at Milford Haven
Lat
51.7, Long -5.1
6.00am: St
Ann's Light abeam
6.10am:
Both engines full astern
6.12am:
Vessel breaks three stanchions and flagstaff off vessel anchored in fairway
6.25am:
Let go starboard anchor
10.30am:
Divine Service
4.45pm:
Hands prepare vessel for sea
4.55pm:
Anchor aweigh, vessel proceeding
5.18pm:
St Ann's Light abeam
Sick
list Nil
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26 December 1917
From
Milford Haven to Liverpool, and at Liverpool
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
0.46am: South
Stack sighted Bearing N45E
1.38am:
Carnarvon Light Abeam
3.17am:
Skerries Light Abeam Distance 3.5 miles bearing S45E
6.10am:
Sighted Bar Light N83E
7.00am:
Stopped both engines
7.15am:
Pilot on board
8.25am:
New Brighton Lighthouse Abeam
8.29am:
Dropped Starboard anchor
10.30am:
Anchor aweigh
10.35am:
Vessel proceeding to anchorage further up river
11.04am:
Dropped Starboard anchor
7.35pm:
Hands fall in and make ready for vessel docking
7.58pm:
Anchor aweigh
8.07pm: Assisted
by two tugs
8.58pm:
Entered dock-gates
9.15am:
Made fast in Alfred Basin
10.50pm:
Vessel proceeding to berth
11.30pm:
Made fast alongside wharf
Sick
list Nil
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27 December 1917
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
7.15am:
Leave granted to Port Watch (for 10 days)
8.15am:
Watch proceed on long leave
8.30am:
Party told off to unfuse high explosive shell
2.15pm:
Discharged Sub Lieut Vernon to hospital
Sick
list Nil
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28 December 1917
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
Sick
list Nil
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29 December 1917
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
9.30am:
Hands commence getting out ammunition
5.50pm:
Finished discharging ammunition
Sick
list Nil
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30 December 1917
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
8.30am:
Hands begin discharging ship's ammunition
11.20am:
Finished discharging ammunition
Sick
list Nil
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31 December 1917
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
7.45am:
Hands fall in and prepare to shift ship
8.00am:
Pilot on board
8.45am:
Cast off from wharf and proceeded to River with aid of four tugs
10.00am:
Made fast in lock
11.30am:
Left lock and entered river
12.35pm:
Entered No 6 Dock (Cammell Laird)
1.00pm:
Vessel made secure in dry dock
Sick
list Nil
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LOG BOOK – JANUARY 1918
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Page
signed Geo G Rose, Navigating Officer
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1 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
Vessel
in dry-dock undergoing a refit
1.00am:
Rounds visited
7.00am:
Called Hands
8.30am:
Hands fall in and employed working Magazine and Shell Rooms
11.00am:
Hands put to various work
1.00pm:
Short leave granted to first part of Port Watch from 1pm to 8am
4.30pm:
Liberty men proceed on shore
5.30pm:
Liberty men proceed on shore
9.00pm:
Rounds visited
10.00pm:
Pipe down
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2 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f029:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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3 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f02a:
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4 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f02b:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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5 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f02c:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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6 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
9.15am:
Landed Roman Catholic Church Party
10.20am:
Landed Church of England Church Party
11.15am:
Roman Catholic Party returned
12.20pm:
Church of England Party returned
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7 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
11.45am:
Gave long leave to Starboard Watch from Jan 7th to 17th
1.00pm:
Hands mustered for Quarterly settlement
3.15pm:
Starboard Watch proceeds on Long Leave
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8 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f02f:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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9 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f030:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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10 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
1.00pm:
Small fire on forecastle head. Hands to Fire station, fire put out.
