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Cressy-class Armoured Cruiser

Pendant Nos. N.39 (1914), N.09 (1.18). Launched 21.2.01 John Brown. 12,000 tons, 472(oa), 440(pp)x69x25ft. TE 21000ihp, 21kts. Armament: 2-9.2in, 12-6in, 14-12pdr, 2-18in tt (4-6in removed 1916). Armour: 6in sides, 3in deck, 6in guns. 7th CS 1914, 12th CS 1914-15, then Mediterranean to 1916, 9th CS West Africa 1917-18. Battle Honours (and link to despatches, casualties, awards) Heligoland 28 Aug 1914, Dardanelles 1915/16. Sold 1.7.20 Castle, Plymouth. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Launched 21/2/01. Was refitting at Portsmouth in 1906, and recommissioned as flagship 3rd Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet in November 1916. Flagship 6th CS 1909-12 and then 3rd Fleet, Nore 1912-14. Sent to Humber in August 1914 as guardship, but shortly afterwards became flagship of Cruiser Force 'C'. Saw action in Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914 and escorted convoy to Gibraltar in October. To Suez Canal in February 1915 and Dardanelles April 1915. Returned to home waters late in 1916 and was damaged in collision with HMS Achilles in the Irish Sea in February 1917. Flagship 9th CS at Gibraltar April 1917-November 1918, and paid off into reserve at Chatham in April 1919 (Battle Honours - Heligoland 1914, Dardanelles 1915-1916). Placed on sale list April 1920. Sold for BU 1/7/20. (Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-21)

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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.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS BACCHANTE 1917-1919

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)

LOGS FOR JUNE 1917


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Mercurial

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

N 82 A/M 2400 (dry) from 1st June to 30th June


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st June to 30th June


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1 June 1917

En route Monrovia to Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.50 pm: anchored in Sierra Leone in B 4 berth

5.55 pm: S.S. MONODNOCK moored alongside

7.40 pm: commenced coaling

pm: BRITANNIA and MARMORA in port


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2 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

12.30 am: Ceased coaling

4.50 am: recommenced coaling

am/pm: hands coaling ship

7.40 pm: Coaling completed


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3 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.55pm: KING ALFRED arrived


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4 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.30 pm: HIGHFLYER arrived

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5 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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6 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.00 pm: DUPLEIX arrived


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7 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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8 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.50 am: S.S. MALLINA secured alongside

pm: hands provisioning ship; 10.25 pm: Completed with stores and provisions


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9 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9:30 am: Court Martial assembled on board

10.00 am: MALLINA cast off

10:20 am: Court martial dissolved

5.30 pm: HIGHFLYER sailed


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10 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.30 am: Landed Church parties

10.25 am: Held Divine Service



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11 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: divers searching for lost 13 Pdr. Gun

11.00 am: SIRIUS arrived

5.30 pm: S.S. READING secured alongside


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12 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.27 am: Commenced coaling; 8.15 am: completed coaling

10.15 am: AFRICA arrived


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13 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.00 am: weighed and proceeded; 7.20 am: Came to anchor

9.20 am: Carried out .303 A.R. Practice

1.30 pm: SUFFOLK arrived

4.30 pm: Engineer Lieutenant Thomas NAYLOR, RN, discharged to AFRICA

5.00 pm: Engineer Lieutenant Thomas NAYLOR, RN, rejoined ship


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14 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.45 am: MARMORA and convoy sailed

am: carried out .303 A.R. practice


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15 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: carried out .303 A.R. practice


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16 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.45 am: weighed and proceeded; 7.08 am: anchored in B 5 berth



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17 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.30 am: Held Divine Service


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18 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.30 am: DUPLEIX, flying the flag of Rear Admiral JAURES, arrived

6.15 pm: DUPLEIX sailed


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19 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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20 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: SUFFOLK and convoy sailed

11.00 am: French Cruiser SURCOUF arrived

5.15 pm: S.S. READING secured alongside


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21 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.30 am: commenced coaling; 8.00 am: completed coaling

9.30 am: Court of Enquiry assembled on board.


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22 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.15 pm: SURCOUF sailed


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23 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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24 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.00 am: Rear Admiral Thomas D.L. SHEPPARD Inspected ship’s company

10.30 am: Held Divine Service


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25 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9:30 am: Court Martial assembled on board

12.00 pm: Court Martial dissolved


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26 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: SIRIUS sailed


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27 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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28 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.40 am: KING ALFRED sailed

2.05 pm KING ALFRED returned


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29 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.00 pm: S.S. FOYLEMORE secured alongside


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30 June 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.45 am: Commenced coaling; 7.15 am: completed coaling

3.45 pm: 3 Ratings, R.M.L.I., discharged to KING ALFRED

5.00 pm: Weighed and proceeded with S.S. SEANG BEE in company; 5.30 pm: passed boom


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LOGS FOR JULY 1917


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Mercurial

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

N 82 A/M 2400 (dry) from 1st July to 31st July


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st July to 31st July


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1 July 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Sekondi, Ghana (note: Sekondi is the twin city of Takoradi)

Lat 6.8, Long -13.0

10.15 am: Held Divine Service

1.10 pm: Spoke to S.S. MALDONADO of Monte Video

1:30 pm: Brought S.S. MALDONADO to with 2 x 6" rounds; 1.45 pm: Stopped and boarded MALDONADO

2.25 pm: Proceeded


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2 July 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Sekondi

Lat 5.1, Long -10.0


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3 July 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Sekondi

Lat 4.2, Long -4.2


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4 July 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Sekondi

Lat 5.0, Long -1.1

10.00 am: Anchored Sekondi Harbour

pm: S.S. SEANG BEE embarking troops

4.40 pm: weighed anchor; 4.55 pm: proceeded

7:02 pm: Sighted Cape Coast Castle

8.20 pm: Ported to avoid French DUPLEIX (no lights); 8.30 pm: Proceeded


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5 July 1917

En route Sekondi to Lome, Togoland

Lat 5.5, Long 0.9

12.15 pm: Anchored Lome, Togoland

pm: S.S. SEANG BEE embarking troops

7.30 pm: weighed anchor; 7.55 pm: Proceeding


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6 July 1917

En route Lome to Sierra Leone

Lat 4.8, Long -0.8


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7 July 1917

En route Lome to Sierra Leone

Lat 4.4, Long -4.3


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8 July 1917

En route Lome to Sierra Leone

Lat 4.0, Long -7.5

10.20 am: Held Divine Service


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9 July 1917

En route Lome to Sierra Leone

Lat 5.5, Long -10.8


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10 July 1917

En route Lome to Sierra Leone

Lat 7.2, Long -13.6


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11 July 1917

En route Lome to Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: Passed boom

6.30 am: arrived and anchoredSierra Leone

8.15 am: PORTRUSH secured alongside

9.10 am: Commenced coaling; 11.00 pm: ceased coaling for day


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12 July 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.15 am: recommenced coaling

12.45 pm: Reverend William Driscoll, Roman Catholic Chaplain, joined ship

5.10 pm: Coaling completed; 5.45 pm: PORTRUSH cast off


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13 July 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

pm: Discharged Mr. Frederick McCarthy Artificer Engineer and 3 ratings to KING ALFRED


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14 July 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.4, Long -13.6

am: Discharged one rating to KING ALFRED

12.05 pm: KING ALFRED and convoy sailed

5.07 pm: Weighed and proceeded; 5.34 pm: Passed boom

5.43 pm: proceeded for Lagos with HYMETTUS in company


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15 July 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Lagos

Lat 6.7, Long -13.0

10.25 am: Held Divine Service



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16 July 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Lagos

Lat 5.0, Long -9.7


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17 July 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Lagos

Lat 3.9, Long -5.6


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18 July 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Lagos

Lat 4.5, Long -1.5


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19 July 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Lagos

Lat 6.1, Long 2.9

3.18 pm: stopped and came to anchor at Lagos

5.00 pm: HYMETTUS crossed bar and proceeded into harbour

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20 July 1917

At Lagos

Lat 6.5, Long 3.4


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21 July 1917

At Lagos

Lat 6.2, Long 3.0

3.40 pm: HYMETTUS passed Lagos Bar

4.40 pm: weighed; 4.54 pm: Proceeded; HYMETTUS took station astern


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22 July 1917

En route Lagos to Sierra Leone

Lat 5.3, Long 0.7

10.30 am: Held Divine Service


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23 July 1917

En route Lagos to Sierra Leone

Lat 4.2, Long -1.9


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24 July 1917

En route Lagos to Sierra Leone

Lat 4.1, Long -4.9


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25 July 1917


En route Lagos to Sierra Leone

Lat 4.3, Long -8.1

10.57 am: Sighted Cape Palmas


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26 July 1917

En route Lagos to Sierra Leone

Lat 6.0, Long -11.8


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27 July 1917

En route Lagos to Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.00 am: Sighted Wilberforce Ridge

10.15 am: Sighted Sierra Leone

1.04 pm: Passed boom; 1.25 pm: Came to anchor Sierra Leone

3.10 pm: S.S. ILWEN secured alongside

5.00 pm: Commenced coaling; 11.00 pm: Ceased coaling for night


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28 July 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.00 am: Recommenced coaling; 10.00 pm: Coaling completed


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29 July 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.35 am: ILWEN cast off

6.30 pm: French Cruiser DESAIX arrived


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30 July 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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31 July 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.30 am EXMOUTH and convoy arrived

9.00 pm: DESAIX departed


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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1917


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1 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Hands employed sweeping for lost armature, dismounting 6" guns


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2 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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3 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: EXMOUTH and convoy sailed

1.30 pm: Father Driscoll, RN, discharged to BRITANNIA

5.20 pm: 20 Ratings joined ship from BRITANNIA

6.55 pm: Rear Admiral Thomas D. L. Sheppard, MVO, and staff boarded ship


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4 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8:00 am: Hoisted flag of Rear Admiral Thomas D. L. Sheppard, MVO

am: hands sweeping for lost armature


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5 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service

3.00 pm: MOREA arrived with convoy



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6 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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7 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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8 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.30 am: BRITANNIA sailed with convoy

2.10 pm: weighed anchor; 2.20 pm: Anchored in A 5 berth


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9 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: AFRICA and convoy arrived

pm: Hands employed conveying bullion ashore from AFRICA


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10 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.00 pm: MARMORA arrived with convoy

