HMS Persian Empire, trawler - British warships of World War 1

HM Trawler Persian Empire (jonleif, Trawler Photos, click images to enlarge)

Hired Trawler

Admiralty No 799. Built 1899, 195grt, Hull-reg H.476. Armament: 1‑6pdr, 1‑7.5in BT. In service 12.14‑1919 as minesweeper. (British Warships 1914-1919)

British Isles Bases - Selected Charts		British Naval Bases Worldwide - Selected Charts
	Chatham, Cromarty Firth, Devonport, Dover, Harwich, Haulbowline, Invergordon, Pembroke, Plymouth, Portland, Portsmouth, Rosyth, Scapa Flow, Sheerness		Gibraltar, Malta, Aden, Colombo, Singapore, Hong Kong

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 Kingstown referred to in the log is the town now known as Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.
It was known as Kingstown from 1821 to 1920.
All positions by Lat/Long are estimated from log entries of known geographic places.
Missing dates appear to be due to no log entries when the ship was in port at Kingstown.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS PERSIAN EMPIRE 1918

(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)

LOG BOOK – MAY 1^st 1918 TO JULY 17^th 1918

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[Left-hand side of front cover of log book]

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[Right-hand side of front cover of log book]

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[Log information page, not filled out]

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[Barometer and thermometer information page, not filled out]

LOGS FOR MAY 1918

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1 May 1918

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

4.00am: Rockabill W½S.

5.00am: Rockabill WNW, Bailey SW½W.

6.00am: Bailey SW¼W.

8.00am: Arrived Kingstown.

2 May 1918

[Not included]

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

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3 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.12, Long -6.00 [Estimated]

9.30am: Weighed anchor.

12.35pm: Breaches buoy abeam.

2.00pm: Wicklow Head SSW.

2.25pm: Wicklow Head WxS.

2.45pm: Took over “Monarch”.

4.00pm: Breaches buoy abeam.

4.30pm: Bray Head NWxW½W.

5.00pm: Dalkey Island [abeam].

5.15pm: Kingstown Piers WxS. Entered [Kingstown] harbour. Dropped anchor.

7.15pm: Weighed anchor. Proceeded on patrol.

8.30pm: Abeam Kish lightvessel.

9.00pm: Off Kish lightvessel. Using hydrophone.

Midnight: Kish lightvessel NNW.

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4 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 52.95, Long -5.90 [Estimated]

12.30am: Kish [lightvessel] WNW.

1.00am: Kish WxN½N.

1.15am: Kish W½N.

1.30am: Kish SSW, abeam.

2.10am: Kish SW.

3.00am: Kish SSW.

3.15am: Bailey NW¼W.

4.00am: Bailey NWxN, Burford [Bank] SSE.

5.00am: Off Kingstown. Received signal from signal station.

6.00am: Proceeded with “Monarch”.

8.00am: Wicklow Head WxS.

8.30am: Wicklow Head WxN, Arklow [Bank] SWxS¾S.

10.00am: Working with “Monarch”.

4.00pm: Proceeded into Kingstown.

6.00pm: Bray Head WxN½N.

7.15pm: Weighed anchor. Left harbour.

7.50pm: Bailey NE¾N, Kish SExE.

8.00pm: Bailey N½E, Kish SE¾E.

8.45pm: Kish SxW.

9.00pm: Kish W½N, Bailey NW¼W.

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5 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -6.12

2.15am: Kish lightvessel SW.

4.00am: Bailey WNW.

5.45am: Dropped anchor with the ~. Thick Fog.

7.00am: At anchor off East pier.

9.30am: Waiting orders. Spoke “Boadicea”.

1.20pm: Dropped anchor off West Pier.

2.30pm: Received signal from East Pier.

5.30pm: Received signal from “Monarch”.

9.00pm: Received orders from Kingstown. Weighed anchor.

Midnight: Kish S.

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6 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.00, Long -5.20 [Estimated]

12.15am: Kish [lightvessel] S¼E, Bailey NW¼W.

2.15am: Took over to escort “Monarch”.

3.30am: Kish NNE.

4.00am: Kish NWxN½N.

9.40am: Bardsey Island SExS.

10.10am: Patrolling round “Monarch”, Bardsey SxE.

1.00pm: Patrolling round “Monarch”.

2.00pm: Patrolling round “Monarch”.

3.00pm: Patrolling round “Monarch”.

4.00pm: Patrolling round “Monarch”.

5.00pm: Patrolling round “Monarch”.

6.00pm: Patrolling round “Monarch”.

6.35pm: Proceeding to Porth Nevin [Porth Nefyn, Wales] to anchorage.

7.00pm: Received signal from “Monarch”, Bardsey SSE.

7.35pm: Heard 3 explosions. Snowdon E½S.

8.40pm: Dropped anchor in Porth Nevin Bay.

9.00pm: At anchor.

9.35pm: Received signal from “Henry Ford”.

Midnight: At anchor.

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7 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

12.30am: Relieved by “Bengal” and “John Brickey”.

1.00am: Proceeded to Kingstown.

2.00am: Carnarvon Bay lightvessel NxW.

2.40am: Carnarvon Bay lightvessel NE, 3 miles.

3.00am: Carnarvon Bay lightvessel E, South Stack NE½E.

[Probably entered Kingstown about 8.00am.]

8 May 1918

[Not included]

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

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9 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -5.75 [Estimated]

10.00am: Weighed Anchor. Left harbour.

10.25am: Dalkey Isle abeam.

10.40am: Received signal from “Helga”.

11.00am: Kish [lightvessel] E¾S, North [Burford] buoy SxW.

11.10am: Kish NxE.

12.15pm: Received signal from “Peter Dobbin”.

5.00pm: South Stack NExE½E.

9.30pm: Lambay [Island] WNW.

9.45pm: Howth Head.

10.00pm: Bailey WxS1/2S, Kish SW¼N.

10.40pm: Kish SW.

11.00pm: Kish SWxW, Bailey WxN½N.

11.20pm: Kish NW½N.

Midnight: Kish NWxW, Bailey NW½W.

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10 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.20, Long -5.40 [Estimated]

4.00am: South Stack ExS.

4.30am: South Stack E¼N.

10.00am: Kish lightvessel NWxN½N.

1.50pm: Heard explosion.

4.00pm: Holyhead Mountain ExS½S.

