LOG BOOK – FEBRUARY 1915
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23
February 1915
On patrol
Smiths Knoll
5.45 am Spoke to drifter Retriever
8.00 am At North Channel buoy
Spoke to drifter Spartan
1.30 pm Smiths Knoll abeam
Day ends with slight sea, light haze and overcast sky
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24
February 1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Haven
Lat 50.7, Long -1.5
Day opens with strong NNE wind and rough sea
6.15 am Hove up anchor, waited for other vessels who
experienced some difficulty in weighing on account of rough sea
11.00 am Met HMT Smew
During passage from Smiths Knoll to Cross Sand vessel rolled
dangerously and shipped huge quantities of water fore and aft
3.00 pm Entered Yarmouth Haven
Day ends with strong wind and snow
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26
February 1915
On patrol
Smiths Knoll
Lat 50.7, Long -1.5
9.00 am Rifle practice
10.30 am Formed line ahead with Smew and Willet
About 1.30 pm Willet reported having seen a submarine
Steamed NNW... then SSW
... no sign of any vessel
Steamed alongside Smew and received order: out kite
5.30 pm Received order: in kite
7.00pm Anchored two miles N of Pillar buoy
Wind and sea increasing... ship pitching and straining
heavily
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27
February 1915
On patrol
7.00 am Awaiting Smew who disappeared during night
Vessel pitching and rolling heavily, shipping water fore and
aft
10.30 am Sighted Smew
11.45 am Met Jay
3.15 pm Off Cross Sand LV
5.30 pm Pillar buoy abeam
10.00 pm Wind and sea increasing from NW
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28
February 1915
On patrol
Wind and sea increasing
Dodging until daylight
10.45 am Cross Sand LV abeam
11.45 am Newarp LV abeam
1.00pm Would LV abeam
5.00 pm Passed through Cockle Gateway
6.15 pm Received signal by Morse code: Anchor in N end of
Roads, keep good lookout for enemy submarines, return to harbour at 8 am
tomorrow
Day ends with strong wind, overcast and squally weather
1 March
1915
Cruised in Hewett Channel from 6 am to 8.30 am then moored
in harbour
LOG BOOK – MARCH 1915
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3 March
1915
On patrol
9.00 am Left harbour with Jay
10.30 am Cross Sand LV abeam
11.15 am Passed Smew and Willet
12.00 noon Pillar buoy abeam
5.20 pm Sighted Jay
6.00 pm Stopped engines and lay to with Jay about eight
miles NE Pillar buoy
Overcast and hazy
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4 March
1915
On patrol
Smiths Knoll
6.00 am Steamed with Jay to southward searching for drifters
10.00 am Signalled Jay: ... if he wished to communicate with
shore to go to patrol drifter Retriever who has pigeons on board
11.45 am Met drifter Spartan
3.00 pm Sighted trawler Resolute GY382 fishing in a
prohibited area
This day Jay warned numerous trawlers that they were fishing
in prohibited areas
Fine and clear
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5 March
1915
On patrol
Cruising in vicinity of Pillar buoy
William Porter AB laid up with swollen foot
3.00 pm Vessels LT 134, 560, 312, 248, 649, 356, 1079, 739,
405, 218, 952, 1103 and 1078 ordered away by skipper of Jay
Fresh wind, rough sea, fine and clear
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6 March
1915
On patrol
Off Pillar buoy, cruising in company with Jay
Strong wind with rough sea
10.00 am Spoke to trawler Selamon
2.00 pm In vicinity of Jim Howe bank
7.00 pm Pillar buoy abeam
Dodging south of buoy during the night
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7 March
1915
On patrol
Cruising in search of drift nets
7.45 am Off Pillar buoy with Jay
8.45 am Signalled Jay to proceed N and return at 4 pm
2.00 pm Drifter asked if we had seen his nets; reply no, not
since this morning
4.30 pm Jay returned and reported seeing Smew and Willet
Strong N wind with heavy sea, vessels pitching and rolling
heavily
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8 March
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Roads
Lat 50.7, Long -1.5
High NE wind with heavy sea, vessel rolling heavily and
shipping water fore and aft
6.00 am Off Pillar buoy, Jay in attendance
11.00 am Drifters in vicinity of buoy searching for nets
2.00 pm Drifters proceeded into harbour