6.30 pm: S.S. PRAIRIAL secured alongside


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11 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.20 am: Commenced coaling; 10.15 am: completed coaling; 10.45 am: PRAIRIAL cast off


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12 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.9, Long -14.8

10.30 am: AFRICA sailed with convoy

11.00 am: MOREA sailed with convoy

11.20 am: weighed and proceeded for Dakar

11.50 am: Passed boom

4.00 pm: Passed MOREA


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13 August 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Dakar

Lat 11.7, Long -17.6


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14 August 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Dakar

Lat 14.4, Long -17.5

1.20 pm: Passed boom; 1.40 pm: passed boom; 1.45 pm: Stopped and came to anchor Dakar


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15 August 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

10.00 am: Roman Catholic church party to DUPLEIX


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16 August 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

5.42 am: DUPLEIX sailed

5.43 am: Slipped aft, weighed both anchors; 6.37 am: Entered Dakar dry dock; 7.30 am: Secured in dry dock

am/pm: hands scrubbing ship’s bottom


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17 August 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

Am: Stoker John Mogan. S 8317, RNR, died of illness. (shown in other sources of KING ALFRED)

2.30 pm: DUPLEIX arrived and secured

5.30 pm: Funeral Party landed; 6.40 pm: Returned to ship


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18 August 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

6.35 am: Proceeded out of Dry Dock

7:00 am: came to with Port Bower which broke at shank. 7.35 am: Completed manoeuvre with Starboard Bower

10.05 am: S.S. TREVEAL secured alongside

am: Floating crane secured alongside, placed remains of Port Bower inboard

10.40 am: commenced coaling; 7.20 pm: completed coaling


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19 August 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

7.10 am: TREVEAL cast off


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20 August 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

2.15 pm: MOLDAVIA arrived


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21 August 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

2.55 pm: weighed and proceeded out of harbour; 3.27 pm: passed boom


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22 August 1917

En route Dakar to Sierra Leone

Lat 10.9, Long -17.2


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23 August 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Dakar

Lat 8.5, Long -13.9

3.04 pm: Passed boom

3.25 pm: Stopped; 3.25 pm: anchored

4.00 pm: S.S. STANDISH HALL secured alongside


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24 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.45: commenced coaling; 11.30: completed coaling


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25 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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26 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.30 am: Held Divine Service on board


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27 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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28 August 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: 28 native ratings joined ship

4.00 pm: weighed to proceed to Dakar; 4.30 pm: passed boom


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29 August 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Dakar

Lat 9.7, Long -17.0


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30 August 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Dakar

Lat 13.4, Long -17.7

2.20 pm: Passed boom; embarked Harbour Master

2.40 pm: Stopped and came to anchor at Dakar

3.20 pm: KING ALFRED arrived; OROTAVA shifted berth

pm: 28 native ratings discharged to S.S. ELLERSLIE for Ascension


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31 August 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

6.25 am: coal lighters secured alongside; 8.15 am: commenced coaling

am: OROTAVA and convoy sailed

pm: Lieutenant John Redmond, RNR, joined ship

4.00 pm: 2 ratings, RM, joined ship with kettledrums

4.50 pm: completed coaling


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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1917


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Mercurial

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st September to 30th September (wet)


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st September to 30th September


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1 September 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

5.40 am: DESAIX sailed

pm: Captain John G Armstrong, RN, and 5 ratings discharged to KING ALFRED

pm: Captain Frank O Lewis, RN, and 3 ratings joined ship

pm: Capt Francis R Jones R.M.L.I. discharged to KING ALFRED

pm: Major Percy Molloy, R.M.L,I. Joined ship


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2 September 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

10.00 am: Held Divine Service

am: Fleet Paymaster Owen Penfold, R.N. and Lieutenant Money, R.N.

pm: Staff Paymaster Frederick S de Veulle RN discharged to KING ALFRED


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3 September 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

6.00 am: DUPLEIX sailed

7.35 am: KILDONAN CASTLE arrived

5.30 pm: DESAIX sailed

11.30 pm: Lieutenant Michael ELLWOOD, R.N., discharged to KILDONAN CASTLE


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4 September 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

5.40 am: slipped aft; 6.45 am: weighed to proceed out of inner harbour

7.07 am: anchored in Dakar Roads

4.00 pm: weighed; 4.07 pm: proceeded; 4.20 pm: passed boom


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5 September 1917

En route Dakar to Sierra Leone

Lat 10.8, Long -17.2

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6 September 1917

En route Dakar to Sierra Leone

Lat 8.4, Long -13.8

2.50 pm: Passed boom; 3.10 pm: Stopped and came to anchor

4.45 pm: S.S CORINTHIA secures alongside


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7 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.30 am: Commenced coaling; 10.50 am: coaling completed

11.30 am: CORINTHIA cast off


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8 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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9 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.20 am: Held Divine Service


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10 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.30 am: MOREA arrived with convoy

1.00 pm: HIMALAYA arrived with convoy


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11 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

12.30 pm: S.S. TROJAN secured alongside

pm: Hands provisioning ship


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12 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.10 am: TROJAN cast off


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13 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

At SIERRA LEONE

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.15 am: MANTUA sailed with convoy

6.30 am: H.M. Whalers NIVONIA and SILESIA arrived from Cape Town

4.00 pm: HIMALAYA sailed with convoy

4.15 pm: S.S. COMMONWEALTH secured alongside


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14 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.15 am: commenced coaling; 7.45 am: Completed coaling; 8.40 am: COMMONWEALTH cast off


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15 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.30 pm: discharged two Ratings STRATHEBRIE


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16 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service

4.25 pm: weighed; 4.40 pm: proceeded; 5.00 pm: passed boom


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17 September 1917

En route Sierra Leone to St Vincent

Lat 9.6, Long -16.6

9.30 am: Reduced to slow. Dropped target; carried out 1 inch and .303 A.R. practice

10.45 am: ceased firing; 11.20 am: picked up target; 11.30 am: proceeded


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18 September 1917

En route Sierra Leone to St Vincent

Lat 12.7, Long -20.8


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19 September 1917

En route Sierra Leone to St Vincent

Lat 16.2, Long -24.8

6.00 am: Commenced zigzagging; 3.00 pm: ceased zig zagging

4.20 pm: Stopped; 4.25 pm: anchored Porto Grande anchorage


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20 September 1917

At St. Vincent

Lat 16.8, Long -25.0

5.30 am: coal lighters secured alongside; 6.00 am: Commenced coaling; 4.10 pm: completed coaling


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21 September 1917

At St. Vincent

Lat 16.8, Long -25.0

12.35 pm: weighed anchor; 12.45 pm: proceeded out of harbour

2.00 pm: Commenced zigzagging; 6.00 pm: ceased zig zagging


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22 September 1917

En route St Vincent to Sierra Leone

Lat 15.5, Long -19.9

9.53 pm: sighted Cape Verde light


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23 September 1917

En route St Vincent to Sierra Leone

Lat 13.4, Long -17.7

5.30 am: Spoke MOLDAVIA

6.00 am: Spoke MARSEILLAISE

9.40 am: Sighted DUPLEIX ahead

10.25 am: communicated with DUPLEIX

1.40 pm: stopped to examine steamer; 1.48 pm: proceeded


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24 September 1917

En route St Vincent to Sierra Leone

Lat 9.5, Long -16.2

5.45 am: Stopped and examined S.S. GROESWEN (British); 6.11 am: proceeded

12.12 pm: stopped and boarded S.S. GAMBIA; 12.23 pm: proceeded


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25 September 1917

En route St Vincent to Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.43 am: Passed Sierra Leone boom; 6.07 am: Stopped and anchored in A 5 berth

7.05 am: S.S. CROSBY HALL secured alongside

8.00 am: commenced coaling

am: 29 ratings joined ship from S.S. EGBA

6.30 pm: coaling completed; 7.00 pm CROSBY HALL cast off


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26 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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27 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.35 am: S.S. HELMSDALE secured alongside; am/pm: hands hoisting in stores

10.20 am: AFRICA arrived with convoy

5.00 pm HELMSDALE cast off


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28 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

1.20 pm: MONTAGU sailed with convoy


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29 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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30 September 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.20 am: Held Divine Service


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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1917


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Mercurial

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005


Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st October to 31st October


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st October to 31st October

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st October to 31st October


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1 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

11.00 am: Lieutenant James Paget, RN, joined ship; Lieutenant James, RN, discharged to AFRICA


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2 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

Other: 13 sick

9.45 am: MARMORA arrived

10.05 am: AFRICA sailed with convoy


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3 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am/pm: Hands employed on MARMORA


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4 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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5 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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6 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.00 am: MARMORA sailed with convoy

5.00 pm: BRITANNIA arrived


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7 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.25 am: Held Divine Service

5.30 pm S.S. CROSBY HALL secured alongside


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8 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.30 am: Commenced coaling; 8.15 am: coaling completed

12.15 pm: weighed anchor; 12.25 pm: proceeded out of harbour; 12.43 pm: passed boom


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9 October 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Dakar

Lat 10.9, Long -17.7


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10 October 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

9.03 am: passed boom; 9.15 am: Stopped; 9.45 am: Embarked Harbour Master

9.55 am: Passed breakwater; 9.57 am: Secured to Flagship’s Buoy at Dakar

5.15 pm: Rear Admiral Jaures hauled down his flag in DUPLEIX and sailed for France


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11 October 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

7.25 am: S.S. PENLEE secured alongside

8.45 am: commenced coaling

11.00 am: MANTUA arrived

3.00 pm: 27 ratings joined ship from MANTUA

3.30 pm: finished coaling

4:00 pm: Court of Enquiry assembled on board

5.45 pm: PENLEE cast off

6.30 pm: Court of Enquiry adjourned


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12 October 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

9:30 am: Court of Enquiry reassembled

3:00 pm: Court of Enquiry dissolved


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13 October 1917

At Dakar

Lat 13.4, Long -17.6

6.05 am: weighed and proceeded out of harbour; 6.25 am: passed boom

8.00 pm: Sighted S.S. SAN CARLOS on port bow; 8.55 pm: Stopped and boarded SAN CARLOS

11.20 pm: Proceeded


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14 October 1917

En route Dakar to Sierra Leone

Lat 9.8, Long -16.8

8.40 am: stopped and boarded S.S. LIMA (n.b. written as LOMA but corrected in original ink to LIMA) of Lisbon

9.28 am: Proceeded

10.00 am: passed KILDONAN CASTLE with convoy

am: Held Divine Service

2.05 pm: passed DESAIX


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15 October 1917

En route Dakar to Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: passed Sierra Leone boom; 6.15 am: Stopped and came to anchor Sierra Leone

6.50 am: S.S. CROSBY HALL secured alongside

8.30 am: commenced coaling; noon: completed coaling

12.20 pm: CROSBY HALL cast off

4.55 pm: MALLINA secured alongside; one rating R.M.L.I. joined ship


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16 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Hands provisioning ship

12.45 pm MALLINA cast off


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17 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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18 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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19 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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20 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

2.30 pm: MOREA arrived

3.00 pm: Discharged 62 ratings R.N.C.V.R. to MOREA

3.00 pm: 62 ratings joined ship ex KILDONAN CASTLE

5.00 pm: 12 ratings joined from MOREA


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21 October 1917

Log page mis-labelled as 20 October 1917.

