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Completed 1895, 960t, was 6-4in, 13kts, 106 crew. Persian Gulf. Sold 1926. (British Warships 1914-1919)

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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 Paul’s notes:

Some abbreviations.

AB. Able Seaman.
APOC. Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
CPO. Chief Petty Officer.
ERA. Engine Room Artificer.
HMFM. His Majesty’s Fleet Messenger.
Ldg. Leading (Seaman etc).
ST. Seaman Torpedoman (a non-substantive rating).
LTO. Leading Torpedoman.
PO. Petty Officer.
QD. Quarter Deck.
RA. Rear Admiral.
RIM(S). Royal Indian Marine (Ship).
RMLI. Royal Marine Light Infantry.
RND. Royal Naval Depôt.
RNR. Royal Navy Reserve.
RNVR. Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.
SBA. Sick Berth Attendant.
SBS. Sick Berth Steward.
SNO. Senior Naval Officer on station or in company.
SPO. Stoker Petty Officer.
ST. Seaman Torpedoman.
UD. Upper Deck.
VA. Vice-Admiral.
WO. Warrant Officer.
WP. Working Party.
W/T. Wireless Telegraph.

Acknowledgements.

We thank the following websites for valuable background information.
https://en.wikipedia.org for everything.
http://www.clydeships.co.uk, http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk and http://sunderlandships.com for information on shipbuilding.
http://www.geographic.org for places and maps.
http://forums.clydemaritime.co.uk and https://wrecksite.eu for individual ships, usually merchantmen.
http://www.historicalrfa.org for RN auxiliary vessels.
http://www.tynetugs.co.uk and http://thamestugs.co.uk for tugs.
The following sites each contributed one piece of the jigsaw, although no less valuable for that.
http://atlantic-cable.com, http://prints.rmg.co.uk, http://www.jjhc.info, http://www.nauticapedia.ca, http://www.otenmaritime.com, http://oceania.pbworks.com, https://marine-observer.com and http://www.paddlesteamers.info.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS ALERT 1914-1918
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

JP map overview

(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 ALERT 1914

JP map HMS Alert 1914

LOGS FOR MAY 1914

[Jashk]


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Front cover of deck log, 28 May to 21 August, 1914.

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Printed page of instructions for logkeepers.


The pages for the period from May to August 1914 are from a deck log, ie the rough log from which later (and neater) copies are made.

There are two pages for each day, the first containing the weather information and the second the events of the day.

Later logs are in the more common single page format.


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28 May 1914

At Jashk [now Jask]

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

[The log page starts with a table of measurements of the ship's draft]

 Sick List: 3.

  5.40am: Read stations and exercised "prepare for war aloft”.

  7.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.00am: Hands preparing ship for War.

      Noon: Hands to Dinner.

  4.00pm: Evening Quarters.

  5.30pm: Landing recreation party.

  7.00pm: Recreation party on board.

A warm, sunny day at anchor. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 87ºF.


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29 May 1914

At Jashk

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

 Sick List: 1.

  5.40am: Hands replacing gear aloft.

  7.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.15am: RIMS Patrick Stewart, Tel Ship arrived and anchored.

  9.30am: Divisions.

          am: Hands employed scrubbing canvas gear and refitting.

11.25am: Patrick Stewart weighed and proceeded.

      Noon: Dinner.

          pm: Hands employed painting bottom colour and cable.

  4.00pm: Evening Quarters.

  5.15pm: Landed recreation party.

A pleasant and sunny day, with some cloud in the morning. Noon temperature 86ºF, water 86ºF. RIMS Patrick Stewart was a cable laying ship, hence the note "Tel", short for telegraph.


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30 May 1914

At Jashk

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

 Sick List: 3.

  5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.30am: Exercised fire stations.

  6.40am: Secured.

          am: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

  9.10am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

      Noon: Dinner.

  1.45pm: Hands clearing up decks for Rounds, Seedies cleaning ship's side.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

  5.40pm: Hands bending and furled sails.

  8.00pm: Stand by hammocks.

A pleasant day with a few clouds in the morning. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 88ºF.


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31 May 1914

At Jashk

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

 Sick List: 3.

  6.15am: Hands cleaning ship.

  6.25am: HMS Fox anchored.

  8.40am: SS Barala arrived and anchored.

  9.30am: Divisions.

10.25am: Performed divine service.

      Noon: Hands to dinner.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

  5.34pm: SS Barala weighed and proceeded.

A very clear day. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 87ºF.



LOGS FOR JUNE 1914

[Jashk, Muscat and based at Linga for local patrols]


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1 June 1914

At Jashk

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

 Sick List: 4.

  5.50am: Loose sails.

  5.58am: Exercised action [stations].

  6.14am: Exercised general fire stations.

  6.28am: Exercised action [stations].

  6.30am: Quarters. Out collision mat.

  6.40am: Secured.

  6.45am: Hands employed replacing gear.

  7.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  7.45am: Furled sails.

  8.10am: Breakfast.

  9.40am: HMS Odin arrived and anchored, divisions.

          am: Ordinary Seamen and boys at small arms drill. Hands employed refitting.

      Noon: Paid monthly money.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on ship's side.

  5.00pm: Landed recreation party. Discharged one Seedie boy* to Odin.

*Seedie boys: East African seamen, usually Muslims, recruited from Indian Ocean ports, notably Zanzibar and the Seychelles. They usually served three year contracts and were employed on less skilled jobs with their own petty officers.

Another warm day at anchor, with the monotony broken by a series of early morning drills. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 88ºF.


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2 June 1914

At Jashk

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

 Sick List: 5.

  5.30am: HMS Sphinx* arrived. Received mails and fruit.

  5.45am: Sphinx proceeded for East Bay. Hands painting ship's side.

  6.00am: Sphinx anchored.

  8.10am: HMS Odin proceeded for East Bay.

  8.55am: Hands employed painting ship's side.

  1.30pm: Odin weighed and proceeded, Seedies employed stowing provisions.

  5.00pm: Landed recreation party. Rove dressing line whips.

  7.00pm: Recreation party on board.

* Sphinx: Composite paddle steamer, launched at Woolwich in 1882, sold in 1919.

A warm, cloud-free day. Noon temperature 88ºF, water 87ºF.


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3 June 1914

At Jashk

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

 Sick List: 6.

  5.40am: Away all boats’ crews sailing. Marines at physical drill. Remainder of hands unbending fore topsail.

  7.00am: Boats back.

          am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.00am: Dressed ship overall.

  9.00am: Quarters clean guns.

  9.30am: Divisions, exercised small arm companies.

  9.50am: SS Barjora arrived and anchored.

10.00am: Hands employed provisioning ship.

      Noon: Fired salute, 30 guns.

12.50pm: Hands employed provisioning ship.

  3.00pm: Barjora proceeded.

  4.30pm: Landed recreation party.

  8.35pm: Recreation party on board.

  8.40pm: Hoisted all boats.

A hot day with little wind or clouds. Noon temperature 93ºF, water 90ºF. The dressing of the ship and gun salute mark the birthday of King George V. It is not clear why a 30 gun salute was given, rather than the normal 21 gun salute. Perhaps a local dignitary visited, warranting an additional 9 gun salute.


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4 June 1914

At Jashk

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

 Sick List: 6.

  5.40am: Hands cleaning ship. Cleaned down masts and yards.

  9.25am: Divisions. Hands employed painting and refitting. Exercised Control Party. Ordinary Seamen at small arm drill.

      Noon: Dinner.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

          pm: Scrub and wash clothes. Prepared for sea.

  7.40pm: HMS Fox proceeded.

A hot day with light breezes. Noon temperature 97ºF, water 94ºF.


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5 June 1914

At Jashk

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

 Sick List: 5.

  5.15am: Small arm companies and marines landed.

          am: Seedies scrubbing decks.

  6.30am: Landing party on board.

  6.45am: Hands employed cleaning up decks and as requisite.

  9.15am: Exercised general quarters. Hands employed cleaning ship. Ordinary seamen at Gunnery Instructions.

11.26am: HMS Sphinx arrived and anchored.

      Noon: Dinner.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

  5.00pm: Exercised night defence. Scrub and wash clothes.

11.45pm: Sphinx proceeded.

A hot day with light breezes. Noon temperature 94ºF, water 90ºF.


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6 June 1914

At Jashk

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

 Sick List: 2.

  5.30am: Exercised fire stations. Hove round hand pumps.

  5.40am: Weighed kedge anchor. Remainder of hands cleaning ship.

  8.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

11.00am: Hands to quarters clean guns.

11.30am: Bright-work stations.

11.45am: Braced yards on port tack.

      Noon: Hands to dinner.

  1.45pm: Hands clearing up deck for rounds.

          pm: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

  4.00pm: Evening Quarters.

A warm day with some mist during the early afternoon, and breezes throughout. Noon temperature 90ºF, water 87ºF.


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7 June 1914

Proceeding from Jashk to Maskat [Muscat]

Lat 25.65, Long 57.77

  6.08am: Shortened in and weighed port anchor.

  6.20am: Proceeded course and speed as requisite for rounding Cape Jashk.

  7.10am: Let go port anchor in 6 fathoms veered to 2 shackles.

  8.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Seedies stowing S.A. hold.

  9.20am: Divisions.

10.00am: Performed Divine Service.

  4.45pm: Prepared for sea.

  7.47pm: Shortened in and weighed port anchor.

  8.02pm: Proceeded 70 revs. Course S20E (mag).

  8.07pm: Streamed patent logs (0.0). 105 revs.

11.40pm: Eased in awnings.

A cloudless day with moderate breezes. Noon temperature 93ºF, water 85ºF. Activities whilst anchored in Jashk were fairly routine, mainly consisting of cleaning and occasional drills.


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8 June 1914

Proceeding from Jashk to Muscat

Lat 24.03, Long 58.43

 Sick List: 5.

  4.00am: OS and Boys to instruction. Mended furl of sail. Cleaning ship.

  8.00am: Gunnery Training Class at Rifle Drill.

  3.15pm: Course as requisite for Maskat Cove.

  3.45pm: Speed and course as requisite for finding anchorage billet.

  4.33pm: Came to with starboard anchor in 6¾ fathoms veered to 2¾ shackles. Engines as necessary for making fast to dock astern.

  6.00pm: Scrub and wash clothes.

  7.10pm: Manned ship and cheered HMS Pelorus on leaving for England.

  7.15pm: Pelorus proceeded.

  9.15pm: HM Armed Launch Miner* proceeded.

  9.30pm: Coal lighters came alongside.

* Miner: Built 1880, 50grt. Armed with 1-12pdr/1-3pdr/1-MG.

A warm day travelling from Jashk to Muscat. Noon temperature 91ºF, water 90ºF.


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9 June 1914

At Muscat and at sea

Lat 23.62, Long 58.45

  5.00am: Hands preparing for coaling.

  5.30am: Commenced coaling.

  6.00am: Hands scrubbing out boats. Seedies coaling ship.

10.20am: Finished coaling.

10.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Seedies cleaning ship's side. Exercised divers monthly dip.

      Noon: Hands to dinner.

[Draft] Before coaling: 9' 10", 13' 2".

[Draft] After coaling: 10' 8", 13' 6".

  1.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship. Seedies cleaning ship side.

  2.20pm: SS Bankura proceeded.

  5.15pm: Hands to bathe. Scrub and wash clothes.

  8.21pm: Shortened in to 1 shackle.

  8.29pm: Weighed and catted starboard anchor.

  8.40pm: Proceeded, course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

  8.50pm: Streamed patent log (0.0)

A hot day with little cloud and wind. Noon temperature 97ºF, water 89ºF. Morning spent coaling, before setting out for sea.


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10 June 1914

At Sea

Lat 25.29, Long 57.58

          am: Cleaning ship.

  9.45am: Set head sails, spanker.

10.00am: Gunnery Training class to Field Exercises. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

  5.10pm: Altered course N53W. Down topgallant sail. Furled fore sails.

  6.17pm: Altered course N36W. Switched off navigation lights.

11.55pm: Sighted Quoin Lt bearing N64W.

A warm day spent sailing on NW’ly courses in the Gulf of Oman. Noon temperature 88ºF, water 88ºF.


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11 June 1914

At Sea

Lat 26.49, Long 55.83 [Estimated]

  5.20am: Sun rose by compass N61E.

          am: Cleaning ship. Seamen at masthead. Marines at physical drill.

12.15pm: Sighted HM Armed Launch Mashona*. Altered course West 70 revs.

  1.00pm: Stopped.

  1.25pm: Course S77W, 105 revs.

  2.45pm: Course as requisite.

  4.04pm: Came to with port anchor in 7½ fathoms veered to 1¾ shackles.

  4.30pm: Mashona alongside for water and provisions.

  5.40pm: Mashona shoved off and anchored.

  5.57pm: Shortened in and weighed port anchor.

  6.05pm: Proceeded course and as speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

A still, clear day. Noon temperature 90ºF, water 89ºF.

* Mashona: Armed launch, armed with 1-3pdr.


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12 June 1914

At Sea, off Kais.

Lat 26.38, Long 54.02

  6.00am: Seamen and marines at physical exercise. Cleaning ship.

  9.20am: Divisions. Prayers and exercised general quarters. Carried out controlled aiming tube practice.

10.10am: Gunnery classes at drill, remainder hands employed cleaning ship.

  4.20pm: Stopped. Dropped Kisbee lifebuoys. Lowered both seaboats.

  4.40pm: Hoisted seaboats.

  4.45pm: Proceeded.

  9.30pm: Sounded 42 fathoms.

  9.50pm: Sounded 45 fathoms.

10.15pm: Sounded 46 fathoms.

A warm day with occasional mist. Noon temperature 89ºF, water 87ºF. It appears that a ‘man overboard' drill was run in the afternoon.


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13 June 1914

At sea to Linga [now Bandar Lengeh]

Lat 26.55, Long 54.89

          am: Sounding every 15 mins from 3.10am.

  6.50am: Stopped. Fishing dhows alongside.

  7.10am: Proceeded. S61E. 70 Revs.

  8.00am: Sounding every 5 min.

11.30am: Course as requisite into harbour.

12.03pm: Let go port anchor. Veered 2 shackles 5 fms.

12.23pm: Mashona anchored.

  1.00pm: Saluted consul 7 guns.

  2.00pm: Hands clearing up decks for rounds. Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

  2.45pm: Divers clearing underwater fittings.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

  4.05pm: Mashona proceeded.

  8.10pm: Ship swung to the ebb.

A pleasant, clear day with occasional breezes. Noon temperature 88ºF, water 88ºF. Sailing in the vicinity of Kais and Farur islands before anchoring at Linga.


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14 June 1914

At Linga

Lat 26.55, Long 54.89

  2.20am: Ship swung to ebb. Tide running to W.

  6.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  9.10am: Divisions

  9.45am: Slack water. Performed divine service.

10.00am: Tide running to E.

      Noon: Gave leave for Petty Officers from 3.30pm to sunset.

  2.40pm: Slack water.

  3.40pm: Landed liberty petty officers.

  4.00pm: Ship's head EbyS swinging to flooding.

  7.00pm: Liberty petty officers returned off shore.

  9.25pm: Slack water.

A warm, sunny day with little activity. Noon temperature 89ºF, water 89ºF.


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15 June 1914

At Linga, off Kais Id, and at sea on patrol duties

Lat 26.52, Long 54.88

  2.50am: Slack water.

  3.35am: Ship swinging to flooding.

  5.35am: Cleared ship for action.

  6.30am: Replacing gear.

  9.20am: Whalers securing for sea. Remainder of hands on accommodation ladder. Reeve anchor gear. [An accommodation ladder is a portable flight of steps used to board a ship]

  9.45am: Aft lower booms. Hoisted dinghy.

11.10am: Persian gunboat anchored.

11.14am: Shortened in to 1 shackle.

11.50am: Weighed port anchor. Proceeded to S30W, 70 revs.

      Noon: Off Linga.

  5.11pm: Altered course to N80W. Started sounding.

  9.40pm: Course South. Sounding every 5 minutes till 10.20pm.

A pleasant day with occasional cloud and light breezes. Noon temperature 88ºF, water 87ºF.


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16 June 1914

At sea off Farur and Kais for blockade duties

Lat 26.40, Long 54.40

 Sick List: 4.

  5.45am: Stopped, sent mails to B.I. Steamer.

  6.05am: Course N77E. 100 Revs. Scrubbed hammocks, cleaning ship.

  9.20am: Sighted mail steamer East.

  9.45am: Stopped engines. Hands employed as requisite. Training class to Patrol drill.

10.00am: Lowered seaboats to go to mail steamer for mails and fruit.

10.35am: Hoisted seaboats and proceeded course N74W 100 revs.

      Noon: Off Farur.

  2.00pm: Sighted Mashona.

  2.30pm: Stopped off Kais Island, Eastern Point. Communicated with Mashona.

  4.00pm: Quarters.

          pm: Scrub and wash clothes.

  6.20pm: [to 6.40pm] Sounding every minute.

  8.04pm: [to 9.30pm] Sounding without tubes whilst passing Farur Shoal.

A warm day patrolling near Farur and Kais with occasional mist. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 86ºF.


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17 June 1914

At sea and Kais Island

Lat 26.45, Long 54.42

 Sick List: 2.

12.30am: Stopped.

  2.55am: Closed HMS Fox.

  3.55am: Stopped. Lowered seaboat. Captain reported on board Fox.

  4.30am: Hoisted seaboat. Fox proceeded.

  4.40am: Proceeded N78W 84 Revs. OS and Boys to instruction. Cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Divisions. Prayer.

          am: Course and speeds as requisite for soundings on Farur shoal. OS Gunnery Training Class at rifle drill.

      Noon: Off Farur Shoal.

  2.30pm: Sighted Mashona. Changed course N21W. 100 revs.

  2.50pm: Course as requisite to close dhow.

  2.55pm: Stopped. Lowered boarding boat. Examined dhow.

  3.40pm: Proceeded 80 revs. Course as requisite to close Kais Island anchorage. Prepared for watering launch.

  4.32pm: Came to with port anchor in 7½ fathoms veered to 1½ shackles.

  4.50pm: Mashona alongside for water.

  5.06pm: Veered to 4 shackles.

  5.40pm: Mashona cast off and anchored.

          pm: Scrub and wash clothes.

A day on patrol duty in the Persian Gulf. Weather was generally clear in the morning, becoming misty and breezy in the afternoon. Noon temperature 85ºF, water 85ºF.


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18 June 1914

At blockade duties between Kais and Hindarabi

Lat 26.74, Long 53.58

 Sick List: 3.

  4.35am: Shorted in cable to 1 shackle.

  4.57am: Weighed port anchor.

  5.00am: Course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

  5.40am: “Slow” for catting port anchor [“Catting” was the process of securing the anchor at the side of the ship]

  8.10am: Course as requisite between Hindarabi and Chiru Point.

          am: Ordinary seamen training class at rifle instruction. Boys and OS to signal instruction.

11.35am: Stopped. Let go lifebuoy and lowered seaboat and picked up Private Bailey RMLI, fallen overboard.

11.45am: Proceeded.

      Noon: Off Hindarabi.

  1.00pm: Course as requisite between Hindarabi and Chiru.

  5.05pm: Sighted Mashona off port bow.

  5.10pm: Reduced to 70 revs closing on Mashona.

  5.40pm: Stopped to signal to Mashona.

          pm: Sounding every ¾ hour.

A clear day spent patrolling along the coast of the Arabian Gulf. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 86ºF.


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19 June 1914

At blockade duties between Kais, Linga, and Jezirat Nabiyu Tanb

Lat 26.47, Long 54.63

 Sick List: 4.

          am: Sounding every ¾ hour.

  5.35am: Seamen and Marines at physical drill. Cleaning ship.

  7.00am: [to 7.20am] Sounding.

  9.12am: Dropped target. Course and speed as requisite to carry out controlled firing with 1” aiming tube at box targets.

  10.08am: Hands employed as requisite. Training class under examination in Field Exercises.

      Noon: Off Ras Bistana.

  2.00pm: Course as requisite to anchorage.

  2.40pm: Came to port anchor in 4½ fathoms veered 2 shackled.

  4.00pm: Received stores ex mail SS Barala.

  4.30pm: RIMS Lawrence* passed.

  6.35pm: Weighed port anchor.

11.00pm: Sighted slow mail SS Bararoc [The name is difficult to decipher; possibly SS Barala again].

*Lawrence, a Royal Indian Marine paddle sloop, 1886, 1,154 tons, four 12 pdrs.

Another warm, clear day on blockade duty, with the odd cloud from 4.00pm onwards. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 86ºF.


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20 June 1914

At sea between Jezirat Nabiyu Tanb, Farur, and Linga.

Lat 26.43, Long 54.82

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Cleaning ship. Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

10.40am: Stopped off Linga. Fresh provisions came alongside.

      Noon: Off Ras Shinas.

  1.30pm: Sighted Kais Island.

  8.00pm: Course E¼S engines stopped. Sounding every ¾ hour.

Continuing on patrol, with a brief visit to Linga for provisions. Warm and clear, with some mist in the morning, and breezes in the afternoon. Noon temperature 89ºF, water 89ºF.


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21 June 1914

At sea off Kais Island and Ras Yarid

Lat 26.53, Long 54.33

 Sick List: 3.

12.01am: Sounding every half hour.

          am: Cleaning ship. Divisions and church.

      Noon: Off Ras Yarid.

An uneventful day on patrol, with mist throughout the day. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 86ºF.


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22 June 1914

On patrolling duties

Lat 26.45, Long 54.26

 Sick List: 4.

  6.41am: Exercised collision stations.

  6.55am: Replaced gear. “Made Plain Sail”.

      Noon: Off Kais Island.

  4.45pm: Furled fore course.

A pleasant day spent on patrol, with occasional mist and light cloud. Noon temperature 88ºF, water 87ºF.


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23 June 1914

At sea off Farur

Lat 26.28, Long 54.57

Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Sent mail to BISS Barpeta [British India Steam Ship].

  6.30am: Proceeded.

  6.50am: Stopped. Laid out target and carried out Maxim firing from sailing cutter [the Maxim Gun was an early type of machine gun].

  8.48am: Mashona laid off ship to report and wait for mail.

  9.00am: Laid out target. Carried out Maxim firing from sailing cutter. Hands employed as requisite.

10.00am: Cutter returned.

10.30am: Carried out Maxim firing from ship.

      Noon: Off Eastern side of Farur.

  1.15pm: Course as requisite to close SS Kasara. Received mails and fruit. One Domestic 1st class joined ship.

  2.10pm: Course West 70 revs. Mashona proceeded (MK).

  4.45pm: Exercised light defence.

  8.40pm: Exercised night defence stations.

  9.15pm: Secured.

A day off the island of Farur waiting for a mail steamer, with various exercises. Some cloud and mist in the early morning and late afternoon. Noon temperature 86ºF, water 88ºF.


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24 June 1914

On patrolling duties

Lat 26.18, Long 54.35 [Estimated]

 Sick List: 4.

          am: Set fore and aft sail except main trysail. Cleaning ship. Gun's crews to loader. [Loading practice]

          am: Turned whalers after fall end for end [one of the ropes or “falls” used to hoist the whaler was turned over to even out wear]. Gunnery training class under instruction.

  2.50pm: Sighted Sphinx.

  4.35pm: Courses as necessary for closing on HMS Sphinx.

  5.10pm: Stopped engines. Sphinx stopped abeam, 4 cables.

  6.15pm: Proceeded. East. 50 Revs.

  7.25pm: Stopped.

Continuing on patrol near Farur. Weather generally clear, but with haze, mist, and lightning in the evening. Noon temperature 90ºF, water 88ºF.


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25 June 1914

On patrolling duties off Farur Island

Lat 26.53, Long 54.32

  6.00am: Seamen and Marines to physical exercise. Cleaning ship.

  9.15am: Exercised small arm company at rifle exercise.

  9.45am: Secure, exercised Able Seamen at rifle exercise. Remainder employed as requisite.

10.30am: Able Seamen return rifles.

10.40am: Hands to lecture on hygiene.

      Noon: Off Hasina.

  2.40pm: Let go starboard anchor in 4¼ fathoms, veered 45 fathoms of grassline [at Tawana].

  4.15pm: Evening quarters.

  4.25pm: Watch crossed and down topgallantyard.

  6.00pm: Weighed starboard anchor.

  9.00pm: Sounding every ¼ hour.

Patrolling various points around Farur. The day was warm, but cloud cover varied between clear and overcast throughout the day. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 86ºF.


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26 June 1914

At sea, from Charak to Linga and at sea

Lat 26.40, Long 54.60

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Cleaning ship.

  9.10am: Dropped targets.

  9.15am: General quarters. Control drill. Course and speed as requisite for firing 1” aiming rifle from A group and blanks from B group and 3 pdrs.

10.00am: Ceased fire.

10.07am: Secured.

      Noon: Off Ras Bistana.

  1.30pm: Sighted Mashona.

  1.45pm: Respread awnings.

  2.10pm: Mashona proceeded.

  3.10pm: Course as requisite for Linga anchorage. Cleared away starboard anchor and cables.

  3.45pm: Came to starboard anchor, 6 fathoms, veered 1 shackle.

  4.15pm: Hands employed turning out steam cutter.

  4.25pm: Seedies watering ship.

  7.45pm: Finished watering ship.

  8.12pm: Shortened in.

  8.30pm: Course S55E. Speed as requisite for catting starboard anchor.

  8.36pm: Streamed patent log (0.0).

11.10pm: Sounding every 10 mins.

A pleasant day with an extended drill in the morning and a long stop at Linga for water in the afternoon. Some cloud during most of the morning, including occasional rain showers, and breezes during the day. Noon temperature 88ºF, water 86ºF.


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27 June 1914

Proceeding from Linga to Henjam and then at sea

Lat 26.68, Long 55.90

Sick List: 3.

12.30am: Jezirat Tanb Light abeam 7 miles.

  2.00am: Sounding.

  2.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.55am: Lost sight of light from bridge.

  6.00am: Course and speed as requisite for entering Henjam Anchorage. Preparing for coaling.

  6.05am: Hauled in patent log 64.3.

  6.40am: Came to port anchor in 10 fathoms veered 2 shackles.

  7.15am: Kranja proceeded [perhaps Karanja].

  7.45am: Commenced coaling.

  8.00am: RIMS Lawrence proceeded.

11.50am: Finished coaling.

       Noon: Hands employed cleaning ship.

Draught before coaling: 12'-11” aft 9'-6” forward.

Draught after coaling: 12'-6” aft 10'-8” forward.

12.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  2.45pm: SS Elephanta arrived. Tested lifebuoys and found correct.

  3.00pm: Hoisted boats, prepared for sea.

  4.15pm: Shortened in and weighed port anchor.

  4.30pm: Proceeded course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

  5.20pm: Streamed patent log (0.0).

  7.56pm: Sighted Tanb Light S57W 23 miles.

The main activity of the day was taking coal at Henjam. Weather was clear and hot during the day. Noon temperature 94ºF, water 93ºF.


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28 June 1914

Proceeding from Henjam Island to Linga.

Lat 26.55, Long 54.89

 Sick List: 4.

12.15am: Jezirat Tanb Light abeam 2.5 miles.

  4.40am: Lost sight of Jezirat Tanb Light.

  5.00am: Hauled in patent log.

  5.25am: Course as requisite for coming to anchorage off Linga.

  5.47am: Came to with starboard anchor 5 fathoms, veered to 2½ shackles.

  6.00am: Cleaning ship.

  9.15am: Divisions.

  9.30am: Performed divine service.

      Noon: Dinner.

  4.00pm: Tea.

Another hot, clear day, mainly spent at anchor in Linga. Noon temperature 94ºF, water 92ºF.


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29 June 1914

At Linga

Lat 26.55, Long 54.89

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Galley and whaler exercised at sailing. Remainder of seamen exercised over masthead. Marines at physical drill.

  6.15am: Cleaning ship.

  9.10am: Divisions. Prayers. Read “Articles of War”. Hands employed refitting, Ordinary Seamen and Boys to instructions.

10.00am: Ordinary Seamen and Boys to signal instructions.

10.30am: Mashona arrived and anchored.

      Noon: Dinner.

12.35pm: Mashona weighed and proceeded.

         pm: Scrub and wash clothes.

A quiet day at anchor in Linga, with the ship undergoing minor refitting. Some occasional cloud, with the temperature being high near midday. Noon temperature 97ºF, water 91ºF.


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30 June 1914

At Linga.

Lat 26.55, Long 54.89

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Ordinary Seamen at instructions (boat sailing). Hands cleaning ship.

  9.15am: Hands employed refitting gear. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at instructions.

      Noon: Dinner.

Another quiet day spent at Linga, with some further refitting. Noon temperature 89ºF, water 89ºF.



LOGS FOR JULY 1914

[Linga for local patrols, Muscat and at sea for Bombay]


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1 July 1914

At Linga and at sea

Lat 26.43, Long 54.75

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Boys away boat sailing. 4” gun crews to loader.

  6.15am: Loosed sails.

  6.45am: Gunnery training class at instruction. Remainder of hands refitting and as requisite.

  8.55am: Furled sails.

  9.15am: Divisions, prayers.

  9.25am: Hands employed reeving anchor gear and bringing to S cable.

  9.43am: Shortened in to 1 shackle.

  9.51am: Weighed and catted starboard anchor.

10.01am: Proceeded, course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

11.45am: Paid monthly money.

      Noon: Off Bistana.

12.25pm: Sighted Mashona.

  1.00pm: Mashona in company.

  4.30pm: Stopped. Lowered sea boat and sent to Mashona for mails.

  4.40pm: Hoisted sea boat and proceeded. Course West 100 revs.

         pm: Scrub and wash clothes.

  6.10pm: Came to with port anchor in 5¼ fathoms and veered to 1½ shackles.

  6.25pm: Mashona alongside for water.

  6.30pm: Boarded dhow coming from SSE.

  9.40pm: Mashona proceeded.

Patrol duties recommenced after a minor refitting. Some cloud throughout the day. Noon temperature 88ºF, water 89ºF.


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2 July 1914

From Kais to Charak

Lat 26.6, Long 54.1 [Estimated]

  4.40am: Shortened in and weighed port anchor.

  5.00am: Proceeded. Cleaning ship.

      In am: OS and Boys to instruction. GLs to instruction 4” deflection teacher. Gunnery training class at instruction. Hands employed refitting and as requisite.

  8.00am: Gunnery training class to gun drill. Ordinary seamen to signals and seamanship. Sightsetters to sightsetting. Remainder of hands employed as requisite. Sounding every 15 minutes.

10.30am: Secure. Carry on smoking.

  5.00pm: Quarters. Exercised fire stations.

  7.05pm: Stopped. Came to with port anchor 1½ shackles 6½ fathoms [at Charak].

A warm day spent patrolling between Kais and Charak. Fog and mist throughout most of the day. Noon temperature 89ºF, water 88ºF.


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3 July 1914

From Charak to Linga

Lat 26.47, Long 54.77 [Estimated]

 Sick List: 9.

  5.05am: Shortened in and weighed port anchor.

  5.17am: Proceeded course and speed as requisite.

  6.05am: Commenced sounding.

          am: Cleaning ship. Gunnery Seamanship training class to Instruction. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

  8.00am: Sounding every 5 minutes.

  9.15am: Exercised General Quarters.

  9.45am: Secure.

  9.50am: Gunnery training class to gun drill. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

10.30am: Secure, carry on smoking.

      Noon: Dinner. Sounding every 15 minutes.

  2.00pm: Course as requisite to anchorage [at Linga].

  2.15pm: Came to port anchor. 5 fathoms veered to 2¼ shackles.

  4.55pm: Quarters.

  5.00pm: Exercised close watertight doors. Hands scrub and wash clothes.

Two exercises punctuated another short daytime patrol. Weather was cloud-free but misty and foggy throughout the day. Noon temperature 89ºF, water 91ºF.


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4 July 1914

At Linga and at sea

Lat 26.55, Long 54.89

 Sick List: 8.

  4.08pm: Shortened in and weighed port anchor.

  4.20pm: Proceeded, course S36W 105 revs.

  5.00pm: Sounding every 2 minutes.

  6.00pm: Stopped sounding.

  7.00pm: Sounding every 5 mins.

  7.52pm: Sighted Farur starboard bow.

  8.05pm: Course East, stopped. Sounding every half hour.

  9.00pm: Lowered port whaler in line with gunwhale and prepared her to take cot case [Used to transport a patient at 5.00am the next day].

A hot, misty day spent mainly in Linga, before patrolling near Farur. Noon temperature 89ºF, water 91ºF.


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5 July 1914

On patrolling duties off Farur Island [and to Kais]

Lat 26.33, Long 54.19 [Estimated]

 Sick List: 4.

          am: Sounding every ½ hour. Moving engines as requisite.

  5.00am: Discharged Ordinary Seaman J. Banks to HMS Sphinx for passage to Muscat hospital.

  5.38pm: Proceeded course West 70 revs.

  6.30am: Cleaning ship.

          am: Course various to make Farur Island.

10.00am: Performed Divine Service.

  5.46pm: Came to with port anchor in 7¼ fathoms, veered to 2 shackles [at Kais].

Patrol duties continued near Farur Island. One Seaman was transferred to HMS Sphinx in order to be transferred to hospital with an unknown ailment. Weather was foggy and misty throughout. Noon temperature 91ºF, water 91ºF.


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6 July 1914

At Kais, and on Patrol Duty

Lat 26.33, Long 54.40

 Sick List: 5.

  5.20am: Loosed sails.

  5.30am: Furled sails. Marines at physical drill.

  5.55am: Shortened in and weighed port anchor.

  6.05am: Proceeded course and speed as requisite for leaving.

          am: Cleaning ship. GL IIIs at Deflection Teaching.

  8.55am: Set fore and aft sails.

  9.20am: ODs and boys at Gunnery and Signal instructions. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

  9.35am: GL IIIs at Deflection Teacher.

10.30am: Sounded secure and carry on smoking.

      Noon: Off Farur.

          pm: Seedies employed as necessary.

  4.45pm: Course as requisite to approach Farur anchorage.

  5.05pm: Stopped. Turned to SSE. Lowered galley. Communicated with shore.

  6.00pm: Stopped off Farur Village.

10.00pm: Course SbyW 50 revs.

10.55pm: Stopped engines. Course E½S.

11.00pm: Exercised placing N.U.C. lights [A vessel Not Under Command must display a signal to warn other vessels].

Patrol duty near Farur. Weather was initially misty, clearing by noon. Noon temperature 88ºF, water 88ºF.


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7 July 1914

On patrol duties off Farur Island.

Lat 26.33, Long 54.57

 Sick List: 4.

  1.00am: Drifting in a NWerly direction.

  2.33am: Exercised placing N.U.C. lights.

  4.00am: Drifting.

  6.00am: Loosed square sails. Cleaning ship.

  9.20am: Gunnery training class to heavy gun drill. Remainder of hands unbent forecourse for repair, then were employed as requisite.

10.15am: Proceeded course WSW 53 revs.

11.19am: Stopped engines.

      Noon: Off Farur, drifting.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed stowing fore sail and as necessary.

  3.45pm: Set head sails and foretrysail.

  4.05pm: Wore ship. Set spanker. [To “wear” is to change course by turning away from the wind.]

  5.00pm: Evening Quarters.

  9.20pm: Furled sails.

10.30pm: Stopped engines.

11.30pm: Drifting off Farur Island.

Patrolling near Farur Island, mainly drifting or travelling slowly with the assistance of sails. Some cloud in the early morning, and mist in the afternoon and evening. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 88ºF.


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8 July 1914

On patrol duties off Farur Island.

Lat 26.40, Long 54.67

 Sick List: 5.

  4.10am: Proceeded. Course West 45 revs.

  6.08am: Stopped. Cleaning ship.

  9.30am: Seamanship training class under instruction. GLs and SS to deflection teacher. Engines stopped.

      In pm: Seedies employed painting cowls and as requisite.

  3.25pm: Course S12W 70 revs.

  5.05pm: Course as requisite for anchorage.

  5.25pm: Came to with starboard anchor 14 fathoms veered to 40 fathoms of hawser.

  4.30pm: Scrub and wash clothes.

  8.45pm: Weighed starboard kedge anchor. Turned to East.

  8.53pm: Stopped.

10.00pm: Course North, 45 revs.

10.20pm: Altered course East. Stopped.

11.45pm: Lowered seaboat to communicate with fast mail SS Barpeta.

On patrol duties, most of the day spent drifting or anchored. Weather was clear and pleasant. Noon temperature 88ºF, water 89ºF.


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9 July 1914

On patrol duties, and at Kais

Lat 26.40, Long 54.33

  Sick List: 4.

12.15am: Hoisted sea boat. Fast mail SS Barpeta proceeded. Drifting.

  6.38am: Proceeded. 70 Revs. Course N87W. Cleaning ship.

  8.00am: Stopped. Mashona closed. Communicated with same.

  8.30am: Discharged Seedie Boy Assam ~ to Mashona.

  8.45am: Mashona proceeded.

  8.50am: Shaped course S49W. Speed 70 revs.

  9.50am: Able Seamen to rifle exercise. Ordinary Seamen under examination in seamanship. Remainder employed as requisite.

10.30am: Secure. Carry on smoking.

  1.30pm: Seedies reeve grass line to small kedge and painting cowls.

  2.35pm: Stop.

  2.40pm: Course NNW. 84 revs (dhow N35W).

