River Gunboat, Insect-class

Ordered 2.15 as "China Gunboat" for service on Danube. Served elsewhere, P.94 (1.16), P.93 (1.18). Launched 5.2.16 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. Sold 9.28 at Malta. (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.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS GLOWWORM 1918-1919

(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)

LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1918

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Barometer: Aneroid, T Wheeler, London, 3967

Thermometers for air temperature: Negretti and Zambra, 2281 dry, 2283 wet

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The daily routine was as follows (church parties on Sundays and Christmas day), with little deviation.

1 December 1918

Archangel [Arkhangelsk]

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

  7.00am: Hands employed as requisite

  9.00am: Divisions and rounds

10.00am: Church party landed

11.00am: Church party returned

  4.00pm: Quarters

  9.00am: Rounds

10.00pm: Pipe down

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2 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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3 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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4 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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5 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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6 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

10.00am: Funeral party landed

     Noon: Funeral party returned

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7 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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8 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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9 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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10 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

  8.00am: Commenced coaling

  4.30pm: Finished coaling [40 tons]

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11 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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12 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

[2 feet of sea ice]

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13 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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14 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

[2 feet of sea ice]

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15 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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16 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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17 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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18 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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19 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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20 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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21 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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22 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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23 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

  7.00am: Hands employed as requisite; coaled ship [48 tons received]

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24 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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25 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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26 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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27 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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28 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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29 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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30 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

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31 December 1918

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1919

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1 January 1919

Archangel

Lat 64.6, Long 40.5

Ship's company shifted into winter quarters

Officers to Constantine Barracks

Men to Naval Barracks Solombola

Log discontinued from this date

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