4.15pm: Holyhead Mountain E¾N.

4.25pm: Holyhead Mountain E¼N.

10.10pm: Kish WNW.

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11 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.24, Long -5.85 [Estimated]

2.45am: [South] Stack SExE, Skerries ExS½S.

3.00am: [South] Stack SE¾E, Skerries ExS¼S.

3.45am: Passed Kingstown mailboat.

4.00am: [South] Stack SExE¼E, Skerries E½N.

9.00am: Bailey WxN¼N, Lambay [Island] NWxN¼N, Kish [lightvessel] SWxW¾W.

9.25am: Bailey NW½N, Kish W½S.

10.00am: Bailey NWxW½W, Kish W¾S.

11.00am: Bailey NWxN, Kish NWxW½W.

Noon: Bailey NWxN½N, Kish NxW½W.

12.30pm: Bailey NNW, Codling [Bank lightvessel] S½W.

1.00pm: Codling lightvessel SSW.

1.25pm: Codling lightvessel W.

2.00pm: Codling lightvessel WNW.

6.00pm: [South] Stack ExN, Carnarvon [Bay lightvessel] SW½S.

7.00pm: [South] Stack E¾N.

7.30pm: [South] Stack E¾S, Skerries ENE.

7.40pm: [South] Stack ExS.

8.00pm: [South] Stack ExS¼S, Skerries NExE½E.

9.00pm: [South] Stack ESE, Skerries ExN¼N.

10.00pm: [South] Stack SExE, Skerries E½S.

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12 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 52.80, Long -6.13 [Estimated]

2.00am: Kish [lightvessel] SW, Bailey WxS.

3.00am: Kish WNW.

4.00am: Codling [Bank] lightvessel S½W.

5.00am: Codling lightvessel SWxS¼S, Wicklow Head WxS¾S.

5.25am: Codling lightvessel N½S.

6.00am: Codling lightvessel NNE, Wicklow Head WxS.

7.50am: Wicklow Head WxS, South India Bank NNW.

8.00am: Wicklow Head N¼W.

9.00am: Arklow SWxW.

11.00am: Laying off Arklow.

12.25pm: Proceeding with convoy.

1.00pm: South Arklow SxE.

1.50pm: South Arklow WSW.

2.00pm: South Arklow NW½W, Blackwater [lightvessel] WSW.

4.50pm: [South] Bishop SxW¼W, Strumble Head S¾E.

5.50pm: [South] Bishop SWxS, Strumble Head SxE.

7.15pm: Strumble Head S½W.

7.20pm: Strumble Head WSW.

8.00pm: Strumble Head W.

8.30pm: Strumble Head SWxS.

11.00pm: Bardsey Island ExN½N.

Midnight: Bardsey Island SExE½E.

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13 May 1918

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

7.00am: Bailey WxN½N.

8.00am: Entered harbour.

14 May 1918

[Not included]

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

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15 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.31, Long -5.77 [Estimated]

8.00am: Weighed anchor, proceeded to Victoria Warfe [sic].

10.00am: Left Warfe proceeded to sea.

10.20am: South Burford buoy abeam. Received signal from “Helga”.

10.55am: Kish [lightvessel] ExS¾S, North [Burford] buoy SExS¾S.

11.15am: Kish NNE.

11.45am: Signalled to “Peter Dobbin”.

5.40pm: Entered Holyhead harbour.

6.00pm: Alongside quay.

6.35pm: Left Holyhead.

7.50pm: North Stack S.

8.00pm: South Stack SSE.

10.30pm: Passed Kingstown mail boat.

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16 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.24, Long -5.79 [Estimated]

1.30am: Kish [lightvessel] bearing WxS, distance 10 [miles].

3.00am: Kish bearing WxS, distance 5 miles.

4.00am: Kish bearing WNW, distance 4 miles.

5.00am: Passed Kingstown mailboat.

Noon: Kish lightvessel bearing NWxN.

1.00pm: Kish WNW.

4.00pm: South Stack SE½S.

5.00pm: South Stack SE¼S.

5.25pm: South Stack SE½S.

6.00pm: South Stack SE½S.

10.00pm: Kish fog signal WNW.

11.00pm: Kish lightvessel SSW, fog signal.

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17 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.35, Long -5.30 [Estimated]

8.00am: Lambay [Island] NWxW½W.

10.20am: Heard Kish [fog signal] on port bow.

4.00pm: Kish lightvessel bearing W, disant 1 cable.

6.00pm: Codling [Bank] lightvessel S½W.

7.00pm: Kish N½W.

8.00pm: Kish N¾W, Bailey NWxN½N.

9.25pm: Kish WNW.

10.00pm: Kish WNW, Bailey NW¼W.

11.00pm: Kish NWxW¾W.

Midnight: Kish NWxW½W.

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18 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.25, Long -5.45 [Estimated]

1.00am: South Stack ESE.

3.00am: Kish lightvessel W, Rockabill NW½W

4.00am: Kish lightvessel W.

4.15am: Kish lightvessel W¼N.

5.00am: Bailey WNW.

6.00am: Bailey ExN.

7.25am: Kish W¾S, Bailey W¾N.

7.48am: Received signal from “Boadicea”.

8.00am: Kish W¾N, Bailey NWxW¾W.

10.00am: Codling [Bank] lightvessel SxW.

10.15am: Codling lightvessel SSW, distance 4 miles.

3.45pm: Bailey WxS½S.

5.00pm: Kish SWxW, Bailey WxN.

5.45pm: Kish WNW, Bailey NWxW.

6.00pm: Kish NW¼W, Bailey NW¾N.

Midnight: Kish WxN.

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19 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

12.40am: Kish [lightvessel] WxN¼N, Bailey NWxW¼W.

1.00am: Kish NWxW, Bailey NW½W.

2.45am: Kish W¾N, Bailey WxN¾N.

3.00am: Kish WNW, Bailey NW½W.

4.00am: Kish W½N.

7.00am: Off Bailey.

8.00am: Entered [Kingstown] harbour. Went alongside for water.

20 May 1918

[Not included]

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

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21 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.31, Long -5.70 [Estimated]

10.00am: Weighed anchor. Left harbour.

12.50pm: Heard explosion. In hydrophone.

1.25pm: Kish [lightvessel] W¾N.

1.35pm: Kish WNW.