  3.10pm: Course as requisite to close dhows.

  3.25pm: Stopped. Lowered boarding boat.

  3.30pm: Boarded dhows.

  4.00pm: Course S15W 70 revs.

  4.35pm: Course and speed as requisite for anchoring.

  4.43pm: Came to with kedge anchor in 7½ fathoms veered to 40 fathoms of grass hawser.

  5.15pm: Boarded three dhows, hands scrub and wash clothes.

  6.15pm: Hoisted boat. Weighed starboard anchor.

Patrolling, with a visit to Kais where several dhows were inspected. Weather was clear. Noon temperature 91ºF, water 91ºF.


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10 July 1914

On patrol duties and at Linga

Lat 26.37, Long 54.73 [Estimated]

  6.00am: Cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Stopped off dhow. Lowered boarding boat.

  9.05am: Divisions. Prayer.

  9.10am: Exercised General Quarters.

  9.20am: Boarding boat returned and hoisted.

  9.30am: Proceeded West for laying out box targets and for carrying out practice with 1” aiming rifle from 4” guns.

10.20am: Secured. Course as requisite to pick up target.

10.30am: Stopped. Picked up target.

10.35am: Proceeded 70 revs.

  2.10pm: Course as requisite to anchorage [at Linga].

  2.37pm: Came to with port anchor in 5 fathoms veered to 2 shackles. Gunnery training class at instruction.

  5.00pm: Hands preparing for sea.

  5.30pm: Slow mail Barjora arrived and anchored. Received stores and provisions from same.

  8.53pm: Shortened in.

  9.13pm: Course SbyE. 50 revs.

Patrol duty continued, with target practice in the morning. Weather was clear and pleasant. Noon temperature 90ºF, water 89ºF.


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11 July 1914

On patrol duties, from Linga

Lat 26.53, Long 54.10

  Sick List: 3.

  3.10am: Sighted Farur Island bearing S65W

  6.20am: Set fore and aft sails. Cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.05am: Sighted Kais Island off port bow.

10.20am: Stopped engines.

10.30am: Secure. Carry on smoking.

11.50am: Proceeded 30 revs.

      Noon: Off Kais.

  2.30pm: Captain's rounds of messdeck, storeroom, etc.

  4.15pm: Furled sail.

  5.50pm: Stopped engines.

  9.30pm: Drifting.

Patrolling from Linga in the vicinity of Kais. Some cloud and mist throughout the morning, returning in the evening. Noon temperature 89ºF, water 90ºF.


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12 July 1914

On Patrol Duty and at Mughu

Lat 26.60, Long 54.07

  Sick List: 3.

  4.45am: Proceeded course S85E 50 revs.

  6.00am: Cleaning ship.

10.00am: Performed Divine Service.

10.30am: Stopped off Kais anchorage.

11.00am: Joined from HMS Odin, one Leading Cook’s Mate, one Able Seaman, both for passage, sent mails for dispatch.

  7.52pm: Came to starboard kedge anchor in 4½ fathoms veered to 40 fathoms of 4” grass.

Patrolling near Kais. Some cloud and mist in the early morning, otherwise clear and pleasant. Noon temperature 89ºF, water 89ºF.


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13 July 1914

At Fort Mughu and on patrol duties

Lat 26.43, Long 54.60

  5.30am: Shortened in and weighed starboard kedge anchor.

  5.40am: Proceeded course S40E 70 revs.

  6.55am: Slow. Course as requisite to close dhow.

  7.00am: Stopped. Lowered boarding boat.

  7.15am: Closed 2nd dhow.

  7.30pm: Stopped. Boarded 2nd dhow.

  9.15am: Set fore and aft sails.

  9.30am: Hands as requisite. Training classes under instruction.

      Noon: Off Farur Shoal.

  5.05pm: Course as requisite for closing on Mashona.

  5.08pm: Stopped engines. Sent over boat and grass line to Mashona for towing [a target].

  5.20pm: Course and speed as requisite for taking station on port beam of target: Training class firing .45 aiming rifle from 2 pdr and service ammunition.

  6.30pm: Complete practice.

  7.00pm: Course as requisite to anchorage [at Farur Island].

  7.18pm: Came to with kedge anchor in 7 fathoms veered to 10 fathoms. Discharged one Able Seaman to Mashona.

A pleasant day on patrol. Target practice was carried out in the company of HMS Mashona. Noon temperature 90ºF, water 89ºF.


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14 July 1914

From Farur Island on patrol duties.

Lat 26.37, Long 54.69

 Sick List: 4.

  4.35am: Shortened in and weighed starboard anchor. Mashona proceeded.

  5.15am: Stopped and as requisite. Lowered boat to send mails to SS Barpeta.

  6.05am: Proceeded.

  6.30am: Course and speed as requisite off Farur Island.

  9.30am: Training class to Machine Gun stripping. Remainder of hands employed oiling wire hawsers and as requisite.

10.30am: Secure. Carry on smoking.

      Noon: Jezirat Tanb Light House bearing 100 degrees 34 miles.

  1.20pm: Lowered galley

  1.25pm: Course as requisite to close SS Valeta.

  1.40pm: Send boats to SS Valeta.

  2.00pm: Received mails and fruit from SS Valeta. Hoisted boats.

  3.05pm: Sighted Mashona.

  4.00pm: Mashona in company.

  5.45pm: Course and speed as requisite for proceeding to anchorage [at Linga].

  6.06pm: Came to with port anchor in 6 fathoms veered to 2¾ shackles.

Patrolling between Farur and Linga. Weather was hot, with occasional cloud and mist. Noon temperature 93ºF, water 91ºF.


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15 July 1914

At Linga

Lat 26.55, Long 54.89

  Sick List: 8.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  6.15pm: Hands employed refitting and as requisite. OS to Seamanship instruction. Gunnery training class at instructions.

  9.10am: Divisions and Divine Service.

  9.20am: Hands employed refitting. ODs at Gunnery instruction. Seedies washing ship's side.

10.30am: Secure. Carry on smoking.

      Noon: Dinner.

  4.00pm: Tea.

  5.00pm: Evening quarters. Port watch shift outer jib SW as requisite.

  5.20pm: Sent down topgallant yard.

  5.45pm: Scrub and wash clothes.

At port in Linga. Hot and sunny all day. Noon temperature 96ºF, water 94ºF.


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16 July 1914

Linga

Lat 26.55, Long 54.89

 Sick List: 9.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  6.20am: Hands employed refitting and as requisite. Gunnery training class at instruction. Seedies scrubbing canvas and small gear.

  9.10am: Divisions and prayers.

  9.20am: Small arms company.

  9.45am: Hands employed refitting gear. ODs at Gunnery instruction.

10.20am: Secured.

10.30am: Carry on smoking.

      Noon: Dinner.

  5.00pm: Evening quarters. BW [both watches] for x reeving anchor gear.

  5.55pm: Mashona anchored.

A day spent doing various tasks at Linga. Misty but hot during the daytime. Noon temperature 94ºF, water 95ºF.


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17 July 1914

At Linga and Basidu

Lat 26.53, Long 54.97 [Estimated]

 Sick List: 10.

  3.38am: Departed this life W. Wright, Able Seaman

  5.00am: Cleaning ship.

  6.30am: Exercised small arm company.

  6.55pm: Mashona proceeded.

  9.00am: Divisions, prayers.

  9.10am: Shortened in to 1½ shackles.

11.00am: Weighed port anchor.

  3.05pm: Course and speed as required for entering harbour [at Basidu].

  3.25pm: Came to with port anchor in 7 fathoms veered to 1¾ shackles. Lowered boats for funeral party.

  4.00pm: Hands to Tea.

  5.00pm: Held divine service.

  5.15pm: Landed remains of late W. Wright, Able Seaman for interment. Landed funeral party.

  6.15pm: Funeral party on board. Hoisted boats.

  6.35pm: Shortened in and weighed port anchor.

  6.50pm: Proceeded course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour.

A clear day with some haze and mist. W. Wright, Able Seaman, passed away in the early morning, and was interred at Basidu. Noon temperature 91ºF, water 93ºF.


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18 July 1914

Proceeding from Basidu to Henjam Island and Bandar Abbas

Lat 26.68, Long 55.96 [Estimated]

 Sick List: 15.

  6.00am: Cleaning ship.

  8.22am: Spoke SS Baroda.

  9.10am: Course as requisite to Henjam anchorage.

  9.35am: Course and speed as requisite to lie off HMS Odin. Stemming tide.

11.05am: Course S52E, 84 revs.

      Noon: Course N48E.

  2.30pm: Captain's rounds in mess deck, store room, etc.

  6.00pm: Let go port anchor in 4 fathoms [at Bandar Abbas].

  7.25pm: Hands to Supper.

  7.55pm: Stand by Hammocks.

  8.15pm: Hoisted skiff.

  9.45pm: Hoisted galley.

A warm day with clear weather travelling along the North coast of the Persian Gulf. Noon temperature 90ºF, water 89ºF.


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19 July 1914

At Bandar Abbas, and sailing to Muscat

Lat 27.17, Long 56.27

  Sick List: 16.

  6.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  9.10am: Hands to divisions.

  9.30am: Performed divine service.

11.45am: Slow Mail [steamer] arrived.

      Noon: Hands to Dinner.

  2.10pm: Two Seedies joined ship for passage to Muscat.

  4.50pm: Shortened in and weighed port anchor.

10.10pm: Quoin Lt S5E.

11.00pm: Quoin Lt S3W.

A somewhat misty day, very hot in the early afternoon. Noon temperature 94ºF, water 95ºF.


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20 July 1914

At sea, sailing from Bandar Abbas to Muscat

Lat 25.80, Long 57.16 [Estimated]

  Sick List: 14.

  1.30am: Quoin Lt abeam 10¼ miles.

  5.30am: Sighted HMAL [His Majesty's Armed Launch] Miner.

  6.30am: Exercised fire stations.

  8.40am: Altered course to close on dhow.

  8.45am: Course N42W, hauled in patent log.

  9.00am: Divisions. Increased to 100 revs.

  9.10am: Altered course N54W. Gunnery training class under examination, remainder of hands employed as requisite.

  9.15am: Stopped engines. Course and speed as requisite for closing on dhow.

  9.30am: Proceeded.

  9.36am: Streamed patent log showing 75.1.

  4.00pm: Quarters.

  5.00pm: Exercised light defence.

Sailing towards Muscat through occasional mist and cloud, the temperature being somewhat hot throughout the day. Noon temperature 93ºF, water 94ºF.


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21 July 1914

At sea to Muscat.

Lat 23.92, Long 58.39 [Estimated]

 Sick List: 13.

  3.15am: Put clock on 10 minutes.

      In am: Rove mast ropes on fore and main.

  1.53pm: Sighted Fahal S22½ E 5 miles.

  4.00pm: Course and speed as requisite into harbour.

  4.16pm: Came to with starboard anchor in 5¼ fathoms veered to 1¾ shackles. Made fast to rock astern.

  4.30pm: Received 7 cases of fruit from RIMS Minto.

  4.45pm: Diving party employed looking for anchor. Seedies scrubbing ship's bottom.

  6.30pm: Hands to bathe.

  7.20pm: Karanja arrived. Hands to supper.

  7.55pm: Stand by hammocks.

  8.20pm: Hoisted galley and skiff.

Sailing in very clear and pleasant weather to Muscat. Noon temperature 91ºF, water 89ºF.


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22 July 1914

At Muscat

Lat 23.62, Long 58.45

 Sick List: 13.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Divers at work.

  5.45am: Hands employed refitting, preparing topsail yard for sending down and preparing to weigh HMS Odin’s anchor.

[This appears to be related to an event recorded in HMS Odin's log on 8 July, when her starboard anchor was sent ashore for repair.

However, that doesn’t explain how it came to be on the bottom of the harbour.]

  7.20am: Fast mail SS Valera anchored [Likely a mis-spelling of SS Varela]

  9.10am: Hands to divisions.

  9.37am: SS Valera proceeded.

10.25am: Secure.

10.30am: Carry on smoking.

      Noon: Hands to dinner.

  1.45pm: Seedies employed scraping ship's side.

  2.10pm: RIMS Lawrence weighed anchor and proceeded out of harbour.

  4.00pm: Piped tea. Divers at work.

  5.00pm: Hands employed weighing Odin anchor. Unrigged diving boat.

  5.30pm: One rating rejoined ship from hospital. Scrub and wash clothes

  9.20pm: SS Avristan arrived and anchored.

A day performing maintenance in Muscat harbour. The rating who returned from hospital was probably the same one transported there by HMS Sphinx on 5 July.

Weather was pleasant and mostly clear. Noon temperature 87ºF, water 85ºF.


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23 July 1914

At Muscat

Lat 23.62, Long 58.45

  Sick List: 14.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  5.45am: Sent down topsail yard.

  6.30am: Hands employed refitting and as requisite.

  7.20am: SS Barala anchored.

  9.15am: SS Arum proceeded. Hands employed refitting.

  9.50am: SS Avristan proceeded.

10.25am: Secure.

10.40am: Carry on smoking.

      Noon: Dinner.

  2.15pm: RIMS Minto proceeded.

  4.41pm: Read out warrant No I.

  4.50pm: Hands preparing to coal ship.

  5.30pm: Carry on smoking.

  5.40pm: Hands scrub and wash clothes.

  6.35pm: Slow mail [steamer Barala] proceeded out of harbour.

A day in Muscat harbour. Weather was cloudy and squally during the night, and then cool and overcast in the morning, before clearing. Noon temperature 85ºF, water 78ºF.


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24 July 1914

At Muscat

Lat 23.62, Long 58.45

  Sick List: 15.

  4.45am: Coal alongside.

  5.00am: Hands employed bending fore course and scrubbing out boats.

  5.50am: Commenced coaling. Seedies coaling ship.

  6.15am: Karanja proceeded.

  6.25am: SS Griqua anchored.

  8.30am: Piped breakfast.

  9.45am: Finished coaling.

10.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Seedies cleaning ship's side.

11.30am: Cooks cleaning mess deck.

12.15pm: Piped dinner. Served out washing water.

  4.00pm: Tea.

  4.30pm: Both watches employed taking in stores. Seedies employed taking on water.

  7.10pm: Hands to supper.

  7.45pm: Hoisted all boats.

  7.50pm: Finished taking on water.

Coaling and taking on supplies were the main activities on this day in Muscat.

Weather was generally clear with some mist around midday. Noon temperature 84ºF, water 70ºF.


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25 July 1914

At Muskat

Lat 23.62, Long 58.45

 Sick List: 13.

  5.00am: Cleaning ship. Divers examining underwater fittings.

  6.00am: Lifebuoys tested and found correct.

  8.55am: Cooks cleaning mess deck, remainder of the hands cleaning ship.

10.35am: Placed spit kids [spittoons], carried on smoking.

11.05am: SS Griqua proceeded.

      Noon: Hands to dinner.

  2.00pm: Cooks and sweepers clearing up decks for Captain's rounds.

  2.30pm Captains rounds of mess decks store rooms etc.

  5.00pm: Evening Quarters. Port Watch stowing away stores. Sale of the effects of the late Able Seaman W. Wright, by auction*.

* The custom of the service, with the proceeds going to the man’s next-of-kin. Bids tended to be very generous for a well-liked shipmate and it was common for an item to be bought and then re-auctioned to swell the kitty.

A somewhat cool day at anchor in Muscat harbour. Weather clear with occasional mist. Noon temperature 83ºF, water 76ºF.


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26 July 1914

At Muscat

Lat 23.62, Long 58.45

  Sick List: 13.

  6.00am: Cleaning ship.

  9.20am: Divisions.

  9.30am: Performed Divine Service.

      Noon: Dinner.

  5.00pm: Evening quarters. Discharged one Seedie to shore.

  6.55pm: HMS Fox anchored.

  7.00pm: Hoisted galley and whaler.

A quiet Sunday at anchor in Muscat. Weather was misty during most of the day. Noon temperature 84ºF, water 76ºF.


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27 July 1914

At Muscat

Lat 23.62, Long 58.45

 Sick List: 10.

  5.10am: Hands employed preparing for coaling, preparing for sea, and as requisite.

  5.50am: SS Barjora anchored.

  6.25pm: Commenced coaling.

  7.35pm: Finished coaling.

  9.00pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and securing for sea, etc.

10.45am: Placed spit kids [spittoons], carry on smoking.

      Noon: Piped dinner.

  4.00pm: Tea.

  4.45pm: Hands employed stowing empties, and securing upper deck gear for sea.

  5.35pm: Discharged one Cook's Mate to HMS Fox.

  5.40pm: Hands to bathe.

  6.00pm: Discharged five Seedies to shore.

11.00pm: SS Barpeta mail boat anchored. Sent galley and whaler for mails.

A small amount of additional coal was taken on board and preparations were made for sea.

Weather was overcast with some rain in the morning, otherwise dry with occasional mist and cloud. Noon temperature 85ºF, water 73ºF.


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28 July 1914

At Sea, from Muscat to Bombay

Lat 23.17, Long 59.15 [Estimated]

12.45am: SS Barpeta proceeded.

  5.00am: Hands employed bringing to cable and securing for sea.

  5.25am: Shortened in to 1 shackle.

  5.40am: Weighed starboard anchor.

  5.45am: Let go starboard hawser.

  5.50am: Proceeded course and speed as requisite for catting starboard anchor and for leaving Maskat Cove.

  6.15am: Streamed both patent logs (0.0).

     In am: Marines to drill. Hands securing loose gear on upper deck and as requisite.

  5.00pm: Furled awnings.

  8.30pm: Hauled in port patent log (90.6).

A warm day sailing towards Bombay. Some mist and clouds during the middle of the day. Noon temperature 92ºF, water 87ºF.


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29 July 1914

At Sea, from Muscat to Bombay

Lat 22.38, Long 61.29

 Sick List: 9.

  6.00am: Cleaning ship.

  9.15am: Set inner jib and fore trysail.

  9.30am: Hands employed cleaning arms, refitting, and as requisite.

10.30am: Secure. Carry on smoking.

  Noon: Put patent log back to zero.

  5.00pm: Evening quarters. Wash clothes.

An uneventful day at sea. Weather cooler than usual with continuous fresh breezes from southerly directions. Some cloud during most of the day, becoming overcast by evening. Noon temperature 78ºF, water 74ºF.


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30 July 1914

At sea towards Bombay

Lat 21.46, Long 63.81 [Estimated]

 Sick List: 9.

  3.00am: Put clocks on 15 minutes.

  6.00am: Cleaning ship.

  7.00am: Set fore course.

  7.30am: Set main trysail.

  5.00pm: Watch furled fore trysail and rounded in fore yard.

     In pm: Took in main trysail.

An overcast day at sea, with consistent fresh breezes from the south-west. Some light rain in the afternoon. Noon temperature 81ºF, water 80ºF.


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31 July 1914

At Sea, from Muscat to Bombay

Lat 20.04, Long 66.42 [Estimated]

 Sick List: 7.

  2.00am: Put clocks on 15 minutes.

  6.00am: Cleaning ship.

  9.30am: Hands employed refitting, scrubbing small gear, and cleaning arms.

  5.00pm: Evening quarters. Exercised night defence stations.

10.00pm: Put clocks on 15 minutes.

A cloudy day at sea, with rain after 8.00pm. Moderate to strong breezes from south-westerly directions. Noon temperature 81ºF, water 81ºF.



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1914

[To and at Bombay to pay off]


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1 August 1914

At sea towards Bombay

Lat 19.28, Long 69.85 [Estimated]

  3.00am: Put clocks on 15 minutes.

  5.45am: Visibility about 4 miles.

  6.00am: Cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship and as requisite.

      In pm: Tested lifebuoys and found correct. Hands employed clearing 4” magazine of stores. Refitting fore topsail yard.

11.00pm: Put clocks on 15 minutes.

An overcast day with rain showers throughout, with fresh breezes from the southwest, occasionally squally. Noon temperature 82ºF, water 82ºF.


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2 August 1914

To and at Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

  2.00am: Put clock on 15 minutes.

  2.55am: Sighted Prongs Light ahead S75E.

  3.55am: Sighted Kundari Light buoy S40E.

  4.00am: Hauled in patent log

  4.45am: Shortened sail. Took in course and jib.

  6.20am: 105 revs and as requisite for entering Bombay Harbour.

  6.30am: Hove to in mouth of Bombay Harbour [probably waiting for the weather to clear up a bit].

  9.20am: Divisions. Prayers.

10.25am: Course as requisite for entering harbour.

11.10am: Engines as requisite for making fast to No 6 buoy.

      Noon: Piped dinner.

  4.00pm: Tea.

  5.00pm: Evening quarters. Special leave to port watch till 6.45am.

Sailing to and anchored in Bombay harbour. Weather was cloudy and squally with rain showers and moderate breezes in the morning, improving temporarily in the afternoon. Noon temperature 80ºF, water 80ºF.


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3 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

  5.00am: Hands employed getting out empty ammunition boxes and preparing for going into wet basin.

  7.45am: Unshackled from buoy.

  8.15am: Stopped and proceeded into wet basin.

  9.45am: Tied up in wet basin.

  9.55am: Hands employed refitting and getting stores.

      Noon: Pay monthly money.

  2.00pm: Hands employed refitting and drawing stores. Piped leave for boys till 6.30pm.

  4.45pm: Piped tea. Shore leave to starboard watch till 7.15am.

  5.10pm: Watch employed turning out steam cutter

  6.30pm: Liberty Boys returned off leave.

  7.00pm: Landed liberty men of part of watch.

  7.05pm: Remainder of hands on board exercised fire stations.

10.00pm: Liberty men under 20 years returned from shore.

The first full day spent in a large port for several months, with many of the crew given liberty time on shore. Weather cloudy with rain showers during most of the day, with the breezes of the previous few days finally dying out. Noon temperature 84ºF.


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4 August 1914

Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

 Sick List: 6.

  6.00am: Hands employed getting out stores.

  7.30am: Hands to breakfast.

  8.15am: Hands employed refitting etc.

10.30am: Proceeded into dry dock.

      Noon: Piped dinner.

  2.00pm: Hands employed drawing stores, refitting, and as requisite.

  4.55pm: Hands to tea, special leave to port watch till 7.15am.

  5.30pm: Hands employed unshipping jib boom.

  7.00pm: Exercised part of watch fire stations.

  7.05pm: Leave for part of watch.

  8.00pm: Stand by hammocks.

A day in Bombay, with the ship entering dry dock for inspections and repairs. Weather was somewhat cloudy with occasional rain showers. Noon temperature 83ºF.


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5 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Hands cleaning up ship.

  7.15am: Hands to breakfast.

  8.00am: Hands employed refitting, drawing stores, etc.

11.00am: HMS Dartmouth proceeded out of dock

  4.40pm: Hands employed taking hammocks and etc to sailors home. Watch refitting and drawing stores.

A cloudy day with passing showers throughout. Noon temperature 81ºF. The crew's baggage was removed from the ship, and from this point on it appears that the crew were lodged in shore accommodation, coming on board as requisite.


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6 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

 Sick List: 5.

  7.00am: Seedies getting out ammunition.

  8.00am: Hands employed refitting, drawing stores etc, painting ship's side.

      Noon: RIMS Dufferin entered dock.

12.50pm: Hands left ship for dinner.

  3.00pm: Hands returned to ship, carried on refitting, drawing stores and painting ship.

Another cloudy day with occasional rain showers, with resupplying work continuing. Noon temperature 83ºF.


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7 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

 Sick List: 6.

  9.00am: Hands employed refitting and painting ship.

12.50pm: Hands left ship for dinner.

  2.50pm: Hands returned to ship, carried on refitting, painting ship etc.

Weather was cloudy with occasional rain showers. Noon temperature 83ºF.


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8 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

 Sick List: 7.

 Weather instruments unshipped for paying aft*.

  8.00am: Hands returned on board, carry on refitting, returning stores etc.

10.45am: Placed spit kids, carry on smoking

11.30am: Hands employed undocking ship and etc.

      Noon: Carry on smoking

  1.45pm: Placed ship in wet basin

  2.45pm: Hands left ship for dinner.

*Lots of hammering and vibration.

The ship left drydock at Bombay. Weather was cloudy, with some rain in the morning. Weather instruments were off the ship as part of the refitting.


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9 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

 Sick List: 5.

  1.00pm: Investigator* left dry dock and proceeded outside basin and anchored.

* RIMS Investigator, a survey vessel.

A very quiet day in Bombay. Rain showers throughout the day, with lightning visible in the late evening.


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10 August 1914


At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

 Sick List: 6.

  8.20am: Hands not detailed for RIMS’ Dufferin and Hardinge returned on board.

  9.20am: Reserve men arrived on board for 4” gun drill. Hands employed getting out baggage. Sails to dry.

      Noon: Unbent spanker and main trysail.

12.50pm: Reserve men left ship.

  1.00pm: Hands left ship for dinner.

  3.00pm: Hands returned aboard from dinner. Hands employed aloft.

  3.05pm: Reserve men came aboard for drill.

  4.40pm: Reserve men left ship. Stokers left for supper.

  5.00pm: All keys of magazines and shellrooms (except port foremost) lodged at police gate.

  5.10pm: Remainder [of hands] left.

A cloudy, rainy day in Bombay. The crew's baggage was removed from the ship, and from this point on it appears that the crew were lodged in shore accommodation, coming on board as requisite.


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11 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

  8.10am: Hands came on board, employed returning foresail and stowing gear away. Reserve men came aboard for drill.

12.40pm: Reserve men left ship for dinner.

  1.00pm: Hands left ship for dinner.

  2.30pm: RIMS Dufferin undocked.

  3.00pm: Hands returned on board.

  3.10pm: Reservemen arrived on board. Dufferin proceeded. Reservemen at small arms drill.

  4.40pm: Reservemen left ship.

A quiet, cloudy day with rain in the morning.


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12 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

 Sick List: 4.

  9.00am: Hands arrived on board.

  9.05am: Reservemen arrived on board.

10.00am: HMS Swiftsure arrived and anchored

10.15am: Shifted ship.

12.40pm: Reservemen left ship for dinner.

12.50pm: Hands left ship for dinner.

  2.45pm: Reservemen return and hands return.

  3.40pm: RIMS Hardinge left basin

  4.45pm: Reservemen left for tea.

  5.01pm: Hardinge anchored in harbour.


A cloudy day with the odd rain shower.


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13 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

  9.00am: Hands arrived on board.

  9.05am: Reservemen arrived on board. Seedies employed bailing out fore peak, getting up ashes and drying up mess deck. Reservemen cleaning and oiling over guns, rifles, etc.

      Noon: RIMS Minto docked

  1.30pm: Reserve men and hands left ship for dinner and Minto docked.

Cloud and rain again, with little of note.


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14 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

  8.25am: Reserve men came on board for drill. CPO Sinclair came aboard.

  8.15am: Ceedy [Seedie] boys employed clearing up ship.

12.30pm: Reserve men and hands left ship for dinner.

  3.00pm: Reserve men and CPO Sinclair returned. Seedies employed clearing up ship; reserve men at drill.

  4.10pm: Reserve men left ship for tea.

A relatively dry day with some cloud. No wind at all throughout the day.


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15 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

  3.30pm: RIMS Minto undocked and proceeded outside and anchored.

  1.30pm: Dismounted port after 4” gun.

A cloudy day with rain at the start and end. One of the 4 inch guns was dismounted, and several more follow over the next few days.


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16 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

     In am: Unshipped port after gun mounting and lifted bearing ring.

     In pm: Dockyard workmen unbolting bolts securing pedestals for 4” guns and port after 3 Pdr holding down ring.

Preparation work was done for removing the remainder of the Alert's 4 inch guns. Weather cloudy with the occasional rain shower in the morning.


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17 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

  7.30am: Dockyard workmen working on gun mountings.

  7.50am: RIMS Northbrook arrived and anchored.

  8.45am: Seedies arrived on board from RIMS Hardinge.

10.25am: Northbrook entered basin and berthed

      In pm: Shifted ship. Unshipped port foremost gun.

      In pm: Unshipped starboard after 4” gun and mounting and port 3 pdr. Dockyard men employed unshipping gun mountings.

Further guns being removed from the ship. Cloud with the odd bit of rain.


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18 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

10.25am: SS Varela left the basin.

  1.15pm: 40 rounds blank ammunition and 40 cylinders taken to Dufferin.

  4.20pm: RIMS’ Dufferin and Minto proceeded.

Variable cloud with rain in the early afternoon.


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19 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

  9.10pm: Seedies getting out all ammunition.

  9.50pm: Soldiers came on board with baggage.

11.00am: RIMS Northbrook shifted into dry dock.

      In pm: Lascars employed getting up provisions. Working party and Seedies transferring ammunition and projectiles to Northbrook. Drew 9 boxes 4'”cordite and 58 4" common shell from HMS Sphinx for Northbrook.

Ammunition was unloaded on a cloudy day, with some rain before noon.


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20 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

  7.50am: Seedies came on board.

  8.00am: HMS Dartmouth anchored outside

  9.00am: Hands transferring stores.

  1.00pm: Hands left ship for Dinner.

  2.10pm: Hands arrived on board from dinner. Seedies employed transferring stores to RIMS Northbrook. Hands employed transferring spare gear for guns etc.

  5.00pm: Hands left ship for tea.

  6.00pm: Seedies went to tea.

  6.02pm: Hands arrived on board for work.

Another cloudy day with more of the ship's fittings and stores being transferred to shore.


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21 August 1914

At Bombay

Lat 18.98, Long 72.86

  7.30am: Seedies employed with Paymaster transferring stores, etc.

  8.20am: Hands arrived on board. Diving pump and gear, keys of diving pump and chest transferred to RIMS Northbrook. Cleared spirit room and slop room.

12.10pm: Northbrook undocked.

  8.15pm: Two quartermasters relieved.

A final cloudy, but dry, day.


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SEPTEMBER 1914 to SEPTEMBER 1915 not included



THE VOYAGES OF HMS ALERT 1915-1918

JP map HMS Alert 1915

From October 1915 to February 1918, HMS Alert was used as a depôt ship, supplying the military operations in Mesopotamia. The Shatt-al-Arab, Euphrates and Tigris Rivers form the major routes of communication and supply in the region, and a large amount of supply traffic is seen, in addition to an increasing number of gunboats. However, being a supply ship means that, other than the occasional accident, this log includes relatively few interesting events!

During this period the reader will note that the designations of vessels, eg. HMS, RIMS, HM Gunboat, HM Armed Launch etc are often interchangeable. All the Royal Indian Marine vessels for example were commanded and often crewed by RN personnel, so technically His Majesty’s Ships.


HMS Alert was initially at the important oil refinery at Abadan (October 1915-March 1917), which also served as an important shipyard for the construction and repair of gunboats, launches and barges on the river. Following successful army advances in February and March 1917, Alert moved upriver to Mohammerah (March 1917), and then to Basra (April 1917). The ship was eventually turned over to the Basra port authority in February 1918, where this log ends.



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1915

[Jashk, Abadan, Basra and Abadan]


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Cover of copy logbook for October 1915. Signed by Lt Gerald A Wilson, RN, for Navigating Officer.

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Record of expected coal consumption, signed by Walter Steward, Captain. 16th November 1915.

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1 October 1915

At Jashk, and travelling from Jashk to Abadan

Lat 25.85, Long 57.1 [Estimated]

  5.30am: Shortened in to short stay.

  6.30am: Weighed.

  6.55am: Proceeded as requisite for leaving harbour.

  7.10am: Streamed Patent Log showing zero.

  8.40am: Mubarak bg N42W.

  9.22am: Mubarak 4 points before the beam.

10.12am: Mubarak abeam (5 miles). Altered course N63W.

11.38am: Mubarak 4 points abaft the beam.

  2.30pm: Sighted Little Quoin Island ahead (N41W).

  3.00pm: Kachal N65W. Ras Kabr Hinde S79W. Umm al Faizarin S33W.

  4.34pm: Little Quoin Lt 3¼ miles.

  5.25pm: Ras Seikh 4 points.

  6.35pm: Abeam 10 miles.

  9.50pm: Sighted Jezirat Tanb Light S62W.

10.45pm: Sounded 37 fathoms, 55 fathoms of wire out.

A pleasant day at sea between Jashk and Abadan. Mostly clear, with occasional cloud.


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2 October 1915

At sea towards Abadan

Lat 25.90, Long 57.07

12.09am: Jazirat Tanb abeam 6 miles

  3.30am: Sighted land on starboard beam (Jebel Bistana)

  4.55am: Farur Island 4 points before the beam.

  5.25am: Farur Island abeam 4 miles.

  6.00am: Farur Island S56E.

  8.15am: Lost overboard by accident one sun helmet.

  8.35am: Kais abeam.

10.50am: Hindarabi Island N50E.

12.15pm: Put clocks back 15 minutes.

  2.00pm: West tangent Sheikh Shuaib N25E 6¼ miles.

  4.20pm: Observed longitude 52 42 30 E.

10.55pm: Eased to 6 knots. Furled awnings.

11.20pm: Proceeded full speed.

11.45pm: Reduced to 7.5 knots.

A pleasant, warm day with light clouds or mist throughout.


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3 October 1915

At sea towards Abadan

Lat 28.6, Long 50.9 [Estimated]

 Sick List: 1.

  2.20am: Exercised sea boat crew.

  8.15am: Put clocks back 15 minutes.

  9.20am: Bis Rival 4 points.

  9.30am: Divisions and Rounds.

11.25am: Bis Rival abeam 19¼ miles.

  2.15pm: Course as requisite for anchoring.

  3.00pm: Came to with starboard anchor 1½ shackles at Bushire [now Bushehr].

  4.00pm: Discharged seven ratings taking passage for HMS Pyramus to HMS Juno. Port lower boom broken by tender from Juno.

  7.36pm: Proceeded, course as requisite, 120 revs.

  8.00pm: Streamed patent log showing zero. Course W.

10.35pm: Kharag Island [now Kharg I.] N20W roughly.

11.10pm: Kharag Island 3 degrees abaft the beam.

Continuing towards Abadan on a warm but cloudy day. Briefly called at Bushire for logistical purposes.


THE VOYAGES OF HMS ALERT
Operations in Iraq

JP map HMS Alert Iraq

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4 October 1915

At sea, from Bushire to Abadan

Lat 29.98, Long 48.48 [Estimated]

  3.00am: Exercised sea boats’ crews.

  [Sounding every half hour or less from 4.10am till 8.30am].

  8.22am: Clocks back 20 minutes.

  9.05am: In patent log.

  9.10am: Shatt-el-arab Light Vessel abeam. Altered course N40W.

  9.50am: Outer Bar Buoy. Altered course N43W.

10.07am: Inner Bar Buoy. Altered course N46W.

10.15am: Course as requisite for up river.

12.20pm: Fao Light abeam. Altered course N55W. Course as requisite up river.

  4.54pm: Moored in 8½ fathoms, 3 shackles at Abadan.

  5.15pm: Bank fires, died out one boiler.

  8.15pm: Ship from Abadan. Soundings ¼ less 10.

Sailing up the Shatt-al-Arab to Abadan, an important oil depôt and naval base approximately 40 miles upriver from the mouth, and 30 miles downriver from Basra. Alert will spend the majority of the war tied up in Abadan, Mohammerah and Basra as a depôt ship. Weather was pleasant with occasional cloud.


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5 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  5.45am: Called hands.

     In am: Hands employed stowing timber and rigging side screens.

     In pm: Hands employed refitting and spreading side screens

  5.10pm: RIM Mozaffir* arrived.

* Mozzafir (spelling in this log standardised as above): Armed launch, ex-Persian stern-wheeler, one 4.7” gun.

A pleasant, mainly clear day.


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6 October 1915

From Abadan to and at Basra.

Lat 30.5, Long 47.86

  5.00am: Called hands.

  5.30am: Unmoored ship.

  6.45am: Starboard anchor weighed.

  7.50am: Port anchor weighed.

11.27am: Arrived at Basra. Moored ship 6½ fathoms.

         pm: Leave to starboard watch, 4.00pm to 7.00am.

A short hop upriver to Basra for coaling. Weather was mostly clear, some cloud after midday.


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7 October 1915

At Basra

Lat 30.5, Long 47.86

  6.00am: Coal lighter came alongside. Started coaling 6.25. Received 90 tons.

  9.00am: Hands employed spreading port poop screens, remainder as requisite.

      In pm: Special leave to port watch 4.00pm to 7.00am.

  6.00pm: Lieut Wilson, one Wireless Warrant officer and one Cook joined ship at Basra.

A clear day taking on coal and additional crewmembers.


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8 October 1915

Basra to Abadan

Lat 30.46, Long 48.02 [Estimated]

12.15am: Finished coaling (90 tons).

      In am: Lost one dinghy's oar by accident.

  9.30am: Unmoored ship.

10.30am: Left Basra.

  2.12pm: Moored ship at Abadan, 3 shackles 11½ fathoms. Died out one boiler.

Returning back downriver to Abadan on a very clear day with no wind.


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9 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.00am: Hands fall in employed cleaning ship and shifting gun mountings.

  8.00am: Discharged to HM Launch Miner, two Petty Officers, two Stoker Petty Officers, six Able Seamen, and three Stokers.

  9.00am: Six Engine Room Artificers, two Shipwrights and one Telegraphist lent to dockyard.

10.00am: Two Bakers joined ship from Basra.

10.15am: Miner came alongside.

10.45am: Dockyard working party returned.

12.50pm: HMS Mozaffir arrived.

