River Gunboat, Insect-class

Ordered 2.15 as "China Gunboat" for service on Danube, but served elsewhere, pendant nos. P.82 (1.16), P.85 (1.18). Launched 16.12.15 Barclay Curle. 645 tons, 237(oa), 230(pp)x36x4ft. TE 2000ihp,14kts, twin screws in tunnels. Armament: 2-6in, 2-12pdr.Crew: 53. North Sea 1916-18, then White Sea. Served in WW2, badly damaged by Axis aircraft off Egyptian coast, broken up 1942. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Notes:

1. Latitude/longitude, including for days in port, show representative decimal positions for each day, as calculated by the Old Weather project's analysis program. As such, they differ by varying amounts from the positions recorded, usually at noon, in the log pages. In addition, some latitudes/longitudes have been amended in edited logs for errors in the logs, for errors in identifying locations by the analysis program, or simply for greater accuracy. In all cases, refer to the log-page scans for the positions as originally recorded. Not all log pages contain this information and the ships' positions have therefore often been estimated.

2. Full account of any day is available by clicking on the link above that day. Groups of links refer to log book covers and introductory information; some may be blank.

Editor’s notes:

The following websites have been invaluable during the editing of this log. Most of them are maintained by volunteers, often at their own expense, and we would like to acknowledge and thank all of them.

Wikipedia, invaluable for everything.
Scottish Built Ships, especially for ships built on the Clyde.
Tyne Built Ships.
Tees Built Ships.
Historical RFA, for Royal Fleet Auxiliaries.
The Dreadnought Project, for officers.
Geographic.org, for places and maps.
Navypedia, for warships of the period.
Gwulo.com, for Hong Kong history.
The Ships List, for lists of merchant fleets.
Crew List Index Project, for merchant ships.
Harland and Wolff Shipbuilding and Engineering Works.
Trinity House, British lighthouses.
Lighthouse Digest, lighthouses everywhere.
WLOL ARLHS, more lighthouses.
The Lighthouse Directory, even more lighthouses.
Historical Photographs of China.
Geonames, for historic names of places and maps.

To those who keep these sites going, thank you very much. We are all in your debt.

The entry for each day is a précis of the actual log page, but occasionally a full day’s entry is recorded to convey the flavour of a quiet day in port. The original page can always be examined by clicking on the link above the date. The second line of each day’s entry is the position at noon in decimal format, either taken from the log or the known co-ordinates of a port. When neither of these is available, I have deduced feasible positions from other information, with the help of Journey Plotter and these are marked [approx]. This is particularly true in the Yangtze River, where positions and distances run are never recorded and in any case, the course of the river has changed a lot in the intervening years.

Abbreviations:

AB: Able Seaman.
Act: Acting.
A/c: Altered course.
APC: Asiatic Petroleum Co.
bg: Bearing.
C: Cape, Cap, Cabo.
C-in-C: Commander in Chief.
C of E: Church of England.
CERA: Chief ERA.
Cpl: Corporal.
CPO: Chief Petty Officer.
DR: Dead Reckoning.
ERA: Engine Room Artificer.
FFO: Furnace fuel oil.
GHQ: General Headquarters.
HA: High Angle (guns).
HE: High Explosive.
HBM: His Britannic Majesty.
HIJMS: His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s Ship.
HMS: His Majesty’s Ship.
i/c: in company with or in charge of.
Lat: Latitude.
Long: Longitude.
LS or Ldg Sn: Leading Seaman.
LSBA: Ldg SBA.
Lt: Lieutenant, also Lighthouse.
Lt/Cdr: Lieutenant Commander.
LV: Light Vessel.
NASO: Naval Armament Supply Office.
NO: Navigating Officer.
NSO: Naval Stores Office.
NUC: Not under control.
OOG: Officer of the Guard.
OS: Officer Steward.
Pay or Paymr: Paymaster.
Pdr: Pounder.
PO: Petty Officer.
RA: Rear Admiral.
RC: Roman Catholic.
RFA: Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
RMLI: Royal Marine Light Infantry.
RN: Royal Navy.
RNB: RN Barracks.
RNR: Royal Naval Reserve.
SBA: Sick Berth Attendant.
SBS: Sick Bay Steward.
S/Lt: Sub Lieutenant.
SNO: Senior Naval Officer (on station or in company).
SPO: Stoker Petty Officer.
Tel: Telegraphist.
USS: United States Ship.
VA: Vice Admiral and also Victualling Assistant.
VPO: Victualling Petty Officer.
VSO: Victualling Stores Office.
WP: Working Party.
WT: Water Tight (doors).
W/T: Wireless Telegraphy.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS CRICKET 1918-1923
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

(Maps prepared using Journey Plotter, developed by Maikel. The Plots can only be approximate. They are made by joining-up positions on successive days, and sometimes positions are not given. There will therefore be occasions when the ship appears to have travelled overland)

THE VOYAGES OF HMS CRICKET
Operations in Russia

LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1918

[Murmansk and Arkangel]

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Front cover, signed by FJ Yuile, Navigating Officer.

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1 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  7.30am: Slipped and proceeded from collier to anchor.

  8.30am: Anchored off Murmansk.

  9.30am: Hands cleaning out store compartment and as requisite.

     Noon: Dinner.

  1.10pm: Watch pumping out fore compartment.

  4.30pm: Tea. Port watch continue pumping.

  7.00pm: Secured fore compartment.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.

Weather: SW winds up to f 4 at times, overcast with rain by midnight, 37º to 41º F.

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2 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  7.00am: Hands pumping out leaking compartments.

11.00am: One rating rejoined from HMS Glory.

  1.15pm: Make and mend.

  3.10pm: Surgeon AC Ballance [name from Cockchafer’s log] left ship to join HMS Cockchafer.

  4.30pm: Weighed and proceeded alongside SS War Lemur.

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3 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  7.00am: Hands oiling ship, pumping from casks. [Cockchafer’s log records sending over three drums of lubricating oil via drifter Briton on the previous day. Cricket can burn either coal or oil.]

  4.35pm: Finished oiling, slipped and proceeded to anchor off HMS Glory.

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4 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  Hands cleaning out boats and chain lockers and pumping water out of the fore compartment*.

  * Cricket is an Insect class river gunboat, built in sections to enable it to be shipped to its destination and assembled locally. Entirely unsuited to sea voyages, the hulls flexed and were prone to loose rivets, particularly in the bows.

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5 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  1.20pm: Hands stowing cable.

  4.00pm: Sent mails to HMS Glory.

  5.50pm: Dropped starboard anchor and veered on port.

  Page signed by Lt Vincent C Large RNR, who appears to have commanded Cricket from 11^th October 1918 to 28^th December 1918.

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6 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  8.15am: Hands employed on upper deck painting guns etc.

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7 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  8.15am: Hands painting, making mats and clearing out after compartment.

11.15am: HMS London* alongside with stores.

  * Probably the paddle steamer London Belle, designated as a hospital carrier.

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8 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  Hands employed as requisite.

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9 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  7.30am: Hands employed painting.

  1.10pm: Make and mend.

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10 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  9.30am: Church service conducted by chaplain from HMS Glory.

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11 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded in tow of two tugs.

  8.45am: Secured alongside SS War Mango.

  9.00am: Rigged pumps and commenced oiling.

  9.00pm: Finished oiling.

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12 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

  7.10am: Tug alongside with Lt/Cdr Worseley RNR and orderly.

12.15pm: Slipped from SS War Mango and proceeded to anchor.

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13 November 1918

Murmansk

Lat 69.0, Long 33.03

10.25am: Weighed and proceeded up harbour to anchor off HMS Glory.

  5.15pm: Received one brass crank handle and nine bags of mails from Glory.

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14 November 1918

Murmansk and at sea towards Arkangel

Lat 69.14, Long 33.47 [Kola Inlet]

  7.05am: Anchor dragging, weighed and re-anchored in 22 fathoms.

  9.00am: Hands employed on foul hawse.

11.00am: Weighed and proceeded with HM Trawler Thresher* in company.

  3.14pm: Kildin I. Lt abeam, a/c N80E.

  5.00pm: Teriberski Lt bg S25E.

  7.08pm: Podpakta abeam, 3 miles.

11.50pm: Kharkodi [possibly Kharlov I. is intended] abeam, 5 miles.

* Probably the Admiralty trawler Thomas Thresher, No 3572, 1918, 324 grt.

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15 November 1918

At sea

Lat 67.64, Long 41.2

  Courses SE down the North coast of Russia, then SW into the White Sea.

11.24am: Gorodetskiy Lt abeam 2.7 miles, a/c S34E.

  5.10pm: Cape Orlov abeam 5.5 miles.

  8.00pm: Danilov Lt 4 pts.

10.45pm: Sosnovetskiy Lt [probably Solovetzki Lt is intended] bg S85W.

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16 November 1918

At sea to Arkangel

Lat 64.88, Long 40.17 [approx]

  SE’ly courses for Arkangel

11.50am: Sighted bar light vessel.

  1.00pm: Picked up pilot.

  4.00pm: Secured alongside coal jetty, Arkangel [now Arkhangelsk].

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17 November 1918

Solombola [now Solombalski I.]

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.00am: Commenced coaling.

  9.30am: A Lt/Cdr RNR boarded and took four bags of mail for SNO Arkangel.

  4.00pm: Finished coaling, 61 tons.

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18 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.00am: Slipped and proceeded to go alongside HMS Cockchafer.

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19 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  9.15am: Landed party of one CPO, one PO and 17 men.

11.30am: Landing party returned.

  Noted in log. CERA Dingle reprimanded for neglect of duty and leave stopped for 30 days. Signed Vincent B Large.

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20 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  1.00pm: Proceeded alongside transport [the SS Bonaventure, vide Cockchafer’s log].

  3.00pm: Gunner’s party mounting 6” gun*.

  Air temperatures from 26ºF down to 20ºF at midnight.

  * The Insect class gunboats carried two 6” guns and these were routinely removed for sea journeys to improve stability.

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21 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.55am: Gunner’s party mounting 6” gun.

  Air temperatures down to 16ºF at midnight, sea frozen.

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22 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  4.00am: Temperature 12º F.

  9.00am: Took on guardship duty.

10.00am: Gunner’s party mounting 6” gun.

11.00am: Landed funeral party.

  1.45pm: Funeral party returned.

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23 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  3.30pm: Shifted and secured alongside HMS Cockchafer.

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24 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  Sunday routine.

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25 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

11.20am: AB Little met with accident aboard lighter and discharged to hospital.

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26 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  3.40pm: Proceeded from dock with tug to go alongside HMS Cicala winter quarters.

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27 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  9.00am: Took on guardship [a duty that is rotated daily between the gunboats].

11.00am: Landed town patrol.

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28 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  9.00am: Landed provision party and patrol.

  2.00pm: AB Sandy discharged to hospital.

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29 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  6.30am: Ldg Sn Millar discharged to GHQ.

  6.00pm: One Ldg Sn and two ABs joined ship.

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30 November 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.30am: Landed working party.

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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1918

[Solombola]

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Cover, signed by FJ Yuile.

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1 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  A typical Sunday in harbour.

  6.30am: Called hands.

  7.00am: Clean guns.

  8.00am: Working party landed.

  9.00am: Clear up decks.

  9.30am: Guard and church parties landed.

10.30am: Divisions. Rounds.

     Noon: Dinner.

  1.30pm: Leave to watch till 10.00pm.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

10.00pm: Pipe down.

Weather: Light SE winds, temperatures 25º to 27º F.

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2 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.00am: Commenced coaling.

  3.45pm: Finished coaling, 40 tons.

  7.30pm: Mails arrived.

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3 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.15am: Landed Lewis gun class.

  9.50am: Landed barrack guard.