1.10pm:
Secure
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11 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f032:
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12 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f033:
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13 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
9.15am:
Landed Roman Catholic Church Party
10.15am:
Landed Church of England Church Party
Noon:
Church parties returned
12.15pm:
Discharged one officer and five ratings for paravane course
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14 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
5.00pm:
One Engineer Sub-Lieutenant RNR joined ship
4caf8833cadfd3419701f035:
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15 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f036:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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16 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f037:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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17 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
8.00am:
Starboard Watch returns from 10 days leave
10.30am:
Leave granted to Port Watch from 1.00pm 17th to 8.00am 27th
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18 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
10.15am:
Landed Marine escort
11.10am:
Escort arrives with two prisoners
11.10am:
One Fireman discharged to hospital
4caf8833cadfd3419701f039:
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19 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
1.45pm: Watch
falls in and prepares to shift ship
3.20pm:
Made fast alongside HMS OPHIR
4caf8833cadfd3419701f03a:
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20 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
9.40am:
Roman Catholics land
10.20am:
Church of England Church party lands
11.00am:
Roman Catholic Church party returns
4caf8833cadfd3419701f03b:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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21 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
5.15pm:
Four Warrant Telegraphists joined ship
4caf8833cadfd3419701f03c:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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22 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
12.20pm:
PO Brimmer, one Telegraphist and four boys discharged to Depot
12.20pm:
Baggage party landed
5.45pm:
Escort returned with prisoner from Glasgow, prisoner detained under sentry's
charge
4caf8833cadfd3419701f03d:
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23 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f03e:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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24 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
4caf8833cadfd3419701f03f:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48302/ADM
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25 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
10.15am:
Hands employed getting in Paravane gear.
4caf8833cadfd3419701f040:
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26 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
1.00pm:
Duty hands get in 20 bags of potatoes
4caf8833cadfd3419701f041:
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27 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
9.40am:
Landed Roman Catholic Church party
10.30am:
Landed Church of England Church party
11.00am:
Roman Catholic Church party returned
4caf8833cadfd3419701f042:
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28 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
11.00am:
CPO Ball discharged to hospital
4caf8833cadfd3419701f043:
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29 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
12.45pm:
One rating rejoined ship from hospital
1.15pm:
Hands fall in, read warrant 75
4caf8833cadfd3419701f044:
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30 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
8.20am:
One rating discharged to Prison under escort
3.30pm:
Party get stores on board (flour)
4caf8833cadfd3419701f045:
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31 January 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat 53.4,
Long -3.0
Noon:
Vessel left berth outside HMS OPHIR and secured alongside jetty
4caf8833cadfd3419701f046:
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LOG BOOK – FEBRUARY 1918
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signed Geo G Rose, Navigating Officer
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1 February 1918
At Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
1.30am:
Rounds correct
7.00am:
Hands called. Breakfast and cleared mess-decks. Landing party to clean in no 3
8.30am:
Hands fall in, Gunners party sponging out Guns and cleaning small arms. Party
painting Ôtween decks and as required.
8.45am:
Landed route march party
11.30am:
Marching party returned
1.15pm:
Hands painting about ship. Gunner's Party scraping and painting guns
3.00pm:
Hands mustered for monthly payments
4.00pm:
Short leave granted to Port Watch and part of other watch 4.15 to 8am
4.15pm:
Landed liberty men
5.30pm:
Landed liberty men
7.00pm:
Supper
9.00pm:
Rounds correct
10.00pm:
Pipe down
10.30pm:
Rounds visited
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2 February 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
Sick
list 2
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3 February 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
9.15am:
Roman Catholic Church party fall in
10.15am:
Church of England party fall in
Sick
list 3
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4 February 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
10.00am:
Landed escort
11.15am:
Escort and prisoner return
6.00pm:
One Chief Petty Officer joined ship
8.15pm:
Commander Griffin RNR joined ship
Sick
list 3
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5 February 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
8.00am:
C Harris discharged from hospital fit for duty
3.30pm:
Hands fall in to shift ship from Cammell Laird's dock to West Float
7.30pm:
Vessel secured alongside of quay at West Float
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6 February 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
Noon: One
fireman (J Alfred) sent to hospital
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7 February 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
6.00am:
Singled up for hauling off quay, tug and small boat in attendance
7.00am:
Started hauling off
7.30am:
Transporter alongside
8.10am:
Finished mooring, vessel fast
11.00am:
Commenced coaling Starboard side
Noon:
Stopped coaling
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8 February 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
7.10pm:
Discharged one rating to shore
7.20pm:
One Rating joined ship
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9 February 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
7.30am:
Ammunition lighter alongside
8.00am:
All holds etc visited and searched by Lieutenant Stevens RNR and Chief
Carpenter, reported nothing found
10.00am:
Hands working bringing in ammunition
1.15pm: Hands
carry on getting ammunition on board
2.30pm:
Received 1,990 Tons coal
5.00pm:
Hands get ammunition on board
9.45pm:
Diving party told off and left ship
11.50pm:
Finished getting ammunition on board
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10 February 1918
At
Birkenhead
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
1.00am:
Diving party return
3.00am:
Diving party recovered lost box ammunition
7.25am:
Cast off and proceeded from West Float
9.00am:
Ship proceeded to River Mersey
9.40am:
Commenced adjusting compasses
10.35am:
Finished adjusting compasses
10.54am:
Dropped Starboard anchor
12.40pm:
Vessel dragged anchor, Hove up and shifted to proper berth, dropped second
anchor
4.30pm:
Weighed port anchor in slack water
11.30pm:
Dropped Port anchor
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11 February 1918
In River
Mersey
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
5.00am:
Hove up Port anchor, slack water
6.15am:
Dropped Port anchor
Noon:
One Engine Room Artificer joined ship for passage
5.00pm: Weighed
Port anchor, slack water
7.15pm:
Ship swings to flood tide
8.00pm:
Engineering Sub-Lieut Kerr left ship
8.15pm:
Dropped Port anchor
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12 February 1918
At
Liverpool
Lat
53.4, Long -3.0
5.30am:
Slack water, weighed Port anchor, foul hawse, dropped Port anchor again
10.10am:
Hands secure ship ready for sea
11.10am:
Escort and prisoner discharged to EAGLE
2.05pm:
Anchor aweigh
2.30pm:
Rock Light Abeam
3.04pm:
Formby Light Vessel Abeam. Slowed down and stopped engines
3.08pm:
Pilot left ship
3.20pm:
Bar Light Vessel Abeam
3.36pm:
Vessel following and keeping station astern of HMS ALMANZORA
6.09pm:
Skerries Light bore SE
11.00pm:
Revolutions to keep station with HMS ALMANZORA
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13 February 1918
From
Liverpool to Sierra Leone
Lat
50.7, Long -8.6
3.18am:
Light reported on Starboard bow. Helm hard a'starboard
3.20am:
Steady the Helm. Engines as required for avoiding collision, lights switched on
3.25am:
Collided with small unknown vessel
3.28am:
Increased to 78 Revs
7.10am:
Revolutions to keep station with HMS ALMANZORA
9.30am:
Bo'suns party repairing rigging damaged in collision
1.30pm:
Revolutions to keep station with HMS ALMANZORA
Sick
list Nil
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14 February 1918
From
Liverpool to Sierra Leone
Lat
47.2, Long -15.4
3.30am:
Revolutions to keep station on ALMANZORA
7.15am:
Vessel parted company with HMS ALMANZORA
Sick
list Nil
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15 February 1918
From
Liverpool to Sierra Leone
Lat
42.4, Long -20.1
8.20am:
Governor attached to Patent log carried away
8.30am:
Shipped new governor
Sick
list nil
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16 February 1918
From
Liverpool to Sierra Leone
Lat
37.3, Long -22.8
8.45am:
Hands scrub ditty boxes
Sick
list Nil
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17 February 1918
From
Liverpool to Sierra Leone
Lat
31.3, Long -23.2
10.30am:
Divine Service
6.00pm:
Ship reported on Port Bow
Sick
list Nil
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18 February 1918
From
Liverpool to Sierra Leone
Lat
25.4, Long -23.1
8.30am:
Scrubbed hammocks
4.05pm:
Bo'sun's party examine all gear in life-boats
Sick
list 3
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19 February 1918
From
Liverpool to Sierra Leone
Lat
19.7, Long -22.6
Sick
list 4
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20 February 1918
From
Liverpool to Sierra Leone
Lat
15.0, Long -19.7
5.42pm:
Sighted three vessels on port bow
Sick
list 4
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21 February 1918
From
Liverpool to Sierra Leone
Lat
10.2, Long -17.0
3.00-6.00am:
Sounding at hourly intervals
6.35am:
Sighted tug-boat on Starboard bow
9.45am:
Connected up and steered by hand gear
10.00am:
Disconnected hand-gear, recommenced steering by steam-gear
6.00pm:
Two blue blankets lost by accident
Sick
list 5
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22 February 1918
From Liverpool
to Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
1.30am:
Commenced sounding every half-hour
5.08am:
Light reported ahead
5.30am:
Commenced sounding every quarter-of-an-hour
5.45am
Sighted Sierra Leone Light. Stopped sounding
6.00am:
Land reported right ahead
7.24am:
Dropped Starboard anchor
8.00am:
Coaling lighters came alongside
8.00am:
One Engine Room Artificer discharged to HMS BACCHANTE
2.00pm:
Hands employed cleaning ship and getting sand
7.00pm:
Stopped coaling Port side
7.10pm:
Steam-boat breaks down
9.00pm:
Started coaling Port Side
Sick
list 3
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23 February 1918
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
3.00am:
Finished coaling ship
7.50am:
Bullion party landed
8.20am:
Coal lighters cast off
10.10am:
Commenced loading cargo with native labour
11.40am:
Bullion came alongside
2.00pm:
Commenced getting bullion on board
Sick list
4
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24 February 1918
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
9.45am: Admiral
Shepherd came on board
10.10am:
Admiral left ship
10.15am:
Hands rig church
10.45am:
Divine Service
Sick
list 4
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25 February 1918
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
5.50am:
Party get up beef for HMS BACCHANTE
5.20pm:
Took on board mails for England
Sick
list 3
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26 February 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England, and at Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -14.2
5.20am: Special
duty men to stations
5.53am:
Anchor aweigh, Helm and engines as required for leaving harbour
6.20am:
Vessel using X Channel
6.25am:
Cape Sierra Leone Lighthouse abeam bearing S18W
4.10pm:
Divisions to tug-of-war
Sick
list 1
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27 February 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
10.4, Long -17.9
Sick
list 2
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28 February 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
14.0, Long -19.3
Sick
list 1
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LOG BOOK – MARCH 1918
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Page
signed Geo G Rose, Lieutenant RNR, Navigating Officer
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1 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
17.8, Long -20.1
1.00am:
Rounds visited
2.00am:
Exercised sea-boats' crew
6.25am:
Hands called
6.45am:
Hands fall in and clean ship
6.50am:
Altered course N17E
9.15am:
Divisions and prayers
9.25am:
Exercised general quarters
10.00am:
Secure. Hands clean out No 11 lifeboat. Starboard I and Port I Guns' crews to
loader drill. Remainder as required.