A warm, clear day. Alert begins its long term assignment as Depôt Ship at Abadan.


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10 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  5.30am: Called hands. Employed cleaning upper and mess decks. Four Wireless ratings working in Dockyard.

  7.00am: HMS Mozaffir left.

11.25am: Miner left for Basra taking mails.

  3.50pm: Mozaffir arrived with mails from Basra.

A warm, clear day.


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11 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  3.45am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.45am: Dockyard party landed.

11.45am: Dockyard party returned.

  1.45pm: Dockyard party landed.

  2.40pm: Miner arrived with the Captain of HMS Clio. Lieutenant Wilson discharged to Miner.

  3.25pm: Miner left for Fao.

      In pm: Hands employed clearing up decks.

  5.00pm: Dockyard parties returned.

  6.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

A mainly clear day, with HMS Miner carrying out courier and transport duties. Miner continues in this role for several months, often doing daily round trips between Abadan and Basra.


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12 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  3.45am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.45am: Dockyard party landed. Hands cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.40am: Dockyard parties returned.

11.40am: Mozaffir arrived and anchored….

  1.20pm: … and left again.

  1.45pm: Dockyard parties landed.

      In pm: Special leave for the watch from 4.30pm till 7.00pm.

  5.00pm: Dockyard parties returned.

  5.30pm: Miner arrived and anchored.

  6.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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13 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  3.45am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.45am: Dockyard parties landed.

  8.40am: Miner left.

10.15am: Dockyard party returned.

  1.45pm: Dockyard party landed.

      In pm: Special leave for the watch from 4.30pm till 7.00pm.

  5.00pm: Dockyard party returned. Drew fires in steam cutter.


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14 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  3.45am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.45am: Dockyard party landed.

10.35am: Dockyard parties returned.

12.30pm: Mozaffir left.

  1.45pm: Dockyard parties landed.

  5.00pm: Dockyard parties returned. Drew fires in steam cutter.


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15 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.45am: Dockyard parties landed.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.30am: Dockyard parties returned.

  1.45pm: Dockyard parties landed.

  Special leave from 5.30pm till 7.00pm.

  5.05pm: Dockyard parties returned.

  5.20pm: HMS Miner arrived and anchored.

  6.04pm: 28 gunboats crew joined from Miner. Mr Bryant, Gunner, joined ship from HMS Clio.


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16 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.45am: Dockyard parties landed.

  9.00am: Tested life buoy.

10.30am: Dockyard parties returned.

  1.45pm: Dockyard parties landed.

  2.00pm: Surgeon Hitch and Gunner Bryant joined HMS Miner.

  3.00pm: Miner weighed anchor and proceeded up rover.


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17 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  7.45am: Dockyard parties landed.

      In am: Hands employed refitting side screens.

10.30am: Dockyard parties returned.

  3.25pm: Miner arrived. One Petty Officer and one Stoker Petty Officer joined ship.

  Special leave for watch from 4.30pm till 7.00pm.


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18 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.45am: Dockyard party landed.

  9.25am: Miner left for Maamar [Possibly Mohammerar is intended, now known as Khorramshahr].

      In am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.30am: Dockyard party returned.

  1.30pm: Dockyard party landed.

  Special leave to watch from 4.30pm till 7.00pm.

  5.00pm: Dockyard parties returned.


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19 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.45am: Dockyard parties landed.

  7.45am: Landed crew of HM Gunboat Firefly

      In am: Hands employed refitting.

10.30am: HMHS Varela [hospital ship] passed up river

  1.45pm: Dockyard parties landed.

  5.20pm: Dockyard parties returned.

  9.20pm: Steam cutter broke down. Miner arrived.

A slightly cloudy day. HMS Firefly was built in sections in Glasgow, transported to Mesopotamia, and then reconstructed for use as a gunboat. The crew spent some time berthed on board the Alert, assisting with the construction of their ship. This pattern continued for the remainder of the Fly-class gunboats shipped over.


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20 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  7.00am: Dockyard parties landed.

     In am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.30am: Dockyard parties returned.

12.45pm: HMS Clio arrived.

  1.45pm: Landed dockyard parties.

  2.00pm: SS Shivedacon anchored off starboard quarter.


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21 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.00am: RIMS Nearchus* left.

  6.45am: Dockyard parties landed. Firefly crew landed.

     In am: Hands employed refitting awnings. 23 firebars returned to ship from HMS Miner.

  1.00pm: Steam cutter repaired duty boat.

  1.30pm: Miner left for Basra. Dockyard parties landed. HS Varela passed down river.

  5.00pm: Dockyard parties returned.

  6.50pm: Steam cutter drew fires.

*RIM Nearchus, patrol boat or minesweeper, ex-steamer. Built 1914.


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22 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.45am: Dockyard parties landed. Firefly crew landed.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.30am: Dockyard parties returned.

  1.30pm: Dockyard party landed.

  5.00pm: Dockyard parties returned.

  5.30pm: SS Shivedacon proceeded to sea

  6.00pm: Miner arrived with 10 ratings from RN Barracks Mesopotamia.

  8.00pm: Steam boat drew fires.


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23 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.30am: Dockyard parties landed.

  9.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship and spreading side screens.

11.20am: Lt Wilson joined ship.

12.30pm: Firefly crew and launching party landed.

  2.00pm: SS Dumra arrived and passed up river.

  2.15pm: Firefly launched.

  2.55pm: SS Pentakota arrived with six officers and 35 RN ratings and stores for HMS Alert.

  7.00pm: Steam cutter drew fires.

A clear, calm day. HMS Firefly was launched on this day. She was captured by Turkish forces on 1 December 1915, but recaptured by the British in February 1917.


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24 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.45am: HMS Firefly’s crew left ship.

  7.00am: Miner left for Basra with mails

  4.30pm: Special leave till 7.00pm.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.

  8.15pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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25 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  4.00am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  7.45am: Working parties landed.

  8.45am: Miner arrived.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.35am: HMS Clio proceeded up river.

10.00am: Six RN ratings and one officer joined ship from Miner.

10.30am: Working parties returned.

11.00am: Miner proceeded to Basra.

  1.45pm: Working parties landed.

  3.00pm: Indian Marine boat brought 2 bags of mails for HMS Alert and HMS Butterfly.

  4.00pm: Special leave from 4.30 till 7 pm.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  6.00pm: Working parties returned.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned on board. Steam cutter moored and drew fires.


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26 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.45am: Dockyard parties landed.

  7.00am: ABC boats’ crews landed.

11.00am: ABC boats’ crews returned.

11.30am: Dockyard parties returned.

  1.50pm: Working parties landed.

  2.30pm: RIMS Lawrence arrived

  4.00pm: Working parties returned.

  7.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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27 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.45am: Dockyard parties landed.

  7.15am: Unmoored ship weighed starboard anchor.

  8.50am: HMS Firefly crew landed, working about their boat.

  9.05am: Prepared for sea.

11.45am: Firefly crew returned.

  1.15pm: Firefly crew working about their boat.

  1.30pm: Weighed anchor and shifted berth.

  2.00pm: Anchored. Port anchor 5 shackles.

  4.35pm: Miner arrived with stores for HMS Alert.

  7.45pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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28 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  4.10am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.45am: Dockyard parties landed.

  7.30am: RIMS Lawrence arrived.

  9.00am: Hands employed rigging brow to shore.

11.30am: Dockyard and working parties returned.

  1.30pm: HMS Firefly crew landed.

  1.45pm: Hands employed rigging brow.

  4.30pm: Special leave for watch till 7.00pm.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  4.10pm: HMS Clio arrived.


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29 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

12.45am: Steam boat drew fires.

  4.10am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.45am: Dockyard parties landed.

  9.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.30am: HMS Firefly slipped for trials.

11.30am: Anchored (Firefly)

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.15pm: Firefly weighed and proceeded.

  3.15pm: Firefly anchored.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned on board.

11.45pm: Steam cutter moored and drew fires.

HMS Firefly, having been launched on the 23rd, underwent trials under her own power.


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30 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  4.10am: Raised steam in steam cutter. HMS Clio and Miner proceeded to Basra.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

10.30am: Received 3,180 lbs of flour.

12.30pm: No 2 boat’s crew landed.

  1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  3.00pm: No 2 boat’s crew* returned.

  7.50pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

* “No 2 boat” refers to HMS Butterfly, the second of the ten Fly class gunboats launched during this period. Built in Scotland, they were shipped out to be assembled in Abadan. In order of building and launching, they were:

1. Firefly 23rd Oct 1915.

2. Butterfly 21st Nov 1915.

3. Cranefly 5th Dec 1915.

4. Dragonfly 10th Dec 1915

5. Gadfly 23rd Dec 1915.

6. Grayfly 5th Jan 1916.

7. Mayfly 3rd Feb 1916.

8. Sawfly 12th Feb 1916,

9. Snakefly 19th Feb 1916.

10. Stonefly 26th Feb 1916.

Later launchings noted in this log:

Blackfly 22nd March 1917

Sedgefly 27th March 1917


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31 October 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.15am: Hands employed scrubbing decks.

  9.00am: Divisions.

  9.30am: Prayers.

  9.45am: Piped down.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  6.30pm: Miner arrived and anchored.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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Above two pages back covers.



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1915

[Abadan]


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Front cover of copy logbook for November 1915, signed by Lt AR Chalmer.

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1 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  4.15am: Raised steam in steam cutter. Lost overboard by accident 1 candle socket, pattern 51.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands employed cleaning cutter. Received tents and fruit from HMS Miner.

  1.30pm: Paid money.

  2.00pm: 31st October. Death of Albert Beaver, Stoker 1st Class. Age 24. British nationality. Died of enteric fever at Basra Garrison hospital.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  6.15pm: Mashona arrived.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned,

  7.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

Stoker A. Beaver is buried at the Basra War Cemetery.


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2 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  4.05am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.20am: Four ratings discharged to Basra Garrison Hospital.

  6.30am: HMS Mashona weighed and proceeded to Basra.

  8.30am: HMS Firefly weighed and proceeded up river.

  9.00am: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat. Hands employed rigging tents.

  1.30pm: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on board gunboat.

         pm: HMS Lawrence* passed up river.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.

10.30pm: Mashona arrived. Navigating party returned on board.

*Lawrence (RIM), troopship; launched 15.6.86 Laird. 1154 tons, 212(pp)x32x17ft. Paddle 1200ihp, 13kts.


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3 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steamboat.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Shipped starboard accommodation ladder.

  8.30am: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty onboard gunboat.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.30pm: Received 3 pickaxes from APO Co [Anglo Persian Oil Co].

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.

  7.30pm: HMS Mashona arrived, anchored. Discharged medical stores to same for passage to RN Hospital D Basra.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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4 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Proceeded up river [Probably Mashona is intended (see yesterday) because Alert clearly stayed in port].

  6.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship. No 2 gunboats crew working aboard Butterfly.

  9.00am: Hands employed rigging tents and cleaning out boats.

  1.30pm: Butterfly's crew landed for duty on board boat.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.


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5 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.45am: HMS Miner arrived anchored abreast. One PO rejoined ship from Miner.

11.00am: Miner weighed and proceeded up river.

  1.30pmpm: Hands employed as requisite.


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6 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.30am: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on board Butterfly.

  9.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  1.30pm: Make and mend clothes.

  3.00pm: Leave to watch till 7.00pm.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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7 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.30am: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on Butterfly.

  8.30am: Miner arrived with mails.

  9.30am: Divisions, prayers, pipe down.

11.55am: HMS Miner left for Basra.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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8 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.30am: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on Butterfly.

  9.50am: HMS Miner arrived, anchored abeam.

10.00am: One Native Stoker joined ship (sick).

      Noon: Miner weighed anchor and proceeded down river.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  3.30pm: RIMS Nearchus arrived, anchored abeam.

  7.30pm: Steam cutter drew fires.


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9 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.30am: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on board Butterfly.

  9.00am: Hands employed in dockyard and about tents.

  1.30pm: Hands employed in dockyard.

  4.00pm: Liberty men landed.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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10 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.30am: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on Butterfly.

  9.00am: Hands employed on Butterfly shipping mast and as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on tents. Butterfly's crew landed for duty on gunboat.

  6.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

A pleasant day with some light breezes around noon. Crew assisting in assembling HMS Butterfly.


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11 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.30am: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on HMS Butterfly.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on Butterfly.

  2.00pm: RIMS Nearchus arrived and anchored.

  2.30pm: HMS Espiegle arrived and anchored.

  3.00pm: SS Varela passed up river.

  4.30pm: Leave to watch till 7.00pm.

  5.00pm: HMS Miner arrived and anchored.

  6.00pm: One rating joined ship from Miner.

  7.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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12 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.30am: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on Butterfly.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.30am: One native stoker discharged to HMS Miner.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  7.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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13 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steam boat.

  6.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  6.30am: No 2 boat’s crew landed for duty on HMS Butterfly.

  9.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  2.30pm: Football party and liberty men landed.

  6.45pm: Steam cutter drew fires.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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14 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  9.40am: Prayers, pipe down.

      Noon: Leave to watch from 1.30pm till 7.00pm.

12.15pm: HMS Clio anchored abreast.

  2.30pm: Clio weighed and proceeded.

  3.30pm: HMS Miner arrived and secured alongside. One rating joined ship from HMS Comet*.

  7.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

*Comet, not the Acorn class destroyer of that name, but an armed paddle launch, ex-RIM and apparently before the war, the official yacht of the British Resident at Baghdad.


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15 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 2 and 3 boats’ crews landed for duty on board Butterfly and Cranefly. Hands employed as requisite.

12.40pm: 2 bags of mail arrived from RIMS Nearchus.

  3.00pm: No 2 and 3 boats’ crews returned on board.

  4.30pm: Leave to starboard watch till 7.00pm.

  7.45pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

Work commenced on Gunboat No 3, HMS Cranefly. It now becomes normal procedure to work on two gunboats simultaneously.


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16 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 3 boat’s crew landed, drawing stores for HMS Cranefly. Hands employed as requisite.

  1.40pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.

  7.45pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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17 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 3 boat’s crew landed drawing stores for boat. Hands employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: No 3 boat’s crew landed drawing stores for HMS Cranefly. No 2 boat’s crew employed working on board Butterfly.

  2.35pm: RIMS Mashona arrived from Basra with gun mounts for gunboats.

  5.00pm: Mashona left.


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18 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Hands employed clearing lighter of gun mountings [for gunboats].

10.30am: Coal lighters secured starboard side.

  1.30pm: No 2 and 3 boats’ crews landed for duty on board their boats.

  3.30pm: Gunboats’ crews returned.


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19 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  3.45am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands employed preparing for coaling.

  7.00am: No 2 boat’s crew employed working on Butterfly.

  8.30am: Commenced coaling native labour.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: No 3 boat’s crew landed for duty on board HMS Cranefly.

  3.30pm: Hands employed rigging sheer legs on Cranefly.

  4.00pm: Leave to starboard watch till 7.00pm.

  6.15pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  9.00pm: Ceased coaling.


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20 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

Sick List: 5.

4.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

6.00am: Hands employed shipping No 3 boat’s funnel.

7.20am: Restarted coaling.

9.00am: No 2 and 3 boats crew working about their boats.

9.30am: Hands employed in dockyard.

1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

3.15pm: Football party landed.

5.00pm: Finished coaling. Received 100 tons.

6.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

7.00pm: Football party returned.

9.00pm: HMS Miner secured alongside. Received mail and 10 ratings from Basra Naval Depôt.


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21 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  9.40am: Church. Rev. Grant conducted divine service on board.

11.00am: Supplied 5 tons coal to Butterfly.

  1.15pm: HMS Odin passed up river.

  2.37pm: HMS Butterfly launched.

  9.00pm: Drew fire in steam cutter.


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22 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  3.45am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.30am: HMS Miner slipped and proceeded. Hands employed coaling ship and as requisite.

  9.45am: Finished coaling.

10.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

10.25am: HMS Butterfly slipped for trials.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite. No 3 boat’s crew working on board HMS Cranefly.

  4.30pm: No 3 boat’s crew returned.

  5.20pm: Butterfly secured alongside.

  6.00pm: Lt/Cdr Wilson sick ashore.

  7.30pm: Drew fire in steam cutter.


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23 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 3 boat’s crew landed for duty on board HMS Cranefly.

  8.30am: HMS Butterfly slipped and proceeded as requisite to Basra. Hands employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on whaler as requisite. Raised steam in steam cutter.

  4.30pm: Leave to starboard watch till 7.00pm.

  8.45pm: HMS Mashona secured alongside. Lieutenant Chalmers [probably Chalmer is intended; see front cover of November’s log] joined ship.

  9.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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24 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.45am: Raised steam in steam cutter. Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.30am: No 3 boat’s crew landed.

  9.30am: Hands employed provisioning and taking in stores.

11.30am: No 3 boat’s crew returned.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.30pm: Drew fire in steam cutter.


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25 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  3.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews working on gunboats. HMS Miner secured alongside.

11.00am: Broken by accident 1 hand lamp Pattern 275.

  1.30pm: No 3 and 4 boats’ crew working about their boats.

  2.00pm: Hands employed cleaning out boats.

  5.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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26 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.30am: HMS Miner slipped and proceeded.

  7.30am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats.

  9.10am: Hands employed working as requisite.

  1.30pm: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews working on their boats. Hands employed as requisite.

  3.30pm: Leave to watch until 7.00pm.

  4.00pm: Exercised fire stations.

  5.00pm: Hands employed raising sheer legs on No 4 boat.

Cloudy in the afternoon.


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27 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats. Hands cleaning ship.

  1.30pm: Leave to watch till 7.00pm. Hands make and mend clothes.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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28 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  9.00am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crew landed for duty on board their boats.

  9.30am: Divisions, prayers.

      Noon: Leave to port watch from 1.30pm till 7.00pm. Drew fires in steam cutter.

  6.40pm: HMS Miner arrived secured along side port side. Three ratings joined ship from hospital Basra.

  9.00pm: Received one bag of mails and fruit.


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29 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  3.30am: Raised steam in steam cutter

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.30am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews employed about their boats.

11.15am: HMS Miner slipped and proceeded as requisite. Boats’ crews returned.

  1.30pm: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on board their boats.

  2.00pm: Hands cleaning out boats.

  5.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  6.00pm: One rating left ship to join HMS Butterfly.

  6.30pm: Lieutenant Wilson left sick quarters to join Butterfly.

Cloudy all day, with passing showers around midday.


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30 November 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.30am: Hands employed as requisite. No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats. Raised steam in steam cutter.

10.30am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews returned.

  1.30pm: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on board their boats. Hands employed as requisite.

  3.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

Variable cloud throughout of the day.


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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1915

[Abadan]


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Front cover of copy of log for December 1915

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Coal consumption page, signed by Walter Steward, Captain

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Blank.


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1 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

  9.30am: Mashona arrived…

11.00am: … and left down river.

11.30am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews returned.

12.30pm: Paid monthly payment.

  1.20pm: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

  1.40pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  3.45pm: Turkish patrol boat arrived [presumably captured].

  4.00pm: Piped leave to watch.

  5.00pm: Turkish patrol boat secured alongside.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Cloud throughout the day, with occasional rain showers.


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2 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews working on board their boats.

  9.10am: Hands employed as requisite.

11.30am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews returned.

12.30pm: Mashona passed.

12.45pm: Miner arrived.

  1.05pm: 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed in dockyard.

  1.35pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  4.05pm: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews returned on board.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

A cool day with variable cloud.


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3 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  4.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.00am: HMS Miner cast off and proceeded up river.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and working as requisite.

  8.00am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.05am: Hospital Ship Varela passed up river.

11.00am: Discharged staff surgeon to sick quarters ashore.

11.30am: 3 and 4 boats’ crews returned on board.

  1.00pm: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

  1.40pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  4.00pm: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews returned.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  5.20pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  5.50pm: Mashona arrived.

  6.00pm: Surgeon Cawadine and one rating joined ship from Mashona.

A cool day.


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4 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6. 

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats and hands employed as requisite.

11.45am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews returned on board.

      Noon: Piped leave to watch from 1.30 till 7.00pm.

  1.00pm: N. 3 boat’s crew landed drawing stores.

  1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  2.30pm: Mashona arrived, received from same 1 coil of grass [ie sisal rope].

  4.10pm: Exercised fire stations.

A cool but mainly clear day.


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5 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 3 and 4 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

11.35am: Mashona arrived and proceeded down river.

  1.00pm: HMS Cranefly launched.

  1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  2.30pm: Cranefly secured alongside.

  5.00pm: Cranefly took in 1 ton of coal from ship.

  7.30pm: Liberty men returned.

A very cool day, maximum temperature 58ºF.


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6 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 4 and 5 boats’ crews employed about their boats, hands employed as requisite.

12.10pm: Mashona passed up river.

  1.15pm: HMS Cranefly cast off for steam trials.

  3.40pm: HMS Miner arrived.

  4.30pm: Cranefly arrived and secured alongside. Liberty men landed.

A cool day with passing showers before dawn.


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7 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.15am: Eight hands employed for hospital carers. Remainder working as requisite.

  7.00am: Put clocks back 20 minutes. Six ratings and one officer discharged to hospital.

  6.55am: HMS Miner cast off and proceeded up river.

  7.55am: HMS Cranefly cast off.

  8.00am: No 4 and 5 boats’ crews landed for duty. Remainder of hands as requisite.

10.00am: Supplied 3 tons of coal to Cranefly.

  1.00pm: Hands employed as requisite. No 4 and 5 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats.

  2.15pm: Mashona passed up river.

  4.00pm: Leave to watch from 4.30 till 7.00pm.

  4.05pm: No 4 and 5 boats’ crews returned.

A cool day. The transfer of men to the hospital probably shows that casualties were coming in from the fighting, as well as the men suffering from sickness of one kind or another.


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8 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 4 and 5 boats’ crews landed for duty.

  9.10am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 4 and 5 boats’ crews working on their boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  7.50pm: HMS Miner arrived and secured alongside. Crews of Firefly, Comet and Shaitan [Shitan in log, an armed launch] and two officers joined ship.

Another cool day. HMS Shaitan ran aground on 28 November and was abandoned when Turkish forces approached. HMS Firefly was disabled on 1 December by Turkish artillery, and was captured. HMS Comet was lost after running aground whilst attempting to rescue HMS Firefly. HMS Firefly returned to service as the Turkish gunboat Suleiman Pak, and was later re-captured in 1917. See Mesopotamia Campaign for more details.


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9 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.15am: No 4 and 5 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats. Hands employed cleaning ship. Lt Wilson left ship to join HMS Butterfly [in command]. HMS’ Cranefly and Miner slipped and proceeded to Basra.

  9.10am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.40pm: Hands employed clearing provisions from lighter.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  7.55pm: HMS Miner arrived and secured alongside.


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10 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.15am: HMS Miner cast off and left for Basra.

  8.05am: No 4 and 5 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

  9.10am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 4 and 5 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  4.40pm: HMS Dragonfly launched.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.


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11 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 11.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: Hands employed cleaning ship. HMS Dragonfly crew working on their boat. No 5 boat’s crew rigging sheer legs for getting in masts and funnel.

  1.30pm: Liberty men landed. Make and mend clothes.

  4.05pm: Exercised fire stations.

A cool, clear day.


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12 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.45am: Divisions.

10.05am: Prayers.

  1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

A cloudy day with cool weather.


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13 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 14.

  2.10am: RIMS Nearchus arrived with two lighters in tow.

  4.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship. HMS Dragonfly commissioned.

  8.00am: No 5 and 6 boats’ crews employed about their boats. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

12.55pm: Dragonfly cast off for trials.

  1.25pm: Mashona arrived with mails and stores.

  1.40pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  3.15pm: Dragonfly returned from trials and tied up alongside of pier to oil.

  5.00pm: Watch employed drawing stores for horse boats.

  7.50pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

A cool day with no cloud.


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14 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.10am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.40am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Mr Hursfield and Mr Edwards left ship.

  7.45am: HMS Dragonfly slipped and proceeded to Basra.

  8.00am: No 5 boat’s crew employed on boat.

  9.10am: Nearchus arrived and secured alongside jetty.

10.15am: HMS Odin passed down river.

  1.00pm: No 5 boat’s crew landed about boat.

  1.40pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  7.00pm: HMS Mashona arrived and anchored. 6 cases of fruit and service mails came on board.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

A very cool day, maximum temperature 60ºF.


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15 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 18.

  4.10am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  6.45am: Put clocks back 15 minutes.

  8.00am: 5 and 6 boats’ crews working about this boat.

  8.45am: Hands employed rigging sheer legs of No 5 Gunboat.

  1.00pm: 5 and 6 boats’ crews employed working on their boats. Hands employed shipping HMS Gadfly’s funnel.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  6.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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16 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 22.

  4.10am: Lit fire in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  8.00am: 5 and 6 boats’ crews landed in dockyard.

  9.10am: Hands employed as requisite.

11.30am: 5 and 6 boats’ crews returned on board.

      Noon: Staff surgeon rejoined ship from sick quarters.

  1.00pm: No 5 boat’s crew landed and got their mast ready for going up.

  1.30pm: Hands landed and got up No 5 gun boat's mast.

  3.30pm: Exercised fire stations. HMS Miner arrived with stores for gun boats.

  4.05pm: Miner secured alongside and steam cutter drew fires.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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17 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

Sick List: 17.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.05am: 5 and 6 boats’ crews landed in dockyard.

  1.00pm: Steam cutter lit fires. 5 and 6 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats.

  1.25pm: Nearchus arrived.

  1.40pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  5.00pm: 13 ratings and one officer joined ship.

  7.40pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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18 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 16.

  4.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: Hands employed getting out water tank.

10.30am: Miner arrived and secured alongside.

10.45pm: Miner slipped and proceeded up river.

      Noon: Hands make and mend clothes.

  1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  2.30pm: Football party landed.

  6.00pm: Liberty men and football party returned.

  6.20pm: Miner secured alongside.

10.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

A cool day, with some cloud in the afternoon.


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19 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 15.

  5.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: 5 and 6 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats.

  8.55am: Miner left and proceeded up river.

  9.30am: Divisions and prayers.

10.00am: Piped down. Sea water thermometer lost over board by accident.

  2.45pm: Liberty men landed.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned on board.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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20 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 15.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: Hands employed working as requisite. No 5 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat.

11.30am: No 5 boat’s crew returned on board.

  1.00pm: 5 and 6 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats. Hands employed as requisite.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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21 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 13.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship. No 5 boat’s crew employed about their boat.

  9.10am: Hands employed as requisite.

11.00am: Tide turned to flood.

11.15am: Fly* left for motor trials.

  1.00pm: No 5 and 6 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  3.20pm: Fly* returned off trials and secured alongside.

  5.30pm: Steam cutter drew fires. Mashona passed down river.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

*A patrol boat.


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22 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 16.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship. No 5 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat.

  8.00am: No 5 boat’s crew working about their boat.

  8.05am: Hands employed rigging and flooring tents.

11.30am: No 5 boat’s crew returned.

  1.00pm: No 5 boat’s crew working on boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  8.15pm: Miner arrived and secured alongside with stores and mails.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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23 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 16.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and No 5 boat’s crew landed about their boat.

  6.30am: Miner cast off and proceeded down river.

  8.05am: Hands employed rigging sheer legs on No 6 boat. No 5 boat’s crew working about their boat.

  9.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands employed getting in stores. No 5 boat’s crew employed on boat.

  4.00pm: HMS Gadfly launched.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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24 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 16.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  8.05am: No 5 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat.

  9.10am: Hands employed as requisite.

11.50am: Fly left for trial.

  1.00pm: 5 and 6 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.00pm [Unknown]* arrived alongside...

  2.20pm: ... and cast off and proceeded up river.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

*Possibly motor boat Fly.


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25 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 12.

  6.30am: Called all hands.

  7.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  8.00am: Piped down.

      Noon: Leave to watch from 1.30 till 7.00pm.

  1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Some mist in the morning, otherwise somewhat cloudy.


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26 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 12.

  6.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

  8.05am: No 5 boat’s crew landed for duty.

  9.50am: Miner arrived with mails and fruit.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

A cool day with passing rain showers and variable cloud.


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27 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 13.

  6.30am: Hands employed as requisite. No 5 and 6 boats’ crews working about their boats.

  8.05am: No 5 and 6 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

12.45pm: HMS Miner came alongside.

  1.00pm: No 6 and 7 [boats’ crews] landed for duty.

  1.10pm: Hands employed clearing stores from Miner.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.20pm: Miner proceeded up river.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

A cool day with variable cloud, rain showers before dawn.


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28 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 12.

  6.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

  7.00pm: Started coaling.

  8.05am: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews landed for duty. Hands employed working about tents ashore.

  8.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

11.55am: HMS Odin passed up river

12.55pm: HMS Gadfly cast off and proceeded on trials.

  1.00pm: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

  1.15pm: Fly cast off and proceeded on trials.

  3.15pm: Gadfly finished coal trials and made fast to pier for oil fuel.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed. 1st Lieutenant and one Sub-Lieutenant RNR joined ship from Miner.

  5.15pm: Miner arrived with 61 ratings from Basra.

  6.00pm: Miner proceeded up river. Fly returned from steam trial.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

11.50pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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29 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 14.

  5.00am: Steam cutter lit fire.

  6.00am: Supplied 5 tons coal to HMS Gadfly.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  8.00am: Hands employed as requisite. No 6 and 7 boats’ crews landed in dockyard.

  8.15am: Gadfly left for Basra.

11.00am: Thomas A Burton, Seaman, RNR died of wounds.

12.50pm: Finished coaling.

  1.00pm: No 6 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  5.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  8.00pm: Miner arrived alongside.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Seaman T. A. Burton is buried at the Kut war cemetery. His death is recorded elsewhere as being on the 14th of December. The crews of many gunboats in Mesopotamia were technically on the books of HMS Alert, which would explain the difference in dates (slow news) and the lack of detail in the log.


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30 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.00am: Lit fired in steam cutter.

  9.00am: [Discharged] 11 Seaman ratings (per Miner) for Franz Ferdinand* and 10 hospital cases.

  9.10am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed scraping ships side.

  2.10pm: Tide turned to flood.

  3.50pm: Assistant Paymaster returned from sick quarters.

  4.50pm: Fly returned from trials and secured alongside.

  6.05pm: Steam cutter drew fires.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

* Not the battleship of this name, but a local paddle steamer.


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31 December 1915

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side.

  1.00pm: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews employed on board their respective boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed scraping ship’s side.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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Back covers.



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1916

[Abadan]


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Front cover of copy logbook, January 1916.

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Blank.

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Coal consumption page, signed by Cdr Walter Steward, 31st January 1916.

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Blank.


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1 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: Nos 6 and 7 boats’ crews landed for duty on boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed scraping ship's side.

      Noon: Hands to make and mend clothes.

  1.00pm: Piped leave to watch from 1.30 till 7.00pm.

  4.00pm: Miner came alongside.

  4.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

A very cool day, maximum temperature 63ºF. No cloud.


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2 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.00am: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews employed as requisite on boats.

  8.15am: Fly left.

  9.10am: Miner left for Basra.

  9.30am: Divisions and prayers.

10.00am: Paid monthly money to ship's company.

  1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  2.10pm: Mashona arrived.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Some mist in the late afternoon. Mainly clear.


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3 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite. No 6 and 7 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

  8.50am: Fire alarm sounded in Oil Works [The Anglo-Persian Oil Company's refinery at Abadan was one of the world's largest, and a major strategic asset for the British].

  9.50am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: Nos. 6 and 7 boats crew employed on their boats.

  1.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter for repairs, hands employed as requisite.

  4.00pm: Evening quarters.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Weather overcast and cool.


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4 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.30am: Cleared lower deck. Hoisted steam cutter.

  7.30am: Received 20 drums of oil from APOC [Anglo-Persian Oil Company] for HMS Dragonfly.

  8.05am: 6 and 7 boats’ crews landed for duty on their boats.

  8.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

12.30pm: One oar broke in skiff.

  1.00pm: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews working about boats.

  1.45pm: Miner arrived.

  3.15pm: Hove in half shackle of cable.

  4.30pm: Two ratings joined ship (per Miner from Basra)

  5.15pm: Miner left for Fao.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Rain showers in the morning and evening, with lightning visible towards midnight.


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5 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.15am: Hands employed shifting and repairing pontoon.

  8.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews employed on respective boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed laying anchor for brow and working as requisite.

11.30pm: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews returned on boats.

12.55pm: Miner arrived.

  1.00pm: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews employed on respective boats.

  1.30pm: HMS Grayfly launched.

  1.45pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.30pm: Grayfly berthed astern of ship.

  3.40pm: HMS Fly left. One wireless rating discharged to Fly. Three other ratings discharged to Fly for duties up river and one officer.

  5.10pm: Fly proceeded up river to Basra. Special leave to watch from 4.30 till 7.00pm.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Rain showers with lightning in the morning. Weather clearing by midday.


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6 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  8.00am: Nos. 6 and 7 boats’ crews employed on boats.

  9.10am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.50am: RIMS Lawrence passed down river.

11.00am: HMS Miner left for Basra.

      Noon: Hoisted motor boat for repairs.

  1.00pm: No 6 and 7 boats’ crews employed on boats.

  1.20pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  4.00pm: Special leave to watch from 4.30 till 7.00pm.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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7 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

11.45am: HMS Miner came alongside with 36 ratings and Chief Gunner

  1.30pm: Hands employed getting in stores.

  1.55pm: Miner left with two Carpenter ratings for Basra.

  2.30pm: Nearchus passed up river with Ailie river steamer in tow.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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8 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Nearchus passed down river.

  8.10am: Hands employed taking in stores and provisions.

  8.25am: HMS Gadfly* left for steam trials.

11.15am: Gadfly* returned and secured to Anglo-Persian Oil Company pier.

  1.30pm: Hands employed striking down stores and provisions.

  4.00pm: Gadfly* anchored astern of ship.

  7.00pm: Liberty men returned.

  8.35pm: HMS Miner arrived.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

The logbook records HMS Gadfly as being on steam trials, but that gunboat had finished trials and departed for service upriver on 29 December. She may of course have developed some defect and returned for further trials, but this is more probably a misidentification of Grayfly, launched on the 5th January.


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9 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.15am: Hands employed clearing stores from Miner.

  7.00pm: One wireless rating discharged to HMS Espiegle (per Miner).

  8.05am: No 7 boat’s crew employed on their boat.

  8.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

12.35pm: Special leave to port watch from 1.30 till 7.00pm.

  5.00pm: Miner came alongside.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Cloudy with rain in the morning and mist in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 61ºF.


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10 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.15am: One Private RMLI discharged to HMS Odin. One Petty Officer 1c to Franz Ferdinand. One Stoker discharged to Miner and one received from same. Miner left for Basra.

  9.10am: Hands employed as requisite. Ordinary Seamen to instructions (boat pulling).

12.20pm: Gadfly* left for trials.

  1.00pm: No 7 boats crew employed on boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed scraping ship's side and working as requisite.

  2.30pm: Gadfly* returned from trial and secured alongside.

  4.00pm: Special leave to starboard watch from 4.30 till 7.00pm.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

* More probably Grayfly, see 8th January.

Rain in the morning, then cloudy. Cool with a maximum temperature of 61ºF.


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11 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  8.00am: Grayfly left and proceeded up river.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 7 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed scraping ship's side and refitting boats’ falls.

10.45pm: Miner arrived from Basra, brought down one PO from Franz Ferdinand.

Cool with fog in the morning, maximum 61ºF.


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12 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship and work as requisite.

  8.05am: No 7 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat.

  9.00am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side and painting whaler’s falls.

10.45am: One cot case and two other cases discharged to Miner, for passage to Basra hospital. Two ratings to Franz Ferdinand for duty, one Stoker to Miner, one Stoker to Alert, sick.

11.00am: Miner left for Basra.

      Noon: HMS Odin passed down river.

  1.00pm: No 7 boat’s crew employed on boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed scraping ship's side and refitting boats falls.

  4.30pm: Special leave to port watch until 7.00pm.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Cloudy with mist in the morning, maximum 61ºF.


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13 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 7 boat’s crew employed on boat. Hands employed as requisite.

  9.50am: Ordinary seamen away, boat pulling instructions.

10.00am: Hands employed scraping ship's side.

12.30pm: Miner arrived and secured alongside. Three ratings joined ship.

12.40pm: Miner left for Fao.

  1.00pm: No 7 boat’s crew employed on boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed scraping ship's side.

  4.30pm: Special leave to starboard watch till 7.00pm.

  7.25pm: Miner secured alongside.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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14 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  Sick List: 7.

  6.45am: Miner proceeded up river. Hands employed as requisite.

  8.00am: No 7 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat.

  9.10am: Hands employed chipping and scraping bulkheads and as requisite.

  1.45pm: No 7 boat’s crew employed on boat. Hands employed rigging sheer legs on No 8 boat and as requisite.

  5.23pm: Hospital Ship Varela anchored astern.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Cloudy with a persistent breeze from the SE after midday.


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15 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.40am: HS Varela proceeded up river.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

12.05pm: Miner secured alongside.

  1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  2.15pm: Miner left for Fao.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Cloudy, becoming overcast towards midnight. Persistent breeze from the SE, dying out after 4.00pm.


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16 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.55am: Roman Catholics landed.