3.30 pm Decided to run to Yarmouth Roads for shelter
6.30 pm St Nicholas LV abeam
9 March
1915
6.00 am Hove up and cruised outside Hewetts Channel with Jay
10.00 am Proceeded into harbour
... to coal hulk
3.30 pm Finished coaling and proceeded to West Quay
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11 March
1915
On patrol
Hewetts Channel
10.00 am Cross Sand LV abeam
10.45 am Newarp LV abeam
12.30 pm Haisbro LV abeam
6.15pm Anchored on Smiths Knoll on account of heavy fog
Jay reported picking up life-buoy marked HMS Itchen
Calm, smooth and hazy
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12 March
1915
On patrol
Hazy all night
6.25 am Pillar buoy abeam
9.45 am Signalled Jay: Proceed to Yarmouth, deliver lifebuoy
marked HMS Itchen to naval authorities
1.30 pm ... had the following message sent by carrier
pigeon: Advise senior naval officer Yarmouth suspicious steamer namely
Lindenfels asking direction Cross Sand LV steering SW from Hearty Knoll,
manoeuvres suspicious
Day ends with light wind and clear weather
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13 March
1915
On patrol
8.45 am Sighted Chirsit
9.20 am Pillar buoy abeam
Fine and clear weather
10.20 am Rifle practice with Jay
1.30 pm Pillar buoy abeam
6.30 pm Stopped engines and lay to; Jay likewise
Day ends with light wind and overcast sky
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14 March
1915
On patrol
Pillar buoy
9.00 am Cruising in vicinity of Hearty Knoll and Winterton
Ridge
11.50 am Pillar buoy abeam
5.35 pm Haisbro LV abeam
Weather setting in thick
Thick haze all night
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15 March
1915
On patrol
Haisbro LV
4.30 am Commenced to heave up, Jay also
Cruising with Jay in vicinity of LV
7.15 pm Haisbro LV abeam
Moderate wind and sea, overcast and hazy
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16 March
1915
On patrol
Haisbro LV
Slight haze
5.00 am In vicinity of LV, Jay in attendance, line ahead
8.00 am Sighted Norwegian steamer Fro of Brevik inward bound
carrying timber
9.50 am Would LV abeam
11.35 am Haisbro Lighthouse abeam
1.20 pm Haisbro LV abeam
Cruising in vicinity of LV until one hour after sunset
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17 March
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Haven
Lat 50.7, Long -1.5
10.30 am Cockle LV abeam
11.10 am Entered harbour and proceeded to coal hulk
Boilers commenced blowing down for cleaning
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29 March
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Haven
Lat 50.7, Long -1.5
6.30 am Awaiting departure of Makado and other vessels
9.35 am Passed out of harbour
10.00 am Engineer reported engines giving trouble and
desired to stop
10.25 am Stopped engines
10.45 am Engineer reported that
... it was necessary to return
to port
11.05 am South Cross sand abeam
11.45 am Entered harbour
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31 March
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Haven
Lat 50.7, Long -1.5
7.47 am South Scroby buoy abeam
8.45 am South Cross buoy abeam
9.15 am Middle Cross abeam
9.50 am 1st Channel buoy abeam
10.19 am Middle buoy abeam
11.16 am Pillar buoy abeam
Spoke to patrol drifter Ocean Plough who reported Makado had
gone N early this morning
1.00 pm Middle Knoll buoy abeam
1.45 pm Rounded Jim Howe buoy
3.00 pm North Middle buoy abeam
3.30 pm When about 11 miles E of Haisbro LV and not sighting
Makado, turned round and proceeded back to Smiths Knoll for the night, assuming
him to be cruising off Haisbro for the night
4.00 pm North Middle buoy abeam
4.50 pm Middle buoy abeam
6.15 pm Middle Knoll abeam
7.10 pm Rounded Pillar buoy
Moderate sea and wind, fine and clear
LOG BOOK – APRIL 1915
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On patrol
7.20 am 3rd Channel buoy abeam
7.45 am Pillar buoy abeam
Sighted Retriever off Pillar buoy
9.05 am Middle Knoll buoy abeam
12.10 pm North Middle buoy abeam
1.15 pm Haisbro LV abeam
Spoke to patrol drifter who reported Makado gone NE this
morning
2.15 pm Conqueror II in vicinity NE of Haisbro LV
3.45 pm In position 3.5 miles W of North Middle buoy turned
round and set course W0.75S for Haisbro assuming that Makado had missed me on
his passage to Smiths Knoll.