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4 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.15am: Lewis gun class landed.

10.30am: Barrack guard returned.

  4.25pm: Lewis gun class returned.

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5 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.15am: Lewis gun class landed.

  9.45am: Guard landed.

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6 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.00am: Funeral party landed.

10.25am: Barrack guard returned.

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7 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.15am: Lewis gun class landed.

  9.30am: Barrack guard landed.

10.00pm: Liberty men returned (two absentees).

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8 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  Sunday routine.

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9 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.15am: Lewis gun class landed.

  9.30am: Guard landed.

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10 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.15am: Lewis gun class landed

  8.45am: Barrack party landed

  2.30pm: Read warrant No 21. Prisoner and escort left ship.

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11 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.15am: Lewis gun class landed

  9.30am: Barrack guard and barrack working party landed.

  1.35pm: Read warrant No 22. Prisoner and escort left ship.

  4.30pm: Placed two Lewis guns in wheel house and filled ammunition drums.

  7.30pm: Cleared lower deck and prepared for action.

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12 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.30am: Guard returned.

  3.00pm: Lewis gun class returned.

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13 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.15am: Lewis gun class and provision party landed.

  9.30am: Guard and working party landed.

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14 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.15am: Lewis gun class landed.

  9.00am: Guard landed on jetty.

10.30am: Barrack guard returned.

11.40am: Lewis gun class returned.

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15 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.00am: Chief Gunner’s party and Barrack guard landed.

     Noon: Barrack guard returned.

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16 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

10.20am: Barrack guard returned.

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17 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.30am: Working party landed.

  9.30am: Guard landed.

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18 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.30am: Working party landed,

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19 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.15am: Working party and guard landed.

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20 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  7.30am: Commenced coaling.

  8.30am: Barrack working party landed.

  3.20pm: Finished coaling, 50 tons.

  7.30pm: Landed armed party.

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21 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  8.30am: Working party landed.

  9.45am: Guard landed.

11.55am: Barrack working party returned.

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22 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  9.30am: Commenced guard on jetty.

  9.45am: Landed church party.

  2.00pm: Armed escort left ship with Russian civilian for Solombola Barracks.

  2.35pm: Armed escort returned.

  4.30pm: Armed escort landed.

  6.20pm: Armed escort returned.

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23 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  9.30am: Barrack guard landed.

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24 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  9.45am: Working party landed to draw Russian rifles.

10.20am: Guard returned.

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25 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  9.30am: Landed church parties.

10.25am: AB Robbins rejoined ship.

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26 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  9.30am: Commenced guard on jetty.

  9.30am: Hands employed at Russian rifle instruction.

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27 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  9.10am: Jetty guard returned.

  9.30am: Barrack guard landed.

10.30am: AB Little’s gear discharged to hospital ship.

  1.10pm: Hands to Russian rifle instruction.

  1.20pm: OS 2c Thomson discharged to hospital ship.

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28 December 1918

Solombola

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  7.30am: Lt Large RNR left ship for England.

  4.30pm: AB Oldham left for hospital ship.

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29 December 1918

Solombola.

Lat 64.55, Long 40.48

  Ship’s companies proceeded into winter quarters on shore. All hatches locked and ship secured.

Page signed by Lt FJ Yuile RNR, in command.

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THE VOYAGES OF HMS CRICKET
Journey from UK to Shanghai

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1920

[Chatham, Portsmouth and Devonport]

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Cover, signed S/Lt HC Guernsey, NO.

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Aneroid Barometer, Short and Mason Ltd, No. 2172

Air thermometers S and A Calderara [Calderer in log].

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6 January 1920

Chatham [in dry dock]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

  9.00am: Lt/Cdr JS Morrell (Morrel in log) commissioned ship with Lt How and 56 ratings, officers and men being accommodated in RN Barracks.

11.30am: Hands returned to RN Barracks for dinner.

  1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship etc.

  3.30pm: Hands returned to barracks.

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7 January 1920

Chatham [in dry dock]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

Hands employed as requisite.

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8 January 1920

Chatham [in dry dock]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

  9.00am: Act S/Lt HC Guernsey joined ship. Hands employed as requisite.

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9 January 1920

Chatham [in dry dock]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

  9.00am: Hands drawing stores, cleaning ship and working for’d capstan by hand to stow port anchor.

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10 January 1920

Chatham [in dry dock]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

  Hands employed as requisite. Make and mend in pm.

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11 January 1920

Chatham [in dry dock]

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

  Hands remained in barracks for the whole day.

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12 January 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

  1.00pm: Dock flooded. Left dock in tow of tug to berth alongside No 9 dock.

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13 January 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

  7.00am: One Ldg Sn and seven hands on board to be taken in tow by tug. Ship moved by tug into South lock.

  9.30am: Ship berthed alongside HMS Vimiera (Vimera in log) in No 3 basin.

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14 January 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

  One Ldg Sn and three hands sent to Sheerness to draw set of charts.

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15 January 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

  Hands coaling ship.

  1.00pm: Hands left barracks to be victualled on board.

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16 January 1920

Chatham

Lat 51.41, Long 0.55

  1.30pm: Shifted to North lock in tow of tug and secured to wall.

  6.00pm: Lt Vernon joined ship and Lt How left.

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17 January 1920

Chatham to Sheerness and at sea

Lat 51.45, Long 0.77

  7.45am: Left N lock and proceeded down River Medway to Sheerness.

  9.00am: Secured to No 47 buoy.

10.00am: Swung ship for compass deviation.

11.00am: Went alongside pier to oil.

  5.00pm: Finished oiling, slipped and proceeded.

  6.50pm: Rendezvous at Nore LV with HMS Magnolia and gunboats [Cicala, Moth, Mantis and Cockchafer, vide log of Cicala]. Proceeded through the Downs.

11.30pm: Speed 8 knots, course S28W.

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18 January 1920

At sea to Spithead

Lat 50.59, Long 0.0

  2.35am: S Foreland Lt abeam.

  9.30am: Stopped engines. HMS Cicala taken in tow by HMS Magnolia [due to distilling pump breakdown, vide log of Cicala]

11.30am: Proceeded.

  6.00pm: Owers Lt on starboard beam.

  8.15pm: Anchored.

11.00pm: Weighed and closed Magnolia.

11.59pm: Nab Lt [then a light vessel, now Nab Tower Lt] on port beam, a/c N18W.

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19 January 1920

At sea to Portsmouth

Lat 50.75, Long -1.14

  1.00am: Anchored, Spithead.

12.30pm: Took in three days fresh provisions and fresh water.

  2.05pm: Weighed and proceeded into Portsmouth harbour.

  3.05pm: Secured to South railway jetty, HMS Moth alongside.

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20 January 1920

Portsmouth and at sea

Lat 50.81, Long -1.11

11.45am: Commenced oiling.

  1.30pm: Finished oiling. Hands employed securing ship for sea.

  3.10pm: HMS Moth left.

  3.20pm: Slipped and proceeded.

  3.50pm: Formed single line ahead, HMS Magnolia guide, courses to leave the Solent.

  7.45pm: Needles Lt on port beam, a/c S76W.

  9.03pm: Anvil Pt Lt on starboard beam.

11.25pm: Portland Bill Lt on starboard beam.

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21 January 1920

At sea to Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  4.55am: Start Pt Lt abeam.

  6.10am: Eddystone Lt bg N70W.

  8.30am: HMS Magnolia parted company, Cricket took guide.

  9.45am: Anchored, Plymouth harbour.

11.00am: Pilot boarded. Weighed and proceeded up the Hamoaze.

11.45am: Secured to No 6 jetty.

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22 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  8.20am: Working party from HMS Colombo onboard. Hands painting ship.

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23 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  9.00am: Working party from HMS Colombo onboard. Hands painting ship.

  1.45pm: One SPO and two Stokers joined from RNB Devonport.

  2.45pm: Shifted with tug to No 3 jetty, South yard.

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24 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  8.00am: Oiler alongside. Oiled ship. [53.94 tons in bunker, also 34.1 tons of coal]

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25 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Sunday routine.

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26 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Hands employed as requisite. WP from HMS Colombo onboard.

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27 January 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  8.00am: Pumping out for’d compartment and painting stanchions.

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28 January 1920

Devonport.

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Painting the side. WP from HMS Colombo onboard.

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29 January 1920

Devonport.

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Painting ship. WP from HMS Colombo onboard.

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30 January 1920

Devonport.

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Painting ship.

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31 January 1920

Devonport.

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Painting ship.

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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1920

[Devonport, Vigo, Gibraltar, Almeria Bay and Oran]

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Front cover, signed by HC Guernsey, Navigator.

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Aneroid Barometer, Short and Mason Ltd, No. 2172

Air thermometers S and A Calderara.

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1 February 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  A typical Sunday in harbour.

  6.30am: Call hands.

  7.30am: Breakfast.

  8.00am: Clean decks.

  9.20am: Hands clean into No 3s.

10.00am: Divisions.

10.15am: Church parties fall in.

10.30am: Pipe down.

     Noon: Dinner.

12.30pm: Landed libertymen.

  4.00pm: Tea.

  5.30pm: Landed libertymen.

  7.00pm: Supper.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

  Sick list: 0.

Weather: Light SW winds, cloudy but dry, 45º to 51º F.

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2 February 1920

Devonport.

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Cleaning and painting.

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3 February 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  Hands chipping deck, assisted by a WP from HMS Colombo. [Steel ships of the day rusted copiously beneath the multiple layers of paint applied by the navy and the sound of a chipping hammer was a regular feature of life aboard.]

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4 February 1920

Devonport

Lat 50.38, Long -4.19

  8.00am: Hands chipping deck, assisted by a WP from HMS Colombo.

  3.30pm: Discharged one rating to Colombo and one joined from same.

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5 February 1920

Devonport and at sea toward Vigo

Lat 50.16, Long -4.31

  HMS Colombo is escorting a flotilla of gunboats and sloops on their way to China. HMS’ Cicala, Cockchafer, Cricket, Mantis, and Moth are the Insect class gunboats and the Acacia class sloops are HMS’ Bluebell, Foxglove, Hollyhock and Magnolia, assisted by RFA Ebonol.The gunboats, essentially river craft, have small bunkers, shallow draft and low freeboard and all the larger vessels have prepared towing hawsers to assist them on the longer stretches. First stop, Vigo in Spain.

  8.00am: Left jetty and proceeded to go alongside HMS Colombo in the sound.

  9.30am: Shoved off and proceeded out of the sound in the wake of Colombo.

11.35am: Eddystone Lt bg S10E.

  4.30pm: Colombo hauled out of line signalling NUC [Not Under Control, two black balls at the masthead, at night two red vertical lights. Colombo is having problems with her remote steering gear, vide log of same].

  5.20pm: Colombo resumed position.

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6 February 1920

At sea

Lat 45.92, Long -6.84

  SW’ly courses all day at 9 knots.

  4.15pm: Ejected water from forward compartments.

  Cricket may have a leak and will also be shipping water over the bows.

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7 February 1920

At sea

Lat 43.65, Long -8.75

  7.00am: Sighted land on port bow.

12.20pm: Sisargas I. [Islas Sisargas] bg S8W.

  3.28pm: Same bg S87E. C Villano bg S18W.

  5.40pm: Formed single line ahead.

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8 February 1920

At sea to Vigo

Lat 42.24, Long -8.74

  1.15am: Punta Aguda Lt abeam.

  1.40am: Ships take up position in line for anchoring.

  3.00am: Went alongside HMS Colombo [in Vigo harbour].

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9 February 1920

Vigo

Lat 42.24, Long -8.74

  Painting stanchions.