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: drawing stores from MOREA

11.45 am: KENT arrived

5.00 pm: Discharged 8 ratings to MOREA; 2 ratings joined from KENT


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22 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.15 am: MOREA sailed with convoy

9:15 am: Court Martial assembled on board; 10.15 am: Court Martial dissolved


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23 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.30 pm: ARMADALE CASTLE arrived with convoy.


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24 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

pm: Mr. David John, Carpenter, R.N., discharged to HMS ARMADALE CASTLE


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25 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

2.00 pm: KENT sailed with convoy


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26 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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27 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.15 pm: 6 ratings discharged to hospital


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28 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

11.00 am: Held Divine Service on board, the Right Reverend Bishop of Sierra Leone conducting service


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29 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

12.30 pm: HIMALAYA arrived with convoy

5.15 pm: 6 ratings discharged to MALLINA


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30 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.30 pm: ARMADALE CASTLE sailed with convoy


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31 October 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.45 pm: S.S. BOMBALA secured alongside


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Blank pages and front cover for October 1917



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1917


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Mercurial

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005


Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st November to 30th November


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st November to 30th November

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st November to 30th November


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1 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.00 pm: MOLDAVIA arrived with convoy


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2 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.45 am: Commenced coaling; 10.30 am: Completed coaling

11.00 am: BOMBALA cast off

pm: 5 ratings joined ship from BOMBALA


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3 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


4caf843ecadfd34197005fe5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34664/ADM53-34664-005_0.jpg)


4 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.00 am: Held Divine Service


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5 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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6 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.00 am: MOLDAVIA sailed with convoy

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7 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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8 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


4caf843ecadfd34197005fea: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34664/ADM53-34664-007_1.jpg)


9 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


4caf843ecadfd34197005feb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34664/ADM53-34664-008_0.jpg)


10 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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11 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.45 am: Held Divine Service


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12 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.30 pm: BRITANNIA arrived


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13 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.50 am: KILDONAN CASTLE arrived with convoy

5.00 pm: Discharged Mr. David John, Carpenter, and 3 (n.b. 2 originally, scored, and out three inserted) ratings to BRITANNIA


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14 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.30 am: Court Martial assembled on board; 11.30 am: Court Martial dissolved

2.00 pm: KILDONAN CASTLE sailed with convoy.

4.00 pm: S.S. TREVANION secured alongside


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15 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

At SIERRA LEONE

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.35 am: Commenced coaling; 7.50 am: coaling completed; 8.25 am: TREVANION cast off.


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16 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


4caf843ecadfd34197005ff2: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34664/ADM53-34664-011_1.jpg)


17 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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18 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service


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19 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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20 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

11:00 am: Sent Fire Engines to SS CORINTHIA; 11.20 am: returned on board


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21 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: MANTUA arrived with convoy

am: Hands employed hoisting up and disembarking 9.2” cordite.

pm: Hands embarking 9.2” cordite and stores


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22 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

11.55 am: BRITANNIA sailed with convoy


4caf843ecadfd34197005ff8: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34664/ADM53-34664-014_1.jpg)


23 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.00 am: MANTUA sailed with convoy


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24 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


4caf843ecadfd34197005ffa: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34664/ADM53-34664-015_1.jpg)


25 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service

3.30 pm: KENT arrived with convoy

4.15 pm: KING ALFRED arrived


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26 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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27 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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28 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


4caf843ecadfd34197005ffe: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34664/ADM53-34664-017_1.jpg)


29 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.30 am: KING ALFRED sailed with convoy

4.35 pm: S.S. LLANGOLLEN secured alongside


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30 November 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.25 am: Commenced coaling; 8.05 am: completed coaling; 8.40 am: LLANGOLLEN cast off


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Blank pages and front cover of November 1917



LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1917


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Mercurial

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st December


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st December

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st December


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1 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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2 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service


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3 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.20 am: DWARF arrived


4caf843ecadfd3419700600b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-34665/ADM53-34665-005_0.jpg)


4 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.00 am: ARMADALE CASTLE arrived

am: 3 ratings joined from DWARF


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5 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Lieutenant Arthur Chrisp, R.N.R., joined ship


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6 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: carried out 6 inch firing at towed target; 11.30 am: secured from firing

1.00 pm: SIRIUS arrived

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7 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Hands employed drawing sheet anchor from S.S. GREYSTONE CASTLE and placing sheet anchor

12.55 pm: ARMADALE CASTLE sailed with convoy (10 ships)


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8 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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9 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service

11.00 am: Lord Bishop of Sierra Leone held confirmation service on board


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10 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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11 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.45 am: HIMALAYA arrived with convoy

10.15 am: NEWCASTLE arrived

4.30 pm: S.S. LLANGOLLEN secured alongside


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12 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.35 am: Commenced coaling

7.20 am: MOLDAVIA arrived with convoy

7.50 am: Completed coaling; LLANGOLLEN cast off

1.00 pm: 20 ratings joined from MOLDAVIA


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13 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.25 pm: Weighed anchor; 5.33 pm: Proceeded out of harbour; 5.50 pm: Passed boom


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14 December 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Dakar

Lat 9.0, Long -15.4

7.30 am: sighted NIVONIA and targets on starboard bow

8.37 am: Carried out full calibre firing starboard battery and 9.2” turrets

8.50 am: Ceased firing; 9.10 am: Opened fire port battery; 9.23 am: ceased firing; 10.00 am: proceeded


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15 December 1917

En route Sierra Leone to Dakar

Lat 13.6, Long -17.2

6.00 am: Commenced zig zagging

5.30 pm: Passed outer defence Dakar

5.40 pm: Passed breakwater; 5.50 pm: Secured at Flagship Buoy

6.45 pm: S.S. SANTA FREIZA secured alongside



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16 December 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

6.40 am: Commenced coaling; 11.50 am: coaling completed; 4.30 pm: Collier cast off


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17 December 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4


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18 December 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4

am: Divers examined underwater fittings and clearing main inlets


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19 December 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4


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20 December 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4


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21 December 1917

At Dakar

Lat 14.7, Long -17.4


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22 December 1917

At Dakar

Lat 13.9, Long -17.3

6.45 am: S.S. SANTA THERESA secured alongside

7.40 am: commenced coaling; 9.00 am: Coaling completed; 9.30 am: SANTA THERESA cast off

4.30 pm: Slipped; 4.50 pm: passed boom; proceeded and commenced zig zagging


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23 December 1917

En route Dakar to Sierra Leone

Lat 10.2, Long -16.7

1.00 am: ceased zig zagging; 7.00 am: commenced zig zagging

10.15 am: Held Divine Service

7.30 pm: ceased zig zagging


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24 December 1917

En route Dakar to Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.23 am: passed Sierra Leone boom; 5.40 am: Stopped and anchored in A 5 berth

6.35 am: S.S. LANGHOLM secured alongside

8.25 am: Commenced coaling; 11.15 am: completed coaling

11.20 am: KILDONAN CASTLE sailed

11.50 am: S.S. LANGHOLM cast off


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25 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.20 am: Held Divine Service (Merry Christmas)


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26 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: Landed Royal Marines for service in Freetown; 8.00 pm: returned on board


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27 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

1.15 pm: EBRO arrived


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28 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.45 pm: 23 ratings joined ship


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29 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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30 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service


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31 December 1917

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.25 pm: EBRO sailed with convoy

pm: Lieutenant Cecil H. Mee RNR: admonished by captain for (a) neglect of his duty in not immediately sending for important cypher telegram from ashore 29 December 1917, it being thereby delayed 2 hours; (b) inattention to his duties as O.O.W on various occasions reported by commander.


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LOGS FOR JANUARY 1918


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Front cover of January 1918

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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Mercurial

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st January to 31st January


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st January to 31st January

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st January to 31st January


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1 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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2 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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3 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.30 pm: S.S. GREYSTOKE CASTLE secured alongside and damaged starboard lifebuoy


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4 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.47 am: commenced coaling

7.25 am: MOREA arrived with convoy

10.00 am: completed coaling


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5 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: 12 Ratings discharged to HIMALAYA

2.00 pm: Lieutenant Norman, R.N.R., joined ship

9.15 pm: HIMALAYA sailed


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6 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.45 am: EDINBURGH CASTLE arrived

am: Landed Church Parties for Intercessional Service at Cathedral


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7 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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8 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

2.05 pm: MOREA sailed with convoy


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9 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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10 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

12.30 pm: EDINBURGH CASTLE sailed



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11 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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12 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.45 pm: ARMADALE CASTLE arrived


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13 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.30 am: Held Divine Service

4.55 pm: S.S. DEVON CITY secured alongside; hands employed hoisting out new 56 ft steam Pinnace

7.00 pm: S.S. DEVON CITY cast off


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14 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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15 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.30 pm: KENT arrived with convoy


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16 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: discharged 6 Ratings to KENT

1.45 pm: GLASGOW arrived

5.00 pm: send armed guard on board BURUTU

5.40 pm: ARMADALE CASTLE sailed with convoy


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17 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.15 pm: TRESBRIDGE secured alongside


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18 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: commenced coaling; 8.25 am: completed coaling; 8.40 am: TEESDALE cast off

(n.b. note on 17 January, collier identified as TRESBRIDGE, but on 18 January as TEESDALE. There was no TRESBRIDGE in register, but there was a TEESDALE.)