  9.00am: No 7 boat’s crew working on boat.

  9.30am: Divisions and prayers, Miner arrived.

10.00am: Roman Catholics returned.

10.15am: Miner left for Basra.

11.30am: No 7 boat’s crew returned.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Overcast with drizzle and rain for most of the day.


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17 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 7 boat’s crew landed for duty on boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed shipping funnel on No 8 boat.

10.35am: Hands returned on board and employed working as requisite.

11.55am: Nearchus passed up river.

  1.00pm: No 7 boat’s crew landed about boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Overcast with rain showers in the morning, then persistent rain from 8.00pm.


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18 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Rigged hand capstan and shortened in port bow cable.

  9.15am: Hands employed cleaning small arms, bailing out boats and as requisite.

     In am: Fir oar 10'-0” lost overboard by accident.

  1.30pm: Hands employed scraping bulkheads and chipping ship's side.

  3.25pm: Marine guard landed.

  3.45pm: Four Seamen and one Petty Officer, Guard, landed and proceeded to Basra with prisoners.

  4.03pm: Marine guard returned.

  6.35pm: HMS Odin passed up river.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Rain in the morning with fresh, squally breezes. Maximum temperature 61ºF.


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19 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00am: Hands employed chipping ship's side.

  1.00pm: No 7 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed chipping bulkheads and ship’s side.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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20 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00am: Hands employed scraping ship’s side.

10.30am: HMS Gadfly secured alongside. Escort returned from Basra.

  3.15pm: One PO and four man escort left in Police Boat for Basra.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Rain showers with lightning in the morning, otherwise dry.


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21 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 7 boat’s crew employed on boat. Hammer, hand, steel head, pattern 310 lost by accident.

  9.00am: Hands employed chipping ships side and working as requisite.

10.10am: Miner arrived and secured alongside of North Pier.

  1.00pm: Discharged four ratings to Miner, three for HMS Espiegle, one for duty at Basra.

  1.15pm: HMS Gadfly slipped to go on slip. No 7 boats crew about boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed chipping paint as requisite.

  2.00pm: Miner left for Basra.

  3.25pm: HMS Miner secured alongside.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Rain showers beginning at midday, becoming a thunderstorm with strong Northerly breezes by late evening. Maximum temperature 59ºF.


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22 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 7 boat’s crew employed on boat.

  9.00am: Hands employed bailing out boats and as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 7 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  7.45pm: Steam cutter drew fires.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Rain and wind continue from previous day, dying out by midday. Maximum temperature 51ºF.


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23 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.25am: Miner arrived. Three ratings discharged to Miner for passage to Basra. Five ratings discharged from Miner to Alert.

  1.15pm: Miner left for Basra.

  1.30pm: Special leave to watch till 7.00pm.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Foggy in the morning, otherwise fairly clear. Maximum temperature 51ºF.


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24 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.45am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.15am: No 7 boat’s crew landed for duty on boat.

  9.00am: Hands employed chipping ships side and as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  3.35pm: Miner arrived, one rating joined ship from same.

  4.30pm: Miner left for Basra.

  7.20pm: Steam cutter moored and drew fires.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Overcast with rain showers in the evening. Maximum temperature 59ºF.


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25 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.25am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 7 boat’s crew employed on boat.

  9.00am: Hands employed chipping ship's side.

12.50pm: Miner arrived.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite. No 7 boats crew working about boat.

  3.15pm: HMS Odin passed up river.

  3.30pm: Gadfly came off slip and secured at APOC pier.

  6.10pm: Gadfly secured alongside.

  7.00pm: Hands employed coaling Gadfly (5 tons).

  8.30pm: Finished coaling Gadfly.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Clear, but very cool. Maximum temperature 59ºF.


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26 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.30am: Gadfly and Miner slipped and proceeded. Five ratings discharged to Hospital.

  8.05am: No 7 boat’s crew employed about their boat.

  1.00pm: No 7 boat’s crew employed about their boat and Mashona arrived.

  1.30pm: Hands employed chipping ship's side and working as requisite.

  6.50pm: HMS Miner arrived and made fast alongside and discharged one officer and one rating to Alert from Franz Ferdinand.

Cloudy, slowly clearing in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 57ºF.


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27 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.10am: Discharged two ratings to HMS Miner. Hands employed taking in stores and as requisite.

  9.40am: Miner slipped and proceeded to Basra.

  1.00pm: No 7 boat’s crew employed about their boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed scraping ship’s side and cleaning out tents ashore.

  3.30pm: Exercised fire stations.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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28 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.00am: No 7 boat’s crew employed about their boat. Hands employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 7 boat’s crew employed on their boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  4.45pm: Steam cutter drew fires.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Overcast, with rain after midday. Maximum 51ºF.


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29 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 7 boat’s crew employed on their boat.

  9.00am: Hands employed working as requisite.

10.00am: Steam cutter drew fires.

10.20am: Mashona secured alongside…

10.45am: … and cast off.

      Noon: Hands to make and mend clothes.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Rain before dawn, clear after midday. Maximum 58ºF.


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30 January 1916


At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Five Roman Catholics landed for service.

  9.30am: Hands employed cleaning gun mountings [mountains in log] for boats.

  2.30pm: Miner arrived and secured alongside with mails and provisions. Two officers joined ship from Miner.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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31 January 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.30am: Discharged three ratings for passage to Basra, two ratings discharged to Miner for duty.

  9.30am: HMS Miner proceeded to Basra. Hands employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 7 and 8 boats’ crews employed on their boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed scraping ship's side and working as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Clear weather, but only reaching 51ºF.


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Back Cover.



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1916

[Abadan]


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Front cover of copy logbook for February 1916, signed by Cdr Walter Steward.

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Coal consumption page.

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1 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite and reeling up 3½” wire.

  1.00pm: Paid monthly payment.

  1.20pm: HMS Miner arrived with mails and stores and two ratings. One rating discharged to Miner for passage to Basra.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  4.30pm: Paid monthly payment to ship's company of Miner.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Mainly clear, but temperatures only reaching 51ºF. The temperatures stay in the 50s-60s Fahrenheit for the next couple of weeks.


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2 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.05am: HMS Miner slipped and towed lighter to pier and returned alongside.

  8.05am: Nos. 7, 8 and 9 boats’ crews employed working on their boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed clearing Mahala ashore.

  1.00pm: No 7, 8 and 9 boats’ crews employed working about their boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.40pm: HMS Miner left with lighter for Basra.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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3 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 7, 8 and 9 boats’ crews employed on respective boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed scraping ship's side.

  1.10pm: Nos. 7, 8 and 9 boats’ crews employed working on their boats.

  1.45pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.05pm: HMS Mayfly launched.

  4.10pm: HMS Espiegle arrived and anchored.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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4 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 7, 8 and 9 boats’ crews employed on their boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed scraping ship's side and as requisite.

12.25pm: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  1.00pm: No 7, 8 and 9 boats’ crews employed on their boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  3.30pm: Liberty men and football party landed.

  6.40pm: HMS Miner arrived and secured alongside. Four ratings joined ship from Miner.

  7.40pm: Steam cutter drew fires.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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5 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.00am: HMS Espiegle proceeded up river. HMS Mayfly slipped for steam trials. No 8 and 9 boats crews employed on their boats. Remainder of hands working as requisite. one rating discharged to HMS Miner.

      Noon: Hands to make and mend clothes.

12.55pm: Mayfly secures to No 3 pier.

  1.00pm: HMS Miner secured alongside.

  2.15pm: One officer discharged to Miner passage to Basra.

  2.20pm: Miner left for Basra.

  4.20pm: Mayfly secured alongside and started to coal from HMS Alert.

  6.15pm: Finished coaling Mayfly (2 tons).

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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6 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  4.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 8 and 9 boats’ crews employed on their boats.

  9.40am: Divisions.

11.45am: Steam cutter drew fires.

  1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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7 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  7.26am: HMS Mayfly left for Basra.

  8.05am: No 8 and 9 boats’ crews employed about their boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed scraping upper deck bulkheads and refitting motor lighter X2.

  1.00pm: No 8 and 9 boats’ crews working on their boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed refitting motor lighter X2.

  3.30pm: HMS Mantis arrived and anchored astern of ship.

  7.25pm: HMS Miner secured alongside.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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8 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  9.00am: Hands employed chipping and cleaning ship and working as requisite.

  1.00pm: HMS Mantis weighed anchor and towed to APOC pier. No 9 and 10 boats’ crews employed working on Mantis.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.25pm: HMS Miner slipped and proceeded to Basra.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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9 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 8 and 9 boats’ crews working on their boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

     In am: Hook, Boat, GM, Pattern 78C lost overboard by accident.

  1.15pm: HMS Miner arrived from Basra.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.50pm: Miner discharged ratings for HMS Mantis and 20 ratings for HMS Alert. Miner proceeded to Basra.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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10 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  5.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 8 and 9 boats’ crews employed on their boats.

  9.00am: Hands employed chipping and scraping bulkheads and working as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 8 and 9 boats’ crews employed on their boats.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite. Steam cutter lost funnel over board.

  2.00pm: Steam cutter drew fires.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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11 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands employed on X2 lighter.

  9.25am: X2 lighter slipped and proceeded on trials.

10.00am: Miner secured alongside.

10.45am: Lighter X2 secured alongside HMS Mantis.

12.40pm: Tug Revenger came alongside for water.

  1.30pm: Hands employed stowing stores.

  4.55pm: HMS Clio arrived and anchored.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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12 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands employed cleaning ship and working as requisite.

  9.15am: HMS Clio and Tug Revenger weighed and proceeded.

      Noon: Hands to make and mend clothes.

12.10pm: Piped special leave to watch from 1.30 till 7.00pm.

  3.15pm: HMS Sawfly refloated*.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

*Probably the launch date for Sawfly.


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13 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  3.40am: HMS Miner slipped and proceeded to Basra.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Roman Catholics landed for church.

  9.30am: Divisions.

10.30am: Roman Catholics returned.

  1.30pm: Leave to watch from 1.30pm till 7.00pm.

  2.10pm: One officer and 14 ratings joined ship from HMS Clio.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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14 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.05am: No 9 boat’s crew employed on their boat.

  9.00am: Hands employed refitting quarterdeck awning.

  9.40am: Hands employed scraping ship's side and working as requisite.

12.50pm: HMS Sawfly slipped for trials.

  1.20pm: Hands employed securing stern wires.

  2.25pm: HMS Miner came alongside with stores.

  3.30pm: Sawfly returned off trials and secured alongside of APOC pier.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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15 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.30am: HMS Miner slipped and proceeded to pier.

  8.45am: No 9 boat’s crew employed on their boat. Remainder of hands employed unloading stores and pumping out RIM Lighter.

  9.00am: HMS Sawfly secured alongside after oil trial.

10.30am: Sawfly left for Basra.

11.00am: Four coal lighters secured alongside.

12.10pm: Started coaling.

  1.00pm: Nos 9 and 10 boats’ crews employed on their boats.

  1.20pm: Hands employed stowing stores and working as requisite.

  7.50pm: Miner arrived and discharged one rating to HMS Alert

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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16 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  8.45am: No 9 and 10 boats’ crews employed on their boats. Hands employed scraping and cleaning boats.

11.30am: HMS Odin arrived and anchored.

11.50am: Two ratings joined ship from Odin.

12.40pm: Odin weighed anchor and proceeded down river

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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17 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

 Coal received: 146.0 tons

  6.00am: Hands employed clearing X2 Motor Lighter and working as requisite.

  7.50am: No 9 and 10 boats’ crews employed on their boats. Remainder of hands as requisite.

  1.20pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  3.30pm: HMS Miner secured alongside.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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18 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship. No 9 and 10 boats’ crews employed on their boats.

  7.35am: HMS Miner slipped and secured alongside HMS Mantis.

  7.45am: One Petty Officer and four hands running X2 Motor Lighter.

  9.00am: Remainder of hands employed about stores ashore.

11.30pm: HMS Miner took Mantis in tow for beaching.

  1.00pm: Nos. 9 and 10 boats crew employed on their boats. The remainder of hands as requisite.

  1.45pm: HMS Miner proceeded up river.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

10.45pm: Four hands and one Petty Officer returned on board from X2 Motor Launch.


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19 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: One Petty Officer and four hands running X2 Motor Launch.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.50am: Nos. 9 and 10 boats’ crew employed on their boats.

  9.00am: One Petty Officer and four hands working on X2 Motor Lighter. Remainder of hands employed as requisite.

      Noon: Hands make and mend clothes.

  1.40pm: HMS Snakefly launched

  2.30pm: Snakefly secured alongside and started to coal from HMS Alert.

  3.10pm: Snakefly finished coaling (2 tons)

For the first time in several weeks, the temperature reached 70ºF. Gunboat No 9, HMS Snakefly, was launched.


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20 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  4.20am: Motor lighter shifted berth.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  9.45am: Prayers

  9.50am: HMS Espiegle arrived and anchored. Lost overboard Maul, Double End, Pattern 446, by accident.

10.55am: Espiegle left.

  1.30pm: Leave to port watch till 7.00pm.

  3.10pm: HMS Miner secured alongside.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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21 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.15am: Hands working as requisite.

  7.50am: No 10 boat’s crew employed on their boat.

  8.45am: No 10 boat’s crew employed on their boat. Four shipwrights working on HMS Mantis, the remainder of hands as requisite.

12.55pm: HMS Snakefly left for trials.

  1.00pm: No 10 boats crew employed on their boat.

  1.20pm: Hands employed chipping ship's side and as requisite.

  4.20pm: Snakefly secured alongside and took in 2 tons of coal.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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22 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.15pm: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.50pm: Hands employed chipping ship's side.

  8.25pm: HMS Snakefly left for Basra. No 10 boat’s crew employed on their boat.

  8.45am: Hands employed chipping ship's side.

  1.00pm: No 10 boat's crew employed on their boat.

  1.20pm: Remainder of hands as requisite.

  4.15pm: Liberty men landed

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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23 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.45am: HMS Mantis left for Basra.

  7.50am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00am: Hands employed about ship's side. No 10 boat’s crew employed about their boat.

  1.00pm: No 10 boat’s crew employed on their boat.

  1.20pm: Hands employed in dockyard.

  2.00pm: Put clocks back 15 minutes.

  9.00pm: Rounds


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24 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.00am: No 10 boat’s crew about their boat.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 10 boat’s crew employed on their boat.

  1.30pm: Three ratings joined ship from HMS Franz Ferdinand [?] (for Miner). Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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25 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.50am: No 10 boat’s crew employed on their boat.

  8.45am: Hands employed in storeroom with Chief Petty Officer.

  1.00pm: No 10 boat’s crew landed on their boat.

  1.20pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  5.30pm: Butterfly secured alongside.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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26 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.15am: No 10 boat’s crew employed on their boat. Remainder of hands cleaning ship.

  7.50am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

11.40am: HMS Espiegle arrived and anchored

  1.00pm: Espiegle proceeded up river

  3.46pm: HMS Stonefly launched.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Gunboat No 10, HMS Stonefly, was launched on this day.


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27 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  6.50am: HMS Stonefly coaled (4 tons).

  7.50am: Hands as requisite. No 10 and 11 boats’ crew landed for duty on boats.

  8.10am: Stonefly finished coaling.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  1.30pm: Liberty men landed.

  3.15pm: Football party landed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Some light rain in the afternoon.


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28 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.55am: HMS Miner passed up river.

  8.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 10 and 11 boats’ crews about boat.

  1.50pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  3.30pm: Miner secured alongside.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Lightning flashes visible before dawn, occasionally cloudy after midday.


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29 February 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  5.50am: HMS Miner left for Basra

  7.20am: Hands employed as requisite. No 11 boat’s crew employed on boat.

  9.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.00pm: No 10 and 11 boats’ crews employed on their boat.

  1.20pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

Overcast with rain in the morning, then clear with strong breezes from the SE around midday. Rain and lightning return in the early evening.


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MARCH to MAY 1916 not included



LOGS FOR JUNE 1916

[Abadan]


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Front of copy logbook for June 1916, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Weather instruments.

Mercurial barometer No 1168.

Aneroids, 1551 and 1554, Hicks. 8’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  4.15am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands and Gunner’s staff stock taking of ammunition on HMS Butterfly, Cranefly and Dragonfly. Seedie boys clean ship.

  8.45am: Hands employed with Gunner.

  9.30am: HMS Tarantula proceeded on steam trials

10.25am: Tarantula proceeded to Basra.

  1.30pm: Hands employed about ammunition.

  1.50pm: Seedie boys left for funeral.

  2.00pm: One Seedie boy buried.

  6.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

Weather records show “Thermometer broken”.


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2 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  4.10am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  5.50am: ML8* [Motor Launch 8] went alongside Rotenfels for Naval Stores.

  8.45am: Hands employed painting out wardroom. Finished stocktaking ammunition.

     In am: Thermometers replaced.

  1.30pm: Hands painting ward room. Seedies working about gunboats.

  7.20pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

*These ML numbered launches were built by Elco in New Jersey.


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3 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  5.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  6.30am: New motor boat arrived.

  8.40am: Tested lifebuoy.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

10.55am: HMS Mayfly arrived from up river.

      Noon: Hands make and mend clothes.

  6.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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4 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  4.30am: Lit fires in steam boat.

  5.45am: Hands employed: cleaned ship.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  9.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

Somewhat cloudy weather from midday onwards.


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5 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands employed working in stores.

10.00am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  1.00pm: Paid monthly payments.

  1.30pm: Hands employed painting out ward room.

  7.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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6 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  6.30am: ML8 proceeded to Basra with stores.

  8.45am: Hands employed refitting tackles.

12.25pm: One rating joined ship.

  1.30pm: Hands painting ship.


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7 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite. Ordinary seamen to instructions.

  1.30pm: Ordinary seamen to instructions.


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8 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  4.05am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands employed scraping and painting.

  1.20pm: Hands employed drawing Gunner's stores.

  7.15pm: HMS Flycatcher* arrived with mails from Basra.

  9.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

* Flycatcher: an ex-Turkish motor patrol boat, 1912, sunk by HMS Espiegle and then salvaged.


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9 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands employed making fenders.

     In am: Rigging hammer lost overboard by accident

  1.20pm: Ordinary Seamen to 4'' gun drill.

  8.50pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  9.10pm: ML8 arrived.


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10 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  4.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  7.30am: HMS Flycatcher proceeded to No 2 pier for stores.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

10.00am: Tested lifebuoy.

  1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  9.00pm: HMS Stonefly arrived.

  9.25pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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11 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  4.05am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  6.00am: ML8 proceeded alongside SS Rotenfels for stores

  9.15am: Hands employed removing stores.


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12 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

  4.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Ordinary Seamen to Maxim gun drill. Seedies as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands clearing stores from ML8.

  6.45pm: HMS Snakefly arrived.

  9.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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13 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 13.

  2.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Ordinary Seamen to 4'' gun drill. Remainder as requisite.

  1.30pm: Ordinary Seamen to instructions. Seedies received monthly payment.

  1.36pm: ML8 arrived from Basra.

  9.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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14 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10

  2.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

5.45am: Hands chipping and scraping.

8.45am: Ordinary Seamen to gunnery instructions. Hands as requisite.

  1.30pm: Ordinary Seamen to small arms drill.

  8.05pm: HMS Stonefly arrived.

  9.30pm: Steam cutter drew fires.


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15 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  4.05am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.10am: HMS Stonefly proceeded up river

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Ordinary Seamen to Maxim gun drill. Remainder of hands as requisite.

     In am: The following stores lost by accident at Basra General Hospital: 3 Blankets (Part No 61), 2 sheets (34), 2 pillows (37), 2 pillow cases, 1 mattress(19), 11 mattress cover for (19a), 1 coverlet grey (25), 1 cot frame (427), 1 cot canvas for.

  1.30pm: Ordinary seamen to drill. Seedies cleaning ship's side.

  8.35pm: Steam cutter drew fires.


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16 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  4.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Seedies painting.

  8.00am: Hands refitting. Seedies painting ship's side. Seedies clean down aloft. Tested lifebuoy.

11.50am: ML8 arrived from Basra. Assistant Paymaster Hawker, one Private RMLI, seven ward room stewards etc (Goanese) joined ship.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies about stores.

  8.30pm: Steam cutter drew fires.


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17 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

  5.00am: Steam cutter lit fires.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship. Seedies painting.

  8.45am: Hands refitting. Seedies paint ship's side. Tested life buoy.

11.00am: ML8 left for Basra.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

A very hot day, reaching 104ºF in the afternoon.


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18 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  6.05am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.45am: [Hands employed] as requisite.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  8.20pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

Another hot day with a maximum recorded temperature of 104ºF, despite some cloud.


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19 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  5.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.15am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies painting ship.

  1.30pm: Painting and as requisite.

  3.00pm: HMS Mantis arrived from up river.

  5.00pm: Flycatcher arrived.

  5.40pm: Captain's Steward discharged to hospital.

  8.15pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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20 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

  5.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands employed cleaning out magazines, etc.

     In am: Tested all flooding arrangements.

11.00am: HMS Mantis slipped berth.

  1.30pm: Hands chipping and scraping.

  2.00pm: One rating discharged to Mantis for hospital.

  4.35pm: Mantis proceeded up river.

  8.45pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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21 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  5.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.45am: One rating discharged to HMS Snakefly. Hands scraping and painting.

11.55am: ML8 arrived from Basra.

12.15pm: Snakefly left for Basra.

  1.30pm: Hands provision ship.

  2.40pm: Two ratings discharged to HMS Mayfly.

  2.45pm: Mayfly left for Basra.

  8.30pm: Steam cutter fires drawn.


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22 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 11.

  4.15am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands discharging stores from ML8. Leading Torpedo Operator* employed in Butterfly.

10.50am: Senior Naval Officer arrived in HMS Flycatcher

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies unloading stores from ML8.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

* At this time the torpedo branch was also responsible for electrical installations onboard.


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23 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

  4.15am: Hands cleaning ship. Seedies clearing ML8.

  5.15am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.05am: ML8 proceeded to Basra. Discharged 4 ratings to Basra.

  8.55am: HMS Butterfly proceeded on steam trial.

  9.00am: Hands working stores.

10.40am: Butterfly returned and secured to moorings.

      Noon: LTO carried out dynamo trial in Butterfly.

  8.50pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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24 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 11.

  5.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

10.00am: HMS Flycatcher arrived. Tested lifebuoy.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  8.25pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

Temperature reached 106ºF in the afternoon. Being summer, peak temperatures now exceed 100ºF on an almost daily basis, and can climb above 110ºF for several days at a time.


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25 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  5.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.15am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  2.30pm: Eight Goanese servants discharged to shore.

  7.50pm: ML8 arrived.

  9.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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26 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 11.

  5.10am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

     In am: Part No 19 1 Mattress, Part No 34 3 sheets, part No 37 2 pillows destroyed by order of the Staff Surgeon.

  1.30pm: Seedies painting and unpacking stationery.

  2.40pm: ML8 left for Mohammerah with corpse* and funeral party

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  9.00pm: ML8 secured alongside. Funeral party returned.*

*Presumably Edward H Johnston, Trimmer, RNR, ST1172, listed here on this site.


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27 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 13.

  5.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter. Hands cleaning ship.

  8.15am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.15am: ML8 proceeded to No 2 pier to discharge stores.

  5.30pm: ML8 secured alongside.

  8.35pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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28 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 11.

  5.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship. Seedies in dockyard loading ML8.

  6.15am: ML8 proceeded to Basra.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

  1.20pm: Seedies painting ship.

  6.35pm: HMS Moth arrived and anchored. One Writer joined ship.

  9.20pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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29 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

  4.15am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands employed cleaning ship and as requisite.

  8.50am: Hands rigging derrick for lifting capstan. Seedies painting and as requisite.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed as requisite.

  7.20pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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30 June 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 12.

  4.45am: Seedies cleaning ship.

  5.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies painting.

  9.30am: Edmund Ironside, paddle steamer, proceeded up river

  2.10pm: ML9 secured alongside.

  2.45pm: ML9 left for store pier.

  6.40pm: HMS Sawfly arrived.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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LOGS FOR JULY 1916

[Abadan]


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Front of copy logbook for July 1916, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Weather instruments.

Mercurial barometer No 1168.

Aneroids, 1551 and 1554, Hicks. 8’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 15.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  5.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

     In am: Tested life buoy.

  8.05pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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2 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  3.45am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.00am: Hands to divisions and prayers.

10.15am: ML8 secured alongside.

  3.30pm: ML8 proceeded to Mohammerah with mails. Discharged Assistant Paymaster Street RNR, for passage to Bombay.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  8.50pm: One Stoker joined ship from ML9.


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3 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 14.

  3.15am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands painting and as requisite

12.05pm: ML8 and ML1 arrived and secured alongside.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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4 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 12.

  5.00am: ON M16250 Ship's Steward's Assistant Cyril Slater found lifeless on top of the awnings.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite

  9.10am: ML8 proceeded to Basra with the body of the late SSA Cyril Slater on board. One Seedie joined ship from shore.

  7.00pm: Two Mahaillas* arrived with coal

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

* Mahailla (various spellings): a type of Arab sailing barge.

Ship's Steward's Assistant Cyril Slater is buried at the Basra War Cemetery.


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5 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  5.00am: Hands coaling ship.

  5.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  7.30am: Mr Cook, Warrant Telegraphist. discharged to Hospital.

  8.25am: Hands employed coaling.

10.15am: ML4 arrived with coal.

  4.20pm: ML8 secured alongside.

  5.30pm: Commenced coaling.

  8.25pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

10.00pm: Finished coaling for night.


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6 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  4.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.30am: Hands coaling ship.

  8.45am: Hands coaling ship.

     In am: Received on board 130 tons of coal.

  4.05pm: ML4 proceeded up river. Discharged one Stoker for passage to ML9

  7.00pm: Discharged two ratings to hospital.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

11.10pm: Finished coaling.


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7 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.30am: Hands employed cleaning ship. Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning ship and as requisite.

  9.30am: HMS Moth proceeded up river

     In am: Lost overboard by accident lamp, hand, storeroom, pattern No 275.

12.50pm: ML8 proceeded to No 2 Pier to discharge stores.

  8.40pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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8 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  4.45am: ML8 proceeded up river.

  4.55am: HMS Sawfly shifted berth.

  5.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies cleaning ship and as requisite.

     In am: Tested lifebuoy.

  1.00pm: ML2 secured alongside with stores for Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

  1.15pm: ML8 arrived and secured alongside.

  8.40pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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9 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  4.10am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  6.30am: Hands cleaning ship.

  7.05am: ML2 proceeded to No 2 pier to discharge stores.

10.00am: Hands to divisions.

  8.20pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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10 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  7.40am: Hands drawing soap and tobacco from stores.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

     In am: Supplied 10 tons [presumably of coal] to Admiralty overseer.

  4.15pm: ML8 proceeded up river. Discharged Mr Cook, Warrant Telegraphist, to mail boat for passage to Bombay. Discharged one Ordinary Seaman to ML8.

  8.25pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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11 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting and as requisite.

11.55am: HMS Flycatcher arrived.

  1.50pm: Flycatcher proceeded to Basra.

  4.20pm: HMS Waterfly arrived and secured along side.

  8.15pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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12 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Three ratings discharged to HMS Waterfly for passage to HMS Dalhousie.

10.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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13 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.05am: HMS Waterfly proceeded to Basra.

  8.45am: Hands as requisite.

  3.00pm: ML8 arrived with stores. One Carpenter’s Crew joined ship from HMS Dalhousie.

  5.00pm: Hands unloading ML8.

  7.40pm: HMS Mantis arrived.

  8.45pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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14 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  4.45am: Hands painting and cleaning paintwork etc.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning ship etc.

10.50pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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15 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.00am: Hands painting fore mess deck. Seedies cleaning ship. Lubricated and tested life buoy.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning ship, painting, etc.

10.05am: ML8 arrived alongside. Discharged three Seedies to ML8.

  3.10pm: John Lindsay, Leading Trimmer, RNAT passed away.

  5.00pm: HMS Gnat arrived and anchored.

  8.45pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

Leading Trimmer John Lindsay is buried at the Basra War Cemetery.


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16 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  3.15am: ML8 left for Mohammerah with funeral party and corpse.

  5.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Seedies as requisite.

  1.00pm: ML9 arrived and secured alongside.

  1.25pm: ML8 arrived with funeral party.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  9.05pm: Sent armed party to gunboats.


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17 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  5.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  5.45am: ML8 left for SS Rhenfels [possibly Rotenfels is intended].

  5.50am: ML9 left for No 2 pier. Lit fires in steam cutter.

10.45am: ML8 secured alongside.

  1.00pm: ML8 proceeded up river.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

10.00pm: Stretcher party went to take case from tug Lady Curzon to hospital (APOC).


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18 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 12.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  5.30am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.20pm: HMS Bramble arrived and anchored ahead of ship.

  3.30pm: Bramble weighed and shifted to a berth abreast of ship.

  9.40pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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19 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 13.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

     In am: One sun helmet lost by accident.

  7.10pm: HMS Gadfly arrived.

  7.15pm: Three cases discharged to hospital ashore.

  8.45pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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20 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 13.

  5.00am: Seedies cleaning ship.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Seedies employed as requisite.

10.40am: HMS Flycatcher arrived.

  1.30pm: Seedie boys employed cleaning Sick Bay.

  4.30pm: SS Pandua arrived with 3 gunboats’ crews.

  6.30pm: The SNO* [Senior Naval Officer] came on board.

  8.10pm: Crew of HMS Butterfly joined ship.

      In pm: One 12ft ash oar lost overboard by accident.

11.00pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.

* At this time Captain Wilfrid Nunn RN (HMS Proserpine).


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21 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 12.

  3.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.00am: Seedie boys cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Seedies employed as requisite.

  3.10pm: HMS Flycatcher arrived.

  3.20pm: Landed funeral party*.

  4.30pm: HMS Grayfly secured alongside

      In pm: Medical survey held on board by Dr Shannon HMS Alert and Dr Hitch HMS Mantis.

  7.30pm: Flycatcher secured alongside.

  8.00pm: Drew fire in steam cutter.

To Flycatcher, which then proceeded for Mohammerah. The deceased is Leading Seaman Alexander Silvie, 152124, late of HMS Alert and an ex-POW of the Turks. See the log of HMS Proserpine for this date.


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22 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

  3.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  5.00am: Hands and Seedies clean ship.

  7.40am: ML13 arrived and secured alongside.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies cleaning ship.

     In am: Life buoy tested and oiled.

  1.30pm: Seedies clean ship's side.

  3.25pm: HMS Flycatcher arrived with motor boat May and secured alongside of HMS Grayfly.

  5.00pm: Flycatcher proceeded upriver.

  8.30pm: Steam cutter drew fires.


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23 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  5.40am: HMS Cranefly proceeded up river.

  5.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

12.05pm: HMS Dragonfly proceeded up river.

12.10pm: HMS Proserpine proceeded down river with SNO Mesopotamia.

  6.20pm: HMS Butterfly secured to dock pier.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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24 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  5.00am: Seedie boys cleaning ship, painting down aloft and as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

10.35am: One Stoker and one RMLI joined ship from oiler Trocas.

12.15pm: One Private RMLI discharged to HMS Bramble.

  2.35pm: Bramble proceeded down river.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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25 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  3.30pm: ML8 secured alongside.


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26 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

     In am: Received on board 80 gallons petrol.

  5.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands employed refitting motor boat. Seedies employed as requisite.

  2.35pm: HMS Flycatcher arrived and secured alongside ML8.

  8.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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27 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  5.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.25am: Seedies as requisite.

10.45am: HMS Mantis refloated and proceeded downstream to anchorage.

  1.00pm: Seedies cleaning out boats etc.

  5.00pm: Seedies as requisite.


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28 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

12.20am: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  5.00am: Seedies cleaning ship. Hands as requisite.

  6.35am: HMS Lawrence proceeded down river.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  5.00pm: Seedies employed in motor boats.


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29 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 11.

  5.00am: Seedie boys cleaning ship. Hands sailmaking.

    In am: One Seedie discharged.

  8.25am: HMS Sawfly arrived, secured alongside.

  8.40am: HMS Gadfly secured to Sawfly.

  9.00am: Gadfly proceeded to buoy aft Alert.

  9.45am: Sawfly proceeded alongside Gadfly.

10.05am: HMS Mayfly secured to Sawfly.

10.40am: HMS Britomart passed up river.

  1.30pm: Seedies clean paintwork etc.


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30 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 11.

  5.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands employed sailmaking.

  9.00am: HMS Flycatcher arrived and secured alongside.

     In am: One Bosun’s call lost overboard by accident.

  1.00pm: Flycatcher secured alongside HMS Mantis. Chief Artificer Engineer Calloway discharged, invalided to England. One Stoker discharged to HMS Dalhousie.

  3.20pm: Fire in Anglo-Persian Oil Company works.


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31 July 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  5.45am: Seedies working about gunboats anchors.

  7.30am: HMS Butterfly proceeded to No 2 pier

  7.55am: HMS Flycatcher arrived.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies employed as requisite.

  9.00am: Flycatcher proceeded up river.

  1.30pm: Seedies cleaning ship.

  5.35pm: Flycatcher returned and secured alongside ML8.


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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1916

[Abadan]


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Front of copy logbook for August 1916, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Weather instruments.

Aneroid barometer, 1551 Hicks. 8’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.25am: HMS Flycatcher left with cutter in tow to transport gunboats crews to SS Chilka*.

  8.00am: Gunboats crews embarked on Chilka.

  8.45am: Hands employed painting after mess deck.

12.45pm: HMS Flycatcher proceeded up river.

* Chilka: the second of four B.I.S.N Co vessels with this name.


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2 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.00am: Seedies cleaning ship. Hands sailmaking as requisite.

  8.05am: ML8 returned from trials and secured alongside HMS Grayfly.

  8.45am: Seedies as requisite. Hands painting after mess deck.

10.30am: Sand storm sprang up.

  1.00pm: Paid monthly payment.

  1.50pm: Seedies employed as requisite.

The sand storm mentioned involved strong breezes to moderate gales, but was only short lived, dying down by 4.00pm.


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3 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  4.30am: ML8 proceeded up river.

  6.15am: HMS Britomart passed down.

  7.20am: HMS Gnat arrived and anchored.

  8.45am: Hands painting after mess deck. Seedies as requisite.

  9.20pm: Gnat proceeded up river.

  1.30pm: Seedies as requisite.


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4 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.00pm: Hands painting after mess deck. Seedies clean ship and as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands painting after mess deck. Seedies as requisite.

  9.30am: HMS Odin passed up.

  1.30pm: ML2 arrived and secured alongside. Seedies cleaning paintwork.

  1.42pm: ML2 proceeded down river.

  6.15pm: ML14 arrived.

  6.20pm: ML8 arrived. One Seaman and one Private RMLI joined ship [vide log of HMS Dalhousie, Painter’s Mate F Smith and Private H Shires (?).]*

  6.50pm: ML14 shifted alongside of HMS Mantis.

*Ratings joining and leaving usually go by way of HMS Dalhousie, where her indefatigable logkeeper and our even more hard-working editor provide names for you.


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5 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.00am: Seedies cleaning ship. Hands as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands painting after mess deck. Seedies cleaning ship.

     In am: Tested life buoy.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and cleaning after mess deck.


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6 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  7.15am: Two Seamen and one Carpenter's Crew joined ship from hospital.

  8.50am: HMS Tarantula arrived with SNO Mespotamia.

  9.30am: Discharged five invalids to hospital.

10.00am: Divisions.

11.10am: Tarantula weighed and proceeded up.

12.00pm: ML8 arrived.

12.20pm: One Stoker joined ship from tanker SS Vitruvia.


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7 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies and requisite.

  9.50am: Two invalids discharged to HMHS Vita.

  1.30pm: Seedie boys as requisite.


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8 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

10.30am: One Seaman rejoined ship from gunboats and one Seaman joined gunboats.

  5.50pm: ML8 cast off with HMS Grayfly in tow and secured alongside HMS Mantis.

  7.10pm: ML8 secured alongside.


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9 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.00am: Seedies cleaning ship. Hands as requisite.

  5.25am: ML8 proceeded up river.

11.00am: HMS Flycatcher arrived and secured alongside. One Chief Stoker [vide log of HMS Dalhousie, Chief Stoker G Harris.] and one Seaman joined ship.


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10 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.00am: Seedies cleaning ship. Hands as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands as requisite.

10.00am: HMS Flycatcher beached for making good defects.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed scrubbing bottom and painting Flycatcher.


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11 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  7.48am: HMS Flycatcher refloated.

  8.30am: Flycatcher proceeded up river.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

10.30am: ML14 secured alongside…

11.10am: … and then proceeded up river.

  1.30pm: Seedies as requisite.


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12 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  5.00am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies cleaning ship.

     In am: Tested lifebuoy.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite for cleaning ship.

  1.30pm: Seedies as requisite.


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13 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.45am: Hands and Seedies clean ship.

  8.45am: HMS Gnat arrived with mails and anchored ahead of Alert. Hands cleaning up decks.

10.00am: Divisions and prayers.

11.40am: HMS Lawrence passed up river flying Commodore's pendant.

11.50am: Gnat passed up river.


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14 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  1.40am: ML8 arrived and tied up alongside.