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10 February 1920

Vigo

Lat 42.24, Long -8.74

  1.00pm: Cast off from HMS Colombo and went alongside oiler [RFA Ebonol]. Received 44.8 tons FFO.

  3.00pm: Landed football party.

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11 February 1920

Vigo and at sea towards Gibraltar

Lat 41.53, Long -9.14

  6.00am: Cast off from oiler and proceeded, course 215º, 9 knots.

  7.55am: A/c 193º.

11.00pm: Burling I. Lt [Ilhas de Berlengas] bg S7E.

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12 February 1920

At sea

Lat 37.79, Long -9.34

  2.30am: Burling I. Lt bg N68E, C Roca Lt [Cabo da Roca] bg S8E.

  5.45am: HMS’ Foxglove and Cockchafer joined flotilla [Foxglove towing Cockchafer left Vigo on the 10^th ahead of the rest of the flotilla]

  3.30pm: Cape St Vincent bg S29E.

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13 February 1920

At sea to Gibraltar

Lat 35.98, Long -5.47

  9.45am: Cricket took guide as HMS Colombo hauled out of line.

10.15am: Colombo resumed guide. C Spartel Lt bg S31W, C Trafalgar Lt bg N20W. [A line drawn between these capes marks the Western limit of the Mediterranean Sea.]

11.20am: C Tarifa Lt abeam. [Cape Tarifa is the Southernmost point of mainland Europe.]

  1.12pm: Europa Pt Lt abeam.

  2.30pm: Secured alongside HMS Snapdragon in Gibraltar harbour. HMS Moth secured alongside.

  5.00pm: Landed libertymen [for the essential “run ashore” in Gib].

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14 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  9.00am: WP from HMS Colombo* aboard rigging awnings.

  4.30pm: Water boat alongside.

  * These are Cricket’s own hands, who are messing onboard Colombo.

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15 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  Sunday routine.

10.30pm: One rating sent to HMS Colombo for medical treatment.

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16 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  WP from HMS Colombo aboard chipping decks.

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17 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

11.00am: HMS Moth shifted billet and went alongside her with tugs.

  1.00pm: Landed football party.

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18 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  9.00am: Hands chipping and painting upper deck with WP from HMS Colombo.

  5.10pm: Discharged one Stoker to Colombo and one joined from same.

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19 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  8.00am: Hands scraping cowls and edging matting, WP from HMS Colombo onboard scraping decks.

  4.15pm: Ship shifted by tugs alongside RFA Ebonol.

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20 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  7.00am: Commenced oiling, received 36 tons. Hands working on WT door clips, scraping spars and making fenders.

  3.30pm: Ship shifted by tugs alongside HMS Bluebell.

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21 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  5.00pm: Discharged one Stoker to HMS Colombo and one joined from same.

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22 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  Sunday routine. Hands clean into No 2s.

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23 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  8.00am: Hands chipping and scraping upper deck and ladders, with WP from HMS Colombo.

     Noon: Discharged one Stoker to Colombo.

  1.00pm: Hands working on awnings and painting for’d storeroom.

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24 February 1920

Gibraltar

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

11.40am: Read warrant No 1.

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25 February 1920

Gibraltar and at sea

Lat 36.15, Long -5.37

  2.30pm: HMS Mantis alongside, then shoved off.

  2.50pm: Proceeded out of harbour.

  3.20pm: Took station on starboard beam of HMS Hollyhock.

  4.50pm: HMS Colombo assumed guide.

11.30pm: HMS’ Magnolia and Cicala parted company. [Cicala has engine trouble and the two vessels put into Almeria Bay, vide both logs.]

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26 February 1920

At sea to Almeria Bay

Lat 36.5, Long -2.39 DR

  2.10am: Cabo Sacratif Lt on port beam, 25 miles.

11.00am: A/c 353º. [NE’ly winds up to F6 are more than the gunboats can safely manage, so the flotilla heads for the shelter of Almeria Bay.]

  2.50pm: Anchored in Almeria Bay.

  4.00pm: Ejected water from compartments.

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27 February 1920

Almeria Bay

Lat 36.77, Long -2.5

  Strong NE’ly winds all day up to F7.

  9.00am: Weighed and went alongside RFA Ebonol, received 12.4 tons FFO.

10.40am: Cast off to anchor.

11.20am: Came to starboard anchor and dropped port anchor under forefoot.

  1.00pm: Hands bailing out cable locker.

  4.20pm: Anchor dragging, weighed and re-anchored.

10.15pm: Dragging anchor. Weighed and anchored as before.

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28 February 1920

Almeria Bay and at sea

Lat 36.34, Long -1.82 DR

  8.00am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.35am: Cabo de Gata Lt abeam 1 mile, course 134º.

12.15pm: Stop engines. Main circulator stopped.

  4.00pm: Regained position in line.

  8.55pm: Abuja Pt [Cap de l’Abuja] abeam.

11.30pm: Ejected water from bosun’s store*.

11.59pm: C Ivi Lt bg S70E.

  * This is the small triangular space in the bow.

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29 February 1920

At sea to Oran.

Lat 35.91, Long -0.53

  2.00am: Ship bumping* badly, speed 5 knots.

  2.20am: Stopped to examine and pump out for'd compartments.

  3.30am: Flotilla altered course 180º to S76W.

  8.30am: Flotilla a/c 180º to N77E. [The flotilla is tacking to avoid having a NE swell on the beam, potentially fatal to the gunboats as they are shallow draughted and flat bottomed. Small Mediterranean ferries still do this today.]

  8.40am: C Carbon bg S6W.

10.15am: A/c S76W.

     Noon: C Ferrat bg S80E.

  2.00pm: Picked up pilot and entered Oran harbour.

  3.30pm: Secured alongside HMS Colombo.

* Bumping in that the bow is lifting out of the water on the crest of the wave and then slamming down in the trough, due to the very shallow draught and flat bottom. Very unpleasant and dangerous.

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LOGS FOR MARCH 1920

[Oran, Bizerta, Valletta, Port Said, Suez, Port Sudan]

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Front cover, signed by HC Guernsey, Navigator.

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Aneroid Barometer, Short and Mason Ltd, No. 2172

Air thermometers S and A Calderara.

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1 March 1920

Oran

Lat 35.72, Long -0.65

  6.45am: Called hands.

  7.00am: Breakfast.

  8.00am: Clean decks.

  9.00am: Hands from HMS Colombo boarded. Hands spreading awnings and pumping out food store. Diving party from Colombo working on hull.

11.30am: Colombo hands returned.

     Noon: Dinner.

  1.10pm: Hands employed as in forenoon.

  4.00pm: Tea.

  4.30pm: Leave to watch to 10.00pm.

  7.00pm: Supper.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

10.00pm: Pipe down.

Weather: Calm and cloudy with rain at times, 62º to 76º F.

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2 March 1920

Oran

Lat 35.72, Long -0.65

  8.00am: Hands pumping out and scraping for’d compartment. Diving party working on bottom. Hands sewing matting. [The matting may be intended to fother the leak in the hull, a temporary patch to reduce the inflow of water to manageable levels. Unusually, the Insect class do not have double bottoms, but the bulkheads are not pierced by doors, so water in one compartment can be contained there.]

  Lost overboard by accident two brass boat hook heads.

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3 March 1920

Oran

Lat 35.72, Long -0.65

  8.00am: Hands altering awnings, scraping and painting decks. Divers down working on bottom.

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4 March 1920

Oran and at sea

Lat 35.92, Long -0.49

  7.00am: Went alongside RFA Ebonol, received 26 tons of fuel oil.

10.00am: Cast off and proceeded.

11.00am: C Canastel abeam 1 mile.

  6.00pm: Ejected water from Bosun’s store.

  9.00pm: Ejected water from Bosun’s store.

11.59pm: Ejected water from Bosun’s store.

11.30pm: C Tenez Lt bg S13W.

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5 March 1920

At sea

Lat 37.0, Long 3.89

  Pumping out bosun’s store at intervals during the day.

  2.35am: Shershel [now Cherchel] Lt.

  3.40am: Cape Caxine Lt bg E.

  9.00am: C Matifu Lt bg S16W.

     Noon: Cape Bengut Lt bg S12W.

  2.45pm: C Sigli Lt bg S49E.

  9.15pm: Cape Carbon Lt bg S71W.

10.35pm: Cap Bougaroni Lt bg S77E, C Carbon Lt bg S78W.

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6 March 1920

At sea to Bizerta

Lat 37.34, Long 8.99

  Pumping out bosun’s store at intervals.

  1.15am: Cap de Fer bg S72E.

  3.55am: Same abeam.

  4.50pm: Picked up pilot.

  5.30pm: Secured alongside canal wall, Bizerta harbour. HMS Moth secured alongside.

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7 March 1920

Bizerta and at sea towards Malta

Lat 37.28, Long 9.46

  6.15am: HMS Moth cast off.

  8.30am: Went alongside RFA Ebonol for 38 tons of oil.

     Noon: Cast off and proceeded.

  6.00pm: C Bon abeam.

11.45pm: Pantelleria I. Lt, 3 miles on starboard beam.

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8 March 1920

At sea to Malta

Lat 36.27, Long 13.89

  2.00am: Pumped out Bosun’s store.

  6.45am: Stopped engines. Lost suction on oil fuel pump.

  7.07am: Speed 10 knots, course 115º.

  8.30am: Rejoined flotilla.

  1.00pm: Sighted Gozo I.

  4.35pm: Made fast to dockyard wall, Valletta [Valetta in log] harbour.

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9 March 1920

Valletta

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Hands ranging cable*, scraping and painting upper deck.

  * ie, laying out the cable on the dockside for inspection. It is likely that the cable lockers are also leaking, so removing the cable will clear the way for repairs.

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10 March 1920

Valletta [dry dock]

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  9.40am: Ship placed in No 5 dry dock, tug assisting.

  1.15pm: Hands pumping out for'd compartments.

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11 March 1920

Valletta [dry dock]

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Scraping and red leading the ship’s side and drawing stores.

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12 March 1920

Valletta [dry dock]

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Scraping and red leading the ship’s side and drawing stores.

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13 March 1920

Valletta [dry dock]

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Working on the ship’s side and drawing stores.

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14 March 1920

Valletta [dry dock]

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Working on the ship’s side.

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15 March 1920

Valletta [dry dock]

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Working on the hull and putting eye splices into wire hawsers.

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16 March 1920

Valletta [dry dock]

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  Scraping and red leading the ship’s side and drawing stores.

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17 March 1920

Valletta [dry dock]

Lat 35.89, Long 14.51

  8.00am: Restowing bosun’s store and clearing up upper deck. Overhauling towing gear.

  1.30pm: Flooded dock and left in tow of tug.

  3.45pm: Secured to swinging buoy in Bighi Bay. Swung ship to adjust compasses.

  5.00pm: Tug took ship alongside HMS Foxglove.

  7.30pm: Oiler alongside [RFA Ebonol].

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18 March 1920

Valletta and at sea towards Port Said

Lat 35.84, Long 14.9 [From Colombo’s log]

  9.10am: Cast off from HMS Foxglove and proceeded.

  9.45am: Taken in tow by HMS Colombo, course S64E.

  Cricket also runs her own engines while being towed, easing the strain on the tow and assisting with steering. They make 8.3 knots with this arrangement.

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19 March 1920

At sea

Lat 35.02, Long 18.64

  Hands spreading and fitting awnings.

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20 March 1920

At sea

Lat 34.05, Long 22.25.

  Course S67E, 7.8 knots. West wind f 6 with correspondingly rough seas.

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21 March 1920

At sea

Lat 33.15, Long 25.84

  3.30pm: HMS’ Magnolia and Cicala rejoined flotilla. [Cicala was delayed leaving Valletta with a foul prop.]

