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

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Notes:

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

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

Editor’s notes:

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

THE VOYAGES OF HMS PERSIAN EMPIRE 1918

JP map overview

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

LOGS FOR MAY 1918


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[LHS of front cover of log book]

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[RHS of front cover of log book]

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[log information page, not filled out]

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[barometer and thermometer information page, not filled out]


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1 May 1918

At Kingstown

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

8.0am: Arrived Kingstown.


2 May 1918 not included


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3 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.1, Long -5.9]

9.30am: Weighed anchor.

1.30pm: Wicklow SSW.

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

7.15pm: Weighed anchor. Proceeded on patrol.

pm: off Kish Light Vessel. Using hydrophone.


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4 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[noon position Lat 53.0, Long -5.9]

5am: off Kingstown. Received signal from Signal Station. Proceeded with Monarch.

8am: Wicklow Head WxS.

10.0am: Working with Monarch.

4pm: Proceeded into Kingstown.

7.15pm: Weighed anchor. Left harbour.

8.45pm: Kish SxW.


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5 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

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

7.0am: At anchor off East Pier.

9..30am: Waiting orders. Spoke Boadeica.

1.20pm: Dropped anchor off West Pier.

9.0pm: Received orders from Kingstown. Weighed anchor.


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6 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

2.15am: Took over to escort Monarch.

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

6.35pm: Proceeding to Porth Nevis to anchorage.

7.35pm: Heard 3 explosions. Snowden E ½ S.

8.40pm: Dropped anchor in Porth Nevis Bay.

9.35pm: Received signal from Henry Ford.


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7 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

am: Relieved by Bengal and John Brickey. Proceeded to Kingstown.

3.0am: Carnarvon Bay Light Vessel E, South Stack [Lighthouse] NE ½ E.

[probably entered Kingstown about 8.0am]


8 May 1918 not included


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9 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -5.9]

10.0am: Weighed Anchor. Left harbour.

11.10am: Kish [Light Vessel] NxE.

12.15pm: Received signal from Peter Dobbin.

5.0pm: South Stack NExE ½ E.

9.30pm – midnight: [several course changes around Lambay, Houth Head, Bailey, and Kish Light Vessel.]


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10 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -5.9]

4am: South Stack ExS.

10.0am: Kish Light Vessel NWxN ½ N.

1.50pm: Heard explosion.

4pm: Holyhead Mountain ExS ½ S.

10.18pm: Kish WNW.


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11 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.3, Long -6.0]

[patrolling between Kingstown, Ireland and Holyhead, Wales]


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12 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 52.8, Long -6.1]

4.0am: Codling Light Vessel S ½ W.

8.0am: Wicklow Head N ¼ W.

11.0am: Laying off Arklow.

12.25pm: Proceeding with convoy.

11.0pm: Bardsey Island ExN ½ N.


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13 May 1918

At Kingstown

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

8.0am: Entered harbour.


14 May 1918 not included


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15 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.0]

8.0am: Weighed anchor, proceeded to Victoria Warfe. [sic]

10.0am: Left Warfe proceeded to sea.

5.40pm: Entered Holyhead Harbour.

6.35pm: Left Holyhead.

10.30pm: Passed Kingstown mail boat.


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16 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.0]

[patrolling between Kingstown, Ireland and Holyhead, Wales]


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17 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.0]

[patrolling off Kingstown]


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18 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.2, Long -5.4]


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19 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

8.0am: Entered [Kingstown] harbour, went alongside for water.


20 May 1918 not included


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21 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.3, Long -6.0]

10.0am: Weighed anchor, left harbour.

12.50pm: Heard explosion in hydrophone.


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22 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.3, Long -6.0]

[am: patrolling off Kish Light Vessel]

4.30pm: Waiting convoy off Howth Head.

7.45pm: Spoke to Warrior.

8.50pm: Took over Monarch.


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23 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 51.7, Long -5.3]

12.40am: Codling Light Vessel abeam.

12.0pm: St. Ann’s Head ESE

12.40pm: Arrived in Dale Roads. [Wales]

1.25pm: Left Dale Roads.

8.0pm: Tuskar Light WNW.


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24 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[noon position Lat 53.3, Long -4.8]

12.0pm: Took over Convoy “River Avoca” off Arklow.


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25 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 52.8, Long -5.3]

6.0pm: Arrive Kingstown. Proceeded to Dunleavy for coal and water.


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26 May 1918

at Kingstown

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

3.0pm: Proceeded to anchorage.