5.00 pm Off Haisbro LV
5.30 pm Met Jay and as he was short of fresh water advised
him to return to port
Jay cruising NW of Haisbro LV
6.00 pm Proceeded to LV and asked him please telephone SNO
Cliff Hotel Yarmouth that I have met trawler Jay and finding him short of water
advised him to return to port
Cruising off Haisbro during the night
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2 April
1915
On patrol
Cruising off Haisbro during the night at reduced speed
4.15 am Proceeded NE and ENE of LV
Sighted Lord de Ramsey and two drifters
Continued cruising looking for Makado
10.00 am North Middle buoy abeam
10.35 am Middle buoy abeam
11.25 am Jim Howe Bank buoy abeam
Spoke to patrol Ocean Plough who reported he had not seen
Makado
12.20 pm Middle Knoll buoy abeam
1.15 pm Pillar buoy abeam
4.00 pm Middle buoy abeam
8.25 pm Anchored two miles N of Pillar buoy
Moderate wind and rough seas with heavy rain squalls
Crew on anchor watches
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3 April
1915
On patrol
1.00 am At anchor on Smiths Knoll
5.00 am Pillar buoy
Spoke to patrol drifter 236
9.00 am Middle Knoll buoy abeam
9:15 am Tried firing blanks for practice at floating targets
but gun missing fire three times, closed her up and left her for three quarters
of an hour
10:00 am On opening breach and examining gun found that
striker was broken
10:15 am Sighted Smew and Willet
Signalled Smew and asked if he had a spare striker ... his
reply being in the affirmative I put out our boat and sent PO on board for it
11:00 am Boat returned and taken on board
Set course NNE for Jim Howe Bank
12.20 pm Jim Howe buoy abeam
Sighted patrol vessel Rosher and drifter Ocean Foam
2.00 pm Middle buoy abeam
3.45 pm Met Miura who informed me that we had to cruise in
company and look for Grecian and Makado in Lat 53 30N Long 2 00E
4.50 pm Altered course S0.5W to return to Haisbro on account
of it getting thick with rain making it impossible to find position of other
vessels
6.10 pm Off Haisbro LV, again sighted Smew
6.50 pm Anchored about 5.5 miles SW0.5W of LV
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4 April
1915
On patrol
5.5 miles SW0.5W of Haisbro LV
4.15 am Met Smew getting underway also
... signalled that he
wished to speak to me
4.45 am Smew came alongside and informed me that he had
received a wireless message ordering all vessels of the Auxiliary Patrol based
at Yarmouth to return to port at once, and Smew sent me to inform Miura to that
effect while he proceeded to Smiths Knoll to bring Willet to port, expecting to
arrive about 1 pm
6.15 am Haisbro Lighthouse abeam
7.05 am Winterton Ness buoy abeam
8.20 am Off Yarmouth Haven
9.15 am Received supplementary sailing orders to proceed to
Smiths Knoll and patrol Area Q and send Makado, Smew, Willet and Grecian into
port
10.00 am Middle Cross buoy abeam
11.55 am Pillar buoy abeam
Questioned mine sweepers off Jim Howe who reported they had
not seen Grecian
2.00 pm Jim Howe Bank buoy abeam
Altered course N to proceed to Lat 53 30N Long 2 1E to spend
the night in search of Grecian while Miura proceeded to Haisbro in search of
him
Miura to join me at N end of Swarte Bank at 9 am 5th inst,
rendezvous Haisbro if separated
5.30 pm Sighted black can buoy in position approx 53 30N 2
1E
6.00 pm Anchored in 11 fathoms with buoy bearing NWxN
distance about one mile
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5 April
1915
On patrol
At anchor on N end of Swarte Bank