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22 March 1920

At sea

Lat 31.59, Long 29.45

  9.35am: A/c 147º.

10.00pm: C Brulos Lt [Fanar El-Burullus] abeam.

10.10pm: A/c 091º.

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23 March 1920

At sea to Port Said

Lat 31.25, Long 32.31

  6.00am: Slipped tow and proceeded.

  9.15am: Picked up pilot, entered harbour and secured alongside RFA Dredgol.

12.45pm: Oiled ship and went alongside HMS Colombo.

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24 March 1920

Port Said

Lat 31.25, Long 32.31

  Hands employed on the ship’s side.

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25 March 1920

Port Said to Ismailia

Lat 31.23, Long 32.304 [approx]

11.30am: Cast off from HMS Colombo and proceeded in charge of pilot through Suez Canal.

  5.30pm: Entered Lake Timsah and anchored off Ismailia.

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26 March 1920

Ismailia to Suez

Lat 29.93, Long 32.54

  2.00am: Lowered skiff and sent one Stoker to HMS Colombo for medical treatment.

  5.20pm: Weighed and proceeded with pilot.

  6.45am: Entered Great Bitter Lake.

  7.30am: Entered Little Bitter Lake.

10.30am: Passed out of canal and made fast alongside RFA Dredgol.

  1.15pm: Cast off to go alongside HMS Cicala.

  2.00pm: Hands spreading awnings and making slings for ammonia bottle.

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27 March 1920

Suez

Lat 29.95, Long 32.56

  6.30am: Scraping and red leading the side.

  1.15pm: Make and mend.

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28 March 1920

Suez and at sea towards Port Sudan

Lat 29.05, Long 32.77

  5.40am: Cast off and left Suez Bay, to be taken in tow by HMS Colombo, course 180º, 8 knots.

12.15pm: Zafarana Lt [Zafarina in log] bg N37W.

  7.40pm: Ashrafi Lt [Ashfari in log] bg S35E.

  9.00pm: Same abeam.

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29 March 1920

At sea

Lat 25.94, Long 35.06

12.20am: Shadwan I. Lt bg S89W.

  1.20am: Same bg N45W.

  9.00am: Brothers Lt [aka Akhaween] North island 1.4 miles on port beam.

  7.27pm: Daedalus Rocks Lt bg S76E.

  8.05pm: Same abeam.

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30 March 1920

At sea

Lat 22.84, Long 37.07

  Course S51E, 9-10 knots.

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31 March 1920

At sea to Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  9.30am: Stop engines, slip tow. Temporarily NUC, lost suction.

10.22am: Sanganeb Lt abeam.

12.10pm: Made fast to dock wall, Port Sudan.

  2.00pm: Went alongside RFA Dredgol.

  5.00pm: Cast off from oiler to go alongside HMS Cockchafer.

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LOGS FOR APRIL 1920

[Port Sudan, at sea and return after abandoning ship, then at sea for the port of Colombo, Ceylon]

[Cricket now switches to a different type of log book, with two pages per day, until the end of the year. These are deck logs, intended to be copied out fair later.

The left (first) page contains weather information, the right (second) page, the day’s events.

These logs are very rough, apparently in pencil and with many entries crossed out for no apparent reason.]

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Original log book cover, 2^nd April to 30^th June, 1920

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1 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

Page missing, but the flotilla definitely remained in harbour on this day.

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2 April 1920

Port Sudan and at sea towards Aden

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  4.10pm: Cast off from HMS Cockchafer and proceeded, to be taken in tow by HMS Colombo.

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3 April 1920

At sea

Lat 18.22, Long 39.9

  Course S36E, 10 knots.

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4 April 1920

At sea

Lat 16.04, Long 41.65

  Wind SSW, f 3-4. Course S36E.

  7.00am: Stopped engines to eject water and examine compartments. Discovered bulge across deck.

  8.30am: Shipwrights from HMS Colombo boarded to effect temporary repairs.

  9.45am: Proceeded, Colombo towing at 6.5 knots.

12.30pm: Jebel Teir bg SSE.

  2.30pm: Colombo passed towing hawser to HMS Bluebell. Hawser fouled Bluebell’s propeller.

  6.00pm: Colombo took Bluebell in tow with Cricket in tow of Bluebell.

10.00pm: Jebel Teir bg 330º.

11.00pm: Reduced to 4 knots.

11.30pm: Reduced to 2 knots [Head wind and a rough sea].

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5 April 1920

At sea

Lat 15.57, Long 41.86

  7.00am: A/c to take shelter in the lee of Jebel Teir [Colombo is steaming into SE f 5-6 and a steep swell and unable to maintain steerage way].

  9.00am: Took down all awnings. Prepared ship for abandonment.

  1.30pm: Let fires die out. Closed down all hatches and scuttles and lashed helm amidships.

  2.00pm: Stopped 2 miles W of Jebel Teir. Colombo sent cutters to evacuate ship’s company and baggage. [Lt/Cdr Morrell, two officers and 35 men taken aboard, with Cricket abandoned by order of the SNO, vide log of Colombo. Colombo, with the disabled Bluebell and abandoned Cricket in tow heads back to Port Sudan.]

[Editor’s note. There are no log entries for the 6^th and 7^th of April, but I have created two virtual pages, so that the sequence is uninterrupted.]

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6 April 1920

At sea, abandoned but still under tow for Port Sudan.

Lat 17.44, Long 40.54

  Position taken from log of HMS Colombo. With the wind now behind them they are getting along at a respectable 6 knots.

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7 April 1920

At sea, abandoned but still under tow

Lat 19.39, Long 38.79

  Position taken from log of HMS Colombo.

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8 April 1920

At sea to Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  4.30am: Party of 17 hands went on board to raise steam.

  7.00am: Slipped tow from HMS Bluebell and proceeded into harbour in tow of tug.

  8.45am: Secured alongside HMS Colombo. Spread awnings. Colombo’s divers working on ship’s bottom aft.

  8.00pm: Hands living in Colombo for passage came aboard.

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9 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  8.00am: Cast off and proceeded in tow of tug, up harbour to slipway basin. Shipwrights and dockyard men working on stern.

  3.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00pm to attend sports.

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10 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Both watches at work with vessel on slipway.

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11 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Sunday routine.

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12 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Painting.

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13 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Painting.

10.15am: One stoker joined ship from HMS Bluebell.

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14 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Painting.

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15 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Painting.

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16 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Painting.

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17 April 1920

Port Sudan

Lat 19.61, Long 37.23

  Painting.

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4caf85f2cadfd34197012a71: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-016_1.jpg)

18 April 1920

Port Sudan and at sea

Lat 19.59, Long 37.27

  3.45am: Called morning watch stokers to light up.

  6.10am: Left shipyard with tug and proceeded down harbour.

  7.20am: Made fast alongside HMS Bluebell.

11.15am: Cast off and proceeded.

11.50am: Picked up tow from Bluebell.

  1.15pm: Sanganeb Lt bg N1E.

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4caf85f2cadfd34197012a73: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-017_1.jpg)

19 April 1920

At sea

Lat 17.55, Long 40.25

  7.45am: Ejected water from for’d compartment.

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20 April 1920

At sea

Lat 14.55, Long 42.35

  3.10am: Jebel Teir Lt bg S67E.

  2.50pm: Abu Ail Lt bg 100º, 0.5 miles.

  9.20pm: Perim I. Lt bg SE by S.

11.20pm: Same bg S45E.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a76: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-019_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a77: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-019_1.jpg)

21 April 1920

At sea to Aden

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  7.00am: Slipped tow and proceeded.

  8.00am: HMS Bluebell parted company.

10.50am: Secured to No 2 buoy, Aden harbour.

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22 April 1920

Aden and at sea for Colombo

Lat 12.83, Long 45.0

  6.00am: Slipped and went alongside oiler.

  9.00am: Completed oiling, cast off and returned to buoy.

  2.45pm: Slipped and proceeded.

  3.10pm: Taken in tow by HMS Bluebell.

  The rest of the flotilla are already in Bombay, so Bluebell and Cricket are proceeding directly to Colombo.

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23 April 1920

At sea

Lat 12.67, Long 47.4

  Course due East at 6-7 knots in tow of Bluebell.

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24 April 1920

At sea

Lat 12.79, Long 50.19

  Course due East at 7-8 knots in tow.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a7e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-023_0.jpg)

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25 April 1920

At sea

Lat 12.82, Long 53.4

11.40am: Slipped tow and went alongside HMS Bluebell to oil.

  1.45pm: Cast off, picked up tow and proceeded.

  2.25pm: Stopped engine for five minutes to examine fuel pump.

  5.50pm: Let fires die out. Stopped engines.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a80: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-024_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a81: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-024_1.jpg)

26 April 1920

At sea

Lat 12.5, Long 56.1

  Course S79E.

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4caf85f2cadfd34197012a83: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-025_1.jpg)

27 April 1920

At sea

Lat 11.84, Long 58.62

  Hands cleaning rifles. Rigged rifle range aft.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a84: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-026_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a85: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-026_1.jpg)

28 April 1920

At sea

Lat 11.15, Long 61.09

  Rigged miniature rifle range aft. [This was done using Morris tubes, an insert for the standard .303 rifle that enabled it to fire .22 cartridges.]

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a86: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-027_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a87: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-027_1.jpg)

29 April 1920

At sea

Lat 10.64, Long 64.12

  Course S75E.

11.30am: Lit starboard boiler.

  2.00pm: Speed increased from 7.6 to 9.8 knots.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a88: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-028_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a89: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-028_1.jpg)

30 April 1920

At sea.

Lat 9.82, Long 67.9

  Course S76E, speed just under 10 knots.

LOGS FOR MAY 1920

[Colombo, Penang, Singapore and Saigon]

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1 May 1920

At sea

Lat 8.94, Long 71.87

  Course S77E, speed 10 knots.

  8.10am: Painting upper deck with composition, painting port screen, scrubbing sounding boom. One sun helmet lost overboard by accident.

  8.55pm: Minikoi Lt bg S49W 18 miles.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a8c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-030_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a8d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-030_1.jpg)

2 May 1920

At sea

Lat 7.92, Long 75.75

  Course S77E, speed 10 knots.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a8e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-031_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a8f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-031_1.jpg)

3 May 1920

At sea to Colombo

Lat 6.79, Long 79.64

12.10pm: Stopped engines. Let fires die out.

  2.20pm: Mount Lavinia hotel bg N23E.

  5.30pm: Slipped tow to go alongside RFA Dredgol in Colombo harbour.

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4 May 1920

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  7.00am: Commenced oiling.

11.00am: Finished oiling, lit fires in starboard boiler.

  1.30pm: Cast off to go alongside HMS Moth. Hands taking passage in HMS Bluebell rejoined.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a92: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-033_0.jpg)

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5 May 1920

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  Hands working on whaler’s davit and scraping paintwork.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a94: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-034_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a95: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-034_1.jpg)

6 May 1920

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  Hands variously employed.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a96: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-035_0.jpg)

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7 May 1920

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  Hands employed as requisite.

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8 May 1920

Colombo

Lat 6.95, Long 79.85

  8.30pm: Discharged surplus hands to HMS Colombo for passage.

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9 May 1920

Colombo and at sea for Penang

Lat 6.81, Long 79.79

  9.00am: Cast off and proceeded.

10.20am: Picked up tow from HMS Foxglove.

     Noon: Mt Lavinia hotel bg N75E.

  6.50pm: Galle Lt abeam.

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10 May 1920

At sea

Lat 5.75, Long 82.52

  Course N81E, 8.5 knots.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a9e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-039_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012a9f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-039_1.jpg)

11 May 1920

At sea

Lat 5.85, Long 85.89

  Course S87E, 9 knots.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012aa0: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-040_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012aa1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-040_1.jpg)

12 May 1920

At sea

Lat 6.17, Long 89.55

  1.00pm: A/c 093º.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012aa2: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-041_0.jpg)

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13 May 1920

At sea

Lat 6.14, Long 93.34

  2.00pm: A/c 101º.

