Armed Merchant Cruiser, hired merchantman

Pendant Nos. M.80 (on coming into service), MI.86 (1.18), MI.47 (4.18). Built 1889, 5,980grt, 16kts, owned by Royal Mail Line. Armament: 5-6in, 2-6pdr AA. Crew (7.15): 29 officers & 200 crew (bi). In service 19.11.14, purchased by Admiralty 31.5.15. Of over 60 commissioned AMC's employed on patrol and later convoy protection, 33 served with 10th CS on Northern Patrol. Paid off 1.1.19. Served as troopship. BU 1923. (British Warships 1914-1919)

Notes:

1. Latitude/longitude, including for days in port, show representative decimal positions for each day, as calculated by the Old Weather project's analysis program. As such, they differ by varying amounts from the positions recorded, usually at noon, in the log pages. In addition, some latitudes/longitudes have been amended in edited logs for errors in the logs, for errors in identifying locations by the analysis program, or simply for greater accuracy. In all cases, refer to the log-page scans for the positions as originally recorded. Not all log pages contain this information and the ships' positions have therefore often been estimated.

2. Full account of any day is available by clicking on the link above that day. Groups of links refer to log book covers and introductory information; some may be blank.

Editor’s notes:

Positions (Latitude and Longitude) are given for noon each day, correcting or estimating the position when appropriate. If exact times are not indicated in the log they have, when appropriate, been estimated from the position of the entries (which show times on the left hand side of the log page). Information about sea state is based on the Sea Disturbance Scale where “rough to very rough” indicates waves 5 to 10 feet from peak to trough, “high” indicates waves of 11 to 15 feet, “very high” indicates wave height of 16 to 35 feet and “phenomenal” indicates waves of 36 feet and above. A note is made of numbers on the sick list where this is 5 or more or where the entries are out of the ordinary. This and other information from the log is included in square brackets [not in italics] if it is not to be found under “Remarks” on the right hand side of the page. Additional information about geographical locations, terminology and about merchant ships encountered has been provided where identification is reasonably certain, by means of embedded links within the text.

Further background about the ship from listing here:
OROTAVA was built in 1889 by Barrow Shipbuilding Co. at Barrow with a tonnage of 5857grt, a length of 430ft, a beam of 49ft 3in and a service speed of 14.5 knots. She was built for the Liverpool to Valparaiso service and made two voyages before being transferred to Orient Line management and deployment on the Australian service via the Suez Canal. She commenced her first voyage to Sydney via Suez and Melbourne on 6th June 1890.In 1896, whilst coaling at Tilbury, she capsized with the loss of 4 lives. She was raised and refurbished and resumed service to Australia in 1897. During the Boer War from 1899 to 1903 she was used as War Transport No. 91 but retaining her PSNC livery. She returned to the Australia service on 13th March 1903. In February 1906 ownership was transferred to Royal Mail Line but remained on the Australia service. On 5th March 1909 she commenced her last voyage to Australia before transferring to the West Indies routes. In 1914 she joined the "B" Line of the 10th Cruiser Squadron and in 1919 was sold and broken up.

There is also some additional information about the ship and some of those who served on her here and about the ship here and here; also listed here.

THE VOYAGES OF HMS OROTAVA 1914-1917
(More detailed plots follow in the text)

(Maps prepared using Journey Plotter, developed by Maikel. The Plots can only be approximate. They are made by joining-up positions on successive days, and sometimes positions are not given. There will therefore be occasions when the ship appears to have travelled overland)

LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1914

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[Left hand side of hard cover of log, in poor condition]

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[Right hand side of hard cover of log, indicating 17 December 1914 to 13 March 1915]

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Cover of Log of HMS “Orotava”

Commanded by GE Corbett, Commander RN [George Edwin Corbett 1871 - 1929, Captain of HMS Orotava 23 November 1914 to 11 November 1916]

For the Period

Commencing 17th day of December 1914

Ending [blank]

Tonnage (Displacement) - 10,450

Extreme Length - 443ft

Extreme Breadth - 49ft 3in

[Signed] GE Corbett, Captain

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[Page of “Directions”, indicating how log is to be filled in, including scales for Wind Force, State of Weather, Fog Intensity and Sea Disturbance]

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Position of Standard Compass

On square platform 6ft x 6ft, placed 3 feet above top of wheelhouse in centre of ship, and 45ft above sea level

[small diagram at side of page shows positions of guns]

Torpedo Armament

Nil

[Signed] GE Corbett, Captain, WP Clifton Mogg Navigating Officer [William Percival Clifton-Mogg, listed here]

THE VOYAGES OF HMS OROTAVA
Operations on Northern Patrol

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17 December 1914

At London

Lat 51.51, Long 0.06 [estimated]

am: Moored to quay in No 1 Berth, Royal Albert Dock. 17 Ratings joined from Depot. Hands variously employed. Moorings tended.

9.0am: Commissioned ship.

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18 December 1914

At London

Lat 51.51, Long 0.06

am and pm: Hands employed taking in ammunition.

3.50pm: Sunset.

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19 December 1914

At London

Lat 51.51, Long 0.06

am and pm: Hands employed taking in ammunition.

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20 December 1914

At London

Lat 51.51, Long 0.06

[A Sunday when nothing is recorded in the log except limited weather information]

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21 December 1914

At London

Lat 51.51, Long 0.06

am: Hands employed variously.

pm: Sundry ratings joined Ship from Depot.

[Misty for most of the day]

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22 December 1914

At London

Lat 51.51, Long 0.06

am: Hands employed in cleaning ship and taking in stores.

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23 December 1914

At London

Lat 51.51, Long 0.06

am: Engines and steam syrens [sirens] tested. Hands employed variously.

pm: 20 Ratings joined from HMS Pembroke.

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24 December 1914

At London

Lat 51.51, Long 0.06

am: Hands cleaning ship.

1.20pm: Hands mustered at “Abandon ship stations”.

5.30pm: Moved from quay to locks.

6.15pm: Moved out into river.

7.43pm: Off Erith. Anchored with 15 fathoms in 6.5 at H15 [?].

8.0pm and Midnight: Thick fog.

10.0pm: Ship in swinging inwards came in touch with barges moored in tiers.

[Fuel: Coal expended 264 tons, in London; Coal Remaining: 1256 tons]

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25 December 1914

[Date given as Xmas Day]

From London to Sheerness

Lat 51.48, Long 0.20

[At single anchor off Cold Harbour Light]

4.0am: Rounds made and reported.

7.20am: Weighed anchor and manoeuvred ship towards mid-river and down stream away from barges.

8.10am: Manoeuvre complete.

11.0am: Compasses adjusted by sun.

1.20pm: Fog cleared. Hostile aeroplane passed over bound Southerly.

1.45pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded down stream.

4.0pm: Stopped off Gravesend and changed pilots.

5.15pm: Let go anchor in 10 fathoms, off Holehaven [Hole Haven] - veered to 70 fathoms on port cable.

[Anchor bearings] [Chapman Light N85E, Mid Blyth Buoy S29E, Ship’s Head S78E]

[Course and Distance made good: Various 6 miles]

[Noon Position] [Off Erith]

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26 December 1914

Off Nore Light Vessel [though not stated at top of page]

Lat 51.47, Long 0.85

5.0am: All guns crews at quarters

8.0am: Weighed anchor and proceeded down river.

9.20am: Gunnery officer boarded. Proceeded down to East Cant Buoy.

10.25am: Fired one round, weather became thick so returned to Nore.

11.0am: Anchored off Nore Light in 13 fathoms, and veered to 45 fathoms on starboard anchor.

3.0pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded up river to a position off Chapman Light.

3.50pm: Anchored in 6 fathoms, veering to 45 fathoms on starboard anchor.

8.0pm: 6 pounders manned.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 31 miles]

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27 December 1914

From Sheerness to Patrol ground

Lat 51.48, Long 1.21 [estimated]

9.15am: Weighed anchor and proceeded down river to Nore.

10.0am: Anchored in 7.5 [fathoms], veering to 45 on starboard.

10.58am: Weighed anchor and proceeded on voyage.

0.50pm: Passed Tongue Light.

1.35pm: Anchored in 8 fathoms 1.5 miles NE from Margate Pier to land Dockyard ratings.

2.15pm: HMS Watchful embarked ratings.

2.25pm: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

3.12pm: Elbow Buoy.

3.45pm: Gull Light.

4.15pm: Discharged pilot.

5.15pm: Dover Light abeam at 2 miles.

5.53pm: Varne Light abeam 2.5 miles.

8.45pm: No 8 Light ship 2.5 miles, altered course N89W.

10.50pm: No 9 Light ship 1.5 miles, log 61, altered course N86W.

[Southerly wind force 5 in am, force 6 to 7 in pm, with rain]

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28 December 1914

From London to Patrol ground

Lat 49.82, Long -3.28

4.15am: St Catherine’s abeam 7 miles.

6.12am: Altered course W.

7.45am: Daylight, commenced zigzag courses, courses altered 3 points every 15 minutes.

1.24pm: Start Point abeam at 9 miles.

3.20pm: Violent squalls and heavy rain, wind shifted to NW.

9.0pm: Lizard bearing N46E, 6 miles.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 231 miles]

[Rain and drizzle for most of day, barometric pressure falling until 3pm, then rising slowly; sea rough from 8pm]

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29 December 1914

From London to Queenstown

Lat 51.40, Long -7.37

1.35am: Sevenstones abeam at 6 miles.

2.30pm: Passed Daunt Rock Light 1 mile.

2.40pm: Stopped by Examination Vessel and took pilot.

3.24pm: Passed Roches Point.

4.40pm: Made fast to No 4 Buoy.

[Moored to No 4 Buoy]

5.20pm: Hands darken ship.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 211 miles]

[North westerly wind force 8 in early am, dropping to force 6 at midday; sea very rough or rough in am; no weather information recorded in pm]

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30 December 1914

At Queenstown [in Southern Ireland, now Cobh]

Lat 51.84, Long -8.28 [estimated]

10.0am: 6 inch guns crews exercised.

11.55am: Admiral visited ship.

0.15pm: Admiral left ship.

pm: Took in 110 tons fresh water.

5.30pm: Liberty men ashore.

10.0pm: Liberty men returned.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1022.5 tons]

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31 December 1914

At Queenstown

Lat 51.84, Long -8.28

[Moored to No 4 Buoy]

8.30am: Collier alongside.

9.0am: Commenced coaling.

2.30pm: Mustered signal books and W/T [wireless telegraphy] books and found all correct except MV code (2).

pm: Hands coaling ship.

9.30pm: Signal books all correct except MV code, wrong number.

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1915

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1 January 1915

At Queenstown

Lat 51.84, Long -8.28

[Moored to No 4 Buoy]

1.10am: Finished Coaling.

am: Hands employed cleaning ship.

3.0pm: Collier cast off.

4.0pm: 4 - 7am Leave.

pm: Red warrant No 1 read.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1295 tons]

[Southerly wind force 7 or 8 in am, moderating in pm, barometric pressure relatively low, down to 28.35 over 65 at noon, then rising]

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2 January 1915

At Queenstown

Lat 51.84, Long -8.28

[Moored to No 4 Buoy]

am: Hands employed in reeving off boat falls.

Noon: Signal and W/T books mustered every watch.

4.0pm: Liberty men ashore.

5.0pm: Liberty POs ashore.

6.30pm: Liberty boys returned.

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3 January 1915

At Queenstown

Lat 51.84, Long -8.28

[Moored to No 4 Buoy]

7.30am: Liberty men returned.

11.10am GMT: Church party left.

Noon: Signal and W/T books mustered every 4 hours.

0.30pm: Church party returned.

2.45pm: Slipped moorings and proceeded.

4.0pm: Daunt Rock Light vessel NW/W, 1 mile, altered course S68W, zigzag course.

5.10pm: Old Head of Kinsale abeam 3 miles, altered course West.

8.47pm: Fastnet abeam 3 miles, altered course N57W.

10.0pm: Heavy rolling.

11.24pm: Dursey Island N14E, 9 miles, altered course N21W.

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4 January 1915

From Queenstown to Patrol area

Lat 53.52, Long -10.88

1.20am: Skelligs Light abeam, altered course N2W.

3.12am: Tearnaght [possibly Inishtearaght] Light abeam, 6 miles, altered course N24E.

10.0am: Heavy rolling.

3.50pm: Black Rock abeam 8 miles.

5.15pm: Eagle Island Light abeam 12 miles.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 213 miles]

[North westerly wind force 6 in am, force 5 or 4 in pm, sea state rough for most of day]

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5 January 1915

From Queenstown to Patrol area

Lat 57.82, Long -8.03

0.16pm: Boreray Island bearing W true 16 miles.

1.25pm: Observed Eilean More [Mor] Island (Flannan) bearing N true. Distant 12.5 miles.

4.0pm: Exercised General Quarters. Observed HMS Black Prince steering south-westerly course.

5.47pm: Butt of Lewis S42E, 14 miles.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 276 miles]

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6 January 1915

From Queenstown to Patrol area

Lat 60.87, Long -1.07

10.0am: Exercised physical drill. Marines - rifle drill. Guns crews, exercised.

11.40am: Muckle Flugga Light E true 7 miles.

4.0pm: Quarters for inspection. Exercised Fire Stations.

8.40pm: Muckle Flugga Light S47E true, 7 miles, altered course N21E.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 280 miles]

[SSE winds force 5 or 6 until 1pm]

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7 January 1915

On Patrol area

Lat 61.10, Long -0.98

10.0am: Exercised physical drill. Watch on deck gun drill. Commenced zigzag, 2 points every 15 minutes.

2.0pm: Signalled HMS Viknor, courses various, in company.

3.30pm: Altered course N76W, Muckle Flugga Light S80E true, 12 miles. Parted company.

4.30pm: Quarters for inspection. Exercised collision stations.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 221 miles]

[Note: HMS “Viknor” was an armed merchant cruiser built in Scotland in 1888 as an ocean liner, RMS Atrato, for Royal Mail Steam Packet Company; in 1912 she was sold to Viking Cruising Company, London, was renamed “Viking” and became a cruise ship; she was requisitioned by The Admiralty in 1914 and converted to an AMC; she was to sink with all hands (295 lives lost) off Tory Island, Ireland on 13 February 1915; details here and here).]

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8 January 1915

On Patrol [though not stated at top of page]

Lat 60.80, Long -3.88

5.40am - 6.45am: Courses various while intercepting SS Fionia [Fionia (1914) listed here].

7.15am: Proceeded 52 revs S84E.

10.0am: Divisions and Prayers.

10.30am: Exercised physical drill. Boys of Red watch mustered bags and hammocks.

am: Signal books and W/T books mustered every 4 hours and found correct.

[Course and Distance made good: Various courses Distance 238 miles]

[Note: SS “Fionia” was a Danish passenger/cargo ship built in Copenhagen in 1914 for East Asiatic Line; she was sold to a company in Hong Kong in 1954 and was renamed “Hoi Hung”; she was broken up in Hong Kong in 1956.]

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9 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 60.78, Long -2.32

am: Saturday routine.

Noon: Challenged HMS Cedric.

1.15pm: Engines stopped, boat lowered and Captain went on board the HMS Cedric.

2.40pm: Picked up boat. 2.45pm: Full ahead again N32E.

8.5pm: Courses various in chase. [No mention of what was being chased and presumably it wasn’t caught]

11.45pm: Altered course N50W, engines slow, revs 19 - 20.

[Course and Distance made good: Various courses Distance 246 [miles]]

[Northerly wind, with hail then snow during evening]

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10 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 60.98, Long -2.83

1.0am - 7.0am: Various courses 20 revs. Intercepted SS Stelleborg.

7.30am: Sent an officer on board, then allowed her to proceed after examination.

8.0am: Proceeded on course, 40 revs.

10.15am: Divisions.

11.0am: Divine service.

1.20pm: Exercised Guns Quarters - course as required for aiming tube practise.

2.20pm: Proceeded S80W.

3.30pm: Exchanged signals with HMS Teutonic.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 130 miles]

[Sea temperature recorded intermittently today, 45F in pm]

[Note: It has not been possible to trace an SS “Stelleborg” but it is just possible that this was a misheard “Stegeborg”, a Swedish ship built in 1907 in Goteborg; in 1915 she was purchased by Svea Line; she went to another Swedish company in 1948 and was renamed “Sverker”; she changed hands again in 1957 and in 1974 or 1975 was sold to a Greek company and became “Sofoula”; she was scrapped in Greece in 1979 (more details here and listed here).]

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11 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 61.65, Long -2.00

3.40am to 5.47am: Courses various in chase.

9.58am: Fall in with HMS Alsatian and HMS Teutonic, courses various keeping station on former.

10.0am: Divisions and Prayers. Exercised physical drill. Boys at drill. Exercised fire control, Exercised sight setters.

11.40am: Altered course S66W.

4.15pm: Evening quarters, issued slops.

10.45pm: Courses various, intercepted SS Siam [probably Siam (2) listed here].

[Course and Distance made good: Various 241 miles]

[Rain during evening]

[Note: SS “Siam” was a cargo ship built in Copenhagen 1913 for East Asiatic Company, Copenhagen; she was captured by the British off Sumatra in 1940 and was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the Atlantic in 1942 (see Siam (1913) here).]

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12 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 61.82, Long -1.93

Midnight to 3.30am: In chase - courses various.

1.0am: Intercepted SS Siam of Copenhagen.

3.30pm: Proceeded N73E, 52 revs.

5.37am: Signalled HMS Alsatian, steering South-Westerly.

10.15am: Collision stations. Boats equipment overhauled, 6” Guns crews at instruction. Boys of WB mustered bags.

10.0pm: Considerable Aurora Borealis.

[Course and Distance made good: Various courses 253 miles]

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13 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 61.85, Long -2.00

am: Zig-zag throughout the hours of daylight.

10.0am: Divisions and stations for General Duties.

8.30pm: Propeller fouled log line, losing everything.

11.0pm: Vessel hove-to.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 276 miles]

[South easterly winds force 5 to 6 in am, squally force 7 to 8 in pm, with rain, sea state increasing from rough to high in pm. Air, wet bulb and sea temperatures now being recorded. Noon temperature 41F, sea temperature 45F]

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14 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 61.88, Long -1.72

[Midnight to 4am Ship hove to]

4.0am - 8.0am: Soundings every hour, giving no bottom at 100 fathoms.

5.0am: Propellor carried away sinker, tube and 50 fathoms wire.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 70 miles]

[Squally easterly wind force 8, reducing to force 6 in am; sea state very rough in early am; barometric pressure falling during day; noon temperature 39F, sea temperature 46F]

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15 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 62.03, Long -2.10

2.0am: Heavy rolling.

Midnight: Very heavy rolling.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 182 miles]

[Winds initially ESE, shifting to ENE at noon, squally and force 8 all pm (sea state not recorded); barometric pressure starting to rise in pm; noon temperature 39F, sea temperature 44F]

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16 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 61.30, Long -3.07

3.0pm: Vessel hove to.

5.0pm: Propellor carried away patent log.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 206 miles]

[Squally northerly wind force 5 or 6 in am, force 7 all pm, sea state high all day. Snow at 4am, showers and hail on and off thereafter; noon temperature 39F, sea temperature 43F]

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17 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 61.22, Long -4.70

Midnight to 7.30am: Vessel hove to.

7.30am: Course West, 50 revs.

11.0am: Church service.

5.5pm: Sydero [Suderoy] Island bearing North. Distant 15 [miles], Patent Log 7.

6.5pm: Stopped to signal HMS Alsatian.

8.20pm: Sumbo Light abeam. Distant 16 miles.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 110 miles]

[Squally northerly wind force 7-8 in early am, reducing to force 4 in pm; hail and snow at times; sea state high to very rough until 5pm]

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18 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 62.38, Long -9.33

3.0am: Myggenaes [Mykines, Faroe Islands] Light N84E, 14 miles, altered course N3W.

10.15am: Exercised General Quarters. 10.20am: Dropped target and commenced firing practise.

11.25am: Stopped to pick up target.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 198 miles]

[Westerly wind force 6 or 7 in evening, with sea state very rough; drizzly rain almost all day]

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19 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 62.43, Long -9.02

[Course and Distance made good: Various 180 miles]

[Nothing of note in log. Westerly wind force 6 or 7 until midnight when down to force 4, sea state from rough to high all day; drizzle all am; noon air and sea temperature 46F]

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20 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 63.17, Long -10.72

Midnight - 0.50am: Chased and overhauled trawler TRIER H153 of Hull [listed here].

1.0am: N78E.

10.0am: Divisions and prayers. Exercised classes of Instruction and physical drill. Boys mustered bags.

1.0pm: Stopped for target practice. Owing to arrangement of machinery remained stopped until 4.40pm.

4.40pm: Altered course West.

10.0pm: East.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 188 miles]

[Barometric pressure relatively low and falling in pm, noon temperature 39F, sea temperature 44F]

[Note: Trawler “Trier” (H153 - listed here as a hired trawler) was built in Beverley and registered in Hull in 1910 and owned by John Hollingsworth, Hull; she was later registered in Grimsby.]

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21 January 1915

On Patrol

Lat 61.47, Long -9.35

10.0am: Paid monthly money. RNR men at drill. Boys at seamanship instruction, cleaned guns.

2.0pm: Passed HMS Alsatian.

2.30pm - 3.3pm: Crossed Faeroe Bank.

6.0pm: Heavy rolling.

10.0pm: Sounding every half hour.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 206 miles]

[NNE wind force 6 or 7 from noon onwards, sea state very rough to very high; rain in pm; barometric pressure rising slowly]

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22 January 1915

From Patrol to Liverpool

Lat 56.58, Long -7.62

1.55am: Sighted Eilean More [Eilean Mor in Flannan Isles] Light altered course S32W.

3.31am: Eilean More Light abeam 4.5 miles. Vessel rolling heavily.

7.12am: Shallay [Shillay] Light abeam 9 miles, altered course S18W.

10.0am: Exercised physical drill. RNR men at drill.

11.0am: Barra Head 90 degrees, 3.25 miles, altered course S2W.

1.35pm: Skerryvore Light 8.5 miles, altered course S9E.

5.12pm: Oversay Light N60E, 9 miles, altered course S43E.

7.10pm: Rathlin Island S38W, 3 miles, altered course S32E.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 298 miles]

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23 January 1915

From Patrol to Liverpool or at Liverpool [Birkenhead]

Lat 53.41, Long -3.01 [estimated]

2.5am: Chicken [Chicken Rock, Isle of Man] abeam 2 miles, altered course S45E.

8.20am: NW Light Ship S34W, 1.25 miles.

9.0am: Pilot boarded.

9.15am: Passed Bar.

10.25am: Passed Rock Light.

10.55am: Anchored in 9.5 fathoms off Seacombe Ferry with 60 fathoms.

3.45pm: Hove up and proceeded to Alfred Dock.

4.10pm: Entered locks.

5.45pm: Proceeded towards Morpeth.

7.30pm: Made fast in Egerton Basin.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 269 miles]

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 189 tons]

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24 January 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.40, Long -3.02 [estimated]

2.0pm: Shifted ship.

3.10pm: Made fast in Morpeth Dock.

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25 January 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.40, Long -3.02 [estimated]

7.0am: Hove ship off from wharf for coal barges and started coaling.

am: Mr Gilham, boatswain: reprimanded for drunkenness and insolence to First Lieutenant, on previous evening.

am: Men employed cleaning guns and painting winches.

1.0pm: Shifted ship back to Egerton Basin owing to draft. Coaling stopped until 6pm.

5.0pm: Half Starboard watch liberty.

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26 January 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.40, Long -3.02 [estimated]

7.0am: Continued coaling.

am: Hands cleaning ship and cleaning guns.

11.0am: Liberty stokers ashore.

1.0pm: Liberty boys ashore.

pm: Hands taking in stores.

6.0pm: Liberty men ashore.

7.0pm: Liberty boys returned.

10.0pm: Ceased coaling.

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27 January 1915

At Egerton Basin, Liverpool

Lat 53.40, Long -3.02

7.0am: Resumed coaling.

am: Hands employed cleaning Ship and cleaning guns.

pm: Hands taking in stores.

4.0pm: Watch below liberty men and boys ashore.

8.30pm: Ceased coaling.

10.0pm: Liberty men returned.

[Noon temperature 36F]

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28 January 1915

At Egerton Basin, Liverpool

Lat 53.40, Long -3.02

3.0am: Coaling finished.

11.0am: Tested telepads [telaupads, a type of headphones]

pm: Tested Engine room telegraphs.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1282 tons]

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29 January 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.41, Long -3.00 [estimated]

7.0am: Unmoored and moved ship through locks to Alfred Basin.

8.20am: In Alfred Basin.

9.20am: Moved in river.

9.50am: Anchored in river, off Prince’s Landing stage in 10 fathoms with 60 fathoms.

10.0am: Divisions. Hands preparing ship for sea.

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30 January 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.41, Long -3.00

am: Overhauling sea boats etc.

[Mist and fog in am, noon temperature 39F]

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31 January 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.41, Long -3.00

2.15am: Ship dragged anchor.