6.00 am Met Grecian and told him to return to port
7.00 am Cruising between Swarte and Indefatigable Banks
8.00 am Met Miura
10.35 am Set course S0.5E
Miura proceeding to Haisbro where he will meet me at 6.00 pm
Noon Between Well Bank and Broken Bank
2.30 pm Jim Howe Bank buoy abeam
3.35 pm Middle Knoll buoy abeam
Altered course WxS for Newarp LV
5.40 pm Would LV abeam
5.50 pm Spoken to by HMS Halcyon
6.45 pm Off Haisbro LV
8.00 pm Anchored in nine fathoms distance seven miles SWxS
from LV, Miura close to
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6 April
1915
On patrol
At anchor off Haisbro LV
5.55 am Set course NE from LV
7.30 am Passed HMS Halcyon steering NExW
9.20 am At Haisbro LV set course S
11.15 am Cockle LV abeam
12.30 pm Proceeded into harbour
1.00 pm Alongside quay at Yarmouth
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9 April
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Haven
Lat 50.7, Long -1.5
9.00 am Left harbour with Miura and Grecian
10.15 am North Cockle buoy abeam
Pitching heavily and shipping water forward
11.20 am Haisbro Lighthouse abeam
Cruising N and E of Haisbro LV during afternoon ... until
well after sunset then proceeded to anchorage
7.25 pm Anchored off Haisbro Church
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10 April
1915
On patrol
Lat 53.0, Long 1.0
5.30 am Underway and proceeded to Haisbro LV
Miura signalled: I am going into port
7.45 am Accompanied by Grecian set course NExN
from
LV
9.50 am Sighted black conical buoy abeam
11.00 am Pitching heavily and shipping water fore and aft
1.30 pm Signalled Grecian: returning Haisbro LV
3.30 pm Lat 53 10N Long 1 30E
04.35 pm Haisbro Lighthouse abeam
Received message: Parramatta and Grecian, look out for enemy
submarine 10 miles east of Jim Howe buoy tomorrow morning
6.30 pm Cruising in vicinity of Would LV
Signalled Grecian: I am going to dodge here until 2.00 am
tomorrow morning then we will proceed full speed to position 10 miles east of
Jim Howe buoy
11.00 pm Dodging at easy speed during the night
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11 April
1915
On patrol
Cruising off Would LV
5.05 am Middle Knoll buoy abeam
7.50 am Jim Howe Bank abeam
9.15 am Met Bonar Law, Chirsit and Jay
Sent following message to Bonar Law: Have to inform you that
a Grimsby trawler was torpedoed by two German submarines in Lat 53 42N Long 2
0E about three days ago
9.50 am Pillar buoy abeam
3.35 pm Middle buoy abeam
7.30 pm Anchored off Haisbro Church
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12 April
1915
On patrol
Haisbro LV
5.00 am Met Bonar Law, Chirsit and Jay bound SSW
5.30 am At Haisbro LV
7.35 am Haddock Bank conical buoy abeam
8.35 am North Owers buoy abeam
10.30 am One mile east of Swarte Bank buoy
Signalled Grecian: proceeding Jim Howe
3.15 pm Jim Howe buoy abeam
4.45 pm Smiths Knoll Pillar buoy abeam
7.00 pm Anchored on Hearty Knoll
This day in company of Grecian traversed practically 100
miles round Area Q seeing no suspicious craft of any kind
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13 April
1915
On patrol
Wind increasing at midnight
Cruising off Smiths Knoll until after daylight
Pooped heavy sea
4.30 am Decided to run to Yarmouth Roads for shelter;
signalled same to Grecian
Vessels having a hard pull against wind, sea and tide
6.30 am Cross Sand LV abeam
8.00 am South Caister buoy NxE distance 0.75 mile
Wind and sea increasing with commencement of flood tide
7.45 pm Vessel dragging anchor; hove up, steamed ahead ...