5.35pm: Heard Kish fog signal, WxN about.

6.00pm: Heard Kish fog signal, WxN about.

7.00pm: Heard Kish fog Signal, W.

10.00pm: Kish SSW.

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22 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.29, Long -5.80 [Estimated]

7.00am: Kish [lightvessel] fog gun WSW.

8.00am: Kish fog gun SWxW.

8.38am: Kish WNW, Sugar Loaf SWxW.

9.45am: Kingstown mailboat passed 1 mile South.

11.00am: Heard Kish [fog signal] WSW

11.15am: Kish WSW.

11.25am: Kish WxS.

3.30pm: Kish lightvessel W, ⅓ mile.

4.30pm: Waiting [for] convoy off Howth Head.

5.00pm: Waiting [for] convoy off Howth Head.

6.00pm: Waiting [for] convoy off Howth Head.

7.00pm: Waiting [for] convoy off Howth Head.

7.45pm: Spoke to “Warrior”. Lambay [Island] NWxN½N.

8.50pm: Took over “Monarch”. Lambay NWxN.

9.00pm: Received signal from “Monarch”.

9.20pm: Received signal from “Monarch”.

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23 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 51.70, Long -5.35 [Estimated]

12.40am: Codling [Bank] lightvessel abeam.

10.00am: [South] Bishop SxE.

10.45am: [South] Bishop E.

Noon: St. Ann’s Head ESE.

12.40pm: Arrived in Dale roads [Wales].

1.00pm: Received signal from station in Dale roads.

1.25pm: Left Dale roads.

3.00pm: South of St. Brides Bay ExN½N.

4.00pm: South Bishop NE½N, Smalls [lighthouse] W¾S.

4.20pm: South Bishop ENE, Smalls WxS¾S.

5.00pm: South Bishop SE.

8.00pm: Tuskar light WNW.

9.00pm: Tuskar light ExS, Lucifer [Shoals] NWxN.

9.43pm: Blackwater NNE, Lucifer [Shoals] NWxW.

10.00pm: Blackwater NxE, Lucifer [Shoals] W.

10.30pm: Blackwater NW.

11.00pm: South Arklow NExN.

Midnight: South Arklow NxW.

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24 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -5.10 [Estimated]

12.30am: South Arklow NW.

1.00am: South Arklow W½N, Wicklow Head NxE.

2.00am: North Arklow NExN¼N, Wicklow Head N¾E.

3.00am: North Arklow NxE¾E, Wicklow Head N¾W.

4.00am: Codling [Bank lightvessel] NExN, Wicklow Head NWxN½N.

5.00am: Codling NxE.

5.40am: Codling abeam.

7.45am: Received signal from “Boadicea”.

8.25am: Kish [lightvessel] WNW.

1.00pm: South Stack SE.

6.00pm: Kish lightvessel SSW.

6.45pm: Kish WxS¾S, Bailey WxN.

7.00pm: Kish NWxW¾W, Bailey NW½W.

7.30pm: Kish NW¼N [sic, possibly SExE½E], Bailey NW¼W.

8.00pm: Codling S¼W, Bailey NW¾N.

9.00pm: Codling S.

9.10pm: Codling SSE.

10.00pm: Wicklow WxS¼S, South India [Bank] buoy NW½N.

11.00pm: Mizen Head [Mizzer Head in log] WSW, Wicklow Head NExN½N.

Midnight: Took over Convoy “River Avoca” off Arklow.

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25 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 52.70, Long -5.35 [Estimated]

1.10am: South Arklow lightvessel abeam, distance ½ mile.

2.00am: South Arklow lightvessel N.

6.30am: Strumble Head SSW.

6.45am: Strumble Head WxN, Fishguard S.

5.00pm: Kish [lightvessel] N¾E, number 1 buoy NxW.

5.10pm: Kish NxE¼E.

6.00pm: Arrived Kingstown. Proceeded to Dunleary for coal and water.

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26 May 1918

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

3.00pm: Proceeded to anchorage.

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27 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.35, Long -5.80 [Estimated]

10.00am: Weighed anchor and proceeded on patrol.

10.30am: Received signal from “Helga”.

11.30am: Kish [lightvessel] abeam. Set log.

Noon: Kish lightvessel W¼S.

3.20pm: 15 explosions heard.

11.00pm: South Stack [lighthouse] SE¼S.

11.45pm: South Stack SE¾S, Skerries ExN½N.

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28 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.36, Long -4.95 [Estimated]

1.00am: South Stack SExE½E, Skerries E¾S.

6.00am: Kish lightvessel W½S.

11.00am: South Stack SxE½E, North Stack SxE¾E.

2.00pm: “Weymouth” joined unit.

3.00pm: Bailey bearing WxN½N.

6.00pm: Kish lightvessel NW½W.

10.20pm: South Stack SExS¾S, Skerries ExS.

11.00pm: South Stack SE¼E, Skerries E¾S.

Midnight: South Stack SE¾E, Skerries ExS½S.

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29 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -5.50 [Estimated]

2.00am: South Stack SE, Skerries E.

4.00am: Kish lightvessel SW, Bailey Head WxS.

4.30am: Kish SW.

4.45am: Kish SW½W.

5.00am: Kish W.

5.40am: Kish WxN¾N.

6.00am: Kish WNW.

7.00am: Kish NwxW½N.

8.00am: Kish NW½W.

10.00am: Off Kish.

11.30am: Received signal from “Boadicea”.

1.00pm: Kish WNW, Bailey NWxW½W.

3.00pm: South Stack SE¼S.

3.20pm: South Stack SE¼S.

4.30pm: Lambay Head NWxW¾W.

5.00pm: Bailey Head W¼N.

6.00pm: Bailey Head WxN¼N.

10.45pm: Kish W¼S, Bailey Head WxN½N.

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30 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.33, Long -4.90 [Estimated]

12.30am: Using hydrophone.

1.00am: Kish [lightvessel] WxS, Rockabill NW¾N.

2.00am: Kish SWxW¾W, Bailey WxN.

2.35am: Kish WNW, ¼ mile distance.

3.00am: Kish NWxW¾W.

4.00am: Kish NWxW½W.

6.00am: Using hydrophone.

5.00pm: Kish lightvessel W½N.

9.00pm: Heard gunfire.

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31 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

12.15am: Kish W¼S.