2.25am: Hove up foul anchor and chose fresh berth.

2.35am: Anchored 75 fathoms starboard and 30 port, in 12 fathoms.

6.20am: Hove up port anchor to swing and let go when round.

2.0pm: Ship dragging. Hove up and anchored afresh.

5.45pm: Hove up port anchor to swing.

7.30pm: Ship swung and moored again with both anchors.

[North westerly wind force 5 or 6 in pm, with rain]

LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1915

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1 February 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.41, Long -3.00

1.10am: Hove up port anchor to swing and moored again.

6.50am: Hove up port anchor to swing and moored again.

7.35am: Swung to flood.

am: Marines rifle drill. Watches overhauling boat gear.

1.0pm: Hove up port anchor to swing and re-moored.

8.0pm: Hove up port anchor to swing and re-moored.

8.30pm: Swung to flood.

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2 February 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.41, Long -3.00

1.0am: Hove up port anchor to swing. 1.20am: Re-moored.

8.30am: Hove up port anchor to swing. 8.45am: Re-moored. Swung to flood.

am: Officers Rifle Drill.

0.30pm: Hove up port anchor to swing. 0.45pm: Re-moored.

2.45pm: Ship dragging. Hove up and selected new berth. 3.45pm: Re-moored.

7.0pm: Water boat and stores alongside.

9.20pm: Ship swung.

11.5pm: Water boat left.

[South westerly wind force 4 or 5 all day, with rain on and off, noon temperature 52F, sea temperature 42F]

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3 February 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.41, Long -3.00

2.0am: Ship swung and re-moored.

9.30am: Ship swung and re-moored.

1.0pm: Hands fell in for payment.

2.5pm: Ship swung and re-moored.

3.0pm: Ship dragged. Hove up and chose new berth.

4.20pm: Ship anchored to port anchor with 90 fathoms.

7.50pm: HMS Calyx signalled for assistance - Fire - Two watches sent with appliances. Returned 8.30 - Fire out.

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4 February 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.41, Long -3.00

3.25am: Ship dragging. Engines “slow ahead” till 6.35.

am: Gun layers and trainers practice with Morris tube. [A small bore rifle barrel that can be inserted in a large bore rifle or shot-gun for shooting practice]

4.10pm: Ship dragged. Hove up and selected fresh berth.

4.45pm: Anchored in 13 fathoms with 90 [fathoms] off Woodside stage.

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5 February 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.40, Long -3.03 [estimated]

1.15am: Hove up anchor and proceeded to Birkenhead Docks, Alfred Basin.

1.45am: In dock.

3.0am: Proceeded into East Float.

3.45am: Moored to Vittoria Wharf.

7.0am: Coal barges alongside. Commenced coaling.

pm: One Stoker discharged to Hospital.

[Coal remaining 1160 tons]

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6 February 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.40, Long -3.03

9.0am: Divisions. Hands preparing for sea.

1.0pm: Commenced warping out.

2.0pm: Fast in Alfred Basin.

2.30pm: Proceeded in river. LP [probably left propeller or propulsion] eccentric rod bent, endeavoured to return to dock but state of tide prevented.

5.30pm: Let go starboard anchor, veering to 75 fathoms, off Woodside stage.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1313 tons]

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7 February 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.40, Long -3.01 [estimated]

8.50pm: Hove up anchor.

9.5pm: Swung ship with aid of tug.

9.15pm: Passed Rock Light.

10.15pm: Passed Bar Light.

10.30pm: Stopped to discharge pilot. 10.45pm: Proceeded.

[Wind variable in direction, force 6 during evening, with rain]

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8 February 1915

From Liverpool to Patrol

Lat 55.55, Long -6.45

4.5am: Chickens Light [Chicken Rock Light] 68 degrees at 2.25 miles, altered course N5W.

6.0am: Zig zag course.

10.36am: Rathlin Island Light S42W, 4 miles.

0.30pm: Oversay Island Light abeam 5.5 miles.

4.13pm: Skerryvore Light abeam 7 miles.

6.50pm: Barra Head Light abeam 3 miles, altered course N15E.

7.0pm: Steam pipe to dynamo burst. Main Engines stopped, all lights out.

7.10pm: Proceeded.

10.45pm: Monach Island Light abeam 6.5 miles.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 189 miles]

[WNW winds force 6 in am, moderating in pm when snow and rough sea; noon temperature 38F, sea temperature 44F]

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9 February 1915

From Liverpool to Patrol area

Lat 59.53, Long -5.52

2.20am: Flannan Island Light abeam 10 miles, altered course N68E.

11.0am: General Quarters. Target practice with 6” guns, 1” tube.

11.15am: Target sunk, resumed course.

pm: All courses zigzag 40 degrees and 60 degrees.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 306 miles]

[SE wind increasing in evening, to force 7 at midnight, when sea state rough, drizzle and rain in pm]

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10 February 1915

From Liverpool to Patrol

Lat 61.50, Long -1.92

1.50am - 2.8am: Courses various to inspect trawler.

am: All courses Zig Zag by day.

10.0am: Divisions and inspection of oilskins issued to crew. Crew employed in general duties of the watch.

am: Signal books and W/T [Wireless Telegraphy] books mustered every watch.

11.0am: Vessel rolling heavily.

11.0pm: Chased vessel.

[Distance run through the Water: 262 miles]

[Southerly wind force 6/7 or 6 all day, with sea state rough or very rough; noon temperature 42F, sea temperature 46F]

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11 February 1915

On Patrol

Lat 61.68, Long -0.40

Midnight: Altered course East.

6.30am: Altered course West. All courses Zig Zag.

9.20am: Chased ship.

10.39am: Stopped and boarded Norwegian barque Erbrin.

11.33am: Went ahead again.

1.30pm: Dropped target and exercised 6” guns crews aiming practice with 1” tube, also 6 pounder.

2.58pm: Resumed course.

6.50pm: Passed Trawler “Balfour” H432.

10.55pm: Stopped to inspect trawler Semnos of Aberdeen No A18.

11.20pm: Proceeded.

[Distance run through the Water: 260 miles]

[Note: SV “Erbrin” was a 4 masted barque built in Scotland in 1887 as “Loudon Hill” for JR Dickson & Co, Glasgow; she went to a company in Liverpool in 1899; in 1910 she went to a Norwegian company and was renamed “Erbrin”; in 1915 she was sold to a Swedish company and became “Magda”; in 1918 she went to another Swedish company and was renamed “Gullmarn”; in 1923 she went to a Danish company and in 1924 to a company in Madeira as a coal hulk; she drifted ashore in a storm and was wrecked at Madeira in 1941 (details here and here).

FV “Balfour” was built in 1912 in Selby and registered in Hull (H432); she was requisitioned by The Admiralty from 1915 for use as a minesweeper and was registered in Fowey, Cornwall in 1918 (FY1228); she was to be sunk in a collision off the Royal Sovereign Light Vessel in the English Channel in May 1918, while escorting SS “Nidd”, when under attack from a German submarine.

FV “Semnos” (A18) was a trawler built in Aberdeen in 1914 and requisitioned by the Admiralty in March 1915 for conversion to a minesweeper; she was returned to her owners in 1919 and then had various British owners; she was requisitioned again in November 1939 and returned to her owners in 1945; she was scrapped in 1958.]

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12 February 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.32, Long -2.08

10.0am: Exercised target practice.

10.55am: Resumed course and speed.

3.10pm: Altered course chasing trawler.

3.40pm: Stopped and boarded trawler St German H929 [St Germain].

4.20pm: Went ahead again.

5.38pm: Heavy sea carried away port accommodation ladder.

[Distance run through the Water: 268 miles]

[Noon temperature 44F, sea temperature 46F; sea state rough from 8pm, wind up to force 7 at midnight, from ESE]

[Note: FV “St Germain” was a trawler built in Scotland in 1907 as “Golden City”, owned by Hall, Leyman & Co, Hull (H929); she changed hands in 1912 and was renamed “Saint Germain” in 1914; she was requisitioned by the Admiralty in February 1915 for use as an auxiliary minesweeper and returned to her owners in 1919; in 1920 she was sold to a Portuguese company and became “Terra Nova”; in 1923 she went to a Spanish owner and was renamed “Santa Adela”; she then had several Spanish owners and was finally broken up in 1975.]

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13 February 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.42, Long -2.75

am: Officers signal instruction. Hands cleaning guns.

7.20pm: Courses various chasing vessel.

8.20pm: Stopped to board American - El Mar.

[Distance run through the Water: 229 miles]

[ESE wind force 7 at 1am, force 5 or 4 thereafter, sea state rough in am]

[Note: SS “El Mar” is listed here as being built in 1889 in Philadelphia and registered in New York (Official Number 136064).]

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14 February 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.83, Long -2.50

0.45am: Sent 2 officers, 12 men as prize crew to SS El Mar.

1.40am: Hoisted boat, altered course N57E, 50 revs.

3.0am: Various courses chasing Norwegian SS Trondjem’s Fiord [Trondhjemsfjord].

4.28am: Overhauled and inspected above SS, altered course N45E, 60 revs.

7.50am - 8.55am: Courses various chasing Trawler GY291 [this registration number is probably incorrect as Trawler “Orianda” GY291 (later FY99) sank in December 1914 and the number was next used for a ship built in 1919, “River Orchy” - see list here].

9.0am: Altered course East, 54 revs.

0.30pm - 0.55pm: Courses various chasing schooner Jason, Danish.

0.55pm: Despatched boat. 1.47pm: Boat returned.

3.35pm: Vessel released.

11.0pm: Altered course N50E to steady ship.

[Distance run through the Water: 204 miles]

[Note: SS “Trondhjemsfjord” was a cargo ship built in Howden-on-Tyne in 1912 as “Cotswold Range” for Neptune Steam Navigation Company, West Hartlepool; she was sold for Den Norske Amerikalinje, Christiania in 1914 and was renamed “Trondhjemsfjord”; she was to sink after being captured and torpedoed by a German submarine west of the Shetland Islands in July 1915.

SV “Jason” was a 3 masted schooner built in Denmark in 1907; she was to be sunk by a German naval ship in the North Sea in August 1915 (more details here).]

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15 February 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.03, Long -3.03

10.0am: Divisions. Exercised physical drill. Boys at school. Gunlayers at Deflection Teacher.

Noon: All courses Zig Zag.

0.20pm - 2.45pm: Chasing Trawler H207 [probably Hull Trawler Christopher, listed here].

4.0pm: Evening quarters. Exercised Collision Stations.

[Distance run through the Water: 198 miles]

[Noon temperature 38F, sea temperature 46F]

[Note: FV “Christopher” was a trawler built in Beverley (Hull) in 1911 for Steam Trawling Company, Hull (H207); she was requisitioned by The Admiralty in 1915 (as FY1502); she was to be mined and sunk off eastern England in March 1917 (details here).]

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16 February 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.00, Long -2.33

7.15am: Stopped SS Alexy and boarded.

8.12am: Resumed course and speed.

9.0am - 9.20am: Stopped and boarded Trawler Corientes of Grimsby H2003 [this name and number do not match - Corientes was GY522, a Grimsby registration, H2003 would be registered in Hull but this number does not appear to have been used].

10.0am: Resumed course and speed.

11.0am: Divisions. Inspection of hammocks and bedding. Boys at school. Officers at Signal Exercise.

1.54pm: Dropped target for 6” battle practice. Courses various on runs. Fired 4 rounds from each gun. Vibration shattered 2 mercurial barometers and (1) Thermometer in case, also glass on compass bowl.

3.0pm: All readings from here are Aneroid. [in column for barometer readings]

4.0pm: Picked up remains of target and swung ship for deviation table which was found to be unchanged.

4.30pm: Resumed course and speed.

10.0pm: Stopped and boarded Norwegian SS Sorland. Engines used variously while vessel cruised around prize.

[Distance run through the Water: 224 miles]

[Weather relatively quiet, noon temperature 41F, sea temperature 46F]

[Note: SS “Alexy” was a cargo ship built in Sunderland in 1891 as “Amiral Cecille” for French company A Lemoine, Rouen; in 1903 she was renamed “Admiral” when she was sold to a Danish company; in 1906 she went to another Danish company and became “Alexy”; she was to sink after a collision with 2 British warships in the North Sea off Norway in May 1918 (more details here).

FV “Corientes” was a British trawler built in Beverley (Hull) in 1910 for Thomas W Baskcomb, Grimsby (GY552); she was requisitioned by the Admiralty in February 1915 (FY1149) and was to be mined and sunk off Malin Head, Ireland in June 1917, with the loss of 13 lives.

SS “Sorland” was a cargo ship built in South Shields in 1896 as “Staintondale” got Staintondale Steam Ship Company, Scarborough, England; she was sold to a Norwegian company in 1906 and was renamed “Sorland”; she went to another Norwegian company in 1915 and was to be captured and scuttled by a German submarine in the Bay of Biscay in May 1917 (more details here).]

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17 February 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.90, Long -3.03

[am: Vessel cruising around prize awaiting orders]

4.30am: Boarding boat returned owing to increasing sea.

10.50am: Weather became very bad. SS Sorland ordered to proceed to Stornaway without prize crew. Ship hove to. Head ESE.

5.15pm: Heavy seas smashed up fiddley door and sheet iron protection. [Note: “fiddley” (or “fidley”). A framework of iron about the ladder of a hatch in a ship's deck leading below the deck.]

8.0pm: Weather moderated and clear. Wind dropped.

[Distance run through the Water: 107 miles]

[SE wind force 8 or 9 from noon to 5pm, with sea state high; barometric pressure falling for most of day]

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18 February 1915

On Patrol

Lat 61.08, Long -1.97

10.30am - 10.45am: Exercised hand steering gear.

Noon: All courses Zig Zag.

[Distance run through the Water: 109 miles]

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19 February 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.97, Long -1.40

11.0am: Ship pitching heavily.

pm: Vessel pitching heavily and taking seas forward.

[Distance run through the Water: 265 miles]

[Easterly wind force 5 or 6 in am, from ENE in pm, up to force 8 at midnight; drizzle and rain for most of day; sea state mostly rough but very high at midnight; noon temperature 43F, sea temperature 46F]

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20 February 1915

At Patrol

Lat 62.00, Long 0.60

4.50pm - 5.12pm: Picking up derelict target.

9.0pm: Vessel labouring in heavy sea.

[Distance run through the Water: 204 miles]

[Wind force 8 at 4am, force 5 or 6 thereafter, from N and E; sea state rough or very rough early and late in the day; rain for most of day; noon temperature 40F]

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21 February 1915

On Patrol

Lat 61.38, Long -1.00

6.55am: Hove-to. Head to sea.

8.15am: Altered course N10E, 40 revs, zigzag.

11.0am: Divine Service.

[Distance run through the Water: 197 miles]

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22 February 1915

At Patrol

Lat 59.58, Long -3.33

1.20am: Muckle Flugga Light dipped bearing S41E.

8.50am - 9.50am: Intercepted trawler Naamah, Grimsby - and proceeded.

10.0am: Divisions. Hands preparing coaling gear.

11.0am: Vessel rolling.

2.0pm: Vessel rolling heavily.

4.15pm: Sule Skerry abeam 4 miles.

6.45pm: Cape Wrath 230 degrees, 4 miles, altered course NW. Reduce to 40 revs.

8.0pm: Thick snow obscuring land.

9.0pm: Vessel rolling very heavily.

[Distance run through the Water: 242 miles]

[Northerly wind increasing in force in pm, up to force 8 at midnight, when sea state very high; noon temperature 39F, sea temperature 45F]

[Note: FV “Naamah” was a trawler built in North Shields in 1907 and registered in Grimsby (GY289); by 1917 she was owned by John L Green, Grimsby and was captured and sunk by a German submarine off the Orkney Islands in January 1917 (more details here).]

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23 February 1915

From Patrol to Loch Ewe

Lat 57.83, Long -5.59 [estimated]

2.0am: Butt of Lewis 270 degrees, 12 miles

3.55am: Tiumpan Head 270 degrees, 7 miles.

7.5am: Entered harbour.

8.5am: Stopped and anchored with starboard anchor in 12 fathoms, veering to 60 fathoms.

8.20am: Commenced watering.

[Anchor bearings] Drumchork Farm N60E, Ewe Farm N69W, Aultbea Kirk N20E]

Noon: Collier alongside.

1.0pm: Hands commenced coaling.

3.0pm: Water boat left.

6.30pm: Finished coaling for the night.

[Distance run through the Water: 161 miles]

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 259 tons]

[Snow for most of the day, noon temperature 32F, sea temperature 42F]

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24 February 1915

At Loch Ewe

Lat 57.83, Long -5.59

[At anchor]

6.0am: Resumed coaling.

[Draft: 21ft 0” Forward, 24ft 6” Aft]

8.0am: HMS Oropesa anchored 2 cables SSE.

9.30am: Prize crew consisting of 2 officers and 12 men rejoined ship, also 2 officers and 4 men from HMS Patia.

1.0pm: Water tank Sunik alongside and commenced watering.

2.0pm: Moored ship with both anchors.

5.30pm: Tank “Sunik” cast off. Hove up starboard anchor.

6.0pm: Finished coaling for the day.

[Fine weather all day, noon temperature 41F, sea temperature 42F]

[Note: SS “Sunik” was a British tanker built in Low Walker on the Tyne in 1914/15 for Sunk Oil Transport Company, London; she was requisitioned by the Admiralty in February 1915 for use as a water tanker; she was torpedoed off Italy in April 1918 but survived and was repaired; she was returned to her owners in 1919; in 1924 she was sold to a French oil company; she sank off Cornwall in 1939 after catching fire following a collision, with the loss of 10 lives (more details here).]

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25 February 1915

At Loch Ewe

Lat 57.83, Long -5.59

[At anchor]

6.0am: Resumed coaling.

8.0am: Tank “Sunik” alongside. Moored ship with both anchors.

am: Carpenter ashore repairing sea boat.

6.0pm: Tank “Sunik” cast off. Hove up Starboard anchor.

6.15pm: Finished coaling for the day.

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26 February 1915

At Loch Ewe

Lat 57.83, Long -5.59

[At anchor]

6.0am: Resumed coaling.

10.30am: Wind increasing. Moored ship both anchors.

am: Carpenter ashore repairing sea-boat. Received 40 gallons oil for motor boat.

4.0pm: Hands watch and watch to finish coaling.

7.0pm: Hove up port anchor.

10.30pm: 2 stokers, RNR, joined up.

[SW wind increasing in am, from force 3 to 7, force 8 at 4pm, then moderating in evening]

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27 February 1915

At Loch Ewe

Lat 57.83, Long -5.59

1.0am: Finished coaling.

7.30am: Moored with both anchors. Water Tank came alongside.

9.0am: Hands cleaning ship and unrigging coaling gear.

10.30am: Collier left.

1.30pm: Liberty men ashore.

3.0pm: Finished water. Tank left.

5.0pm: Liberty men returned.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1305 tons]

[Winds variable in force and direction during day but snow for most of day; noon temperature 38F, sea temperature 44F]

28 February to 13 March 1915 pages are subsequently duplicated

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28 February 1915

At Loch Ewe

Lat 57.83, Long -5.59

am: Preparing boats for sea.

am: Pumping party in No 1 bilges.

6.20pm: In heaving up anchor eccentric rod broke in windlass. Paid out chain again.

9.25pm: Anchor aweigh and proceeded out of harbour.

10.30pm: Passed the island. 10.38pm: Cleared entrance.

11.5pm: Ru Ré [probably Rubha Réidh] bearing S49W magnetic, altered course N31E, zig zag.

[Snow on and off during day, noon temperature 33F, sea temperature 44F]

LOGS FOR MARCH 1915

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1 March 1915

From Loch Ewe to Patrol

Lat 60.07, Long -4.48

0.50am: South Ear Light abeam 5.5 miles. [Note: this does not appear on lists of Lighthouses but can be located here]

3.0am: Heavy rolling.

3.20am: Cape Wrath 105 degrees, 15 miles, altered course N25E.

4.0am: 40 Revs to allow hands to secure sea boat. Ship rolling very heavily.

5.0am: Resumed course 52 revs.

6.0am: Very heavy rolling.

6.35am: North Rona 250 degrees - 14.5 miles.

am: Hands cleaning paintwork and securing boats.

10.0am: Defaulters. Officers signal instruction.

1.20pm: Altered course to keep station on HMS Cedric while receiving instructions.

2.11pm: Proceeded on course N45W(T) 50 Revs.

4.53pm: Stopped to discharge prize crew to HMS Patia, having brought them from Loch Ewe.

5.0pm: Evening quarters. Warrants 4 and 5 read.

5.45pm: Set course N56E, 50 Revs.

[Distance run through the Water: 144 miles]

[Snow through early am; noon temperature 41F, sea temperature 44F]

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2 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.92, Long -4.17

10.0am: Stopped to board Trawler Naamah of Grimsby, bound to Iceland.

10.55am: Proceeded.

11.20am: Courses various chasing Trawler Conquest of Grimsby.

pm: Hands employed painting.

4.15pm: General Quarters. Dropped target and exercised 1” aiming.

5.0pm: Stopped and picked up target.

5.15pm: Resumed course, 52 Revs.

[Distance run through the Water: 235 miles]

[Note: For details of FV “Naamah” see 22 February 1915 in this log.

FV “Conquest” was a trawler built in Dundee, Scotland in 1907 for Marshal Line Steam Fishing Company, Grimsby (listed here as GY292); at some point she was renamed “Hortensia”, (see listing for GY292 here); she had a number of owners in Grimsby until 1940 when records appear to cease.]

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3 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.50, Long -3.55

9.30am - 11.10am: Courses various to intercept boats [?].

am: Junior officers at Signal Instruction.

6.0pm: Heavy beam sea, rolling very heavily.

11.45pm: Shipped a heavy sea on Starboard, doing some damage.

[Distance run through the Water: 279 miles]

[Southerly winds force 6 or 7 from noon onwards, sea state very rough or high all pm, with rain; noon temperature 42F, sea temperature 44F]

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4 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 62.17, Long -3.00

0.30am: 35 Revs. Patent log fan and line carried away by propeller.

10.0am: Divisions. Hands employed repairing damage and cleaning ship. Boys at school. Officers at signal instruction.

5.0pm: Evening quarters. Read Warrant No 5.

9.0pm: Heavy head swell causing ship to labour and ship seas forward.

[Distance run through the Water: 241 miles]

[Westerly winds force 6 to 8 from 6am to 4pm, sea state high or very high at times in am; noon air and sea temperature 45F]

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5 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.00, Long 2.00

3.0am: Ship pitching heavily.

9.30am: Divisions. Hands employed painting.

10.0am - Noon: Passed numbers of floating barrels.

Noon: Turning round rendezvous waiting for HMS Drake.

0.30pm: Stopped and sunk mine by gunfire.

1.0pm: Stopped to send boat to HMS Drake.

1.56pm: Full ahead keeping station 1 mile on port beam HMS Drake.

2.48pm: Left line to examine Danish steamer Ceres.

3.20pm: Boarding boat away.

4.3pm: Boarding boat in returning capsized, all hands rescued by SS Ceres.

7.0pm: Set course N79W, 30 Revs making for Muckle Flugga to take off boats crew.

11.30pm: Altered course NNE to examine trawler.

[The following gear was lost in the sea boat which was not recovered: 1 Set Robinsons disengaging gear; 1 Boats quarter box; 1 Very’s pistol, etc; 1 Complete set Board of Trade regulations - life boats gear; also 5 pairs seaboots; 3 suits oilskins; 2 overalls; 1 watch coat]

[Distance run through the Water: 258 miles]

[Wind mostly SSW, force 5 to 6 most of day, sea state rough or very rough in pm; noon temperature 44F, sea temperature 45F]

[Note: SS “Ceres” was a Danish cargo ship built in Malmo, Sweden in 1882 and owned by DFDS, Copenhagen; she was to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine to the north west of northern Ireland in July 1917, with the loss of 2 lives.]

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6 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.30, Long 0.60

0.10am: Steam Trawler W [William] Stroud - A107, altered course N79W.

4.0am: Muckle Flugga 260 degrees, 21 miles, altered course N75W.

5.30am: Altered course S32W.

6.30am: Stopped and sent away sea boat to SS Ceres for boats’ crew left on board previous night.

7.30am: Boat returned. 7.40am: Set course N74E, 52 Revs.

am: Saturday routine. Scrub decks - and clear up boats etc.

2.5pm: Stopped and sank mine with rifle and 6 pounder fire.

pm: Hands and scrub and wash clothes.

5.0pm: Exercised abandon ship stations.

[Distance run through the Water: 144 miles]

[Northerly wind force 5 to 6 for much of day]

[Note: FV “William Stroud” was a trawler built in Aberdeen in 1914 and registered as A107; she was requisitioned by The Admiralty in June 1915 for use as a boom defence vessel and returned to her owners in 1919; she was requisitioned again in March 1944 and converted to an Esso; she was returned to her owners in March 1945 (more details here).]

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7 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.18, Long -2.57

6.30am: 40 Revs. Altered course ESE to join squadron.