let go in same position as before
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14 April
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Roads
5.20 am North Cockle buoy abeam
8.20 am Spoke Haisbro LV: no orders for us
Vessels pitching into high head sea
11.35 am Haddock Bank buoy
Signalled Grecian
1.35 pm North Middle buoy abeam, proceeding Jim Howe
3.37 pm Jim Howe buoy abeam
5.30 pm At Pillar buoy
7.30 pm Anchored on Smiths Knoll
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15 April
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Haven
4.00 am Hove up ... cruised towards Pillar buoy
4.45 am Patrol drifter Bullrush came alongside and reported
that fish carrier named Eastwood of Hull spoke to him during the night at
approx 2.00 am and reported seeing two Zeppelins in Lat 54 37N Long 2 22E at
noon on 14th yesterday
5.00 am Grecian proceeded to Yarmouth to report Zeppelin
sighting
6.10 am North Middle buoy abeam
6.45 am In sight of Jim Howe buoy
8.30 am 3rd Channel buoy abeam
9.45 am Cross Sand LV abeam
10.30 am South Scroby B abeam
10.50 am Entered Yarmouth Harbour
1.00 pm While turning vessel to go alongside coal hulk with
engines working ahead and astern we collided slightly, bow on, to Trinity pilot
vessel Pioneer, doing small damage to iron beading protecting his teakwood
rails
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16 April
1915
Yarmouth Haven
Lat 50.7, Long -1.5
9.30 am Proceeded out of harbour to await Commander
Sherbrooke at examination buoy
10.30 am Commander boarded and proceeded out to Corton LV to
test indicator buoys
12.30 pm Received orders to run sweep
1.50 pm Returned to harbour, moored at West Quay
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18 April
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Haven
Lat 50.7, Long -1.5
1.15 am Left harbour and proceeded north through Cockle
Gateway
2.00 pm Cockle LV abeam
3.50 pm Spoke Haisbro LV
Between 4 pm and 7 pm cruised on various courses between N
and E to distance of 10 miles from LV
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19 April
1915
On patrol
Haisbro LV
2.00 am Cruising to northward of Haisbro LV during the night
7.45 am Two miles NNW of Haddock Bank buoy
Passed trawler Yulan GV348 bound W
8.05 am Passed Unit 50 comprising Bonar Law, Jay and
Barbados in Lat 53 11N 1 45E steering NE
9.30 am North Middle buoy abeam
11.15 am Jim Howe buoy abeam
Drifter Ocean Foam patrolling here
12.20 pm Middle Knoll buoy abeam
1.25 pm Pillar buoy abeam
Retriever patrolling here
6.00 pm Middle Knoll buoy abeam
7.15 pm Smiths Knoll Pillar buoy abeam
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20 April
1915
On patrol
Cruising on Smiths Knoll
6.33 am Jim Howe buoy abeam, Ocean Foam in vicinity
8.00 am Met trawlers Dalmatian BN83 and Recto GY16
1.25 pm At Haisbro LV ordered to keep good lookout for enemy
submarines
3.15 pm Met HMS Halcyon who asked if we had anything to
report; answer no
Calm, smooth, overcast and gloomy
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21 April
1915
On patrol
NE and NNE of Haisbro LV
7.35 am Passed Unit 50 comprising Bonar Law, Jay and
Barbados
1.50 pm Jim Howe buoy abeam, drifter Ocean Foam on patrol in
vicinity
2.20 pm Passed HMS Halcyon bound N
3.45 pm Off Smiths Knoll Pillar buoy
7.00 pm Close to Pillar buoy again, no vessels in vicinity