  5.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  7.00am: ML8 left and proceeded alongside HMS Mantis.

  8.05am: ML8 cast off from Mantis and secured alongside.

11.25am: ML8 proceeded up river.

  1.30pm: Seedies cleaning out and restowing manger*.

* A compartment under the chain locker where mud and water from the anchor chains collects.


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15 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.00am: Hands employed refitting and painting. Seedies cleaning ship.

  8.30am: HMS Flycatcher arrived and secured alongside.

  8.45am: Hands employed refitting. Seedies clearing stores from SS Diyatalawa. 8 tons coal supplied to Admiralty Overseer.

  1.30pm: Seedies oiling wire hawsers.

  4.15pm: Flycatcher slipped and proceeded up river.


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16 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.00am: Hands employed refitting strops, fitting spans for gunboat moorings. Seedies as requisite and prepare for coaling.

  8.10am: HMS Lawrence passed down flying Commodore's pendant.

  8.45am: Hands fitting spans for gunboat moorings. Seedies as requisite. One Seaman joined from HMS Mantis.

  6.30pm: One Seaman discharged to Mantis.


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17 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  5.00am: Seedies clean ship; hands refitting strops for gunboats moorings.

  8.45am: Hands refitting gunboats moorings. Seedies as requisite.

  3.00pm: HMS Flycatcher arrived and anchored alongside. One Seaman joined ship.

  5.15pm: HMS Bramble arrived and anchored.


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18 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.00am: Hands refitting gunboats moorings. Seedies taking ammunition to HMS Mantis.

  8.45am: Hands refitting gunboats moorings buoy. Seedies as requisite.

  3.50pm: HMS Waterfly secured alongside.


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19 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.00am: Hands refitting. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands refitting strops for gunboats. Seedies scraping paint and cleaning motor boat.

10.15am: Two mahaillas arrived with coal.

12.50pm: HMS Waterfly cast off and proceeded up river.

  1.20pm: Coal mahaillas secured alongside.

  4.20pm: Hands prepare for coaling.

  5.00pm: Commence coaling.


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20 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  3.15am: Finished coaling.

  9.00am: Hands and Seedies cleaning ship. Received on board 75 tons of coal.

  1.00pm: ML13 arrived with stores.

  1.30pm: Seedies embarking stores from ML13.

  4.25pm: ML13 cast off and proceeded up river.


[The log pages for 21 and 22 August were accidentally swapped by the log keeper. The pages have been placed in the correct date order below.]


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21 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  5.00am: Seedies cleaning ship's side. Hands refitting strops for gunboat's moorings.

  8.45am: Hands making strops and rigging stages. Seedies cleaning ship's side.

11.55am: HMS Gnat arrived and proceeded alongside No 1 Pier.

  1.30pm: Seedies cleaning out boats.

      In pm: 1st Lieutenant attending court of inquiry* on HMS Bramble.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

* Following the death of Ordinary Seaman George E Thompson, J40898, Po, who fell from a painting stage earlier in the day and drowned; vide log of HMS Bramble.


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22 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  5.00am: Hands stowing stores. Seedie boys cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands making strops and fitting buoy. Seedies as requisite.


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23 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  8.45am: Hands employed refitting strops. Seedie boys fill sand. Clean ship.

  8.45am: Hands refitting strops and completing buoy. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  1.30pm: Seedies cleaning paint work.

  3.05pm: ML8 arrived and secured alongside.

  4.05pm: Hands cleaning stores from ML8.


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24 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

     In am: Received on board 80 gallons petrol

  4.40am: ML8 cast off and proceeded to HMS Bramble to take funeral party and corpse to Mohammerah [see 21st August].

  5.00am: Seedies fill tank. Hands refitting lower boom gear and motor boats cover.

10.40am: ML8 returned with funeral party and secured alongside. Hands employed refitting. Seedies putting stores on ML8.

  1.30pm: Seedies loading ML8 with stores.

  5.00pm: Hands scrub upper deck.


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25 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  5.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck. Hands refitting strops.

  8.20am: Motor boat left for Basra with Paymaster and escort.

  8.25am: ML8 proceeded to No 2 Pier to unload stores. Seedies unloading from ML8.

  9.40am: Carried out steam trial in steam cutter.

  1.15pm: Seedies unloading ML8

  6.00pm: Hands unloading depôt stores from ML8 and loading stores into ML8 for HMS Proserpine.

11.55pm: Motorboat returned from Basra with Paymaster and escort. One officer rejoined ship from Bombay


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26 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands cleaning paintwork. Seedies cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies cleaning ship and beaching motor boat for repairs. Tested lifebuoy.

  1.30pm: Seedies scrub upper deck, paint motor boat’s bottom.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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27 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  5.00am: Hands and Seedies clean ship and paintwork.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies cleaning ship.

10.00am: Divisions and prayers.

10.45am: Motorboat hauled off beach.

  1.50pm: Motor boat left for Mohammerah with mails.

  7.45pm: Motor boat returned from Mohammerah.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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28 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.00am: Seedies fill tank. Scrub upper deck. Hands refitting pole halyards and whaler's falls. Two hands painting out officers’ cabins.

  7.00am: Seedies drawing stores from depôt.

  8.45am: Hands refitting. Seedies as requisite.

  1.30pm: Seedie boys chipping ventilators and cleaning paintwork.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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29 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.00am: Hands refitting whaler's falls. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  7.40am: HMS Gnat arrived with SNO Mesopotamia on board.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning cutter of stores from Gnat.

  9.15am: Seedies working depôt stores. Hands refitting.

10.05am: Gnat weighed anchor and proceeded up river with SNO on board.

  1.30pm: Seedie boys clearing cutter.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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30 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.00am: Hands refitting fenders etc. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.50am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  8.45am: Seedies scrubbed poop. Hands refitting wire pendants, mooring pendant, etc.

  1.30pm: Seedies scraping fore bridge, cleaning out boats.

  6.10am: Motor boat returned from Basra.


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31 August 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.00am: Hands refitting mooring pendants. Seedies cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands repairing fenders and refitting mooring pendants. Seedies cleaning poop and working stores ashore.

12.05pm: HMS Bramble weighed and proceeded down river.


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Back cover.



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1916

[Abadan]


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Front of copy logbook for September 1916, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Weather instruments.

Aneroid barometer, 1551 Hicks. 8’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

     In am: Received on board 80 gallons petrol.

  5.00am: Two hands repairing hazelwood fenders, remainder of hands refitting mooring pendant. Seedies fill tanks, scrub, etc.

  1.30pm: Two Seedies with Carpenters.

  2.50pm: Motor boat left for Mohammerah.

  4.30pm: Seedies working stores on shore.

  5.45pm: Motor boat returned from Mohammerah.

  7.15pm: One Stoker joined ship from Oiler Lucigen.


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2 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.50am: One Stoker discharged to HMS Snakefly. One Seaman discharged to HMS Dragonfly. Motor boat left for Basra.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning paintwork. Seedies scrub main deck.

  5.55pm: Motor boat returned from Basra with mails.


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3 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  5.00am: Filling tank, scrub upper deck. Hands refitting martingales of side screen booms.

  7.30am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  9.30am: Divisions and prayers.

  2.15pm: Motor boat Paristra arrived with Commissioner of Police and two prisoners. Prisoners put under arrest on board. Temporary.

  9.00pm: Motor boat returned from Basra.


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4 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  5.00am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies fill tank and as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands refitting mooring pendants and repairing hazelwood fenders. Seedies scrub poop deck and as requisite.

12.40pm: Two prisoners left ship with Commissioner of Police and an escort.


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5 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  Sick List: 5.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  5.00am: Hands rigging side curtain. Seedies filling tank. Scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies chipping ventilators.


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6 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  Sick List: 4.

  5.00am: Hands cleaning out boats. Seedies fill tank. Scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands refitting. Five Seedies working ashore in store 5. Seedies working aboard HMS Grayfly.

11.40am: HMS Gnat arrived and secured to No 2 Pier.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed on Grayfly.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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7 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.00am: Hands employed repairing awnings supports. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands refitting jackstay. Four Ordinary Seamen resume for higher rating. Seedies employed about dockyard stores.


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8 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  4.45am: Hands as requisite. Seedies cleaning upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed repairing ridge ropes. Seedies scraping ventilators.

  1.30pm: Four Ordinary Seamen resume for higher rating.


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9 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

     In am: Received on board 100 gals petrol.

  5.00am: Hands fitting ridge ropes. Seedies clean ship.

  6.00am: Motor boat left for Basra for mails. One CPO discharged to hospital.

am: Tested lifebuoy.

  8.45am: Hands as requisite. Seedies scrub upper deck.

pm: Motor boat returned from Basra with mails etc. Seven Stokers and one W/T rating joined ship.

  7.00pm: ML8 arrived with stores.


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10 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies clearing ML8 of stores.

  7.30pm: One stoker discharged to HMS Mantis.


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11 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  5.00am: Ordinary Seaman at boat pulling instruction. Seedies scrubbing upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.


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12 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  5.00am: Hands as requisite. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed ashore with CPO Pitts. Seedies working at stores.

  4.00pm: Five Stokers discharged to ML8 for passage to HMS Dalhousie.

  6.00pm: One W/T rating discharged to HMS Sawfly.


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13 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  5.00am: Ordinary Seamen boat pulling, remainder of hands refitting boats’ falls. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  7.30am: Read Warrant No 3.

  8.45am: Seedies employed in dockyard. Hands refitting boats’ falls.

  9.25am: Motor boat left for Basra with prisoners and escort.

  5.20pm: Motor boat returned from Basra with escort.


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14 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.00am: Hands employed cleaning out boats. Seedies cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Seedies chipping ventilators.


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15 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.00am: Hands refitting ridge ropes. Seedies cleaning ship.

  2.15pm: Seedies launching Lighter No 108 for M.E.D.

  3.05pm: Lighter launched.

  5.55pm: ML11 arrived. Steam cutter drew fires.


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16 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.00am: Hands as requisite. Seedies cleaning ship.

  7.30am: Exercised fire stations.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite on Lighter No 108. Seedies cleaning ship.

10.40am: ML11 cast off and proceeded to No 1 Pier.

  1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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17 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 SIck List: 4.

  5.45am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  6.00am: HMS Flycatcher shifted berth alongside HMS Mantis.

10.00am: Flycatcher proceeded up river.

  7.30pm: Mahailla of coal secured alongside.


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18 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  8.45am: Hands employed fitting awnings and ridge ropes on Lighter 108. Seedies employed as requisite.

11.55am: Commenced coaling.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on Lighter 108.

11.30pm: Finished coaling for night.


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19 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  5.00am: Hands repairing ridge ropes. Remainder on 108 being towed by T22.

  5.30am: Seedies scraping ventilators.

  7.00am: Coaling resumed.

  9.05am: Motor boat left for Basra with hospital case.

  9.40am: ML11 arrived and secured at No 1 pier.

11.45am: Finished 1 lighter of coal.

  1.30pm: Seedies wash down upper deck.

  4.30pm: One mahailla of coal secured alongside.


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20 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  5.00am: Hands employed in dockyard. Seedies as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands employed on lighter. Seedies scraping ventilators.

  9.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  4.00am: ML11 proceeded up river with coal mahailla in tow.

  7.00am: Commenced coaling.


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21 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  2.00am: Finished coaling for night.

     In am: Barge 108 smashed off part of our lifebuoy by accident

  5.00am: Hands refitting ridge ropes. Seedies chipping ventilators and as requisite.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies chipping ventilators.

  7.15pm: Resumed coaling.

  7.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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22 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  1.15am: Finished coaling.

  5.00am: Hands employed in dockyard. Seedies and Lascars coaling ship.

  8.45am: Hands refitting ridge ropes. Seedies coaling ship.

10.30am: HMS Gnat arrived and secured alongside No 1 pier.

12.30pm: Finished coaling.

  1.00pm: Hands shifting gunboats. Seedies washing decks.

  2.50pm: Gnat left No 1 pier.

      In pm: Received on board 125 tons Welsh coal.


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23 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  5.00am: Clean paint work. Seedies cleaning ship.

  6.30am: Motor boat left for Basra for mails etc.


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24 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  5.45am: Seedie boys cleaning ship. Hands as requisite.

  8.45am: Two hands on tents.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  9.45am: Prayers.


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25 September 1916

[Log-keeper mistakenly noted 26 September]

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  5.00am: Hands refitting tents. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands refitting tents. Seedies as requisite.

  7.00pm: ML8 arrived with stores.


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26 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.00am: Hands refitting tents. Seedies transferring awnings from HMS Sawfly to HMS Gadfly.

  7.55am: ML8 secured alongside.

  8.45am: Hands refitting tents ashore. Seedies cleaning out boats and as requisite.

11.30am: ML8 proceeded to No 1 Pier.

  2.30pm: ML8 secured alongside.


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27 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.00am: Hands refitting tents. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  7.55am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  1.30pm: Seedies restowing magazines of HMS Gadfly.

  3.30pm: SS Bandra arrived with gunboats’ crews from recuperation.


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28 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

12.20am: Drew fires in steam cutter.

  5.45am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands refitting tents. Seedies employed on HMS Gadfly.

12.25pm: HMS Flycatcher secured alongside jetty.

12.50pm: Flycatcher left jetty.

  2.55pm: Hands employed putting motor boat on slipway.


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29 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  3.40am: Motor boat came off slips.

  5.00am: Hands employed refitting tents. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  6.00am: Lit fires in steam cutter.

  8.45am: Hands as requisite. Seedies working stores ashore.

11.25am: ML8 proceeded up river.

  1.30pm: Supplied 1 ton of coal to HMS Gadfly.

  4.10pm: HMS Flycatcher proceeded up river.

10.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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30 September 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

  6.20am: Motor boat left for Basra

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clean ship. HMS Grayfly came alongside.

  9.20am: Grayfly and HMS Gadfly left for Basra.

11.20am: HMS Mantis secured to north pier.

  5.30pm: HMS Mayfly came alongside for coal.

  6.10pm: Mayfly proceeded up river.

  7.05pm: Motor boat returned.


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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1916

[Abadan]


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Front of copy logbook for October 1916, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Weather instruments.

Aneroid barometer, 1551 Hicks. 8’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  5.45am: Seedies cleaning ship.

11.55am: T. 22 left No 1 jetty with barge in tow.

  1.30pm: Supplied to HMS Mayfly, 1 ton coal.


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2 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 10.

  5.00am: Hands working about ridge ropes. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  9.00am: Hands refitting ridge ropes. Seedies cleaning ship.

  5.50pm: Motor boat arrived back from Basra. One Chief Artificer Engineer joined ship from HMS Dalhousie.


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3 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  5.00am: Hands and Seedies scrub upper deck.

  9.00am: Hands working about ship. Seedies cleaning out cutter.

11.10am: T. 22 secured alongside.

  8.30pm: P. 55 Tug anchored at Abadan.


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4 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  5.00am: Seedies clean ship. Hands splicing wire etc.

     In am: Lost by accident 3 pull through mark IV.

  1.30pm: Seedies in dockyard about stores.

  2.55pm: P. 55 proceeded to Basra.


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5 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.00am: Hands working about awnings. Seedies scrub upper deck.

     In am: Hammer, hand, part 307. Lost overboard by accident.

12.45pm: ML10 secured to No 1 pier.

  1.30pm: Seedies painting boats.


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6 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  5.00am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  6.00am: Hands working about ship. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.00am: Mahailla No B25 ran into and badly damaged Alert's dinghy alongside HMS Sawfly. Hands working about motor boat’s awning.

12.05pm: HMS Miner arrived Abadan.

  1.30pm: Hands working with Carpenter. Seedies about stores.

  7.40pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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7 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.30am: Seedies cleaning ship. Hands working about motor boat’s awning.

  7.15am: HMS Miner left for Basra.

  7.20am: HM Ships Gnat, Greenfly and Snakefly arrived at Abadan.

  1.30pm: Hands working as requisite around ship.

  5.55pm: Motorboat returned from Basra. CPO Roberts rejoined ship. Lt Wright landed from HMS Stonefly for APOC hospital, cot case.

  7.00pm: Staff Surgeon Shannon discharged to APOC hospital, cot case.

  7.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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8 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  5.00am: Seedies about stores.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies cleaning ship.

  9.30am: Divisions and Rounds.

  2.00pm: Motor boat left for Mohammerah.

  6.50pm: ML8 arrived from Basra with two stokers and one seaman from HMS Dalhousie.

  7.35pm: HMS Lawrence passed up river.


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9 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8,

  5.30am: Hands employed working parts of ship. Seedies piped down for Ramadan festival.

  6.00am: Hands employed on motor boat’s awning.

11.00am: One prisoner at large joined ship from HMS Snakefly.

  1.25pm: ML8 secured alongside HMS Gnat.

  4.30pm: Motorboat left for Mohammerah.

  4.50pm: Gunboats’ crews joined SS Aronda.

  5.45pm: ML8 secured alongside. Two ERAs joined ship from gunboats.

  7.20pm: Motor boat returned.


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10 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  5.15am: Lit fires in steam cutter. Hands on motor boat’s awning. Seedies with Carpenter and cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands about motor boat’s awning.

  9.30am: ML8 secured alongside stone pier.

  1.30pm: Y39 flat lent to dockyard.

  7.15pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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11 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  5.30am: Hands about motor boat’s awning. Seedies clean ship.

  6.30am: Stella coaled from ship.

  8.45am: Seedies laying moorings for barge.

  9.00am: ML8 left for Basra. One prisoner at large left for HMS Odin.

12.30pm: Seedies working on barge.

  1.10pm: Seedies finished on barge and cleaned out boats.

  2.00pm: High water, barge failed to come off ship.

  7.50pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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12 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.00am: Hands employed about motor boat. Seedie boys cleaning ship.

  8.20am: One Sapper, Royal Engineers, joined ship sick. Hands working about motor boat’s awning. Seedies working gunboats’ stores.

  9.30am: Two seamen left ship for gunboats.

10.00am: One seaman joined ship.

12.30pm: Seedies working on barge.

  1.15pm: Finished on barge. Barge did not come off.


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13 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.30am: Hands working about awning of motor boat. Seedies cleaning ship etc.

  9.00am: Hands about motor boat’s awning. Seedies store party in dockyard.

  1.30pm: Paid monthly payment. Seedies working about gunboats’ stores.


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14 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.30am: Hands working on motor boat’s awning. Seedies scrubbing decks.

  6.10am: Motor boat left ship for Basra with one Plumber and one Shipwright.

  6.45am: Tested life buoy.

  8.45am: Hands working about ship’s awnings. Seedies painting ship’s side.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies assisting at launch of lighter in Dockyard.

  3.00pm: Lighter launched.

  3.30pm: Lost overboard by accident by Seedie boy, 1 boat’s crutch.

  5.00pm: Seedies cleaning up decks.

  6.30pm: Motor boat returned from Basra.


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15 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies employed cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands as requisite. Seedies on dockyard about stores.

  8.55am: HMS Lawrence passed down river.

  9.30am: Hands to divisions and prayers.

11.00am: Lost overboard by accident 1 boat hook, pattern No 78E.

  1.30pm: One Sergeant, Royal Engineers, joined ship sick.

  2.00pm: Motor boat left for Mohammerah.

  5.22pm: T22 brought a lighter alongside the bank. Hands and Seedies securing lighters.

  7.50pm: Motor boat returned.


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16 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  5.30am: Provisioned ship from ML8. Lighter 102 left Dockyard jetty in tow of T22.

  7.10am: Motor boat left for Basra with Admiralty Overseer.

  8.45am: Provision ship.

11.00am: Finished provisioning ship. ML8 cast off and secured to No 2 jetty.

  1.00pm: Seedies working at No 2 jetty unloading ML8.

  6.45pm: HMS Miner arrived with fruit, potatoes etc.

  9.15am: Motor boat returned.


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17 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.30am: Hands employed working on ship’s awning and main rigging. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  9.00am: Four Seedie boys paint ship’s side. Remainder about store. Hands about main rigging.

  1.00pm: HMS Miner secured alongside.

  1.30pm: Seedies about stores and ship’s side.

  5.25pm: ML8 tied up alongside.


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18 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck. Hands cleaning out boats and working about main rigging.

  6.25am: ML8 cast off.

  6.45am: Hands working on HMS Sawfly.

  7.15am: HMS Stonefly towed alongside by T22.

  7.20am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  8.45am: Seedies paint ship and working about stores. Hands repairing roping of awning.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

12.10pm: HMS Miner left ship with ML8 in tow for Basra. Seedies in dockyard about stores. Hands as requisite.

  5.00pm: Clear up decks.

  9.10pm: Motor boat returned from Basra. One ERA joined ship from HMS Dalhousie.


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19 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.45am: Hands employed on awnings and main rigging. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed about awnings and main rigging. Seedies paint ship’s side and working about stores.

11.50am: HMS Miner came alongside.

  1.30pm: Seedies about stores and paint ship’s side.


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20 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.00am: Hands oiling down stays. Seedies clean ship.

  7.00am: HMS Miner secured alongside SS Frienfels.

  9.00am: Hands employed about awnings. Seedies about stores.

10.00am: Miner took a mahailla alongside Frienfels.

  1.30pm: Hands stocktaking ammunition on HMS Sawfly. Seedies paint ship’s side and working stores.

  2.45pm: Miner secured alongside HMS Gnat.

  5.30pm: Hands finished Sawfly’s ammunition.


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21 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.30am: Hands cleaning paint work. Seedies cleaning ship.

  6.00am: HMS Miner left HMS Gnat for Basra.

  6.10am: Motor boat left for Basra for mails. One Ordinary Seaman left for HMS Dalhousie.

  8.15am: Tested lifebuoy.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed about stores.

  2.30pm: Gunboat broke adrift.

  2.35pm: Gunboat picked up.

  3.30pm: HMS Lawrence passed up river.

  7.50pm: Motor boat returned.

  9.00pm: Miner secured to Gnat.


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22 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.30am: Seedies scrub upper deck. Hands clean ship.

  7.20am: ML8 secured to SS Frienfels.

  1.30pm: Motor boat left for Mohammerah with mails and football party.


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23 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.30am: Hands employed on awnings. Seedies cleaning ship.

  9.00am: Hands employed on awnings and HMS Sawfly. Seedies about stores and painting ship.

10.00am: HMS Snakefly towed by T22 alongside HMS Stonefly.

  1.30pm: Seedies paint upper decks and about stores. Motor boat left for Basra.

  8.10pm: [Motor boat] returned from Mohammerah.


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24 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.30am: Hands employed on awnings and oiling down aloft. Seedies scrub decks.

  8.45am: Seedies about stores.

  9.25am: Paymaster discharged ashore to APOC hospital. Hands employed on awnings and rigging.

  1.00pm: HMS Miner secured alongside with 20 Lascars and one Serang. Seedies employed on stores and painting.

A “Serang” was a Lascar crew member with a rank similar to boatswain, in charge of organising teams of Lascar crewmen.


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25 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.30am: Hands employed blacking down aloft. Seedies scrubbing decks.

  7.15am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  7.30am: One Stoker Petty Officer and one Royal Engineer discharged to hospital.

  7.50am: Motor boat returned, broke down.

  8.10am: Motor boat repaired.

10.45am: ML8 secured to HMS Gnat.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies shifting HMS’ Snakefly and Stonefly from dockyard jetty to SS Frienfels to remove guns.

  3.40pm: HMS Scotstoun tied up alongside dockyard jetty.


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26 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  5.30am: Hands employed oiling down stays aloft. Seedies clean poop and working about stores.

10.10am: HMS Miner left for Basra. 18 Lascars discharged from ship.

  1.30pm: Seedies on dockyard about stores.

  2.30pm: Hands working aboard SS Frienfels.

  3.45pm: T22 came alongside.

  5.05pm: Read warrant No 4.


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27 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  5.30am: Hands employed oiling down stays. Seedies cleaning ship.

  6.30am: T22 left.

  8.45am: Three hands working on fenders, one on awnings. Seedies employed on poop and over the stores.

  9.20am: Motor boat left.

  1.30pm: HMS Proserpine passed up [river], SNO’s flag. Seedies employed with Carpenter and about stores.

  3.00pm: Motor boat returned.


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28 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  5.00am: Tested lifebuoy.

  7.00am: HMS Snakefly came alongside.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies cleaning ship.

10.45am: ML7 proceeded up river.

11.20am: Motor proceeded alongside SS Frienfels for repairs.

12.35pm: Motor boat returned.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend.

  1.40pm: T22 alongside clothes.

  1.50pm: Motor boat left for Basra with one CPO, one ERA, one Sergeant RMLI and one Royal Engineer, all discharged to hospital.

  4.15pm: ML8 arrived from up river.


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29 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  2.15am: T22 left and towed barge No 100 off beach and anchored in midstream.

  5.45am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.45am: ML8 went alongside No 1 pier. T22 towed lighter No 100 from midstream and secured alongside HMS Scotstoun.

  9.30am: Hands to divisions.

11.00am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  3.00pm: Motor boat returned with six ratings.

  6.30pm: Drew fires in steam cutter.


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30 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  1.30am: Arab Dhow BW75 fouled bows of HMS Sawfly and Greenfly, causing gunboats to drag moorings to a position North of HMS Gnat in 3½ fathoms off South shore.

  5.30am: Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  7.00am: Hands on awnings.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning poop. Hands shifting ammunition, working with Carpenter and on awnings.

10.35am: HMS Lawrence passed down.

12.45pm: ML8 left dockyard jetty with lighter No 100 in tow.

  1.30pm: Hands employed about ammunition in gunboats.

  2.20pm: HMS Mantis anchored.


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31 October 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.15am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

  5.30am: Hands employed cleaning boats. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  6.40am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  8.45am: Hands working on gunboats. Two Seedies clean poop, remainder on stores.

  1.30pm: [Hands] employed bringing cases inboard, two Seedies painting cowls. ML15 arrived with 15 tons of coal and secured astern.

  5.00pm: Hands working on HMS Scotstoun.

  5.15pm: HMS Mantis shifted in midstream.

  6.15pm: Hands got ML15 alongside.

  9.45pm: Motor boat arrived back and made fast alongside Scotstoun.


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Back cover.



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1916

[Abadan]


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Front of copy logbook for November 1916, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Above two pages blank.


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Weather instruments.

Barometers, Aneroid 1551 and 1554 Hicks, mercurial 1168 Hicks. 8’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.30am: Hands and Seedies getting ship ready for coal.

  6.00am: Commenced coaling.

  8.00am: Breakfast.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies resume coaling.

11.00am: Finished coaling, received 80 tons.

11.20am: ML No 15 cast off.

  1.30pm: Hands clean paintwork. Seedies scrub deck.

  2.00pm: One Seaman RNR joined ship awaiting passage to HMS Juno.


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2 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.30am: Hands employed blacking down aloft, fitting new boats painters. Seedies fill upper deck tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.50am: ML8 went alongside SS Powhatan.

  7.30am: ML8 came alongside ship.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies employed on stores.

  9.30am: Burning oil floating down river set fire to ST Kelvin, oil coming close to ship, ship ready for slipping anchor. ML8 alongside raised steam. Hands went to fire stations. Sick ready to leave, removed all boats.

12.10pm: HMS Flycatcher came alongside with SNO.

  1.15pm: Flycatcher left.

  1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning paintwork. Seedies scrubbing upper deck.

  1.45pm: Seedies working about boats and stores.

  2.00pm: Tested all rifles in ship.

  8.20pm: Steam boat drew fires.


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3 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  5.30am: Hands fitting new painters in dinghies, refitting foremast rigging etc. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands overhauling lower part of rigging. Seedies clean poop and as requisite.

  1.30pm: Seedies working about stores in dockyard.

  2.30pm: Motor boat left ship for Mohammerah.

  4.00pm: HMS Mantis left No 2 pier.

  5.00pm: Lt/Cdr Crozier joined ship in command. Hands getting in baggage. Seedies as requisite. Motor boat arrived back.

  9.25pm: HMS Miner arrived with fruit and two ratings (one PO and one Stoker).


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4 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons of petrol.

  5.30am: Hands as requisite. Seedies upper deck and fill tank.

  6.30am: Motor boat left for Basra. Hands shifting HMS Stonefly.

  8.45am: Seedies washing down decks.

  1.15pm: HMS Mantis anchored in mid stream.

  3.20pm: Mantis proceeded up river.

  4.35pm: Motor boat returned from Basra.


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5 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.00am: Hands employed on awnings.

  8.45am: Hands clear up decks for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  9.45am: Prayers.

  3.00pm: HMS Miner shifted berth.

  3.50pm: Miner left.


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6 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  1.30am: HMS Miner returned and secured alongside T22.

  5.30am: Hands helping to get HMS Scotstoun up to SS Frienfels. Seedies as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands working on Scotstoun. Seedies on ship.

  1.30pm: Seamen at rifle drill.


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7 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  6.00am: Hands as requisite.

  6.30am: Miner proceeded to Basra with Captain.

  8.45am: Hands employed oiling and cleaning rifles and bayonets.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on rigging. Seedies standing off for a Festival Day.

  5.00pm: Two Seedies discharged ashore.


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8 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.00am: Hands employed on rigging. Seedies as requisite.

  7.15am: HMS Miner came alongside with Captain.

  8.45am: Hands employed on rigging. Seedies weighing HMS Sawfly's anchor, transporting stores and getting Mr Miles, Artificer Engineer's, luggage from SS Frienfels.

10.00am: Miner left for Basra.

  1.30pm: Hands repairing canvas of camp beds. Seedies with Carpenter and on boats. Exercised armourer with smoke helmet.

  4.00pm: ML8 arrived with service letters for Paymaster.

  6.15pm: Miner came alongside with HMS Scotstoun's ratings. Four ERAs RNR, one SPO, one PO, one Leading Stoker, one Stoker, one AB and one Signalman.


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9 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  6.05am: Miner shoved off and brought HMS Stonefly alongside.

  8.45am: Hands employed about awnings. Seedies cleaning ship.

  9.30am: One Seedie joined ship.

  1.30pm: Paid monthly payment.

  2.30pm: Hands employed making bedsteads (canvas), cleaning boats and unloading stores for HMS Scotstoun.


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10 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  5.00am: Hands employed on awnings and painting. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  7.20am: HMS Miner arrived. One Sergeant RM discharged to hospital per Miner.

  8.00am: Miner proceeded up river. Seedies on stores in Dockyard. Hands on main rigging. One Royal Engineer placed sick on board from shore.

  1.30pm: Hands employed painting. Shifting derricks.

  2.00pm: Motor boat left for Mohammerah.

  6.00pm: Miner returned with mails etc and secured alongside HMS Gnat. Motor boat returned.


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11 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.00am: Hands painting. Seedies fill tank. Scrub upper deck.

  7.00am: Test lifebuoy.

  8.30am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clean ship.

  1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning paintwork.

  5.50pm: Motor boat returned.


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12 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  5.45am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.30pm: Hands employed painting.

  9.00am: Clean up decks for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions.

10.30am: One Thermometer broken and lost by accident No 1364 Hicks.

11.00am: Supplied to Admiralty Overseer, 10 tons coal.

  1.30pm: One SPO joined from hospital per SS Mayobie [?].

  2.00pm: Hands shifted HMS Stonefly alongside SS Frienfels for guns’ mountings 2 pounder and 12 pounder to be placed on her.

  3.00pm: Motor boat left for Mohammerah.


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13 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  6.00am: Hands employed setting up rigging.

  8.45am: Hands employed cleaning poop and paintwork on upper deck.

  9.15am: ML8 secured alongside.

  9.20am: Motor boat returned towed by Stella.

10.30am: ML8 proceeded up river.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on rigging.


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14 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.30am: HMS Miner came alongside.

  6.00am: Hands employed setting up rigging and painting. Miner left for Basra with Captain.

  8.00am: Stella came alongside to coal. Hands employed on rigging, cleaning poop, etc.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.45pm: Motor boat left.

  6.30pm: Miner and motor boat returned.


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15 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands employed repairing awning and as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands employed on awnings. Seedies cleaning ship.

10.15am: HMS Miner shifted berth and went alongside SS Frienfels.

12.55pm: Motor boat left.

  1.25pm: Motor boat returned.

  1.30pm: Hands on awnings. Seedies as requisite clearing up gunboats. Miner alongside. Motor boat left for Basra.

  5.35pm: Motor boat returned.


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16 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  6.15am: HMS Miner came alongside for hospital case. Discharged Shipwright to hospital.

  6.35am: Miner left for Basra.

  8.45am: Hands repairing awnings and as requisite. Tested magazine flood arrangements.

11.40am: HMS Tarantula arrived from Basra. Two ERAs, two SPOs, six Seamen and six Stokers victualled aboard, living on HMS Stonefly.

12.55pm: ML8 arrived.

  1.30pm: Hands on awnings.

  6.30pm: Miner arrived and secured alongside gunboats.


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17 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  5.15am: Hands working on awnings etc.

  8.45am: Hands painting and cleaning out after hold.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on brow.

  2.45pm: HMS Miner proceeded up river.

  3.40pm: Shifted HMS Snakefly to moorings.

  4.30pm: HMS Sawfly came alongside.


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18 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands employed on awnings.

  8.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  4.15pm: HMS Miner returned and secured alongside gunboats. Mr Scott, Artificer Engineer, RNR joined and two ratings.

  1.30pm: Miner cast off and secured alongside HMS Tarantula.


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19 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank etc. Hands clearing up ship.

  8.45am: Hands clearing up decks for divisions.

10.00am: Divisions and prayers.

11.15am: Motor boat left for Mohammerah.

  6.15pm: HMS Miner cast off and proceeded up river.


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20 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands repairing awning, cleaning out nettings. Seedies as requisite.

  7.50am: Motor boat left.

  8.30am: Steam cutter lit fires.

  8.45am: Hands as for morning.

10.15am: Miner arrived, secured alongside HMS Gnat.

11.45am: HMS Flycatcher arrived from up river.

12.55pm: HMS Lawrence passed up river.

  1.30pm: Hands painting. Seedies as requisite.

  2.30pm: HMS Sawfly secured alongside SS Frienfels.

  2.50pm: Flycatcher left.

  5.10pm: Sawfly returned and secured alongside HMS Stonefly.


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21 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands on awnings and nettings. Seedies as requisite.

am: Hands painting, repairing awnings, etc. Seedies chipping and cleaning poop.

  1.30pm: Hands as for forenoon.


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22 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands painting, shifting searchlight for HMS Scotstoun.

  8.35am: Motor boat returned.

  8.45am: Hands painting etc. Seedies working at the stores, etc.

10.30am: HMS Miner shifted berth.

11.15am: Miner secured alongside SS Hunnie*.

  1.25pm: HMS Lawrence passed down.

  1.30pm: Hands painting, cleaning boats.

  3.40pm: HMS Tarantula left and proceeded up river.

*Hunnie, 1911, ex-Steinturm of the Hansa Line, 5,247 tons, captured and renamed in 1914.


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23 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.00am: Hands painting and cleaning nettings. Seedies as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands working about boats, etc.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  3.20pm: HMS Miner secured alongside HMS Sawfly.

  4.20pm: Miner proceeded up river.

  5.30pm: ML7 arrived and secured alongside HMS Gnat.


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24 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.00am: Hands painting, repairing awnings etc.

  7.20am: HMS Miner arrived and secured.

  8.45am: Hands overhauling blocks.

  9.40am: ML8 arrived and secured alongside HMS Gnat.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and working on brow.

  5.05pm: Motor boat returned with mails.

  5.10pm: Mr Lawson, Gunner, discharged to Abadan hospital.


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25 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  7.30am: Exercised fire stations.

  8.00am: ML7 left pier and anchored abreast of HMS Alert.

  9.20am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  9.50am: HMS Miner toweda HMS Sawfly and HMS Stonefly across river to their moorings.

  1.30pm: SS Ellenga arrived with gunboats’ crews from recuperating.


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26 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  8.45am: Clear up decks for divisions.

  9.00am: Divisions and prayers.

  3.00pm: Motor boat left.

  3.30pm: HMS Sawfly anchored astern.


[The log pages for 27 and 28 November were accidentally swapped by the log keeper. The pages have been placed in the correct date order below.]


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27 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 9.

  5.30am: HMS Miner came alongside….

  5.40pm: … and left for Basra.

  6.00am: Hands employed as requisite. Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  8.30am: Motor boat left for Mohammerah.

  8.45am: Hands fitting buoys for gunboats' moorings. Clean ship's side.

11.00am: Motor boat returned.

  1.20pm: Motor boat left for Basra. Hands employed about moorings.

  4.30pm: HMS Greenfly came alongside.

  4.40pm: Nearchus passed up.

  5.15pm: Scotstoun towed to No 1 Pier. Three ratings joined ship.

  6.40pm: HMS Miner secured alongside.


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28 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.00am: Hands painting and as requisite.

  8.30am: Two ratings discharged to Basra.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

  9.30am: HMS Sawfly left for Basra.

  9.40am: Motor boat returned from Basra.

12.45pm: HMS Scotstoun came alongside dockyard jetty and secured.

  1.30pm: Hands chipping and painting.

  4.30pm: HMS Stonefly shifted berth.

  6.15pm: HMS Greenfly came down river and secured alongside.


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29 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  6.00am: Hands refitting steam cutter's falls and as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands employed painting, refitting steam cutter's falls, chipping. Sent working party to HMS Gnat.