Noon:
One hand extractor lost by accident
Noon:
Reset Patent log
4.05pm:
Evening Quarters
4.05pm:
Read Warrant No 86
4.10pm:
Hands to physical drill
9.00pm:
Rounds visited
10.00pm:
Exercised sea-boats' crew
Sick
list 2
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2 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
21.6, Long -20.4
7.52am:
Vessel sighted hull down Starboard Beam
11.15am:
Carried out 1-inch aiming practice, target towed by SS EL URUGUAYO
Sick
list 2
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3 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
25.5, Long -20.6
9.30am:
General muster by Open List
10.30am:
Divine Service
Sick
list 2
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4 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
29.3, Long -20.8
1.29pm:
Sighted vessel bearing NW Distance 10 miles
3.36pm:
Sighted 2nd vessel bearing NW Distance 12 miles
Sick
list 3
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5 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
32.9, Long -21.0
Sick
list 3
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6 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
36.0, Long -19.2
Sick
list 2
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7 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
38.8, Long -17.4
Sick
list 1
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8 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
41.9, Long -15.7
Noon:
The Captain cautioned Mr Arthur E Stanbury, Warrant Telegraphist, for neglect
of duty in taking in messages wrongly and for making an erasure in the Wireless
log [signed: A E Stanbury]
2.08pm:
Helm hard A'starboard to avoid collision
Sick
list 2
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9 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
45.0, Long -13.0
Noon:
One Hand extractor lost by accident
Sick
list 1
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10 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to Devonport
Lat
47.5, Long -9.1
6.30am:
Destroyers sighted on Port Bow
2.07pm:
Altered course West
2.50pm:
Rejoined convoy
6.35pm:
SS BENUE, SS CLAN MACPHEE parted company
6.45pm:
Full speed and left SS EL URUGUAYO
Sick
list 1
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11 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth, and at Plymouth
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
2.00am:
Light sighted on port bow
2.16am:
Wolf Light Abeam Distance 20? miles
3.18am:
Switched on bow lights, thick fog
3.40 to
7.30am: Sounding at frequent intervals
6.05am:
Reduced to 12 knots, thick fog
8.00am:
Dropped port anchor
8.50am:
Hands get up bullion
10.10am:
Pilot arrives to take vessel to Devonport
10.13am:
Anchor aweigh
11.10am:
Vessel made fast alongside jetty
1.15pm:
Hands carry on getting up bullion and preparing for coaling
2.20pm:
Secured 3 coal lighters alongside
Sick
list 1
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12 March 1918
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
7.25am:
Party employed getting gear in boarding boat for survey
9.45am:
Thirty two ratings lent to ship from HMS ESSEX
7.00pm:
Thirty-three ratings joined ship for passage
Sick
list 1
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13 March 1918
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
2.30pm:
Engineering Sub Lieutenant Williams RNR joined ship and also four stoker
ratings working party from HMS ESSEX
3.05pm:
One midshipman sent to hospital
3.30pm:
Six stoker ratings joined ship from Barracks, Portsmouth
7.00pm:
Stopped coaling
Sick
list 1
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14 March 1918
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
10.45am:
Finished coaling Starboard side
2.00pm:
Ship shifted with the aid of three tugs
2.20pm:
Vessel made fast alongside No 7 Berth
2.45pm:
Dismounted Port I Gun and placed on shore. Got Paravane gear on board.
3.30pm:
Eight ratings discharged to Barracks
3.30pm:
Twenty Ratings discharged to Barracks
4.00pm:
One rating discharged to Chatham
Coal
received since commencing 1756 Tons
6.30pm:
Shifted ship and took on board Port I Gun
6.45pm:
Secured ship
7.10pm:
Finished coaling
7.15pm:
Twelve ratings joined ship for passage South
11.15pm:
One PO joined ship from Chatham
Sick
list 1
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15 March 1918
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
8.25am:
Landed escort
8.30am:
Party working on Paravane gear with dockyard diver
9.10am:
Escort returns with prisoner
11.15am:
Engineering Sub-Lieut Gibson joined ship
1.10pm:
One man discharged to hospital
5.00pm:
Sub Lieut (Eng RNR) Allworth left ship
Sick
list Nil
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16 March 1918
At
Devonport
Lat
50.4, Long -4.2
Noon:
Discharged four signalmen to ships of convoy
0.45pm:
Discharged two ratings to Depot
2.00pm:
Hands prepare ship for sea
2.10pm:
Two tugs made fast, singled in hawsers
2.27pm:
Left Quay
2.34pm:
Slow Ahead, engines and helm as requisite, vessel proceeding to Plymouth Sound
3.20pm:
Tugs cast off
3.34pm:
Dropped Starboard anchor in Cawsand Bay
5.00pm:
Anchor aweigh. Helm and engines as required for taking station with convoy
6.35pm:
Eddystone Lighthouse bore East (magnetic) Distance 1 mile