7.40am: Took station 2 miles on starboard beam of Flag. Course N40W, 10 knots.

11.0am: Open out to 5 miles. Church service.

5.0pm: Revs 50. Keeping station one mile on Starboard beam of flag.

8.0pm: Heavy head sea. Vessel shipping seas forward and racing.

10.0pm: Northern Lights very bright. Revs variously keeping station.

[Distance run through the Water: 184 miles]

[Wind NE, force 5 to 7 for much of day, though moderating in late evening, sea state very rough in am, high at 8pm, then reducing; noon temperature 37F, sea temperature 45F]

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8 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 65.05, Long 9.82

3.0am: Keeping station.

8.0am: Keep station at 10 miles, N45E - 56 Revs.

10.0am: Divisions and prayers. Watch cleaning guns. Hands painting ship.

Noon: Signal and W/T books mustered.

5.0pm: Altered course S68W - closing Flag to one mile. Evening quarters.

[Distance run through the Water: 273 miles]

[Snow at noon and on and off all pm; noon temperature 32F, sea temperature 45F]

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9 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.95, Long 4.18 [position taken from Copy Log page for this date, no position on this log page]

8.30am: Closed on Flag.

8.40am - 9.0am: Sunk mine with gunfire and rifle fire.

9.30am: Altered course S60W, 52 Revs, and parted company with Flag.

10.50am - 11.15am: Sunk mine with rifle fire.

am: Hands employed painting, cleaning guns, deflection teacher.

[Distance run through the Water: 297 miles]

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10 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.87, Long -1.67

6.10am: Altered course to examine trawler. Stopped and boarded GY478 [if this number is correct this is Lombard, listed here].

8.0am: Sounded in 75 fathoms, 40 Revs and proceeded.

10.0am: Divisions and prayers. Exercised physical drill. Boys at school. Hands overhauling sea boats.

10.8am: Muckle Flugga 180 degrees, 2 miles, altered course N71W.

1.5pm: Altered course S33E to intercept steamer.

1.14pm: Stopped and boarded Danish SS Baron Stjernblad.

2.4pm: Boat returned, SS proceeded.

2.20pm: Proceeded on course, 50 Revs.

9.20pm: Stopped to examine Trawler H210 [Cadet, listed here].

9.40pm: Proceeded.

[Distance run through the Water: 264 miles]

[Mist in pm, westerly wind force 4 to 5; noon air and sea temperature 46F]

[Note: FV “Lombard” a British trawler was built in Selby in 1909 and registered in Grimsby (GY478); she was used as a hired trawler in WW1 (see listing here); she was taken over by the Admiralty in 1942 (as HMS Lombard) and returned to her owners in 1945 (details here); she was scrapped in 1957.

SS “Baron Stjernblad” was a Danish cargo ship built in Sweden in 1890 and owned by DFDS, Copenhagen; she was to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off south east Scotland in April 1917 (more details about ship here).

SV “Cadet” was a British trawler built in Beverley in 1914 and registered in Hull (H210); she was scrapped in 1955 (see listing here). ]

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11 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.23, Long -2.43

1.0am: Altered course N to intercept steamer.

1.30am: Stopped.

2.30am: Boarded SS Ran of Bergen.

4.0am: Boat returned for prize crew and after leaving them on board, returned and was hoisted.

[1 Officer and 4 men sent away SS Ran]

[Turning circles]

4.45am: Proceeded.

5.10am: Stopped and boarded Rödfaxe [Rødfaxe, listed here].

8.10am: Boarding boat returned and placed prize crew on board.

[1 Officer and 4 men sent away SS Rodfaxe]

[Turning circles]

8.30am: Boat up and proceeded.

9.40am: Altered course SExE to intercept steamer.

10.30am: Stopped and boarded SS Breidalik [Breidablik] of Bergen.

11.30am: Boat returned, hoisted and proceeded to turn circles round steamer waiting orders.

1.0pm: Instructed SS to proceed, altered course S25W, Revs 52.

3.35pm: Stopped and boarded Danish SS Moskov [Moskov (2) listed here].

4.25pm: Boat returned, SS proceeded.

4.35pm: Proceeded S54W, 50 Revs.

6.0pm: Altered course N24W, 42 Revs.

[Distance run through the Water: 160 miles]

[Misty during evening]

[Note: SS “Ran” was a Norwegian cargo ship built in West Hartlepool in 1899 and owned by Jacob R Olsen, Bergen; in 1915 she was sold to Christian Haaland, Haugesund and was renamed “Idaho”; she was taken over by The Shipping Controller, London in 1917 and was to be torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay in August 1918 (more details about ship here).

SS “Rødfaxe” was a Danish ship built in Helsingor in 1913 and owned in 1915 by Dampskibs Aktieselskabet “Skandia”, Copenhagen.

SS “Breidablik” was a Norwegian ship built in Bergen in 1910.

SS “Moskov” was a Danish ship built in Helsingor in 1914 and owned by DFDS, Copenhagen; she was renamed “Margrethe” in 1925 and was scrapped in 1959 (see also listing here).]

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12 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.77, Long -3.92

4.0am: Atmosphere very misty: range of vision limited to 3 miles.

6.0am: Increased to 52 Revs. Courses Zig Zag.

8.35pm: Altered course SE to intercept Steam Trawler.

8.55pm: Examined Steam Trawler Ostrich of Hull [probably H729 on this list].

[Distance run through the Water: 247 miles]

[Winds mostly from N and W, force 4 or 5 all day; noon air and sea temperature 46F]

[Note: There were several trawlers named “Ostrich” at this time (listed here) - the one registered in Hull was built in Hull in 1903 and registered as H729; she was scrapped in 1959; the other “Ostrich” listed with a Hull registration (H74) was reregistered in Hartlepool as HL61 in 1900 (details here).]

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13 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.78, Long -3.50

7.20am: Altered course SSW to intercept Trawler GY226 [if number is correct this is Magnolia - see listing here].

am: Hands employed scrubbing and cleaning ship. Saturday routine. All courses Zig Zag.

4.17pm: 45 Revs. Evening quarters. Issued slops. [Note Slops: Clothing, tobacco, etc., issued from the ship's slop-chest by the paymaster. Unlike "issue", slops must be paid for.]

[Distance run through the Water: 269 miles]

[Misty for most of day winds N and W, mostly force 5 or 6, sea state mostly rough]

[Note: FV “Magnolia” was a trawler built in Beverley in 1897 and registered in Grimsby (GY226) in 1899; later called “Magnolia II”, she was scrapped in 1924 (see listing here).]

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[Left hand side of log book back cover, in poor condition]

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[Right hand side of log book back cover, in poor condition]

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[Left hand side of front cover of Copy Log indicating start 28 February]

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[Right hand side of cover indicating end March 31 1915]

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Start of duplication of 28 February to 13 March 1915 pages

NOTE ON LOG PAGE DUPLICATIONS

The first log book was the original log; this one is a copy and they overlapped in time periods covered. The entries on the pages below are shown in detail because the information they include and the language used is, at times, different from that in the original log and this in itself provides an insight into the way the two types of logs are written. A table with the pairs of entries side by side is included at the end of this document.

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28 February 1915

From Loch Ewe to Patrol

Lat 57.83, Long -5.59 [estimated]

[Nothing at all in log in am or before entries shown below]

6.20pm: Commenced to weigh anchor - windlass broke down - ceased weighing.

7.10pm: Veered 60 fathoms on port hawse.

9.45pm: Hove anchor up and proceeded, engines and helm to Commanders Orders.

10.20pm: Full speed ahead.

10.30pm: Passed.

10.38pm: Cleared entrance to Loch Ewe, set log.

11.5pm: Course N31E, log 3.

Midnight: 6 Pounder Gun Crews standing by.

[Snow from 4pm onwards when weather entries started in log]

LOGS FOR MARCH 1915

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1 March 1915

From Loch Ewe to Patrol

Lat 60.07, Long -4.48

0.50am: [blank space] Light House abeam 5.5 miles off, log 25, altered course N30E.

3.20am: Cape Wrath bore 105 degrees, 15 miles off, log 54 miles, altered course N25E.

4.0am: Eased to 40 Revs to secure No 4 Lifeboat.

5.0am: Resumed Course and speed.

6.35am: North Rona Island bore 250 [degrees] 14.5 miles off.

10.0am: Divisions and hands employed securing boats and general duties.

1.20pm: Reduced speed to signal to HMS “Cedric”, engines as required.

2.11pm: Proceeded at 50 Revs. Course N22W.

4.14pm: Reduced speed to communicate with HMS “Patia”.

5.40pm: Proceeded at 52 Revs. Course N56E.

[Distance run through the Water: 140 miles]

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2 March 1915

From Loch Ewe to Patrol

Lat 61.92, Long -4.17

9.0am: Stopped and boarded trawler “Naamah”.

10.55am: Proceeded - Divisions - Hands employed as requisite.

11.42am: Stopped and spoke trawler “Conquest” of Grimsby.

11.45am: Proceeded.

4.15pm: General Quarters, for target practice.

4.30pm: Commenced.

5.15pm: Ceased practice and proceeded ahead 52 Revs. Course S80E.

[Distance run through the Water: 222 miles]

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3 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.50, Long -3.55

5.0pm: Vessel rolling heavily and shipping water forward.

11.45pm: Shipped a heavy sea and reduced to 40 Revs whilst repairing stokehold door.

[Distance run through the Water: 267 miles]

[Southerly winds force 6 then force 7 in pm, with rain at times, sea state rough to very rough]

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4 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 62.17, Long -3.00

8.0am: Vessel rolling heavily.

10.0am: Divisions - Hands employed in making good the damage caused by stress of weather.

11.0pm: Vessel labouring heavily and shipping water forward.

[Distance run through the Water: 231 miles]

[Winds from S and W force 6 or 7 until 4pm, then force 5, sea state high in am, very rough or rough in pm; noon air and sea temperature 45F]

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5 March 1915

From Patrol to Rendyvous [sic]

Lat 61.00, Long 2.00

6.0am: Ship pitching heavily and shipping water forward.

8.0am: Passed several empty oil drums and casks.

10.0am: Divisions - hands employed as requisite.

1.0pm: Stopped and manoevered - sunk mine with rifle and gun fire.

pm: Manoevering under Admirals orders. Ordered by Admiral to examine Danish SS “Ceres”.

4.3pm: Boarding boat No 3 capsized, crew rescued by SS “Ceres”.

7.0pm: Course WxN.

11.30pm: Stopped trawler A107 William Stroud.

[Distance run through the Water: 261 miles]

[Number on sick list: 279] [presumably this figure is misplaced!]

[Wind from S and W force 4 or 5 all day, sea state rough all pm; noon air and sea temperature 44F]

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6 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.30, Long 0.60

6.55am: Received, on board, the crew of capsized sea boat No 3 from SS “Ceres”.

2.0pm: Sunk mine with rifle and gun fire.

5.0pm: Evening Quarters and abandon ship stations.

[Distance run through the Water: 107 miles]

[Number on sick list: 258] [again presumably a mistake]

[Wind force 4 to 6 all day, from N and W in am, N and E in pm, rain and showers off and on]

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7 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.17, Long 2.58

10.0am: Divisions - hands employed as requisite, before Divine service.

4.0pm: Keeping station with flag ship.

5.0pm: Evening Quarters.

[Distance run through the Water: 184 miles]

[NE winds force 5 to 7 until 8pm, sea state very rough in am, high at 8pm, then moderating; barometric pressure relatively high and rising during day; noon temperature 38F, sea temperature 44F]

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8 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 65.05, Long 9.82

10.0am: Divisions, hands employed as requisite.

5.0pm: Evening Quarters. Altered course S68W.

[Distance run through the Water: 273 miles]

[Wind force 4 or 5 from 8am onwards; snow all pm; noon temperature 38F, sea temperature 42F]

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9 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.95, Long 4.18

8.30am: Spoke to HMS “Drake”.

8.40am: Sunk mine with rifle fire.

10.0am: Divisions - hands employed as requisite.

11.15am: Sunk mine with rifle fire.

5.0pm: Evening Quarters.

[Distance run through the Water: 299 miles]

[Drizzle and showers all pm]

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10 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.57, Long -1.67

6.45am: Boarded trawler Tomkid [?] GY478 and resumed Course and speed. [The name and number for this trawler do not match - GY478 is listed as “Lombard”]

1.14pm: Stopped and boarded Danish SS “Baron Stjernblad”.

2.4pm: Proceeded at Course and speed.

9.0pm: Examined trawler H210 and resumed course and speed.

[Distance run through the Water: 264 miles]

[Wind force 4 or 5 all day, from N and W, with mist and drizzle; noon temperature 45F, sea temperature 46F]

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11 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.23, Long -2.43

1.30am: Intercepted SS “Ram” of Bergen [shown as SS Ran in original log].

4.15am: Prize crew boarded SS “Ram”.

5.10am: Intercepted SS Rødfaxe of Engsthelm [?].

8.10am: Prize crew boarded SS “Rødfaxe”. Set course S20W, 52 Revs.

10.30am: Intercepted SS “Bredalik” of Bergen [shown as Breidalik in original log].

11.30am: Proceeded on course and speed.

3.0pm: Intercepted SS “Mospon” [shown as Moskov in original log].

4.35pm: Resumed course and speed.

[Distance run through the Water: 160 miles]

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12 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.77, Long -3.92

8.55pm: Intercepted trawler “Ostrich” of Hull and resumed course and speed.

[Distance run through the Water: 247 miles]

[Winds mostly from N and W, force 4 or 5 all day, with mist on and off; noon air and sea temperature 46F]

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13 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.78, Long -3.50

7.30am: Intercepted trawler GY226 and resumed course and speed.

[Distance run through the Water: 268 miles]

[Misty for most of the day, wind from N and W, force 4 to 6 until 8pm, sea state rough through middle of day]

End of duplication of 28 February to 13 March 1915 pages

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14 March 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.82, Long -3.58

8.40am: Intercepted SS “Nathatia”.

10.0am: Divisions and Divine Service.

pm: Sounded in 65 - 80 fathoms from 7.35 till 12.00.

[Distance run through the Water: 232 miles]

[Misty from noon onwards; wind force 4 to 5 in am, force 6 all pm, from NW, sea state rough for much of day; noon temperature 47F, sea temperature 46F]

[Note: It has not been possible to find SS “Nathatia” or similar for this date.]

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15 March 1915

From Patrol to Liverpool

Lat 56.92, Long -7.97

1.5am: Observed Butt of Lewis bearing166 degrees 35 miles off.

3.50am: Observed Flannan Island bearing 220 degrees.

9.0am: Monarch [Monach] Island abeam, course S25W.

Noon: Barra Head bore 128 degrees 12.5 miles off.

1.0pm: Communicated with HMS “Hildabrand” [Hildebrand] and “Digby”.

3.55pm: Skerrevore [Skerryvore] abeam 6.5 miles off. Course S4E.

5.25pm: Dubh Artach abeam 15 miles off. Course S12W.

5.55pm: Passed two mines lat 55 52 N, [long] 6 57 W.

8.23pm: Rathlin Head bore SE 7 miles off.

10.5pm: Fair Head abeam. Course East.

11.45pm: Maiden Light abeam 7 miles off. Course S9E.

[Distance run through the Water: 301 miles]

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16 March 1915

From Patrol to Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00 [estimated]

1.27am: Black Head bore 24 degrees and Mull of Galloway Light 103 degrees.

1.25am: Fell in with TBD [HMS] “FAULKNOR”.

4.25am: Calf of Man Light abeam, altered course S46E.

9.18am: Pilot boarded. Engines and helm as required to pilot’s orders.

9.35am: Passed Formby Light vessel.

10.33am: Two tugs made fast for turning ship.

10.40am: Ship turned and proceeded into Huskisson Dock, with tugs in attendance.

Noon: Made fast alongside SS Barneson oil tank in No 2 Huskisson Dock.

pm: Port Watch on leave from 6.0pm to 9.0am 17th.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 152 tons]

[Note: SS “Barneson” was a tanker built in Hebburn-on-Tyne in 1914 for Bank Line, Glasgow; in 1915 she was taken over by Andrew Weir and Company and was renamed “Oyleric”; in 1937 she was sold to an Italian company and became “Genoano”; she was seized by the Mexican Government in 1941 at Tampico and was renamed “Faja de Oro”; she was to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off Key West, Florida in May 1942, with the loss of 10 lives (see also here and here).]

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17 March 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

8.0am: Leave men returned.

6.0pm: Discharged 1 Marine to Hospital.

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18 March 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

7.0am: Hauled ship off for coaling.

am: Taking in water during forenoon.

6.0pm: Leave to Starboard Watch till 7.0am.

[Snow at 8am and 8pm, noon temperature 36F]

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19 March 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

8.0am: Starboard watch returned aboard.

9.0am: Hands employed shifting ship and as requisite.

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20 March 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

3.0pm: Discharged 3 Carpenter ratings to RN Barracks Chatham.

6.0pm: 1 Marine joined ship from HMS “Alsatian” for prison.

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21 March 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

[Nothing in log apart from “Divisions” in am and “Evening Quarters” in pm on this Sunday]

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22 March 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

pm: Hands taking aboard ammunition and employed as required.

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23 March 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.43, Long -3.00

1.40pm: Proceeded from Huskisson Dock to Canada Dry Dock.

2.20pm: Vessel in Dry Dock.

5.0pm: Three Sub Lieutenants joined ship.

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24 March 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.44, Long -3.00 [estimated]

9.0am: Paid off subsidised crew.

10.0am: Hands employed taking stores aboard and as required.

3.0pm: 26 Ratings left ship and 4 Ratings joined from Chatham.

[Temperature peaked at 66F at 4pm]

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25 March 1915

At Liverpool

Lat 53.44, Long -3.00

2.0pm: Left dry dock and proceeded down docks to Sandon Entrance.

3.45pm: Made fast alongside HMS “Teutonic”.

5.40pm: Cast off from “Teutonic” and left dock with the assistance of two tugs.

6.45pm: In river - let go starboard anchor 60 fathoms.

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26 March 1915

From Liverpool to Birkenhead

Lat 53.40, Long -3.02 [estimated]

5.45am: Hove up anchor and made four tugs fast, fore and aft and proceeded to dock.

7.0am: Entered Alfred Dock Birkenhead.

7.45am: Made fast on South side of dock.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 41 tons]

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27 March 1915

At Birkenhead

Lat 53.40, Long -3.02

7.0pm: 1 Rating joined ship.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1340 tons]

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28 March 1915

At Birkenhead

Lat 53.40, Long -3.02

8.0am: 1 Marine joined ship.

7.0pm: Mr WJ Evans, Chief Engineer RNR is logged in accordance with Article 729 KR and AI [Kings Regulations and Admiralty Instructions] for failing to have steam ready at time ordered. (Signed WJ Evans). [Article 729 relates to Articles of War - for more details see here]

11.0pm: Ship breasted off from shore.

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29 March 1915

At Birkenhead

Lat 53.41, Long -3.01 [estimated]

7.0am: Hove in to Quay.

9.0am: Tugs made fast, left Quay.

9.30am: Left dock and entered River.

9.40am: Cast off tugs and let go Starboard anchor 60 fathoms.

10.0pm: Up anchor.

10.40pm: Full speed ahead. 10.47pm: Bar Light ship abeam. Zig Zag course.

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30 March 1915

From Liverpool to Patrol

Lat 55.25, Long -6.17

3.43am: Chickens Light bore 24 degrees 9 miles off, log 67, altered course North.

11.45am: Tor Point abeam 3.5 miles off.

11.56am: Benmire [Benmore] Head abeam 1 mile off. Met escort HMS Garry.

0.25pm: Passed Rathlin Island 1.5 miles off, altered course N47W.

1.56pm: Inishtrahull bore 270 [degrees], 10 miles off, altered course North, log 103.

5.0pm: Skerrevyore [Skerryvore] Light N22E 21 miles off.

6pm: Darkened Ship.

8.13pm: Barra Head bore N82E 9 miles off, log 82.

[Distance run through the Water: 197 miles]

[Noon temperature 42F, sea temperature 46F]

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31 March 1915

From Liverpool to Patrol

Lat 59.05, Long -5.67 [rough estimate as no position information shown in log for this day]

0.8am: Monarck [Monach] Island Light bore East 9 miles off, log 31.

9.52am: Met and signalled HMS Patia.

1.40pm: Intercepted SS “Capella” and took her as prize.

3.30pm: Intercepted SS Tula.

4.40pm: Resumed Course and speed.

[Note: There have been a number of vessels named “Capella”, perhaps the most likely was a Norwegian cargo ship built in Scotland in 1898 as “Den of Ogil” for Den Line, Dundee; she was sold to Norwegian company Southern Whaling Company in 1911 and was renamed “Capella I”; she was to be torpedoed and sunk off the west coast of Ireland in August 1917 (details here and here). Another possibility is another Norwegian ship, listed here as “Capella (1)” - built in 1885 for Bergen Steamship Company; she was sunk by a bomb in a fjord in Norway in 1940, was raised in 1943 and was renamed “Hillevaag”; she was broken up in Belgium in 1952 (more details here).

SS “Tula” was a Danish ship built in Helsingor in 1912 and owned by DFDS, Copenhagen; she was scrapped in 1959 (listed as “Tula (2)” here).]

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LOGS FOR APRIL 1915

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[Left hand side of cover of Copy of Log for April 1915, indicating “Forwarded GE Corbett, Commander”]

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[Right hand side of cover signed WP Clifton Mogg, Navigating Officer] [Note: William Percival Clifton-Mogg is listed here]

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1 April 1915

From Liverpool to Patrol

Lat 61.37, Long -3.50

0.10am: Increased to 47 Revs.

0.45am: Sighted HMS “MOTAGUA”, challenged and answered.

1.05am: Slow Ahead. “MOTAGUA” signalled “I am on fire forward” [see also Log for HMS Motagua for this date]

1.10am: Standing by “MOTAGUA”, helm and engines as required.

2.40am: Fire out. Resumed speed. 2.43am: Altered course N23E. Streamed log 5.5.

3.25am: HMS “TEUTONIC” gave demand and answered.

9.28am: Altered course NWxW. 9.40am: Slow Ahead. Hauled log in 80.4.

10.20am: Altered course N20E. Standing by SS “ROMDALSFJORD” [probably Romsdalsfjord] awaiting orders.

0.50pm: Set course S51E - Prize in company. 1.12pm: Streamed and reset log.

2.30pm: Eased to 37 Revs - Intercepted trawler “FISHER PRINCE”.

7.28pm: Signalled SS “Romdalsfjord” to stop.

8.20pm: Sent boat with prize crew to SS “Romdalsfjord”. Position [Lat] 61 07 N, [Long] 1 53 W.

9.25pm: Boat returned. 9.45pm: Proceeded N53W - 30 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: 222 miles]

[Wind force 5 or 6 until 4pm, mostly from NNW, sea state rough or very rough through middle of day; noon temperature 31F, sea temperature 44F]

[Note: SS “Romsdalsfjord” was a Norwegian cargo ship built in Hebburn-on-Tyne in 1908 as “Dorington Court” for Court Line, London; in 1912 she was sold to a Norwegian company and was renamed “Vally”; in 1915 she went to Norske Amerika Linje, Christiania; she was to run aground and be wrecked off Nova Scotia, Canada in 1920 (more details here).

FV “Fisher Prince” was a trawler built in 1896 in South Shields and registered at North Shields as SN225; she changed hands in 1903 and again in 1914 when she was registered as A134 at Aberdeen; in 1915 she moved to an owner in Grimsby and was registered as GY656; from February 1916 she was registered at Scarborough (SH207); she was to be sunk by a German submarine NE of Scarborough in September 1916 (more details here).]

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2 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.67, Long -3.50

6.0am: Turned round to S20W. Increase to 52 Revs.

9.0am: Turned round to N20E. Reduce to 43 Revs.

9.44am: Engines and helm as required to intercept trawler Cornelian [listed here].

9.55am: Hauled in log. 10.0am: Hailed trawler.

10.15am: Full Ahead 53 Revs, set course North. Streamed log.

11.30am: Commenced zig zag.

Noon: Altered course S17W. Eased to 43 Revs and ceased zig zag.

0.45pm: Increased to 45 Revs. Commenced zig zag.

7.30pm: Ceased zig zag.

[Course and Distance made good: 190 miles]

[South easterly winds, force 7 for much of am, when sea state high, force 5 or 6 in pm, when sea state rough;, snow until mid-morning, then rain; noon temperature 37F, sea temperature 45F]

[Note: FV “Cornelian” was a trawler built in Beverley in 1900 for Kingston Steam Trawling Company, Hull and registered as H506; she was to go missing in January 1916 with the loss of 10 lives (more details here).]

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3 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.53, Long -3.00

5.0am: Increased to 48 Revs. Commenced zig zag.

7.50am: Altered course N38E to intercept sailing ship.

8.10am: Engines and helm as required. Hauled log in.

9.0am: Finished signalling with sailing ship “VIKAR” [listed here] of Drammen [Norway]. Resumed course and speed N20E, Streamed log.