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27 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.3, Long -5.9]

10.0am: Weighed anchor and proceeded on patrol.

3.20pm: 15 explosions heard.

11.0pm: South Stack [Lighthouse] SE ¼ S.


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28 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.3, Long -4.9]

2.0pm: Weymouth joined unit.


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29 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.3, Long -6.0]


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30 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.3, Long -6.0]

am: Using hydrophone.

9.0pm: Heard gunfire.


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31 May 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

[probably entered Kingstown about 8.0am]



LOGS FOR JUNE 1918


1 June 1918 not included


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2 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.5, Long -5.9]

10.0am: Weighed anchor, left harbour.

12.30pm: Rockabill abeam.

10.40pm: [St. John’s] Whistle buoy NNW, spoke Warrior.


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3 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.6, Long -6.0]

12.0pm: Rockabill NNW.


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4 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.5, Long -6.0]

6.20pm: South Rock NExN ¼ N. Signalled to Wistaria.

8.30pm: Spoke to Boadicea.


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5 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.5, Long -6.0]

12.43am: St. John’s NWxW (4 ½  miles)


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6 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

8.0am: Proceeded to Dunleavy for coal and water.

1.0pm: Proceeded to anchorage.


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7 June 1918

at Kingstown

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

At anchor.


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8 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.4, Long -6.0]

10.0am: Weighed anchor, proceeded.

12.30pm: Abeam Lambay Island.

3.30pm: Spoke to Warrior.


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9 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.5, Long -6.0]

8.40pm: Dropped anchor. Bailey Head SWxS.


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10 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.6, Long -6.0]

6.0am: Weighed anchor.

12.15pm: Rockabill abeam. Received signal from Boadicea.

11.0pm: St. John’s NW ½ N.


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11 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 54.0, Long -5.7]

4.15am: Rockabill SxW abeam.

11.45am: In hydrophone. Received signal from Boadicea.

11.20pm: St. John’s NWxW ½ W (abeam).


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12 June 1918

at Kingstown

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

6.40am: Bailey WSW, Lambay NW ½ N.

8.0am: Went to Dunleavy for engine repairs.


13 June 1918 not included


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14 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.5, Long -6.1]

7.0am: Left Dunleavy for anchorage.

10.0am: Weighed anchor. Left harbour.

11.10am: Signalled to Peter Dobbin.

1.35pm: Rockabill abeam.


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15 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.6, Long -5.9]

12.20am: St John’s NNW.

12.0pm: Rockabill SW.

11.0pm: St. John’s Lighthouse NWxW.


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16 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.6, Long -5.8]

12.0pm: Rockabill WSW, Lambay SW ½ W.


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17 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.8, Long -5.8]

3.0am: Arrived at Kish, convoy waiting.

4.0am: Proceeded into Dublin Bay and signalled.

5.0am: Laying in Dublin Bay.

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

9.0am: Lambay abeam.

8.10pm: Abeam Mew Island. [Belfast Lough]

10.0pm: Relieved by John Cow~ [vessel]


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18 June 1918

at Kingstown

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

11.0am: Arrived Kingstown.

5.0pm: Proceeded to Dublin for Dish[?].


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23 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.5, Long -6.0]

10.0am: Weighed anchor and proceeded.

11.45am: Rockabill N ½ E


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25 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.4, Long -5.9]

12.0pm: Received Signal from Boudicea. Lambay NW.

8.0pm: St. John’s W ½ N.


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26 June 1918

at Kingstown

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

5.45am: Kish W ½ N.

[apparently entered Kingstown Harbour, as they leave the next day]


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27 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.5, Long -6.0]

10.0am: Weighed anchor, left harbour.

12.0pm: Rockabill NWxN.

[pm: off St. John’s and South Rock.]


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28 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.6, Long -5.9]

12.0pm: Rockabill WxS.

[pm: off St. John’s and South Rock.]


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29 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.6, Long -5.9]

12.0pm: Rockabill SW.

8.20pm: Entered harbour. Harlow sent to Hospital.

9.15pm: Left harbour.

12.0am: Rockabill NxW ¾ W.


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30 June 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.4, Long -5.9]

[probably entered Kingstown today]



LOGS FOR JULY 1918


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1 July 1918

at Kingstown

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

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


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2 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.2, Long -5.9]

10.0am: Weigh anchor, proceed to sea.

11.30am: Signal Boudicea, proceed to Bardsey.

5.0pm: Bardsey Island SExS ½ S.

8.40pm: Carnarvon Light Vessel abeam Distance 2 miles.

11.0pm: South Stack bearing ESE Distance 3 miles.