  8.30pm: Willemstoren Lt [on the Northern tip of Pulau Breueh] bg S60E.

10.15pm: A/c 112º.

11.30pm: Same abeam, 3 miles.

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14 May 1920

At sea

Lat 5.67, Long 96.95

12.45am: Pulo Buru Lt on port bow.

  2.07am: Same abeam to starboard, 2 miles.

  8.10pm Diamond Pt [Tanjung Jamboaye] Lt bg S34W.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012aa6: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-043_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012aa7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-043_1.jpg)

15 May 1920

At sea to Penang

Lat 5.54, Long 100.17

  5.48am: Pulo Perak bg N45W.

10.30am: Pulau Kendi bg S23.5E.

11.30am: Cast off tow.

  2.50pm: Made fast to RFA Dredgol, Penang harbour.

  5.00pm: Completed with oil and cast off to go alongside HMS Colombo.

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16 May 1920

Penang

Lat 5.42, Long 100.35

  Sunday routine.

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17 May 1920

Penang

Lat 5.42, Long 100.35

  Painting. Make and mend in pm.

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18 May 1920

Penang

Lat 5.42, Long 100.35

  Hands red-leading the side and the skiff’s davits, cleaning brightwork and taking in water.

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19 May 1920

Penang and at sea towards Singapore

Lat 5.42, Long 100.35

  6.30am: Cast off from Colombo to anchor.

  2.30pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.25pm: Pulau Rimau Lt bg N42E, 1.7 miles.

  5.40pm: HMS’ Colombo and Magnolia rejoined*.

  6.00pm: Pulau Rimau bg N37E, Pulau Kendi N18E.

  * Colombo had detached for target practice and Magnolia landed a demolition party to demolish a wreck.

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20 May 1920

At sea

Lat 2.69, Long 101.29

  1.00am: A/c 148º.

  8.35am: A/c 121º.

  9.20am: One Fathom Bank Lt on port beam, 1.2 miles.

  4.23pm: Cape Rachado Lt abeam, a/c 126º.

  7.35pm: Pulo Undan Lt abeam.

10.15pm: Tanjung Tohor Lt abeam.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012ab2: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-049_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012ab3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-049_1.jpg)

21 May 1920

At sea to Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

12.50am: Pulo Pisang Lt by S72E.

  2.34am: Same abeam.

  6.28am: Raffles Lt abeam, a/c 67º.

  9.30am: Made fast to HMS Colombo, Singapore harbour.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012ab4: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-050_0.jpg)

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22 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  8.15am: Pumping out after compartment.

  1.30pm: Make and mend.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012ab6: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-051_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012ab7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-051_1.jpg)

23 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  Sunday routine.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012ab8: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-052_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012ab9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-052_1.jpg)

24 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  Painting etc.

4caf85f2cadfd34197012aba: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-053_0.jpg)

4caf85f2cadfd34197012abb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38925/ADM 53-38925-053_1.jpg)

25 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  5.50am: Cast off to go alongside RFA Dredgol for oil.

  8.20am: Completed with oil and cast off to anchor.

  One brass boat hook lost by accident.

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26 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  9.00am: One rating discharged to HMS Colombo for medical treatment.

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27 May 1920

Singapore

Lat 1.26, Long 103.85

  4.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  5.15pm: Picked up tow from HMS Colombo.

  8.40pm: Pedra Branca Lt [Blanca in log] abeam 2 miles.

  9.50pm: A/c to 017º.

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28 May 1920

At sea

Lat 3.45, Long 105.09

  Course N14E all day, 8.5 knots.

  9.30am: Pulau Aur bg S30W.

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29 May 1920

At sea

Lat 6.64, Long 106.22

  5.30pm: A/c N2E.

11.20pm: Pulo Condore Lt bg N28E.

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30 May 1920

At sea

Lat 9.84, Long 107.05

12.10am: Pulo Condore Lt bg N13E.

  3.42am: Same abeam 4.8 miles.

  3.57am: A/c 012º.

  8.35am: Pulo Condore Lt bg S25W.

  2.30pm: Cape St James [aka C St Jacques, now Vung Tau] bg N2.5E.

  4.00pm: Slipped tow.

  4.20pm: Anchored, 1.4 miles from C St James Lt.

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31 May 1920

Cape St James to Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  7.10am: Weighed and proceeded to go up Saigon River.

11.15am: Anchored.

12.10pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  1.00pm: Moored to buoys off Saigon [now Ho Chi Minh City].

LOGS FOR JUNE 1920

(Saigon, Hong Kong, Matsu Is and Shanghai)

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1 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  Hands painting ship’s side.

  Leave to the watch, 4.30pm to 11.00pm.

Weather: Calm or light southerly breezes, dry, 96ºF at noon.

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2 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  8.15am: Hands fall in. Employed oiling 3.5” wire hawser.

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3 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  Hands fitting awnings.

  Make and mend in pm.

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4 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  8.15am: Hands employed over-hauling 2.5” wire hawser.

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5 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  Hands mustering stores and general work.

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6 June 1920

Saigon

Lat 10.74, Long 106.76

  Sunday routine. Hands clean into No 6.

  8.00pm: Discharged 10 ratings to HMS Colombo for passage to Hong Kong.

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7 June 1920

Saigon and at sea towards Hong Kong

Lat 10.35, Long 106.8 [approx]

  4.00am: Lit fires in starboard boiler

  6.45am: Cast off and proceeded down Saigon river.

  8.00am: Made fast alongside RFA Dredgol.

  9.30am: Completed oiling, cast off and proceeded down river.

  1.30pm: Anchored off St James Lt.

  2.30pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.00pm: Picked up tow from HMS Colombo.

  4.30pm: St James Lt bg N58W.

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8 June 1920

At sea

Lat 11.34, Long 109.34

  9.25am: C Padaran Lt [now Mui Dinh] bg N37W.

     Noon: Same bg N89W, 20 miles.

10.00pm: C Varella Lt [now Mui Dai Lanh or Mui Dien] bg N35W, 24 miles.

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9 June 1920

At sea

Lat 14.37, Long 110.17

  Course N12E all day.

  Hands clearing out aft storerooms and mustering stores.

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10 June 1920

At sea

Lat 17.82, Long 111.2

10.00am: A/c N29E.

  Hands clearing out after magazine.

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11 June 1920

At sea

Lat 20.99, Long 113.47

  8.00am: A/c N26E.

  8.15am: Hands employed clearing out after magazine and shell room.

  6.08pm: A/c N1W.

  7.45pm: Gap Rock Lt [Wenwei Zhou] bg N25E. A/c N11E.

10.40pm: Same abeam, 2 miles.

11.40pm: A/c N59E.

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12 June 1920

At sea to Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

12.30am: Gap Rock Lt bg S11W.

  3.15am: Waglan Lt bg N11E.

  5.30am: Slipped tow.

11.10am: Made fast to Camber Wall, Hong Kong.

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13 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Sunday routine.

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14 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  6.00am: Hands employed getting up stores for survey

  8.15am: Hands employed surveying stores.

  9.15am: Hands from HMS Tamar came on board.

  4.30pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am Wednesday. Leave to part of watch until 7.00am.

  5.00pm: Hands to bathe.

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15 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  Hands employed drawing stores from dockyard and watering ship.

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16 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.15am: Hands employed drawing and stowing provisions and other stores.

  4.30pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am Friday.

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17 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.15am: Hands employed taking down rangefinder and drawing stores

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18 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.15am: Hands employed striking down provisions.

  9.00am: Oil fuel lighter secured alongside.

  1.00pm: Completed oiling.

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19 June 1920

Hong Kong

Lat 22.29, Long 114.17

  8.15am: Hands employed drawing and stowing stores.

  8.30am: Cast off from wall and taken in tow by tug to swinging buoy. Swung ship for adjustment of compasses.

10.30am: Made fast alongside dockyard wall.

  3.00pm: Two Chinese ratings joined ship.

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20 June 1920

Hong Kong and at sea towards Shanghai

Lat 22.27, Long 114.5

  6.45am: Lit fires in port boiler.

  9.30am: Cast off and proceeded.

  3.08pm: Pedro Blanco abeam to starboard.

  5.55pm: Chilang Pt Lt [now Zhelang Yan] bg N21W, a/c 072º.

11.00pm: Breaker Pt [now Shibeishan Jiao] Lt abeam 12.2 miles.

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21 June 1920

At sea

Lat 24.14, Long 118.6

  2.35am: Lamock I. Lt N10E.

  3.45am: Same abeam 9.5 miles.

  7.07pm: Ocksen I. Lt [now Wuqiu Yu] bg N20W.

  7.41pm: Same abeam.

10.30pm: Turnabout I. [Kiushan Tao] bg N38W.

11.59pm: Same abeam.

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22 June 1920

At sea to the Matsu Is

Lat 26.17, Long 119.93

  2.00am: Tung Kuen Lt bg N28W.

  7.25am: Anchored in Matsu Is roads.

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23 June 1920

Matsu Is and at sea for Shanghai

Lat 26.17, Long 119.93

  4.30am: Lit fires in port boiler

10.15am: Weighed and proceeded alongside RFA Petroleum.

     Noon: Completed with oil, 34 tons.

  1.15pm: Cast off from oiler and proceeded.

  5.55pm: Tung Yung abeam to starboard.

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24 June 1920

At sea

Lat 28.7, Long 122.27

  7.10pm: Tongting Lt [aka Dongtingshan] bg N37W.

11.00pm: Steep I. Lt [Xiaogui Shan] abeam.

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25 June 1920

At sea to Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  4.00am: Fairway buoy abeam to port.

  5.05am: Tungsha LV abeam.

  8.10am: Proceeded up Wusung River [aka Whangpoo River].

  9.50am: Berthing officer boarded.

10.15am: Secured to British naval buoy, Shanghai.

  7.45pm: One PO and eight ratings joined ship.

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26 June 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Cleaning out boats and after storeroom. Make and mend in the pm.

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27 June 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

10.45am: Oiler barge came alongside.

  2.30pm: Completed with fuel.

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28 June 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  One PO and seven ratings discharged to naval agent for passage home. Hands employed returning towing gear.

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29 June 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed clearing after mess deck.

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Duplicate left page for 30^th June; see next log book.

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Above three pages blank.

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Original log cover 30^th June to 2^nd September.

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Blank page.

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Printed page of instructions for logkeepers.

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30 June 1920

Shanghai to Wusung and return

Lat 31.4, Long 121.53

  7.00am: Lit starboard boiler. Hands getting up ammunition.

  9.05am: Slipped and proceeded down Wusung River.

10.35am: Anchored 11 cables NE from Wusung Bar LH.

  4.10pm: Weighed and proceeded alongside HMS Cairo.

  5.40pm: Cast off from Cairo and proceeded up Wusung River.

  7.10pm: Secured to British Naval Buoy, Shanghai harbour.

LOGS FOR JULY 1920

[Shanghai]

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1 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.15am: Hands employed washing paintwork.

  2.00pm: Made monthly payment to hands.

  2.35pm: Hands employed washing ship’s side.

  4.30pm: Leave to watch until 7.0 am.

Weather: Light SE’ly breezes, rain throughout the day, temperatures in the 70ºs F.

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2 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.15am: Hands employed washing ship’s sides and clearing out Gunner’s store.

  5.10pm: Cast off from buoy and proceeded alongside HMS Mantis at P & O buoy.

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3 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed clearing sand from after storerooms [This is sand carried as ballast, probably in sacks, for the journey out from the UK, to compensate for the weight of the 6” guns that were removed].