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19 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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20 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.00 am: Held Divine Service

1.30 pm: HMS MOLDAVIA arrived

4.00 pm: GLASGOW sailed


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21 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: hands provisioning ship from MOLDAVIA

6.15 pm: 1 rating joined ship from STRATHEBRIE


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22 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

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23 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.00 pm: Lieutenant Cecil Mee, R.N.R., discharged to BOMBALA


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24 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.30 am: S.S. BOMBALA secured alongside and 1st Picket Boat Hoisted into it.

11.30 am: MOLDAVIA sailed with convoy

2:00 pm: S.S. BOMBALA cast off


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25 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9:00 pm: Exercised Night Defence Stations; Carried out 1” A.R. Practice


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26 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.30 am: MARMORA arrived with convoy

am: 6 ratings: discharged to shore W/T station

pm: hands employing drawing stores from MARMORA


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27 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.00 am: KENT sailed with convoy

10.20 am: Held Divine Service


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28 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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29 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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30 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.30 pm: S.S. ORELAND secured alongside


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31 January 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.45 am: Commenced coaling; 7.55 am: completed coaling; 8.00 am: ORELAND cast off


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LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1918


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Front cover

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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Mercurial

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st February to 28th February


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st February to 28th February

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st February to 28th February



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1 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.50 am: weighed to proceed out of harbour; 10.10 am: passed boom

11.41 am: sighted S.S. STRATHEBRIE

12:07 pm: Carried out full caliber firing of 9.2" and 6" guns; 12.26 pm: ceased firing


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2 February 1918

En route Sierra Leone to Monrovia

Lat 6.3, Long -10.8

11:04 am: Stopped, anchored in Monrovia anchorage

6.50 pm: weighed and proceeded for Sierra Leone


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3 February 1918

En route Monrovia to Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.00 am: Held Divine Service

3.07 pm: Sighted S.S. FULANI

4.10 pm: passed boom; 4.30 pm: came to anchor in A 5 berth

6.00 pm: S.S. ORELAND secured alongside


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4 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.45 am: commenced coaling; 10.35 am: coaling completed; 11.15 am: ORELAND cast off

3.00 pm: EBRO arrived


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5 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am/pm: hands employed drawing stores from EBRO


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6 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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7 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.00 am: Departed this life Boy 1c Frederick Parman, O.N.265346, as a result of injuries sustained falling from aloft


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8 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.45 am: Landed funeral party; 9.40 am: funeral party returned

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9 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.15 pm: EBRO sailed with convoy


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10 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.10 am: Held Divine Service


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11 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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12 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.10 am: BRITANNIA arrived with convoy

8.15 am: sent divers to S.S. CLIFFTOWER


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13 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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14 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.30 am: Court Martial assembled on BRITANNIA; 10.30 am: Court Martial dissolved


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15 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.45 am: MOREA arrived with convoy

pm: Sub Lieutenant John Lloyd-Owen joined ship


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16 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

pm: 6 ratings discharged to MOREA

5.45 pm: BRITANNIA left with convoy


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17 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.25 am: Held Divine Service


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18 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

11.10 am: MOREA sailed with convoy

5:20 pm: S.S. CLIFFTOWER secured alongside


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19 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: commenced coaling; 8.20 am: coaling completed; 8.45 am: CLIFFTOWER cast off


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20 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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21 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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22 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.30 am: MANTUA arrived


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23 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.15 pm: French cruiser DESAIX arrived


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24 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.25 am: Held Divine Service


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25 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: SILESIA sailed

4.30 pm: DESAIX sailed


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26 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: MANTUA sailed

2.30 pm: SILESIA arrived


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27 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.00 pm: ARMADALE CASTLE arrived with convoy


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28 February 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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LOGS FOR MARCH 1918


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Front cover March 1918

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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Mercurial

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st March to 31st March


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st March to 31st March

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st March to 31st March


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1 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

Am/pm: Hands embarking ammunition and storing ship

5:40 pm: Sent armed guard and 12 ratings to S.S. MEISSONIER


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2 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7:45 am: Marine guard returned on board from S.S. MEISSONIER

9.15 am: AFRICA arrived

pm: discharged six Ratings to AFRICA


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3 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15: Held divine service on board

am: Rear Admiral inspected ARMADALE CASTLE


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4 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.00 pm: S.S. PATROCLUS secured alongside


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5 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.45 am: commenced coaling

11.00 am: Completed coaling

4.15 pm: ARMADALE CASTLE sailed with convoy


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6 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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7 March 1918

At Sirra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.55 pm: AFRICA sailed with convoy


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8 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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9 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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10 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service

6:00 pm: MAMORA arrived


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11 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Lieutenant Michael Ellwood, RN, and Lieutenant Henry Albrecht, RNR, joined ship

1:55 pm: French Cruiser DESAIX arrived


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12 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.00 pm: 2 Ratings discharged to MARMORA

5.00 pm: 27 Ratings joined ship from MARMORA


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13 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

12.30 am: Lieutenant John P Money, RN, discharged to MARMORA for passage to England

3:10 pm: MAMORA sailed with convoy


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14 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6:55 am: French Cruiser DESAIX sailed


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15 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9:25 am: Exercised Action, carried out 1” A.R. practice at towed target


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16 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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17 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service


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18 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.35 am: Weighed and proceeded; 10.03 am: Passed boom

10.30 am: Carried out full calibre firings; 11.45 am: Completed firing; proceeded to return to harbour

1.47 pm: Passed boom; 2.07 pm: anchored in A 5 berth

5.15 pm: S.S. KASSALA secured alongside


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19 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.30 am: Commenced coaling

8.00 am: Completed coaling


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20 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.30 am: GLOUCESTERSHIRE arrived

8:15 am: Sent divers to S.S. MILTIADES to search for lost bullion; diving continued in pm

5.30 pm: 8 ratings joined ship from GLOUCESTERSHIRE


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21 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Divers seeking lost bullion

4.15 pm: GLOUCESTERSHIRE sailed with convoy


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22 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

pm: Divers seeking lost bullion


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23 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: divers seeking lost bullion


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24 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.20 am: Held Divine Service


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25 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.00 am: Sent Marine Guard to take over Dutch S.S. LOMBOK; 8.40 am: Guard returned


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26 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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27 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

2.30 pm: ASTRAEA arrived with convoy


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28 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.00 am: Discharged 20 Ratings to ASTRAEA

10.00 am: MANTUA arrived (note “with convoy” marked out)

4.00 pm: 50 Ratings joined ship from MANTUA; 4.30 pm discharged 49 ratings to MANTUA


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29 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service

4.15 pm: KENT left with convoy


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30 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.10 am: MANTUA sailed with convoy


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31 March 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.20 am: Held Divine Service

4.55 pm: S.S. HELMSDALE secured alongside


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Front Cover of April 1918 log



LOGS FOR APRIL 1918


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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Hg

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st April to 30th April


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st April to 30th April

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st April to 30th April


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1 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.45 am: CHANGUINOLA arrived

6.45 am: Commenced coaling; 8.15 am: completed coaling; 8.45 am: HELMSDALE cast off

11.05 am: ASTRAEA sailed


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2 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.08 am: weighed; 9.30 am: Anchored

9.30 am: Carried out 3 pdr sub calibre firing

pm: carried out sub calibre firing at towed target


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3 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Carried out sub-calibre and 12 pdr firings at towed target

4.25 pm: weighed and proceeded; 4.58 pm: came to anchor A 5 berth


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4 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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5 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.45 am: OPHIR arrived

pm: 20 Stoker Ratings employed on OPHIR

8.00 pm: Discharged 1 Rating to CHANGUINOLA


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6 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Stoker working party employed on OPHIR

3.30 pm: CHANGUINOLA sailed with convoy


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7 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

12.20 pm: weighed and proceeded out of harbour

12.53 pm: Zigzagging for support of EBOE (presume EBRO) against hostile submarine

2.20 pm: EBOE entered harbour

2.50 pm: Passed boom; 3.10 pm: Anchored in A 5 berth


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8 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.00 am: BRITANNIA arrived

9.30 am: BRISTOL arrived

2.30 pm: 7 ratings discharged to BRITANNIA


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9 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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10 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

2.45 pm: S.S. PORTSEA secured alongside

4.00 pm: commenced coaling; 6.02 pm: coaling completed; 6.40 pm: PORTSEA cast off

7.00 pm: BRISTOL sailed with convoy


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11 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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12 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.40 am: Carried out 12 Pdr. firing.


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13 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.30 am: HMS ARTOIS arrived

8.00 am: Captain Geoffrey Crick, R.M.L.I., and nine ratings joined ship


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14 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service

7.00 pm: ARTOIS sailed with convoy


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15 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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16 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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17 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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18 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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19 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.00 am: MARMORA arrived with convoy

11.30 am: AFRICA arrived with convoy

Ship: Sighted: HMS BRITANNIA sails with convoy 10:25pm

10.25 pm: BRITANNIA sailed with convoy.


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20 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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21 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: The Lord Bishop of Sierra Leone held Divine Service on board

pm: 8 ratings discharged to AFRICA


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22 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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23 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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24 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.30 pm: S.S. GARDENIA secured alongside.


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25 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.35 am: Commenced coaling; 8.25 am: completed coaling; 8.50 am: GARDENIA cast off

6.00 pm: MARMORA sailed with 14 vessel convoy


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26 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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27 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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28 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service


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29 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.05 pm: carried out night firing at moored target with anti submarine guns; 9.20 pm: ceased firing


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30 April 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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LOGS FOR MAY 1918


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Front Cover May 1918 log

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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Hg

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st May


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st May

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st May


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1 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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2 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.15 pm: Discharged one rating to AFRICA

6.00 pm: Lieutenant Randall MacDonnell, R.M.L.I., discharged to Hospital

8.30 pm: AFRICA sailed with convoy


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3 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.50 am: PATUCA arrived


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4 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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5 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service


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6 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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7 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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8 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: landed bullion guard and working parties


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9 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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10 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.30 am: AFRICA arrived


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11 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.00 pm: S.S. GARDENIA secured alongside

9.45 pm: Discharged Fleet Surgeon Herbert Gill, R.N., Lieutenant Randall MacDONNELL R.M.L.I. and one Rating, R.M.L.I. to DUNVEGAN CASTLE for passage home.