except patrol drifter
8.15 pm Eased engines in vicinity of Hearty Knoll
10.00 pm Dodging on various courses
This day sighted only steam trawlers fishing on banks
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22 April
1915
On patrol
Lat 53.4, Long 1.7
1.00 am Dodging between Smiths Knoll and Hearty Knoll
4.25 am Would LV abeam
5.30 am Spoke Haisbro LV: no orders
8.00 am West Sheringham buoy abeam
8.35 am East Sheringham buoy abeam
11.45 am at buoy Lat 53 22N Long 1 44E
12.45 pm Lat 53 21N Long 2 00E
2.00 pm Lat 53 13N Long 2 13E
3.30 pm Lat 53 3N Long 2 6E
4.15 pm North Middle buoy abeam
6.15 pm Spoke Haisbro LV: no orders
7.15 pm Passed Bonar Law proceeding toward LV
8.45 pm Would LV abeam
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23 April
1915
On patrol
E of Would LV
Lat 53.3, Long 2.2
3.00 am Hove up and proceeded to Smiths Knoll
5.00 am Pillar buoy
6.15 am Met Brabant of Kristiania bound for London
6.30 am 3rd Channel buoy
Sighted HMS Halcyon steering E
7.50 am Middle Knoll buoy abeam
10.40 am Lat 53 14N Long 2 20E
11.40 am Lat 53 18N Long 2 9E
Noon Chief Engineer made request to stop engines for at
least half an hour for repairs
Signalled Grecian to cruise round me while my engines are
stopped
12.05 pm Lat 53 18.5N Long 2 15E
12.30 pm Stopped engines
1.30 pm Repairs finished
3.40 pm Jim Howe buoy abeam
4.50 pm Middle Knoll buoy abeam
5.50 pm Pillar buoy; cruised in vicinity until sunset
...
later proceeded toward Would LV
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24 April
1915
On patrol
On patrol between Would and Newarp LVs
4.30 am Off Haisbro LV: no orders
7.00 am Lat 53 12N Long 1 24E
8.00 am Lat 53 15N Long 1 37E
10.30 am Haisbro LV abeam
12.15 pm Passed Bonar Law, Jay and Isle of Wight
12.50 pm North Cockle buoy abeam
1.05 pm Cockle LV
2.00 pm Entered Yarmouth Haven, moored at West Quay
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26 April
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Haven
Lat 50.7, Long -1.5
2.00 pm Walter Carter, seaman, gunnery rating, discharged to
depot
5.15 pm Left Yarmouth Haven accompanied by Grecian
Vessels pitching heavily and shipping water
Cruised in Would during the night
... passing banks of fog
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27 April
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Haven
Lat 53.5, Long 1.8
3.00 am Engines full away and proceeded to Haisbro LV
Considerable difficulty in making headway against head sea
and flood tide
11.40 am Haddock Bank buoy abeam
A few Lowestoft smacks fishing in this vicinity
1.30 pm Lat 53 30N Long 1 48E
5.45 pm At Haisbro LV
6.00 pm Cruising between LV and Cromer Knoll until half hour
after sunset
8.50 pm Would abeam
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28 April
1915
On patrol
1.00 am Cruising between Would LV and Newarp LV
5.00 am Sunrise at Pillar buoy
Cruised in vicinity until 05.25 am then set course NNE
Drifter Ocean Reaper on patrol, also LT209
9.05 am Jim Howe buoy abeam, Ocean Foam on patrol here
11.50 am Lat 53 25N Long 2 30E
1.00 pm Met trawler Diamond GY603 fishing Lat 53 10N Long 2
25E
3.30 am Jim Howe buoy abeam
6.00 pm At Pillar buoy
9.15 pm Newarp LV abeam
Eased down and proceeded toward Would LV
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29 April
1915
On patrol
Off Would LV