2.0pm: Altered course WxS to intercept trawler “LORD DENMAN” [listed here]. 2.15pm: Hauled in log.

2.20pm: Hailed trawler. 2.25pm: Resumed speed 52 Revs.

2.30pm: Shaped course S27E. Streamed log.

8.0pm: Ceased zig-zag. Reduce to 45 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: 240 miles]

[Rain almost all day, with rough seas in am, wind force 5 or 6 for much of pm; noon temperature 44F, sea temperature 45F]

[Note: The only information about SV “Vikar” is that there was a Norwegian 3-masted barque of this name built in 1875.

FV “Lord Denman” was a trawler built in 1914 in Selby and registered in Hull as H118, owned by Yorkshire Steam Fishing Company, Hull; she was hired by The Admiralty as a minesweeper from June 1915; she was to sink in the Barents Sea in October 1915 (see also entry here for Friday 22 October).]

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4 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.58, Long -3.50

3.30am: Commenced zigzag.

6.0am: Course and speed as required to signal barque “Arken” of Maistal [Marstal].

6.50am: Proceeded. Set course South, 52 Revs.

11.0am: Held Church.

1.08pm: Ceased zigzagging.

3.30pm: Reduce to Slow Ahead to tighten up anchor lashings. 3.36pm: Proceeded - 48 Revs.

8.0pm: Ship rolling heavily.

8.45pm: Courses various to intercept SS “Sorland”. Hauled in log. Manoeuvering ship as required.

9.39pm: Log streamed.

[Course and Distance made good: 252 miles]

[South easterly wind for most of day, force 7 from 8am to 6pm, then force 6, sea state very rough or high from 8am onwards; barometric pressure relatively low but starting to rise from 6pm; noon temperature 44F, sea temperature 45F]

[Note: SV “Arken” was a Danish 3 masted schooner built in Marstal in 1904 and owned by HC Christensen, Marstal; she was sold to another Danish company in 1916; she was wrecked on Magdalen Islands off Quebec, Canada in 1923 (more details here).

For details of SS “Sorland” see 16 February 1915 in this log. ]

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5 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.57, Long -3.98

8.10am: Hove head to sea - Stopped. Hauled log in, W0.5N.

am: Speed and course as required for keeping in touch with SS “SORLAND”.

Noon: Communicated with HMS “HILARY” and took in charge from her the SS “MUSKOGEE”.

0.55pm: Streamed log - 90. Set course S83E, 30 Revs.

1.40pm: Reduced speed to signal steamer.

1.50pm: Proceeded - 33 Revs.

2.10pm: Eased down and signalled SS “SORLAND”.

5.29pm: Stop and signalled to steamers. 5.35pm: Slow Ahead.

11.20pm: Muckle Flugga Light S15E, 2.75 miles, altered course S84E, log 73.

[Course and Distance made good: 130 miles]

[Westerly wind force 6 all am, with sea state rough, wind and sea reducing in pm, barometric pressure rising all day]

[Note: SS “Muskogee” was an American oil tanker built as “Triton” in Germany for Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum, Hamburg in 1913; she went to Standard Oil Company, New Jersey in 1914 and was renamed “Muskogee”; she was to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the Atlantic Ocean in 1942, with the loss of 34 lives (more details here).]

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6 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.83, Long -3.00

1.30am: Altered course SSW. Engines Full Speed.

1.45am: Altered course West. Hauled in log.

2.12am: Sent prize crews to SS “MUSKOGEE” and “SORLAND”.

3.30am: Proceeded 48 Revs. Shaped Course North.

4.25am: Log 7.2 Muckle Flugga West, altered course N36W.

4.45am: Muckle Flugga 221 degrees, 7.5 miles.

11.0am: Junior Officers at Signals.

11.40am: Helm used as required to speak Norwegian Barque.

1.20pm: Slow Ahead to communicate with SS “SILJESTAD”.

4.45pm: Reduce to 40 Revs. Vessel pitching heavily.

[Course and Distance made good: ][blank]

[Winds from S and E increasing from force 5/6 at 4pm, up to force 10 at 9pm, then reducing, sea state high or very high from 6pm onwards; barometric pressure falling until 10pm]

[Note: SS “Siljestad” was a Norwegian cargo ship built in Sunderland in 1912 for AF Klaveness and Company, Christiania; she was captured and scuttled by a German submarine off Western Sahara in February 1918 (more details here).]

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7 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.95, Long -3.00

4.20am: Altered course N20E. Increase to 40 Revs. Observed HMS “CARIBBEAN” and several trawlers.

3.40pm: Altered course to signal Norwegian Barque. 3.55pm: Resumed Course.

4.45pm: Evening Quarters. Ship rolling heavily.

7.0pm: Altered course WNW. 7.20pm: Altered course N20E. Communicated with HMS “CARIBBEAN”.

[Course and Distance made good: 172 miles]

[South westerly winds force 5 with hail during afternoon, sea described as “Swell from SE and SW” at 2pm, “Swell SWxW” at 6pm and “Cross Sea” at 8pm; barometric pressure relatively low all day; noon temperature 46F, sea temperature 45F]

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8 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.70, Long -2.65

4.30am: Altered course S70W. Commenced zig zag.

10.0am: Divisions and Physical Drill. Boys at Signalling Instruction and school.

11.0am: Midshipmen and Officers Signalling Instruction.

2.50pm: Commenced Zig Zag.

7.0pm: Ship rolling heavily.

[Course and Distance made good: 253 miles]

[Barometric pressure rising all day, winds lighter than recently but heavy swell from time to time in pm]

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9 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.85, Long -3.03

4.0am: Increase to 45 Revs. Commenced zig zag.

10.0am: Divisions and Physical Drill. Hands employed in cleaning up holds. Boys at signalling instruction and squad drill. Officers and Midshipmen at signalling instruction.

8.30pm: Ceased zig zag - Reduced to 40 Revs,

11.00pm: Ordered No 1 Ballast Tank to be run up.

[Course and Distance made good: 274 miles]

[North westerly winds increasing from force 5 to 7 in pm, though moderating by midnight, heavy swell for much of pm]

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10 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.80, Long -2.97

Midnight: No 2 Port ballast Tank full.

4.0am: Increase to 45 Revs and zig zag.

2.0pm: Sighted HMS “PATIA”.

4.45pm: Hauled log in. 5.0pm: Stopped to communicate with HMS “Patia” - Received three prize crews from same.

5.50pm: Proceeded S51W. Streamed and set log.

9.0pm: Reduce to 40 Revs. Ceased Zig Zag.

9.45pm: Altered course N77E to intercept Danish Steamer “MOSCOV” [presumably “Moskov”].

9.54pm: Altered course N25E. Challenged by HMS “TEUTONIC”.

10.0pm: Resumed course N80E.

[Course and Distance made good: 251 miles]

[Note: For details of SS “Moskov” see 11 March 1915 in this log.]

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11 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.52, Long -5.80

3.45am: Commenced zig zag. Increase to 45 Revs.

6.30am: Dense fog. Reduced to 45 Revs.

6.45am: Reduced to 35 Revs. Ceased zig zag. Watch close up to guns.

7.45am: Increase to 52 Revs. Resumed zig zag.

8.05am: Reduced to 35 Revs. Ceased zig zag.

10.15am: Resumed zig zag.

11.0am: Divine Service.

6.30pm: Reduced speed - Observed HMS “VIRGINIAN”. 6.55pm: Ceased zig zag.

[Course and Distance made good: 250 miles]

[Wind force 6 for much of pm and misty, sea state rough in evening; noon temperature 48F, sea temperature 47F]

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12 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.42, Long -7.20

3.30am: Stop. Sounded in 110 fathoms. Shell and sandy bottom. 3.40am: Handed Log.

3.45am: Sounded 100 fathoms - rough sand. Resumed speed. Log streamed.

[Sounding regularly until 7.45am]

8.0am: Observed HMS "WARSPITE".

11.30am: Reduced to 45 Revs. Observed HMS "CEDRIC".

6.24pm: Reduced to 35 Revs. Handed Log 74.1.

6.40pm: Stopped to intercept SS “DICIDO”.

7.05pm: Proceeded at 37 Revs. Streamed log. Set course N45E.

11.0pm: Vessel rolling heavily. SS “DICIDO” in company.

[Course and Distance made good: 237 miles]

[West and NW winds force 5 to 7 from 8am to 8pm, sea state high for most of pm]

[Note: SS “Dicido” was a cargo ship built in Stockton-on-Tees in 1902 for Trinidad Steamship Company, London; in 1912 she went to a Swedish company in Helsingborg; she changed hands again in 1921 (still Swedish); she was to be wrecked in 1940 (more details here).]

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13 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.08, Long -6.73

4.50am: Stopped to put prize crew aboard SS “DICIDO” - Engines and helm as required.

5.0am: Log handed.

6.20am: Proceeded. 6.27am: 45 Revs. Set course S25E. 6.30am: Log streamed.

[Sounding from 7.0am to 9.25am]

9.35am: Altered course S44W. Log 84.3 - Increased to 52 Revs. Commenced Zig Zag.

10.55am: Sighted HMS “VIRGINIAN”. Ship rolling heavily at times.

3.0pm: Vessel rolling heavily.

10.50pm: Flannan Island Light Abeam 12 miles. Log 40.8, altered course S23W.

Midnight: Ship rolling heavily at times.

[Course and Distance made good:][blank]

[Westerly winds force 5 from noon onwards, when sea state very rough with heavy swell in late evening; noon temperature 46F, sea temperature 47F]

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14 April 1915

From Patrol to Glasgow

Lat 55.67, Long -7.08

2.45am: Monarch [Monach] Light Abeam, distant 9 miles.

3.45am: Commenced Zig Zag. Vessel rolling heavily.

10.0am: Hands at fighting stations.

3.20pm: Entered Rathlin Sound. 3.45pm: [Blank] Head Abeam 1 mile.

4.05pm: Tour Point [probably Torr Head] abeam 1.5 miles.

4.45pm: Garron Point Abeam 3.75 miles.

4.30pm: Spoke HMS “TARA”.

8.10pm: Altered course N18E. Holy Island Light abeam.

8.45pm: Steering to orders.

9.17pm: Passed Cumbrae Island Light.

9.19pm: Passed Toward Light.

9.55pm: Passed Skelmorlie Buoy.

10.17pm: Passed Cloch Point.

10.34pm: Pilot boarded. Engines and helm to Pilot’s orders.

11.05pm: Let go Starboard anchor in 16.5 fathoms, veered to 45 fathoms in water.

11.10pm: Brought up. Finished with Engines.

[Course and Distance made good:][blank]

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 232.0 tons]

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15 April 1915

At Greenock and Glasgow

Lat 55.87, Long -4.32 [rough estimate]

[Anchor Bearings: Rosneath Patch Light N45W(Compass), Red Lights S36W(C), Ship’s Head N85W]

1.0am: Ship commenced to swing.

3.0am: Ship swung to flood.

6.50am: Ship commenced to swing.

7.20am: Swung.

9.30am: Up anchor. Quarters, clean guns.

9.48am: Slow Ahead. Engines and helm as required.

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and getting ship ready for dock.

0.31pm: Stopped for steamer entering dry dock.

0.46pm: Proceeded.

1.30pm: All fast.

4.0pm: Leave for Starboard watch until 8am Monday [on this Thursday]. 4 Ratings joined ship. Leave for First part port watch till 8am.

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16 April 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30 [estimated, though not clear from log which dock Orotava is in, assume Prince’s Dock]

am: 6 Stoker ratings joined ship.

3.30pm: Leave for Boys.

pm: Officer and 4 Ratings (HMS “Virginian’s” prize crew) joined ship.

6.0pm: Leave for Second part of watch till 8am.

8.0pm: Ship hauled off for coaling.

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17 April 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30

4.0am: Coaling.

11.30am: 4 Marines joined ship.

pm: Hands employed removing guns etc.

6.0pm: Discharged HMS “Virginian’s” prize crew.

11.30pm: Hauled off to swing ship.

[Barometric pressure relatively high, temperature peaked at 52F at noon]

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18 April 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30

1.15am: Made ship fast alongside wharf.

am: Hands employed removing guns and preparing to haul off ship.

1.30pm: Shifted to other side of dock.

3.0pm: Commenced coaling. Leave to part of watch until 8am.

Midnight: Coaling.

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19 April 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30

1.0pm: Leave for Port watch 1pm till 8am. Boys 1pm till 7pm.

pm: Watch aboard employed in taking in stores.

[Rain on and off all day]

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20 April 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30

am: Hands employed as required hoisting in motor boat etc.

3.45pm: Let go from wharf and warped through docks.

4.30pm: Cleared dock and entered river and proceeded.

6.0pm: Passed Dunglass Castle.

6.40pm: Passed Port Glasgow.

7.0pm: General Quarters. 7.07pm: Let go Starboard anchor 45 fathoms, in 12.5 fathoms water.

[Single anchor Bearings: Gourock Pier Light West (S), Greenock Pier Light SxW0.5W(S)]

9.0pm: Hove up and proceeded to sea.

10.0pm: Passed Skelmorlie Buoy altered course S40W

10.50pm: Cumbrae Light abeam - streamed and set patent log, altered course S26W.

11.0pm: Commenced Zig Zag.

11.55pm: Holy Island [Isle] Abeam 2.5 miles x Pladdo [Pladda] Island 221 degrees.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1296.0 tons]

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21 April 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol

Lat 56.68, Long -7.82

0.25am: Pladdo [Pladda] Light abeam 6 miles, altered course S60W.

1.25am: Ailsa Craig Light abeam 4.5 miles altered course N84W.

2.37am: Sande [Sanda] Island Light abeam 1.5 miles altered course N50W.

3.12am: Mull of Cantyre Light 349 degrees distant 7 cables, altered course N26W.

4.10am: Started to increase to Full Speed.

4.15am: Altered course N40W (Bridge Compass).

5.50am: Oversay Light House 30 degrees distant 2 miles, altered course N16W.

9.30am: Skerryvore Light House Abeam 6 mile distant. Shipped new compass card in Standard compass.

Noon: Altered course N17E Barra Head 38 degrees distant 9 miles.

0.40pm: Barra Head 90 degrees distant 6 miles.

3.0pm: Swung ship through Northern Quadrant for deviation.

3.40pm: Monarch [Monach] Light House 25 degrees x St Kilda Island 326 degrees.

5.08pm: Monarch Island Light House 90 degrees distant 6 miles.

9.05pm: Flannan Islands [Isles] Light East, patent log 71.2.

[Course and Distance made good: 185 miles]

[Noon temperature 44F, sea temperature 46F]

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22 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.5, Long -7.6

2.45am - 3.15am: Ceased Zig Zagging and reduced to 40 revs.

3.15am: Resumed Zig Zagging.

8.32am: Hauled log in. 9.10am: Streamed log 94.8.

11.25am: Altered course to intercept steamer “Energie” [possibly this ship]. 11.30am: Hauled log in.

0.15pm: Proceeded 52 Revs set course S70W to intercept steamer.

1.45pm: Flannan Islands Light House 184 degrees distant 11.5 miles, set course N74W. Streamed Log,

0.45pm: Intercepted collier “Maureen”.

1.15pm: Lowered boat. 1.41pm: Boat hoisted and resumed course N75W, 52 Revs.

2.55pm: Altered course NWxN to intercept motor ship “Siam” [possibly this ship]. Courses Various.

5.25pm: Stopped. Hauled in log - Lowered boat.

6.25pm: Boat hoisted and Proceeded Course N77W, 50 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: 261.5 miles]

[Misty in evening, SW wind force 5, barometric pressure relatively high and stable]

[Note: There were several ships named “Energie” around this time - perhaps the most likely was an oil tanker built on the Tyne in 1888 for a German company; in 1891 she went to Deutsche-Amerikanische Petroleum, Hamburg; in 1914 she was owned by a company in Nassau, Bahamas; in 1915 she went to Scottish-Mexican Oil Company, Nassau; in 1916 she went to Saxoline Steamship Company, Nassau and was renamed “Artesia”; she was captured and scuttled by a German submarine north of Madeira in February 1918 (more details here).

SS “Maureen” was a British cargo collier built in Sunderland in 1904; she was broken up in 1935 at Stockton.

The SS “Siam” mentioned here is probably the same ship seen on 11 January 1915 in this log.]

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23 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.5, Long -8.9

6.0am: Ship manoeuvering in square on rendezvous to fall in with HMS “CARIBBEAN”.

7.20am: Courses various to close HMS “CARIBBEAN”.

7.20am: Stop - Lowered boat. 7.52am: Boat returned with ratings.

7.55am: Proceeded. 7.58am: 52 Revs. 8.0am: Set course N68W.

10.45am: Reduce to 40 Revs on account of misty weather.

Noon: Increase to 52 Revs and resumed Zig Zag.

2.30pm: Altered course WxS to intercept schooner “HAABET”.

3.0pm: Boarding boat away. 3.30pm: Boarding boat returned. 3.34pm: Proceeded Course N80W 52 Revs.

10.0pm: Ceased Zig Zag.

11.0pm: Resumed Zig Zag.

[Course and Distance made good:][blank]

[Misty all day, noon temperature 49F, sea temperature 47F]

[Note: SV “Haabet” was a sailing ship built in Denmark in 1914 and was used as a freighter until 1959; she was restored in 1994/95 and is still sailing in 2018 (more details here).]

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24 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.53, Long -8.02

1.05am: Flannan Islands [Isles] Light 178 degrees.

3.30am: Butt of Lewis.

6.0am: Sulisker Rock 351 degrees, approximately 13 miles, altered course N89W.

6.20am: Altered course N72W to intercept SS “LOCKSLEY”.

6.40am: Reduced speed and signalled.

6.45am: Steamer allowed to proceed, resumed course and speed.

Noon: Flannan Islands 136 degrees x St Kilda 204 degrees.

0.58pm: Stopped to intercept and board Danish SS “SAGA”.

1.37pm: Boat hoisted and proceeded 52 Revs.

1.45pm: Flannan Islands 117 degrees 19.5 miles distant approximately. Set course N86W - Streamed patent log 10.4.

5.0pm: General Quarters. Dropped target and carried out 1 inch aiming target practice.

5.50pm: Picked up target and proceeded N86W.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 244 miles]

[Mist and drizzle in early am and late pm]

[Note: SS “Locksley” was a cargo ship built in Newcastle in 1903 as “Alumwell” for Northern Steam Shipping, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; in 1913 she went to Norwegian company Selmerske Rederi, Trondheim and was renamed “Locksley”; she was to be captured and scuttled by a German submarine off Portugal in July 1917 (more details here).

SS “Saga” was a Norwegian cargo ship built in Copenhagen in 1901; she was requisitioned by The Shipping Controller, London in 1917 and was to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine near Sunderland in February 1918 (more details here).]

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25 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.43, Long -7.97

2.15am: Ceased Zig Zag.

3.0am: Resumed Zig Zag.

6.0am: Altered course N88W - Cast of lead 55 fathoms cs [probably clay and sand]

6.10am: Sounded in 54 fathoms cs - Sulisker Rock 356 degrees. Observed HMS “HILARY”.

11.40am: Flannan Islands 138 degrees distant approximately 13 miles.

0.27pm: Altered course S53W to intercept Swedish SS “NAUTIC” of Helsingborg.

0.35pm: Hauled in log.

0.44pm: Engines and helm as required - Boarded steamer and put prize crew aboard.

1.45pm: Boat hoisted. 1.55pm: Proceeded N78W 52 Revs. 2.0pm: Log streamed 55.5.

2.40pm: Altered course N62W to intercept SS Dronning Olga.

3.02pm: Stop. Hauled log in. Boarded steamer and put prize crew aboard.

4.0pm: Boat hoisted. 4.05pm: Proceeded 52 Revs. Streamed log.

6.20pm: Boarded trawler H530 [listed here as Queen Alexandra].

6.40pm: Proceeded Course N55W 52 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 235.5 miles, Flannan Islands 124 degrees distant 14 miles]

[Misty all am, clearer but overcast in pm, barometric pressure relatively high and rising, up to 30.52 over 74 at midnight; noon temperature 48F, sea temperature 49F]

[Note: SS “Nautic” was a Swedish cargo ship built in 1914 and owned by Rederi AB Neptunus, Helsingborg.

SS “Dronning Olga” was a Danish cargo ship built in 1908 in Kiel, Germany for Alfred Christensen, Copenhagen; in 1915 she went to a Norwegian company and was renamed “Bellatrix”; she was to be torpedoed and sunk off Italy in March 1917.

ST “Queen Alexandra” was a Trawler built in Hull in 1901 and registered as H530; she transferred to Fleetwood in 1914; she was requisitioned for the Fishery Reservce in May 1917 and released in 1919; she was sold to an owner in Fleetwood in 1920 and was registered there as FD364; her registration ceased in 1952 (more details here).]

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26 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.47, Long -7.92

9.0am: Altered course S52W to intercept steamer.

9.30am: Hauled in log.

9.58am: Boarded SS “Gardenia”.

10.01am: Proceeded N68W 52 Revs and zig zag, Streamed log.

am: Hands overhauling raft gear and various fittings - Boys at signal instructions - Officers and Midshipmen at squad drill.

Noon: Flannan Islands 143 degrees distant 14.5 miles.

1.50pm: St Kilda Island 186 degrees approximate distance 34 miles.

5.40pm: Altered course N30W to speak HMS “Motagua”.

5.50pm: Altered course N67W to head for HMS “Changuinola”. 5.55pm: Hauled log in 45.8.

6.05pm: Stop. Engines and helm as required. 6.09pm: Lowered boat and embarked prize crew.

6.30pm: Proceeded. Set course S5E 52 Revs. Streamed log.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 221 miles]

[Misty all pm, barometric pressure still high, 30.61 over 67 at midnight]

[Note: SS “Gardenia” was a British cargo ship built on the Tyne in 1914 for Stag Line, North Shields; she went to Charlton Steamship Company, Newcastle in 1923 and was renamed “Havenside”; in 1927 she went to a company in Cardiff and became “Crandon”; she went to another company in Cardiff in 1933 and was renamed “David Dawson”; in 1935 she was taken over by the Russian Navy and was renamed “Kuzbass”; she was to be wrecked off Siberia in 1944 (more details here).]

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27 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.60, Long -7.82

4.0am: Ceased zig zag - Reduce to 30 Revs.

[Sounding from 6.0am to 1.0pm]

10.30am: Stopped on account of engine room repairs. Hauled log in 91.2.

11.10am: Proceeded 30 Revs - Repairs Finished. Streamed log.

pm: Lost by accident pistols Webley, one in number. Lost by accident one rifle belt and pouch.

6.38pm: Stopped. Hauled log in. Boarded oil tank “SAN JOAQUIN”.

7.20pm: Boat hoisted - Proceeded, 30 Revs. Set course N89E. 7.35pm: Streamed log.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 223 miles]

[Mist and fog, dense at times, all day, barometric pressure still consistently high]

[Note: SS “San Joaquin” was a Norwegian tanker built in Sunderland, UK in 1913 for Wilhelm Wilhelmsen Line, Tonsberg; she went to another Norwegian company in 1929; in 1935 she as sold to a Greek company and was renamed “Iolcos”; in 1937 she went to British company Finchley Steamship Company, Gibraltar; she was to be torpedoed and sunk during the Spanish Civil War, by an Italian submarine off Spain in 1937 (more details here).]

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28 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.34, Long -8.87

2.0am: Dense fog. Engines Slow.

3.40am: Sighted sailing vessel. Engines Full astern to clear. Then proceeded as required to overhaul the same.

4.25am: Lowered boat to board sailing ship “NORDSTJERNAN”.

4.56am: Hoisted boat. 5.06am: Proceeded N89E 30 Revs. 5.10am: Streamed log.

[Sounding half hourly from 5.30am to 9.44am]

4.50pm: Hauled in log. Exercised General Quarters and carried out 1” aiming target practice.

6.02pm: Picked up target and resumed course and speed, N89E.

9.45pm: Reduce to 44 Revs and ceased zig zag. 9.50pm: Altered course ESE to intercept steamer.

11.03pm: Stopped and boarded SS “RAKIURA”.

Midnight: Sounded in 99 fathoms s [sand].

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 169 miles]

[Foggy for much of am; noon temperature 50F, sea temperature 47F]

[Note: There have been a number of sailing vessels named “Nordstjernen” and “Nordstjerne” but none seems likely - there was, however, an SS “Nordstjernan” which also had sails (details here) - she was built as “Nordstjernan” in Sundsvall, Sweden in 1871; it appears she may have been renamed “Nord” in 1900; in 1910 she was sold to a German company and became “Nordstern”; in 1912 she was sold to a Finnish company and became “Nordstjernan” again; she was broken up in 1955.

SS “Rakiura” was a passenger/cargo ship built in Scotland in 1896 as “Burma” for British & Burmese Steamship Company, Glasgow; in 1907 she went to Auchen Steam Shipping Company, Glasgow and was renamed “Hamilton”; in 1911 she was sold to a Norwegian company and became “Rakiura”; she changed hands several times after that (mostly Norwegian owners) and was to be captured and scuttled by a German submarine off Guernsey in December 1916 (more details here).]