  9.30am: HMS Stonefly proceeded up river.

10.15am: Raised steam in steam cutter.

      Noon: HMS Grayfly proceeded up river.

  1.20pm: Motor boat returned. Hands painting and refitting. Seedies cleaning ship's side. Sent working party to Gnat.

  7.00pm: Drew fires in steam boat.


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30 November 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 8.

  6.00am: HMS Greenfly shifted astern. Hands rigging stages, etc.

  6.30am: ML13 came alongside with provisions.

  6.45am: Commenced to provision ship.

  7.55am: Finished provisioning.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies striking down and stowing provisions. ML13 cast off, proceeded to Basra.

11.00am: Stella came alongside for coal.

11.20am: Stella cast off.

  1.30pm: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies shifting stores. Sent working party to HMS Gnat.

  2.55pm: HMS Snakefly weighed and proceeded up river.

  4.10pm: Drew fires in steam boat.

  5.30pm: One SPO joined ship for HMS Scotstoun from HMS Miner.


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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1916

[Abadan]


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Front cover of copy logbook for December 1916, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Weather instruments.

Barometers, Aneroid 1551 and 1554 Hicks, mercurial 1168 Hicks. 8’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Hands scraping and painting. Seedies filling tank and scrub upper deck.

  7.30am: HMS Greenfly shifted berth to No 1 Jetty.

  8.45am: Hands employed painting and cleaning ship. Seedies scraping paint.

10.00am: Greenfly towed alongside by HMS Miner.

10.15am: Miner left for Basra.

10.20am: HMS Grayfly towed to No 1 Jetty.

  1.30pm: Grayfly shifted berths.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and as requisite. Seedies chipping and painting.


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2 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Hands working as requisite. Seedies filling tank and scrubbing upper deck and working on HMS Scotstoun.

  7.30am: Motor boat left for Basra, one Seaman for HMS Dalhousie.

  8.45am: Hands painting and working as requisite. Seedies scrubbing upper deck and chipping.

10.15am: HMS Gnat came off mud and secured alongside No 2 Jetty.

  1.00pm: Supplied to Admiralty Overseer, 10 tons coal.

  6.12pm: Motor boat returned. One Armourer’s crew joined ship.


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3 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4. 

  6.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Seedies working on HMS Scotstoun and scrubbing upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clean ship for divisions.

10.00am: Divisions and prayers.

11.00am: Gunner’s Mate and 45 Seedies left ship for HMS’ Juno, Philomel and Bramble and took passage in SS Rosealeeno*.

  1.45pm: HMS Miner arrived and secured alongside HMS Greenfly.

  2.30pm: HMS Miner shifted berths.

  6.55pm: Motor boat returned.

* HMFM Rosaleen, a steel screwed schooner. Built in Dublin 1908; GRT 409 tons. Hired as a fleet messenger and flew the white ensign.


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4 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands refitting guard rails. Seedies fill tank and scrubbing upper deck.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  8.45am: Hands refitting guard rails. Seedies chipping and scrubbing out boats.

  9.45am: Boiler taken out of steam cutter.

  1.30pm: Hands, Seedies and Lascars paid monthly payment, soap and tobacco issued.

  2.30pm: Hands painting and as requisite. Seedies working with Carpenter.

  4.00pm: HMS Gnat weighed and proceeded up river.

  4.45pm: Hands and Seedies hoist steam cutter.


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5 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands refitting jiggers*. Seedies fill tank and scrubbing upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies working on gunboats in dockyard.

10.15am: HMS Grayfly shifted berths.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies working about ship.

  2.30pm: HMS Greenfly cast off and proceeded up river.

A jigger is a light portable tackle, used for a variety of purposes aboard ship.


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6 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands refitting guys and painting. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.00am: HMS Grayfly towed by T.22 came down river and secured alongside HMS Scotstoun.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting guys. Seedies chipping and cleaning poop.

12.45pm: Grayfly shifted to No 2 Jetty.

  1.30pm: Hands refitting guys. Seedies chipping.

  3.30pm: Grayfly shifted from No 2 Jetty and anchored in midstream.


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7 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands refitting guard rails. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands refitting guard rails and painting. Seedies chipping paint and cleaning brass.

  9.15am: HMS Miner left for Basra.

  1.30pm: Hands refitting guard rails. Seedies chipping paint.

  7.00pm: Miner arrived from Basra. Two Shipwrights joined ship from HMS Dalhousie.


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8 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  1.00am: HMS Philomel passed up river.

  6.00am: Hands refitting guys. Seedies shifting gunboat's rudder from Miner and scrubbing upper deck.

  8.05am: HMS Grayfly proceeded up river.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies rigging tents.

  9.45am: Motor boat left for Mohammerah.

11.05am: HMS Miner left for Basra. JS Wall, Leading Cook's Mate and T Well, Stoker RNR, discharged to hospital.


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9 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands refitting guard rails and painting. Seedies fill tanks and scrub upper deck.

  6.30am: Stella came alongside to coal.

  7.30am: Lifebuoy lubricated.

  8.45am: Hands refitting guard rails. Seedies cleaning ship.

  1.00pm: HMS Miner returned and secured alongside with mails etc.

  1.30pm: Miner shifted berth, Seedies painting ship.

  6.30pm: Miner shifted berth.


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10 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  5.45am: Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  6.30am: Hands working as requisite.

  8.30am: Hands and Seedies clearing upper deck for divisions.

10.00am: Divisions

10.15am: Prayers

  1.40pm: HMS Mayfly arrived at Abadan.

  5.00am: Two mahaillas secured alongside with coal.

10.20pm: Miner returned.


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11 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  5.45am: Hands and Seedies coaling.

  7.20am: HMS Mayfly shifted berth.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies resumed coaling.

  1.20pm: Hands and Seedies resumed coaling.

  3.30pm: HMS Miner towed T22 off the mud.

  4.45pm: Hands and Seedies resumed coaling.


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12 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  3.30am: HMS Miner shifted berth.

  7.00am: Hands and Seedies resumed coaling.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies resumed coaling.

10.30am: Finished coaling. Received on board 120 tons coal.

12.10pm: Miner left for up river.

  1.15pm: Hands and Seedies employed cleaning ship. One Shipwright discharged to HMS Moth and one joined from same.

  6.00pm: Moth proceeded up river.


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13 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 5.

  3.30am: Beached motor boat.

  6.00am: Hands employed cleaning paintwork. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning paintwork. Seedies cleaning deck and working aboard motor boat.

  1.30pm: Hands working about motor boat. Seedies with Carpenter. Remainder cleaning paintwork.

  2.05pm: HMS Miner left for Basra.

  6.10pm: HMS Philomel passed down.


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14 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

     In am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  8.45am: Hands employed refitting ridge-ropes and painting. Seedies working about stores, cleaning brasswork and chipping paint.

12.40pm: HMS Mayfly left for Basra.

  1.30pm: Hands working about awnings. Seedies chipping paint.

  4.00pm: HMS Miner came down and secured alongside.


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15 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.00am: Hands employed on awning. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands working about awning. Seedies cleaning bright-work and chipping.

  8.50am: Francis RMLI and one Able Seaman discharged to hospital per HMS Miner.

  9.00am: Miner left for Basra.

10.50am: HMS Sawfly arrived and anchored in midstream.

  1.30pm: One hand painting. Remainder refitting awnings. Seedies cleaning boats and chipping.

  9.10pm: Miner returned. Two ABs joined ship for HMS Scotstoun.

  9.15pm: Miner cast off and anchored in midstream.


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16 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.00am: Hands working about awnings. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  7.00am: Lifebuoy lubricated.

  8.45am: Hands working about awnings. Seedies scrub upper deck and clean brass-work.

  1.50pm: HMS Sawfly weighed and secured alongside.


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17 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 6.

  6.00am: Hands employed on deck as requisite. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  7.00am: HMS Scotstoun towed to pier by T22.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clean ship and brasswork for Divisions.

10.00am: Divisions.

  3.00pm: ML8 arrived at Abadan.

  3.30pm: HMS Sawfly shifted berth and also Scotstoun.


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18 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.00am: Hands painting and refitting ridge ropes. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: One hand painting. Remainder refitting ridge ropes. Seedies chipping, and two with Carpenter. ML8 shifted to No 2 Pier.

  9.30am: One SPO discharged to HMS Dalhousie per HMS Miner and one Stoker discharged to ML8.

11.00am: Miner proceeded up river.

  1.30pm: Hands employed refitting guard rails. Seedies chipping paint.

  6.20pm: One Stoker rating joined shop from Arcanisa [?] Oil Tank for passage to HMS Juno.


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19 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 7.

  6.00am: Hands working as requisite. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.00am: One Stoker discharged to SS Lusetta* for passage to HMS Juno. Hands employed refitting guard rail. Seedies chipping and scrubbing poop.

  1.30pm: Hands employed working on ridge ropes. Seedies cleaning poop and scraping paint on upper deck.

  5.30pm: HMS Miner arrived. Kinnear, Leading Writer, joined ship from HMS Dalhousie.

*A fleet messenger.


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20 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands employed painting. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies work as requisite.

11.00am: HMS Miner left for Basra with hospital case.

  1.30pm: Sold effects of the late Chief Petty Officer*.

  2.15pm: Hands and Seedies working as requisite.

  2.20pm: HMS Gadfly left for up river.

  7.45pm: Miner returned...

  8.10pm: …. and cast off and anchored in midstream.

*It is not made clear which Chief Petty Officer is being referenced in the log, but the most likely candidate is Alfred John Roberts, who died on 1 December 1916 as a prisoner of war, having been assigned to a gunboat.


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21 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: One hand painting. Remainder on ridge ropes. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: One hand painting. Remainder working about netting cover. Seedies cleaning boats.

  9.45am: One ERA discharged to hospital ashore.

10.50am: Stretcher party returned.

  1.30pm: One hand painting. Remainder splicing wire. Seedies chipping and scraping paint.

  5.00pm: Seedie boy to boat pulling instruction.


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22 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands painting and as requisite. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  7.00am: Fire broke out on board tug Lady Curzon at No 1 Pier. Ships company to fire stations.

  7.20am: Sent fire-engine to Lady Curzon's assistance.

  8.05am: Miner came alongside.

  9.00am: Seedies employed scrubbing upper deck, painting and rigging tents. Hands rigging tents.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on netting cover. Seedies cleaning paintwork.

  3.10pm: HMS Miner left Basra. Two ABs discharged to HMS Proserpine.


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23 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  5.20am: ST4 came alongside and secured port side.

  5.30am: Steam on main engines. Hands and Seedies employed clearing away gangway and shore hawsers and moorings.

  6.45am: Shortened in cable. Weighed and proceeded to anchorage.

  7.30am: Came to port anchor in 9½ fathoms. Veered to 4½ shackles.

  8.30am: ML19 arrived with stores and secured alongside. Hands and Seedies provision ship.

  9.00am: Lifebuoy lubricated.

10.05am: ML19 cast off and proceeded up river.

10.15am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck.

  3.30pm: HMS Scotstoun's trials took place

10.30pm: Hauled motor boat off beach.


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24 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.30am: Hands clean ship, Seedies fill tank.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies working as requisite.

  1.30pm: HMS Miner came alongside.


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25 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.30am: Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck. Hands working as requisite.

  9.15am: Hands and Seedies clean ship.


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26 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: One hand painting. Remainder as requisite. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands refitting lower boom. Seedies chipping and cleaning boats etc.

  1.30pm: Hands employed fitting port lower boom. Seedies cleaned cutter and hoisted it.


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27 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands worked as requisite. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: One hand painting. Remainder as requisite. Seedies chipping and cleaning boats and poop.

10.30am: HMS Bramble passed down.

  1.30pm: One hand painting. Remainder fitting coir hair fenders. Seedies chipping and painting cutter.


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28 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  2.30am: Commenced ringing fog bell.

  6.00am: Hands refitting fenders. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands working about fenders. Seedies chipping and cleaning dinghy.

11.00am: HMS Miner arrived with five Goanese and mails.

11.55am: Miner left for Basra.

  1.30pm: Seedies chipping and cleaning boats. Hands working as requisite.

  6.00pm: Burning mahailla containing petrol in tins observed coming down boat channel.

  7.00pm: Burning mahailla grounded on eastern side of island between boat channel Shatt-el-Arab.

11.59pm: Tide starting to lift mahailla. It eventually floated and drifted into boat channel still burning, but getting less.


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29 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies chipping.

11.30am: Hands and Seedies get ship ready to shift.

  1.50pm: Hands and Seedies shorten in cable.

  2.05pm: Weighed and proceeded to anchorage 100 yards down stream.

  2.15pm: Came to starboard anchor in 6½ fathoms. Veered to 4½ shackles.


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30 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: One hand painting. Remainder as requisite. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  7.15am: One Stoker discharged to hospital per motor boat. Lifebuoy tested.

  8.10am: Stella came alongside for coal.

  8.45am: Stella finished coaling. One hand painting. Remainder assisting WT [Warrant Telegraphist] with halyards. Seedies cleaning poop and scrubbing upper deck and cleaning brass-work.

  9.00am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  4.20pm: Motor boat returned.

  5.20pm: HMS Miner arrived from Basra.


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31 December 1916

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.30am: Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck. Hands clean ship.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clear upper deck for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions and prayers.


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Back cover.



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1917

[Abadan]


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Front cover of copy logbook for January 1917, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Above two pages blank.


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Weather instruments.

Barometers, Aneroid 1551 and 1554 Hicks, mercurial 1168 Hicks. 8’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands working as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands working as requisite, chipping and scraping.

  1.30pm: Hands painting, chipping and scraping and as requisite.


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2 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck. Hands as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands employed setting up main rigging, chipping etc.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and on rigging. Seedies chipping and painting.


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3 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands painting and as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands painting and working on jackstays, chipping etc.

  1.30pm: Hands employed setting up main rigging and chipping.

  2.00pm: Discharged three ratings to HMS Dalhousie.

  2.30pm: HMS Scotstoun passed up river.


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4 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed painting and working about rigging.

  8.00am: HMS Scotstoun commissioned.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting rigging. Seedies chipping and cleaning poop.


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5 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands making slings for dinghy. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands painting and fitting slings for dinghy.

  9.05am: HMS Scotstoun proceeded to Basra.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and making slings for dinghy. Seedies chipping and as requisite.


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6 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands employed refitting ridgeropes. Seedies holystoning upper deck.

  8.40am: Motor boat left for Basra. Hands fitting wire slings for dinghy. Seedies as requisite.

  9.45am: HMS Waterfly shifted to No 2 Jetty.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  1.20pm: Waterfly shifted berth.


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7 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am; Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.30am: Hands employed as requisite.

  2.55pm: HMS Odin passed down. One AB discharged from Alert to Odin.


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8 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank. Hands surveying port bower cable.

10.45am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  5.00pm: ST14 passed up with barge B288 alongside.


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9 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  7.00am: HMS Waterfly shifted berth.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies surveying cable.

  5.30pm: HMS Miner arrived and secured alongside. One AB joined ship.


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10 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed greasing 2½” wire hawsers. Seedies fill tank.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies employed shifting tents ashore.

  1.30pm: Paid quarterly settlement.


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11 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands working about davits. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting and chipping.

10.00am: HMS Waterfly shifted berth.

12.10pm: Waterfly proceeded up river.

  1.30pm: Hands employed refitting, painting and chipping.


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12 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands employed as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands painting, chipping, cleaning paintwork.

  1.00pm: Discharged three domestics to HMS Miner for HMS Dalhousie.

  1.30pm: Hands employed painting, refitting and chipping.

  1.40pm: Miner proceeded up river.


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13 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  7.00am: Tested lifebuoy.

  8.45am: Hands painting and cleaning ship.

  4.40pm: ML8 arrived and secured alongside.

  6.20pm: ML8 left for Basra.

  6.45am: HMS Miner arrived and secured alongside.


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14 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clear up decks for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions and church.

10.35am: HMS Butterfly arrived from up river.


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15 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  5.00am: HMS Miner left for Mohammerah.

  6.00am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies chipping.

  9.00am: HMS Miner arrived from Mohammerah.

  1.30pm: Hands employed setting up ridge ropes and chipping.

  3.45pm: ML7 came alongside.

  4.05pm: ML7 cast off and went alongside No 1 jetty.


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16 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands painting and working about rigging, Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands painting and on rigging. Seedies with Carpenter and as requisite.

12.30pm: Issued slops.


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17 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands painting. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies chipping. Hands as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and chipping.


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18 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands painting out Sick Bay.

  8.45am: Hands painting and chipping.

  1.30pm: Hands painting. Seedies chipping and scraping.


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19 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands painting out Sick Bay. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.30am: Private Taylor RMLI discharged sick to HMS Dalhousie. SPO Hemsley to Dalhousie per HMS Miner.

  8.45am: Hands painting.

  9.25am: HMS Miner proceeded up river.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and chipping.


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20 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands painting. Seedies holystone upper deck.

  7.00am: Tested lifebuoy.

  7.30am: Hove round hand pumps.

  8.45am: Hands painting, etc.

10.15am: Received 100 gallons petrol.

  3.10pm: HMS Miner arrived with fruit, potatoes and three mahaillas of coal.


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21 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  5.45am: Seedies scrub upper deck and fill tank.

  6.30am: Hands employed on awnings.

  3.00pm: Mahailla came alongside.

  4.15pm: Discharged Mr Robinson, Artificer Engineer, to HMS Miner for passage to England.


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22 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  5.45am: Commenced coaling.

  8.45am: Hands, Seedies and Lascars resumed coaling.

12.10pm: Mahailla shoved off.

  1.10pm: Two mahaillas came alongside.

  1.20pm: Ship's company resumed coaling.

  1.30pm: HMS Miner arrived.

  8.00pm: Mahailla cast off. Finished coaling for the night.


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23 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  5.45am: Hands commenced coaling.

  7.40am: FInished coaling. Received on board 130 tons of Welsh coal, dry and apparently of good quality.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies cleaning paintwork.


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24 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies scrub upper deck, fill tank.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies cleaning out cutter.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and chipping.

  2.50pm: HMS Butterfly proceeded up river.


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25 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands painting Sick Bay and cutter and refitting. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies clean poop and chipping.

10.10am: HMS Miner proceeded to Basra. One AB discharged to HMS Proserpine. One Writer discharged to hospital.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies chipping paint.


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26 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed painting. Seedies scrub upper deck, fill tank.

  8.45am: Hands working as requisite. Seedies chipping and painting.

  1.15pm: Hands painting and working on awnings, Seedies paintwork cleaning and chipping.


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27 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed painting and cleaning paintwork. Tested life buoy.

  8.45am: Hands employed painting. Seedies employed cleaning ship.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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28 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.30am: Hands placing fenders and as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clear up decks for divisions.

10.00am: Hands to divisions and prayers.

  6.30pm: HMS Miner arrived from Basra. Six ratings joined ship from same.


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29 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands painting and as requisite. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.05am: Stella came alongside for coal.

  6.40am: Stella finished coaling. Took in ½ ton.

  8.30am: HMS Miner proceeded to Basra.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies cleaning as requisite.

  9.00am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and refitting guard rail. Seedies chipping.

  5.20pm: Stella came alongside and took in 1½ tons coal.

  6.30pm: Miner returned from Basra.

  7.20pm: Miner shifted berth.


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30 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands employed refitting and fitting guard rails. Seedies scrubbing upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands fitting guard rails. Seedies working with Ship's Steward about holds.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies working with Ship's Steward and chipping.

  7.30pm: Eight Seedie boys joined ship (one of whom 1st Tindal* and one 2nd Tindal)

*Tindal, a Seedie NCO.


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31 January 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands employed refitting and painting. Seedies scrub upper deck clean as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands employed fitting awnings. Seedies chipping paint.

11.00am: One boat hook lost by accident, pattern No 78E.

  1.45pm: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies chipping and painting.


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Back Cover.



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1917

[Abadan]


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Front cover of copy logbook for February 1917, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Above two pages blank.


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Weather instruments.

Barometers, Aneroid 1551 Hicks,. 8’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands repairing awning. Seedies working about deck.

  8.55am: HMS Miner proceeded up river.

  9.30am: One Tindal and seven Seedie boys discharged ashore, taking passage in SS Samorget*.

  1.15pm: Paid monthly payment and issued soup and tobacco.

  1.30pm: Hands employed painting. Seedies employed chipping, painting and cleaning ship.

* Samorget has not been identified, but there was a tanker called Samoset on hire to the RN at this time.


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2 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands repairing foc'sle awning. Seedies cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies cleaning ship and as requisite.

10.30am: One Seedie Boy discharged ashore.

  1.30pm: Hands employed painting and repairing awning curtains. Seedies cleaning ship and as requisite.


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3 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands employed painting. Seedies holystoning decks. Tested lifebuoy.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning paintwork. Seedies scrubbing decks.

  1.45pm: HMS Miner arrived from Basra.

  1.30pm: Seedies cleaning paintwork.

  2.00pm: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.


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4 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.   

  5.45am: Stella coaled and finished 6.45am.

  6.30am: Hands employed painting and working about decks. Seedies scrubbing upper deck and cleaning brasswork.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clearing up decks for divisions.

  9.50am: HMS Gnat arrived at Abadan.

10.00am: Divisions.

  2.30pm: Gnat proceeded up river.

  3.30pm: HMS Miner came alongside…

  4.10pm: … and left for Mohammerah.


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5 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands painting and working on awning. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  6.50am: HMS Miner arrived and anchored.

  8.45am: Hands lowering mizzen mast. Seedies employed as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands employed working about mizzen mast. Seedies clean brasswork.


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6 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed on mizzen mast, rigging etc.

12.20pm: HMS Miner got under weigh, proceeded up river.


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7 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands employed on main mast, rigging etc. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies working as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands working mainmast. Seedies chipping and as requisite.


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8 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands refitting main top mast. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed on main mast. Seedies chipping, etc.


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9 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands painting and working on main mast. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  7.25am: ML7 arrived with stores and secured alongside.

  8.15am: Hands working on main mast and clearing ML7. Seedies and Lascars clearing ML7.

10.10am: ML7 cast off and proceeded down river.

  1.30pm: Hands setting up main rigging etc. Seedies clean paintwork etc.

  2.30pm: ML7 came alongside…

  3.15pm: … and cast off.


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10 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  6.30am: Tested lifebuoy.

  8.45am: Hands painting and working on main mast. Seedies scrub upper deck and as requisite.

10.00am: Heavy squalls, f8 at times.

11.55am: HMS Lawrence passed up river.


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11 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

12.25am: Put helm hard a starboard [presumably to counteract the effect of the SE squalls and ebbing tide].

  5.45am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.30am: Hands furl awnings.

     In am: Heavy squalls continue.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies furl awnings.


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12 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  8.45am: Hands employed cleaning out store rooms. Seedies clean upper deck and removed stores from store rooms.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  8.15pm: HMS Miner arrived Abadan.


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13 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  5.30am: HMS Miner shifted berth.

  6.00am: Hands painting and working about foremast. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.15am: Miner secured alongside.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies cleared Miner of stores and then as requisite.

  9.05am: Cast off and anchored in midstream.

  1.30pm: Hands painting. Seedies cleaning paint etc.


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14 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

11.00am: HMS Gnat arrived from up river.

  1.00pm: Gnat shifted berth.

  3.15pm: Gnat passed down river.

  4.45pm: Crane barge anchored off point.


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15 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  5.30am: Seedies painting ship's side. Hands scrubbing decks etc.

  6.30am: Discharged Signalman to Basra Hospital by motor boat.

  8.45am: Hands employed about storerooms.

  9.45am: HMS Gnat arrived and anchored…

10.30am: … and proceeded up river.

11.00am: One Seedie boy discharged ashore.

  1.25am: HMS Miner proceeded up river.

  1.30am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.


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16 February 1917

[Log-keeper mistakenly noted 15 February]

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands employed on foremast. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands working on foremast. Seedies as requisite.

10.20am: HMS Waterfly arrived Abadan.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and working on foremast. Seedies paint ship's side and as requisite.

  2.40pm: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  3.20pm: HMS Miner arrived and anchored in stream.


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17 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands scrubbing upper deck. Seedies painting ship's side. Tested lifebuoy.

  8.45am: Hands employed cleaning paintwork etc. Seedies on ship's side.

  1.30pm: Seedies paint ship's side.

  2.30pm: HMS Miner arrived, secured alongside.

  3.00pm: Miner proceeded to anchor.


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18 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies working as requisite.

  8.45am: Clear up decks for divisions.

10.00am: Divisions.

10.10am: Prayers.

  1.30pm: Motor boat left with mails for Mohammerah.

  3.30pm: Motor boat returned.


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19 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  5.50am: HMS Miner proceeded up river.

  6.00am: Hands employed working about foremast. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands working about foremast. Seedies as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and working on foremast. Seedies as requisite.

  4.20pm: ML7 proceeded up river.

  5.30pm: One Seedie boy discharged ashore.


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20 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  8.45am: Hands working about fore topmast. Seedies as requisite.

10.45am: HMS Miner arrived with stores of provisions.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  9.40pm: Landed working party of seamen to get motor boat up on slip.


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21 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.30am: Two hands painting motor boat. Remainder working on fore topmast.

  9.50am: HMS Waterfly proceeded up river.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  1.30pm: Seedies working on HMS Miner.

  3.40pm: Miner came alongside.

  5.10pm: Miner cast off and dropped anchor aft of Alert.

  9.30pm: Seamen landed to launch motor boat.


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22 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands working on foremast. Seedies chipping as requisite.

      Noon: HMS Greenfly arrived from up river.

  2.50pm: Greenfly shifted berth.


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23 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed on foremast. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.30am: HMS Miner proceeded up river.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  9.50am: HMS Gnat proceeded down river.

  1.30pm: Hands refitting shrouds. Seedies as requisite.


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24 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.30am: Tested lifebuoy.

  8.45am: Seedies scrub upper deck and clean paintwork.

  8.53am: Hands as requisite.

10.40am: ML8 came alongside…

11.00am: … and shifted berth to No 1 Jetty.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  2.00pm: Received on board 50 gallons petrol.


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25 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck. Hands employed as requisite.

11.40am: HMS Miner secured alongside ML8 with provisions.

12.25pm: Miner proceeded up river.


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26 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands fitting ridgeropes. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  7.45am: HMS Greenfly shifted berth.

  8.45am: Hands on awnings. Seedies as requisite.

10.25am: Greenfly weighed and proceeded up river.

11.30am: Greenfly returned and anchored.

  1.30pm: Greenfly shifted berth to No 2 Jetty.

  3.25pm: Greenfly shifted to midstream.

  4.00pm: HMS Gnat arrived Abadan.

  7.05pm: HMS Miner arrived and anchored.


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27 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  5.20am: Hands employed working about bridge awning. Seedies putting stores aboard HMS Miner.

  5.30am: Miner secured alongside…

  6.20am: … and then proceeded up river.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  9.20am: HMS Greenfly proceeded up.

  9.57am: HMS Gnat shifted berth.

  1.20pm: Gnat shifted berth. Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  6.00pm: Miner returned.


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28 February 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands employed repairing awnings.

  8.45am: Hands making new motor boat's canopy.

  9.00am: HMS Gnat went alongside 2 Jetty. Tested all magazine flooding arrangements.

  9.45am: HMS Miner proceeded alongside ML7.

  1.10pm: Gnat proceeded up.

  1.15pm: Miner proceeded up.


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LOGS FOR MARCH 1917

[Abadan and Mohammerah]


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Front cover of copy logbook for March 1917, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Weather instruments.

Barometers, Aneroid 1551 Hicks. Mercurial Adie 695. 13’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands refitting and painting. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands making canopy for motor boat. Three Seedies ashore with one Seaman striking tents.

11.15am: HMS Miner arrived and anchored.

  1.15pm: Paid monthly payment. Issued soap and tobacco.

  1.40pm: Hands employed on motor boat's canopy etc.

  5.00pm: Stella came alongside for coal and took in 2 tons.


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2 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies employed as requisite.

  8.00am: Breakfast.

  8.45am: Hands painting and refitting. Seedies as requisite. One AB, two Seedies striking tents on shore.

      Noon: Dinner.

  1.35pm: HMS Miner proceeded up river. Hands employed refitting, painting, and making canopy for motor boat. One AB, two Seedies ashore striking tents.

  4.00pm: Tea.


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3 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands working about foremast rigging. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  6.45am: ML8 proceeded up river.

  7.15am: Hands to fire stations.

  7.20am: Lifebuoy lubricated.

  8.00am: Breakfast.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

      Noon: Dinner.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  4.00pm: Tea.


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4 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.30am: Hands making canopy for motor boat.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clear up decks for divisions.

10.00am: Divisions.

10.15am: Church.

12.25pm: HMS Miner secured alongside.

  1.30pm: Miner proceeded up river.

  9.15pm: Miner returned.


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5 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed painting and on canopy for motor boat. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands refitting cat davit hemp gear and topping cat davit.

10.00am: CPO Harris discharged to HMS Dalhousie (per Miner).

10.10am: HMS Miner proceeded to Basra.

11.00am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

12.25pm: Motor boat left for Basra.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on motor boat's canopy.

  3.10pm: HMS Moth arrived at Abadan. Cleared lower deck. Cheered Moth.

  4.45pm: Moth shifted berth.

  5.20pm: Motor boat arrived from Basra.

HMS Moth participated in the Second Battle of Kut on 22-23 February, and subsequently was one of a number of gunboats pursuing the retreating Turkish army. On 26 February, Tarantula, Mantis, and Moth encountered a strong Turkish rearguard at Nahr Kellak, with Moth taking the heavy casualties and eight hits by artillery shells. A detailed report on the naval action during and following the battle, which included many of the ships mentioned in this log, may be found on the Mesopotamia Campaign pages.


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6 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands making canopy for motor boat. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  7.00am: One AB, three Seamen RNR discharged to HMS Moth.

  8.45am: Hands on canopy for motor boat.

  1.30pm: Hands making canopy for motor boat. Seedies chipping etc.


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7 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands working about boat's canopy. Seedies as requisite.

  8.00am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  8.45am: Hands employed making slings for dinghy. Seedies scrubbing poop etc.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on motor boat canopy. Seedies as requisite.


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8 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed on motor boat's canopy. Seedies as requisite.

  8.00am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  8.45am: Hands employed to make slings for dinghy. Seedies scrubbing poop etc.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.


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9 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands employed on dinghy's slings. Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands making dinghy's slings. Seedies cleaning out No 1 dinghy etc.

  1.30pm: Hands employed about dinghy's slings. Seedies as requisite.


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10 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  2.00am: HMS Moth proceeded down river and anchored off dockyard jetty.

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  7.30am: Exercised fire stations.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  3.45pm: Moth proceeded up river.


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11 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  5.00am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  5.45am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clearing up decks for divisions.

10.00am: Divisions.

10.05am: Church.


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12 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  5.40am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed painting. Seedies as requisite.

12.45pm: Sent coaling party, 18 hands and Seedies, to fill coal bags on Crane Barge.

  2.30pm: Received on board 2½ tons of coal from Crane Barge.

  7.50pm: HMS Miner arrived towing 4 mahaillas.


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13 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  4.45am: Hands fall in (in coaling rig)

  5.00am: HMS Miner brought a mahailla of coal alongside. Commenced coaling port side.

  5.30am: Mahailla brought alongside starboard side.

  8.30am: Mahailla No 156 shoved off.

  8.50am: Mahailla No 1 shoved off.

  9.15am: Miner brought mahailla alongside port side. Hands and Seedies carry on coaling.

12.30pm: Finished coaling*. Mahailla No 242 shoved off.

  1.30pm: Clean ship,

  3.50pm: HMS Miner came alongside.

  5.30pm: HMS Miner proceeded to Basra towing 4 mahaillas.

*Readers may enjoy an excellent contemporary account of coaling from the Oamaru Mail, 1912. Yes, the officers really did join in! By immemorial custom, “the gentlemen hale and draw with the mariners” when there is hard work to be done.


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14 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck. Hands as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands making slings for punt. Seedies as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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15 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.00am: Hands painting etc. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  9.30am: HMS Miner arrived Abadan. Landed one PO and one AB for fitting canvas screen over hut for gunboats’ crews and strops for furling, etc.

10.20am: Miner shifted berth from No 1 Jetty, anchored in stream.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  2.50pm: Miner proceeded to Basra.


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16 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies as requisite. Hands overhauling cable compressors, fitting new compressor falls.

  8.45am: Hands employed refitting ridgeropes. Seedies cleaning out boats.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies hoisting skiff inboard for repairs.


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17 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  7.20am: Lascars heave round B pump.

  8.45am: Hands employed spreading awning on poop, clear out nettings. Seedies as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  5.45pm: HMS Scotstoun arrived.


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18 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Clear up decks for divisions.

  9.45am: Divisions.

10.30am: One Seaman rating joined ship sick from HMS Scotstoun.

11.25am: HMS Miner arrived Abadan with stores.

  1.20pm: Miner shifted berth to midstream.


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19 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: HMS Miner proceeded up.

  6.00am: Hands employed fitting fenders. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies working as requisite.

10.00am: Miner returned.

  1.30pm: Hands employed on boat ropes. Seedies landed to pull whaler up on slipway.

  2.15pm: Miner proceeded to Basra.

  5.00pm: ML8 arrived at Abadan.

  6.30pm: One Petty Officer joined ship.


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20 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands employed making fenders, etc.

  8.45am: Hands employed repairing fenders, refitting roping of life buoys. Seedies cleaning boats.

10.00am: HMS Miner proceeded down river.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  2.10pm: One Seedie boy discharged ashore.

  3.20pm: Miner proceeded up river. Shipped new mercurial barometer (Adie 695).


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21 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.15am: Hands working on whaler's slings. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands working on whaler's slings.

12.15pm: Hands landed to work about Gunboats' stores. Crews of HM Ships Caddisfly, Hoverfly and Blackfly disembarked from SS Ellenga and proceeded to their own ships.

  2.50pm: Seedies landed to draw flour from store.

  3.30pm: Clear lower deck, hoist cutter.

  5.30pm: Stella came alongside for coal.

  5.50pm: HMS Miner arrived.

  6.10pm: Two Marines and one Signalman joined ship from hospital.

Four additional Fly-class gunboats were constructed around this time, and three are mentioned here for the first time. The crew for the fourth, HMS Sedgefly, arrived on 23 March.


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22 March 1917


At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: HMS Miner proceeded to Basra. Hands working on starboard lower boom. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed refitting awnings. Seedies clean ship's side.

11.15am: HMS Scotstoun shifted berth to No 1 Jetty.

12.30pm: HMS Blackfly launched.


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23 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

  6.00am: Supplied ½ ton water in canvas tank to Gunboats. Hands fitting and putting on foc’sle ridgeropes. Scrub foc’sle awnings.

  8.45am: Seedies ashore working about tents. Hands as requisite.

11.50am: Furled foc’sle and poop awnings.

12.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  2.00pm: ML8 arrived at Abadan with Sedgefly's crew.

  5.00pm: HMS Gadfly arrived and secured alongside.

  6.15pm: Gadfly shifted berth.

  8.30pm: HMS Miner arrived and anchored.


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24 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 0.

  4.40am: HMS Miner proceeded to Basra. One Cooper discharged to HMS Dalhousie.

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  6.25am: ML7 proceeded up river.

  8.45am: HMS Blackfly proceeded up. HMS Mozaffir passed down. Hands refitting ridgeropes. Seedies scrub decks.

  9.15am: HMS Scotstoun proceeded up river.

10.30am: HMS Blackfly came down river.

12.30pm: Tested lifebuoy.

12.40pm: One sick case brought aboard from Blackfly. Hands make and mend clothes.

  3.30pm: Blackfly shifted berth to No 1 Jetty towed by T22.


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25 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 1.

  5.45am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck. Hands as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clear up decks for divisions.

10.00am: Divisions and prayers.


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26 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands fitting ridge ropes. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  7.45am: HMS Firefly arrived Abadan.

  8.45am: Hands fitting ridge ropes. Seedies cleaning upper deck etc.

  1.30pm: Hands painting and as requisite.

Following the capture of HMS Firefly by Turkish forces on 1 December 1915, with her surviving crew being assigned to HMS Alert on 8 December 1915, the boat was re-captured on 26 February 1916 during the advance on Baghdad.


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27 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 2.

  5.30am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  6.00am: Hands employed on ridge ropes of awnings. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed as requisite.

10.00am: 100 gallons of petrol received.

12.30pm: SNO Mesopotamia arrived on board. Broke SNO's pendant.

  2.40pm: HMS Sedgefly launched.


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28 March 1917

At Abadan

Lat 30.33, Long 48.28

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands painting and refitting ridgeropes.

  8.45am: Hands employed refitting ridgeropes. Seedies ashore about stores.

10.40am: ML8 came alongside.

11.10am: HMS Firefly proceeded up river.

11.30am: HMS Miner secured alongside.

12.30pm: Miner shifted berth.

12.45pm: ML8 shifted berth.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  2.15pm: HMS Sedgefly shifted berth to No 2 Jetty towed by T22.