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12 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.25 am: commenced coaling; 8.15 am: completed coaling; 8.35 am: GARDENIA cast off

am: 6 ratings discharged to DUNVEGAN CASTLE for passage home

5.25 pm: PATUCA sailed

7.05 pm: Weighed and proceeded; 7.27 pm: Passed boom with DUNVEGAN CASTLE, NAM-SANG, ABINSI & ORESTES in company


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13 May 1918

En route Sierra Leone to 22N, 24W

Lat 8.1, Long -15.8

6.25 am: commenced zig zagging

8.00 am: formed line abreast; took station ahead of ABINSI

9.20 am: commenced zig zagging

7.30 pm: ceased zig zagging


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14 May 1918

En route Sierra Leone to 22N, 24W

Lat 10.5, Long -19.1

6.15 am: commenced zig zagging; 8.30 pm: ceased zig zagging


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15 May 1918

From Sierra Leone to 22N, 24W

Lat 13.8, Long -20.4

6.00 am: commenced zig zagging; 9.00 pm: ceased zig zagging


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16 May 1918

From Sierra Leone to 22N, 24W

Lat 17.1, Long -21.8

6.00 am: commenced zig zagging


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17 May 1918

From Sierra Leone to 22N, 24W

Lat 20.4, Long -23.4

6.00 am: Commenced zig zagging

7.00 pm: commenced zig zagging; midnight ceased zig zag


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18 May 1918

From Sierra Leone to 22N, 24W

Lat 21.6, Long -23.7

6.30 am: sighted ANDES and convoy; took station abeam of DUNVEGAN CASTLE

7.27 am: Detached DUNVEGAN CASTLE and NAM SANG

8.38 am: Detached ABSINI and ORESTES, in station on ANDES

9.00 am: Commenced zig zagging


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19 May 1918

En route 22N, 24W to Sierra Leone

Lat 17.4, Long -21.8

3.00 am: ceased zig zagging

6.00 am: commenced zig zagging

10.15 am: Held Divine Service


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20 May 1918

En route 22N, 24W to Sierra Leone

Lat 13.1, Long -20.4

3.00 am: ceased zig zagging

6.00 am: commenced zig zagging


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21 May 1918

En route 22N, 24W to Sierra Leone

Lat 9.2, Long -17.8

2.25 am: Ceased zig zagging

6.00 am: commenced zig zagging

10.00 pm: spoke to S.S. PORT PIRIE


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22 May 1918

En route 22N, 24W to Sierra Leone

Lat 8.3, Long -14.1

3.40 am: ceased zig zagging

3.40 pm: Passed boom; 4.28 pm: Came to anchor in A 5 berth

5.00 pm: S.S. CARSTON secured alongside


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23 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.15 am: commenced coaling; 7.30 pm: ceased coaling


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24 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.00 am: recommenced coaling

7.30 am: French Armed Patrol PIGEON arrived

9.10 am: ARTOIS arrived

am: Leading Stoker Padbury discharged to Hospital

11.30 am: coaling completed; CARSTON cast off


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25 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

Noon: French Patrol PIGEON sailed

4.30 pm: Funeral Party Landed for internment of Leading Stoker Padbury; 6.15 pm: Party returned to ship

(Rutter Padbury, O.N. 298716, died of illness in hospital)


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26 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.20 am: Held Divine Service


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27 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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28 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.00 pm: carried out night cannon tube practice at moored target

11.15 pm: 1 Rating discharged to hospital


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29 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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30 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.15 am: three ratings joined from ARTOIS

5.00 pm: one Cot Case discharged to Hospital; one rating returned from hospital

6.00 pm: ARTOIS sailed


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31 May 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

pm: One Private, R.M.L.I., joined from AFRICA

pm: One Private, R.M.L.I., discharged to AFRICA


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LOGS FOR JUNE 1918


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Front cover June 1918 log

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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Hg

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st June to 30th June


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st June to 30th June

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st June to 30th June


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1 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.00 am: ORCOMA arrived

10.30 am: French Tug COULOBE arrived

11.30 am: OREOMA shifted berth.

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2 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.30 am: Landed Church Parties

9.15 am: Held Divine Service


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3 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Received mail from S.S. HIGHLAND MONARCH

4.00 pm: One Steward rating rejoined from Hospital


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4 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

12.30 pm: One Marine discharged to Detention (Warrant No. 172)


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5 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.03 am: weighed and proceeded to new berth; 6.54 am: came to anchor

1.30 pm: landed bullion party

2.00 pm: AFRICA shifted berth

3.30 pm: ASTRAEA arrived

4.50 pm: collier S.S. LODORER secured alongside

pm: one rating discharged to ASTRAEA

pm: Chaplain left ship to join ORCOMA


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6 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.30 am: commenced coaling; 8.30 am: coaling completed

1.30 pm: 3 E.R.A.'s discharged to shore

3.00 pm: Admiral and Staff transferred to AFRICA

5.00 pm: One Chief Stoker discharged to ORCOMA


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7 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: 2 Ratings discharged to ORCOMA

pm: One Sick Berth Steward discharged to ORCOMA

1.45 pm: Sent mail to ORCOMA

4.00 pm: ORCOMA and convoy sailed

6.00 pm: One Rating discharged to Detention

7.10 pm: Two Ratings rejoined from Hospital


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8 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: AMETHYST arrived


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9 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.40 am: BRITANNIA arrived, flying the flag of Vice Admiral Edward Charlton, KCMG, CB, C in C Cape

9.00 am: French Patrol Vessel COLOMBE sailed

10.00 am: Held Divine Service


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10 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

1.35 pm: HIMALAYA arrived with convoy.


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11 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

Am: hands working on board HIMALAYA loading stores

4.45 pm: S.S. HIGHLAND MONARCH secured alongside.


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12 June 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.45 am: commenced coaling; 11.50 pm: coaling completed

3.50 pm: AMETHYST sailed, flying the Flag of Vice Admiral Edward Charlton

3.50 pm: BRITANNIA hoisted the flag of Rear Admiral the Honourable Edward Fitzherbert, C in C Cape Station

9.55 pm: Weighed; 10.32 pm: Passed boom.


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13 June 1918

En route Sierra Leone to Monrovia

Lat 7.3, Long -13.2


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14 June 1918

At Monrovia

Lat 5.1, Long -10.6

7.39 am: Stopped and anchored in Monrovia anchorage

12.25 pm: Weighed. Proceeded for St Helena


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15 June 1918

En route Monrovia to St Helena

Lat 2.8, Long -10.1


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16 June 1918

En route Monrovia to St Helena

Lat -1.0, Long -9.4


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17 June 1918

En route Monrovia to St Helena

Lat -4.7, Long -8.8

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18 June 1918

En route Monrovia to St Helena

Lat -7.8, Long -7.9


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19 June 1918

En route Monrovia to St Helena

Lat -10.8, Long -7.0

Other: 7 sick


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20 June 1918

En route Monrovia to St Helena

Lat -13.8, Long -6.1


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21 June 1918

En route Monrovia to St Helena

Lat -15.9, Long -5.7

7.07 am: Anchored St Helena anchorage

7.30 am: Coal lighters secured alongside; hands coaling ship

9.00 pm: ceased coaling for night


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22 June 1918

At St Helena

Lat -15.9, Long -5.7

11.45 am: completed coaling

12.45 pm: Weighed; 1.00 pm: proceeded for Simonstown


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23 June 1918

En route St Helena for Simonstown

Lat -18.4, Long -3.0


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24 June 1918

En route St Helena for Simonstown

Lat -21.0, Long -0.1


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25 June 1918

En route St Helena for Simonstown

Lat -23.8, Long 3.1


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26 June 1918

En route St Helena to Simonstown

Lat -26.5, Long 6.6


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27 June 1918

En route St Helena to Simonstown

Lat -29.3, Long 10.5

7.00 am: Observed smoke of a steamer ahead

4.20 pm: Carried out 6 inch and 12 pdr firings


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28 June 1918

En route St Helena to Simonstown

Lat -32.3, Long 14.4

6.40 pm: Course for Cape Town. Increased to full speed available.


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29 June 1918

En route St Helena to Cape Town

Lat -33.9, Long 18.4

5.00 am: Stopped and embarked pilot; 5.30 am: Entered Cape Town docks

6.00 am: Secured alongside No. 2 jetty

8:45 am: landed Royal Marine Detachment to picket docks

pm: No. 1 Company ashore under arms, picketing docks

3:30 pm: Received 200 rifles from Military

pm: No. 2 Company and Royal Marines landed under arms


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30 June 1918

At Cape Town

Lat -33.9, Long 18.4

am: No. 2 Company and Royal Marines landed under arms

am: No. 1 Company landed under arms

pm: No. 2 Company landed under arms

pm: Hands resecuring hawsers

pm: No. 1 Company and Royal Marines landed under arms

pm: No. 1 Company and Royal Marines ashore under arms, picketing Docks


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LOGS FOR JULY 1918


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Front cover July 1918 log

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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Hg

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st July


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st July

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st July


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1 July 1918

At Cape Town

Lat -33.9, Long 18.4

am: No. 1 Company and Royal Marines ashore picketing Docks

7.15 am: HIJMS TSUSHIMA sailed

am: No. 2 Company ashore picketing Docks

pm: Royal Marines ashore picketing Docks

pm: No. 2 Company ashore picketing docks


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2 July 1918

At Cape Town

Lat -33.9, Long 18.4

am: No. 2 company ashore picketing docks

am: Royal Marines ashore picketing docks

pm: one half-company ashore picketing docks


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3 July 1918

At Cape Town

Lat -34.3, Long 18.2

am: one half-company ashore picketing docks

6.00 am: withdrew docks’ Guard Patrol

8.00 am: slipped and proceeded; 8.15 am: Passed entrance. Stopped. Dropped pilot; proceeding for rounding Cape of Good Hope, avoiding mined areas

3.35 pm: Stopped and secured to No. 1 mooring, Simonstown


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4 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

am/pm: hands employed discharging ammunition into lighters


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5 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

9.00 am: TSUSHIMA undocked and left basin

9.28 am: Slipped and proceeded to basin; 9.50 am: passed into basin; 10.07 am: docked ship

Am/pm: Hands employed scraping ship’s bottom. Length of barnacle growths 3.5 inches.


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6 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

am: divers recovering No. 1 moorings

4.00 pm: 1 rating discharged to detention quarters (Warrant No. 178)


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7 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

10.00 am: Landed Church Parties


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8 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

pm: 39 D. A. M. S. (Defensively Armed Merchant Ship) ratings joined ship.