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29 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.65, Long -5.93

0.25am: Boat returned and hoisted. Proceeded 44 Revs, Course N88E - Streamed log.

3.35am: Increase to 52 Revs and commenced Zig Zag.

6.10am: Reduce to 40 Revs - Courses Various.

7.10am: Boarded SS “URALIA” - Hauled in log.

7.30am: Boarded HMS “Virginian”.

8.0am: Set course S86W and streamed log, proceeded 52 Revs.

10.30am: Observed North Rona Island bearing 22 degrees approximate distant 22.5 miles. Stopped and boarded SS “Rio de la Plata”.

11.05: Proceeded. Set course South.

Noon: Cellar Head 208 degrees x Butt of Lewis 233 degrees.

0.13pm: Stopped and examined SS “EL ZURRO” [almost certainly El Zorro] Admiralty oil vessel.

0.17pm: Proceeded. Set course N4W.

6.0pm: Altered course N20W to intercept steamer.

6.35pm: Boarded SS “Dania”.

7.45pm: Put prize crew aboard SS “Dania”. 8.0pm: Proceeded 52 Revs.

8.30pm: Altered course S24W to intercept SS “Inland” of Sverige [Sweden].

8.45pm: Stopped to examine steamer. 8.48pm: Proceeded at half speed.

10.40pm: Stopped and embarked prize crews from HMS “Changuinola”. Hauled in log.

11.15pm: Boat hoisted and proceeded at 52 Revs - Streamed log. Set course S67E.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 205 miles]

[Barometric pressure falling slowly]

[Note: It has not been possible to trace an SS “Uralia” - it is just possible this was actually “Neuralia”, a passenger liner built in 1912 for British India Line, London and used as a troopship in WW1; she was used as a troopship again in WW2 and was sunk off Italy by an Italian mine in 1945 (more details here).

SS “Rio de la Plata” was a Norwegian cargo ship built in Sunderland in 1914 for Nordenfjeldske D/S, Trondheim; she was sold to Fred Olsen & Company, Christiania in 1924 and was renamed “San Carlos”; in 1938 she was sold to a French company and was renamed “Grand Quevilly”; she was managed for the French Government from 1940 to 1946; in 1951 she was sold to an Italian company and became “Sant’ Angela”; she was broken up in 1959 (more details here).

SS “El Zorro” was a British oil tanker built in Wallsend in 1914 for CT Bowring, London; she was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine south of Ireland in December 1915, with the loss of 2 lives (see also listing here).

SS “Dania” - there were several ships with this name, it could be this one - a cargo ship built in Sunderland in 1905 as “Gothic” for WH Cockerline & Company, Hull; she was sold to Danish/Russian company Northern Steamship Company/Danish-Russian Steamship Company, Copenhagen and St Petersburg in 1907 and was renamed “Dania”’ she was to be sunk by a German submarine off the west of Scotland in June 1915 (more details here).

SS “Inland” was a Swedish cargo ship built in Sunderland in 1909 for Axel Brostrom & Son, Gothenburg; she was sold to a company in Stockholm in 1934 and was renamed “Sarimner”; she changed hands in 1940 and in 1942 and was renamed “Ulla” and then “Vindo” in 1942; she foundered in Sodertalje, Sweden in 1954, was raised and laid up and was broken up in 1958 (more details here).]

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30 April 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.45, Long -8.02

11.0am: Observed Flannan Island Light House 155 degrees, approximate distance 16 miles.

11.35am: Altered course S40W. 11.54am: Stopped to intercept steamer.

0.18pm: Boarded SS “Arno”. Engines and helm as required.

1.0pm: Boat hoisted and resumed N68W 52 Revs. Streamed log 66.9.

3.20pm: Altered course N50W to intercept Danish schooner “Ellen”.

3.35pm: Stopped and boarded schooner.

4.0pm: Boat hoisted and proceeded at 52 Revs course N88W.

10.0pm: Stopped for engine room repairs.

10.30pm: Sounded in 198 fathoms, fs [fine sand] Flannan Islands Light bearing 109 degrees.

10.53pm: Proceeded at 52 Revs Course N66E.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 239 miles]

[Wind increasing to force 5 in evening]

[Note: “Arno” is relatively common ship name, probably the mostly likely ship is this one, a Danish cargo ship built in 1898 in Helsingor for DFDS, Copenhagen; she was to hit a mine from a German submarine off eastern Scotland in December 1917 (more details here).

“Ellen” is another common name and there were a number of Danish sailing ships with this name - perhaps the most likely is this one - a Danish schooner built in Marstal, Denmark in 1895 for Hans Christian Christiansen, Marstal; she was sunk by a German submarine off Denmark in July 1915.]

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LOGS FOR MAY 1915

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[Left hand side of page from inside log but used as cover - indicating from 1-5-15 to]

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[Right hand side of page as above indicating 31-5-15]

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[Page for details of Barometer and Thermometers, not filled in]

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1 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.85, Long -8.50

3.15am: Increased to 45 Revs and commenced Zig Zag.

11.05am: Stopped and lowered boat.

11.45am: Hoisted boat and proceeded Course N88W.

7.37pm: Altered course N22E, log 93.4 to intercept ship.

8.15pm: Altered course S85E, log 100.5.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 243 miles]

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2 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.80, Long -9.77

6.12am: Challenged HMS “Columbella”, reply correct.

0.30pm: Stopped and boarded trawler "Ethel".

1.13pm: Boat hoisted and proceeded. Course S22W, log 55.

8.50pm: Stopped to board SS “Rapidan” [Rapidan (2) listed here].

9.15pm: Proceeded.

11.30pm: Flannan Islands Light 153 degrees.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 239 miles]

[Northerly wind force 5 in early am, with sea state rough, wind and sea decreasing later; noon temperature 42F, sea temperature 47F]

[Note: There are several possibilities for FV “Ethel” but the most likely is listed here as FD173 - built in Goole, Yorkshire in 1907 and registered in Fleetwood in that year; she then had a number of owners and was requisitioned for service as a minesweeper in June 1915, returning to her owner in 1919; she was sold to a company in Iceland in 1919 and registed at Reykjavik (RE237); in 1923 she was sold to a company in Fleetwood and renamed “Irvana” (FD430); in 1925 she was sold to a Portuguese company and registered at Lisbon as “Apolo”; in 1927 she went to another Portuguese company and became “Cabo Juby”; she was sold for breaking up in 1958.

SS “Rapidan” was a British cargo ship built in Hartlepool in 1907 for Chesapeake and Ohio Steamship Company, West Hartlepool; in 1907 she went to Cayzer, Irvine and Company, Glasgow and was renamed “Clan Maciver”; she was part of Clan Line from 1911; in 1914 she went to Furness, Withy, West Hartlepool and became “Rapidan” again; in 1923 she was sold to a company in Liverpool and was renamed “Dovenby Hall”; in 1927 she was sold to a Greek company and became “Panaghis M Hadoulis”; in 1933 she went to a company in Algiers (Panama flag) and was renamed “Mireille”;she was broke up in Italy in 1934 (more details here).]

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3 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.82, Long -9.48

am: Gunlayers and trainers at Deflection teaching - Midshipmen at Gunnery instruction. Boys at seamanship and signals.

Noon: Stopped and boarded trawler “Princess Victoria” of Hull [possibly this ship].

0.07pm: Boat hoisted. 0.08pm: Resumed course and speed N88W, 54 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 213 miles]

[Note: FV “Princess Victoria” was a trawler built in Hull in 1903 and owned by Armitage Steam Trawling Company Hull (registered as H766); she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy in September 1915 as a minesweeper (FY1917); she was to sink after a collision off Ushant, France in November 1915.]

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4 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.72, Long -9.53

7.25am: Stopped and boarded SS “Rygja” [probably this ship] and put prize crew aboard.

7.50am: Boat hoisted and proceeded.

10.0am: Hands at physical exercise. Boys seamanship signalling instruction.

11.0am: Junior officers and midshipmen’s signalling instruction.

9.50pm: Rudder chains carried away. Stopped engines.

10.0pm: Half speed Ahead. Course S25W.

10.30pm: Shipped hand gear and set Course S20E. Engines slow ahead.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 259 miles]

[South westerly wind force 6 or 5 from noon to 8pm, with sea state rough or very rough; noon air and sea temperature 48F]

[Note: SS “Rygja” was a Norwegian cargo ship built in Sunderland in 1905 for Mowinckel Rederi, Bergen; in 1915 she went to American Transatlantic Company, New York and was renamed “Allaguash”; she then had several American owners; in 1923 she went to Hans Jensen, Copenhagen and was renamed “Birte Jensen” in 1924; she went to a Greek company in 1927 and became “Maraton” (or “Marathon”); in 1931 she changed hands and became “Kosti”; in 1941 she went to a Finnish company and became “Arica” and in 1950 she changed hands again and was renamed “Tirrenia”; she sank in the Red Sea after a fire and explosion in 1953 (more details here).]

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5 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.83, Long -9.47

4.0am: Increase to 52 Revs, altered course S89E. Steering gear repaired.

5.0pm: General Quarters, 1" aiming and 6 Pounder firing carried out.

6.15pm: Target picked up. 6.17pm: Resumed course and speed. Log streamed.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 239 miles]

[Misty during middle of day and at midnight]

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6 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.77, Long -8.83

3.20am: Eased to 35 Revs - Dense fog.

4.0am: Increase to 52 Revs - Fog lifted.

5.0am: Dense fog, speed as requisite.

7.0am: Altered course S87W. 7.30am: Fog - speed as necessary.

8.25am: Stopped to signal Danish SS “TURBORG” [probably SS Tuborg].

8.38am: Resumed course S87W, 52 Revs.

[Sounding at 3.45pm, 10.40pm and 11.30pm]

11.0pm: Ceased Zig Zag.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 238 miles]

[Note: SS “Tuborg” was a Danish cargo ship built in Amsterdam in 1915 and owned by CK Hansen, Copenhagen; she was sunk by a German submarine in the English Channel off south west England in January 1917 (more details here).]

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7 May 1915

From Patrol to Glasgow

Lat 56.68, Long -7.90

[Sounding at 0.20am and 1.0am, again at 10.0am and 10.15am]

11.0am: Barra Head 124 degrees, distant 4.5 miles.

2.43pm: Skerryvore Light House 76 degrees, 13 miles distant.

6.45pm: Oversay Light 76 degrees, distant 2.5 miles.

9.55pm: Mull of Cantyre 0.5 miles distant, altered course S50E.

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 236 miles]

[Misty until 6pm; noon temperature 58F, sea temperature 50F]

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8 May 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29 [estimated]

1.08am: Holy Island Light abeam, distant 27 miles.

2.15am: Cumbrae Light abeam, distant 0.5 miles.

2.40am: Skelmorlie Light abeam, distant 5 cables.

3.10am: Cloch Light abeam - steering to orders.

3.20am: Log hauled in.

3.40am: Let go Starboard anchor in 13 fathoms water veered to 30 fathoms chain.

4.10am: Up anchor and proceeded up river. Two tugs in attendance, “Flying Fish” and “Flying Linnet”.

5.15am: Passed Dumbarton Rock.

5.30am: Passed Bowling Point.

7.0am: Entered Lock. 7.30am: Entered Princes Dock - No 22 berth. 7.40am: Ran head and stern lines ashore.

am: No 2 Prize Crew returned on board.

10.20am: Commenced bunkering.

2.30pm: Leave for port watch until 9am on the 12th.

5.30pm: Leave for First part of watch 5.30 - 8pm.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 205 miles No 22 Birth [Berth] Princes Dock Glasgow]

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 152.0 tons]

[Barometric pressure relatively high and rising all day, up to 30.57 over 71 at midnight]

[Note: Tug “Flying Fish” was built in South Shields in 1886 for Clyde Shipping Company, registered at Glasgow; between December 1914 and June 1915 she was hired occasionally by The Admiralty as a dockyard tug and in June 1915 she was hired for service in the eastern Mediterranean; she went to Neptune Marine Salvage Company, Glasgow in 1919; in 1922 she went to a company in Liverpool and was broken up later that year.

Tug “Flying Linnet” was built in Port Glasgow in 1904 for Clyde Shipping Company; in 1932 she went to a company in Belfast and was renamed “Imperious”; in 1936 she went to a company in Glasgow and was based at Scapa Flow; she was broken up in 1946.]

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9 May 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am: Resumed coaling.

9.30am: Divisions - 4 ERAs [Engine Room Artificers] joined ship.

10.30am: Landed Wesleyan Church parties.

10.30am: Held Roman Catholic Service on board.

1.30pm: Leave to port watch till 8am. Leave to boys till 8pm.

8.30pm: Discharged 1 Marine to Detention Barracks - Chatham.

[Barometric pressure high all day, up to 30.63 over 70 at noon and 8pm]

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10 May 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

7.0pm: Leave given to First Part starboard watch till 8am.

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11 May 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am: Hands taking in stores etc.

5.0pm: Leave given to Second part of watch till 8am.

7.45pm: Lieutenant Commander Miller RN joined ship.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1391.0 tons] [though completion of coaling not noted in log]

[Rain from noon onwards]

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12 May 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

1.0pm: Lieutenant Clifton Mogg RNR discharged to Hospital.

4.0pm: Evening Quarters - Leave to Chief and First Class PO’s [Petty Officers].

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13 May 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol and at Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

pm: Hands preparing ship for sea etc.

10.50pm: Stand by. 11.0pm: Left dock.

11.40pm: Entered lock and swung head to river.

11.52pm: Entered and proceeded down river.

[Draft Leaving Port: Forward 25’ 6”, Aft 26’ 6”]

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14 May 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol

Lat 55.60, Long -6.58

2.53am: Dropped pilot and proceeded ahead 54 Revs. Streamed log, passed Cloch Point, Course S32W.

4.0am: Cumbrae Point abeam 1.5 miles distant, Log 11.3. Shaped Course S26W.

5.40am: Pladda Island 268 degrees, approximate distance 4 miles.

7.50am: Sanda Island, altered course N56W.

8.50am: Mull of Cantyre Light House 90 degrees, distant 1 mile.

Noon: Oversay Island Light House 30 degrees, distant 4.5 miles, altered course N13W.

2.32pm: Observed Skerryvore 359 degrees x Dubh Artach 59 degrees.

4.0pm: Skerryvore 64 degrees approximately, distant 10 miles.

8.0pm: Altered course N20E, Barra Head Light bearing 105 degrees, distant 12 miles.

10.27pm: Observed Monarch [Monach] Island Light bearing 34 degrees x Barra Head 157 degrees.

Midnight: Reduce to 40 Revs and ceased Zig Zag.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 120 miles]

[North by east wind increasing in evening to force 5 at midnight; barometric pressure rising all day; noon temperature 46F, sea temperature 47F]

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15 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 59.27, Long -9.73

3.30am: Altered course N18W, Log 98. Flannan Islands 31 degrees, distant 15 miles.

[Zig-zagging throughout]

[Course and Distance made good: Various 255 miles]

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16 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.88, Long -8.93

[Course and Distance made good: Cruising 247 miles]

[Log just notes changes in speed and direction, while zig-zagging on patrol in relatively quiet weather on this Sunday]

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17 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.43, Long -10.57 [estimated as mean of positions on 16 and 18 May as no position information in log today]

5.0pm: General Quarters and carried out 1” aiming target practice.

6.30pm: Log streamed. Course S57W.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 282 miles]

[Current during last 24 hours SxE(T) 19 miles]

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18 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 59.97, Long -12.20

10.0am: Divisions - prayers and physical exercise.

11.0am: Boys at school. Officers signal instruction.

1.25pm: Altered course to intercept auxiliary steamer “Ivigtut”.

1.29pm: Stopped. Dispatched boarding boat.

1.34pm: Proceeded, 52 Revs, zigzagging in vicinity of ship while awaiting orders.

4.0pm: Sent armed guard to “Ivigtut”.

4.20pm: Hoisted boat and proceeded - 52 Revs.

4.35pm: Streamed log and set course West.

[Course and Distance made good: Run Various 275 miles]

[Note: SS “Ivigtut” was a Danish barque built in Helsingor, Denmark in 1875, probably as “Michelle Selchau”; in 1885 she was in Norwegian ownership as “Westye Egeberg”; in 1900 she went to a Danish owner and became “Ivigtut”; she was to be sunk by a German submarine off the Shetlands in June 1917 (more details here).]

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19 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.40, Long -10.62

8.0am: Stopped and boarded SS Nadejda. Position [Lat] 60 45 N, [Long] 9 45 W.

8.40am: Proceeded, 52 Revs.

11.20am: Sighted HMS “Arlanza”.

am: Boys at school and signal instruction.

pm: Lost overboard from Starboard 6” Forecastle Gun, one pistol Grip with Firing key complete also cable from striker to key and battery with C contact.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 241 miles]

[Set and drift of current 4 degrees 10 miles]

[South easterly wind force 5 or 6 all day, with sea state rough or very rough; rain during evening; noon temperature 49F, sea temperature 48F]

[Note: SS “Nadejda” was a cargo ship built on the Tyne in 1896 as “Tropic” for Steamship Glenfyne Company, Liverpool; in 1908 she was sold to a Russian company in Mariupol, Ukraine and was renamed “Nadejda” (Nadezhda); she was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the Irish Sea in January 1918 (more details here).]

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20 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 59.98, Long -11.78 [no position shown in log today but it is assumed the position shown for 21 May would apply - see notes for 21 May]

0.5am: Stopped zigzag and reduced to 40 Revs.

2.15am: Increased to 45 Revs.

3.0am: Increased to 52 Revs.

3.15am: Resumed zigzag.

7.0am: Altered course N89W.

9.19am: Steamed into thick mist. Reduced to 30 Revs and ceased Zig Zag.

10.0am: Divisions. Physical Exercise.

10.30am: Increased to 45 Revs.

11.0am: Officer’s signal instruction. Mist thinned. Reduced to 40 Revs.

2.15pm: Increased to 45 Revs and commenced Zig Zag.

6.15pm: Reduced to 35 Revs and ceased Zig Zag.

6.20pm: Altered course N22E.

7.0pm: Altered course N89E, log 106.4.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 262.6 miles]

[Set and Drift of Current 120 degrees 6 miles]

[SE wind force 6 in early am, with rough sea, wind and sea reducing from noon onwards. Rain in early am, then mist and thick fog during evening; noon temperature 54F, sea temperature 49F]

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21 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 59.98, Long -11.78

[All the entries in the log are almost identical to those for 20 May, including weather information and everything else, apart from the date at the top - it appears that the person responsible for making the copy log has mistakenly put the same data in twice, for different dates]

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21 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.42, Long -11.44

6.0am: Commenced Zig Zag.

0.15pm: Helm as required to search for supposed mine.

0.24pm: Resumed speed 45 Revs.

5.15pm: Fog lifted.

7.0pm: Stopped to pick up buoy.

7.16pm: Resumed course and speed.

7.55pm: Reduce to 35 Revs and ceased Zig Zag.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 224 miles]

[Set and Drift of Current 277 degrees 10.5 miles]

[This appears to be the log page for the “real” 21st May. Foggy almost all day, very thick in early morning and at midnight]

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22 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.50, Long -10.40

1.0am: Increased to 45 Revs. Fog lifted and commenced zig-zag.

3.35am: Steamed into fog. Reduced to 35 Revs and ceased zig-zag.

6.45am: Increased to 45 Revs and resumed Zig Zag.

7.30am: Ceased Zig-Zag.

8.45am: Increased to 45 Revs and resumed Zig-Zag.

9.45am: Reduced to 40 revs and ceased Zig-Zag.

10.53am: Resumed speed and altered course S68E, log 81.3 in order to intercept vessel heard in fog.

11.30am: Increased to 40 Revs. 11.47am: Resumed Zig-Zag.

8.32pm: Altered course S11E to intercept trawler.

8.45pm: Resumed Course N4W.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 232 miles]

[Foggy all am, clearing in pm as south westerly wind increased to force 5; noon temperature 52F, sea temperature 48F]

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23 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.47, Long -10.47

5.20am: Fog lifted. Increased to 52 Revs.

7.05am: Steamed into fog bank. Reduced to 40 Revs and ceased Zig-Zag.

8.11am: Fog lifted. Increased to 45 Revs and resumed zig-zag.

10.45am: Reduced to 40 Revs and ceased zig-zag. Held Divine Service.

4.35pm: Increased to 45 Revs and resumed Zig Zag.

6.0pm: Reduced to 40 Revs and ceased Zig Zag.

7.0pm: Increased to 45 Revs. Resumed zig-zag.

11.0pm: Altered course S1E. Reduced to 40 Revs and stopped Zig-Zag.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 264 miles]

[Mist and fog all day, thick fog at times, barometric pressure relatively high and steady]

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24 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.48, Long -10.82

0.45am: Commenced Zig Zag.

1.8am: Ceased Zig-Zag.

4.0am: Increased to 52 Revs and resumed Zig-Zag.

5.37am: Reduced to 40 Revs and ceased Zig-Zag.

6.2am: Increased to 52 Revs and resumed Zig-Zag.

10.0am: Divisions - physical drill. Boys watch below at signal instruction. Officers 6” Gun Drill.

2.14pm: Reduce to 45 Revs and ceased Zig-Zag.

2.50pm: Increased to 52 Revs and resumed Zig-Zag.

4.45pm: Ceased Zig-Zag. 4.50pm: Hauled log in 95.7.

4.47pm: Dropped target. 5.0pm: Altered course S1E and General Quarters and carried out 1” aiming target practice.

5.13pm: Reduced to 40 Revs - Engines and helm as required.

6.20pm: Altered course S45W - Streamed log.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 260 miles]

[Mist and fog until 3pm, then clearing; noon air and sea temperature 50F]

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25 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.40, Long -10.95

3.0am: Altered course to intercept steamer.

3.17am: Stopped and boarded SS “Hendrik”, [Lat] 60 15 N, [Long] 10 50 W.

4.8am: Proceeded. 4.13am: Altered course N18W and commenced Zig Zag.

1.50pm: Altered course to intercept steamer, log 26.6.

2.16pm: Stopped and boarded SS “Pythia”, Lat 60 03 N, Long 10 48 W. Sub Lieutenant Norman and armed guard put aboard.

3.0pm: Boat returned and hoisted and proceeded N4W. Streamed log.

pm: Changed water in all boats baricoes. [Barricoes are small water barrels carried in boats, the word coming from the Spanish “Barrica” - a cask - pronounced “breaker” in the Navy (more details here).]

[Course and Distance made good: Various 267 miles]

[Current 37 degrees 5 miles]

[Barometric pressure relatively high and stable up to 30.52 over 74 at midnight; noon temperature 55F, sea temperature 50F]

[Note: The identity of SS “Hendrik” is unclear - it is unlikely to be the same ship mentioned in the log of HMS Gloucester for 28 March 1915, which proved to be a German ship under Dutch colours.

The identity of SS “Pythia” is also uncertain. It is possible she was a passenger/cargo ship built in Glasgow in 1897 as “Raglan Castle” for Castle Mail Packets Company, London; she was sold to the Russian Navy in 1905 for use as a store carrier and became “Hanna”; in 1905 she was sold to a Danish company and was renamed “St Domingo”; in 1908 she went back to Glasgow and became “Raglan Castle” again; in 1910 she was sold to Pythia Steam Ship Company, Glasgow and became “Pythia”; in 1911 she was sold to Dominion Whaling Company Sandefjord, Norway and was converted into a whale oil refinery; from 1920 she changed hands several times (still Norwegian) and in 1930 was renamed “Ready”; she was broken up in Scotland in 1934 (details here).]

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26 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.25, Long -10.85

2.22am: Altered course N78E to intercept sailing ship.

3.0am: Stopped and boarded Barque “Nordlyset” - Lat 60 06 N, Long 10 41 W.

3.35am: Boat returned and hoisted and proceeded - Course N16W - Streamed log.

am: Boys at instruction - all life-boats reprovisioned and watered.

10.0am: Divisions and physical drill. RNR Seamen at 6” Gun Drill. Officers at Gun Drill.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 277 miles]

[Set and Drift of Current 140 degrees 5.5 miles]

[Barometric pressure still consistently high]

[Note: SV “Nordlyset” was a Norwegian sailing ship built in 1876 in Kopervik, Norway; from 1899 she was owned by Nils Gundersen, Arendal; she was sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea in July 1915 (more details here).]

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27 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.05, Long -10.78

5.40am: Sighted HMS “Columbella”.

am: Hands employed overhauling gear and painting.

1.0pm: Warrant No 13 Read.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 298 miles]

[Set and Drift of Current 155 degrees 22 miles]

[Misty during evening, barometric pressure still high but falling slowly]

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28 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.27, Long -11.05

0.47am: Increased to 52 Revs - Mist cleared.

10.8am: Dropped target - Patent Log 43.58.