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4 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Sunday routine. Landed church parties.

  Two ratings joined ship c/o naval agent.

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5 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.15am: Hands clearing water and sand from after messdeck flat.

  1.00pm: Two ratings rejoined ship from hospital. Discharged one rating to HMS Kinsha for medical treatment.

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6 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.15am: Hands clearing out messdecks.

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7 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.15am: Hands scraping funnels. Make and mend in pm.

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8 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  6.00am: Hands scraping funnels and getting up ammunition.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b1c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-012_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b1d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-012_1.jpg)

9 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  5.00am: HMS Mantis cast off.

10.30am: Mantis returned alongside.

11.00am: One rating joined from HMS Egmont [the shore base at Malta].

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b1e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-013_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b1f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-013_1.jpg)

10 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.15am: Hands scraping funnels.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b20: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-014_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b21: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-014_1.jpg)

11 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Sunday routine.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b22: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-015_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b23: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-015_1.jpg)

12 July 1920

Shanghai.

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.15am: Hands scraping funnels and foc’sle deck.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b24: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-016_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b25: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-016_1.jpg)

13 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.00am: HMS Mantis cast off. Hands scraping funnels.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b26: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-017_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b27: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-017_1.jpg)

14 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.00am: Range party to clean into No 5 rig and gaiters. Landed range party.

10.00am: Cast off to go alongside SS Yu Shun.

12.50pm: Cast off to go alongside Yangtzepoo ship jetty.

  2.30pm: HMS Cockchafer came alongside.

  4.15pm: Range party returned.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b28: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-018_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b29: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-018_1.jpg)

15 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  6.00am: Hands getting up stores.

  9.00am: Landed range party.

  4.15pm: Range party returned.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b2a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-019_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b2b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-019_1.jpg)

16 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands getting up stores.

  5.00pm: Ship’s company moved to temporary living quarters in dockyard.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b2c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-020_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b2d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-020_1.jpg)

17 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands getting up stores.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b2e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-021_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b2f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-021_1.jpg)

18 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Sunday routine.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b30: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-022_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b31: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-022_1.jpg)

19 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands scraping funnels.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b32: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-023_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b33: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-023_1.jpg)

20 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands scraping funnels.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b34: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-024_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b35: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-024_1.jpg)

21 July 1920

Shanghai.

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands scraping funnels.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b36: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-025_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b37: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-025_1.jpg)

22 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands scraping funnels.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b38: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-026_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b39: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-026_1.jpg)

23 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed onboard ship, scraping [It seems likely that Cricket came out to China in grey paint and is now being painted in the China Station livery of white hull and superstructure and funnels in a darker colour.]

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b3a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-027_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b3b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-027_1.jpg)

24 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b3c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-028_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b3d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-028_1.jpg)

25 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Sunday routine.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b3e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-029_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b3f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-029_1.jpg)

26 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b40: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-030_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b41: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-030_1.jpg)

27 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b42: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-031_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b43: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-031_1.jpg)

28 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

  4.30pm: AB Robert SP Hughes, 216567, died of heat stroke in shore accommodation at Yangtzepoo dock.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b44: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-032_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b45: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-032_1.jpg)

29 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  3.30pm: Landed funeral party for the late AB Hughes.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b46: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-033_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b47: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-033_1.jpg)

30 July 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b48: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-034_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b49: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-034_1.jpg)

31 July 1920

Shanghai.

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

  1.30pm: Made monthly payments.

LOGS FOR AUGUST 1920

[Shanghai for drydock]

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b4a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-035_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b4b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-035_1.jpg)

1 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.30am: Landed RC church party.

  9.30am: Landed C of E church party.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch unil 8.00am.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b4c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-036_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b4d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-036_1.jpg)

2 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b4e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-037_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b4f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-037_1.jpg)

3 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b50: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-038_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b51: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-038_1.jpg)

4 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b52: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-039_0.jpg)

4caf85f3cadfd34197012b53: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-039_1.jpg)

5 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b54: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-040_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b55: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-040_1.jpg)

6 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping and cleaning small arms.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b56: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-041_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b57: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-041_1.jpg)

7 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b58: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-042_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b59: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-042_1.jpg)

8 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Sunday routine.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b5a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-043_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b5b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-043_1.jpg)

9 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed on board ship scraping.

  2.30pm: Ship taken into Yangtzepoo drydock.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b5c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-044_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b5d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-044_1.jpg)

10 August 1920

Shanghai [dry dock]

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed onboard.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b5e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-045_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b5f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-045_1.jpg)

11 August 1920

Shanghai [dry dock]

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed onboard.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b60: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-046_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b61: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-046_1.jpg)

12 August 1920

Shanghai [dry dock]

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed scraping and mustering gun gear at gun wharf.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b62: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-047_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b63: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-047_1.jpg)

13 August 1920

Shanghai [dry dock]

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands employed onboard and mustering gun gear.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b64: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-048_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b65: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-048_1.jpg)

14 August 1920

Shanghai [dry dock]

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands mustering gun gear and scraping galley.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b66: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-049_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b67: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-049_1.jpg)

15 August 1920

Shanghai [dry dock]

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Sunday routine.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b68: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-050_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b69: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-050_1.jpg)

16 August 1920

Shanghai [dry dock]

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping gun gear.

11.00am: Ship left dock and went alongside jetty.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b6a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-051_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b6b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-051_1.jpg)

17 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping gun shields.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b6c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-052_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b6d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-052_1.jpg)

18 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping gun shields and unpacking gun*.

  *This will be one of the two guns removed in the UK for the journey out and shipped in a merchant vessel.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b6e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-053_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b6f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-053_1.jpg)

19 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping gun shields.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b70: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-054_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b71: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-054_1.jpg)

20 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping gun shields.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b72: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-055_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b73: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-055_1.jpg)

21 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping and red-leading 6” gun shields.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b74: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-056_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b75: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-056_1.jpg)

22 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Sunday routine.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b76: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-057_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b77: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-057_1.jpg)

23 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping gun shields.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b78: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-058_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b79: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-058_1.jpg)

24 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping gun shields.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b7a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-059_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b7b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-059_1.jpg)

25 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping gun shields.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b7c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-060_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b7d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-060_1.jpg)

26 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping and red-leading 6” gun shields. Furled awnings.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b7e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-061_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b7f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-061_1.jpg)

27 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping 6” guns.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b80: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-062_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b81: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-062_1.jpg)

28 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping 6” guns.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b82: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-063_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b83: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-063_1.jpg)

29 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Sunday routine.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b84: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-064_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b85: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-064_1.jpg)

30 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping 6” guns.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b86: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-065_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b87: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-065_1.jpg)

31 August 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Hands scraping 6” guns.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS CRICKET
Operations on the Yangtze River

LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1920

[Shanghai]

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b88: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-066_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b89: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-066_1.jpg)

1 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands scraping 6” guns.

11.00am: Made monthly payment.

12.30pm: Hands left ship.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b8a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-067_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b8b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-067_1.jpg)

2 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands getting in stores.

12.30pm: Hands left ship.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b8c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-068_0.jpg)

4caf85f4cadfd34197012b8d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38926/ADM 53-38926-068_1.jpg)

3 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands getting in stores.

12.30pm: Hands left ship.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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4 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands scraping 6” guns and shields.

12.30pm: Hands left ship.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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5 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.30am: RC party landed.

  9.30am: C of E party landed.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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6 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands scraping and red-leading 6” guns.

12.30pm: Hands left ship.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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7 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands scraping compass platform and 6” guns.

12.30pm: Hands left ship.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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8 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands scraping and red-leading compass platform and stanchions.

12.30pm: Hands left ship.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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9 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands sponging out guns and scraping.

12.30pm: Hands left ship.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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10 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands striking down cables and working about guns.

12.30pm: Hands left ship.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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11 September 1920

Shanghai.

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands working about guns.

12.30pm: Hands left ship.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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12 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.30am: RC party landed.

  9.30am: C of E party landed.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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13 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands getting in stores.

  4.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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14 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands getting in stores.

  4.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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15 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands getting in stores.

  4.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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16 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands getting in stores.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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17 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands getting in stores.

  4.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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18 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands getting in stores.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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19 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.30am: RC party landed.

  9.30am: C of E party landed.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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20 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  4.00pm: Leave to watch until 8.00am.

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21 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands scrubbing out mess-decks.

  5.00pm: Hands left temporary living quarters and returned to ship.

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22 September 1920

Shanghai to Woosung

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.00am: Hands unshipping gear for firing.

  9.00am: 6” guns’ crews to drill.

10.30am: Four bags of mail arrived for HMS Hawkins.

  2.15pm: Weighed and proceeded down Woosung River.

  4.00pm: Anchored.

  7.00pm: Sent mail to Hawkins.

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New log Book cover.

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Blank.

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Instructions for logkeepers.

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23 September 1920

Woosung

Lat 31.5, Long 121.5 [approx]

  6.00am: One rating joined from HMS Bluebell.

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded to carry out gun trials.

10.15am: Carried out gun trials.

  1.10pm: Arrived at Woosung and anchored.

  2.00pm: Hands replaced gear and spread awnings.

  6.15pm: Two Chief Armourers joined from HMS Hawkins (victuals only). One rating joined for passage to HMS Woodcock

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24 September 1920

Woosung to Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  6.30am: One AB for HMS Woodcock discharged to HMS Hawkins for passage.

  7.05am: Weighed and proceeded up Woosung River.

  8.20am: Made fast to pier to embark ammunition.

  2.00pm: Cast off and proceeded up river.

  2.30pm: Anchored off Tong Hu creek. Hands embarking ammunition.

  3.10pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  4.10pm: Made fast to British naval buoy.

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25 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  8.00am: Dockyard workmen on board.

  4.45pm: One rating discharged to hospital.

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26 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  Sunday in harbour.

  6.30am: Hands clearing up upper deck.

  7.15am: Quarters. Clean guns.

  8.00am: Hands clean into No 6 dress.

  9.15am: Clear up decks for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions.

10.00am: C of E party landed.

11.40am: Church party returned.

  1.00pm: Leave to watch to 7.00am. Landed libertymen.

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27 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.30am: One rating rejoined from hospital.

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28 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  1.15pm: Hands employed on guns and clearing out Bosun’s storeroom. Commenced coaling*.

  5.10pm: Finished coaling. Clean ship.

  *Coaling in Chinese ports is carried out by “native labour”.

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29 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  1.15pm: Made quarterly settlement.

  3.30pm: Discharged one rating to c/o naval agent.

  4.00pm: Leave to watch until midnight.

  4.10pm: One rating joined from hospital.

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30 September 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

12.20am: AB James Goodfield*, J8320, accidentally drowned while returning from leave in a sampan hired locally.

  3.30pm: Recovered body of AB Goodfield.

LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1920

[Shanghai and up Yangtze Kiang to Nanking, Wu-Hu, Hankow, Shasi, Ichang, Shasi, Chenglin and Changsha]

[Note that while operating in the Yangtze, the logkeeper doesn’t record latitudes and longitudes, speeds, distances and many of the anchorages. This means that many of the noon locations are marked [approx] and represent the editor’s best estimate of where the vessel was at noon on that day. Note too that the river’s course is often very different to that of 100 years ago, so the editor has adopted the convention of showing a position in the modern river.]

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1 October 1920

Shanghai

Lat 31.245, Long 121.5

  6.00am: Hands scrubbing woodwork and cleaning brightwork.

  7.15am: Quarters. Clean guns.

  8.00am: Breakfast and clean into No 5s.