1.45am: Kish lightvessel SW¼W.

4.00am: Kish lightvessel SW¼W, Bailey Head W½N.

4.25am: Kish SSW.

6.00am: Kish WxN.

6.30am: Kish SxE.

[Probably entered Kingstown about 8.00am.]

LOGS FOR JUNE 1918

1 June 1918

[not included]

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

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2 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.52, Long -5.92 [Estimated]

10.00am: Weighed anchor, left harbour.

10.40am: Bailey Head NW.

11.00am: Bailey SWxW½W, Lambay [Island] NExN½N.

12.30pm: Rockabill abeam.

3.40pm: Carlingford NNW.

4.00pm: Carlingford NW¾W.

6.00pm: St. John's [Point] lighthouse E¼N.

6.40pm: St. John's ExN¾N.

6.55pm: St. John's North abeam.

7.00pm: St. John's NW¾W.

7.25pm: St. John's WxN¼N.

8.00pm: St. John's W¼N, whistle buoy NE½N.

8.40pm: Whistle buoy NNW. Spoke to “Warrior”.

9.25pm: South Rock N.

11.10pm: Chicken [Rock] SExS½S.

Midnight: Chicken SExS.

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3 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.58, Long -5.98 [Estimated]

1.00am: Chicken [Rock] ESE.

2.00am: Chicken ENE (4 miles).

3.00am: Chicken NE.

5.20am: Signalled to “Wisteria”.

6.50am: Sighted “Warrior”.

7.12am: Lambay [Island] SWxW½W.

7.23am: Lambay SWxW½W, Rockabill W½S.

9.00am: Off Rockabill.

Noon: Rockabill NNW.

12.30pm: Rockabill NWxW.

12.50pm: Rockabill NxW¼W.

1.00pm: Rockabill NxW¼W, Lambay SW½W.

1.25pm: Rockabill WxN.

4.30pm: Cranfield Point NWxN.

5.00pm: Cranfield Point NW¾W.

6.00pm: Kilkeel [Killkeel in log] W½S.

8.00pm: Guns Island NE½E, St. John's [Point] WxN.

21.30pm: South Rock lightvessel NW.

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4 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -5.90 [Estimated]

1.25am: Chicken [Rock] SE¼S.

2.00am: Chicken E½S.

2.15am: Chicken ExN.

9.00am: Rockabill SWxS¼S.

9.35am: Rockabill WxS.

11.00am: Rockabill WxS½S.

11.35am: Lambay [Island] SWxW½W.

11.45am: Received signal [from] “Boadicea”.

Noon: Received signal from “Boadicea”.

6.20pm: South Rock NExN¼N. Signalled to “Wistaria”.

6.50pm: South Rock WxN.

7.00pm: South Rock SW.

7.10pm: South Rock SWxS¼S.

8.30pm: Spoke to “Boadicea”.

9.00pm: Skulmartin W¼N.

10.25pm: South Rock WxS½S.

10.45pm: South Rock NWxW.

11.45pm: Whistle buoy NWxW.

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5 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 54.20, Long -5.50 [Estimated]

12.43am: St. John’s NWxW (4½ miles).

6.30am: Mourne Mountains NW.

7.00am: St. John's [Point] N½W.

7.15am: St. John's NWxW.

8.00am: St. John's N½W.

10.00am: South Rock lightvessel NWxW.

5.20pm: Rockabill SSE

5.45pm: Rockabill S.

6.00pm: Rockabill SWxW½W.

6.30pm: Rockabill SW½W.

9.45pm: Rockabill WNW

11.00pm: Rockabill W¾N.

11.30pm: Rockabill WSW

Midnight: Rockabill WxS½S.

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6 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

1.00am: Rockabill WxN.

2.00am: Rockabill W½N.

3.00am: Rockabill W½S.

3.15am: Rockabill W¼N.

4.00am: Rockabill WxN¼N.

7.00am: Bailey SWxW.

7.25am: Bailey NW½N.

8.00am: Proceeded to Dunleary for coal and water.

1.00pm: Proceeded to anchorage.

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7 June 1918

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

At anchor.

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8 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.45, Long -6.00 [Estimated]

10.00am: Weighed anchor and proceeded to sea.

10.45am: Abeam Bailey Head.

12.30pm: Abeam Lambay [Island].

1.00pm: Rockabill NNE, Lambay SW½W.

1.40pm: Rockabill NWxW.

2.00pm: Rockabill WSW.

3.00pm: Rockabill SW.

3.30pm: Rockabill SW½S. Spoke to “Warrior”.

4.00pm: Rockabill SW¾S.

4.35pm: Rockabill SW¾S.

5.00pm: Rockabill SW, Cranfield Point N¼E.

6.00pm: Cranfield Point N¾W.

8.00pm: St. John's Point NE½N.

9.00pm: St. John's Point NE½E.

9.30pm: St. John's Point NxW.

Midnight: St. John's Point NExN¼N, Carlingford WxS½S.

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9 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.55, Long -6.00 [Estimated]

1.00am: Haulbowline [Rocks] light NWxW¾W.

2.00am: Haulbowline NW½W.

2.30am: Haulbowline NW¼W, Rockabill SWxS.

3.00am: Rockabill SW¾S.

4.00am: Rockabill SW¼S.

6.00am: Rockabill SW½W.

8.00am: Rockabill NxW, Lambay [Island] SSW.

8.30am: Rockabill N½E, Lambay SSW.

9.00am: Rockabill ExN¼N, Lambay SSW.

10.00am: Rockabill SxW½W.

11.00am: Rockabill SW¼W, Lambay SWxS¾S.

11.30am: Rockabill NW¾W, Lambay SWxS½S.

11.45am: Rockabill NxW, Lambay SWxW.

Noon: Rockabill N¾E, Lambay SWxS½S.

12.10pm: Rockabill NNE

3.35pm: Clogher Head [?] abeam

6.00pm: Lambay abeam.

6.10pm: Dodging off Lambay.

7.10pm: Dodging off Lambay.

8.00pm: Dodging off Lambay.

8.40pm: Dropped anchor. Bailey Head SWxS.

9.00pm: At anchor off Lambay.

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10 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.60, Long -5.95 [Estimated]

1.00am: At anchor off Lambay [Island].

6.00am: Weighed anchor.