11.15am: Picked up target and proceeded. Set course S27W. 11.24am: Log streamed.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 273 miles]

[Current Set 160 Degrees, Drift: 12 miles; 5 knots]

[North easterly wind increasing in force in late evening, up to force 6 at midnight, with sea becoming rough]

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29 May 1915

At Patrol [though not indicated at top of page]

Lat 60.32, Long -11.07 [mean of positions on 28 and 30 May as no position information in log for today]

1.20am: Signalled HMS “Oropesa”.

1.30am: Hove to, Ship’s Head ExN. Engines slow. 1.40am: Stopped. Boarded “Oropesa”.

2.30am: Prize crew on board and hoisted sea boat.

2.40am: Proceeded 50 Revs, Course N3W. [It is not entirely clear what is happening here but presumably Orotava’s prize crew has been delivered by Oropesa, rather than Orotava putting a prize crew aboard another naval ship.]

[North easterly wind force 5 at 4am and from noon to 8pm, with sea state rough at times; noon temperature 50.5F, sea temperature 48F]

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30 May 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.37, Long -11.08

[Nothing entered on right hand side of log for am]

9.35pm: Signalled HMS “Patia”.

10.30pm: Challenged by HMS “Mantua”.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 292 miles]

[Set and Drift of Current 160 degrees 45 miles]

[Westerly winds force 4 to 6 all day, sea state rough or very rough at times; rain on and off; noon temperature 43.5F, sea temperature 48F]

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31 May 1915

From Patrol to Glasgow

Lat 56.95, Long -8.02

4.55am: Challenged HMS “Changuinola”.

5.30am: Observed St Kilda 139 degrees, 5 miles.

10.0am: Divisions; Hands payed monthly payment.

11.0am: Vessel rolling.

Noon: Barra Head 131 degrees, distant 16 miles.

1.30pm: Barra Head 47 degrees, 9 miles, altered course S4E, log 12.1.

3.50pm: Observed Skerryvore Light House 77 degrees, 11.5 miles.

8.10pm: Oversay Light 21 degrees, distant 10 miles.

11.0pm: Mull of Cantyre 341 degrees x Sanda Island 90 degrees, altered course S50E, log 34.4.

11.30pm: Sanda Island 0 degrees, Distant 3 miles, altered course N78E, Log 41.8.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 305 miles]

[Set and Drift of Current 90 degrees 24 miles]

[Winds from W and S force 6 to 7 for most of day, sea state mostly very rough or high until evening; noon temperature 49.5F, sea temperature 48F]

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LOGS FOR JUNE 1915

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[Left hand side of Cover of Copy of Log, for June 1915, Signed “Approved by GE Corbett Commander”]

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[Right hand side of Cover, signed by “N [or M] Paterson [possibly - signature not clear], Sub Lieutenant, Navigating Officer”]

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1 June 1915

From Patrol to Glasgow

Lat 55.95, Long -4.67 [estimated from information in log]

2.30am: Cumbrae Light abeam, altered course N26E.

3.05am: Toward Light abeam.

3.07am: Passed Skelmorlie Buoy.

3.30am: Rounded Cloch Point. 3.34am: Ahead - Steering to orders.

3.43am: Stopped and picked up Pilot. 3.47am: Proceeded Ahead.

4.00am: Stop. 4.06am: Brought up with starboard anchor off Greenock, in 15 fathoms of water and 60 fathoms cable.

11.0am: Postman returned.

11.30am: Hove up anchor and proceeded up river.

0.30pm: Passed Dumbarton.

0.50pm: Passed Bowling. Engines and helm as required.

1.30pm: Hands employed as required for securing ship alongside Jetty.

2.15pm: Entered Princes Dock.

3.0pm: Made all fast. No 22 Berth.

4.0pm: Leave for Starboard watch till 7am Saturday [on this Tuesday]. 3 Seaman ratings and 1 Marine discharged to Hospital.

6.0pm: Leave for Second part Port watch.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 207 miles]

[Draft arriving Greenock: Forward 20’ 6”, Aft 24’ 4”]

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 205.0 tons]

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2 June 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29 [estimated]

am and pm: Hands employed painting and cleaning ship.

5.0pm: Leave to part of watch till 8am.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 17 miles]

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3 June 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am: Hands employed taking in stores. Armourer’s party stripping guns.

pm: Hands employed painting ship.

5.0pm: Leave to part of watch till 8am.

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4 June 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am and pm: Hands employed painting ship and taking in stores.

5.0pm: Leave given to part of watch of boys till 8pm.

6.0pm: Leave to part of watch.

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5 June 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am: Hands employed cleaning Mess Deck and taking in stores. 3 Ratings joined ship.

pm: Hands employed taking in stores.

7.0pm: Liberty men returned from long leave.

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6 June 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

9.0am: Leave for Firemen and Greasers till Wednesday 6pm [on this Sunday].

10.0am: Roman Catholic and Chapel parties landed.

10.20am: Church of England party landed.

11.30am: Roman Catholic party returned.

1.0pm: Church Parties returned aboard. Leave to part of watch till 8am. Boys till 8pm.

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7 June 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am: Hands employed taking in ballast drums and painting funnels.

5.0pm: Leave for Second part of watch till 8am.

[Temperature peaked at 70F at noon]

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8 June 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am: Hands employed painting and as required.

5.0pm: Leave to First Part of watch until 8am. Leave to First part of Boys until 9.30pm.

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9 June 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

pm: Hands employed stowing Drums.

6.0pm: Watch returned from long leave. Leave to Petty Officers and Leading Seamen of Watch till 8am.

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10 June 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am and pm: Hands employed cleaning ship and as required.

pm: 4 Cases of ammunition returned to test store.

4.50pm: General Quarters.

9.20pm: Pilot aboard, cast off from wharf and proceeded.

10.10pm: Cleared dock and proceeded down River - Engines and helm as required.

[Draft leaving Birth [Berth]: Forward 25’ 6”, Aft 26’ 6”]

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1449.0 tons] [this is somewhat odd because coaling has not been mentioned in the log but coal remaining the previous day was 132.0 tons]

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11 June 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol

Lat 55.88, Long -6.90

0.50am: Let go tugs.

1.35am: Stop. Dropped Pilot.

2.09am: Skelmorlie Buoy Abeam. Set Course S31W.

2.48am: Cumbrae Light 90 degrees, distant 5 cables, altered course S21W. Log 10.0.

3.0am: Commenced Zig Zag.

3.10am: Challenged by HMS “Columbella”.

4.50am: Ailsa Craig bore 180 degrees, distant 5 miles.

6.10am: Sanda Island Light House bearing North, distant 7 cables. Altered course Various to round Mull of Cantyre.

10.42am: Oversay Light House 90 degrees, distant 5 miles. Set Patent Log.

Noon: Oversay Island Light House 134 degrees, 19 miles distant.

2.10pm: Skerryvore Light House bore 66 degrees, distant 11 miles. Observed HMS “Ebro”.

5.50pm: Barra Head Light House 90 degrees, distant 17 miles, log 91.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 140 miles]

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12 June 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol

Lat 59.58, Long -8.62

11.52am: Altered course to examine steamer, found to be HMS “Motagua”.

0.10pm: Resumed Course and speed N47E, 45 Revs.

3.15pm: Altered course N23W to intercept steamer.

3.50pm: Stopped and boarded SS “Balto” in [Lat] 60 05 N, [Long] 8 15 W - Boarding Officer Lieutenant Ambrose.

4.25pm: Prize crew boarded SS “Balto”, Prize officer Sub Lieutenant Conway.

4.41pm: Resumed Course and speed N21E.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 264 miles]

[Note: SS “Balto” was a Norwegian cargo ship built in Scotland in 1902 as “Himera” for William Thomson & Company, Liverpool; she was sold to B Stolt-Nielsen, Haugesund in 1914 and was renamed “Balto”; she was to be captured by a German submarine and scuttled off northern Spain in October 1916 (more details here).]

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13 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 59.65, Long -6.95

5.35am: Altered course to intercept steamer.

6.24am: Stopped and boarded Swedish SS “Oscar Trapp” - Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Hail.

6.58am: Resumed Speed and Course - S45E.

7.50am: Altered course to intercept two sailing ships - Courses various.

8.40am: Stopped and boarded Danish Barquentines “Hiemdal” and “Agent Peterson” [probably Agent Petersen]. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Alabaster.

9.15am: Boat returned - Proceeded 52 Revs, Course S30W to intercept steamer.

11.0am: Divine Service.

0.12pm: Altered course S35E to intercept steamer.

0.22pm: Boarded Norwegian SS “Liv”, Lat 59 37 N, Long 6 57 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Alabaster.

0.50pm: Boat hoisted and proceeded S25W.

5.30pm: Sighted HMS “Cedric”.

5.50pm: Stopped and boarded Swedish SS “Augusta”, Lat 59 55 N, Long 6 55 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Alabaster.

6.10pm: Resumed Course and Speed.

10.30pm: Altered course N11E to intercept steamer.

10.50pm: Stopped and boarded Russian SS “Albatross”. Lat 59 40 N, Long 7 16 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Alabaster.

11.18pm: Boat hoisted and proceeded Course S25W, 52 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 252 miles]

[Note: SS “Oscar Trapp” was built in 1907 as “Marina”; in 1913 she was sold to Swedish company Angfartygs AB Karin, Helsingborg and was renamed “Oscar Trapp”; in 1917 the company was acquired by Broström Group, Gothenburg and in 1918 the ship was sold to Swedish America-Mexico Line, Gothenburg; she was renamed “Gusthavsholm” in 1919; in 1929 she was sold to another Swedish company and became “Virginia”; in 1948 she changed hands again and became “Norania”; in 1951 she was sold to yet another Swedish company and was renamed “Ramsö”; she was broken up in 1955.

There have been a number of Danish sailing ships named “Hiemdal” (see listing here) and it has not been possible to firmly identify the one seen here.

SV “Agent Petersen” was a barquentine built in Marstal, Denmark in 1893; in 1916 she changed hands and was renamed “Inge”; she was scuttled by a German submarine in the North Sea in June 1917 (more details here).

SS “Liv” was a cargo ship built in Stockton-on-Tees, UK in 1896 for Jacob R Olsen, Bergen, Norway; she was sold to a company in Christiania, in 1917; in 1925 she went to another Norwegian company in Haugesund; in 1940 she was seized by the Italian Government; she was broken up in Italy in 1948, having been sunk in an air attack then torpedoed by a British submarine in 1943 (more details here).

There have been several ships named “Augusta”, the most likely is this one, a cargo ship built in Glasgow in 1896 as “Polycarp” for Booth Steamship Company, Liverpool; in 1912 she went to CJ Banck, Helsingborg, Sweden and was renamed “Augusta”; in 1918 she went to another Swedish company and became “Bia”; in 1921 she changed hands again (still Swedish) and was renamed “Falco”; in 1935 she went to a Yugoslavian company and became “Bosiljka”; she was sunk by a US Navy mine off Florida in June 1942 (more details here).

SS “Albatross” was a cargo ship built in 1903 in Sunderland as “Feldbridge” for J Hoggarth and Company, Cardiff; in 1913 she went to West Russian Steamship Company, St Petersburg and was renamed “Albatross”; in May 1918 she was taken over by The Shipping Controller, London; in 1920 she went to Ornis Steamship Company, London and became “Dront”; in 1927 she went to a Greek company and was renamed “Urania”; she sank off The Netherlands after a collision in 1931 (more details here).]

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14 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 59.55, Long -7.00

3.0am: Sighted HMS “Caesarea”. Challenged and replied.

5.0am: Stopped and signalled SS “Frederick VIII”.

5.15am: Resumed course S25W and speed.

11.0am: Officers at signal instruction. Boys at lead and line instruction. Hands employed reprovisioning and watering lifeboats, fitting wire hawsers and as required.

3.40pm: Challenged HMS “Caesarea” and received reply.

8.20pm: Altered course S83W to intercept steamer.

8.37pm: Stopped and boarded SS “Albr W Selmer”, Norwegian - [Lat] 59 32 N, [Long] 7 08 W. (Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Hail).

9.06pm: Resumed Course and speed - N29E.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 250 miles]

[Current 270 degrees. Drift 10 miles]

[Weather unremarkable, noon temperature 55F, sea temperature 52.5F]

[Note: SS “Frederik VIII” (listed here) was built in Stettin in 1914 for Scandinavian-America Line, Copenhagen; she was scrapped in UK in 1936.

SS “Albrecht W Selmer” was a cargo ship built in Sunderland in 1900 as “Saltwell” for Northern Steamship Company/GN Patterson and Company, Newcastle; she was sold to Det Selmerske Rederi, Trondheim, Norway in 1912 and was renamed “Albrecht W Selmer”; in 1917 she came under The Shipping Controller, London and was returned to her owners in 1919; in 1928 she went to Norasiatic Coal Transports and was renamed “Gurth”; in 1932 she went to a Chinese company in Shanghai and became “Winifred Moller”; in 1933 she went to another company in Shanghai and was renamed “Hwah Chong”; in 1938 she went to a company in Hong Kong and became “Asian”; she sank off southern India in a collision in 1943 (more details here).]

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15 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.07, Long -7.20

2.0am: Challenged HMS “Cedric” and received reply.

2.45am: Observed HMS “Cedric” firing rapidly - The latter found to be sinking a buoy.

3.23am: Overhauled and communicated with trawler "Fortuna" of Grimsby.

3.30am: Resumed course N22E.

8.0am: Altered course N11E - Passed wreckage and fittings.

0.15pm: Altered course S70E to intercept steamer.

0.29pm: Sighted submarine close to steamer - Hands to General Quarters.

0.40pm: Fired on enemy's submarine, which dived - Proceeded towards steamer and later escorted her out of danger zone, engines full speed, helm as required (Steamer SS “Russ” of Denmark [possibly this ship]).

8.24pm: Stopped and boarded two trawlers “Victorian” [listed here as Victorian II with Grimsby registration] and “Olympia” Position [Lat] 60 57 N, [Long] 8 07 W (Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Alabaster).

8.30pm: Dense Fog. 8.56pm: Boat hoisted.

9.06pm: Proceeded half speed. 9.15pm: Course North 35 Revs.

[Sounding from 9.30pm to 11.0pm]

[Course and Distance made good: Various 273 miles]

[Current Set 270 degrees. Drift 7 miles]

[Mist and fog from 8pm onwards, barometric pressure relatively high and steady]

[Note: FV “Fortuna” was a trawler built in 1906 in Beverley and registered in Grimsby as GY140; she had a number of owners over the years and was taken into the Fishery Reserve from 1917 to 1919, then returned to Grimsby ownership; she was to be sunk by a German aircraft off south east Scotland in 1941, with the loss of 15 lives.

SS “Russ” was a Danish cargo ship built in Middlesbrough in 1897 for Dansk Russiske, Copenhagen; she went to Det Forenede Dampskibs, Copenhagen in 1920; in 1921 she was sold to a Swedish company and was renamed “Fram”; she was torpedoed by a German submarine off eastern Scotland in 1940 with the loss of 9 lives (more details here).

FV “Victorian” (later “Victorian II”) was probably the ship built in Hull in 1899 and registered in Grimsby as GY1189; she went to the Admiralty in 1915 for use as a minesweeper (see entry for June 1899 here); according to an entry here she was shelled in 1940.

FV “Olympia” was a trawler built Beverley in 1905 for Great Grimsby & East Coast Steam Fishing Company, Grimsby and registered as GY62 (see listing here); she was to be sunk by a German submarine off Coquet Island, Northumberland in August 1916.]

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16 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.98, Long -9.38

4.45pm: Evening Quarters - Exercised Red Watch at taking ship in tow.

7.26pm: Altered course S22W to intercept steamer.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 292 miles]

[Current 310 degrees 14 miles]

[Barometric pressure still relatively high - up to 30.52 over 66 at 4pm; noon temperature 46F, sea temperature 48F]

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16 June 1915

“Duplicate of preceding page” [written at top of page]

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17 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.90, Long -8.63

2.40pm: Stopped and boarded Auxiliary Whaler “Bos” Lat 61 37 N, Long 9 20 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Hutton.

3.05pm: Proceeded.

3.35pm: Stopped and boarded Danish Topsail Schooner “Fortuna” - Lat 61 44 N, Long 9 31 W, Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Hutton.

4.0pm: Boat hoisted - Proceeded N77W, 30 Revs.

5.20pm: Dropped target and carried out 1” aiming practice.

6.15pm: Picked up target and proceeded Course N74W.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 302 miles]

[Current 25 degrees. Drift 6 miles]

[Barometric pressure still relatively high and steady, up to 30.58 over 64 at 4am; noon temperature 58F, sea temperature 49F]

[Note: It has not been possible to trace whaler “Bos”, especially without a nationality (there was a Norwegian schooner of this name, but not at this time).

There have been a number of Danish schooners named “Fortuna” (see listing here) but it has not been possible to firmly identify the one seen here.]

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18 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.75, Long -10.90

1.20am: Sighted HMS “Victorian”. Challenged and received reply.

2.0am: Stopped to transfer prize crew from HMS “Victorian”.

2.23am: Boat returned and hoisted and proceeded. 2.38am: Set Course S12W, 52 Revs.

6.0am: Challenged by HMS “Alsatian” and exchanged numbers.

10.15am: General Quarters. 10.55am: Sounded the Secure.

11.0am: Altered course S39E to intercept steamer.

11.45am: Resumed patrol Course N20W.

5.0pm: Evening Quarters - Read Articles of War.

5.05pm: Dropped target and carried out 1” aiming practice.

5.40pm: Picked up target and proceeded, Course South, 52 Revs.

11.10pm: Altered course N50W to intercept trawler.

11.30pm: Stopped and boarded Trawler “Elf King” [probably GY1247] - [Lat] 61 28 N, [Long] 12 00 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Hail.

11.47pm: Resumed patrol. Course N23E.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 274 miles]

[Current 110 degrees 6 miles]

[Weather still fine, barometric pressure still high and steady; noon temperature 55F, sea temperature 50F]

[Note: The identity of FV “Elf King” is slightly confused as there are two registration numbers - one is listed here and here as H1012 and was seen by other RN ships around this time; the other is listed here and here as GY1247 - as both appear to have been built in Selby in 1913 and scrapped in 1938 they may be the same ship.]

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19 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.65, Long -11.92

10.15am: Stopped and boarded trawler H530, Lat 61 26 N, Long 11 45 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Norman. Sent medical assistance to trawler.

10.55am: Boat returned. 11.0am: Proceeded Course N22W, 52 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 284.1 miles]

[Current set 45 degrees. Drift 7 miles]

[Note: For details of Trawler H530 see 25 April 1915 in this log.]

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20 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.37, Long -11.67

8.0am: Altered course W0.5S to intercept steamer.

8.30am: Signalled SS “Bergensfjord” and found Armed Guard from HMS “Motagua” on board.

8.50am: Proceeded N51E, Log 81.5.

10.0am: Divisions. 10.50am: Divine Service.

9.45pm: Boarded Trawler Romantic, Lat 61 22 N, Long 11 51 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Hutton.

9.50pm: Boat hoisted and resumed patrol.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 312 miles]

[Current set 49 degrees. Drift 5 miles]

[Note: SS “Bergensfjord” was a Norwegian passenger liner built in Birkenhead, UK in 1913 for Norwegian America Line; she was requisitioned by the British in 1940 and converted to a troop ship and returned to her owners in 1946; later that year she was sold to Panamanian Lines and was renamed “Argentina”; in 1952 she was sold to an Italian company and in 1953 to an Israeli company when she became “Jerulsalem”; in 1957 she was renamed “Aliya”; she was scrapped in Italy in 1959.

FV “Romantic” was probably this ship, a trawler built in Hull in 1898 for Grimsby Steam Fishing Company, registered as GY989; she was to be sunk by a German submarine south of the Faroe Islands in September 1917.]

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21 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.23, Long -11.63

2.30am: Altered course N70E to intercept vessel.

3.40am: Stopped and boarded auxiliary Danish schooner “Fox II”, [Lat] 60 28 N, [Long] 11 23 W - Sub Lieutenant Rees Boarding Officer.

5.30am: Put prize crew aboard under Sub Lieutenant Rees.

5.47am: Hoisted boat and proceeded Course S68W, Log 8.9.

10.10am: Dropped target and carried out 1” aiming target practice.

11.0am: Picked up target and resumed Course and speed N2W, 50 Revs.

1.55pm: Altered course N49W to intercept steamer.

2.10pm: Stopped and boarded SS “Skjsldulf” [Skjoldulf], Norwegian. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Conway.

2.30pm: Boat hoisted and proceeded N22E - 50 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 253 miles]

[Current Set 48 degrees. Drift 3 miles]

[Note: SS “Fox II” was a Danish ship (with engine and sails) built in Copenhagen in 1893 for Kryolith Mine og Handels Selskabet, Copenhagen; she was sold to another Danish company in 1924 and was renamed “Gustav Holm” and at some point “Grønland”; records appear to cease in 1952.

SS “Skjoldulf” was a Norwegian cargo ship built in Selby, UK as “Trent” for Edward P Hutchinson, Hull; she was sold to HM Wrangell and Company, Haugesund in 1910 and was renamed “Skjoldulf”; she was to be sunk by a German submarine near Scilly Isles in December 1916 (more details here).]

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22 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.73, Long -12.45

11.30am: Altered course S1W, Log 49.4 - Boys at school and signal instruction. Green Watch at Rifle Drill.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 285 miles]

[Current 290 degrees 22 miles]

[Rain and showers on and off for most of day; noon temperature 54F, sea temperature 52F]

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23 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.12, Long -10.62

Noon: Altered course S21W to intercept sailing vessel.

0.35pm: Stopped and boarded Danish barquentine “Norden”, Lat 61 02 N, Long 10 35 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Conway.

1.25pm: Hoisted boat and awaited orders.

2.13pm: Allowed “Norden” to proceed and resumed patrol - Course N23W.

4.45pm: Evening Quarters - Exercised Green Watch at taking ship in tow.

9.55pm: Stopped and boarded sailing vessel “Martin Nessen” [Martin Nisson]- Lat 60 58 N, Long 11 29 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Norman - Engines and helm as required. Challenged and exchanged pendants with HMS “Alcantara”.

10.40pm: Proceeded Course N2W - 50 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 290 miles]

[Current 45 degrees 5 miles]

[Weather still fine and quiet, barometric pressure reasonably high and steady, noon temperature 52, sea temperature 51F]

[Note: There appear to be 2 possibilities for SV “Norden”, both 3-masted schooners - one is this ship, built in Marstal in 1883 for Petersen, Marstal; she was condemned up in 1933 after a collision off New York. The other possibility is this ship, built in Troense in 1907 and owned by RS Hansen, Thurø and registered until 1927.

SV “Martin Nisson” was a Danish 3-masted schooner built in Thurø in 1900 and listed here with an owner in Svendborg in 1915.]

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24 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.63, Long -12.17

3.24am: Altered course N24E to intercept ship.

4.4am: Stopped and boarded Danish schooner “Nanna”, Lat 61 49 N, [Long] 12 12 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Norman.

5.0am: Boat hoisted and proceeded WNW to intercept steamer.

5.25am: Boarded Danish SS “Gullfoss” [probably Gullfoss (1) listed here], [Long] 12 20W, [Lat] 61 47 N - Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Conway.

6.0am: Hoisted boat and proceeded S1W, 50 Revs.

10.30am: Red Watch at Rifle Drill. Boys at Signal Instruction.

11.0am: Junior Officers and Midshipmen at Signal Instruction.

6.7pm: Stopped and boarded Danish schooner “Nanny”, Lat 61 06 N, Long 11 35 W - Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Conway.

6.42pm: Hoisted boat and proceeded Course N2W - 50 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 230 miles]

[Current afterwards found to be 345 degrees, 23 miles]

[South easterly winds mostly force 4 to 5 from 8am onwards; barometric pressure moderately high and stable; noon air and sea temperature 51F]

[Note: There have been a number of Danish Schooners named “Nanna” and “Nanny” (see listing here) but the listing of Danish ships for 1915 indicates the mostly likely SV “Nanna” was this one, a 3-masted schooner built in Svendborg in 1905 and owned by JL Knudsen, Svendborg; in 1916 and 1917 she was sold other Danish companies; in 1924 she changed hands again; in 1931 she had an engine installed and at some point was renamed “Tora”; she was condemned in 1955.

SS “Gullfoss” was probably a ship built in 1915 in Copenhagen and owned by Icelandic Steamship Company; she was seized by Germany in 1940 in Copenhagen; in 1945 she was sold and renamed “Tjaldur”; she was scrapped in Germany in 1953.

SV “Nanny” was probably this ship, built in Marstal in 1906, possibly as “Martha” and owned in 1915 by K Boutrup, Ommel, Denmark.]

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25 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.75, Long -12.50

1.45pm: Altered course S40W, Log 69.8 to intercept steamer.

3.50pm: Challenged HMS “Andes” and received reply.

3.45pm: Sighted steamer, challenged and received reply.

4.23pm: Altered course N68W to close HMS “Hildebrand”.

4.50pm: Stopped. Sea boat away.

5.0pm: Evening Quarters - Read Warrant No 15.