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9 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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10 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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11 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

8.10 am: HYACINTH proceeded for steam trials; 11.30 am: HYACINTH returned to harbour


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12 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

8.30 am: HYACINTH proceeded out of harbour; 12.30 pm: HYACINTH returned to harbour.


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13 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

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14 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

10.00 am: Landed Church Parties


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15 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

8.15 am: BRITANNIA sailed for Cape Town

9.30 am: TALBOT arrived


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16 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

4.00 pm: Discharged 3 Privates RMLI & 1 Stoker Rating to Detention (Warrants 181, 182, 183, 184)


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17 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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18 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

8.40 am: HYACINTH and TSUSHIMA sailed.

1.40 pm: HYACINTH returned to harbour.


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19 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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20 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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21 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

10.00 am: Landed Church Parties


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22 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

am: Lieutenant Davis, R.N.R., and 8 Ratings joined ship


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23 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

6.00 pm: HYACINTH sailed


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24 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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25 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

5.00 pm: Lieutenant Bernard Scott, R.M.L.I and One Rating joined ship

5.10 pm: TSUSHIMA arrived


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26 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

9.30 am: Lieutenant Stephenson, R.N.R., joined ship


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27 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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28 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

10.00 am: Landed Church Parties


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29 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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30 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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31 July 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

8:00 am: Hoisted Court Martial Flag

9:30 am: Court Martial assembled

12:30 pm: Court Martial dissolved

12:40 pm: Second Court Martial assembled on board

4:00 pm: Court Martial dissolved


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Back cover



LOGS FOR AUGUST 1918


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Front cover August 1918 log book

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Blank pages

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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Hg

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from 1st August to 31st August


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from 1st August to 31st August

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from 1st August to 31st August


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1 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

am: Lieutenants Stephenson, R.N.R. and Bernard Scott R.M.L.I. discharged for passage home


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2 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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3 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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4 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

9.30 am: Landed Church Parties


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5 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

5.00 pm: TALBOT sailed


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6 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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7 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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8 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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9 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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10 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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11 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

9.50 am: Landed Church Parties


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12 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

11.00 am: HIJMS NIITAKA arrived

pm: Marine Detachment discharged to sanatorium for rifle range


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13 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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14 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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15 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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16 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

10.00 am: Commenced undocking; 11.24 am: Passed out of Dock; Secured alongside East Wall

pm: Fleet Surgeon Richard Osbourne, R.N., Reverend Frederick Irvine, R.N., Lieutenant Barry Claudet R.M.L.I. joined ship

5.00 pm: 44 ratings board ship


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17 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

10.30 am: HIJMS TSUSHIMA sailed for Japan

pm: Royal Marine Detachment returned from Sanatorium


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18 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

9.45 am: Landed Church Parties


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19 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

12.30 pm: Commenced coaling; 5.30 pm: completed coaling


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20 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

4.00 pm: 2 ratings discharged to TALBOT


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21 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

8.00 am: ASTRAEA arrived


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22 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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23 August 1918

Log page mis-labelled as 25 August 1917.

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

8.15 am: TALBOT undocked

pm: ASTRAEA proceeded into dock

6.25 pm: KENT arrived


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24 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

3.00 am: KENT sailed


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25 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

9.40 am: Landed Church Parties



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26 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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27 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

5.15 am: Commenced coaling; 10.00 pm: ceased coaling for night


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28 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

5.15 am: recommenced coaling

9.00 am: TALBOT sailed

11.10 am: completec coaling


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29 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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30 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

2.30 pm: Landed funeral party; 5.30 pm: Funeral party returned onboard


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31 August 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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Back cover



LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1918


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Front cover for September 1918 log

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Blank pages

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Barometer

Mercurial or Aneroid: Hg

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry) from September 1st


Hicks MO 792 (wet) from September 1st

Thermometer for sea temperature

Maker and number: Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 from September 1st


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1 September 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

10.00 am: Landed Church Parties


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2 September 1918


At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

am/pm: Hands embarking and striking down ammunition


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3 September 1918


At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

am/pm: Hands embarking ammunition and fuzing shell


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4 September 1918


At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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5 September 1918


At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4


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6 September 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

7.00 am: TALBOT sailed


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7 September 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

am: embarking canteen stores


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8 September 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

10.00 am: Landed Church Parties

4.00 pm: 6 Ratings joined shipfor passage Home


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9 September 1918

At Simonstown

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

10.00 am: Slipped; 10.32 am: Passed out of Basin; 10.38 am: anchored

1.30 pm: Weighed for firing (sub calibre); 4.20 pm: returning to anchorage

5.45 pm: Stopped; 5.55 pm: Came to anchor



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10 September 1918

At Simon's Bay

Lat -34.2, Long 18.4

8.55 am: weighed; 9.03 am: proceeded for long range firing; 9.27 am: Stopped; 9.50 am: proceeded for firing

11.00 am: Ceased firing; Commenced steam trial; noon: proceeded to anchorage

12.40 pm: Stopped; 12.45 pm: came to anchor

10.45 pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded for Cape Town


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11 September 1918

En route Simon’s Bay to Cape Town

Lat -33.9, Long 18.4

7.05 am: Entering Table Bay; 7.20 am: Stopped and embarked pilot; 7.45 am: Entered Cape Town docks

8.00 am: secured alongside coaling jetty, south side; 9.00 am: commenced coaling

pm: hands embarking coal, cargo, mails, and diamonds

4.15 pm: completed coaling


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12 September 1918

At Cape Town

Lat -33.9, Long 18.0

9.15 am: Slipped moorings; 9.30 am: Passed through Entrance; Stopped, dropped pilot; 9.35 am: proceeded


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13 September 1918

En route Cape Town to St Helena

Lat -30.8, Long 13.8


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14 September 1918

En route Cape Town to St Helena

Lat -27.8, Long 9.6


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15 September 1918

En route Cape Town to St Helena

Lat -24.4, Long 5.2

10.30 am: Held Divine Service

pm: Ship rolling 13 degrees


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16 September 1918

En route Capetown to St Helena

Lat -21.2, Long 1.1


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17 September 1918

En route Cape Town to St Helena

Lat -18.0, Long -3.2


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18 September 1918

En route Cape Town to St Helena

Lat -15.9, Long -5.7

2.33 am: sighted St Helena ahead

6.40 am: anchored St Helena

7.20 am: commenced coaling; 2.00 pm: completed coaling

7.00 pm: Weighed Anchor, proceed to sea


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19 September 1918

En route St Helena to Ascension

Lat -13.6, Long -8.5


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20 September 1918

En route St Helena to Ascension

Lat -9.9, Long -12.2

06.30 am: Spoke to S.S. BULLA of London

pm: Hands getting stores for Ascension on deck

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21 September 1918

En route St Helena to Ascension

Lat -7.5, Long -14.3

2.00 am: Sighted Ascension

5.55 am: anchored Georgetown, Ascension

am: Hands employed hoisting out cargo

9.40 am: weighed and proceeded for Monrovia

5.43 pm: connected steam steering


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22 September 1918

En route Ascension to Monrovia

Lat -2.8, Long -13.2

10.15 am: Held Divine Service


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23 September 1918

En route Ascension to Monrovia

Lat 2.4, Long -11.8

9.00 am: commenced zig zagging


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24 September 1918

En route Ascension to Monrovia

Lat 6.0, Long -10.7

7.15 am: sighted land ahead

9.45 am: Anchored at Monrovia

11.45 am: Weighed anchor to leave Monrovia

3.14 pm: Spoke S.S. ONITSHA


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25 September 1918

En route Monrovia to Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

10.26 am: passed boom; 10.44 am: Anchored B 6 berth, Freetown, Sierra Leone

pm: discharged 41 ratings and 8 bags of mail to EBRO


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26 September 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.00 am: commenced coaling

am: Discharged 5 ratings to BRITANNIA and one bag of mail; sent 3 bags of mail to AFRICA

pm: Hands employed coaling and discharging cordite boxes to EBRO

6.18 pm: completed coaling; 10.30 pm: collier cast off


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27 September 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.03 am: sent 4 bags of mail to EBRO

11.10 am: EBRO sailed with convoy of 8 ships


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28 September 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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29 September 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.15 am: ORCOMA arrived

10.20 am: Held Divine Service

1.00 pm: received 9 mags of mail


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30 September 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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Blank cover

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Back cover



LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1918


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Front Cover October 1918 log

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Blank pages

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Barometer

Mercurial

Name of Maker and Number: Negretti & Zamba A/AM 784

Height of cistern above sea: 15 feet

Error of mercurial barometer: 27.5 to 28.5 plus or minus .005

Thermometers for air temperature

Position on ship: On fore bridge

Whether in screen: yes

Maker and number:

Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2400 (dry bulb) whole period


Hicks MO 792 (wet bulb) whole period


Negretti and Zamba A/MO 2401 (sea water) whole period


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1 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.30 am: weighed and shifted berth; 10.22 am: anchored in A 5 berth

pm: six officers rejoined from AFRICA

pm: Lost overboard by accident Hand Lamp, Patt 56


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2 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

8.00 am: Flag of R.A. 9th C.S. transferred from AFRICA to BACCHANTE

am: Lieutenant Commander Sidney N Smith joined ship


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3 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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4 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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5 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.00 pm: AFRICA sailed with convoy


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6 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Celebration of Holy Communion

am: Held Divine Service and Holy Communion


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7 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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8 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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9 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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10 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Roman Catholic Chaplain celebrated mass onboard

am: Carried out 1" rifle practice at towed target


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11 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.15 am: S.S. WAR COBRA, Admiralty collier, secured alongside

6.15 am: commenced coaling; 9.45 am: coaling completed; 10.20 am: collier cast off


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12 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Lost overboard by accident one 10" megaphone


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13 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Celebration of Holy Communion; Roman Catholic celebrated Mass

am: Held Divine Service

11.00 am: ORCOMA and convoy of 6 ships sailed


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14 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

Person: Disciplined: Mr Robert Ward, Gunner, being unable to account for the loss of stores, namely between 60 and 70 pairs of gaiters is cautioned to be more careful of his stores in future and is to be charged 3 pounds towards the value of the same.