7.00am: Rockabill NxE, Lambay SW.

7.30am: Rockabill WNW, Lambay SW¼S.

8.00am: Rockabill SWxW¼W, Lambay SW½S.

9.00am: Rockabill SW½S.

11.00am: Rockabill SxW¼W.

12.15pm: Rockabill abeam. Received signal from “Boadicea”.

1.00pm: Rockabill SW, Cranfield Point N¼E.

2.00pm: Rockabill SW½S, Cranfield Point N½W.

3.45pm: Haulbowline [Rocks] NW¾N.

4.00pm: Haulbowline [Rocks] NW¾W.

4.30pm: St. John's [Point] NE¾E.

5.15pm: St. John's NE½N.

6.00pm: St. John's N¼W.

8.00pm: South Rock lightvessel NxE¼E.

8.20pm: South Rock lightvessel NW¾N.

11.00pm: St. John’s NW½N.

Midnight: St. John’s NxW½N.

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11 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.85, Long -5.75 [Estimated]

2.15am: Rockabill SW¾W.

3.00am: Rockabill WSW.

4.00am: Rockabill W½N.

4.15am: Rockabill SxW abeam.

5.30am: Lambay [Island] NW.

7.00am: Rockabill NxW.

7.30am: Lambay NW¼N, Rockabill NxE¼E.

8.00am: Lambay W¼N, Rockabill N¾E.

8.35am: Lambay SW¼W, Rockabill NWxW.

9.00am: Lambay SW¼S, Rockabill SWxW¼W.

11.45am: In hydrophone. Received signal from “Boadicea”.

6.00pm: St. John's [Point] lighthouse NWxN, Guns Island NxE.

8.00pm: South Rock lightvessel NWxN.

8.50pm: South Rock lightvessel WNW.

9.00pm: South Rock lightvessel NW¼N.

10.00pm: Strangford buoy NW¼N.

10.15pm: St. John's W½S.

11.00pm: St. John's WxN¾N.

11.20pm: St. John’s NWxW½W (abeam).

Midnight: St. John's NW¾N.

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12 June 1918

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

1.30am: St. John's [Point] NxW.

3.00am: Rockabill SW½W.

4.00am: Rockabill WSW.

5.00am: Lambay [Island] WSW.

5.45am: Received signal from “Boadicea”. Bailey SWxW, Lambay W½N [?].

6.40am: Bailey WSW, Lambay NW½N.

7.00am: Bailey WxS½S, Lambay NNW.

8.00am: Went to Dunleary for engine repairs.

13 June 1918

[not included]

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

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14 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.49, Long -5.98 [Estimated]

7.00am: Left Dunleary for anchorage.

10.00am: Weighed anchor. Left harbour.

11.00am: Bailey SW½W, Lambay [Island] NExN.

11.10am: Signalled to “Peter Dobbin”.

Noon: Rockabill NNE, Lambay NWxW.

1.00pm: Rockabill abeam.

5.00pm: Rockabill NxE.

6.00pm: Rockabill NWxW½W.

6.10pm: Rockabill NWxW, Lambay SW½W.

8.00pm: Cranfield Point NxW, Lambay SW¼S.

10.00pm: Cranfield Point NW.

10.20pm: Cranfield Point NW½W, St. Johns [Point] NExE¼E.

11.00pm: St. John's NE¼E.

Midnight: St. John's NxE.

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15 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.65, Long -5.95 [Estimated]

12.20am: St. John’s [Point] NNW.

1.00am: St. John’s W, whistle buoy NE¾N.

1.35am: Whistle buoy abeam.

2.00am: South Rock NE½N, whistle buoy W½S.

2.40am: South Rock NNW.

3.45am: Whistle buoy abeam.

4.00am: St. John's W¾S.

5.00am: St. John's NWxW.

6.00am: St. John's NWxN¾N.

7.00am: Cranfield Point WxN¾N.

8.00am: Cranfield Point NW¼W.

10.25am: Rockabill W.

11.45am: Rockabill WxS.

Noon: Rockabill SW.

12.30pm: Rockabill SxW½W, Lambay [Island] SSW. “Weymouth” joined convoy [?].

1.00pm: Rockabill S½W, Lambay SxW¼W.

2.00pm: Rockabill S¼W, Lambay S¾W.

2.15pm: Cranfield Point NxE¼E, Clogher Head W.

3.00pm: Cranfield Pont N¼W, Haulbowline [Rocks] N¾E.

4.00pm: Cranfield Pont NW¼N, Haulbowline NWxN¼N.

5.00pm: St. John's NExE½E, Haulbowline WxN.

6.00pm: St. John's NE¼N.

8.50pm: South Rock lightvessel WNW.

10.00pm: Whistle buoy abeam.

11.00pm: St. John’s lighthouse NWxW.

Midnight: St. John’s lighthouse NWxN½N.

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16 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.70, Long -5.80 [Estimated]

1.00am: St. John's [Point] N½W.

3.00am: Rockabill SW¼S.

4.00am: Rockabill SW¾W.

5.00am: Rockabill W.

6.10am: Rockabill SWxW.

9.00am: Cranfield Point N¾W, Haulbowline [Rocks] N¾E.

10.00am: Rockabill SxW.

11.00am: Rockabill SxW¾W.

11.50am: Rockabill SWxW½W, Lambay [Island] SWxS½S.

Noon: Rockabill WSW, Lambay SW½W.

12.25pm: Rockabill SWxW.

1.30pm: Rockabill SE.

5.00pm: Clogher Head W.

6.00pm: Rockabill SSE.

6.45pm: Rockabill SE½E, Lambay S½W.

7.00pm: Rockabill SExS½S, Lambay SxW¼W.

7.45pm: Clogher Head N½W, Cranfield Point NxE¼E.

8.00pm: Clogher Head N¾W, Cranfield Point NxE.

8.30pm: Clogher Head NWxN½N, Cranfield Point NxE½E.

8.50pm: Clogher Head WNW.

9.00pm: Clogher Head NWxW½W, Rockabill SxE.

9.20pm: Clogher Head NwxN¾N.

9.50pm: Clogher Head WNW.

10.30pm: Clogher Head WxS, Lambay S¾W.

11.00pm: Rockabill S¾W, Lambay SxW¼W.

Midnight: Rockabill SW, Lambay SW½S.