  9.00am: Firing party to drill, remainder as requisite. Refitted san-pan’s [sic] starboard falls.

11.45am: Clear up decks. Hands to dinner.

  1.30pm: Funeral party clean into No 6 and caps.

  2.30pm: Funeral party landed [for AB Goodfield].

  4.00pm: Leave to watch, 4.30pm to midnight.

  4.30pm: Funeral party returned.

Weather: Light NW’ly breezes, dry, 73º to 78º F.

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2 October 1920

Shanghai and up Yangtze Kiang

Lat 31.42, Long 121.5 [approx]

  6.45am: Slipped and proceeded to lower APC [Asiatic Petroleum Co] wharf.

  7.10am: Commenced oiling at APC wharf.

10.10am: Cast off and proceeded down Woosung river [and up the Yangtze].

  6.45pm: Anchored.

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3 October 1920

Yangtze River

Lat 32.26, Long 119.47 [approx]

  4.00am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

12.30pm: Chinkiang [now Zhenjiang] abeam.

  6.00pm: Anchored, Nanking [now Nanjing].

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4 October 1920

Nanking to Wuhu

Lat 31.4, Long 118.34 [approx]

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

12.55pm: Anchored, Wuhu.

  1.45pm: Shifted anchorage closer to shore.

  2.35pm: Commenced coaling from lighter alongside.

  5.00pm: Finished coaling.

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5 October 1920

In Yangtze River

Lat 30.5, Long 117.15 [approx]

6.00am. Weighed and proceeded up river.

7.15pm: Anchored.

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6 October 1920

In Yangtze River

Lat 29.93, Long 116.56

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

  7.30am: Passed Japanese gunboat going down river.

11.20am: Passed Japanese gunboat going down river.

     Noon: Little Orphan [then an island in the centre of the river, now Xiaogu Mt on the North bank] water mark, 39’ 6”.

  2.00pm: Passed three Chinese TBDs at entrance to Poyang Lake.

  4.00pm: Water mark at Kiukiang [now Jiujiang] 39’ 4”. Dropped anchor twice but dragged. Proceeded up river.

  4.10pm: Passed American gunboat Elcano.

  6.30pm: Anchored.

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7 October 1920

In Yangtze River

Lat 30.12, Long 115.3 [approx]

  6.00am. Weighed and proceeded up river.

  7.10am: Passed Chinese gunboat at anchor.

12.25pm: Passed American gunboat Palos

  1.00pm: Passed HMS Scarab going downstream.

  1.20pm: Passed HMS Woodcock going downstream.

  1.25pm: Passed HMS Bee going downstream.

  1.26pm: Passed Japanese gunboat going downstream.

  6.00pm: Anchored.

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8 October 1920

Yangtze River to Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  8.10am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

10.40am: Passed Japanese cruiser and gunboat and a French sloop.

11.00am: Arrived Hankow [now Hankou, part of Wuhan] and made fast alongside jetty.

  1.25pm: Left jetty to pontoon and commenced oiling.

  4.40pm: Finished oiling and proceeded up river.

  5.45pm: Made fast alongside HMS Gnat.

  6.00pm: One rating joined ship and three ratings joined ship for HMS Teal.

  7.30pm: One rating discharged to HMS Kinsha for passage to HMS Bee.

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9 October 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  7.00am: Commenced coaling from lighter alongside.

10.30am: Finished coaling.

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10 October 1920

Hankow to Kiu lo Shan

Lat 30.18, Long 114.0 [approx]

  6.00am: Hoisted sampan and shoved off from HMS Gnat. Draught on leaving, aft 6’ 0”, for’d 4’ 5”. [Proceeded up river.]

  6.00pm: Anchored off Kiu lo Shan.

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11 October 1920

Kiu lo Shan to Tean Lien Kui

Lat 29.5, Long 113.0 [approx]

  6.00am. Weighed and proceeded up river.

10.30am: Reduced speed to 10 knots.

  6.40pm: Anchored off Tean Lien Kui

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12 October 1920

Tean Lien Kui to Hohia

Lat 29.7, Long 112.64 [approx]

  6.00am. Weighed and proceeded up river.

  2.15pm: Helm jammed. Anchored off Hohia Pagoda Mill and rigged hand steering gear.

  7.30pm: Watch connected up steam steering gear.

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13 October 1920

Hohia to Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

10.15am: Secured alongside Jardine Matheson’s hulk at Shasi [now Shashi, a district of Jingzhou].

  1.30am: Left pontoon and anchored.

12.35pm: Commenced coaling from lighter alongside.

  2.30pm: Finished coaling. Weighed and proceeded to Jardine Matheson’s hulk.

  3.00pm: Cast off to anchor.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012be6: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-026_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012be7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-026_1.jpg)

14 October 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

11.00am: Sighted both anchors. [A precaution against the anchors and cables becoming silted up and buried. In extreme cases they can be beyond recovery and have to be abandoned.]

  3.40pm: Landed football party.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012be8: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-027_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012be9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-027_1.jpg)

15 October 1920

Shasi to Ichang

Lat 30.27, Long 111.6 [approx]

  6.00am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

  6.50pm: Anchored at Ichang [now Yichang], water mark 31’ 3”.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bea: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-028_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012beb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-028_1.jpg)

16 October 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water level at noon, 30’ 2”.

  Lost overboard, one white ensign.

  1.00pm: Coaling from lighters alongside.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bec: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-029_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bed: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-029_1.jpg)

17 October 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water level at noon, 28’ 8”.

  3.00pm: One rating joined ship from HMS Widgeon.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bee: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-030_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bef: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-030_1.jpg)

18 October 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water level at noon, 27’.

  4.40pm: Three ratings for HMS Teal discharged to SS Loong Mow* for passage [up river to Wanhsien now Wanzhou].

  *Loong Mow, 1920, 1,112 grt, later named Wanliu for the China Navigation Co and involved in the Wanhsien Incident in 1926. Super photo of her about half way down this thread.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bf0: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-031_0.jpg)

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19 October 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water level at noon, 25’ 3”.

  Hands painting and working on matting.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bf2: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-032_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bf3:

20 October left page.

(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-032_1.jpg)

Fragment from a ledger.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bf4: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-033_0.jpg)

Handwritten fragment.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bf5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-033_1.jpg)

20 October 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water level at noon, 23’ 10”.

  9.10am: Hands working about matting. [The steel decks are covered with matting, for insulation and quietness. This needs constant maintenance if it is not to become scruffy.]

  1.30pm: Landed football party.

  6.30pm: Football party returned.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bf6: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-034_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bf7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-034_1.jpg)

21 October 1920

Ichang up river and return

Lat 30.77, Long 111.21 [approx]

  9.30am: Weighed and proceeded.

  1.35pm: Anchored at Misiho.

  2.40pm: Weighed and proceeded down river.

  4.50pm: Anchored. Water mark 22’ 8”.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bf8: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-035_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bf9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-035_1.jpg)

22 October 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

11.30am: Coal lighter alongside.

  4.30pm: Landed football party.

  7.00pm: Football party returned.

  7.30pm: One rating left ship to rejoin HMS Widgeon [possibly an on-loan star centre-forward].

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bfa: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-036_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bfb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-036_1.jpg)

23 October 1920

Ichang to Shasi

Lat 30.31, Long 112.21 [approx]

  6.30am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

12.30pm: Secured alongside Jardine & Matheson’s hulk at Shasi.

  1.30pm: Landed football party.

11.05pm: SS Chang Wo* secured alongside.

  *Jardine, Matheson & Co, 1891, 1,065 grt, scrapped in 1931.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bfc: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-037_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bfd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-037_1.jpg)

24 October 1920

Shasi to Chenglin

Lat 29.8, Long 112.4 [approx]

  2.10am: SS Chang Wo cast off.

  7.40am: Weighed and proceeded.

  8.50pm: Anchored at Chingling [or Chenglin and now Yueyang] .

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bfe: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-038_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012bff: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-038_1.jpg)

25 October 1920

Chenglin to Siang Yin.

Lat 29.4, Long 113.1

  6.30am: Pilot on board. One SPO joined ship from naval Agent, Shanghai.

  1.00pm: Weighed and proceeded to Changsha.

  6.45pm: Anchored off Siang Yin [now Xiangyin].

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c00: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-039_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c01: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-039_1.jpg)

26 October 1920

Siang Yin to Changsha

Lat 28.25, Long 112.97 [approx]

  8.45am: Weighed and proceeded up Xiang river.

12.45pm: Anchored and laid out kedge. Water mark 11’ 7”.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c02: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-040_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c03: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-040_1.jpg)

27 October 1920

Changsha

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

  Hands painting funnels, masts and yards.

  8.30am: Water mark, 10’ 9”.

  9.15am: Coaling sampan alongside.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c04: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-041_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c05: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-041_1.jpg)

28 October 1920

Changsha

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

  8.00am: Water mark 10’ 4”.

  1.30pm: Football party landed…

  6.00pm: … and returned.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c06: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-042_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c07: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-042_1.jpg)

29 October 1920

Changsha

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

  Water mark 9’ 6”.

  1.00pm: Football party landed…

  6.00pm: … and returned.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c08: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-043_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c09: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-043_1.jpg)

30 October 1920

Changsha

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

  Hands variously employed. Make and mend in pm. Football party landed.

  Noon: Water mark 9’ 1”.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c0a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-044_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c0b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-044_1.jpg)

31 October 1920

Changsha

Lat 28.23, Long 112.97

  Hands employed as requisite.

     Noon: Water mark 7’ 10”.

LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1920

[Changsha, Yo Chow, Chenglin, Shasi, Ichang, Shasi and Hankow]

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c0c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-045_0.jpg)

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1 November 1920

Changsha to Yo Chow.

Lat 28.8, Long 112.89 [approx]

  6.30am: Hands employed scrubbing decks and matting.

  7.30am: Quarters. Clean guns. Dress of the day, No 3s.

  8.00am: Breakfast.

  8.30am: Water mark 7’4”.

  8.45am: Weighed and proceeded. Draught on leaving, 3’ 9” for’d, 5’ 0” aft.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

     Noon: Dinner.

  5.30pm: Anchored off Yo Chow.

Weather: Foggy at first, clearing in the am with blue skies and various light breezes, 77º F at noon.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c0e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-046_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c0f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-046_1.jpg)

2 November 1920

Yo Chow

Lat 29.35, Long 113.06

  Hands employed as requisite.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c10: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-047_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c11: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-047_1.jpg)

3 November 1920

Yo Chow to Chenglin.

Lat 29.4, Long 113.1

  6.30am: Shifted berth to Chenglin.

  7.25am: Anchored. Water mark 32’ 2”.

  7.00pm: HMS Gnat arrived.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c12: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-048_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c13: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-048_1.jpg)

4 November 1920

Chenglin and up river towards Shasi

Lat 29.4, Long 113.1

  8.50am: Furled after awning owing to wind bending stanchions.

  9.10am: Furled all awnings, hands getting in stores.

  2.15pm: HMS Gnat weighed and proceeded for Changsha.

  3.15pm: Weighed and proceeded up river for Shasi.

  6.30pm: Anchored.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c14: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-049_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c15: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-049_1.jpg)

5 November 1920

Yangtze River

Lat 29.71, Long 112.6 [approx]

  5.50am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.43pm: Anchored.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c16: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-050_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c17: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-050_1.jpg)

6 November 1920

Yangtze River to Shasi

Lat 30.28, Long 112.27 [approx]

  6.10am: Weighed and proceeded.

12.30pm: Anchored, Shasi. Coaled ship from lighters.

  3.00pm: Weighed and proceeded.

  3.40pm: Anchored.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c18: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-051_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c19: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-051_1.jpg)

7 November 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  Sunday routine.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c1a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-052_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c1b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-052_1.jpg)

8 November 1920

Shasi to Ichang

Lat 30.27, Long 111.6 [approx]

  6.15am: Weighed and proceeded up river.