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15 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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16 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.00 am: BRITANNIA sailed for heavy gun firing

1.20 pm: BRITANNIA returned and anchored in A 6 berth


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17 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Carried out 1” aiming practice at towed target; Acting S.G.s each fired five rounds of 12 pdr practice at towed target


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18 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.00 am: ATTENDANT secured alongside for stores

11.00 am: Lieutenant Percy Norman, R.N.R. lent to ATTENDANT; ATTENDANT sailed

4.00 pm: PATUCA arrived


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19 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Lost overboard by accident one hazelwood fender


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20 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion

am: Held Divine Service


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21 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.00 pm: PATUCA with convoy of 7 ships sailed


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22 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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23 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.30 am: Carried out 12 pdr firing at towed target

11.00 am ARMADALE CASTLE arrived


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24 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2


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25 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Carried out 12 pdr firing at towed target


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26 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: ATTENDANT arrived

am: Lieutenant Percy Norman R.N.R. rejoined from ATTENDANT


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27 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion

am: Held Divine Service


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28 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7:45 am/pm: Sent divers to clear STRATHEBRIE's propellor

am: hands embarking ammunition & stores from BRITANNIA

6.00 pm: collier NORTH PACIFIC secured alongside

8.00 pm: barge sent to secure at BRITANNIA for the night


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29 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

6.00 am: commenced coaling

am: Sent divers to STRATHEBRIE

9.20 am: completed coaling

1.00 pm: BRITANNIA sailed with convoy of 9 ships

14 on sick list


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30 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.25 am: ALMANZORA arrived

pm: Divers searching for pump wheel

17 on sick list


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31 October 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

20 on sick list


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Back cover



LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1918


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Front cover of November 1918 log

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1 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion (All Saints Day)

19 on sick list


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2 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

18 on sick list


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3 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion

am: Held Divine Service and Celebration of the Holy Communion

15 on sick list


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4 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Court Martial assembled on board, president is Captain William Church of ALMANZORA

pm: STRATHEBRIE sailed with CD 2 in tow

20 on sick list


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5 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

17 on sick list


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6 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

pm: Discharged Surgeon Lieutenant Swan to ARMADALE CASTLE for passage

4.00 pm: ARMADALE CASTLE and Convoy of 2 ships sailed

16 on sick list


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7 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Wheel of diving pump lost overboard by accident on 28th October, one in number

15 on sick list


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8 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

19 on sick list


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9 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

17 on sick list


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10 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

16 on sick list


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11 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

11.00 am: RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FROM ADMIRALTY TO CEASE HOSTILITIES

17 on sick list


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12 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

20 on sick list


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13 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

11.00 pm: ALMANZORA sailed

18 on sick list


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14 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

16 on sick list


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15 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.10 am: Ordinary Seaman at 6 inch firing; fired 6 rounds half charges practice

16 on sick list


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16 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

15 on sick list


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17 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion

am: Held Divine Service

13 on sick list


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18 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

16 on sick list


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19 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: ARTOIS arrived

17 on sick list


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20 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

14 on sick list


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21 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

9.40 am: Cable Ship TRANSMITTER sailed

14 on sick list


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22 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

15 on sick list


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23 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

7.05 am: ARTOIS sailed

am: lost overboard by accident one broom

17 on sick list


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24 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion

am: Held Divine Service

17 on sick list


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25 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

3.55 pm: Collier HYANTHES collided with stern of ship whilst endeavouring to come alongside. Damage to Admiral’s stern walk and stern post

15 on sick list


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26 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Collier HYANTHES secured alongside.

7.15 am: commenced coaling; 12.45 pm: completed coaling

15 on sick list


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27 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Cable ship TRANSMITTER arrived.

16 on sick list


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28 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

17 on sick list


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29 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

19 on sick list


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30 November 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

14 on sick list


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LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1918


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Front cover of December 1918 log

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1 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Cable ship TRANSMITTER sailed

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion

am: Held Divine Service and Celebration of the Holy Communion

12 on sick list


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2 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

11 on sick list


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3 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

11 on sick list


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4 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

14 on sick list


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5 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

15 on sick list


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6 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

19 on sick list


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7 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

19 on sick list


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8 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion

am: Held Divine Service

17 on sick list


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9 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

12.45 am: ATTENDANT arrived

18 on sick list


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10 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Received mails from S.S. WARRI

16 on sick list


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11 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

15 on sick list


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12 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.00 pm: Collier SORRENTO secured alongside

12 on sick list


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13 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

5.25 am: commenced coaling; 8.25 am: completed coaling; 8.45 am: collier cast off

12 on sick list


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14 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

13 on sick list


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15 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion

am: Held Divine Service

pm: NIVONIA with CD 7, CD 8, and CD 11 sailed

14 on sick list


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16 December 1918

At Sierra Leone

Lat 8.5, Long -13.2

4.00 pm: Weighed; 4.08 pm: proceeded

15 on sick list


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17 December 1918

En route Sierra Leone to St Vincent

Lat 10.1, Long -17.1

16 on sick list


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18 December 1918

En route Sierra Leone to St Vincent

Lat 13.7, Long -21.4

19 on sick list


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19 December 1918

En route Sierra Leone to St Vincent

Lat 16.8, Long -25.0

9.55 am: entered Porto Grande, St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands

10.15 am: Stopped; 10.17 am: came to anchor

pm: coaling ship from lighters

22 on sick list


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20 December 1918

At St Vincent

Lat 17.2, Long -24.7

6.00 am: completed coaling from lighters

9.19 am: weighed; 9.32 am: left Porto Grande, St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands

19 on sick list


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21 December 1918

En route St Vincent to Las Palmes

Lat 20.9, Long -21.7

21 on sick list


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22 December 1918

En route St Vincent to Las Palmas

Lat 24.4, Long -18.6

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion

17 on sick list


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23 December 1918

En route St Vincent to Las Palmas

Lat 27.8, Long -15.4

6.48 am: Gran Canaria Island: on port bow

2.21 pm: Anchored off La Luz, Las Palmas

pm: Saluted Spanish flag with 21 guns; Saluted British Consul with 7 guns.

15 on sick list


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24 December 1918

At Las Palmas

Lat 29.0, Long -15.8

12.10 pm: Received Spanish General on board; 12.35 pm: Saluted Spanish general with 13 guns

1.00 pm: Received Lt Govenor of Gran Canaria on board. Saluted with 15 guns

2.17pm: Left Las Palmas for Madeira

12 on sick list


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25 December 1918

En route Las Palmas for Madeira

Lat 31.6, Long -16.8

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion (Christmas 1918)

5.46 pm: came to anchor, Funchal anchorage, Madeira

13 on sick list


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26 December 1918

At Funchal

Lat 33.1, Long -17.2

3.57 pm: weighed and left Funchal, Madeira for England

15 on sick list


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27 December 1918

En route Funchal for England

Lat 36.0, Long -15.4

5.00 am: sighted S.S. ROYSTON GRANGE bound north

am: sighted S.S. EL PARAGUAYO headed south

8.00 am: Sighted R.M.S. VASARI, en route Buenos Aires to Plymouth

12 on sick list


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28 December 1918

En route Funchal for England

Lat 40.4, Long -12.4

noon: sighted S.S. BECLERICH of Leith, bound south

16 on sick list


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29 December 1918

En route Funchal to England

Lat 44.9, Long -9.3

am: Celebration of the Holy Communion

am: Held Divine Service

18 on sick list


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30 December 1918

En route Funchal to Mounts Bay

Lat 49.3, Long -5.9

2.42 pm: sighted Wolf Rock Lighthouse

4.18 pm: came to anchor in Mounts Bay, Penzance Bay

21 on sick list


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31 December 1918

At Mounts Bay and at sea to Sheerness

Lat 50.0, Long -4.1

5.40 am: weighed anchor en route Sheerness

7.30 am: sighted Lizard Lighthouse

9.44 pm: sighted St Catherines Light

20 on sick list


Other: TOTAL DISTANCE = 3577.6 MILES. No OF HOURS UNDER WEIGH = 260 hours


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Back cover



LOGS FOR JANUARY 1919


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Front Cover January 1919 log

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1 January 1919

En route Mounts Bay to Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

3.07 am: sighted Beachy Head Light

6.35 am: Dungeness abeam

9.15 am: Entered the Downs

9.31 am: Stopped to communicate with Examination Vessel in the Downs

1.51 pm: Passed through Sheerness Boom

2.05 pm: Stopped and secured to No. 7 Buoy, Sheerness

4.15 pm: Collier SHEFFIELD secured alongside; pm: coaling ship; 9.30 am: coaling completed

17 on sick list


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2 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: collier SHEFFIELD cast off

pm: Paymaster Commander Frederick Cornford joined ship

17 on sick list


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3 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: discharged Paymaster Commandrr Owen Penfold to Haslar Hospital

7 on sick list


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4 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

5 on sick list


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5 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

4 on sick list


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6 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

4 on sick list


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7 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

4 on sick list


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8 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

4 on sick list


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9 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

4 on sick list


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10 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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11 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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12 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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13 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Pressure and Temperature equipment unshipped for return to Dock Yard

am: Barometer returned to Dock Yard


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14 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

9.15 am: Captain Horace C. Watson, RN, joined

am: hands disembarking stores


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15 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

7.50 am: coal lighter secured alongside; hands coaling ship; 3.15 pm: Coaling completed


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16 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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17 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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18 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

8.00 am: Discharged Captain Frank O. Lewis, RN


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19 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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20 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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21 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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22 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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23 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

7.45 am: coal lighter alongside; 8.20 am: commenced coaling; 2.10 pm: coaling completed; cast off lighter


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24 January 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

9.30 am: Tugs secured alongside

9.45 am: Slipped from Buoy 7. 10.45 am: No.15 buoy (assisted by tugs)

am/pm: hands disembarking stores


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25 January 1919

At Sheerness/Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5


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26 January 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5


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27 January 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

am/pm: hands disembarking stores


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28 January 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

am: Sent Picket Boat to Sheerness DY for engine repairs

am/pm: hands disembarking stores


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29 January 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5


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Naval Signal of miles travelled and hours at sea


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30 January 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

am: Discharged Lieutenant Barry Claudet, R.M.L.I, on demobilisation


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31 January 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

am/pm: Hands disembarking stores


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Back cover



LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1919


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Front cover for February 1919 log

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Blank pages. Barometer and thermomenter returned to Dockyard


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1 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5


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2 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5


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3 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

am/pm: hands disembarking stores


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4 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

am/pm: hands disembarking stores


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5 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

am/pm: hands disembarking ammunition


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6 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5


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7 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

am: coaling lighter alongside; commenced coaling (coaling party lent from HIBERNIA); pm: finished coaling


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8 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5


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9 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

1.00 pm: Lieutenant Commander Sidney SMITH, R.N.