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29 March 1917

From Abadan to Mohammerah

Lat 30.4, Long 48.18 (Estimated)

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck. Hands getting ready for sea.

  7.45am: HMS Blackfly proceeded up river.

  9.15am: Shortened in to 2 shackles.

  9.30am: ML8 shifted berth, proceeded alongside Sedgefly No 2 Jetty.

10.00am: Weighed.

10.10am: Proceeded up river. Half speed. Course as requisite.

12.23pm: Reduced speed.

12.30pm: Came to port anchor in 4 fathoms, veered to 2 shackles, abeam Club House, Mohammerah.

12.45pm: Hands and Seedies laying out kedge anchor port quarter.

  1.30pm: HMS Miner left for Basra. Hands and Seedies spread No 2 awning.


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30 March 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

  Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands working as requisite. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands refitting strops for port lower boom. Seedies cleaning boats and decks.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  3.00pm: Motor boat left for Abadan

  4.15pm: HMS Firefly proceeded into new dry dock.

  5.00pm: Motor boat returned from Abadan.

  7.00pm: Steam on main engines.

  8.55pm: HMS Miner arrived with 1 mahailla of coal.


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31 March 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 3.

  5.30am: Hands preparing for coaling.

  6.45am: HMS Miner brought mahailla alongside.

  7.10am: Hands and Seedies started to coal ship.

  7.30am: Completed coaling, 5 tons.

  7.45am: Mahailla shoved off and proceeded to Basra.


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Back cover.



LOGS FOR APRIL 1917

[Mohammerah and Basra]


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Front cover of copy logbook for April 1917, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner.

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Weather instruments.

Barometers, Aneroid 1551 Hicks. Mercurial Adie 695. 13’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 April 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 3.

  5.45am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck. Hands as requisite.

  8.00am: Breakfast.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clean up ship.

10.15am: Motor boat left for Basra. Divisions and church.

  1.45pm: HMS Miner arrived with 2 mahaillas of coal.

  7.00pm: 1st Recuperation camp party returned.


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2 April 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 2.

  5.00am: Hands prepare ship for coaling.

  5.55am: Mahaillas No B237 and B241 came alongside with coal.

  6.10am: Hands coal ship.

  6.45am: Finished mahailla No 241

  8.20am: Completed with coal.

 9.10am: Motor boat left for Basra.

  9.20am: Seedies scrub upper deck. Clean ship.

10.00am: HMS Miner proceeded to Basra towing the two mahaillas.

12.40pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  3.45pm: Motor boat arrived from Basra.

  6.35pm: HMS Sedgefly anchored off Mohammerah.


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3 April 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands as requisite. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  7.50am: HMS Sedgefly proceeded to Basra. 2nd recuperation party landed at camp.

  8.00am: Breakfast.

  8.45am: Hands employed on wheel rope for motor boat. Seedies as requisite.

11.00am: Paymaster and escort landed for cash.

11.00am: Seedies spread awnings.

11.45am: HMS Miner arrived.

      Noon: Dinner.

12.10pm: Paymaster and escort returned from shore with cash.

12.50pm: HMS Miner proceeded to Abadan.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies spreading awnings.


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4 April 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 2.

  5.00am: Hands refitting starboard hammock cloth.

  8.00am: Breakfast.

  8.45am: Hands refitting starboard hammock cloth, and awning curtains on poop.

  1.30pm: Hands employed fitting awning curtain on poop. Seedies as requisite.


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5 April 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands cleaning ship. Fitting fenders, lanyards.

  8.45am: Hands employed on wheel ropes for motor boat.

  1.30pm: Hands employed cleaning out nettings. Seedies clean paintwork.

  7.00pm: 2nd recuperation party returned from camp.


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This page is crossed through, indicating that it is to be ignored. It is dated 6 April, but the logkeeper copied in the entries from 5 April.


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6 April 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands employed refitting jiggers. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.00am: 3rd recuperation party left for camp.

  8.45am: Hands employed refitting jiggers.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  4.00pm: HMS Miner left for Basra.


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7 April 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed as requisite. Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  7.30am: Tested lifebuoy.

  8.45am: Hands employed fitting beckets in new grass hawsers.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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8 April 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 0.

  5.45am: Seedies scrub decks.

  6.45am: Hands cleaning ship.

  8.00am: Breakfast.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clearing up decks for divisions.

10.00am: Divisions.

10.05am: Church.

  7.00pm: 3rd recuperation party returned from camp.


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9 April 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 0.

  8.45am: Hands employed fitting beckets in grass hawsers. Seedies chipping paint.

10.00am: HMS Gadfly came alongside.

10.40am: Gadfly proceeded up river.

11.20am: HMS Miner arrived.

11.55am: Miner left for Basra.

      Noon: Dinner.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies furl awnings. Motor boat left for Basra.

  2.20pm: HMS Firefly undocked and anchored in midstream.

  7.10pm: One ERA joined from HMS Dalhousie.


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10 April 1917

At Mohammerah

Lat 30.42, Long 48.17

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands employed fitting jiggers. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  7.50am: HMS Firefly weighed and proceeded to Abadan.

  8.45am: Hands employed fitting jiggers, painting starboard anchor bed.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies working about boats and chipping.

  4.00pm: Tea.


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11 April 1917

From Mohammerah to Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  7.25am: Shorten in cable.

  7.30am: Weighed and proceeded up river. Left 8 cwt kedge [anchor] and 2½” wire buoyed off big bungalow.

11.10am: Came to with port anchor, 5 fathoms, veered to 2 shackles.

11.15am: Weighed, shifted billet 100 yards abaft.

11.20am: Came to with port anchor.

  2.35pm: Laid out stream anchor off port quarter in cutter with 3½” wire hawsers.

  3.00pm: Hands spread lower deck awning.


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12 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies clean ship.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies cleaning ship.

  6.00pm: One Carpenter's Crew discharged to HMS Dalhousie.


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13 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands employed on awning ridge ropes. Seedies clean ship.

  8.45am: Hands employed making wire strops. Seedies cleaning out boats.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies working as requisite.

  2.00pm: CPO Pitts discharged to HMS Dalhousie for HMS Scotstoun.


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14 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands employed on awnings ridge ropes. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  6.30am: Two Marines escort with two Seedies prisoners left ship.

  8.20am: Escort and Seedies returned.

  8.45am: Hands employed on ridge ropes.

10.00am: Hands and Seedies getting provisions up from hold for transport to HMS Dalhousie.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend clothes.


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15 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  5.45am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck.

  6.30am: Hands as requisite.

  9.30am: Motor boat left for Abadan. Hands and Seedies clearing up decks.

  9.40am: Divisions and Church. W Walker, Engineer Lieutenant, left for Abadan.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  5.00pm: Discharged one ERA to HMS Dalhousie.


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16 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands employed fitting lower awning ridge ropes. Seedies employed scrubbing decks.

  8.45am: Hands working about awning ridge ropes. Seedies as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies employed as requisite.


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17 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies getting up provisions from holds for transfer to HMS Dalhousie.

  7.15am: Hands and Seedies employed fitting upper awnings.

  9.20am: HMS Gadfly came alongside with our kedge anchor and wire from Mohammerah.

10.00am: HMS Flycatcher passed up.

11.15am: Gadfly proceeded up river.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies employed on upper awnings.

  7.20pm: Two seamen ratings joined from HMS Butterfly.


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18 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands employed fitting side screens and booms. Seedies getting up provisions from holds.

  8.45am: Hands painting and fitting side screen booms. Seedies transfer stores from holds to HMS Dalhousie's cutter.

10.50am: Lighter moored to our stern buoy towed up stream.

11.30am: Cutter with stores left ship.

  1.30pm: Hands employed fitting side screen booms. Seedies clean ship etc.

  5.30pm: Discharged E Barber, Leading Stoker, to Hoverfly.

  1.30pm: Lost overboard by accident 1 boat hook pattern No 78c


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19 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck. Hands as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies working on side screen booms.

  5.00pm: Five ratings discharged to HMS Caddisfly for passage, three for HMS Moth and two for HMS Waterfly.

  5.55pm: Two ratings joined ship


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20 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  5.15am: Hands and Seedies prepare ship for coaling.

  7.15am: Mahailla No 92 came alongside with coal.

  7.30am: Commenced coaling (natives).

  8.45am: Hands employed fitting upper ridge ropes.

10.30am: Finished coaling (50 tons). Seedies clean ship and boats.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies cleaning ship.

  5.00pm: One Ldg Telegraphist discharged to HMS Proserpine. One Signalman joined from same.


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21 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands employed on ridge ropes.

  7.30am: One Telegraphist and two Able Seamen discharged to HMS Firefly per Mashona.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clean ship.

12.30pm: Hands make and mend clothes.

  5.10pm: Discharged one Petty Officer to HMS Butterfly.


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22 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.30am: Hands employed fitting side screens. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Fitting side screens.


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23 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck. Hands as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands employed fitting starboard side screens. Seedies clean ship.

12.40pm: HMS Hoverfly proceeded up river.


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24 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies employed cleaning ship.

  8.45am: Seedies employed cleaning out holds and as requisite.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies as requisite.

  3.50pm: Discharged 1st Tindal of Seedies to hospital.


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25 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies clean ship etc.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning boats and shifting stores.

  1.30pm: Seedies preparing after mess for painting.

  5.00pm: One Signalman joined from HMS Dalhousie.


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26 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands employed recovering pudding fenders on guesswarp*. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed painting. Seedies employed on new wardroom galley.

  1.30pm: Hands employed painting. Seedies chip paintwork.

* A guesswarp has more than one nautical meaning; here it is probably the rope hanging from the boom for small boats to tie up.


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27 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank, scrub upper deck. One hand painting.

  8.45am: Hands painting. Seedies clean ship.

  1.00pm: One Stoker and one Signalman discharged to hospital.

  4.30pm: Three Goanese servants discharged to HMFM Rosaleen for passage to Bombay.

  5.15pm: One Signalman discharged to HMS Dragonfly.


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28 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies employed scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning ship.

  1.30pm: Seedies cleaning ship.


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29 April 1917

At Basrah

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.30am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies clean ship.

  9.50am: Landed Church of England church party.

  7.25pm: Observed fire in or near Royal Navy Depôt.

  7.30pm: Fire party landed, 20 men.


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30 April 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed fitting new gangway manropes and fenders. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  6.45am: 1st Tindal Seedies joined ship from hospital.

10.50am: HMS Butterfly passed up river.

  1.30pm: Seedies clear up decks.


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Back cover.



LOGS FOR MAY 1917

[Basra]


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Front cover of copy logbook for May 1917, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner and Lt/Cdr Louis H Crozier, in command.

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Weather instruments.

Barometer, Mercurial, Adie 695. 13’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarterdeck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, as above.


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1 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  8.45am: Hands employed fitting manropes with fenders.

  9.55am: One AB joined ship from HMS Dalhousie. HMS Butterfly passed down stream.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed chipping paintwork. One AB discharged to Dalhousie.


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2 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: HMS Gnat proceeded up river.

  6.00am: Hands employed painting. Seedies scrubbing decks.

  8.45am: Seedies chipping paintwork. Hands painting.

  1.30pm: Seedies chipping. Hands painting.

  4.00pm: Six cases fruit and seven bags potatoes received on board.

  5.30pm: One Lance Corporal, six Marines and one Leading Seaman, RFR, discharged to SS Egra for passage.

Thunderstorm and rain during the afternoon.


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3 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.45am: ML11 passed down river.

  6.00am: Seedies employed cleaning decks. Shortened in starboard cable on buoy.

  8.45am: Seedies employed cleaning poop and chipping paintwork.

10.30am: ML10 passed up river.

  1.30pm: SS Egra passed down with naval ratings. Seedies chipping paint and working as requisite.

  5.15pm: Motor boat arrived with 52 gallons petrol.


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4 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies employed scrubbing upper deck.

  8.00am: HMS Gnat passed up.

10.30am: Mustered Seedies, Lascars and Goanese bedding.

11.15am: HMS Butterfly shifted berth.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed cleaning boats.

  1.50pm: HMS Mozaffir anchored off Basra.


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5 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  4.50am: HMS Mozaffir weighed anchor...

  5.10am: … and passed down.

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies clean ship and fill fresh water tank.

10.00am: Seedies employed cleaning cutter.

  1.00pm: Make and mend clothes.

Thunderstorm and rain around midday.


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6 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.45am: Seedies employed scrubbing upper deck.

  9.45am: Hands to divisions.


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7 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: HMS Dragonfly shifted berth. Seedies prepare ship for coaling.

  8.00am: One mahailla of coal secured port side.

  8.05am: Commenced coaling.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning boats.

  9.30am: Dragonfly went alongside HMS Dalhousie.

10.30am: Finished coaling. Mahaila No 13 cast off.

  1.30pm: Seedies scrubbing upper deck and cleaning paintwork.


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8 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning boats and assisting with slops from depôt.

  1.30pm: Seedies chipping paintwork.

  2.00pm: Issue of slops*.

*Slops: naval issue clothing and/or bedding.


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9 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies chipping and painting aft mess deck.

  2.00pm: Seedies packing provisions in holds.

  5.20pm: HMS Cranefly passed down river.


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10 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies employed scrubbing decks.

  7.40am: HMS Miner left for Abadan.

  8.45am: Seedies chipping, painting and working as requisite.

  1.30pm: Seedies chipping paintwork and cleaning ship's side.

  4.00pm: ERA Woods discharged to hospital.

  4.45pm: Miner arrived at Basra.


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11 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies employed scrubbing decks.

  8.45pm: Seedies chipping paintwork, remainder cleaning boats.

  1.30pm: Seedies painting aft mess deck.

10.00pm: Storm came on.

Thunderstorm from 10.00pm until midnight.


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12 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  8.00am: Seedies employed scrubbing upper deck.

  9.10am: HMS Moth shifted berth. Seedies cleaning boats, poop and aft mess deck.

  9.40pm: HMS Stonefly shifted berth.

10.15am: ML8 passed up river.

  1.00pm: Make and mend clothes.

  4.30pm: Seedies landed to beach motor boat.

  8.30pm: One Seaman joined ship.


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13 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  5.45am: Seedies filled tank and scrubbed upper deck.

  8.45am: Cleared up decks for divisions.

  9.00am: Church of England party left for service aboard HMS Proserpine.

  9.15am: Party of Wesleyans and Presbyterians landed for service.

10.00am: Divisions.

  2.00pm: Warrant Telegraphist Mr. Cook discharged to hospital.

  4.30pm: Discharged AB Perry to HMS Dalhousie (sick bay).


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14 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  5.30am: Recuperative Party left for transport.

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbing decks.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning brasswork and paintwork.

  1.30pm: One Signalman RNVR discharged to HMS Dalhousie. Seedies painting aft mess deck, and chipping paintwork upper deck.


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15 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies employed about decks.

  8.45am: Seedies chipping paintwork upper deck and painting out aft mess deck.

  9.00am: AB Perry rejoined ship from HMS Dalhousie (sick bay).

  1.30pm: Seedies working about stores.

  5.40pm: HMS Firefly arrived at Basra.


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16 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies painting aft mess deck.

  6.20am: HMS Miner passed up river.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning boats and brasswork on upper deck.

11.55am: One Signalman discharged to HMS Dalhousie for HMS Firefly

  1.30pm: Seedies employed painting aft mess deck.

  5.00pm: One Signalman joined ship from HMS Proserpine.


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17 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: HMS Stonefly passed up river. Seedie boys scrub upper deck and fill fresh water tank.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning and painting aft mess deck.

  1.30pm: Seedies painting aft mess deck and wire hawser reels upper deck.


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18 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning paintwork upper deck and painting aft mess deck slop room.

10.45am: HMS Miner proceeded down river.

  1.30pm: Seedies painting aft mess deck.


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19 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies painting, cleaning boats and cleaning upper deck with sand.

  7.30am: Fire stations.

  8.45am: Seedies to breakfast.

  9.30am: Seedies cleaning paintwork, boats and brasswork.

  1.00pm: Hands make and mend.

  5.10pm: HMS Sawfly arrived at Basra.


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20 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.45am: Seedies scrub decks and clean brass work.

  8.30am: One Wesleyan landed for service.

  9.00am: Three Church of England ratings went aboard HMS Proserpine for service.

  9.30am: Divisions.


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21 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies painting aft mess deck. Landed a working party of Seedies for work in depôt.

11.30am: Received 7 sacks potatoes and 3 cases fruit.

  1.30pm: Seedies cleaning out boat.

  9.30pm: 2nd Tindal of Seedies discharged to hospital.


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22 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies employed cleaning out boats, and painting mess deck.

  8.45am: Seedies employed blacking down aloft and painting aft mess deck.

  1.00pm: Lost overboard by accident 1 iron crutch from whaler.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed blacking down aloft* and working ashore.

*Blacking, much like stove black, is a mixture of carbon and graphite that is rubbed on to standing rigging as a preservative. It also can be polished when dry to obtain a dull sheen. This is pleasing to the eye of the First Lieutenant.


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23 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbing deck and cleaning out boats.

  8.45am: Seedies blacking down aloft and painting mess deck.

  1.30pm: Seedies blacking down aloft and painting mess deck.

  6.00pm: ERA Woods rejoined ship from hospital.


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24 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck. HMS Firefly shifted berth.

  8.45am: Seedies blacking down aloft and working about stores.

10.30am: One SBA [Sick Berth Attendant] joined ship.

  1.30pm: Seedies blacking down aloft and painting.

  2.30pm: Interpreter discharged from ship.

  5.00pm: Mr Brown, Warrant Officer, discharged to hospital.


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25 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.45am: Seedie prisoner landed with escort.

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbed upper deck and filled tank.

  7.00am: Prisoner and escort returned to ship.

  8.45am: Seedies blacking down stays on main mast and working ashore on motor boat with seamen.

  4.00pm: Shipwright Thomas discharged to hospital.


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26 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck.

  6.30am: HMS Firefly shifted berth.

  8.40am: Firefly came down river.

  8.45am: Seedies working on motor boat ashore and cleaning ship's side.


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27 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and clean paint work.

  8.45am: Seedies clear up decks for divisions.

  9.30am: Hands to divisions.

11.30am: Smith transferred from sick bay to HMS Dalhousie.

  7.00pm: Discharged 1st Tindal of Seedie Boys.


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28 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Seedies prepare ship for coaling. Motor boat and whaler being secured to RNAS [RN Air Service] lighter.

  7.30am: Mahailla No 212 came alongside.

  8.00am: Commenced coaling, Coolie labour. Smith, Painter, rejoined ship.

10.00am: One Seaman discharged from sick bay to hospital.

12.15pm: HMS Firefly proceeded up river.

12.20pm: 7 cases dinner fruit received aboard.

  1.15pm: Finished coaling. Seedies clean decks and paintwork.


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29 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies employed cleaning paintwork.

10.15am: 2nd Tindal (Seedie) joined ship from hospital.

  1.00pm: One Seedie boy joined ship.

  1.30pm: Seedies blacking down aloft and cleaning paintwork.


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30 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and clean out boats.

  8.45am: Hands employed blacking down aloft. Carried out monthly stock taking and provisions.

  1.30pm: Seedies blacking down aloft and cleaning paintwork and manropes.

  5.00pm: One AB joined ship from HMS Proserpine.


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31 May 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  7.20am: Bellum* No 1966 turned over to Alert for use of the Admiralty.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies shifted bosun’s stores to Susetta for shipment to Naval Stores Office.

11.00am: Motor boat brought 52 gallons petrol.

  1.30pm: Seedies cleaning ship's side and chipping paintwork on upper deck.

  3.00pm: HMS Lawrence arrived (flying Rear Admiral's flag) and anchored midstream. [The Rear Admiral is probably D St Aubyn Wake, SNO Persian Gulf, at this time.]

*A “bellum” was a local type of boat, smaller than a mahailla, and so better suited for use in marshland.


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Back Cover.



LOGS FOR JUNE 1917

[Basra]


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Front cover of copy logbook for June 1917, signed by GA Lawson, RN, Gunner in command.

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Mercurial barometer, Adie 695.

Air thermometer on quarter deck, not screened, Hicks 1364.


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1 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and clean out boats.

  7.30am: Hoisted 1st skiff and prepared her for painting.

  8.45am: Hands fitting new painters on boats. Seedies chipping paintwork on upper deck.

11.30am: 2nd Tindal of Seedies and one Seedie discharged.

  1.30pm: Seedies launch Admiral's Balam [Bellum] and painting 1st skiff.


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2 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies fill fresh water tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies painting skiff and cleaning brasswork.

  9.35am: HMS Mayfly arrived at Basra.

11.00am: Received on board 56 gallons petrol.


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3 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  7.00am: Broken by accident one metal boat's crutch, pattern no. 73C.

10.20am: Hands to divisions.

  2.30pm: 6 bags potatoes and 3 cases fruit received.


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4 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and bridge awning and cleaning boats.

  6.10am: HMS Mayfly shifted to jetty.

  8.45am: Seedies fit bridge awning and chip paintwork upper deck.

  9.45am: HMS Miner proceeded up river.

12.30pm: Miner came down river.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed taking Lt/Cdr Crozier's luggage to HMS Lawrence.


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5 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: 2nd Tindal of Lascars joined ship.

  6.00am: Seedies employed on upper deck and cleaning out boats.

  6.15am: HMS Mayfly proceeded up river.

  8.45am: Hands painting out forward mess deck. Hoisted and prepared 2nd skiff for painting.

  9.30am: Handed Admiral's bellum over to HMS Lawrence.

12.30pm: HMS Miner passed up stream.

  1.30pm: Seedies painting skiff and ward room galley.

  3.10pm: Miner passed down stream.


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6 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies fill tank and scrub upper deck. Signal Bosun Davidson joined ship from HMS Lawrence.

  8.00am: Carried out quarterly test of magazine flooding arrangements.

  8.45am: Hands painting forward mess deck. Seedies on 2nd skiff, five with steward getting slops from depôt.

  1.30pm: Issue of soap and tobacco.

  5.40pm: One Ldg Signalman joined ship from Lawrence.


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7 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop and clean out boats.

  8.45am: Hands painting forward mess deck. Seedies chipping top of sheathing round ship's side.

  9.00am: Received on board 56 gallons petrol.

  1.30pm: HMS Lawrence weighed and proceeded down stream. Seedies chipping top of sheathing round ship's side and painting out 2nd skiff.


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8 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies employed scrubbing upper deck and cleaning out boats.

  8.45am: Seedies chipping top of sheathing ship's side and sorted 7 bags potatoes.

  2.00pm: Seedies chipping on ship's side.


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9 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck with sand, ditto with boats.

  6.15am: HMS Gnat proceeded down river.

  8.45am: Hands completed painting for mess deck. Seedies paint ship's side, cleaning brass and finishing off boats.

  1.15pm: HMS Sedgefly shifted berth.

  1.30pm: Seedies painting ship's side.


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10 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop.

  6.15am: Landed Roman Catholic church party.

  8.30am: Landed Wesleyans, and Presbyterians, and Church of England party [for service on] HMS Proserpine.

  8.45am: Seedies clear up decks for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions.


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11 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies prepare ship for coaling.

  6.45am: Mahaila No A68 secured alongside.

  7.00am: Natives commenced coaling.

  9.00am: Quinine served out to ship's company.

11.55am: Finished coaling and lighter A68 cast off. Received on board 50 tons of Indian coal.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies clean ship.

Quinine is an antimalarial medicine, used both to prevent and treat the disease.


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12 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and side screens and awning curtains.

  8.45am: Hands fit awning curtains and side screens.

  9.00am: Received on board 96 gallons petrol.

11.00am: Telephone fitted from mainmast to shore.

11.30am: Seedies make and mend.

  5.00pm: Received on board 3 cases fruit.


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13 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies take down wireless aerials, also pack wireless gear from Wireless Telegraphy Office.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed packing wireless gear.

  4.30pm: One Signalman joined ship from HMS Proserpine.


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14 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and get gear ready for striking foretopmast.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies lower foretopmast. One helmet lost by accident overboard.

12.30pm: ML came alongside for packing cases with wireless gear.

  1.30pm: Seedies furl side screens and respread awnings.

  5.45pm: Paid mess savings for April.


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15 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies finished striking fore topmast.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed coiling up stays of foretop.


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16 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies prepare main topmast for lowering. Remainder Seedies scrub upper deck and poop with sand.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies lower maintop. Two Seedies painting ship's galley. One helmet lost by accident.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed painting ship's galley and coiling up stays of maintop.

  4.00pm: Shipwright Thomas rejoined ship from hospital.

  4.30pm: One Writer and one Leading Stoker took passage in SS Egra to recuperate.


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17 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies clean upper deck, poop and aft mess deck.

  9.30am: Divisions.

10.00am: One tea urn lost by accident.

11.00am: Fitted compensating weights to telephone wires on mainmast.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed about decks.


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18 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies prepare mizen topmast for lowering. Two Seedies painting ship's galley.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies struck mizentop. Two painting galley.

  9.00am: Received on board 96 gallons petrol.

  1.30pm: Seedies coiling up mizentop stays and painting.


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19 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands splicing jackstay for guiding compensating weights on telephone wires. Seedies clean upper deck, boats and poop.

  8.45am: Hands employed fixing jackstay for guiding weights. Painter and one Seedie painting galley.

  1.30pm: Seedies respread awnings and take 3 topmasts to bank.

  4.00pm: Ship's company vaccinated by Staff Surgeon Vickery.


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20 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies employed about decks.

  8.45am: Hands complete fitting jackstay for telephone, also refit starboard pudding fender. Painter and one Seedie on galley.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed as requisite.


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21 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies employed on upper deck as requisite.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies shackle starboard cable to buoy.

  1.30pm: Seedies employed as requisite.


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22 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands employed serving aft guy and starboard lower boom and make manropes.

  8.45am: Hands refitting martingales to foc’sle side screens. Seedies painting upper deck casing amidship.

  1.30pm: Seedies cleaning ship's side and paintwork on upper deck.


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23 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck with sand, also poop. Remainder on paintwork and brasswork.

  1.00pm: Make and mend clothes.


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24 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies employed on upper deck and poop.

  8.45am: Cleared upper deck for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions.


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25 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies prepare ship for coaling.

  6.30am: Mahailla of coal (A163) came alongside.

  6.45am: Commenced coaling, coolie labour.

  8.45am: Hands repairing awning curtains on foc’sle.

  3.00pm: Finished coaling and Mahaila No A163 cast off. Received on board 50 tons of Indian coal. Hands and Seedies clean ship.


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26 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies fill fresh water tank and scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands repairing awning curtains on poop and foc’sle and making manropes.

12.30pm: One AB discharged to HMS Dalhousie.

  1.30pm: Seedies chipping ship's side.

  4.30pm: One AB and three Stokers discharged to HMS Dalhousie.


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27 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop.

  8.45am: Seedies chipping and red leading ship's side as necessary. Hands surveying Bosun's and Torpedo Warrant Officer's stores ready for returning to Bombay.

  1.00pm: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  1.30pm: Seedies chipping and red leading ship's side as necessary.


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28 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  9.00am: Paid mess savings for May.

  8.45am: Landed working party of Seedies for work at depôt. Hands working on manropes.


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29 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Working party of Seedies landed for work at depôt.

  8.45am: Hands fitting awning curtain for port quarter.


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30 June 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.00am: Seedies scrubbed upper deck and poop.

  6.00am: Landed party of Seedies for work at depôt.

  8.45am: Hands fitting awning curtain for port quarter.


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LOGS FOR JULY 1917

[Basra]


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Front cover of copy logbook for July 1917, signed by GA Lawson, RN, Gunner.

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Mercurial barometer, Adie 695.

Air thermometer on quarter deck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, ditto.


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1 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck, poop and clean paintwork and brasswork.

  8.45am: Hands refitting awning curtain.

10.00am: Gargle issued to ship's company.

  4.30pm: HMS Lawrence arrived and anchored.

  4.45pm: Two W/T ratings came aboard from Lawrence for examination.

  5.00pm: Gargle issued to ship's company.


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2 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands scrub upper deck. Landed party of Seedies to work at depôt. Cleaned small arms,

  8.45am: Seven Seedies and five Lascars landed for work in depôt. Gargle issued to ship's company.

  5.00pm: Gargle issued to ship's company.


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3 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Two hands scrub upper deck. Working party of Seedies and Lascars landed for work in depôt.

  8.45am: Hands making fenders for boats. Gargle and quinine given to ship's company. HMS Britomart arrived. HMS Lawrence weighed and proceeded down stream.

  1.30pm: Two W/T ratings transferred to Britomart.

  4.30pm: Paid quarterly settlement to ship's company.

  5.00pm: Gargle given to ship's company.


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4 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.00am: Gargle given to ship's company.

  8.45am: Hands respread side awning screen, after repairing same. Also make fenders and painting out cabins in aft flat.

  1.30pm: Issued clothing, soap and tobacco to ship's company.

  4.00pm: Repaired telephone wires.

  5.00pm: Gargle given to ship's company.


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5 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Scrubbed down decks, cleaned poop and brasswork.

  8.00am: Gargle given to ship's company.

  8.45am: Hands painting out wardroom and cabin in aft flat.

  1.30pm: Hands paint out wardroom and cabin in aft flat.

  5.00pm: Gargle given to ship's company.


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6 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands painting out wardroom and cabins in aft flat.

  9.00am: Gargle and quinine given to ship's company.

  1.30pm: Hands painting wardroom and cabins.

  2.00pm: Four ratings sent to HMS Dalhousie rejoined ship.

  5.00pm: Gargle given to ship's company.


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7 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  8.00am: Gargle given to ship's company.

  8.30am: Two Seedies joined ship from shore.

  9.00pm: Two Seedies discharged to Rear Admiral's house. One Seedie discharged to shore at own request.

  1.30pm: One Seedie send to Indian Hospital Tanooma [Tanamah in log]. Six ratings returned from recuperating leave. One Armourer discharged to HMS Proserpine.

  9.00pm: One Leading Stoker rejoined ship from HMS Flycatcher.


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8 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and clean ship's side.

  6.15am: Party of Roman Catholics left ship for service ashore.

  8.30am: Church of England party to HMS Proserpine for church.

  8.45am: Cleared up decks for divisions.

  9.00am: Gargle given to ship's company.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  1.30pm: Two Seedies from Rear Admiral's house returned to ship.

  5.00pm: Gargle given to ship's company.


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9 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Working party landed for depôt.

  8.45am: Seedies and Lascars landed for work in depôt.

  1.30pm: Seedies cleaning cutter.

  5.00pm: One Leading Stoker discharged to hospital.


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10 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Landed party of Lascars and Seedies for depôt. Remainder of Seedies scrub upper deck and clean boats.

  8.45am: HMS Snakefly arrived Basra. Lascars and Seedies landed for work in depôt.

  9.00am: HMS Waterfly passed up stream.

  9.00am: Quinine issued to ship's company.

  5.00pm: One AB discharged to HMS Dalhousie.

  5.30pm: One Stoker RNR to hospital.


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11 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Lascars and Seedies landed for depôt. Remainder Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Landed party Seedies and Lascars for work in depôt, remainder Seedies chipping top of netting.

  1.30pm: Discharged one Stoker and one Seedie to HMS Dalhousie for Admiral's House.

10.00pm: One Stoker and one Seedie rejoined ship from Dalhousie.


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12 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Land Seedie working party, remainder [scrub] upper deck and clean boats.

  8.15am: HMS Dragonfly proceeded up river.

  8.45am: Landed Seedie working party, remainder red leading top of port netting.

10.00am: 3 bags fruit and 4 boxes spuds received on board. One Stoker RNR and one Seedie discharged to Rear Admiral's House.

  5.30pm: Discharged one Seedie to No 8 BG hospital.

  6.00pm: Signal Bosun Davidson discharged to HMS Dalhousie for Rear Admiral's house.


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13 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Landed working party of Seedies for depôt, remainder scrub upper deck.

  7.35am: One Seedie returned from hospital.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning ship's side, remainder landed for work in depôt.

  5.30pm: Landed working party of Seedies for work in depôt.


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14 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop and clean brightwork.

  8.45am: Seedie working party landed for work in depôt, also unloading and taking stores from HMFM Rosaleen. Remainder cleaning ship's side.

11.50am: Working party brought stores alongside.

  1.30pm: Seedies unloading cutter filled with stores.

  2.00pm: Two Seedie boys discharged to Rear Admiral's house with balam.

  5.00pm: One Leading Telegraphist joined ship.

  6.00pm: Drury LTO discharged to hospital.

  6.20pm: HMS Mozaffir arrived Basra.


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15 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and clean paintwork.

  6.30am: Seven men left ship for recuperation leave and took passage in SS Elephanta.

  8.45am: Seedies clearing up decks.

  9.00am: Hands to divisions.

10.30pm: One Seedie discharged to hospital.


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16 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  5.30am: Prepare ship for coaling

  6.00am: Mahailla 199A secured port side. No 157A secured starboard side.

  6.25am: Commenced coaling coolie labour.

  8.45am: Seedies getting stores from depôt.

  9.20am: HMS Moth proceeded up stream.

  9.45am: HMS Dragonfly shifted berth.

10.00am: HMS Mozaffir proceeded down river with Rear Admiral on board.

10.30am: Coal lighter 157A finished.

11.00am: No 199A finished.

12.10pm: Two coal lighters cast off and towed away by T11. HMS Miner passed down stream.

  1.30pm: Ship cleaned, upper deck and poop, aft mess deck.

  5.30pm: One AB discharged to hospital.


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17 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands cleaning paintwork, Seedies get stores from depôt.

  9.00am: Ship's Company supplied with quinine.

  5.30pm: One Stoker RNR discharged to hospital.


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18 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck, remainder landed for work in depôt.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies take empty store boxes to depôt.

      Noon: No 6 Ali Mahomed (Seedie) died at No 8 BG hospital.

  5.30pm: One Stoker RNR discharged to hospital.


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19 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and pack stores for HMFM Rosaleen.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies pack stores for Bombay. Remainder clean ship's side.

  5.00pm: One Stoker RNR joined ship from hospital.

  6.00pm: Warrant Telegraphist Woolway joined ship.


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20 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Seedies cleaning upper deck and brasswork.

  9.25am: One Leading Stoker and one 2nd Writer joined ship returning from recuperating leave.

10.00am: Quinine issued to ship's company.

  5.45pm: Thomas, Shipwright, discharged to hospital.


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21 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop, clean paintwork and brasswork.

10.00am: Koban motor propellor and shaft lost overboard (since recovered). [The Koban Manufacturing Co. produced outboard motors between 1912 and 1926]


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22 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and clean aft mess deck.

  9.30am: Warrant Telegraphist Woolway discharged to Mozaffir for passage to HMS Lawrence at Mohammerah.

  2.00pm: 3 cases fruit and 1 sack potatoes received on board.


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23 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies employed about decks, remainder working in depôt.

  8.45am: Seedies chip paint work, remainder working party at depôt.


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24 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands and Seedies getting gear ready for returning to Bombay. Remainder of Seedies scrub upper deck and poop.

  8.45am: Hands as for 6.00am, Seedies cleaning boats and brightwork.


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25 July 1917

[Log-keeper mistakenly noted 26 July]

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

8.00am: Cutter and diving gear arrived from HMS Proserpine. Commenced diving for dinghy's propeller. [Lost overboard on July 21]

10.00am: Turned over surplus Bosun's stores to RN depôt.

  2.00pm: Diving party recovered dinghy's motor propeller.

  4.00pm: One AB joined ship from hospital.

  5.00pm: Warrant Telegraphist Cook joined ship.


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26 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbing upper deck. Hands unrig 2½” wire hawser reel and transfer to depôt.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies working as requisite.


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27 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: Landed party of hands and Seedies to bring provisions from depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning boats and brasswork. Hands shift provisions to holds.

  9.00am: Ship's company supplied with quinine.


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28 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed getting Carpenter's stores from hold for transfer to RN depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck and clean boats.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies transfer stores to depôt.


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29 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands clean paintwork, Seedies scrub upper deck and clean brasswork.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clear up decks and tidy ship.


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30 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck, poop and boats. Hands employed with Carpenter clearing bedding store.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies take bedding etc to RN depôt.

  1.30pm: One Stoker RNR joined ship from hospital.


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31 July 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and clean brasswork. Hands cleaning hold of Carpenter's stores for returning to depôt.

  8.45am: Hands employed about Carpenter's stores, also cleaning rifles and pistols etc.

  9.30am: Ship's company supplied with quinine.

  1.30pm: Warrant Telegraphist Cook sent to No 3 B.G. hospital.


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[Basra]


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Front cover of copy logbook for August 1917, signed by GA Lawson, RN, Gunner.

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Mercurial barometer, Adie 695.

Air thermometer on quarter deck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, ditto.


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1 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Hands getting gear from Carpenter’s store, Seedies scrub upper deck and clean boats.

  8.45am: Hands muster ammunition and Gunner’s ordnance stores and transfer same to depôt.

10.00am: Lost by accident 1 cast steel file – pattern No 326.

12.30pm: Issue of clothing and tobacco.

  4.30pm: Paid monthly payment.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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2 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and clean boats, hands work with Carpenter getting rifle racks and stores ready for sending to depôt.