5.10pm: Boat returned with ratings and hoisted.

5.15pm: Proceeded N21E, 50 Revs.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 274 miles]

[Current Set 345 degrees Drift 22 miles]

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26 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.30, Long -11.58

10.0pm: Signalled HMS “Motagua”.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 279 miles]

[Current Set 30 degrees Drift 6 miles]

[Nothing much happening on patrol, while zig-zagging to and fro; weather quiet, barometric pressure still fairly high]

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27 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.62, Long -12.32

5.0am: Altered course S70W to intercept steamer.

5.20am: Boarded Russian steamer “Souchun” [probably Suchan, listed here], [Lat] 61 07 N - [Long] 11 43 W. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant Hutton.

6.0am: Hoisted boat and proceeded S30E, 50 Revs.

10.0am: Divisions. 10.45am: Divine Service.

11.30pm: Challenged by HMS "Alcantara" and exchanged pendants.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 264 miles]

[Current 279 degrees 7 miles]

[Fog and mist in afternoon, barometric pressure starting to fall]

[Note: SS “Suchan” was built in 1895 as “Bamberg” for North German Lloyd; in 1905 she was sold to Hamburg-American Line and was renamed “Spezia”; she was captured by Russia at Vladivostok in 1914 or 1915 and became “Suchan”, for Russian Volunteer Fleet; in 1916 or 1917 she was recaptured by Germany and reverted to “Spezia”; in 1919 she was sold to H Kayser & Sohn, Hamburg and became “Jeanette Kayser” (see listing for “Bamburg” here). ]

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28 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.93, Long -11.57

2.0pm: Challenged HMS “Orcoma” and exchanged Pendants.

6.38pm: Altered course S55E to intercept Danish schooner “N Hansen” - Found to have Flag of day flying.

7.18pm: Resumed patrol Course S13W, Log 39.3.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 243 miles]

[Current Set 270 degrees Drift 4 miles]

[Note: SV “N Hansen” is listed here as a 3-masted schooner built in Marstal in 1913 and owned by NE Schmidt, Marstal.]

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29 June 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.72, Long -11.38

Noon: Challenged by HMS “India” and exchanged pendants.

4.45pm: Evening Quarters - Hands paid quarterly settlements.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 291 miles]

[Current Set 260 degrees Drift 3 miles]

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30 June 1915

From Patrol to Glasgow

Lat 56.42, Long -8.27

3.55am: Sighted HMS “Motagua”. Challenged and received reply.

[Sounding at 9.0am and 9.30am]

9.40am: Challenged by HMS “Patia” and exchanged Pendants.

2.28pm: Skerryvore Light House 53 degrees, distant 13.5 miles.

5.50pm: Oversay Island Light House 97 degrees.

6.10pm: Oversay Island Light House 90 degrees. Distant 7.5 miles.

6.30pm: Signalled Oversay - Ordered to proceed to No 22 Berth - Princes Dock.

8.30pm: Otter Rock 360 degrees, distant 4.5 miles.

9.40pm: Observed Mull of Cantyre bearing 168 degrees.

10.20pm: Altered course to round Mull of Cantyre.

10.45pm: Mull of Cantyre abeam. Signalled station.

11.30pm: Altered course N78E Sanda Island Light North (T) Distant 3 miles.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 319 miles]

[Current Set 165 degrees Drift 12 miles]

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 124.0 tons]

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LOGS FOR JULY 1915

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[Left hand side of cover of Copy of Log, Approved by GE Corbett, Commander]

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[Right hand side of cover for July 1915, signed by WP Clifton Mogg Lieutenant RNR Navigating Officer]

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1 July 1915

From Patrol Area to Glasgow

Lat 55.98, Long -4.78 [estimated]

1.22am: Pladad [Pladda] Light 270 degrees x Holy Island Light 324 degrees, altered course N15E.

2.50am: Cumbrae Light abeam, altered course N29E.

3.55am: Passed through boom defence and boarded Pilot.

4.37am: Anchored in 10 fathoms, veered to 45 fathoms.

8.0am: Hands employed preparing ship for docking.

[Draft of Water Arriving Greenock: Forward 19’ 3”, Aft 24’ 00”]

11.0am: Hove up anchor and swung ship for compass adjustment.

1.0pm: Completed Adjustment and proceeded up river, two tugs in attendance.

5.0pm: Entered Princes Dock.

6.35pm: Made fast in berth 22.

7.30pm: 1 Sub Lieutenant and 4 Ratings from Hilary (Prize Crew) joined up.

8.30pm: Leave for Starboard watch from 8.30pm till 9pm on Wednesday next [on this Thursday].

[Course and Distance made good: Various 180 miles]

[Noon Position] [Tail of Bank Clyde]

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2 July 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29 [estimated]

7.0am: Hands rig No II Derrick.

am: One RNR Rating joined ship. Discharged one prisoner to Chatham barracks.

1.30pm: Leave for boys till 9.30pm.

5.30pm: Leave to part of Port watch from 5.30pm till 8am.

[Course and Distance made good: Various 19 miles]

[Noon Position] [Berth 22 Princes Dock]

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3 July 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

8.45am: Hands painting fore bridge and as required.

pm: Leave to boys till 7pm. Leave to part of watch till 8am.

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4 July 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

10.30am: Church Parties ashore. RC’s [Roman Catholics] to HMS Changuinola for service. C [Church] of England and Wesleyans ashore for service.

pm: Leave for First part of watch.

4.30pm: Finished coaling. [but no indication when coaling started or amount taken]

6.30pm: Pilot on board.

6.40pm: Unmoored and proceeded towards Queens Dock. Two tugs in attendance.

8.15pm: Moored in Berth 29 Queen’s Dock.

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5 July 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29 [estimated]

pm: Hands taking in stores. Leave for boys from 1.30 till 7pm.

5.0pm: Leave for Second Part of Watch from 5pm to 7am.

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6 July 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am: Hands cleaning ship and taking in stores.

pm: Hands taking in stores.

5.0pm: Leave for Part of Watch 5pm to 7am. Leave for boys 5 to 7pm.

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7 July 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am: Hands employed as required and taking in stores.

pm: Hands taking in stores.

8.0pm: Liberty men returned.

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8 July 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

7.0pm: Exercised Action.

8.0pm: Let go and proceeded out of dock.

10.50pm: Passed Dumbarton Rock.

11.35pm: Pilot left at Greenock.

11.50pm: Passed through [indistinct word] Boom. Set course for Cumbrae at 54 Revs.

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9 July 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol Area

Lat 56.07, Long -7.43

0.5am: Cumbrae Light abeam 8 cables, altered course S15W.

2.20am: Pladad [Pladda] Light abeam 281 degrees, 10.25 miles, altered course S82W.

4.20am: Sanda Light 360 degrees, 2.5 miles, altered course N45W.

9.57am: Altered course to Sink mine. 10.20am: Proceeded.

Noon: Signal Books inspected.

[Sounding at 7pm and 8pm]

[North westerly winds force 6 or 7 in pm, sea state rough to very rough in pm; misty later on; noon temperature 58F, sea temperature 56F]

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10 July 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol Area

Lat 59.42, Long -10.83

2.40am: Challenged HMS Hilary.

Noon: Challenged HMS Virginian.

1.30pm: Challenged by HMS Patia.

3.30pm: Challenged by HMS Mantua.

10.30pm: Altered course to intercept steamer.

11.14pm: Stopped and boarded SS Oscar Frederick [? - very poor writing - probably Oscar Fredrik], Lat 61 2 N, [Long] 12 35 W. Sub Lieutenant Paterson boarding. Put Armed Guard onboard under Sub Lieutenant Norman.

[North westerly winds all day, force 7 at 4 am, force 5 thereafter, sea state very rough for most of day; barometric pressure falling; noon temperature 53F, sea temperature 54F]

[Note: SS “Oscar Fredrik” was a Swedish cargo ship built in Kiel, Germany in 1900 for A Johnson & Company, Stockholm; she went to Hugo Stinnes, Hamburg in 1921 or 1922 and was renamed “Fritz Hugo Stinnes 5”; in 1929 she went to another German company and became “Emsstrom”; she was to be bombed by Russian aircraft in the Baltic Sea in 1945 (see also listing here).]

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11 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 61.3, Long -12.5

0.30am: Hoisted Sea boat. 0.32am: Proceeded. Set course S80E, 48 Revs.

11.3am: Altered course to intercept trawler Pacific GY913 [note this is the registration for Grimsby, probably this trawler].

11.20am: Stopped. 11.24am: Proceeded S2W, Revs 50.

[North easterly winds force 5 or 6 for much of day, with sea state rough or very rough for most part, noon temperature 53F, sea temperature 52F]

[Note: SV “Pacific” was a trawler built in Hull in 1898, owned Grimsby Steam Fishing Company, registered from 1912 in Grimsby as GY913; she was sunk by a German submarine south of the Faroe Islands in July 1917.]

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12 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 61.17, Long -12.48

3.50am: Challenged by merchant cruiser and replied.

3.34pm: Altered course N9W to intercept trawler Sir James Recket [Reckitt] H432 [see note below].

3.44pm: Stopped and Boarded trawler.

4.10pm: Boat hoisted and proceeded.

11.25pm: Challenged HMS Ambrose and exchanged Pennants.

[Note: The Hull registration number for the trawler met at 3.34pm does not match with the name - there is a reference here to “Sir James Reckitt” as H32; there is also a ship of this name registered as GY1203 (see listing here); a listing here indicates she was built in Beverley in 1909 and registered in Hull in that year, owned by Pickering & Haldane’s Steam Trawling Company, Hull; a later listing here shows she is registered in Grimsby in 1918; a reference here shows this registration from September 1918 to August 1922; she was scrapped in 1956 (see listing here).]

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13 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 61.01, Long -12.45

3.0pm: Altered course N7E.

3.15pm: Challenged HMS Changuinola.

5.0pm: Altered course S1W.

5.45pm: Challenged HMS Changuinola.

[North easterly winds force 4 or 5 from noon onwards; noon air and sea temperature 52F]

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14 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 61.13, Long -12.47

[Nothing much happening on patrol. All log entries shown as an example:]

2.0am: Altered course N1E.

5.0am: Altered course S1W.

8.0am: Altered course N1E.

10.0am: Divisions. Physical Drill.

10.30am: Boys at school and signal instructions.

11.0am: Altered course S1W.

Noon: W/T and Signal books mustered and found correct.

2.0pm: Altered course N1E.

4.45pm: Evening Quarters. Hands mustered in life-belt.

5.20pm: Altered course S1W.

8.0pm: Altered course N1E.

11.0pm: Altered course S1W.

[North easterly winds force 4 until 6pm, then force 3 with rain]

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15 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 61.18, Long -12.50

8.15am: Altered course N41W to intercept trawler.

8.45am: Stopped and boarded trawler “Hermione” H992, Lat 60 53 N, Long 12 19 W. Sub Lieutenant Paterson [? writing difficult to read] boarding officer.

9.25am: Proceeded N1E.

10.30am: General Quarters and 1” aiming target practice.

11.53am: Proceeded.

4.15pm: Challenged HMS “Digby”.

6.30pm: HMS Mantua made pennants [?] for HMS Digby and Otway.

10.54pm: Challenged HMS Andes.

[Rain and showers during am; noon temperature 52F, sea temperature 51F]

[Note: FV “Hermione” was a trawler built in Hull in 1908 and owned by Hellyer’s Steam Fishing Company, Hull, registered as H992; she was to be sunk by gunfire from a German submarine to the north of Scotland on 23 July 1915.]

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16 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 61.12, Long -12.60

2.0am: Altered course North, challenged by HMS Ambrose.

5.10am: Challenged HMS Ambrose.

10.10am: General Quarters. Dropped target and carried out 1” aiming Practice. Target lost.

10.35am: Resumed courses and speed (North 50 Revs).

11.0am: Dispersed.

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17 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 60.73, Long -12.10

8.0am: Altered course North. Challenged HMS Victorian.

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18 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 61.02, Long -12.40

9.50am: Challenged armed Merchant cruiser.

10.50am: Divine Service.

[Weather unremarkable, nothing else of note in log, just patrolling to and fro]

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19 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 61.18, Long -12.48

1.17pm: Increased to 45 Revs. Fog lifted.

[Log records an unusually large number of changes in course and speed today, though nothing else of note. South easterly winds force 5 to 7 in am, with sea state rough to very rough. Rain and mist in am, winds dropping in pm, thick fog on and off; barometric pressure relatively low; peak temperature 57F at 4pm, sea temperature 54F]

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20 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 60.97, Long -12.22

7.0am: Fog lifted. Increased to 50 Revs.

6.20pm: Altered course to Intercept 4 Masted Barque “Serleren” [probably Seileren] Norwegian.

6.40pm: Stopped and boarded ship [Lat] 60 40 N, [Long] 12 00 W. Ship sent in to Kirkwall with armed Guard Sub Lieutenant Conway in charge.

7.17pm: Boat hoisted, proceeded S1E, 50 Revs.

[Mist and fog all am, misty again in mid pm]

[Note: SV “Seileren” was a Norwegian barque built in 1885 in Glasgow as “Loch Carron” for Glasgow Shipping Company; she was sold to SO Stray, Kristiansand in 1912 and was renamed “Seileren”; she was to be sunk after a collision off Northern Ireland in October 1915 (more details here).]

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21 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 60.93, Long -12.05

3.57am: Challenged by HMS Otway.

10.0am: Course and speed various. Stopped and boarded HMS Columbella. Armed Guard and Sub Lieutenant Norman rejoined ship. Proceeded 50 Revs, N45W.

4.50pm: Exercise Action and 1” Electric aiming Practice.

5.51pm: Picked up target and resumed patrol S1E, 50 Revs.

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22 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 60.80, Long -12.13

[Log just records routine matters and changes in course every 3 hours. Mist and drizzle in am, passing showers in pm; noon temperature 52F, sea temperature 53F]

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23 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 60.77, Long -12.13

1.4am: Altered course N75E to Intercept Danish Topsail Schooner Henry Brooke, [Lat] 60 40 N, [Long] 11 46 W.

1.15am: Stopped and boarded.

2.0am: Boat hoisted, proceeded S1E 50 Revs.

10.5am: General Quarters. 1” Electric aiming Target Practice.

11.5am: Picked up target S1E, 50 Revs.

1.0pm: Challenged HMS Victorian.

1.50pm: Stopped and picked up derelict Target. 1.55pm: Proceeded.

5.10pm: Challenged HMS Patia.

9.20pm: Challenged HMS Motagua.

[Note: SV “Henry Brooke” was a 3-masted schooner built in 1900 in Svendborg for AK Jensen; in 1902 she was sold to CV Petersen; she was sold to a Norwegian company in Skien, Norway in November 1916 and was renamed “Kitty”; she was to run aground and be wrecked off Norway in January 1917 (more details here).]

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24 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 58.48, Long -9.85

2.5pm: Challenged HMS Vanguard.

7.10pm: Challenged HMS Alcantara.

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25 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 58.54, Long -9.89

9.5pm: Altered course S45E to intercept Sailing ship.

9.44pm: Altered course S45E. Signalled Norwegian SV Clan Graham.

[Still patrolling to and fro in unremarkable weather; noon temperature 60F, sea temperature 56F]

[Note: SV “Clan Graham” was a 4-masted barque built in Scotland in 1893 for T Dunlop and Sons, Glasgow; she was sold to a Norwegian company in Drammen in 1911; she then changed hands several times (still Norwegian) and in January 1917 she was renamed “Asheim”; she was scuttled by a German submarine off the Outer Hebrides in July 1917 (more details here).]

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26 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 58.20, Long -10.48

5.20am: Challenged HMS Sappho.

6.45am: Altered course S34E. Signalled instructions to HMS Sappho.

7.0am: Proceeded S61W to new patrol, 50 Revs.

10.30am: Challenged HMS Ajax.

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27 July 1915

On Patrol Area

Lat 58.2, Long -10.5

7.15am: Altered course S67E to intercept steamer.

7.35am: Stopped and boarded French SS Aline Montreuil. Position [Lat] 57 46 N, [Long] 10 00 W.

8.10am: Boat hoisted and proceeded.

10.0am: Divisions. Gunlayers at deflection teacher.

3.0pm: Challenged HMS India.

5.38pm: Stopped and boarded trawler Princess Victoria, [Lat] 57 43 N, [Long] 9 54 W.

5.50pm: Boat hoisted. 6.7pm: Proceeded 50 Revs.

[Note: SS “Aline Montreuil” was a French cargo ship built in UK in 1900 for Montreuil & Company, Rouen; she was to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the English Channel in September 1917 (more details here).

For details of trawler “Princess Victoria” see 3 May 1915 in this log.]

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28 July 1915

On Patrol Area [though actually heading back to Glasgow]

Lat 56.19, Long -8.54 [rough estimate as no positions given in log today]

4.30am: Challenged HMS Arlanza.

9.10am: Sighted Enemy Submarine. General Quarters.

9.30am: Submarine Submerged.

9.54am: Increased to 54 Revs.

am: Men at General Quarters until Noon. When vigilant watches were resumed.

10.20pm: Mull of Cantyre abeam 0.5 miles.

10.45pm: Challenged by HMS Stour [probably - writing indistinct].

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29 July 1915

From Patrol to Glasgow and at Glasgow.

Lat 55.94, Long -4.61 [estimated from information in log - which just indicates “Proceeding up River Clyde”]

0.40am: Pladda Island abeam 2 miles.

2.25am: Cumbrae Light abeam. Signalled Toward Point.

3.30am: Cloch Point abeam. Passed through boom defence.

3.40am: Boarded pilot.

4.5am: Let go port anchor. 4.8am: Brought up with 45 fathoms in 13 fathoms.

am: Hands preparing ship for docking.

11.29am: Hove up anchor and proceeded up river slow ahead.

0.17pm: Passed Dumbarton Rock.

0.35pm: Passed Bowling.

1.45pm: Eased down to await clearance of dock.

2.15pm: Entered Dock.

3.0pm: Made fast in Berth 21 Princes Dock.

6.10pm: Shifted to Berth 22 Princes Dock.

6.30pm: All Fast.

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30 July 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29 [estimated]

am: Tank party cleaning tanks, remainder as required.

pm: Leave to part of watch till 8am.

[Berth No 22 Princes Dock]

[Noon temperature 73F]

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31 July 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am: Hands cleaning ship and taking in stores.

pm: Leave for Second part of watch from 1pm.

pm: One Marine left ship to join HMS Russel [Russell]. One Marine joined ship from HMS Russel.

[Berth 22 Princes Dock Glasgow]

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LOGS FOR AUGUST 1915

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[Left hand side of cover of Copy of Log for August 1915]

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[Right hands side of cover, Approved by GE Corbett, Acting Captain, and WP Clifton-Mogg, Lieutenant RNR, Navigating Officer]

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[Details of Barometer and Thermometers as follows:]

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1 August 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

9.30am: RCs [Roman Catholics] and Wesleyans to [HMS] Mantua for service.

10.30am: C of E [Church of England] Church service on board.

1.0pm: Leave granted to part of watch till 8.30am and to boys till 9.30pm.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 46 tons]

[Noon temperature 65F]

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2 August 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

6.0am: Commenced coaling.

5.0pm: Leave granted to Port Watch till 8.0am.

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3 August 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

am and 1.0pm: Hands employed taking in stores etc and as requisite.

4.0pm: Leave granted to part of Watch.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1360 tons]

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4 August 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

8.50am - 9.0am: Port Watch returned from leave.

10.0am: Sergeant RM [Royal Marines] joined ship from RM Barracks Chatham.

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and receiving stores. Four firemen discharged on shore.

3.0pm: 3 Wireless ratings joined ship from [HMS] “Royal Arthur”.

8.0pm: Granted leave to PO’s [Petty Officers] and Leading Seamen till 8.0am.

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5 August 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol

Lat 55.86, Long -4.29

6.0am: 3 W/T [Wireless Telegraphy] ratings discharged from ship to join HMS “Iron Duke”.

10.0am: 8 Boys joined ship from RN Depot Chatham.

1.0pm: 2 Seaman Ratings and one signal rating discharged from ship to join Depôt.

3.0pm: Hands Make or Mend.

5.0pm: General Quarters.

6.32pm: Stand By, cast off from wharf.

8.15pm: Cleared Dock and proceeded down River. Engines and helm as required.

8.55pm: Passed Bowling. 9.10pm: Dumbarton.

10.0pm: Arrive Greenock [probably, word indistinct] and discharged Pilot. 10.10pm: Proceeded down Firth of Clyde.

10.52pm: Increased speed to 54 Revs.

11.11pm: Set course S30W.

11.22pm: Streamed Log.

Midnight: Cumbrae Light abeam, altered course to S19W.

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6 August 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol

Lat 56.02, Long -7.92

1.0am: Holy Island Light abeam 2.5 miles off.

1.15am: Slowed for Engineers requirements.

1.33am: Altered course S79W. 1.50am: Recorded 54 Revs.

3.20am: Sanda Island Light abeam 4 miles off, altered course to N70W.

4.15am: Mull of Cantyre abeam 0.75 miles off, altered course to N20W.

11.0pm: Eased to 44 revs. Stopped zig-zagging.

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7 August 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol

Lat 57.50, Long -10.85

1.0am: Increased to 52 Revs and resumed zig-zag.

11.0am: W/T Signal books mustered and found correct.

4.45pm: Evening Quarters. Warrant No 18 read.

Midnight: Challenged HMS “Aster” and received reply.

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8 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 56.86, Long -12.31 [rough estimate, positions not given in log today]

4.50am: Altered course to N83W to close HMS “Motagua” [for position see her log for this date].

4.55am: Stopped and lowered boat. Engines and Helm as required.

5.25am: Boat returned with two ratings.

5.30am: Resumed Patrol, course N23W, 52 Revs.

1.0pm: Altered course N5W to intercept steamer. 1.12pm: Manoeuvring towards SS.

1.24pm: Stopped and dispatched boat. Boarded Swedish SS “Canton” of Sverige [Sweden]. Sub Lieutenant Conway boarding officer.

1.48pm: Boat returned and hoisted. Manoeuvred awaiting instructions for vessel.

3.10pm: Allowed SS to proceed.

3.20pm: Log streamed, course N28W. Position [Long] 11 19 W, [Lat] 57 07 N.

7.10pm: Ceased zig zag. 7.30pm: Reduced to 40 revs.

8.30pm: Increased to 50 revs and resumed zig-zagging.

10.30pm: Reduced to 44 revs and ceased zig-zag.

[Note: SS “Canton” was built in Copehagen in 1906 for Danish East Asiatic Company as “Nikobar”; in 1907 she was sold to Swedish East Asia Company, Gothenburg and was renamed “Canton”; in 1916 or 1918 she went to Swedish Amerika Mexico Linien and became “Carlsholm”’ she was broken up in Copenhagen in 1934 after being stranded (see also Canton (1) listed here).]

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9 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 57.55, Long -11.25

10.53am: Altered course to intercept steamer, log 85.2.

0.5pm: Helm as required. 0.13pm: Stopped.

0.20pm: Boarded Russian SS “New Russia” [Novorossia], BO [Boarding Officer] Sub Lieutenant Conway.

0.40pm: Course S73W, log 99.1.

7.20pm: Altered course East to intercept steamer.

7.55pm: Stopped and manoeuvred. 8.0pm: Boarded Russian SS “Katie” [possibly Katja]. Position [Lat] 57 10.5 N [Long] 10 58 N. BO Sub Lieutenant Conway.

8.18pm: Boat hoisted, SS proceeded, course West, speed 52 Revs.

11.25pm: Reduced to 40 Revs and ceased zig zag.

[Current set N45W 12 miles in 24 hours]

[Mist and fog during am, noon temperature 63F, sea temperature 58F]

[Note: SS “Novorossia” (or “Novorossya”) was a cargo ship built in Sunderland in 1905 for P Regier, Odessa; in 1920 she went to Anglo Commercial Shipping Company, London and was renamed “Cromerton”; in 1922 she was sold to a Greek company and became “Anthippi N Michalos”; she was to sink off eastern Canada after a collision in 1940 (more details here).

SS “Katja” was a Russian cargo ship built in Piraeus, Greece in 1904 and owned by C Svorono Sons, Taganrog; she was sunk by a German submarine in the Black Sea on 7 October 1915.]

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10 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 57.10, Long -11.33

3.0am: Increased to 52 Revs and resumed zig zag.

10.0am: General Quarters. Carried out 1” aiming, various courses.

11.0am: Picked up target and proceeded.

4.45pm: Afternoon Quarters. Warrant No 19 Read.

11.0pm: Eased to 40 Revs, ceased zig zag.

[Rain and/or mist for much of day; noon temperature 60F, sea temperature 59F]

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11 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 58.63, Long -11.08

2.33am: Increased to 52 Revs and resumed zig zag.

7.0am: Altered course to East to intercept sailing vessel.

7.32am: Reduced speed. 7.50am: Boarded Barque “Bonchamp” [shown here] of Nantes, allowing her to proceed. Position [Lat] 58 59 N, [Long] 10 52 W.