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17 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.80, Long -5.90 [Estimated]

3.00am: Arrived at Kish. Convoy waiting.

4.00am: Proceeded into Dublin Bay and signalled.

4.40am: Signalled to East Pier.

5.00am: Laying in Dublin Bay.

6.35am: Received signal from East Pier. [Proceeded].

7.00am: Bailey NExE.

7.48am: Bailey NW.

8.00am: Bailey WSW, Lambay [Island] NExN¼N.

9.00am: Lambay abeam, Rockabill NxE¼E.

10.00am: Rockabill abeam.

11.00am: Clogher Head NWxN½N, Rockabill SxW.

11.30am: Clogher Head W.

1.00pm: Haulbowline [Rocks] NWxN¼N, buoy NW¼W.

2.00pm: St. John's [Point] NE½E.

3.00pm: St. John's NxE½E.

4.00pm: St. John's W½N, Guns Island N¼W.

4.35pm: Strangford buoy NNW, South Rock NE¾E.

5.00pm: South Rock NE¾N.

5.30pm: South Rock NNW, Skulmartin N¼W.

5.45pm: South Rock WxN [?].

6.00pm: South Rock SWxW¾W, Skulmartin NxW¼W.

7.00pm: Skulmartin lightvessel W.

8.10pm: Abeam Mew Island [Belfast Lough].

10.00pm: Relieved by “John Co~~~”.

11.00pm: Mew Island SxW½W, Black Head W½S.

Midnight: Mew Island W, Skulmartin SxW.

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18 June 1918

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

1.00am: South Rock SWxS¾S, Skulmartin SWxW½W.

1.20am: South Rock SWxS¼S, Skulmartin W.

2.00am: South Rock SW½S, Skulmartin NWxN¾N.

2.12am: South Rock SWxW.

2.25am: South Rock WNW.

3.00am: South Rock ENE, St. John's [Point] WxS¾S.

3.15am: St. John's WxS½S, whistle buoy NWxW.

4.00am: St. John's NWxW¾W.

8.45am: Rockabill WSW.

9.00am: Rockabill abeam, distance 1 mile.

9.30am: Lambay [Island] WNW.

10.00am: Lambay NxW.

11.00am: Arrived Kingstown.

5.00pm: Proceeded to Dublin for dock.

19 June 1918

[not included]

At Dublin

Lat 53.348, Long -6.220

20 June 1918

[not included]

At Dublin

Lat 53.348, Long -6.220

21 June 1918

[not included]

At Dublin

Lat 53.348, Long -6.220

22 June 1918

[not included]

At Dublin

Lat 53.348, Long -6.220

23 June 1918

[not included]

At Dublin

Lat 53.348, Long -6.220

[Presumably proceeded to Kingstown.]

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24 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.50, Long -5.85 [Estimated]

10.00am: Weighed anchor and proceeded to sea

11.00am: Spoke “Boadicea”.

11.45am: Rockabill N½E.

12.30pm: Rockabill NW½N.

1.00pm: Rockabill NW¼N.

5.20pm: Lambay [Island] WNW.

5.55pm: Lambay W¼S.

6.00pm: Lambay W½S.

8.00pm: Rockabill WxS.

10.00pm: Mourne Mountains NxW.

Midnight: Chicken [Rock] ExN½N.

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25 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.65, Long -5.90 [Estimated]

12.50am: Chicken [Rock] ExN½N.

1.00am: Chicken ExN½N.

3.50am: Rockabill W¼S, dipping.

4.00am: Rockabill W¼N.

6.00am: Rockabill W.

8.00am: Rockabill WxS.

8.45am: Lambay [Island] WSW.

10.00am: Rockabill WxS½S.

11.45am: Received signal from “Boadicea”.

Noon: Received signal from “Boadicea”. Lambay NW.

12.15pm: Received signal from “Boadicea”.

12.30pm: Received signal from “Boadicea”.

4.00pm: Mourne Mountains N½W.

6.00pm: St. John's [Point] E½E.

8.00pm: St. John’s W½N.

8.30pm: St. John’s W½S.

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26 June 1918

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

2.00am: Rockabill SWxW½W.

4.00am: Rockabill NWxW, Lambay [Island] WxS½S.

5.00am: Bailey W½S.

5.45am: Kish W½N.

[Apparently entered Kingstown harbour, as they leave the next day.]

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27 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.57, Long -5.95 [Estimated]

10.00am: Weighed anchor, left harbour.

10.35am: Bailey Head abeam

11.00am: Bailey SW½W, Lambay [Island] NxE½E.

Noon: Rockabill NWxN.

12.05pm: Rockabill abeam.

5.00pm: Abeam St. John's [Point].

6.00pm: Guns Island NWxW, Strangford buoy NE½N.

6.45pm: South Rock NExN½N.

7.00pm: South Rock NExN¾N.

7.35pm: South Rock WNW.

8.00pm: South Rock N½W.

9.00pm: St. John's WxN.

9.35pm: St. John's abeam.

10.00pm: St. John's NW½N.

11.00pm: St. John's bearing NxW¼W.

Midnight: St. John's N¼W.

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28 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.63, Long -5.90 [Estimated]

4.00am: Rockabill NWxN.

5.00am: Rockabill WNW.

6.00am: Rockabill SWxW¾W.

7.00am: Cranfield Point NWxN¾N.

8.00am: Cranfield Point NW¼N.

Noon: Rockabill WxS.

2.00pm: Lambay [Island] SW½W, Rockabill SWxW.

4.00pm: Cranfield Point NWxN½N.

6.00pm: St. John's [Point] NxE¾E.

10.00pm: South Rock lightvessel NWxW.

11.45pm: St. John's NWxW.

Midnight: St. John's NW½W.

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29 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.65, Long -5.96 [Estimated]

1.00am: St. John's [Point] N¾W.

2.00am: St. John's N¼E.

3.00am: Rockabill SWxW¼W.

4.00am: Rockabill SWxW¾W.

6.15am: Rockabill W, Lambay [Island] SWxW½W.

9.45am: Cranfield Point NWxN¾N.

10.00am: Cranfield Point NWxN.

11.00am: Rockabill SW½W.

11.25am: Rockabill SW¼W.

Noon: Rockabill SW.

4.20pm: Haulbowline [Rocks] NWxW.

6.30pm: Rockabill abeam.