Lat 53.2, Long 2.5
4.00 am Haisbro LV abeam
6.30 am Lat 53 8N Long 1 30E
7.50 am Haddock Bank buoy abeam
8.50 Lat 53 20N Long 1 51E
10.50 Lat 53 20N Long 2 18E
12.00 noon Lat 53 18N Long 2 30E
3.00 pm Sighted Unit 50 about 10 miles NNE of Jim Howe buoy
steering SSW
3.50 pm Lat 53 4N Long 2 10E
4.40 pm North Middle buoy abeam
6.30 pm Haisbro LV abeam
Reported, no orders. Communication by telegraph is stopped
Dense fog
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30 April
1915
On patrol
1.00 am Steering S0.5W toward Hearty Knoll
Dense fog
8.40 am Pillar buoy abeam
10.00 am Middle Knoll buoy abeam
11.10 am Jim Howe buoy abeam. Drifter here on patrol
8.00 pm Anchored approx Lat 52 59N Long 1 59E
LOG BOOK – MAY 1915
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1 May
1915
On patrol
Hewett Ridges
Lat 53.3, Long 2.3
3.45 am Haisbro LV
Cruised in vicinity until half an hour after sunrise
8.00 am Haddock Bank buoy abeam
8.25 am Met sailing trawler Fisherman LT568 with his gear
foul of buoy mooring, being this way since 2.30am After we left him he appeared
to have cut his warp and proceeded to harbour
9.50 am North Ower buoy
Noon Lat 53 18N Long 2 16E
2.50 pm Jim Howe buoy bearing SSE
3.55 pm 1st Middle buoy abeam
4.35 pm North Middle buoy abeam
5.50 pm Anwoth joined up and signalled that he had to remain
with us, also that we had to report ourselves to Haisbro LV at sunset and
sunrise and that he had to proceed to Gorleston Roads when we return to port on
2nd May.
6.25 pm Haisbro LV: no orders for us
Set course NNW, line ahead Parramatta, Grecian and Anwoth
8.00 pm passed close to LV and asked for orders; reply that
communication not yet restored
Midnight Jim Howe buoy abeam
Drifter Ocean Cloud on patrol here
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2 May
1915
On patrol
Jim Howe buoy
4.00 am Pillar buoy abeam
Two drifters on patrol in vicinity: YH972 Bullrush and H723
Shetland
5.20 am Pillar buoy abeam
9.00 am South Scroby abeam
9.45 am Entered Yarmouth Haven and proceeded to town quay
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5 May
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Haven
10.15 am Left Yarmouth accompanied by Grecian and Anwoth
11.45 am Cockle LV abeam
12.10 pm North Cockle buoy abeam
2.45 pm Haisbro LV abeam
5.50 pm North Ower buoy abeam
7.55 pm Swarte Bank buoy bearing NE
9.45 pm Lat 53 27N Long 2 17E
Thick fog
Proceeding towards Jim Howe buoy
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6 May
1915
On patrol
Yarmouth Roads
1.55 am Jim Howe buoy abeam
5.07 am Pillar buoy abeam
6.30 am Anchored on Knoll West from Middle buoy owing to fog
9.00 am Middle Knoll buoy abeam
9.15 am Attention attracted by drifter Chris, also Retriever
on patrol, who reported that Dane was seeking us and that we had to return to
harbour
10.25 am Pillar buoy abeam
12.20 pm Middle Cross Sand buoy abeam
3.40 pm Anchored in Roads
4.00 pm Received fresh provisions and fresh sailing orders
4.15 pm Hove up and proceeded to Smiths Knoll with Grecian
4.30 pm South Scroby abeam
5.15 pm Cross Sands LV abeam
5.50 pm Passed HMS Halcyon bound W
6.50 pm Pillar buoy abeam
7.40 pm Middle Knoll buoy abeam
8.20 pm Jim Howe buoy abeam
Sighted Bonar Law and Dane proceeding NE
11.30 pm Lat 53 20N Long 2 46E
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7 May
1915
On patrol