8.15am: Resumed speed. Course N22E.

am: Hands employed overhauling boats and provisioning them.

8.45pm: Sighted HMS “Arlanza” and exchanged Pendants.

10.7pm: Sighted HMS “Motagua” and exchanged Pendants.

[Weather unremarkable, noon temperature 62F, sea temperature 58F]

[Note: SV “Bonchamp” was a French barque built in Nantes in 1902; the listing here indicates an end date of 1932.]

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12 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 62.52, Long -13.23

5.10am: Challenged by HMS "Ebro", exchanged pendants.

6.15am: Ceased zig zag on account of fog.

7.44am: Increased to 52 Revs and resumed zig zag.

10.0am: Exercised 1” aiming.

10.50am: Picked up target and proceeded.

0.15pm: Eased to 40 Revs and ceased zig zag on account of fog.

4.45pm: Increased to 45 Revs, piped Evening Quarters. Exercised “Collision” and “Abandon Ship” stations.

[Sounding at 7.30pm and 8.0pm]

10.15pm: Eased to 35 Revs and ceased zig zag on account of fog.

[Mist then fog throughout the day; noon temperature 56F, sea temperature 54F]

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13 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.67, Long -14.08

1.35am: Altered course S53W to intercept steamer.

2.25am: Stopped and boarded British SS “Finchley” of London. Boarding Officer Sub Lieutenant G Paterson.

3.10am: Vessel allowed to proceed.

3.15am: Boat hoisted ship proceeded, speed 52 Revs, Course N4E. Log streamed. Approximate position [Lat] 63 28 N, [Long] 13 56 W.

[Sounding at 11.0am and 11.32am and again from 7.45pm to 9.0pm]

10.30pm: Commenced zig zag.

11.0pm: Ceased zig zag.

[Rain in early am, fog from 8am onwards]

[Note: SS “Finchley” was a British cargo ship built in Sunderland in 1912 for Watts, Watts & Company/Britain Steamship Company, London’ she was to run aground and be wrecked in North Russia on 20 August 1915 (more details here).]

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14 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.75, Long -14.25

3.0am: Increased to 45 Revs and commenced zig zag.

4.30am: Sounded in 135 fathoms, mc [probably mud, clay] altered course S1E, ceased zig zag.

5.0am: Commenced zig zag.

6.30am: Reduced to 35 revs, ceased zig zag.

am: Saturday Routine.

[Sounding frequently from 11.55am to 0.30pm and again from 8.0pm to 8.50pm]

0.45pm: Resumed zig zag.

2.45pm: Reduced to 45 revs, and ceased zig zag.

4.0pm: Resumed zig zag.

5.0pm: Increased to 52 revs and ceased zig zag.

11.0pm: Resumed zig zag.

[Mist, rain or fog all day, noon air and sea temperature 45F]

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15 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.77, Long -14.25

[Nothing of note in log, just indications of changes in speed and course, sounding intermittently all day and zig-zagging from time to time, through the mist and fog, which persisted all day]

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16 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.77, Long -14.25

[Log just records routine matters]

[Mist, rain or fog all day, sea temperature being recorded every 15 minutes from 2.0am to 3.30am (consistently 50F), and every 30 minutes throughout pm (when ranged from 44F to 51F)]

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17 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.92, Long -14.42

6.28am: Altered course S45W to intercept Trawler.

6.35am: Stopped and BO [Boarding Officer] Sub Lieutenant G Paterson boarded steam trawler GY654 [Mollymawk, listed here] in [Lat] 63 28 N, [Long] 14 0 W.

6.55am: Proceeded, altered course S2W, speed 52 Revs.

10.0am: Divisions, Prayers and Physical exercise. Officers and Boys at Signal Instruction.

11.30am: Reduced to 40 Revs on account of Fog.

6.22pm: Altered course N50E to intercept trawler.

6.50pm: BO Sub Lieutenant Conway boarded trawler GY1200 [which would be Virgilia] in [Lat] 63 56 N, [Long] 14 23 W.

7.05pm: Proceeded N2E, speed 52 Revs.

[Mist and fog on and off today. Sea temperature being recorded every 30 minutes throughout the day, generally ranging from 45F to 52F, noon air temperature 50F]

[Note: Trawler GY654 at this time was “Mollymawk; she was built in Dundee as “Windsor Castle” in 1899 for Castle Line Steam Fishing Company and registered as GY1101; in 1908 she went to a Danish company and was renamed “Dannebrog”; in 1911 she returned to Grimsby, was renamed “Mollymawk” and was registered as GY654; she then changed hands a number of times and in 1919 was renamed “Reformo”; in 1934 she went to Aberdeen and was registered as A224; she was known to still be fishing in 1959 (more details here and here).

Trawler GY1200 is shown here as “Virgilia” (registered from 1900 to June 1917); she was built in Grimsby in 1900 and owned by North Eastern Steam Fishing Company, Grimsby; she was to be sunk by a German submarine off eastern Scotland in June 1917.]

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18 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.72, Long -13.87

5.45am: Stopped ship, BO [Boarding Officer] Sub Lieutenant Paterson RNR boarded Dutch Trawler “Tres Fratres” IJM194 [IJM being the registration for Ijmuiden] in [Lat] 63 26 N, [Long] 13 53 W.

6.35am: Hoisted boat and proceeded S2W, speed 52 Revs.

7.0am: Altered course S48W, sighted HMS “Alsatian” and exchanged pendants.

10.0am: General Quarters, carried out 1” aiming, various courses.

11.0am: Picked up target and proceeded N2W, speed 52 Revs.

4.45pm: Evening Quarters. Warrant No 20 read.

11.45pm: Reduced to 40 Revs and ceased zig zag.

[A rather clearer day, though misty in late am and at 8pm, when wind started to increase, up to force 6-7, from west, at midnight, when sea state rough. Sea temperature still recorded every 30 minutes, 50F to 52F all am, 45F to 53F in pm]

[Note: SV “Tres Fratres” was a trawler built in Goole, UK in 1906 as “Margaret” for Lancashire Steam Fishing Company, Fleetwood (registered as FD92); she went to a Dutch owner in Ijmuiden in 1913 and was renamed “Tres Fratres” (registered as IJM194); she was scuttled and sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea in March 1917.]

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19 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 64.03, Long -14.07

3.20am: Increased to 54 Revs and resumed zig zag.

8.0am: Stopped while Schooner “Yvonne” of Paimpol [a port in Brittany], France was boarded in [Lat] 64 24.5 N, [Long] 13 01 W.

8.37am: Hoisted boat and proceeded S77W, speed 52 Revs.

10.15am: Divisions and Physical Drill. Hands employed in cleaning ship. Marines at Bayonet exercise.

[Mist and rain through middle of day, westerly winds varying from force 4 to force 6/7 during day, sea state mostly rough or very rough. Sea temperature now just recorded with the same frequency as weather data (7 times a day). Noon air temperature 50F, sea temperature 49F]

[Note: SV “Yvonne” was a sailing ship built in Paimpol in 1905; she was sunk by a German submarine off Cornwall in January 1917 (more details here).]

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20 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 63.60, Long -15.18

10.0am: Altered course S77E. Exercised 1” aiming.

11.10am: Picked up target and proceeded at 52 Revs.

4.30pm: Challenged HMS "Andes" and exchanged pendants.

[Much quieter weather today, noon temperature 58F, sea temperature 51F]

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21 August 1915

At Patrol

Lat 62.98, Long -14.73

7.10am: Reduced to 40 Revs, ceased zig zag.

8.45am: Increased to 52 Revs, resumed zig zag. Saturday’s routine carried out.

9.38am: Altered course NxW to intercept trawler [log] 68.7.

9.55am: BO [Boarding Officer] Conway boarded trawler “Seahorse” [Sea Horse] H533 in lat 62 45 N, [long] 14 45 W.

10.12am: Boat hoisted, proceeded N27E, 52 Revs.

[Westerly winds force 4 or 5 all day, misty for most of the time]

[Note: FV “Sea Horse” was a trawler built in Beverley in 1901 for Pickering & Haldane’s Steam Trawling Company, Hull and registered as H533; in November 1916 she was sold to an owner in Grimsby and registered as GY1011; in 1925 she was sold to a Spanish owner and was renamed “Santa Teolinda”; she was to sink after a collision off Portugal in 1933.]

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22 August 1915

From Patrol to Glasgow

Lat 59.40, Long -12.23

9.55am: Reduced to 45 Revs, ceased zig zag.

10.15am: Increased to 52 Revs, resumed zig zag.

10.45am: Divine Service.

[Heading south all day, noon air and sea temperature 58F]

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23 August 1915

From Patrol to Glasgow

Lat 55.45, Long -8.28

0.38am: Ceased zig zag. Increased to 45 Revs.

3.45am: Increased to 52 Revs and resumed zig zag.

5.10pm: Oversay Light abeam, altered course S40E.

6.0pm: Course as required up Sound of Jura.

8.53pm: Steering to orders. 9.0pm: Mull of Cantyre abeam 0.5 miles, challenged and replied.

9.45pm: Sanda Light abeam 2 miles off.

11.05pm: Pladda Light abeam 4 miles off.

[Barometric pressure relatively high and steady; noon temperature 61F, sea temperature 60F]

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24 August 1915

From Patrol to Glasgow

Lat 55.87, Long -4.33 [rough estimate]

0.40am: Cumbrae Light abeam.

1.43am: Stopped. Boom defence closed.

2.0am: Passed Boom Defence.

2.5am: Cloch Point abeam, altered course N81E. 2.8am: Stopped while Pilot boarded. 2.20am: Proceeded.

2.33am: Anchored in 10 fathoms, 5 shackles to starboard anchor.

2.37am: Brought up and rung off engines.

9.10am: Pilot boarded, hove up anchor.

9.34am: Anchor apeak, proceeded half speed.

10.30am: Passed Dumbarton. 10.50am: Passed Bowling.

0.35pm: Arrived at Princes Dock.

1.15pm: HMS Moored in berth 14. Leave granted to Starboard Watch from 4pm.

5.0pm: Leave granted to part of watch.

6.0pm: 1 Rating discharged to HMS Victory.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 220 tons]

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25 August 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30 [estimated]

7.0am: Hands employed getting up cable.

9.0am: Hands employed ranging cable on quay and cleaning out tanks.

10.30am: 2 Ratings discharged to Hospital.

pm: Hands employed painting and as required.

5.0pm: Leave granted to part of watch and Boys.

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26 August 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30

am: Hands employed cleaning ship and rigging port derrick.

am: Hands employed loading stores, painting, etc.

5.0pm: Leave granted to part of watch till 7.30am. Boys till 9.30pm.

[Temperature peaked at 63F at 4pm]

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27 August 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30

am and pm: Hands employed loading stores etc.

pm: Sub Lieutenant Bishop RNR joined ship.

6.0pm: Leave granted part of watch and Boys.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 199 tons]

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28 August 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30

am: Hands employed loading stores etc.

5.0pm: Leave granted to part of watch and Boys.

[Fuel Remaining: Coal 1428 tons] [though coaling not mentioned in log]

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29 August 1915

At Glasgow

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30

am: Church Parties landed, RCs [Roman Catholics], C of E [Church of England] and Wesleyans.

0.45pm: Church Parties returned on board.

1.30pm: Leave granted to second part of Port Watch till 7.30am, boys till 9.30pm.

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30 August 1915

From Glasgow to Sea

Lat 55.86, Long -4.30

9.0am: All hands returned from leave.

am: 1 RNR rating joined ship. Hands employed stowing cables and loading stores etc.

2.45pm: Unmoored and proceeded, pilot on board and tugs in attendance.

3.20pm: Left Dock. 3.35pm: Increased to 30 Revs.

4.40pm: Passed Bowling. 4.55pm: Passed Dumbarton.

5.39pm: Stopped. 5.41pm: Anchored in 24.5 fathoms water with 3 shackles to port anchor. 5.45pm: Rung off engines.

8.55pm: Hove up anchor and proceeded.

9.40pm: Passed Cloch Point and Boom Defence. Increased to 54 Revs, set course S33W.

10.43pm: Passed Cumbrae Light.

11.10pm: Commenced zig zag.

11.43pm: Holy Island Light abeam.

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31 August 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol

Lat 56.27, Long -8.65

0.10am: Altered course S82W, Pladda Light abeam.

2.45am: Courses as required rounding Mull of Cantyre.

3.30am: Challenged by HMS “Tara”.

5.15am: Oversay Light abeam 4.5 miles off.

11.20am: Exchanged pendants with HMS “Patia”.

pm: Sounding wire carried away while taking cast. Lead and sheath lost overboard.

3.0pm: Stopped and boarded Swedish SS Yeddo [listed here] in [Lat] 56 30 N, [Long] 9 21 W. BO [Boarding Officer] Sub Lieutenant Conway.

3.45pm: Hoisted in boat and proceeded N40W, 54 Revs.

5.0pm: Quarters, clean guns.

7.30pm: Challenged by HMS “Mantua”. Exchanged pendants.

10.25pm: Reduced to 40 Revs and ceased zig zag.

[Noon temperature 56F, sea temperature 57F]

[Note: SS “Yeddo” was a cargo ship built in 1908 in Sunderland for Svenska Ostasiatiska Kompaniet, Gothenburg; she was beached after a collision in 1924 and was broken up in The Netherlands in that year (more details here).]

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LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1915

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[Left hand side of cover of Copy of Log for September 1915, Approved by GE Corbett, Captain (Acting)]

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[Right hand side of cover signed by WP Clifton-Mogg, Lieutenant RNR, Navigating Officer]

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[Details of Barometer and Thermometers, as before]

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1 September 1915

From Glasgow to Patrol

Lat 59.80, Long -10.88

3.0am: Increased to 50 Revs, resumed zig zag.

6.0am: Challenged HMS “Changuinola” and exchanged pendants.

7.30am: Challenged HMS “Oropesa” and exchanged pendants.

1.15pm: Challenged HMS “Arlanza” and exchanged pendants.

3.15pm: Challenged HMS “Victorian” and exchanged pendants.

8.45pm: Challenged HMS “Patuca”, exchanged pendants.

Midnight: Eased to 40 Revs and ceased zig zag.

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2 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 62.43, Long -11.10

1.30am: Increased to 50 Revs and resumed zig zag.

1.45am: Passed HMS “Ebro” and exchanged pendants.

4.15pm: Altered course S44W to intercept Trawler.

4.50pm: BO [Boarding Officer] Conway boarded Trawler “Cadet” of Hull, H210.

5.05pm: Hoisted boat and proceeded N76W.

5.23pm: Dropped target for 1” aiming.

6.15pm: Picked up target and proceeded S70W, 52 Revs.

10.30pm: Reduced speed and ceased zig zag.

11.30pm: Increased to 50 Revs and resumed zig zag.

[Relatively quiet weather, noon temperature 45F, sea temperature 53F]

[Note: For details of FV “Cadet” see 10 March 1915 in this log.]

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3 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.27, Long -13.00

9.40am: Signalled Danish Schooner “Doris” [Lat] 61 20 N, [Long] 13 00 W.

10.20am: GQs [General Quarters], carried out 1” aiming.

11.20am: Picked up target and proceeded half speed, course SE to intercept steamer.

11.40am: Stopped while BO [Boarding Officer] Conway boarded Dutch Oil Tank Steamer “Barendrecht” of Edam.

0.20pm: Boat in. WT and Signal booked examined and found correct.

10.15pm: Reduced to 40 Revs. Ceased zig zag.

10.30pm: Log in. Stopped for Engine Room Requirements. 11.25pm: Proceeded at 40 Revs.

[Number on sick list: 1 Officer] [this is the first sick list entry for Orotava]

[Note: SV “Doris” (listed here) was a Danish schooner built in Thurø in 1884 and owned by HJ Jensen (Thurø) Svendborg.

SS “Barendrecht” was a Dutch oil tanker built in Scotland in 1915 for Maatschappij stoomschip Barendrecht, Rotterdam; she was requisitioned by the US in March 1918 and returned to her owners in 1919;she was broken up in Scotland in 1935 (more details here).]

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4 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.48, Long -12.90

1.55am: Increased to 50 Revs and resumed zig zag.

10.0pm: Eased to 40 Revs, ceased zig zag.

[SSW winds force 5 or 5-6 from 6pm, with rain and drizzle; noon air and sea temperature 55F]

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5 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.18, Long -11.28

4.32am: Increased to 50 Revs and resumed zig zag.

10.0am: Divisions and inspection.

10.45am: Divine Service.

10.36pm: Altered course Various to intercept vessel.

[Nothing much happening on patrol. Drizzle, rain, mist and fog at various times today]

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6 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 62.02, Long -10.85

0.48am: Altered course Various to intercept Russian Steamer (Tserera) [possibly Cerera], allowed to proceed (Lat 61 55 N, Long 10 45 W).

3.30am: Increased to 50 Revs and Resumed zigs.

6.30am: Signalled SS Tserera.

10.0am: Dropped Target.

10.15am: General Quarters, Carried out 6” Battle Practice.

1.10pm: Picked up target. 1.25pm: Set course S24W, 52 Revs.

6.50pm: Altered course Various to examine Danish auxiliary Barquentine (Godhaab) [Godthaab] ([Lat] 61 30 N, [Long] 10 50 W). VO [probably Verifying Officer] Sub Lieutenant Conway.

8.0pm: Boat Hoisted, awaiting instructions.

9.45pm: Armed Guard put on board with Sub Lieutenant GA Paterson.

10.15pm: Boat returned and hoisted. Proceeded 40 Revs, Course N24E. Log Streamed.

[Note: It has not been possible to trace an SS “Tserera” but she may have been “Cerera”, a Russian cargo ship built in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1898 for Russian Steam Navigation & Trading Company, Odessa; she was to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off northern France in February 1917 (more details here, showing alternative name of “Ceres”).

“Godthaab” was a steamship/barquentine built in 1898 in Sandefjord, Norway and owned by Danish company Styrelsen af Kolonierne i Grønland, Copenhagen from 1913; in 1945 she was lent to the Danish Navy; in 1954 she was sold and renamed “Hvitabjørn”; as of 2018 she is still sailing as a fishing vessel.]

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7 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.67, Long -11.00

0.45pm: Reduced to 45 Revs and Stopped zigs.

2.15pm: Fog lifted. Increased to 45 and Resumed zigs.

3.30pm: Altered course S22W Sighted AMC [Armed Merchant Cruiser]. Challenged and received reply.

6.15pm: Altered course N27E (114.6) and ceased zigs.

6.45pm: Challenged HMS Mantua and received reply.

7.0pm: Received ratings from “Mantua”.

7.12pm: Proceeded N26E.

9.0pm: Reduced to 40 Revs and ceased zigs.

[Number on sick list: 1 Officer, 1 Boy]

[Mist and fog all day, air and sea temperature 53F]

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8 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.48, Long -11.00

5.30am: Increased to 45 Revs and resumed Zigs.

10.5am: Resumed Zigs. Hands employed re-watering boats breakers [barricoes, see earlier reference]. Officers at Signals. Boys at seamanship instruction.

9.0pm: Ceased Zigs, Reduced to 45 Revs.

9.35pm: Challenged HMS Ambrose, and received reply. Eased down for Boarding.

10.0pm: Received Ratings from HMS Ambrose, hoisted seaboat and proceeded.

[Wind force 4 or 5 all day, sea rough in pm; fog or mist throughout; noon temperature 56F, sea temperature 54F]

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9 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.50, Long -11.00

4.10am: Increased to 50 Revs and Resumed Zigs.

3.0pm: Eased to 40 Revs for fog, 3.15pm: Ceased Zigs.

7.45pm: Fog thinned, increased to 45 [revs]. Resumed zigs.

8.30pm: Ceased Zigzag.

[Mist or fog from 8am to 8pm; sea rough at times in am]

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10 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.50, Long -11.03

5.15am: Increased to 45 Revs, Commenced Zigs.

6.0pm: Ceased Zigs, Reduced to 40 Revs.

6.55pm: Increased to 45 Revs, Resumed Zigs.

9.0pm: Reduced to 40 Revs, Stopped Zigs.

[Fog in early am and mist or fog from noon to 11pm; noon temperature 58F, sea temperature 54F]

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11 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.50, Long -10.93

6.50am: Boarded trawler “Stalwart” Hull, H213 [listed here] (Sub Lieutenant Norman), Lat 60 55 N, Long 11 3 W.

7.10am: Hoisted boat. Proceeded S24W, 50 Revs.

7.10am: Rotator and Log Line lost by fouling propeller.

8.0am: Streamed new Log.

9.0pm: Reduced to 40 Revs - Ceased Zigs.

[Number on sick list: 1 Officer, 1 Boy, 1 Stoker]

[Misty almost all day, noon temperature 59F, sea temperature 54F]

[Note: FV “Stalwart” was a trawler built in Beverley in 1914 and owned by John Hollingsworth, Hull, registered as H213 (see listing here), records appear to cease around 1921.]

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12 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.48, Long -10.87

4.15am: Increased to 50 Revs and Resumed Zigs.

11.0am: Eased to 40 Revs, Ceased Zigs.

11.50pm: Eased to 35 Revs for fog.

[Course and Distance made good: S75E 11 miles] [this entry probably relates to currents rather than distance]

[Mist or fog, thick at times, from noon onwards]

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13 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.48, Long -11.00

5.0am: Increased to 50 Revs and Resumed Zigs.

10.30am: Boys at Signal Instruction, Officers and Midshipmen at Gun Stripping instruction. W/T and Signal Books correct.

3.7pm: Challenged HMS “Patuca” and Received Reply.

3.38pm: Surgeon Hull left to board Patuca.

3.40pm: Proceeded N22W, 50 Revs.

4.15pm: Log in, Exercised Nos 3 and 5 Lifeboats at sailing.

5.15pm: Boats hoisted and proceeded to “Patuca”.

6.15pm: Stopped. Surgeon Hull returned from “Patuca”.

6.30pm: Proceeded S24W, 50 Revs.

8.45pm: Reduced to 45 Revs, and Ceased zigs.

[Number on sick list: 1 Officer, 1 Seaman]

[Fog then mist in am, clearing in pm; noon temperature 48F, sea temperature 52F]

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14 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.53, Long -11.10

5.0am: Increased to 50 Revs, Resumed Zigs.

9.0am: Sighted HMS “Alsatian” and Exchanged Pendants.

10.30am: Boys at Signal Instruction, No 3 Gun’s Crew at loading teacher.

9.0pm: Altered course S2W, Reduced to 45 Revs and ceased zigs.

[South easterly winds force 4 or 5 from noon, barometric pressure falling]

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15 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 61.18, Long -11.89 [mean of positions on 14th and 16th as no position given in log]

5.0am: Increased to 50 Revs, Resumed Zigs.

10.25am: Altered course N45W to intercept Danish SS “Hekla”.

11.10am: Stopped and Examined “Hekla” (VO [Verifying Officer] Sub Lieutenant Conway), [Lat] 60 41 N, [Long] 12 56 W.

11.50am: Boat hoisted - awaiting instructions.

1.55pm: SS Hekla allowed to proceed, altered course S45E.

7.13pm: Sighted HMS Hildebrand and exchanged Pendants.

7.37pm: Eased to board Hildebrand.

7.47pm: Boarded to transfer Sub Lieutenant Paterson VO (Sub Lieutenant Conway).

8.15pm: Proceeded S86W, 50 Revs.

8.50pm: Reduced to 40 Revs, Ceased Zigs.

[Mist and rain during pm, sea state rough for most of day]

[Note: SS “Hekla” was a Danish cargo ship built in Copenhagen in 1891 and owned by S Simonsen, Copenhagen; she was to be sunk by a mine from a German submarine off Italy in December 1917, with the loss of 13 lives.]

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16 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.82, Long -12.67

[Nothing of note in log as Orotava zig-zags to and fro on patrol. Northerly wind force 5 in early am, reducing and becoming southerly later, sea state very rough or rough almost all day, barometric pressure rising, noon temperature 51F, sea temperature 53F]

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17 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.23, Long -12.37

4.30am: Increased to 45 Revs, Resumed Zigs.

10.15am: Dropped target, Carried out 1” Aiming practice.

11.08am: Picked up target. 11.15am: Proceeded Course S5E, 50 Revs.

8.45pm: Reduced to 40 Revs, Ceased Zigs.

[Easterly winds increasing in pm, force 5 to 6 in evening]

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18 September 1915

At Patrol

Lat 60.35, Long -12.53

5.10am: Increased to 50 Revs, Resumed Zigs.

3.35pm: Eased to 45 Revs. Challenged HMS “Mantua” and Exchanged Pendants.

3.45pm: Ceased Zigs.

4.45pm: Evening Quarters, Read Warrant No 21.

8.0pm: Vessel Hove to, Signalling HMS Mantua, Shipping Heavy Water.

8.15pm: Altered course N9E, Increased to 35 Revs, Left HMS “Mantua”.

9.30pm: Challenged HMS Digby, exchanged pendants.

[South easterly winds force 7 or 8 from noon onwards, sea state very rough to high in pm]

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