  8.45am: Cleaned out arms cupboard and get Bosun’s gear ready for returning.

10.30am: Hove in port cable, shifting ship further from beach.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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3 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck, hands fix compensating weights to telephone wires and take pistol racks to depôt.

  9.00am: Quinine issued to ship’s company.

10.30am: Curran, Stoker, discharged from sick bay to Dalhousie.

  1.30pm: Sale of effects of the late Seedie Ali Mahomed [see 18 July].

  2.30pm: One Seedie discharged to No 8 B.G. Hospital

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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4 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 7.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop and clean brightwork. Hands clean paintwork.

  8.45am: Hands clean paintwork. Seedies clean aft mess deck and ship’s side.

10.00am: Received on board 96 gallons petrol.

  1.30pm: 1 bag potatoes and 1 case fruit received on board.

  4.30pm: One Shipwright joined ship from hospital

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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5 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.30am: Hands shorten telephone wires on main mast and scrub and clean seamen’s canvas bath. Seedies clean upper deck and poop.

  8.45am: Seedies clean brass and tidy upper deck.

  1.30pm: Discharged one Seedie and one Stoker RNR to hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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6 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck. Hands clearing Bosun’s store of gear to be returned to depôt.

  8.00am: Warrant Carpenter joined ship.

  8.45am: Hands working on Bosun’s store. Seedies chipping port netting and cleaning brass.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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7 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands work in Bosun’s store and take Bosun’s gear to depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck and poop.

  8.45am: Hands prepare stores for sending Bombay. Seedies clear up decks and clean boats.

  4.00pm: Quinine issued to ship’s company.

  4.30pm: One Ldg Tel sent to No 3 BG hospital [either Basra General Hospital or B Garrison H].

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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8 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck. Hands getting gear ready for returning to Bombay.

  8.45am: Hands get Carpenter’s and Bosun’s gear ready for removal to depôt.

  1.30pm: Mr Cruikshank (Admiralty Overseer) and his servant joined ship.

  4.00pm: One PO joined from HMS Dalhousie.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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9 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck, hands working with Carpenter.

  8.45am: Hands work in Bosun’s store and with Carpenter getting gear ready for removal to depôt.

  1.30pm: CPO Reece taken to No 3 BG hospital.

  2.00pm: One Seedie joined ship from hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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10 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands take gear to depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands employed packing chronomatic gear and sounding tubes for returning to Bombay.

  1.30pm: Hands unrig sounding machine.

  2.00pm: Refixed telephone wires on main mast.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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11 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands working with Carpenter, Seedies scrub upper deck and clean paintwork.

  8.45am: Bosun’s and Carpenter’s [stores] taken to HMFM Susetta in cutter for passage to Naval Stores Office.

11.00am: Refixed telephone wire. Seedies clean brightwork.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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12 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands clear up decks and help Carpenter in packing gear. Seedies scrub upper deck and clean paintwork.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clean up decks for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  1.30pm: Thomas, Shipwright, discharged to HMS Dalhousie.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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13 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck. Hands take Carpenter’s gear to HMFM Susetta for passage to Naval Stores Office.

  8.00am: Shipwright Thomas rejoined ship from HMS Dalhousie.

  8.45am: Hands take Carpenter’s gear to depôt.

  4.30pm: One Ldg Tel rejoined ship from No 3 BG hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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14 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands red leading top of port netting. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands red leading top of port netting. Seedies clean brightwork.

10.00am: Received on board 96 gallons petrol.

10.30am: Quinine issued to ship’s company.

  4.30pm: One Stoker, RNR, joined ship from 133 BG hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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15 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands employed shortening telephone wires on main mast and whipping stops on awning curtains. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Hands whipping stops on awning curtains fore and aft.

11.00am: One Lascar sent to No 9 IG hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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16 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands take whaler to depôt and bring lamp room stores aboard. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  5.45pm: Curran, Stoker, rejoined from hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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17 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands restopping awning curtains and taking whaler to depôt for gear.

  8.45am: Seedies cleaning boats and brasswork on upper deck.

  9.00am: Paid mess savings for June.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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18 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies [scrub] upper deck and poop. Hands as requisite.

  7.00am: Exercised general fire quarters.

  9.00am: One Tindal, four Lascars and five Stokers 1c, one 4th class Stoker and one topass [aka topaz, a sweeper] joined ship.

  8.45am: Seedies clean brightwork, hands clean paintwork.

  6.00pm: Two Warrant Officers, one Ldg Sig and one PO returned from recuperative leave.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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19 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Hands clean paintwork, Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.30am: Landed two Church of England to HMS Proserpine and two for Presbyterian service ashore.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies clear up decks.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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20 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: Seedies prepare ship for coaling and take boats to beach.

  5.45am: 2 mahaillas of coal arrived and secured starboard and port sides.

  6.00am: Commenced coaling.

  8.45am: Hands with Carpenter.

11.15am: Cleared up decks after coaling. Scrubbed upper deck and cleaned paintwork.

  1.00pm: Received on board 100 tons of coal (Indian)

  5.00pm: One Sick Berth Steward joined ship from HMS Dalhousie, one Leading Signalman and one SBS discharged to HMS Blackfly.

  9.00am: Rounds correct.


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21 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.30am: HMS Blackfly proceeded up river. Stoker working party landed for work in depôt. Hands land for provisions.

  8.45am: Working party landed at depôt. Three seamen landed [at] depôt for rifle practice.

  5.30pm: Working party stokers landed at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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22 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: Seedies scrub upper deck. Stoker working party landed at depôt. Hands bring boats from beach, also take gear down in Bosun’s store.

  8.45am: Seedies clean poop and brightwork. Stoker working party landed at depôt, also four seamen for rifle practice.

  5.30pm: Stoker working party landed at depôt. Two Stokers, RNR, and one Seaman, RNR discharged to HMS Miner.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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23 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: Stoker working party landed for work in depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck. Hands repairing side awning screen.

  8.45am: Four Seamen landed for rifle practice. Stokers landed for work in depôt.

  5.30pm: Stoker working party landed at depôt.

  6.00pm: Discharged one Seedie to hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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24 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: Seedies scrub upper deck. Hands refit side awning screen. Landed stoker working party for depôt.

  8.00am: One Lascar rejoined from hospital.

  8.45am: Landed stoker working party at depôt.

  1.30pm: One Seedie, Sumanta Fara, DD [discharged dead] at No 9 BG hospital.

  6.30

pm: Landed funeral party of Seedie boys.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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25 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: Landed stoker working party (depôt).

  6.00am: Hands working as requisite. Seedies scrub upper deck and poop.

  8.45am: Four Seamen landed at depôt for rifle practice. Stoker working party landed.

  4.45pm: Four Seamen sent to HMS Proserpine, from thence ashore to take part as Naval Guard of Honour in Ceremony.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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26 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Seedies clean upper deck and poop and paintwork.

  8.45am: Cleared up decks for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions.

10.00am: Received on board 100 gallons petrol.

  5.00pm: Drury, Petty Officer, discharged to No 3 BG hospital

  8.00pm: CPO Reece rejoined ship from hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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27 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  5.00am: Seedies employed painting ship’s side.

  5.30am: Stoker working party landed at depôt.

  8.45am: Seedies employed painting ship’s side and stoker working party landed at depôt.

  5.30pm: Stoker working party landed at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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28 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.00am: Seedies painting ship’s side.

  5.30am: Stoker working party landed at depôt.

  6.00am: One AB joined ship from HMS Dalhousie for Admiral’s Barge.

  8.45am: Seedies painting ship’s side and working party (stokers) landed at depôt.

  5.30pm: Working party landed at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.

10.00pm: Observed fire in a motor boat midstream. Whaler and skiff called away, but fire was extinguished before their arrival on scene.

10.20pm: Boats returned and secured.


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29 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.00am: Seedies painting ship’s side.

  5.30am: Stoker working party landed at depôt.

  8.45am: Seedies carry on painting ship’s side and stoker working party land at depôt.

  1.30pm: Seedies carry on painting ship’s side.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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30 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: Seedies painting ship’s side. Working party (stokers) landed at depôt.

  8.00am: Quinine issued to ship’s company.

  8.45am: Working party landed at depôt and Seedies carry on painting.

  1.30pm: Seedies painting ship’s side.

  5.30pm: Working party landed at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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31 August 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: Working party landed at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Working party landed at depôt. Ldg Seaman Blogg joined ship from HMS Proserpine for Admiral’s Barge.

  1.30pm: Ran underwater cable for shore connection to Basra telephone system and disconnected army aerial connection.

  5.30pm: Working party landed at depôt.

  6.20pm: Recuperative party, one ERA, one Cook’s Mate, one Ship’s Steward, one Painter and two Able Seamen returned to ship.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.

10.00pm: One Topass (Lascar) rejoined from hospital.


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[Basra]


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Front cover of copy logbook for September 1917, signed by GA Lawson, RN, Gunner in command.

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Mercurial barometer, Adie 695. 13’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarter deck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, ditto.


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1 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.00am: One Stoker rejoined ship from HMS Dalhousie. Three Seedies joined ship.

9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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2 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop and clean brasswork.

  8.45am: Cleared up decks for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions.

10.00am: Received on board 96 gallons petrol.

  4.30pm: ERA Yates discharged to HMS Gnat.

  5.00pm: One ERA discharged to HMS Juno.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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3 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  5.30am: Working party landed at depôt.

  6.15am: HMS Gnat proceeded down stream flying Rear Admiral’s flag. Seedies scrub upper deck and clean boats.

  5.30pm: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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4 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00am: Seedies painting ship’s side and scrubbing out boats.

  5.15pm: Paid monthly payment.

  6.00pm: One Stoker discharged to hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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5 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 5.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and boats.

  8.45am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies working on upper deck as requisite.

  5.30pm: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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6 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt.

  6.00am: HMS Lawrence’s gig secured to lower boom whilst coaling operations carried out.

  8.00am: Quinine issued to ship’s company.

  8.45am: Working party land at depôt.

  4.00pm: Issue of slops

  5.30pm: Working party landed at depôt. Discharged two Able Seamen to HMS Dalhousie. One Cook’s Mate discharged to Dalhousie (sick). One Lascar sent to Dalhousie (sick).

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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7 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrubbed upper deck and took cutter to beach for scrubbing her.

  7.00am: Lawrence’s gig returned.

  7.30am: Discharged Bridges, CC [Carpenter’s Crew], (sick) to HMS Dalhousie.

  8.45am: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00am: Seedies clean poop and boats.

  1.30pm: Two Goanese servants joined ship. Tindal of Seedies joined ship from hospital.

  4.30pm: 3 cases fruit received on board, also 3 cases tinned fruit.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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8 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  5.30am: Stoker working party land at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck and poop with sand.

  8.00am: One Seedie rejoined ship from hospital.

  8.45am: Seedies clean paintwork and brightwork. Stoker working party land at depôt.

  6.30pm: One Stoker and one AB discharged (sick) to HMS Dalhousie.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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9 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and sick bay and paint foremast.

  6.15am: Roman Catholic church party land.

  8.30am: Wesleyan church party land and Church of England to HMS Proserpine.

  8.45am: Cleared up decks, and cleaned brightwork.

10.30am: Indian Telephone Company’s men take away overhead telephone wires.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.

10.10pm: Lifeboat’s crew called away to rescue skiff, HMS Flycatcher colliding with her mid-stream and catching her in bows. Able to proceed on journey and returned safely to ship. Lost overboard by accident 1 iron crutch Pattern 73 C.


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10 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop. Working party land at depôt.

  8.45am: Seedies clean boats. Working party land.

11.00am: HMS Northbrook arrived flying flag of Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron*.

  1.30pm: Seedies clean paintwork and clean ship’s side.

  5.30pm: Working party land at depôt. One Tindal and six Seedies joined ship.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.

*At about this time VA Wemyss was handing over as C-in-C to RA Gaunt, so it isn’t clear which of these officers is C-in-C on this occasion.


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11 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck, clean poop and brightwork.

  8.45am: Working party land.

  9.00am: One bag spuds received on board.

  1.30pm: 3 cases fruit received on board.

  4.30pm: Officers and men for inspection by Rear Admiral and Commander in Chief leave ship.

  5.30pm: Stoker working party land at depôt.

  6.00pm: One Sick Berth Attendant joined ship from HMS Dalhousie.

  7.00pm: Mr. Partridge, Artificer Engineer, joined ship to await passage for HMS Juno.

  9.00pm: Rounds complete.

  9.30pm: Inspection party returned to ship.


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12 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop.

  7.30am: One Lascar rejoined ship from hospital.

  8.45am: Seedies painting mid ship, remainder clean boats. Working party land at depôt.

  5.30pm: Working party land.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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13 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck and poop, remainder clean brasswork.

  8.45am: Seedies clean brightwork, tidy upper deck and painting midships. Working party land at depôt.

  4.00pm: One AB and one Stoker rejoined ship from hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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14 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck and clean boats.

  8.45am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies clean boats and chip paintwork. One stoker discharged to HMS Dalhousie for HMS Firefly.

  2.30pm: Received on board 96 gallons petrol.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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15 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck and poop and clean paintwork.

  8.45am: Stoker working party land at depôt. Seedies clean boats and paint ship. One Lascar sent to HMS Dalhousie (sick).

11.00am: One AB discharged to Dalhousie (sick).

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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16 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck, poop and clean paintwork.

  6.30am: Roman Catholic church party landed.

  8.45am: Seedies clear up decks. Wesleyans and Presbyterians landed for service, and Church of England to HMS Proserpine.

10.00am: One bag spuds received on board.

  4.30pm: One Cook’s Mate and one Stoker rejoined ship from hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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17 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies chipping top of nettings and red leading.

  9.00am: Working party land at depôt.

  5.30pm: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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18 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  5.30am: Working party landed at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck and clean boats.

  8.45am: Seedies chipping top of netting and red leading.

  9.00am: Working party land at depôt.

10.00am: Seedies bring provisions aboard from depôt.

  5.30pm: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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19 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  1.30am: Observed fire on shore by Church Pier. Reported by telephone to Central Exchange.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck and chip top of nettings.

  8.45am: Landed stoker working party. Exercised out fire engine, exercised Seedie fire quarters. Tested all hand pumps. Away all boats’ crews for exercise.

10.00am: Shortened in 3½” wire on stern anchor, found she had parted.

  5.30pm: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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20 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt. Seedies scrub upper deck and poop.

  8.45am: Seedies clean boats and brightwork and painting top of nettings.

  5.30pm: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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21 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  5.15am: Working party land at depôt.

  5.30am: Seedies scrub upper deck and clean boats. One Lascar rejoined ship from HMS Dalhousie.

  8.45am: Seedies scrub upper deck and take side awning curtain down.

  9.00am: Working party land at depôt.

10.00am: Received on board 1 bag spuds and 3 cases fruit.

  4.45pm: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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22 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  5.15am: Working party land at depôt.

  5.30am: Seedies scrub upper deck, clean paintwork and brasswork.

  8.45am: WP land at depôt. Seedies clean brightwork and paintwork on UD, also clean poop and boats.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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23 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub UD and clean paintwork. Two signalmen discharged to Dalhousie

  6.30am: Landed RC party.

  8.30am: Landed C of E, Wesleyand and Presbyterians.

  8.45am: Seedies clean brightwork on UD and clear up for divisions.

  9.30am: Divisions.

  4.00pm: Two Signalmen discharged to HMS Dalhousie.

  5.00pm: One AB rejoined ship from hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

10.30pm: Sent fire engine away in cutter to motor boat on fire 100 yds down stream. Lost by accident one fire extinguishers.


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24 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and overhaul fire engine.

  8.00am: One Stoker rejoined ship from HMS Firefly.

  8.45am: Seedies furl double UD awning.

11.00am: Received 90 gallons of petrol.

  4.45pm: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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25 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  5.15am: Working party land at depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck, foc’sle and midships awnings.

  8.00am: One LTO lent from HMS Proserpine to repair fans.

  8.45am: Seedies clean poop and brasswork.

10.30am: Two fitters from depôt working onboard.

  4.45pm: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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26 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.45am: Seedies clean poop and boats.

  9.00am: One LTO and one ST lent from HMS Proserpine to repair fans.

10.30am: Two fitters from depôt working in engine room.

  6.40pm: Mr Renwick, Warrant Tel. joined ship.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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27 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt.

  8.55am: Working party land at depôt.

  Seedies stand off for Mohammedan festival.

  4.45pm: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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28 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt.

  8.55am: Working party land at depôt.

  9.00am: Mr Cook, Warrant Tel., proceeded up river to Baghdad.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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29 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  5.15am: Working party land at depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.55am: Working party land at depôt.

  4.30pm: SBA sent to HMS Dalhousie (sick)

  6.30pm: Bridges, Carpenter’s Crew, returned from hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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30 September 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  5.30am: Working party land at depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub upper deck and poop, clean boats and brightwork.

     In am: Landed RCs and Non-conformists, C of Es to HMS Proserpine.

  8.45am: Seedies clean paintwork and clear up decks

  4.00pm: Mr Bowden, Warrant Engineer, took passage in SS Egra.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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Back Cover.



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1917

[Basra]


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Front cover of copy logbook for October 1917, signed by GA Lawson, RN, Gunner in command.

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Mercurial barometer, Adie 695. 13’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarter deck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, ditto.


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1 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  5.45am: Working party landed at depôt.

  6.00am: Prepare for coaling.

  6.30am: Two Mahaillas, A167 and A214, secured port and starboard. Commenced coaling, coolie labour*.

10.00am: One Seedie (sick) joined ship from HMS Dalhousie.

11.30am: Finished coaling, 93 tons.

11.45am: 3 cases fruit and 2 bags spuds received on board.

  1.30pm: Hands repair awning.

  4.30pm: One Seedie discharged to HMS Dalhousie.

  5.30pm: Landed Stoker working party at depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.

*There was a large contingent of the Chinese Labour Force in Basra. The memorial to 227 of their dead is at Tanooma.


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2 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  5.45am: Working party landed at depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub UD and awnings. Hands repair awnings.

  8.45am: Seedies furl top awning on foc’sle, hands repair same.

11.30am: Steward with Seedies embarking provisions.

  1.30pm: Hands as forenoon, Seedies stow provisions.

  5.30pm: Landed WP.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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3 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  5.45am: Working party landed at depôt.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub UD and clean boats. Hands repair awnings

  8.45am: Seedies clean poop, Hands looking out for stores from HMFM Rosaleen.

11.30am: One SBA joined from HMS Dalhousie.

  1.30pm: Hands bringing in stores from Rosaleen.

  4.00pm: One PO discharged to SS Baroda for passage to England.

  5.00pm: Two Seedies discharged to No 3 BGH.

  5.00pm: Paid quarterly settlement.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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4 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands serving standing rigging, Seedies clean boats and UD.

  8.00am: Landed Stoker WP at depôt and one hand to see about stores on HMFM Rosaleen.

11.30am: Brought provisions etc aboard from Rosaleen

  1.30pm: WP and two hands with Seedies as forenoon.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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5 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands serving stays where required, Seedies scrub UD.

  8.00am: Landed WP at depôt and one hand and one Seedie to see about stores off HMFM Rosaleen.

  8.45am: Hands serving where needed.

      Noon: Cutter brought Bosun’s and Engineer’s stores from Rosaleen.

  1.30pm: Hands and Seedies clear cutter of stores. WP as forenoon.

  9.00pm: Rounds correct.


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6 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub UD and poop, remainder clean boats.

  8.00am: Landed WP at depôt.

  8.45am: Seedies carry on with UD, hands clean paintwork.

  1.00pm: Make and mend.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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7 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub UD and poop

     In am: Landed RCs and Non-conformists, C of Es to HMS Proserpine.

  8.45am: Seedies clean paintwork and clear up decks.

  1.00pm: Make and mend.

  4.00pm: Two Signalmen joined ship from HMS Dalhousie.

  7.40pm: Observed fire on P36, next ahead in trot. Raised steam, furled awnings, hands to fire stations. Both cables and stern hawser ready to slip.

  8.00pm: Ready to proceed if necessary. Rose of suction hose of fire engine lost overboard by accident.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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8 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 6.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub UD and poop and clean whaler.

  8.00am: Landed Stokers WP at depôt.

  8.45am: Hands with Chief Bosun’s Mate shifting gear.

11.50am: Brought soap and tobacco from depôt. Issued same.

  1.30pm: Hands and WP as forenoon.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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9 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub UD and awnings, hands repairing fire hoses.

  8.00am: Landed Stokers WP at depôt.

  8.45am: Seedies with CPO at depôt re stores.

  1.30pm: Hands and WP as forenoon.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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10 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  6.00am: Hands with Sailmakers from depôt repairing awnings. Seedies scrub UD and top waist awning.

  8.00am: Landed WP.

  8.45am: Sailmakers carry on.

  1.30pm: Work as forenoon.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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11 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub UD, hands repairing awnings.

  8.00am: Landed Stokers WP.

  1.30pm: Respread QD awning.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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12 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

     In am: Hands variously employed.

     In pm: Hands variously employed.

  4.00pm: Two Signalmen discharged to HMS Dalhousie.

  5.00pm: CPO Reece rejoined from recuperative leave.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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13 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

     In am: Hands variously employed.

     In pm: Make and mend.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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14 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Sunday routine, usual church parties.

11.30am: One stoker joined from HMS Miner.

      In pm: Make and mend.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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15 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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16 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands variously employed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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17 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

 Usual work and working parties.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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18 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

 Hands and Seedies variously employed. One LTO from HMS Proserpine working on board.

 Discharged one Stoker to HMS Miner.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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19 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 5.

  6.00am: Seedies scrub UD.

  8.00am: Landed Stokers WP. One Seedie rejoined from hospital.

  8.45am: LTO lent from HMS Proserpine working on board.

  9.30am: HMS Lawrence arrived.

  1.30pm: WP as forenoon. Hands repairing canvas on Lascars’ hut. Seedies cleaning and chipping paintwork.

  5.00pm: One Goanese servant and one Seedie discharged to hospital. One Ldg Seaman joined ship.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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20 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

 Hands employed as requisite. Make and mend in pm.

  6.00pm: Discharged one Seedie to hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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21 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Sunday routine.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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22 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

 Usual WPs and work.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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23 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

 Usual WPs and work.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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24 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands employed as requisite. Seedies take casks for passage to NSO [Naval Stores Office].

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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25 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

 One Goanese servant and one Seedie rejoined ship from hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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26 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

 Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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27 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 3.

  7.00am: 11 Lascars discharged to SS Barala for passage to Bombay. Hands variously employed.

  1.00pm: Make and mend.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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28 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

Sunday routine.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

11.59pm: Drew fires for drill test.


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29 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 4.

 Usual working parties.

 Two ERAs and three native fitters on drill test of boilers.

 Discharged one Seedie to hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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30 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

 Usual working parties.

 Two ERAs and three native fitters on drill test of boilers.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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31 October 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

 Usual working parties.

 Two ERAs and three native fitters on drill test of boilers.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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Back cover.



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1917

[Basra]


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Front cover of copy logbook for November 1917, signed by GA Lawson, RN, Gunner in command.

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Above three pages blank.


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1 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

  6.00am: Hands paint ship, Seedies scrub UD.

  8.00am: Landed Stokers WP at depôt.

  9.00am: Discharged ashore one Seedie boy.

  9.30am: Two ERAs and three native fitters (of depôt) on drill test of boilers.

  1.30pm: As forenoon.

  4.30pm: Paid monthly payment.

  5.00pm: Discharged to hospital one Lascar and one Seedie boy.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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2 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Usual working parties.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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3 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Two ERAs and three native fitters (of depôt) working onboard.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

11.30am: Discharged one Ship’s Steward to HMS Scarab.

  4.00pm: One Seedie discharged to hospital.


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4 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Sunday routine.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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5 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Two ERAs and three native fitters (of depôt) working onboard.

 Two Signalmen joined from HMS Dalhousie, telephone communication having failed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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6 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 One ERA and three native fitters (of depôt) working onboard.

  8.00am: One Seedie joined ship from hospital.

12.15pm: Issue of slops, soap and tobacco

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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7 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  6.00am: Hands painting bulkheads, Seedies scrub UD.

  8.00am: Landed WP at Depôt.

  9.00am: ERA and native fitters working on boiler drill test.

10.00am: Party sweeping for stream anchor.

      In pm: Make and mend, leave to attend Basra races.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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8 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  8.00am: One Seedie joined from hospital.

  9.00am: Usual WPs, ERAs and fitters working on boilers.

  1.30pm: Party sweeping for stream anchor.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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9 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  9.00am: Usual WPs, ERAs and fitters working on boilers.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

11.30am: Discharged two Signalmen to HMS Dalhousie.

  1.30pm: Work as in forenoon.


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10 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  9.00am: Usual WPs, ERAs and fitters working on boilers.

  1.00pm: Make and mend. Leave given to attend Basra races.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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11 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Sunday routine.

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12 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

     In am: Coaled ship from mahaillas, received 100 tons. One ERA and three fitters working on boilers.

     In pm: Unshipped dynamo for overhaul, removed old armature and shipped spare.


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13 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 One ERA and three fitters working on boilers.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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14 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

     In am: Repaired underwater telephone cable. Two ERAs and three fitters working on boilers.


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15 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Two ERAs and three fitters working onboard.


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16 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 One ERA and three fitters working onboard.

  2.00pm: Sent diving party to Pier with shallow water dress to search for lost projectile; projectile recovered.


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17 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

     In am: Usual work parties.

     In pm: Make and mend.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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18 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands employed as requisite.


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19 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  4.00am: General Maude passed away.

  8.45am: Party away sweeping for stream anchor.

11.30am: Party returned with anchor.

  4.00pm: Medical inspection of ship’s company carried out by Staff Surgeon Vickery.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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20 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands employed as requisite.


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21 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands scrub deck lockers, Seedies scrub UD and poop.

  8.00am: Landed working party.

  8.45am: Hands oiling and overhauling blocks on boat davits. Seedies paint stream anchor.

10.00am: One Ldg Tel packing W/T gear for Baghdad.

  1.30pm: Work as forenoon. Sent diving party to Tanooma [Tannuman in log] pier with shallow water gear.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

A typical working day.


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22 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

  4.00pm: Ldg Tel Burgess discharged to Admiral’s House.


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23 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Hands employed as requisite.


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24 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Hands employed as requisite.


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25 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Sunday routine.


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26 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  8.45am: Rigged starboard gangway ladder, Seedies red-leading same.

  1.30pm: Hands making manropes and fenders for port gangway.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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27 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

  1.30pm: Cleared lower deck and catted starboard bow anchor.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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28 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Hands employed as requisite.


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29 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Hands employed as requisite.


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30 November 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 0.

 Hands employed as requisite.


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Above four pages duplicate scans of the days 24-27 November.

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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1917

[Basra]


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Signature of GA Lawson, dated 12th January 1918, otherwise blank.

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Mercurial barometer, Adie 695. 13’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarter deck, not screened, Hicks 1364.

Sea thermometer, ditto.


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1 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil

  6.00am: Hands scrub foc’sle, Seedies scrub UD.

8.00am: Landed work party at depôt.

  8.45am: Hands working on manropes and fenders. Seedies clean paintwork.

  2.00pm: One Telegraphist rating joined ship from HMS Dalhousie.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

A typical day.


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2 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

     In am: Landed church parties.

  1.30pm: Two Signalmen joined from HMS Dalhousie, communication having failed*.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

*Communications often failed when enterprising locals removed the cables overnight, to sell the copper for scrap.


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3 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

     In am: Hands employed fitting lightning conductors on main mast.

  4.00pm: Discharged two Signalmen to HMS Dalhousie, repairs executed. One Ldg Seaman joined from Dalhousie.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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4 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands variously employed.

 Carried out test of magazine flooding arrangements.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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5 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands employed as requisite.

  4.30pm: Mr Baldwin, Warrant Engineer, rejoined from recuperation.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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6 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Usual working parties etc.

  8.00pm: One AB discharged to HMS Dalhousie.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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7 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  8.00am: Landed working party.

10.00am: One Smith and native fitter employed removing WO’s galley.

      In pm: Work as in forenoon.

  5.00pm: One ST from HMS Proserpine aboard for various electrical repairs.

 9.00pm: Rounds.


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8 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  9.00am: One ST from HMS Proserpine aboard for various electrical repairs.

  2.00pm: Inoculation of ship’s company.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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9 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Sunday routine, church parties etc.

  1.30pm: Mr J Cook, Warrant Telegraphist, joined ship.


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10 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Usual working parties to depôt and onboard.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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11 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Hands variously employed. Two hands in depôt on sweeping gear. Cleaned and tested fire engine.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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12 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Hands employed as requisite. Clean and test hand capstan.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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13 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Hands variously employed.

 Issue of winter clothing to white ratings "Khaki".

 Issue of winter clothing to Lascars and Seedies.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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14 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

 Hands employed as requisite.

 Received on board, one case of gifts from ELNF [?]

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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15 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 2.

 Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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16 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

11.35am: Rear Admiral Wake on board for inspection of ship.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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17 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  3.30pm: Moored ship alongside Naval pier, Tanooma.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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18 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

     In am: Hands removing whaler davits for repair and assisting in mounting guns. Despatched English mail.

     In pm: Preparing ship for sea.


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19 December 1917

[Log-keeper mistakenly noted 18 December]

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

     In am: Discharged AB Armstrong to Admiral’s House. Hands preparing ship for sea.


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20 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  8.45am: Coaled ship from Mahaillas A221, B219 and B241.


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21 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands employed on deck, Seedies stand off.

  9.00am: Ship under quarantine. One Seedie boy discharged to hospital (smallpox).

10.00am: Inspection of ship's company by Staff Surgeon.

  4.00pm: Vaccination of ship's company for smallpox.


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22 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

     In am: Preparing ship for sea.

     In pm: Make and mend.


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23 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  2.00am: Fire at Magill.

  9.00am: Hands moved ship from buoy to piles alongside Naval Pier. Received two bags of English mail.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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24 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Preparing ship for sea.


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25 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  8.30am: Landed church parties.

  9.00pm: Rounds.

10.15am: Rear Admiral Wake arrived on board for inspection of ship.

11.00am: Issue of Xmas gifts to ship’s company.


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26 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  6.00am: Scrub the decks.

  8.45am: Seedies tidied ship.

  1.00pm: Make and mend.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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27 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  8.45am: GI [Gunnery Instructor] and party of Seamen from HMS Proserpine on board for mounting of guns.

  5.00pm: Reshipped whaler’s davits.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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28 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Preparing ship for sea. Seedies taking in ammunition.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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29 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

     In am: Preparing ship for sea. Seedies taking in ammunition.

     In pm: Make and mend.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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30 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  8.30am: Landed Wesleyans and Presbyterians at Ashar*.

10.00am: C of E party to HMS Proserpine.

  1.00pm: Mr Roberts WO, joined ship.

*This nice collection of period photographs of Basra includes shots of Ashar and Ashar Creek.


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31 December 1917

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  9.00am: LTO and one seaman from HMS Proserpine onboard to remove searchlight.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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LOGS FOR JANUARY 1918

[Basra]


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Front cover of log for December 1917, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner in Command.

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Mercurial barometer, Adie 695. 13’ 6” asl.

Air thermometer on quarter deck, not screened.


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1 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  6.00am: Hands scrub foc’sle and clean guns. Seedies scrub upper deck.

  8.00am: Landed WP at depôt.

  8.45am: Hands and Seedies mounting guns on foc’sle.

  1.30pm: Landed WP at depôt. Hands and Seedies as forenoon.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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2 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  Usual working parties etc, Hands mounting guns.

  4.00pm: One PO and one AB joined ship.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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3 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

     In am: Hands making ammunition tackles, Seedies drawing stores.

  4.00: Mr Humfrey and Mr Wilson, Warrant Officers, joined ship.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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4 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

     In am: Hands making gun covers, Seedies cleaning holds for stores.

  8.00am: One ton of water supplied to HMS Scarab. One LTO from same onboard to connect searchlight.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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5 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  4.00pm: Eight ratings discharged to HMS Proserpine. Eight ratings joined ship.


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6 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  Sunday routine, usual church parties.

  4.00pm: Two ratings discharged to HMS Dalhousie.


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7 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

  9.00am: One SBA discharged to HMS Dalhousie.

  4.00pm: One SBA joined from HMS Scarab.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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8 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  8.00am: Two ABs discharged to SS Ekma* for passage to Bombay.

  8.45am: Hands employed on HMS Sawfly.

* Ekma: BISN Co, 1911, 5,107 grt, Workman Clark, Belfast, scrapped in Bombay 1948.


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9 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  1.30pm: Slipped and proceeded in tow of HMS Miner to trot. Moored to buoy from pier.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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10 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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11 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Hands variously employed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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12 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands assist HMS Mantis.

  5.00pm: One Seedie boy discharged to hospital.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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13 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Sunday routine, RC and Non-coms to Ashar, C of E party to HMS Proserpine.

  5.00pm: Hoisted cutter and whaler on davits.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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14 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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15 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Cleaning, painting and usual working parties to depôt.

  4.00pm: Four ratings discharged to depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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16 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  6.00am: Whaler lent to HMS Miner.

  2.00pm: Hands assisting HMS Bee.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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17 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  9.00am: LTO from HMS Dalhousie working on Gun Batteries.

  4.00pm: One 2nd Tindal discharged to HMS Proserpine for passage to Bombay.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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18 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Seedies clean paint shop and mix white paint for ship’s side.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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19 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Hands employed as requisite.


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20 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Sunday routine.


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21 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 One LTO from HMS Dalhousie working on guns, testing circuits etc. Plumber from depôt onboard.

10.00am: Received 10 gallons of rum in jars.


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22 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Hands filling machine gun belts.

 One Plumber from depôt and one LTO from HMS Dalhousie working onboard.

10.00am: HMS Proserpine left for Bombay.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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23 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  8.00am: WP of 12 Lascars and six Seedies working on HMS Bee.

  8.45am: One LTO from HMS Dalhousie working onboard.

11.00am: Tested and made good all WT [watertight] doors.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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24 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Hands employed as requisite.


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25 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 One LTO from HMS Dalhousie repairing engine room communications.


4caf839bcadfd3419700146e: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-33315/ADM53-33315-016_0.jpg)


26 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

      In am: Usual working parties, cleaning, painting etc.

      In pm: Make and mend.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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27 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Sunday routine.


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28 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Strong Southerly winds all day, gale force 9 at times, with heavy rain.


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29 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 One AB and Mr Nile, WE [Warrant Engineer] joined ship.

      In pm: Mustered ammunition.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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30 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

     In am: Mustered signal and Very lights.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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31 January 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands employed as requisite.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1918

[Basra]


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Front cover of copy logbook for February 1918, signed by GA Lawson, Gunner, in command.

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Mercurial barometer, Adie 695, 13’ 6” asl.

Thermometer Hicks 1364, on QD, not screened.


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1 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Hands scrub foc’sle, Seedies UD.

  8.00am: WP to depôt.

  8.45am: Hands provision ship, Seedies carry on painting.

 Lost overboard by accident, 1 screw driver for Maxim gun.

  1.30pm: Work as in forenoon.

  4.00pm: Issue of slops to Lascars and Seedies.

  5.00pm: Lent whaler to HMS Dalhousie.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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2 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands employed as requisite.

      In pm: Make and mend.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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3 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Sunday routine.

  1.00pm: Diving party engaged off RN pier salving BM lever pistol etc.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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4 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands variously employed.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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5 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

      In am: Instruction in semaphore.

      In pm: Lecture on ammunition.

  4.00pm: HMS Mozaffir arrived and moored to North pier.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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6 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

      In pm: Issue of slops. Diving operations carried out near depôt pier. Mr Fisher joined ship for Chief Gunner duties in depôt.

  9.00pm: Rounds.


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7 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  9.00am: Mr Scott [Artificer Engineer] left for Abadan. One Chief ERA, acting Engineer, in charge of ship.


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8 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  8.00am: Mr Scott joined ship.

  2.00pm: Two native fitters working on tank in ERA’s flat.


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9 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

10.00am: Commanders Knox [?] and Suitor inspected ship with Port Officer.


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10 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Sunday routine.


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11 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

  6.00am: Hands prepare to coal. Seedies getting out ammunition.

  8.45am: Hands land ammunition at depôt on ML8.


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12 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Coal ship. Hands and Seedies returning stores to depôt.


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13 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Removed barometer to depôt.


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14 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Returning stores to depôt.


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15 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

  6.00am: Moored ship alongside RN pier. Removing stores etc.


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16 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: 1.

 Hands employed as requisite, removing stores etc.


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17 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Hands employed as requisite, removing stores etc.


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18 February 1918

At Basra

Lat 30.53, Long 47.84

 Sick List: Nil.

 Lost overboard by accident, one box of tools [listed in log].

     In pm: Discharged two Seedies for RA’s barge to RN depôt.

One Seaman to HMS Flycatcher.

Two Seamen to HMS Grayfly.

Two CPOs, one AB and one Stoker to RND.

Nine Seedies to HT [Hired Transport] Bankura for passage to Aden.

14 Seedies to RND to await arrival of HMS Bramble.

Four Lascars and one PO to HMS Dalhousie.

All officers except CO to RND.

Paid off ship prior to turning over ship to Basra Port Authority.

Hauled down ensign and pennant.


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