8.20pm: Entered harbour. Harlow sent to hospital.

9.15pm: Left harbour.

10.00pm: Bailey SWxW¼W.

11.00pm: Lambay NxE.

11.20pm: Lambay abeam, Rockabill NxE¾E.

Midnight: Rockabill NxW¾W.

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30 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

12.30am: Rockabill SWxW.

4.30am: Rockabill WNW.

5.00am: Rockabill NxW½W, Lambay [Island] SW.

5.40am: Bailey SW¾S, Lambay WNW.

6.00am: Bailey SW¼S, Lambay NNW.

7.00am: Bailey SW¼W.

[Probably entered Kingstown today.]

LOGS FOR JULY 1918

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1 July 1918

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

Atkins, Second Hand, came on board in place of Pick Man.

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2 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.20, Long -5.80 [Estimated]

10.00am: Weighed anchor. Proceed to sea.

10.30am: Light wind, smooth [sea].

11.30am: Signalled “Boadicea”. Proceed to Bardsey [Island].

1.10pm: Codling [Bank lightvessel] WSW.

5.00pm: Bardsey Island SExS½S.

6.00pm: Bardsey Island SE½S.

8.40pm: Carnarvon [Bay] lightvessel abeam, distance 2 miles.

11.00pm: South Stack bearing ESE, distance 3 miles.

Midnight: Light wind and clear.

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3 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.10, Long -4.85 [Estimated]

2.30am: Bailey NWxW¼W.

3.00am: Bailey NWxW½W.

3.15am: Bailey NWxW¼W, Kish [lightvessel] WxN½N.

4.00am: Bailey NWxW¼W, Kish W½N.

4.15am: Light wind, clear. Kish abeam.

5.15am: Passed mail boat and “Boadicea” with “Weymouth” following. No signal.

8.00am: Patrolling mail route. Weather fine.

9.15am: Out hydrophone.

9.25am: In hydrophone.

10.00am: South Stack E½S.

10.32am: South Stack ExN¾N.

11.50am: Carnarvon Bay lightvessel abeam.

Noon: Carnarvon Bay lightvessel NE½E.

1.45pm: Bardsey [Island] bearing SExS, distance 5 miles.

5.00pm: Codlin [Bank] lightvessel bearing W.

6.00pm: Light wind, smooth sea.

7.00pm: Bailey NW½N.

8.00pm: Bailey NW¼N.

9.45pm: Kish lightvessel WNW, distance 2 miles, Bailey NW¾W.

Midnight: South Stack ExS¼S.

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4 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 52.70, Long -4.95 [Estimated]

2.45am: South Stack bearing ExS, distance 5 miles approximately, Skerries ENE, distance 7 miles approximately.

4.00am: Weather fine, clear. Mailboat passed.

4.45am: Received signal from “Helga”.

5.00am: Bailey NWxW¼W.

6.00am: Bailey NWxW¼W, Kish [lightvessel] WxN¾N.

6.45am: Bailey NW¼N, Kish W½S.

10.00am: Light wind, hazy, smooth sea.

Noon: Bardsey [Island] ESE, distance 8 miles approximately.

1.00pm: Bardsey bearing ESE, 3 miles off.

1.40pm: Heard depth charges.

2.00pm: Heard depth charges.

2.30pm: Heard depth charges.

3.00pm: Heard depth charges.

3.45pm: Using hydrophone. Bardsey SE½E, distance 20 [?] miles.

4.00pm: South Stack NExE¼E, Bardsey SE.

6.00pm: South Stack ExN½N.

7.15pm: South Stack ESE, distance 3 miles off.

9.00pm: Fine, clear.

9.45pm: Mailboat passed, going Easterly.

Midnight: Kish lightvessel bearing NW.

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5 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -4.75 [Estimated]

12.40am: Kish [lightvessel] NW½N.

1.00am: Kish NW¼N.

4.00am: South Stack E¼S.

4.30am: Weather fine, clear, smooth sea.

8.00am: Light wind, Howth Head bearing NW.

9.40am: Received signal from “Boadicea”.

10.00am: Bailey NNW.

Noon: South Stack ExS¼S.

12.15pm: South Stack ExS.

12.30pm: South Stack ExS.

3.20pm: South Stack ESE, distance 1 mile.

4.45pm: Signalled “Boadicea”. Took “Weymouth” with him.

6.00pm: Weather fine, smooth sea.

8.00pm: Bailey WNW.

9.00pm: Bailey WNW.

10.00pm: Bailey WNW, Lambay [Island] NxW½W.

10.40pm: Bailey NW¼W, Kish NWxW¾W.

11.00pm: Kish NWxW½W.

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6 July 1918

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

1.00am: Light wind, clear, smooth sea.

2.45am: Codling [Bank] lightvessel bearing SWxS.

4.00am: Kish lightvessel bearing NxW¾W.

5.00am: Kish W½S, Bailey NWxW½W.

5.30am: Bailey W.

6.00am: Bailey W¼S.

7.00am: Bailey WxS½S.

7.30am: Bailey abeam, close.

8.00am: Entered harbour. At Dunleary for coal and water.

9.00am: Coaling ship at Dunleary.

9.30am: G. Withery, P.W. Evans, W.T. Corse on board.

10.30am: T. Ferine returned from leave 6.7.18.

11.30am: J. Wood, Deck Hand, went on leave 7.7.18.

7 July 1918

[not included]

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

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8 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.34, Long -6.10 [Estimated]

11.05am: Weighed anchor, left harbour.

11.45am: Off bar, Dublin Bay.

Noon: Bailey ExN¼N.

1.40pm: Took over convoy at bar buoy. Fine weather.

2.00pm: Muglins [Mugglis in log] abeam, close.

4.00pm: Wicklow Head bearing WNW, distance 1 mile.

5.00pm: Weather fine, clear.

7.00pm: Blackwater lightvessel SE½S.

8.00pm: Lucifer [Shoals] lightvessel S½E.

8.35pm: Lucifer lightvessel abeam, SE.

9.00pm: Entered boom gate Rosslare [Roslare in log].

9.30pm: Off Rosslare pier.

10.00pm: Tuskar S½W.

11.00pm: Tuskar WNW.

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9 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 52.60, Long -5.60 [Estimated]

2.00am: [South] Bishop SExE, Smalls [lighthouse] SW.