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3 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.0, Long -4.8]

8.15am: Passed mail boat and Boadecia with ~ Weymouth following, No signal.

8.0am: Patrolling mail route. Weather fine.

9.15am: Out hydrophone.

9.25am: In hydrophone.

12.0pm: Carnarvon Bay Light Vessel NE ½ E.

1.45pm: Bardsey Bearing SExS Distance 5 miles.

9.45pm: Kish Light Vessel WNW distance 2 miles.


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4 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 52.8, Long -5.0]

4.45am: Received signal from Helga.

12.0pm: Bardsey ESE Distance 8 miles.

1.0pm: Bardsey bearing ESE 3 miles off.

1.40pm-3pm: Heard depth charges.

3.45pm: Using hydrophone. Bardsey SE ½ E Distance 4 miles.

7.15pm: South Stack ESE Distance 3 miles off.

12.0am: Kish Light Vessel bearing NW.


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5 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.3, Long -5.0]

9.40am: Received Signal from Boadicea.

10.0am: Bailey NNW.

12.0pm:South Stack ExS ¼ S.

4.45pm: Signal Boadicea. Took Weymouth with ~.


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6 July 1918

at Kingstown

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

8.0am: Entered harbour. At Dunleavy for coal and water.

am: G. Withers, P.W. Evans, W.T. Corse on board. T. Harrnie returned from leave. 6.7.18

am: J. Wood, DH went on leave. 7.7.18


7 July 1918 not included


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8 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Noon position Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

11.15am: Weighed Anchor left Harbour.

12.0pm: Off bar, Dublin Bay, Bailey ExN ¼ N.

1.40pm: Took over convoy at Bar Buoy. Fine weather.

4.0pm: Wicklow Head B. W of N distance 1 mile.

9.0pm: Entered Boom Gate, [Rosslare]

9.30pm: Off Rosslare Pier.

11.0pm: Tuskar [Light] WNW.


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9 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 52.6, Long -5.9]

4.15am: Signal to St. Anne’s Head. Sent Convoy into Dale Roads.

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

1.0pm: Nth Arklow NWxN 3/4N.

8.20pm: Kish Light Vessel WNW 3 miles.

12.0am: Patrolling Mail Route, weather fine, South Stack bearing SExS.


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10 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.0]

11.30am: Sem[aphore?] to Boadicea off Kish Light Vessel.

4.0pm: Mail boat passed [headed] Westerly.

5.0pm: South Stack bearing ExS.

11.0pm: Kish W ¼ S.


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11 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.0]

2.0am: South Stack SExE, Skerries ExS distance 10 miles.

11.0am: Kish Light Vessel bearing West distance 1 mile. Trying Hydrophone. Weather fine clear.

12.0pm: Patrolling with Boadicea.

5.0pm: South Stack SExS.

12.0am: Bailey WxN.


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12 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -6.1]

am: off Bailey and Kish. [then probably entered Kingstown Harbour]


13 July 1918 not included


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14 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -5.9]

10.0am: Weigh anchor from Kingstown.

11.30am: Picked up Rilbeb. Stream log. Signal Warrior. Rain Cloudy.

[pm: patrolling]


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15 July 1918

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -5.9]

5.0am: Mail boat passed [heading] Westerly.

5.10am: Sighted Helga going Easterly.

am: Weather fine clear Smooth Sea.

11.0am: Bailey NW1/2W, Kish WxN ¾ N.

[pm: patrolling]


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16 July 1918


From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -5.9]

4.0am: Rain very Thick.

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

4.45am: Holyhead Pier SE ¾ E.

12.0pm: Kish Light Vessel bearing NWxW.

1.10pm: Stopped. Kish W ½ S. Using hydrophone.

9.0pm: Mail boat passed [headed] Easterly.


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17 July 1918

[The entries from 12am to 4am are written on the previous scanned page.]

From Kingstown on patrol

[Lat 53.3, Long -5.9]

2.45am: Sent signal to P. Dobbin. Kish WNW.

6.20am: Kish abeam. Course ESE Weather fine clear.

11.45am: Kish WSW. Fog.

1.15pm: Signal Boadicea follow me.

4.30pm: Mail boat passed [headed] Westerly.

10.0pm: Carnarvon Bay Light Vessel SE.


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[Notes written on inside of back cover of log book] Have you anything to report. I am taking the weymouth with me following round the area with you remain on the mail route if you care to come up close to me I will give you some ~ ~. We have a sealed envelope for yo the base for you.


Cheswick War Glen