  5.45pm: Anchored at Ichang, water mark 14’ 7”.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c1c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-053_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c1d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-053_1.jpg)

9 November 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  8.00am: Water mark 13’ 7”.

  Coaled ship from lighter.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c1e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-054_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c1f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-054_1.jpg)

10 November 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  9.10am: Water mark, 12’ 7”.

  4.00pm: Landed football party.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c20: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-055_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c21: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-055_1.jpg)

11 November 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark, 12’ 0”.

  Dress of the day, No 3s, optional jerseys.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c22: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-056_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c23: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-056_1.jpg)

12 November 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  8.00am: Water mark, 11’ 7”.

  1.30pm: Landed football party.

  6.10pm: One rating left for SS Loong Mow for passage to HMS Teal.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c24: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-057_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c25: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-057_1.jpg)

13 November 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark, 12’ 3”.

  8.00am: Dress of the day, No 4s, libertymen No 3s.

  8.55am: Sighted both anchors.

     Noon: Make and mend.

  3.30pm: Landed football party.

  8.15pm: Football parties returned.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c26: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-058_0.jpg)

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14 November 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

12.20am: Ammunition for HMS Teal left ship.

  8.00am: Water mark, 12’ 9”.

  3.00pm: Japanese gunboat arrived and anchored.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c28: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-059_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c29: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-059_1.jpg)

15 November 1920

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  6.30am: Water mark, 13’ 0”.

  3.00pm: Landed football party.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c2a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-060_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c2b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-060_1.jpg)

16 November 1920

Ichang to Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 111.97 [approx]

  7.00am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

  1.30pm: Anchored, Shasi.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c2c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-061_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c2d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-061_1.jpg)

17 November 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  9.00am: Painting ship.

  1.30pm: Landed football party.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c2e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-062_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c2f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-062_1.jpg)

18 November 1920

Shasi and down river for Hankow

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  9.23am. Weighed and proceeded to Shasi installation for coal.

12.10pm: Finished coaling.

12.40pm: Weighed and proceeded down river.

  5.45pm: Anchored.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c30: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-063_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c31: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-063_1.jpg)

19 November 1920

Yangtze River

Lat 29.49, Long 112.94 [approx]

  6.45am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

  4.00pm: Anchored. SS Tenko Maru aground.

  4.30pm: Weighed and took same in tow.

  6.00pm: Cast off tow and proceeded.

  6.35pm: Passed foreign gunboat at anchor.

  6.45pm: Anchored.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c32: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-064_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c33: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-064_1.jpg)

20 November 1920

Down river to Hankow

Lat 30.52, Long 114.27 [approx]

  6.45am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

12.50pm: Secured alongside Holt’s hulk Laestrygon at Hankow.

  4.45pm: HMS Gnat arrived.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c34: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-065_0.jpg)

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c35: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-065_1.jpg)

21 November 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  Sunday routine.

  3.30pm: HMS Mantis secured alongside.

4caf85f5cadfd34197012c36: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-066_0.jpg)

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c37: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-066_1.jpg)

22 November 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  9.00am: Hands cleaning ship, painting funnels etc.

  1.00pm: Leave for port watch until 1.00pm on the 24^th.

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c38: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-067_0.jpg)

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c39: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-067_1.jpg)

23 November 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  Hands employed as requisite.

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c3a: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-068_0.jpg)

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c3b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-068_1.jpg)

24 November 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  6.50am: Japanese gunboat passed on way up river.

  1.00pm: Leave to starboard watch until 1.00pm on the 26^th.

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c3c: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-069_0.jpg)

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c3d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-069_1.jpg)

25 November 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  9.00am: HMS Mantis shoved off [to oil at the APC jetty downstream, vide her log].

  1.10pm: Mantis secured alongside.

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c3e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-070_0.jpg)

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c3f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-070_1.jpg)

26 November 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  9.00pm: One AB put under sentry’s charge. [A procedure to prevent an angry or inebriated man committing some much more serious offence. He is placed in the cell to sober up.]

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c40: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-071_0.jpg)

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c41: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-071_1.jpg)

27 November 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  Clean ship etc.

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c42: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-072_0.jpg)

4caf85f6cadfd34197012c43: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-38927/ADM 53-38927-072_1.jpg)

28 November 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  9.30am: Cast off from Laestrygon to anchor.

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29 November 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  9.35am: Coal lighter received alongside. Commenced coaling.

11.50am: Finished coaling.

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30 November 1920

Hankow

Lat 30.57, Long 114.3

  8.31am: Weighed and proceeded to APC lower oiling jetty.

10.47am: Finished oiling and returned to Hankow to go alongside Laestrygon.

  1.15pm: One rating discharged to hospital.

  7.30pm: HMS Gnat weighed and proceeded up river.

LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1920

[Yangtze River between Hankow and Ichang]

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1 December 1920

Hankow and up river towards Shasi.

Lat 30.25, Long 114.08 [approx]

  6.00am: One prisoner sent to HMS Bee for passage to Shanghai.

  7.30am: Hoisted sampan.

  8.00am: Took HMS Woodlark in tow and proceeded up river.

  9.00am: Hands clean ship and employed as requisite.

  2.00pm: Passed Japanese gunboat coming down river.

  5.40pm: Anchored, Woodlark alongside.

Weather: Various Northerly breezes, rain in the morning and remaining cloudy throughout the day, 54º to 60º F.

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2 December 1920

Up river towards Shasi

Lat 29.4, Long 113.1 [approx]

  6.30am: Weighed and proceeded up river with HMS Woodlark in tow.

12.10pm: Cast off tow. Woodlark proceeded to Chenglin. Stopped SS Kuling. Took his pilot and proceeded up river.

  6.30pm: Anchored.

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3 December 1920

Up river to Shasi

Lat 29.8, Long 112.4 [approx]

  6.20am: Weighed and proceeded.

  6.00pm: Arrived at Shasi and secured alongside hulk.

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4 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  1.00pm: Cast off and proceeded to Shasi installation for coal.

  2.30pm: Anchored. Lighter alongside. Commenced coaling.

  4.30pm: Returned to Shasi and secured between two hulks.

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5 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  Sunday routine.

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6 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  2.20pm: Japanese gunboat Fushimi made fast alongside KK hulk.

  2.40pm: Fushimi proceeded up river.

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7 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  9.00am: Painting starboard funnel etc.

  Football party landed in pm.

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8 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  Cleaning and football.

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9 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

12.30pm: Chinese General Chou Yue Pou visited ship.

  3.15pm: The General disembarked.

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10 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

12.10pm: Chinese General arrived.

12.45pm: Chinese General left ship.

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11 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  1.30pm: Leave for watch until after concert. Landed football party.

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12 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  1.30pm: Landed football party.

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13 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  Clean water tanks, gun crews to drill, hands striking down provisions.

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14 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  9.00am: Seamen landed for route march in No 2s and gaiters.

10.30am: Landing party returned.

  4.30pm: Football party landed.

  6.15pm: Footballers returned.

  7.30pm: Burned searchlight.

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15 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  Hands employed as requisite.

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16 December 1920

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  Cleaning rifles etc.

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17 December 1920

Shasi to Ichang

Lat 30.27, Long 111.57 [approx]

  6.30am: Slipped and proceeded up river.

  3.45pm: Arrived at Ichang and anchored.

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18 December 1920

Ichang to Shasi

Lat 30.41, Long 111.5 [approx]

  8.00am: Water mark 7’ 6”.

  9.20am: One SBS from HMS Gnat joined ship.

  9.30am: Surgeon Lt Kerrigan left ship for hospital. One Sick Bay Assistant left ship for duty with doctor.

10.00am: Weighed and proceeded down river.

  5.10pm: Arrived at Shasi, secured between NKK and Customs hulks.

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19 December to 31 December inclusive missing

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1921

[Shasi and Ichang]

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Front cover of copy log book for January 1921, signed by Lt PC Gilmore.

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1 January 1921

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  8.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: Leave to ship’s company until 8.00pm.

  Sick list: 0.

Weather: Heavy snow in am, 32º to 36º F.

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2 January 1921

Shasi

Lat 30.3, Long 112.25

  Sunday routine.

  4.00pm: One rating rejoined from general hospital Shanghai.

  More snow, temperature down to 24ºF at midnight.

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3 January 1921

Shasi and up river towards Ichang

Lat 30.3, Long 111.97 [approx]

  9.30am: Cast off and proceeded up river in charge of pilot. Draught on leaving, 5’ 0” aft, 3’ 10” for’d.

     Noon: Anchored.

  4.40pm: Weighed and proceeded up river.

  6.10pm: Anchored.

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4 January 1921

Up river to Ichang

Lat 30.6, Long 111.38 [approx]

  7.00am: Proceeded in charge of pilot up Yangtze River.

  2.00pm: Anchored off Customs House, Ichang. Found in harbour, HMS Gnat and HIJM gunboat Fushimi.

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5 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

   Water mark 4’ 2”. Hands employed as requisite.

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6 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 4’ 7”.

10.10am: HMS Gnat sailed downriver.

  1.30pm: Three ratings discharged to Ichang hospital.

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7 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 4’ 9”. Hands employed as requisite.

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8 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 4’ 6”.

  7.25am: HIJM gunboat Fushimi sailed downriver.

  2.10pm: Surgeon Lt OJM Kerrigan RN and one SBA rejoined from Ichang hospital.

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9 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 4’ 3”.

  7.00pm: Act Lt PC Gilmore RN joined from HMS Vivid. One rating joined from HMS Tamar.

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10 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 3’ 11”.

  9.00am: Gun crews to drill, remainder employed as requisite.

  5.45pm: Received 20 tons of coal from lighter alongside.

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11 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 3’ 7”.

10.00am: Sighted both anchors.

  3.50pm: Received 14 tons of coal from lighter alongside.

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12 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 3’ 8”. Hands employed as requisite.

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13 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 3’ 6”. Painting.

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14 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 3’ 3”. Hands at small arms drill and as requisite.

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15 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 3’ 1”.

  3.30pm: One rating rejoined ship from prison at Shanghai.

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16 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 3’ 0”.

  9.00am: Muster by the open list.

11.45am: Discharged Lt ML Vernon RN to civil employment.

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17 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 2’ 11”.

  9.00am: Hands employed turning boat falls*.

  9.30am: HA gun crews to drill.

  * The falls are the ropes that hoist and lower the ship’s boats, via blocks that increase the mechanical advantage. These ropes are regularly removed, inspected and then turned end for end to even out the wear.

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18 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 2’ 11”.

10.00am: Sighted both anchors.

  2.40pm: HIJM gunboat Fushimi arrived.

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19 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 2’ 10”.

12.55pm: Chinese general visited.

  2.00pm: General left.

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20 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 2’ 8”.

  5.15pm: One rating rejoined from civil hospital, Hankow.

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21 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 2’ 5”.

  9.10am: Exercised general quarter stations..

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22 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 2’ 8”.

  9.00am: Hospital party landed for treatment.

10.45am: Hospital party returned.

  8.30pm: Five Post Office junks secured alongside for protection.

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23 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 2’ 1”.

11.00am: PO junks cast off.

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24 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 2’ 0”.

  9.00am: Landed Maxim and Lewis gun crews for drill ashore.

10.40am: Landing party returned.

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25 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27

  Water mark 1’ 11”.

10.40am: One rating rejoined from civil hospital Changsha.

12.30pm: Received four drums of mineral oil and two cases of engineer’s stores.

  1.30pm: Landed football party.

  5.00pm: Football party returned.

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26 January 1921

Ichang

Lat 30.7, Long 111.27