4.00am: St. Anne's [Head] close.

4.15am: Signal to St. Anne’s Head. Sent convoy into Dale roads.

5.00am: Waiting [for] reply, off St. Anne's Head.

5.30am: Received signal from St. Anne’s Head.

6.00am: Skokholm Island [Skoham in log] NNE.

6.10am: Skokholm Island ESE.

7.00am: Bishop NE¾E.

7.10am: Bishop E.

8.00am: Bishop S¼E.

9.15am: Light wind, choppy sea, clear.

Noon: Fine, smooth sea.

1.00pm: North Arklow NWxN¾N.

1.45pm: North Arklow WNW, Codling [Bank lightvessel] NxE¼E.

2.00pm: Codling N¾E.

3.00pm: Codling NWxN½N.

3.10pm: Codling WNW.

6.00pm: Kish [lightvessel] N½W, Bailey NNW.

8.20pm: Kish lightvessel WNW, 3 miles.

Midnight: Patrolling mail route. Weather fine. South Stack bearing SExE.

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10 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.32, Long -5.93 [Estimated]

1.00am: South Stack SE¾E, Skerries ExS¾S.

2.00am: South Stack SE¼S, Skerries ExS½S.

3.00am: South Stack SE½E.

4.45am: Mailboat passed [headed] Westerly. Fine, clear.

10.30am: Off Kish lightvessel.

11.30am: Semaphore [?] to “Boadicea” off Kish lightvessel.

4.00pm: Mail boat passed [headed] Westerly.

5.00pm: South Stack bearing ExS.

8.00pm: Bailey Head NW.

8.15pm: Bailey NW¼W, Kish NWxW¼W.

8.45pm: Bailey NW¾W.

9.00pm: Bailey NW½W, Kish WxN¼N.

9.30pm: Bailey NW¾W, Kish SW½S.

10.00pm: Bailey NWxW¼W, Kish WxS.

11.45pm: Kish W¼S.

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11 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.32, Long -5.75 [Estimated]

2.00am: South Stack SExE, Skerries ExS, distance 10 miles. Rain [Rail in log], cloudy.

5.00am: Bailey NWxW.

6.00am: Bailey NW¼W, Kish [lightvessel] NWxW.

6.30am: Bailey NW½N, Kish NW¼W.

7.00am: Bailey NW½N, Kish NW¼N.

7.30am: Kish NW½N.

8.00am: Bailey NWxW¼W, Kish WNW.

11.00am: Kish lightvessel bearing West, distance 1 mile. Trying hydrophone. Weather fine, clear.

Noon: Patrolling with “Boadicea”.

3.00pm: Holyhead Mountain SExE¾E.

4.00pm: Holyhead Mountain SExE¼E.

5.00pm: South Stack SExS.

6.00pm: South Stack SE¾E.

7.00pm: Rain, overcast

Midnight: Bailey WxN.

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12 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

12.50am: Bailey WxN, Kish [lightvessel] SW.

1.00am: Bailey W¾N, Kish SW½W.

2.00am: Bailey W½N, Kish W¾S.

4.0am: Bailey NWxW¾W, Kish W¾N.

[Probably entered Kingstown harbour].

13 July 1918

[not included]

At Kingstown

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

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14 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -5.80 [Estimated]

10.00am: Weighed anchor, [proceeded] from Kingstown.

11.30am: Picked up “Ribble” [“Ribbel” in log]. Stream log. Signalled “Warrior”. Rain, cloudy.

5.10pm: Rain.

7.25pm: Fresh wind [from] SSW, clear.

Midnight: Kish lightvessel bearing WNW, Bailey [Bayley in log] NW.

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15 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -5.90 [Estimated]

[The entries from midnight to 4.00am are written on the previous scanned page.]

1.10am: Kish [lightvessel] WxN½N. Clear.

3.55am: Clear.

5.00am: Mailboat passed [heading] Westerly.

5.10am: Sighted “Helga” going Easterly.

8.00am: Weather fine, clear, smooth Sea.

8.45am: Bailey NW¼W.

9.25am: Bailey NW.

11.00am: Bailey NW½W, Kish WxN¾N.

7.30pm: Zigzag.

8.00pm: Rain.

9.30pm: Rain.

Midnight: Rain.

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16 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -5.85 [Estimated]

4.00am: Rain, very thick.

4.30am: Heard [South] Stack firing [fog signal] on starboard bow.

4.45am: Holyhead pier SE¾E. Rain, wind SW.

8.00am: Hazy, wind SW.

Noon: Kish lightvessel bearing NWxW. Thick fog, wind WSW.

1.10pm: Stopped. Kish W½S. Using hydrophone.

2.00pm: Kish SW½S.

3.05pm: Kish W½N. Rain, wind SSE.

5.30pm: Thick fog.

8.00pm: Kish NW.

9.00pm: Mailboat passed [headed] Easterly.

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17 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.40, Long -5.95 [Estimated]

[The entries from midnight to 4.00am are written on the previous scanned page.]

1.00am: Bailey NW¼W, Kish [lightvessel] NWxW.

2.00am: Bailey NWxW¼W, Kish W¾S.

2.45am: Sent signal to “Peter Dobbin”. Kish WNW.

3.15am: Kish NWxN½N.

4.00am: Kish W½N.

6.20am: Kish abeam. Weather fine, clear.

11.00am: Kish NWxN¼N.

11.45am: Kish WSW. Fog.

1.15pm: Signalled “Boadicea”, follow me.

2.00pm: Kish WxN. Rain.

4.20pm: Mailboat passed [headed] Westerly.

6.00pm: Rain, showers.

8.00pm: South Stack SE.

10.00pm: Carnarvon Bay lightvessel SE.

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18 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

Lat 53.30, Long -6.13

4.00am: Kish [lightvessel] WxN½N.

4.35am: Kish SW, Bailey NW.

5.05am: Kish W, Bailey NWxW¼W.

6.00am: Bailey NW. Rain.

7.00am: Off North Burford [Bank] buoy. Clear.

[Probably entered Kingstown harbour].

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[Notes written on inside of back cover of log book]

Have you anything to report?

I am taking the “Weymouth” with me following round the area, with you remaining on the mail route.

If you care to come up close to me, I will give you some [?].

We have a sealed envelope for yo [?] the base for you.

Cheswick War Glen

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