On passage from Great Yarmouth to Dogger Bank
Lat 55.1, Long 1.5
3.35 am Lat 53 47N Long 2 44E
4.20 am Pillar buoy abeam Lat 53 58N Long 2 49E
Sighted Bonar Law and Dane
2.30 pm Lat 55 5N Long 1 30E
3.05 pm Met Concord of Grimsby (trawler on patrol) who asked
us to remain with him until he met the Admiral at sunset
6.20 pm Admiral's yacht arrived and told us to form line
abreast with other trawlers
11.30 pm Lost Admiral on account of dense fog and constant
alteration of course
Proceeded south with Grecian
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8 May
1915
On patrol
Midnight Lat 54 42N Long 1 27E
5.30 am Sighted Anwoth and Isle of White
10.45 am Passed Volta H no111
12.25 pm Met trawlers Malabar 754H and Delhi 742H Lat 54 53N
Long 2 10E
6.40 pm Spoke to trawler Hawthorn GY1228 Lat 55 3N Long 2
27E
7.00 pm Joined fishing fleet composed of Northern and Red
Cross vessels, about 36 in number
Spoke to Admiral on board trawler Quair H237 asking if he
had seen Bonar Law; reply in negative
7.55 pm Spoke to Egret H21, mark boat of fleet
11.00 pm Cruised among trawlers during the night with every
appearance of being one of them
No suspicious craft of any kind sighted this day
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9 May
1915
On patrol
Cruising on fishing grounds with fleet
Lat 54.9
Pitching and rolling heavily
5.00 am Anwoth and Isle of Wight joined fleet
6.00 am Bent mainsail and mizzen to give more appearance of
an ordinary trawler
Noon Approx position Lat 54 51N
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10 May
1915
On patrol
Midnight approx Lat 54 59N
6.30 am Anwoth and Isle of Wight not sighted after 6.30 am
Working among fleet as before
7.30 pm Noted return of Anwoth
Wind and sea moderating
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11 May
1915
On patrol
Lat 55.1
7.00 am Noticed Bonar Law and Dane in vicinity
8.30 am Trawler Ely H770 reported sighting submarine with
large conning tower and two masts ... painted black, in position approx seven
miles ENE from mark boat of fishing fleet
Ely on seeing submarine in his vicinity immediately hove up
his gear and steamed toward the fleet
Set course with Grecian NNW and steamed 10 miles
12.45 pm In vicinity of fleet again having seen no sign of
submarine
9.00 pm Spoke Bonar Law
Stopped engines for repair
Midnight Engines still under repair
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12 May
1915
On patrol
Lat 55.1, Long 2.7
0.30 am Repairs completed and resumed patrol in vicinity of
fleet
7.30 am Sighted two strange trawlers which proved to be HMT
Bega FD (WT) and HMT St Louis of Hull (probably Tyne Patrol) cruising with
fleet
7.50 am Spoke to Anwoth
Cruising about three to four miles from fishing vessels
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13 May
1915
On patrol
Lat 55.3
2.00 am Set to eastward and steamed 15 miles with kite
towing
Noon Lat 55.16 N
6.30 pm Left fishing fleet to proceed on passage to Yarmouth
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14 May
1915
Return passage to Yarmouth
Rolling heavily and shipping water fore and aft
11.05 am Middle buoy abeam
2.00 pm Newarp LV abeam
3.05 pm Cockle LV abeam
3.30 pm Off South Caister buoy, awaiting tide at Yarmouth
Haven
5.45 pm Moored at West Quay, Grecian also
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