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10 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

pm: 2 marines joined ship

pm: Discharged 4 cot cases to hospital


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11 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

1.45 pm: Dockyard Officials inspecting ship

pm: two ratings returned from sick list

pm: One officer and eight ratings discharged to hospital

7.45 pm: Two ratings returnedfrom hospital


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12 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

am: Lieutenant(G) left ship

am: Dockyard officers on board

11.00 am: water boat alongside

11.45 am: Meat boat alongside

pm: four ratings returned from hospital

pm: 12 ratings sent to hospital


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13 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

8.40 am: One rating back from hospital and one returned from leave

3.15 pm: Eight cot cases to hospital

6.15 pm: 25 ratings joined from depot


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14 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

am: Demobilised ratings discharged ashore

2.00 pm: One Cooper rating joined from depot

4.10 pm: one PO returned from hospital

6.00 pm: seven ratings returned from hospital


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15 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

1.15 pm: Beef boat alongside

1.20 pm: Ash boat alongside

1.40 pm: 2 ratings returned from hospital

5.00 pm: Discharged 5 cases to hospital


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16 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

3.00 pm: two ratings joined ship from R.N. barracks


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17 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

5.00 pm: Four ratings and Engineer Commander discharged to Hospital


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18 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

11.45 am: five stokers joined ship from BOADACEA

pm: four ratings joined ship from hospital

pm: Four joined ship from R.N. Depot

3.30 pm: Paymaster Commander Frederick Cornforth left ship

6.00 am: six ratings joined ship from Depot


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19 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

10.00 am: beef boat alongside

10.15 am: one rating demobilised

Person: Boarded: 2.00pm 4 ratings joined ship from Depot

1.15 pm: four ratings demobilised

2.00 pm: four ratings joined ship from hospital

5.00 pm: five cases: discharged to hospital


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20 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

8.40 am: Depot coaling party came on board

9.35 am: lighter alongside; 9.40 am: coaling commenced

10.50 am: two ratings: discharged to RN barracks

1.30 pm: three stoker ratings demobilized

5.10 pm: coaling completed; 5.15 pm: Lighter left ship; 5.50 pm: coaling party left ship


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21 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

8.45 am: Store lighter alongside

10.00 am: 1 Sick Berth Attendant demobilised

3.30 pm: Discharged 1 cot case to hospital

3.50 pm: store lighter left


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22 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

10.45 am: Waterboat alongside

10.50 am: Beef boat alongside

1.30 pm: three ratings demobilized

1.40 pm: two cot cases discharged to hospital


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23 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

1.20 pm: one rating demobilised

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24 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

8.15 am: Provision lighter alongside

1.00 pm: Water boat alongside


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25 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

8.15 am: Provision lighter alongside

11.00 am: two ratings returned from hospital

11.55 am: Beef boat alongside

1.30 pm: Water boat alongside


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26 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

7.50 am: Ordnance lighter alongside

8.15 am: Ash boat alongside


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27 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

1.30 pm: Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant Stewart Chrichton left ship; one stoker demobilised

3.30 pm: five stoker ratings rejoined from hospital


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28 February 1919

At Chatham

Lat 51.4, Long 0.5

7.50 am: Chaplain left ship

am: NIMBLE alongside; hands employed discharging bags and hammocks of active service ratings to depot

12.40 pm: Ash boat alongside

1.40 pm: one rating: returned from hospital

3.30 pm: Surgeon Lieutenant John Morrison


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LOGS FOR MARCH 1919


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Front cover of March 1919 log

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1 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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2 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

9.30 am: Divine Service

pm: Discharged 3 ratings to hospital


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3 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

9.00 am: JUNO secured alongside and moored to No.15 Buoy

am: R.M. Band left ship

am: hands discharging ammunition into lighter

pm: Discharged 33 ratings (demobilised)

pm: Discharged 1 rating to R.N. Hospital


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4 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: passed 3 ½ inch wire to JUNO

pm: Discharged 14 ratings to RN Hospital

pm: Provision lighter alongside


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5 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

9.00 am: Reduced ship’s compliment:

Discharged 10 Officers and 110 ratings to R.N. Depot

Discharged Captain of Marines and 5 marines to R.M. Barracks

pm: Water boat alongside

pm: Hands preparing port side for FOX and tending cot cases

pm: Discharged 23 ratings to R.N. Hospital

4.00 pm: 2 Stoker ratings joined ship


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6 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: Discharged 1 Marine to R.M. Barracks

pm: Surgeon Lieutenant John Johnson joined ship

pm: Discharged 14 ratings to RN Hospital

pm: 8 Stoker ratings joined


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7 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: 2 Steward Ratings joined

pm: Discharged 19 cot cases to R.N. Hospital


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8 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: Discharged 18 ratings to R.N. Hospital

pm: 1 Corporal and 12 Marines joined from R.M. Barracks


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9 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

9.30 am: Held Divine Service

pm: Discharged 3 ratings to R.N. Hospital


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10 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: secured coal lighter alongside

pm: Discharged one rating to R.N. Hospital

pm: one Petty Officer and 26 Ratings joined from R.N. Depot


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11 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

7.30 am: commenced coaling; 9.15 am: coaling party arrived from depot and commenced coaling

3.30 pm: Coaling completed; 4.30 pm: cast off coal lighter and coaling party returned to depot


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12 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: Discharged 32 ratings to R.N. Barracks

pm: nine ratings joined from R.N. Barracks


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13 March 1919:


At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: three ratings joined from RN Barracks

pm: Discharged five Marines to R.M.Barracks


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14 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: Surgeon Commander Richard Osborne left for Hospital

pm: Surgeon Lieutenant William Templeton Left for Hospital

pm: Surgeon Lieutenant Arthur Craig joined from R.N. Depot


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15 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: 2 ratings discharged to R.N. barracks


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16 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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17 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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18 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Surgeon Lieutenant Arthur Craig discharged to EGYPT

pm: Surgeoon Lieutenant ( no name listed ) joined ship

pm: Engineering Commander John Owen rejoined ship from sick leave


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19 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Engineering Lieutenant Commander Charles Keates, R.N., left ship


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20 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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21 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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22 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Rear Admiral Henry Mawby inspected ship

pm: Master At Arms left ship; Master At Arms from Depot joined ship


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23 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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24 March 1919

A Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

t Sheerness


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25 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: one Corporal, three marines: discharged to Royal Marine Barracks returned on board from hospital


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26 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: Surgeon Lieutenant Williams joined ship from depot

pm: one chief stoker and two marines: joined from hospital

pm: Surgeon Lieutenant Richie left ship for appointment

pm: Captain Horace Watson RN: rejoined ship from leave


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27 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

7.30 am: Despatch Boat No. 47 ML in coming alongside damaged port gangway

am: hands replacing port gangway with one from JUNO

am: five Marines left ship for R.M. Barracks, ex hospital


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28 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: hands discharging carpenter stores


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29 March 1919

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

At Sheerness


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30 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Held Divine Service


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31 March 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: Surgeon Lieutenant Williams, R.N. left ship for appointment


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LOGS FOR APRIL 1919


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Front page April 1919 log

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1 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Surgeon Lieutenant Morrison joined ship

pm: Lieutenant Orenden

pm: Coal lighter secured alongside port side

pm: discharged 9.2 inch, 6 inch, and 12 pdr ammunition for heat testing

pm: coaling party from depot arrived


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2 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

8.00 am: commenced coaling ship; 4.00 pm: completed coaling; 4.20 pm: coal lighter cast off; depot party returned

pm: raised steam in patrol boat to take urgent letter to Rear Admiral


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3 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: Lieutenant Allan, R.N.R.; left ship for Depot

pm: 1 rating discharged to Hospital


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4 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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5 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: JUNO cast off and was towed to buoy No 14

am: Hands preparing starboard side for EURYALUS

5.30 pm: EURYALUS secured alongside


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6 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Discharged 1 cot case to R.N. Hospital


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7 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Engineer Commander John Owen left ship for appointment

pm: hands clearing Paymaster’s Store rooms


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8 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Hands getting up 6 inch lyddite and stacking on deck for discharge

pm: two E.R.A.'s joined ship from Depot

pm: one Warrant Officer joined ship for appointment


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9 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

Am: EURYALUS cast off and proceeded to Chatham

pm: two AB's left for JUNO

4.00 pm: Read warrants 1 and 2 and discharged 2 prisoners to R.N. Barracks


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10 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: Working party of twenty ratings formed from PATRIOT

pm: Paymaster Niall Murray, R.N.R.,joined ship


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11 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am/pm: hands discharging carpenter stores into lighter and getting up ammunition


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12 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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13 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

10.00 am: Held Divine Service


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14 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: four lighters for ammunition secured alongside, but had to cast off, owing to bad weather

pm: Paymaster MacSheery discharged to hospital


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15 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am/pm: two ammunition lighters alongside; hands discharging ammunition; pm: lighters cast off


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16 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: two ammunition lighters alongside; hands discharging ammunition

pm: one S.B.A. discharged to R.N. Depot

pm: ammunition lighters cast off. Finished discharging all ammunition


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17 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

Am: ammunition working party of 52 Ratings returned to R.N.B.


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18 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Divine Service (Good Friday)


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19 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

pm: one rating discharged to RNB


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20 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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21 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Working party JUNO in assisting shifting billet; pm: party returned


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22 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: hands getting up Engineers, Gunners, and Boatswains stores


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23 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Surgeon Commander William Blatchford joined ship

am: hands getting up Carpenters, Boatswain, and Gunners stores


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24 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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25 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: EURYALUS secured alongside starboard side


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26 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am/pm: Stores lighters alongside; hands discharging stores


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27 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

Am/pm: hands discharging stores into lighter


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28 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

am: Gale; secured lighter and picket boat; pm: lighter cast off


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29 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8


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30 April 1919

At Sheerness

Lat 51.4, Long 0.8

SHIP PAID OFF


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