Sick
list Nil
4caf8834cadfd3419701f085:
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17 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
48.1, Long -7.9
1.00am: Revolutions
to maintain station on HMS ISIS
1.00pm:
Revolutions to keep station on HMS ISIS
7.00pm:
Parted company with HMS ISIS
10.00pm:
Parted company with destroyers
Sick
list Nil
4caf8834cadfd3419701f086:
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18 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
46.4, Long -12.7
9.35am:
Vessel hauled out of line
9.58am:
Stopped Starboard engine for repairs
11.20am:
Both engines 12 knots to take up position with convoy
Sick
list Nil
4caf8834cadfd3419701f087:
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19 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
44.1, Long -17.1
1.00am:
Vessel rolling and Pitching heavily
Sick
list 1
4caf8834cadfd3419701f088:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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20 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
40.9, Long -20.7
Sick
list 1
4caf8834cadfd3419701f089:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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21 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
36.6, Long -22.5
Sick
list 2
4caf8834cadfd3419701f08a:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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22 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
31.8, Long -23.8
Sick
list 1
4caf8834cadfd3419701f08b:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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23 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat 27.1,
Long -24.8
Sick
list 3
4caf8834cadfd3419701f08c:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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24 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
22.3, Long -24.0
9.30am:
Divisions, read Court Martial Returns
10.25am:
Church Service
Sick
list 3
4caf8834cadfd3419701f08d:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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25 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
17.9, Long -22.4
Sick
list 3
4caf8834cadfd3419701f08e:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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26 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
14.0, Long -19.8
10.50am:
Fired 4 rounds from Port I 6-inch to test gun mounting
11.10am:
Resumed position with convoy
4.00pm:
Fired two smoke boxes for testing
Sick
list 5
4caf8834cadfd3419701f08f:
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27 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat
10.2, Long -17.0
6.25am:
Bosun's party called and men taking passage
Sick
list 4
4caf8834cadfd3419701f090:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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28 March 1918
From
Plymouth Sound to Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
5.10am:
Commenced soundings at every half hour
6.30am:
Sighted land Starboard bow
7.00am:
Stopped sounding
10.22am:
Dropped Starboard anchor
10.34am:
Weighed anchor and moved to berth A6
11.00am:
Anchored
12.30pm:
Water and Coal lighters alongside
1.45pm:
Hands get bullion on board
4.00pm:
Discharged ratings for HMS BACCHANTE, AFRICA and BRITTANIA & ASTRAEA
5.00pm:
Ratings joined ship from BACCHANTE etc, two officers joined ship for passage
Sick
list 3
4caf8834cadfd3419701f091:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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29 March 1918
At
Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -13.2
4.10am:
Water lighter came alongside
7.15am:
Parson came on board
7.25am:
Divine Service
9.00am:
Three ratings joined ship
9.10am:
Divine Service
11.20am:
Three ratings joined ship
2.00pm:
One Warrant Officer, 1 Chief Petty Officer and prisoner joined ship for passage
3.15pm:
Lieut Ponder, Sub Lieut Plummer joined ship for passage
3.20pm:
One hundred and eighteen ratings joined ship for passage
4.05pm:
Discharged 7 signal ratings to convoy
5.00pm:
Received 63 ratings from BACCHANTE and took in cases from HMS ASTRAEA
Sick
list 2
4caf8834cadfd3419701f092:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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30 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to Plymouth Sound, and at Sierra Leone
Lat 8.5,
Long -14.2
5.20am:
Chain locker and special duty-men to stations
6.03am:
Anchor aweigh. Helm and engines to order for leaving harbour
7.35am:
Dropped paravanes
10.20am:
Stopped both engines to get paravanes on board
Sick
list 9
4caf8834cadfd3419701f093:
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-48304/ADM
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31 March 1918
From
Sierra Leone to England
Lat
10.2, Long -17.4
10.35am:
Divine Service
Sick
list 10
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4caf8834cadfd3419701f095:
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4caf8834cadfd3419701f096:
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4caf8834cadfd3419701f097:
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